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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to assemble, install, operate, maintain, and repair one- and two- way communications equipment and systems, including television cable systems and mobile or stationary communication devices. Includes instruction in diagnostic techniques, the use of testing equipment and the principles of mechanics, electricity, and electronics as they relate to the repair of communications systems.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Repair, install, or maintain mobile or stationary radio transmitting, broadcasting, and receiving equipment, and two-way radio communications systems used in cellular telecommunications, mobile broadband, ship-to-shore, aircraft-to-ground communications, and radio equipment in service and emergency vehicles. Install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers' property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings. Install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $51,596
    "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.): 6.7%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,432/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,458/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,548/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,926/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,970/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,607/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: $51,596

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($73,795) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($76,305).

Fairbanks, AK $76,305
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $68,800
$71,802
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($61,070).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $46,190
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $58,030
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $51,940
Decatur, AL $52,905
Dothan, AL $44,465
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,470
Gadsden, AL $38,130
Huntsville, AL $47,720
Mobile, AL $56,660
Montgomery, AL $47,940
Tuscaloosa, AL $51,435
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,110
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,973
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,160
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,070
$51,961
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($56,223).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $39,990
Hot Springs, AR $40,685
Jonesboro, AR $42,187
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $39,090
Pine Bluff, AR $55,850
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,020
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,223
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,160
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,150
$44,793
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($68,580).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $51,110
Tucson, AZ $46,235
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $61,700
Prescott, AZ $48,660
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $52,590
Yuma, AZ $39,290
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $68,580
$49,875
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Yuba City, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($90,530).

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $56,650
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $57,883
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $85,735
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $80,763
Chico, CA $63,910
El Centro, CA $49,440
Fresno, CA $78,395
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $61,020
Madera, CA $60,990
Modesto, CA $83,065
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $59,875
Redding, CA $76,925
Salinas, CA $87,930
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $58,647
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $57,810
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $79,150
Santa Rosa, CA $56,685
Stockton-Lodi, CA $77,485
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $68,880
Visalia-Porterville, CA $84,280
Yuba City, CA $90,530
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $70,170
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $80,195
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $57,705
$69,692
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($59,160).

Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,500
Colorado Springs, CO $46,230
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $51,567
Fort Collins, CO $59,160
Grand Junction, CO $53,270
Greeley, CO $48,250
Pueblo, CO $51,370
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $55,110
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,775
$51,822
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($63,315).

Danbury, CT $49,810
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $59,590
New Haven, CT $63,315
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $56,370
Waterbury, CT $56,035
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $51,400
$56,527
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

South Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($70,460).

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $52,878
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $47,190
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $49,160
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,047
Gainesville, FL $70,300
Homosassa Springs, FL $58,430
Jacksonville, FL $53,247
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $49,950
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $49,890
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $52,955
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $48,427
Ocala, FL $35,145
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $49,550
Panama City, FL $51,470
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $50,990
Port St. Lucie, FL $45,825
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $40,995
Tallahassee, FL $41,817
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $70,460
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $58,890
The Villages, FL $37,620
$49,561
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Rome, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($73,030).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $57,560
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $53,515
Brunswick, GA $45,580
Columbus, GA-AL $56,380
Dalton, GA $24,620
Gainesville, GA $52,740
Macon, GA $35,535
Rome, GA $73,030
Savannah, GA $43,330
Valdosta, GA $36,360
Warner Robins, GA $39,980
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,540
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,540
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,770
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,200
$48,393
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($69,935).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $62,893
Urban Honolulu, HI $69,935
$65,710
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($55,955).

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,605
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $52,537
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $49,217
Dubuque, IA $50,260
Iowa City, IA $55,955
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $49,317
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $49,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,480
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,965
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,433
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,860
$50,577
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($53,450).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $49,153
Idaho Falls, ID $53,450
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,570
Pocatello, ID $53,320
Twin Falls, ID $39,180
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,675
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,173
$48,320
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Decatur, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($81,950).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $57,860
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $69,105
Decatur, IL $81,950
Kankakee, IL $61,530
Peoria, IL $67,773
Rockford, IL $48,925
Springfield, IL $49,130
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,490
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,605
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,060
$58,107
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($57,040).

Evansville, IN-KY $44,855
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $48,347
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $47,670
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $46,980
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $48,190
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,737
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,040
Fort Wayne, IN $52,970
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,900
$48,116
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($62,265).

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $62,117
Manhattan, KS $52,750
Topeka, KS $52,835
Wichita, KS $62,265
$58,663
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($51,570).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $43,755
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,610
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,357
Owensboro, KY $46,500
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,570
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,790
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,750
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,443
$48,169
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($57,840).

