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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Commercial and Advertising Art Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Includes instruction in concept design, layout, paste-up, and techniques such as engraving, etching, silkscreen, lithography, offset, drawing and cartooning, painting, collage, and computer graphics.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Design and develop manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design. Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $45,086
    "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.): 13.1%
    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: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,501/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,598/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,552/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,521/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,335/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,670/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: $45,086

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($60,017) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($47,150).

Fairbanks, AK $46,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $47,150
$46,833
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($57,875).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $44,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $41,330
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $35,880
Decatur, AL $40,035
Dothan, AL $35,205
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $35,200
Gadsden, AL $26,240
Huntsville, AL $57,875
Mobile, AL $39,130
Montgomery, AL $39,505
Tuscaloosa, AL $43,260
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,300
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,875
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,710
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,845
$38,597
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($42,705).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $33,070
Jonesboro, AR $35,170
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $42,705
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $27,540
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,250
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,980
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,830
$33,486
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($53,920).

Tucson, AZ $52,505
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $53,920
Prescott, AZ $48,910
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $53,560
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $45,460
$51,143
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($88,005).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $70,020
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $61,905
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $55,855
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $58,710
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $68,050
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $80,455
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $88,005
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $66,325
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $68,495
Chico, CA $45,960
Fresno, CA $53,830
Modesto, CA $40,130
Napa, CA $67,940
Redding, CA $36,450
Salinas, CA $48,260
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $43,060
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $53,610
Santa Rosa, CA $68,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA $48,990
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,000
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $42,380
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $45,030
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $53,230
$60,017
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($61,975).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $61,975
Fort Collins, CO $55,650
Colorado Springs, CO $48,640
Grand Junction, CO $40,340
Greeley, CO $49,520
Pueblo, CO $39,950
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,260
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,110
$51,407
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($65,020).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $65,020
New Haven, CT $62,960
Danbury, CT $48,620
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $57,950
Waterbury, CT $56,980
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $39,020
$57,316
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($62,395).

Jacksonville, FL $55,435
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $54,905
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $56,460
Ocala, FL $43,125
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $62,395
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $54,310
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $47,920
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $44,400
Gainesville, FL $47,730
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $42,190
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $48,150
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $34,840
Panama City, FL $43,540
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $46,280
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,100
Punta Gorda, FL $31,950
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $43,740
Tallahassee, FL $42,730
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $37,330
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $44,160
$47,935
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Dalton, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($65,940).

Dalton, GA $65,940
Athens-Clarke County, GA $43,300
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $48,760
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $43,330
Columbus, GA-AL $52,540
Gainesville, GA $50,580
Macon, GA $43,750
Savannah, GA $49,490
Valdosta, GA $36,520
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,770
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,540
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,410
$46,836
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($57,390).

Urban Honolulu, HI $57,390
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $35,190
$46,290
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($57,980).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $54,215
Dubuque, IA $48,805
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,300
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,960
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,525
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,310
Cedar Rapids, IA $40,950
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $52,090
Iowa City, IA $57,980
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $41,520
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,350
$49,478
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($48,640).

Idaho Falls, ID $48,640
Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,190
Pocatello, ID $30,070
Twin Falls, ID $34,890
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $36,460
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,440
$39,619
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($57,600).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $34,980
Champaign-Urbana, IL $44,970
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $57,600
Decatur, IL $46,150
Peoria, IL $49,130
Rockford, IL $45,210
Springfield, IL $44,520
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,060
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,660
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $31,320
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,420
$43,002
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($58,220).

Fort Wayne, IN $58,220
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $53,505
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,790
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,175
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $43,150
Evansville, IN-KY $38,020
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $49,640
Terre Haute, IN $43,170
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,990
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,750
$48,793
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($44,020).

Manhattan, KS $40,360
Topeka, KS $44,020
Wichita, KS $41,140
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $30,400
$38,980
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($45,860).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $44,930
Lexington-Fayette, KY $45,340
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $45,860
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,370
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,590
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,090
$39,530
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($46,880).

Hammond, LA $39,320
Lafayette, LA $37,720
Lake Charles, LA $31,320
Monroe, LA $33,070
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $46,880
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $39,570
$37,980
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($67,800).

