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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Degree

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U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $55,605
"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.): 11.1%
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.): $34,611/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $32,193/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $21,029/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $19,052/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $29,126/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $26,887/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: $55,605

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($79,570) in the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($58,737).

Fairbanks, AK	$56,480
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$58,737

$57,834

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Gadsden, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($57,260).

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$55,340
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$56,030
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$53,850
Decatur, AL	$40,415
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$54,310
Gadsden, AL	$57,260
Huntsville, AL	$48,455
Mobile, AL	$49,860
Montgomery, AL	$48,240
Tuscaloosa, AL	$50,980
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$52,680
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$50,490
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$52,390
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$51,070

$50,499

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($55,870).

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$52,310
Hot Springs, AR	$55,870
Jonesboro, AR	$49,770
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$52,850
Pine Bluff, AR	$50,390
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$47,210
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$45,900
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$48,320
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$46,450

$50,192

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($54,190).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$41,340
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$54,190
Prescott, AZ	$45,860
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$42,580
Tucson, AZ	$48,715
Yuma, AZ	$41,320
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$48,170

$46,361

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($104,170).

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$91,580
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$82,523
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$104,170
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$90,483
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$72,537
Chico, CA	$96,330
El Centro, CA	$70,710
Fresno, CA	$74,240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$72,530
Merced, CA	$65,125
Modesto, CA	$89,410
Napa, CA	$99,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$86,330
Salinas, CA	$54,915
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$75,980
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$96,620
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$77,490
Santa Rosa, CA	$89,410
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$70,130
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$80,160
Yuba City, CA	$85,800
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$69,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$67,560
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$50,430

$79,570

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($62,337).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$62,337
Colorado Springs, CO	$57,200
Grand Junction, CO	$50,970
Greeley, CO	$48,765
Pueblo, CO	$52,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$41,470
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$46,860
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$51,515
Fort Collins, CO	$53,990

$53,441

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($79,277).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$79,277
Danbury, CT	$74,520
New Haven, CT	$68,285
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$78,800
Waterbury, CT	$74,410
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$76,610

$75,416

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($72,260).

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$64,133
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$46,830
Jacksonville, FL	$55,190
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$48,900
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$52,785
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$61,980
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$45,740
Port St. Lucie, FL	$59,435
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$63,410
Tallahassee, FL	$45,440
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$56,330
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$50,530
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$48,950
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$72,260

$55,281

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($63,090).

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$59,395
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$59,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$63,090
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$51,280
Columbus, GA-AL	$60,215
Macon, GA	$59,530
Savannah, GA	$54,790
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$59,160
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$56,770
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$57,430
Dalton, GA	$29,730

$56,158

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($52,570).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$52,570
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$47,620

$50,095

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($62,410).

Cedar Rapids, IA	$52,120
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$52,230
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$52,915
Dubuque, IA	$61,900
Iowa City, IA	$62,410
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$46,295
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$50,265
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$57,780
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$52,970
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$52,820
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$46,065

$52,221

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($49,755).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$45,555
Idaho Falls, ID	$39,337
Lewiston, ID-WA	$47,175
Pocatello, ID	$49,735
Twin Falls, ID	$41,270
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$49,755
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$45,383

$45,071

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($62,315).

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$58,230
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$49,655
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$62,315
Danville, IL	$48,200
Decatur, IL	$49,540
Kankakee, IL	$52,020
Peoria, IL	$57,030
Rockford, IL	$60,910
Springfield, IL	$47,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$54,930
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$47,770
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$59,500
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$48,440

$53,471

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($55,365).

Columbus, IN	$41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$46,495
Evansville, IN-KY	$48,205
Fort Wayne, IN	$45,030
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$49,447
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$55,365
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$46,995
Muncie, IN	$51,025
Terre Haute, IN	$47,945
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$41,147
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$45,865
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$42,597
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$44,290

$46,491

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($64,300).

Manhattan, KS	$64,300
Topeka, KS	$49,560
Wichita, KS	$50,895
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$40,565

$49,463

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($58,920).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$58,680
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$58,520
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$52,940
Owensboro, KY	$58,920
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$54,340
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$54,810
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$52,685
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$53,700

$55,022

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($55,610).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$54,320
Lafayette, LA	$50,250
Monroe, LA	$51,310
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$55,610
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,460
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$48,330
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,870

$51,532

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($83,390).

Worcester, MA-CT	$69,993
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$83,390
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$67,085
New Bedford, MA	$82,970
Springfield, MA-CT	$58,770
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$55,490

$67,185

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($71,080).

California-Lexington Park, MD	$56,020
Cumberland, MD-WV	$71,080
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$45,580
Salisbury, MD-DE	$58,025
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$49,080

$54,059

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($61,420).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$51,000
Portland-South Portland, ME	$61,420
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$53,530
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$55,980

$55,483

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($69,930).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$67,203
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$55,727
Battle Creek, MI	$60,970
Bay City, MI	$66,590
Flint, MI	$59,970
Jackson, MI	$60,810
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$59,420
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$47,100
Monroe, MI	$63,240
Muskegon, MI	$62,960
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$59,130
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$59,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$60,490
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$69,930
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$54,265

$59,726

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($67,565).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$67,565
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$58,080
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$57,540
Rochester, MN	$56,515
St. Cloud, MN	$54,545
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$57,800
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$59,620
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$44,175

$56,771

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($53,920).

St. Louis, MO-IL	$53,920
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$53,205
Columbia, MO	$46,830
Jefferson City, MO	$44,810
Joplin, MO	$39,710
Kansas City, MO-KS	$49,470
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$45,800
Springfield, MO	$48,885
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$48,540
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$42,890
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$39,310

$48,220

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($44,740).

Hattiesburg, MS	$44,740
Jackson, MS	$43,595
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$43,090
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$42,405
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$42,705
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$41,140

$42,946

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($46,700).

Great Falls, MT	$37,693
Missoula, MT	$34,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$46,700
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$39,357
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$33,690

$38,704

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($56,515).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$51,877
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$51,030
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$44,017
Burlington, NC	$40,660
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$48,080
Fayetteville, NC	$47,390
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$48,285
Raleigh, NC	$56,515
Rocky Mount, NC	$45,930
Wilmington, NC	$46,635
Winston-Salem, NC	$45,625
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,960
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$45,420
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$51,990

$47,445

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($61,690).

Fargo, ND-MN	$61,690
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$53,350
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$54,190
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$49,810

$54,760

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($66,660).

Lincoln, NE	$66,660
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$55,385
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$60,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$46,505
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$47,695

$53,346

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($59,980).

Manchester, NH	$54,675
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$59,980
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$45,815
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$54,660
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$54,545

$53,935

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($69,815).

Ocean City, NJ	$48,080
Trenton, NJ	$69,815
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$64,700

$63,422

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($56,755).

Farmington, NM	$56,755
Las Cruces, NM	$49,827
Santa Fe, NM	$49,587
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$48,345
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$43,847

$49,229

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($58,880).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$53,680
Reno, NV	$49,705
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$58,880

$54,170

New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($89,260).

Binghamton, NY	$66,377
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$53,710
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$84,687
Rochester, NY	$66,997
Syracuse, NY	$59,217
Utica-Rome, NY	$71,995
Elmira, NY	$56,690
Glens Falls, NY	$74,820
Ithaca, NY	$64,890
Kingston, NY	$89,260
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$69,010
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$63,730
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$68,230
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$69,830

$67,755

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Canton-Massillon, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($66,920).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$59,257
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$66,663
Columbus, OH	$58,983
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$59,790
Canton-Massillon, OH	$66,920
Dayton, OH	$66,110
Lima, OH	$49,690
Mansfield, OH	$52,460
Springfield, OH	$66,410
Toledo, OH	$64,250
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$65,480
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$63,450
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$58,750
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$62,090

$61,424

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($47,287).