Springfield, MA-CT $66,295
Worcester, MA-CT $66,175
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $67,800
Leominster-Gardner, MA $55,270
New Bedford, MA $48,970
Pittsfield, MA $48,770
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $52,070
$59,758
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($60,800).

California-Lexington Park, MD $60,800
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $43,860
Salisbury, MD-DE $44,480
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $40,130
$47,318
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($48,880).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $37,980
Portland-South Portland, ME $48,880
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $32,220
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,030
$39,778
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($69,785).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $69,785
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $56,120
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $56,095
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $54,220
Muskegon, MI $42,300
Saginaw, MI $64,285
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,800
Battle Creek, MI $52,410
Flint, MI $39,950
Jackson, MI $37,690
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $36,180
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,500
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,130
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,410
$51,356
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($55,475).

St. Cloud, MN $48,260
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,520
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,475
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $45,810
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $54,120
Rochester, MN $48,500
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $41,390
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,190
$48,411
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($60,900).

St. Louis, MO-IL $60,900
Columbia, MO $43,020
Joplin, MO $29,380
Kansas City, MO-KS $51,590
St. Joseph, MO-KS $44,470
Springfield, MO $38,010
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,230
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,860
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,320
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,570
$43,023
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($44,080).

Jackson, MS $44,080
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,520
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,440
$38,347
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($42,505).

Great Falls, MT $33,915
Missoula, MT $38,970
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,505
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,165
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $26,510
$35,613
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($90,025).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $68,190
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $90,025
Greensboro-High Point, NC $64,545
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $49,375
Raleigh, NC $63,735
Winston-Salem, NC $52,020
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,450
Burlington, NC $42,300
Fayetteville, NC $40,620
Greenville, NC $45,250
Wilmington, NC $52,150
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,630
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,170
$56,948
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($46,205).

Fargo, ND-MN $42,675
Grand Forks, ND-MN $46,205
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,170
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,180
$41,558
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($50,130).

Lincoln, NE $43,520
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $50,130
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $33,780
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,320
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $32,930
$40,336
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($53,350).

Manchester, NH $51,640
Portsmouth, NH-ME $53,350
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,315
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,925
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,965
$45,839
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($69,300).

Ocean City, NJ $50,020
Trenton, NJ $69,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $40,050
$53,123
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($49,100).

Las Cruces, NM $35,070
Santa Fe, NM $49,100
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $30,740
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,950
$37,715
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($58,690).

Reno, NV $58,690
$58,690
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($71,310).

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $71,310
Syracuse, NY $61,175
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $51,440
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $58,170
Binghamton, NY $38,730
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $49,050
Glens Falls, NY $39,930
Ithaca, NY $56,250
Kingston, NY $39,700
Rochester, NY $47,350
Utica-Rome, NY $45,050
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $36,870
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $40,460
$51,622
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($61,020).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $59,260
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $61,020
Columbus, OH $59,475
Dayton, OH $56,355
Toledo, OH $44,825
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,625
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $50,485
Canton-Massillon, OH $45,250
Lima, OH $32,380
Mansfield, OH $42,550
Springfield, OH $52,350
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $38,940
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,270
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,030
$50,374
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($46,375).

Tulsa, OK $46,375
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,870
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,060
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,120
$39,960
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($67,005).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $67,005
Corvallis, OR $45,430
Eugene, OR $44,000
Medford, OR $43,150
Salem, OR $49,150
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,610
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,460
$49,226
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($66,245).

Lancaster, PA $63,760
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $66,245
Pittsburgh, PA $64,955
Reading, PA $59,110
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $50,755
Altoona, PA $34,660
Erie, PA $45,010
Gettysburg, PA $47,770
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $45,820
State College, PA $31,060
Williamsport, PA $37,650
York-Hanover, PA $41,870
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $30,270
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $35,180
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,140
$49,804
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($32,845).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,830
Arecibo, PR $23,780
Mayaguez, PR $19,650
Ponce, PR $19,220
San German, PR $23,070
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $32,845
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,810
$23,631
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($49,950).

Columbia, SC $39,820
Florence, SC $44,270
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $49,230
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $39,420
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $40,380
Spartanburg, SC $49,950
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,350
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,180
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,870
$42,497
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($40,170).