Lawton, OK	$43,415
Oklahoma City, OK	$46,255
Tulsa, OK	$47,287
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$43,710
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$45,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$45,105
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$42,480

$44,931

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($78,640).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$69,967
Bend-Redmond, OR	$78,640
Eugene, OR	$71,820
Medford, OR	$59,500
Salem, OR	$60,345
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$49,905
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$65,040
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$58,085

$63,198

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($71,890).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$70,795
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$66,500
Altoona, PA	$58,600
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$62,890
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$69,180
Erie, PA	$55,580
Gettysburg, PA	$71,890
Johnstown, PA	$57,390
Lancaster, PA	$49,855
Lebanon, PA	$71,630
Pittsburgh, PA	$60,585
Reading, PA	$69,500
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$69,540
State College, PA	$61,310
Williamsport, PA	$65,880
York-Hanover, PA	$61,175
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$67,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$64,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$56,340

$63,423

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($50,337).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$50,337
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$35,480
Arecibo, PR	$33,630
Guayama, PR	$32,570
Mayaguez, PR	$32,950
Ponce, PR	$32,170
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$33,390

$39,022

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($53,887).

Columbia, SC	$53,887
Florence, SC	$43,847
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$49,147
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$51,255
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$41,400
Spartanburg, SC	$50,780
Sumter, SC	$45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$46,330
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$48,780
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$45,695

$48,063

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($45,095).

Sioux Falls, SD	$45,095
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$44,233
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$40,570

$43,433

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($69,860).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$52,893
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$53,297
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$61,645
Clarksville, TN-KY	$69,860
Cleveland, TN	$54,490
Jackson, TN	$51,220
Johnson City, TN	$50,640
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$54,970
Knoxville, TN	$51,415
Morristown, TN	$48,850
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$49,190
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$48,970
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$51,000

$53,888

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Amarillo, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($64,680).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$56,880
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$57,853
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$54,073
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$49,430
Amarillo, TX	$64,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$63,150
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$56,660
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$53,560
College Station-Bryan, TX	$48,050
Corpus Christi, TX	$63,170
El Paso, TX	$51,675
Killeen-Temple, TX	$55,740
Laredo, TX	$60,280
Longview, TX	$55,880
Lubbock, TX	$51,520
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$58,790
Midland, TX	$60,220
San Angelo, TX	$50,960
Sherman-Denison, TX	$56,600
Texarkana, TX-AR	$50,870
Tyler, TX	$43,070
Victoria, TX	$48,730
Waco, TX	$45,195
Wichita Falls, TX	$49,730
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$50,240
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$49,210
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$49,970
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$62,720
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$54,050

$54,233

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($66,280).

Salt Lake City, UT	$59,150
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$59,490
Provo-Orem, UT	$66,280
St. George, UT	$42,680
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$56,080
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$58,990

$58,583

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($69,963).

Roanoke, VA	$60,097
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$69,963
Charlottesville, VA	$62,360
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$57,250
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$60,550
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$48,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$58,150
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$54,260
Harrisonburg, VA	$46,000

$59,815

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($57,485).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$46,853
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$57,485

$51,106

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($79,200).

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$67,600
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$65,155
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$79,200
Longview, WA	$74,560
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$78,270
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$74,480
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$52,670
Walla Walla, WA	$71,010
Wenatchee, WA	$77,450
Yakima, WA	$71,150
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$71,970

$69,103

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Racine, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($66,740).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$61,530
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$55,147
Eau Claire, WI	$51,950
Fond du Lac, WI	$57,210
Green Bay, WI	$49,455
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$64,910
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$59,060
Madison, WI	$53,410
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$60,610
Racine, WI	$66,740
Sheboygan, WI	$56,840
Wausau, WI	$59,580
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$56,010
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$55,180
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$56,310

$57,150

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($51,780).