Sioux Falls, SD $40,170
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,890
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,440
$35,500
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($55,065).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $52,940
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $55,065
Clarksville, TN-KY $40,490
Jackson, TN $39,990
Johnson City, TN $41,580
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $39,550
Knoxville, TN $42,540
Morristown, TN $35,970
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $32,780
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,230
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,620
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $29,520
$42,377
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($63,195).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $63,195
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $59,195
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $58,950
Amarillo, TX $42,340
Austin-Round Rock, TX $50,950
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $38,720
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $31,080
College Station-Bryan, TX $45,470
Corpus Christi, TX $46,160
El Paso, TX $34,710
Killeen-Temple, TX $40,790
Laredo, TX $35,950
Longview, TX $44,400
Lubbock, TX $39,170
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $31,110
Midland, TX $36,460
San Angelo, TX $39,120
Tyler, TX $37,470
Waco, TX $43,400
Wichita Falls, TX $30,500
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,250
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,720
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,760
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,980
$43,526
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($69,130).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $69,130
Provo-Orem, UT $45,265
Salt Lake City, UT $60,710
St. George, UT $38,480
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,370
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $34,240
$50,144
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($60,250).

Charlottesville, VA $48,640
Harrisonburg, VA $37,180
Lynchburg, VA $40,420
Richmond, VA $60,250
Roanoke, VA $40,510
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $55,070
Winchester, VA-WV $42,290
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,410
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,730
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,270
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,820
$44,235
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($50,400).

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,400
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,860
$49,553
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($53,770).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $53,770
Eau Claire, WI $45,440
Fond du Lac, WI $46,210
Green Bay, WI $45,990
Janesville-Beloit, WI $39,050
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $43,300
Madison, WI $53,140
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $45,970
Racine, WI $47,500
Sheboygan, WI $44,080
Wausau, WI $40,590
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,130
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,550
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,290
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,810
$44,537
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($43,190).

Charleston, WV $38,010
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $38,635
Morgantown, WV $43,190
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $38,930
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $39,350
Wheeling, WV-OH $39,770
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,340
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,860
$38,113
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($45,555).

Cheyenne, WY $45,555
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $43,010
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $34,795
$41,120

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $45,086

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Nevada ($58,690) in the Reno, NV 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 ($47,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $46,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $47,150
$46,675
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,875) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $44,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $41,330
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $35,880
Decatur, AL $40,035
Dothan, AL $35,205
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $35,200
Gadsden, AL $26,240
Huntsville, AL $57,875
Mobile, AL $39,130
Montgomery, AL $39,505
Tuscaloosa, AL $43,260
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,300
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,875
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,710
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,845
$38,111
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($42,705) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $33,070
Jonesboro, AR $35,170
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $42,705
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $27,540
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,250
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,980
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,830
$33,078
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($53,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $52,505
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $53,920
Prescott, AZ $48,910
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $53,560
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $45,460
$50,871
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($88,005) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $70,020
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $61,905
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $55,855
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $58,710
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $68,050
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $80,455
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $88,005
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $66,325
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $68,495
Chico, CA $45,960
Fresno, CA $53,830
Modesto, CA $40,130
Napa, CA $67,940
Redding, CA $36,450
Salinas, CA $48,260
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $43,060
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $53,610
Santa Rosa, CA $68,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA $48,990
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,000
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $42,380
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $45,030
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $53,230
$56,640
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($61,975) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $61,975
Fort Collins, CO $55,650
Colorado Springs, CO $48,640
Grand Junction, CO $40,340
Greeley, CO $49,520
Pueblo, CO $39,950
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,260
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,110
$49,556
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($65,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $65,020
New Haven, CT $62,960
Danbury, CT $48,620
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $57,950
Waterbury, CT $56,980
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $39,020
$55,092
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($62,395) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL $55,435
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $54,905
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $56,460
Ocala, FL $43,125
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $62,395
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $54,310
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $47,920
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $44,400
Gainesville, FL $47,730
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $42,190
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $48,150
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $34,840
Panama City, FL $43,540
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $46,280
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,100
Punta Gorda, FL $31,950
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $43,740
Tallahassee, FL $42,730
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $37,330
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $44,160
$45,985
Georgia