Charleston, WV	$42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$51,780
Morgantown, WV	$47,980
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$47,690
Wheeling, WV-OH	$50,950
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$42,830
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$42,473

$46,349

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($50,690).

Cheyenne, WY	$49,055
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$50,690
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$46,673

$48,775

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $55,227

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($101,410) in the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 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

N/A

Arkansas

N/A

Arizona

N/A

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($138,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$109,350
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$104,000
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$138,720
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$93,910
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$61,070
Chico, CA	N/A
El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Salinas, CA	N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$101,410

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($61,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$61,620
Colorado Springs, CO	N/A
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Greeley, CO	N/A
Pueblo, CO	N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Fort Collins, CO	N/A

$61,620

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($92,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$92,550
Danbury, CT	N/A
New Haven, CT	N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	N/A
Waterbury, CT	N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$92,550

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($78,360) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$78,360
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	N/A
Jacksonville, FL	N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	N/A
Tallahassee, FL	N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	N/A

$78,360

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($56,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$56,080
Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	N/A
Columbus, GA-AL	N/A
Macon, GA	N/A
Savannah, GA	N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Dalton, GA	N/A

$56,080

Hawaii

N/A

Iowa

N/A

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

N/A

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

Columbus, IN	$41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$42,580
Evansville, IN-KY	$42,660
Fort Wayne, IN	$43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$47,250
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
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	N/A

$44,374

Kansas

N/A

Kentucky

N/A

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($64,640) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$64,640
Lafayette, LA	N/A
Monroe, LA	N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$64,640

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($75,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT	$75,730
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$75,730

Maryland

N/A

Maine

N/A

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($90,470) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$90,470
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$65,080
Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Flint, MI	N/A
Jackson, MI	N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$77,775

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($70,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$70,390
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$68,390
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	N/A
Rochester, MN	N/A
St. Cloud, MN	N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$69,390

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($68,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$68,760
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$65,620
Columbia, MO	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
Springfield, MO	N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$67,190

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)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($62,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$62,450
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$54,520
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$53,190
Burlington, NC	N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	N/A
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	N/A
Raleigh, NC	N/A
Rocky Mount, NC	N/A
Wilmington, NC	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$56,720

North Dakota

N/A

Nebraska

N/A

New Hampshire

N/A

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)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($91,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$81,220
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$39,660
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$91,460
Rochester, NY	$76,990
Syracuse, NY	$65,100
Utica-Rome, NY	$74,850
Elmira, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$71,547

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($70,930) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$65,610
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$68,500
Columbus, OH	$70,930
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$59,960
Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Dayton, OH	N/A
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A
Toledo, OH	N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$66,250

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)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,580) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$74,580
Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Eugene, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	N/A
Salem, OR	N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$74,580

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($77,040) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$77,040
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$72,250
Altoona, PA	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Pittsburgh, PA	N/A
Reading, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	N/A
State College, PA	N/A
Williamsport, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$74,645

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($85,150) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$85,150
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Guayama, PR	N/A
Mayaguez, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$85,150

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)

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($73,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$64,900
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$69,390
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$73,380
Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Cleveland, TN	N/A
Jackson, TN	N/A
Johnson City, TN	N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	N/A
Knoxville, TN	N/A
Morristown, TN	N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$69,223

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($65,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$65,660
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$63,450
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$50,520
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$46,830
Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
El Paso, TX	N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
Laredo, TX	N/A
Longview, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
San Angelo, TX	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$56,615

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($67,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT	$67,820
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	N/A
Provo-Orem, UT	N/A
St. George, UT	N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$67,820

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($66,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA	$63,510
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$66,860
Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A

$65,185

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

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (Doctorate)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($68,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$68,480
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$61,850
Kennewick-Richland, WA	N/A
Longview, WA	N/A
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	N/A
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	N/A
Walla Walla, WA	N/A
Wenatchee, WA	N/A
Yakima, WA	N/A
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$65,165

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($67,140) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$67,140
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$58,810
Eau Claire, WI	N/A
Fond du Lac, WI	N/A
Green Bay, WI	N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI	N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	N/A
Madison, WI	N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	N/A
Racine, WI	N/A
Sheboygan, WI	N/A
Wausau, WI	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$62,975

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: $55,983

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($78,378) in the Napa, CA 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 ($60,625) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$46,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$60,625

$53,413

Alabama

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

Gadsden, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$55,340
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$56,030
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$53,850
Decatur, AL	$40,415
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$54,310
Gadsden, AL	$57,260
Huntsville, AL	$48,455
Mobile, AL	$49,860
Montgomery, AL	$48,240
Tuscaloosa, AL	$50,980
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$52,680
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$50,490
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$52,390
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$51,070

$51,526

Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($55,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$52,310
Hot Springs, AR	$55,870
Jonesboro, AR	$49,770
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$52,850
Pine Bluff, AR	$50,390
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$47,210
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$45,900
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$48,320
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$46,450

$49,897

Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($54,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$41,340
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$54,190
Prescott, AZ	$45,860
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$42,580
Tucson, AZ	$48,715
Yuma, AZ	$41,320
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$48,170

$46,025

California

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

Napa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($99,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$82,695
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$71,785
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$86,895
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$88,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$78,270
Chico, CA	$96,330
El Centro, CA	$70,710
Fresno, CA	$74,240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$72,530
Merced, CA	$65,125
Modesto, CA	$89,410
Napa, CA	$99,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$86,330
Salinas, CA	$54,915
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$75,980
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$96,620
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$77,490
Santa Rosa, CA	$89,410
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$70,130
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$80,160
Yuba City, CA	$85,800
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$69,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$67,560
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$50,430

$78,378

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($62,695) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$62,695
Colorado Springs, CO	$57,200
Grand Junction, CO	$50,970
Greeley, CO	$48,765
Pueblo, CO	$52,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$41,470
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$46,860
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$51,515
Fort Collins, CO	$53,990

$51,819

Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($78,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$72,640
Danbury, CT	$74,520
New Haven, CT	$68,285
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$78,800
Waterbury, CT	$74,410
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$76,610

$74,211

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($72,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$57,020
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$46,830
Jacksonville, FL	$55,190
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$48,900
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$52,785
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$61,980
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$45,740
Port St. Lucie, FL	$59,435
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$63,410
Tallahassee, FL	$45,440
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$56,330
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$50,530
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$48,950
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$72,260

$54,629

Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($63,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$62,710
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$59,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$63,090
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$51,280
Columbus, GA-AL	$60,215
Macon, GA	$59,530
Savannah, GA	$54,790
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$59,160
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$56,770
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$57,430
Dalton, GA	$29,730

$55,796

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($52,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$52,570
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$47,620

$50,095

Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($62,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$52,120
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$52,230
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$52,915
Dubuque, IA	$61,900
Iowa City, IA	$62,410
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$46,295
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$50,265
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$57,780
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$52,970
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$52,820
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$46,065

$53,434

Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($58,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$58,700
Idaho Falls, ID	$42,910
Lewiston, ID-WA	$54,900
Pocatello, ID	$49,420
Twin Falls, ID	$44,120
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$50,530
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$46,500

$49,583

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 ($62,315) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$58,230
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$49,655
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$62,315
Danville, IL	$48,200
Decatur, IL	$49,540
Kankakee, IL	$52,020
Peoria, IL	$57,030
Rockford, IL	$60,910
Springfield, IL	$47,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$54,930
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$47,770
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$59,500
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$48,440

$53,542

Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($54,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN	N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$50,410
Evansville, IN-KY	$53,750
Fort Wayne, IN	$45,910
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$50,545
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$54,660
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$50,870
Muncie, IN	$52,520
Terre Haute, IN	$49,010
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$42,750
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$48,330
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$44,600
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$44,290

$48,970

Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($64,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$64,300
Topeka, KS	$49,560
Wichita, KS	$50,895
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$40,565