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

Dalton, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($65,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dalton, GA $65,940
Athens-Clarke County, GA $43,300
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $48,760
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $43,330
Columbus, GA-AL $52,540
Gainesville, GA $50,580
Macon, GA $43,750
Savannah, GA $49,490
Valdosta, GA $36,520
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,770
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,540
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,410
$45,244
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($57,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $57,390
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $35,190
$46,290
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($57,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $54,215
Dubuque, IA $48,805
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,300
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,960
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,525
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,310
Cedar Rapids, IA $40,950
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $52,090
Iowa City, IA $57,980
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $41,520
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,350
$48,637
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($48,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Idaho Falls, ID $48,640
Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,190
Pocatello, ID $30,070
Twin Falls, ID $34,890
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $36,460
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,440
$38,115
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 ($57,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $34,980
Champaign-Urbana, IL $44,970
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $57,600
Decatur, IL $46,150
Peoria, IL $49,130
Rockford, IL $45,210
Springfield, IL $44,520
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,060
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,660
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $31,320
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,420
$43,002
Indiana

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

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($58,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Wayne, IN $58,220
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $53,505
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,790
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,175
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $43,150
Evansville, IN-KY $38,020
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $49,640
Terre Haute, IN $43,170
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,990
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,750
$46,841
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($44,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $40,360
Topeka, KS $44,020
Wichita, KS $41,140
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $30,400
$38,980
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($45,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $44,930
Lexington-Fayette, KY $45,340
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $45,860
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,370
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,590
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,090
$39,530
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($46,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hammond, LA $39,320
Lafayette, LA $37,720
Lake Charles, LA $31,320
Monroe, LA $33,070
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $46,880
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $39,570
$37,980
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 ($67,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $66,295
Worcester, MA-CT $66,175
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $67,800
Leominster-Gardner, MA $55,270
New Bedford, MA $48,970
Pittsfield, MA $48,770
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $52,070
$57,907
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($60,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $60,800
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $43,860
Salisbury, MD-DE $44,480
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $40,130
$47,318
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($48,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $37,980
Portland-South Portland, ME $48,880
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $32,220
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,030
$39,778
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($69,785) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $69,785
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $56,120
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $56,095
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $54,220
Muskegon, MI $42,300
Saginaw, MI $64,285
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,800
Battle Creek, MI $52,410
Flint, MI $39,950
Jackson, MI $37,690
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $36,180
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,500
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,130
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,410
$48,777
Minnesota