$51,330

Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($58,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$58,680
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$58,520
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$52,940
Owensboro, KY	$58,920
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$54,340
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$54,810
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$52,685
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$53,700

$55,574

Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($55,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$49,160
Lafayette, LA	$50,250
Monroe, LA	$51,310
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$55,610
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,460
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$48,330
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,870

$49,999

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 ($83,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT	$67,125
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$83,390
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$67,085
New Bedford, MA	$82,970
Springfield, MA-CT	$58,770
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$55,490

$69,138

Maryland

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

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($71,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$56,020
Cumberland, MD-WV	$71,080
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$45,580
Salisbury, MD-DE	$58,025
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$49,080

$55,957

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($61,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$51,000
Portland-South Portland, ME	$61,420
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$53,530
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$55,980

$55,483

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 ($69,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$55,570
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$51,050
Battle Creek, MI	$60,970
Bay City, MI	$66,590
Flint, MI	$59,970
Jackson, MI	$60,810
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$59,420
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$47,100
Monroe, MI	$63,240
Muskegon, MI	$62,960
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$59,130
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$59,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$60,490
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$69,930
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$54,265

$59,381

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 ($64,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$64,740
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$52,925
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$57,540
Rochester, MN	$56,515
St. Cloud, MN	$54,545
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$57,800
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$59,620
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$44,175

$55,983

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($49,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$46,500
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$40,790
Columbia, MO	$46,830
Jefferson City, MO	$44,810
Joplin, MO	$39,710
Kansas City, MO-KS	$49,470
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$45,800
Springfield, MO	$48,885
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$48,540
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$42,890
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$39,310

$44,867

Mississippi

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

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($45,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	$45,790
Jackson, MS	$43,810
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$44,020
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$43,930
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$45,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$42,720

$44,252

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($48,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT	$40,465
Missoula, MT	$34,470
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$48,050
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$40,185
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$33,780

$39,390

North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($56,515) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$46,590
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$49,285
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$39,430
Burlington, NC	$40,660
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$48,080
Fayetteville, NC	$47,390
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$48,285
Raleigh, NC	$56,515
Rocky Mount, NC	$45,930
Wilmington, NC	$46,635
Winston-Salem, NC	$45,625
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,960
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$45,420
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$51,990

$46,485

North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($61,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$61,690
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$53,350
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$54,190
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$49,810

$54,760

Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	$66,660
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$55,385
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$60,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$46,505
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$47,695

$55,437

New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($59,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$54,675
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$59,980
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$45,815
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$54,660
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$54,545

$53,935

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 ($77,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	N/A
Trenton, NJ	$77,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$69,930

$73,615

New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($63,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$63,640
Las Cruces, NM	$45,935
Santa Fe, NM	$48,870
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$53,890
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$43,965

$51,260

Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($63,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	N/A
Reno, NV	$54,500
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$63,550

$59,025

New York

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

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($89,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$58,955
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$60,735
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$81,300
Rochester, NY	$62,000
Syracuse, NY	$56,275
Utica-Rome, NY	$69,140
Elmira, NY	$56,690
Glens Falls, NY	$74,820
Ithaca, NY	$64,890
Kingston, NY	$89,260
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$69,010
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$63,730
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$68,230
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$69,830

$67,490

Ohio

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

Canton-Massillon, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($66,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$56,080
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$65,745
Columbus, OH	$53,010
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$59,620
Canton-Massillon, OH	$66,920
Dayton, OH	$66,110
Lima, OH	$49,690
Mansfield, OH	$52,460
Springfield, OH	$66,410
Toledo, OH	$64,250
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$65,480
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$63,450
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$58,750
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$62,090

$60,719

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($48,485) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK	$46,560
Oklahoma City, OK	$48,090
Tulsa, OK	$48,485
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$47,460
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$46,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$47,950
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$45,600

$47,176

Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($78,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$67,660
Bend-Redmond, OR	$78,640
Eugene, OR	$71,820
Medford, OR	$59,500
Salem, OR	$60,345
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$49,905
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$65,040
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$58,085

$63,874

Pennsylvania

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

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($71,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$64,550
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$63,625
Altoona, PA	$58,600
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$62,890
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$69,180
Erie, PA	$55,580
Gettysburg, PA	$71,890
Johnstown, PA	$57,390
Lancaster, PA	$49,855
Lebanon, PA	$71,630
Pittsburgh, PA	$60,585
Reading, PA	$69,500
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$69,540
State College, PA	$61,310
Williamsport, PA	$65,880
York-Hanover, PA	$61,175
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$67,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$64,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$56,340

$63,213

Puerto Rico

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($35,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$32,930
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$35,480
Arecibo, PR	$33,630
Guayama, PR	$32,570
Mayaguez, PR	$32,950
Ponce, PR	$32,170
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$33,390

$33,303

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($56,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$55,140
Florence, SC	$44,435
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$50,995
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$56,490
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$40,920
Spartanburg, SC	$50,535
Sumter, SC	N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$47,710
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$52,550
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$49,090

$49,763

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($47,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$47,360
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$45,155
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$43,120

$45,212

Tennessee

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

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($69,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$46,890
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$45,250
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$49,910
Clarksville, TN-KY	$69,860
Cleveland, TN	$54,490
Jackson, TN	$51,220
Johnson City, TN	$50,640
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$54,970
Knoxville, TN	$51,415
Morristown, TN	$48,850
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$49,190
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$48,970
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$51,000

$51,743

Texas

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

Amarillo, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($64,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$52,490
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$55,055
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$55,850
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$52,030
Amarillo, TX	$64,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$63,150
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$56,660
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$53,560
College Station-Bryan, TX	$48,050
Corpus Christi, TX	$63,170
El Paso, TX	$51,675
Killeen-Temple, TX	$55,740
Laredo, TX	$60,280
Longview, TX	$55,880
Lubbock, TX	$51,520
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$58,790
Midland, TX	$60,220
San Angelo, TX	$50,960
Sherman-Denison, TX	$56,600
Texarkana, TX-AR	$50,870
Tyler, TX	$43,070
Victoria, TX	$48,730
Waco, TX	$45,195
Wichita Falls, TX	$49,730
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$50,240
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$49,210
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$49,970
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$62,720
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$54,050

$54,143

Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($66,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT	$54,815
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$59,490
Provo-Orem, UT	$66,280
St. George, UT	$42,680
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$56,080
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$58,990

$56,389

Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($71,515) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA	$58,390
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$71,515
Charlottesville, VA	$62,360
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$57,250
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$60,550
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$48,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$58,150
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$54,260
Harrisonburg, VA	$46,000

$57,481

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($61,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$44,895
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$61,290

$53,093

Washington

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

Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($79,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$67,160
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$68,460
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$79,200
Longview, WA	$74,560
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$78,270
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$74,480
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$52,670
Walla Walla, WA	$71,010
Wenatchee, WA	$77,450
Yakima, WA	$71,150
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$71,970

$71,489

Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($66,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$58,725
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$53,315
Eau Claire, WI	$51,950
Fond du Lac, WI	$57,210
Green Bay, WI	$49,455
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$64,910
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$59,060
Madison, WI	$53,410
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$60,610
Racine, WI	$66,740
Sheboygan, WI	$56,840
Wausau, WI	$59,580
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$56,010
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$55,180
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$56,310

$57,287

West Virginia

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($59,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$59,040
Morgantown, WV	$52,310
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$45,950
Wheeling, WV-OH	$54,270
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$43,170
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$41,580

$49,387

Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($52,605) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY	$46,600
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$52,605
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$46,235

$48,480

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree. For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $55,227. For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $55,983.