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

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($55,475) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Cloud, MN $48,260
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,520
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,475
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $45,810
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $54,120
Rochester, MN $48,500
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $41,390
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,190
$47,283
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($60,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $60,900
Columbia, MO $43,020
Joplin, MO $29,380
Kansas City, MO-KS $51,590
St. Joseph, MO-KS $44,470
Springfield, MO $38,010
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,230
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,860
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,320
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,570
$41,235
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($44,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $44,080
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,520
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,440
$38,347
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($42,505) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $33,915
Missoula, MT $38,970
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,505
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,165
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $26,510
$35,613
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($90,025) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $68,190
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $90,025
Greensboro-High Point, NC $64,545
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $49,375
Raleigh, NC $63,735
Winston-Salem, NC $52,020
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,450
Burlington, NC $42,300
Fayetteville, NC $40,620
Greenville, NC $45,250
Wilmington, NC $52,150
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,630
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,170
$54,111
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 ($46,205) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $42,675
Grand Forks, ND-MN $46,205
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,170
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,180
$41,558
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($50,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $43,520
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $50,130
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $33,780
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,320
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $32,930
$40,336
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 ($53,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $51,640
Portsmouth, NH-ME $53,350
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,315
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,925
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,965
$45,839
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 ($69,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $50,020
Trenton, NJ $69,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $40,050
$53,123
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 ($49,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $35,070
Santa Fe, NM $49,100
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $30,740
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,950
$37,715
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($58,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $58,690
$58,690
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($71,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $71,310
Syracuse, NY $61,175
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $51,440
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $58,170
Binghamton, NY $38,730
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $49,050
Glens Falls, NY $39,930
Ithaca, NY $56,250
Kingston, NY $39,700
Rochester, NY $47,350
Utica-Rome, NY $45,050
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $36,870
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $40,460
$48,883
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($61,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $59,260
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $61,020
Columbus, OH $59,475
Dayton, OH $56,355
Toledo, OH $44,825
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,625
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $50,485
Canton-Massillon, OH $45,250
Lima, OH $32,380
Mansfield, OH $42,550
Springfield, OH $52,350
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $38,940
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,270
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,030
$48,058
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($46,375) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $46,375
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,870
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,060
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,120
$38,356
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 ($67,005) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $67,005
Corvallis, OR $45,430
Eugene, OR $44,000
Medford, OR $43,150
Salem, OR $49,150
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,610
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,460
$46,686
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($66,245) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lancaster, PA $63,760
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $66,245
Pittsburgh, PA $64,955
Reading, PA $59,110
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $50,755
Altoona, PA $34,660
Erie, PA $45,010
Gettysburg, PA $47,770
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $45,820
State College, PA $31,060
Williamsport, PA $37,650
York-Hanover, PA $41,870
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $30,270
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $35,180
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,140
$46,084
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($32,845) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,830
Arecibo, PR $23,780
Mayaguez, PR $19,650
Ponce, PR $19,220
San German, PR $23,070
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $32,845
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,810
$22,315
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($49,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $39,820
Florence, SC $44,270
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $49,230
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $39,420
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $40,380
Spartanburg, SC $49,950
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,350
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,180
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,870
$42,497
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 ($40,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $40,170
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,890
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,440
$35,500
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($55,065) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $52,940
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $55,065
Clarksville, TN-KY $40,490
Jackson, TN $39,990
Johnson City, TN $41,580
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $39,550
Knoxville, TN $42,540
Morristown, TN $35,970
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $32,780
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,230
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,620
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $29,520
$40,440
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($63,195) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $63,195
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $59,195
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $58,950
Amarillo, TX $42,340
Austin-Round Rock, TX $50,950
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $38,720
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $31,080
College Station-Bryan, TX $45,470
Corpus Christi, TX $46,160
El Paso, TX $34,710
Killeen-Temple, TX $40,790
Laredo, TX $35,950
Longview, TX $44,400
Lubbock, TX $39,170
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $31,110
Midland, TX $36,460
San Angelo, TX $39,120
Tyler, TX $37,470
Waco, TX $43,400
Wichita Falls, TX $30,500
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,250
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,720
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,760
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,980
$41,410
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($69,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $69,130
Provo-Orem, UT $45,265
Salt Lake City, UT $60,710
St. George, UT $38,480
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,370
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $34,240
$46,033
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($60,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $48,640
Harrisonburg, VA $37,180
Lynchburg, VA $40,420
Richmond, VA $60,250
Roanoke, VA $40,510
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $55,070
Winchester, VA-WV $42,290
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,410
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,730
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,270
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,820
$44,235
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($50,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,400
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,860
$49,130
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($53,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $53,770
Eau Claire, WI $45,440
Fond du Lac, WI $46,210
Green Bay, WI $45,990
Janesville-Beloit, WI $39,050
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $43,300
Madison, WI $53,140
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $45,970
Racine, WI $47,500
Sheboygan, WI $44,080
Wausau, WI $40,590
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,130
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,550
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,290
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,810
$43,921
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($43,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $38,010
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $38,635
Morgantown, WV $43,190
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $38,930
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $39,350
Wheeling, WV-OH $39,770
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,340
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,860
$37,761
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($45,555) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $45,555
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $43,010
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $34,795
$41,120

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $45,086. 

  Commercial and Industrial Designers

Design and develop manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.

Salary Ratio: 0.53    

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    
  • Art Glass Designer
  • Automobile Designer
  • Bank Note Designer
  • Bicycle Designer
  • Bike Designer
  • Boat Designer
  • Body Stylist
  • Car Body Designer
  • Ceramic Designer
  • Ceramic Mold Designer
  • Cloth Designer
  • Color Advisor
  • Color Consultant
  • Color Expert
  • Design Engineer
  • Designer
  • Embroidery Designer
  • Fabric Designer
  • Fire Sprinkler Designer
  • Furniture Designer
  • Game Designer
  • Industrial Designer
  • Lighting Designer
  • Mechanical Designer
  • Memorial Designer
  • Mold Designer
  • Motorcycle Designer
  • Ornamental Metalwork Designer
  • Package Designer
  • Packaging Designer
  • Pottery Decoration Designer
  • Product Design Engineer
  • Product Designer
  • Product Developer
  • Product Development Engineer
  • Product Expert
  • Robot Designer
  • Robotic Toy Inventor
  • Roller Coaster Designer
  • Rug Designer
  • Safety Clothing Developer
  • Safety Equipment Developer
  • Sign Designer
  • Silver Designer
  • Snowboard Designer
  • Stained Glass Artist
  • Stained Glass Window Designer
  • Surfboard Designer
  • Textile Designer
  • Tile Designer
  • Toy Designer
  • Toy Maker
  • Weapons Designer
  • Weapons Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $58,848
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Graphic Designers