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach languages and literature courses in languages other than English. Includes teachers of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.21

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 Spanish Instructor
Arabic Instructor
Arabic Language Instructor
Arabic Professor
Arabic Teacher
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Biblical Languages Professor
Bilingual Instructor
Bilingual Teacher
Chinese Instructor
Chinese Language Professor
Chinese Teacher
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Foreign Language Instructor
Foreign Languages Professor
French Instructor
French Professor
French Teacher
German Instructor
German Professor
German Teacher
Greek Professor
Hebrew Professor
Hebrew Teacher
Instructor
Italian Teacher
Japanese Professor
Language Arts Teacher
Language Instructor
Language Teacher
Languages Professor
Lecturer
Modern Languages Professor
Professor
Russian Language Professor
Russian Teacher
Spanish Instructor
Spanish Language Lecturer
Spanish Lecturer
Spanish Literature Professor
Spanish Professor
Spanish Teacher
Swahili Teacher
Teacher
University Faculty Member

US Salary Median: $63,632
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Doctorate

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.

Salary Ratio: 0.53

Common Job Titles

Accounting Teacher
Algebra Teacher
Art Educator
Art Instructor
Art Teacher
Arts and Crafts Teacher
Athletic Instructor
Athletics Teacher
Ballet Teacher
Band Teacher
Bilingual Teacher
Biology Teacher
Business Teacher
Ceramics Teacher
Chemical Educator
Chemistry Teacher
Choir Teacher
Choral Teacher
Classroom Teacher
Computer Science Teacher
Computer Technology Instructor
Economics Teacher
Educator
English Instructor
English Teacher
ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor)
ESL Teacher (English as a Second Language Teacher)
Exercise Teacher
Foreign Language Teacher
French Teacher
Geometry Teacher
Guitar Teacher
Gym Teacher
Gymnasium Teacher
Health and Physical Education Teacher
Health Teacher
Hebrew Teacher
High School Biology Teacher
High School Coach
High School English Teacher
High School French Teacher
High School History Teacher
High School Mathematics Teacher (High School Math Teacher)
High School Physical Education Teacher
High School Science Teacher
High School Spanish Teacher
High School Teacher
History Teacher
Home Teacher
Language Arts Teacher
Language Instructor
Language Teacher
Manual Arts Teacher
Manual Training Teacher
Mathematics Instructor (Math Instructor)
Mathematics Teacher (Math Teacher)
Military Science Instructor
Montessori Teacher
Music Educator
Music Instructor
Music Teacher
Music Theory Teacher
Orchestra Teacher
Organ Teacher
Physical Education Instructor (PE Instructor)
Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher)
Physical Fitness Teacher
Physics Teacher
Piano Teacher
Public Speaking Teacher
Religion Teacher
Science Teacher
Secondary History Teacher
Secondary Teacher
Sewing Teacher
Singing Teacher
Social Science Teacher
Social Studies Teacher
Spanish Teacher
Speech Teacher
Sports Teacher
Substitute Teacher
Teacher
Theater Teacher
Trigonometry Teacher
Typing Teacher
Violin Teacher
Vocal Teacher
Voice Teacher
World History Teacher
World Language Teacher

US Salary Median: $59,341
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Interpreters and Translators

Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

Salary Ratio: 0.34

Common Job Titles

American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter)
Arabic Translator
Bilingual Interpreter
Bilingual Secretary
Braille Transcriber
Braille Translator
Court Interpreter
Cryptologic Linguist
Deaf Interpreter
Diplomatic Interpreter
Educational Interpreter
Foreign Language Interpreter
Freelance Translator
Interpreter
Language Interpreter
Language Translator
Linguist
Medical Interpreter
Paraprofessional Interpreter
Sign Language Interpreter
Sign Language Translator
Spanish Interpreter
Spanish Translator
Technical Translator
Translator
Vietnamese Interpreter

US Salary Median: $46,915
Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $19,052 per year (or $21,029 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $76,208 to earn a doctorate (or $84,116 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($128,772 if you're in-state, $138,440 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($38,104 if you're in-state, $42,058 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $32,193 per year (or $34,610 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $128,772 to earn a bachelor's (or $138,440 if you're out-of-state).