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

Salary Ratio: 0.54    

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    
  • Advertising Designer
  • Advertising Layout Worker
  • Artist
  • Catalogue Illustrator
  • Commercial Artist
  • Concept Artist
  • Designer
  • Digital Artist
  • Forms Designer
  • Graphic Art Designer
  • Graphic Artist
  • Graphic Designer
  • Graphics Coordinator
  • Graphics Specialist
  • Interface Designer
  • Label Maker
  • Layout Artist
  • Multimedia Designer
  • Multimedia Developer
  • Multimedia Specialist
  • Online Producer
  • Photo Stylist
  • Presentation Specialist
  • Production Artist
  • Production Designer
  • Publications Designer
  • Studio Designer
  • User Interface Designer
  • Visual Designer
  • US Salary Median: $44,541
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $13,598 per year (or $17,500 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $54,392 to earn a bachelor's (or $70,000 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Commercial and Advertising Art Degrees

Bemidji State University

1500 Birchmont Dr - Bemidji, MN

Out-of-state cost: $9,076/year
In-state cost: $9,076/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Black Hills State University

1200 University St - Spearfish, SD

Out-of-state cost: $11,742/year
In-state cost: $8,672/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Arkansas State University

2105 E. Aggie Road - Jonesboro, AR

Out-of-state cost: $12,883/year
In-state cost: $7,315/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

15200 Kutztown Rd - Kutztown, PA

Out-of-state cost: $15,156/year
In-state cost: $11,048/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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CUNY New York City College of Technology

300 Jay St - Brooklyn, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,270/year
In-state cost: $7,320/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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University of Central Missouri

108 W South Street - Warrensburg, MO

Out-of-state cost: $15,434/year
In-state cost: $8,306/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of North Georgia

82 College Circle - Dahlonega, GA

Out-of-state cost: $15,488/year
In-state cost: $5,334/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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California University of Pennsylvania

250 University Ave - California, PA

Out-of-state cost: $15,726/year
In-state cost: $11,108/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Fort Valley State University

1005 State University Dr - Fort Valley, GA

Out-of-state cost: $16,554/year
In-state cost: $5,832/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Minnesota State University Moorhead

1104 Seventh Avenue South - Moorhead, MN

Out-of-state cost: $16,612/year
In-state cost: $8,980/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Fairmont State University

1201 Locust Ave - Fairmont, WV

Out-of-state cost: $16,814/year
In-state cost: $7,738/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Concord University

1000 Vermillion Street - Athens, WV

Out-of-state cost: $18,037/year
In-state cost: $8,385/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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SUNY at Fredonia

280 Central Ave - Fredonia, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,402/year
In-state cost: $8,492/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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SUNY College at Potsdam

44 Pierrepont Ave - Potsdam, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,464/year
In-state cost: $8,554/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Salem State University

352 Lafayette St - Salem, MA

Out-of-state cost: $18,480/year
In-state cost: $11,675/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Sam Houston State University

1806 Ave J - Huntsville, TX

Out-of-state cost: $18,552/year
In-state cost: $8,736/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Minnesota-Duluth

515 Darland Administration Bldg - Duluth, MN

Out-of-state cost: $18,776/year
In-state cost: $13,576/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore

J.T. Williams Hall - Princess Anne, MD

Out-of-state cost: $18,968/year
In-state cost: $8,558/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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The Art Institute of Atlanta

6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., N.E., 100 Embassy Row - Atlanta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $19,354/year
In-state cost: $19,354/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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The Art Institute of Houston

4140 Southwest Freeway - Houston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $19,354/year
In-state cost: $19,354/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Commercial and Advertising Art Degrees

Academy of Art University

79 New Montgomery - San Francisco, CA

Out-of-state cost: $27,688/year
In-state cost: $27,688/year
Degrees: Associate's, Master's

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School of Visual Arts

209 E 23rd St - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $48,600/year
In-state cost: $48,600/year
Degrees: Master's

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