Baton Rouge, LA $51,205
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $50,595
Lafayette, LA $46,195
Lake Charles, LA $52,930
Monroe, LA $57,515
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $54,380
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $46,067
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $50,320
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,840
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,615
Hammond, LA $42,190
$51,787
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($95,850).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $76,810
Springfield, MA-CT $95,850
Worcester, MA-CT $64,500
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $58,020
$73,795
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($62,910).

California-Lexington Park, MD $59,370
Cumberland, MD-WV $42,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $62,910
Salisbury, MD-DE $58,930
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $59,355
$58,714
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($59,280).

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,657
Portland-South Portland, ME $53,195
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $59,280
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $45,590
$53,564
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Saginaw, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($60,360).

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $41,070
Flint, MI $60,290
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $53,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $56,565
Muskegon, MI $57,000
Saginaw, MI $60,360
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,840
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,610
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,620
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,300
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $41,870
$51,503
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($63,595).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $45,660
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $49,930
Rochester, MN $45,575
St. Cloud, MN $63,595
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,997
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,285
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,160
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,960
$48,698
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($75,250).

Springfield, MO $57,433
Jefferson City, MO $64,420
Joplin, MO $43,490
Kansas City, MO-KS $50,795
St. Louis, MO-IL $58,870
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,680
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,490
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $73,215
St. Joseph, MO-KS $75,250
$59,551
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($49,160).

Hattiesburg, MS $46,577
Jackson, MS $46,583
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,990
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,720
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,315
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,160
$46,020
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($60,038).

Great Falls, MT $50,083
Missoula, MT $47,520
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,100
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $47,675
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,038
$51,114
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Burlington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($75,770).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $52,763
Greensboro-High Point, NC $59,253
Raleigh, NC $45,950
Wilmington, NC $35,990
Burlington, NC $75,770
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $48,430
Greenville, NC $47,930
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $48,200
Jacksonville, NC $52,505
New Bern, NC $53,610
Winston-Salem, NC $56,890
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,030
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,955
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,610
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,405
$50,502
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($67,153).

Fargo, ND-MN $56,615
Grand Forks, ND-MN $60,045
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,153
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,175
$61,237
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($49,290).

Lincoln, NE $49,260
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $49,290
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,213
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,583
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,227
$45,862
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($61,457).

Manchester, NH $55,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $61,457
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,920
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,677
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $55,387
$54,902
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($59,693).

Ocean City, NJ $47,410
Trenton, NJ $59,693
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,443
$53,529
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($62,150).

Farmington, NM $62,150
Las Cruces, NM $53,700
Santa Fe, NM $39,880
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $55,590
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,500
$51,973
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($65,620).

Reno, NV $45,817
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $65,620
$50,768
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Elmira, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($96,770).

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $84,507
Binghamton, NY $53,855
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $93,560
Elmira, NY $96,770
Kingston, NY $93,060
Rochester, NY $52,745
Syracuse, NY $60,400
Utica-Rome, NY $60,465
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $51,900
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $50,895
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $50,870
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $84,100
$69,656
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($65,220).

Canton-Massillon, OH $51,345
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $50,125
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $45,427
Columbus, OH $52,033
Dayton, OH $65,220
Toledo, OH $49,290
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $52,930
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $43,285
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $46,300
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $52,980
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,840
$49,808
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($64,840).

Tulsa, OK $59,430
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,535
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $64,840
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,290
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,155
Oklahoma City, OK $41,060
$55,778
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($67,550).

Corvallis, OR $42,880
Medford, OR $66,870
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $62,965
Salem, OR $51,980
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $53,215
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $67,550
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,130
$56,308
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

State College, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($89,320).

Altoona, PA $55,310
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $74,130
Erie, PA $43,950
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $68,700
Johnstown, PA $45,740
Lancaster, PA $49,215
Lebanon, PA $52,870
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $71,870
Pittsburgh, PA $71,660
Reading, PA $42,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $62,625
State College, PA $89,320
Williamsport, PA $49,970
York-Hanover, PA $50,970
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $71,725
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $73,065
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,550
$61,911
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Arecibo, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($57,000).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $28,983
Arecibo, PR $57,000
Ponce, PR $24,280
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $23,550
$31,537
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Sumter, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($58,040).

Columbia, SC $54,970
Florence, SC $46,495
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $48,050
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $48,240
Spartanburg, SC $55,470
Sumter, SC $58,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,655
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,485
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,475
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $43,670
$51,444
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($51,577).

Sioux Falls, SD $50,645
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,093
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,577
$51,059
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Cleveland, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($73,070).

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,485
Cleveland, TN $73,070
Jackson, TN $52,255
Johnson City, TN $61,800
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $46,340
Knoxville, TN $55,625
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $53,450
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,095
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,500
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,510
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,530
$54,436
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($73,775).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $53,750
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $55,780
Amarillo, TX $67,350
Austin-Round Rock, TX $57,525
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $49,450
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $60,630
College Station-Bryan, TX $56,720
Corpus Christi, TX $64,855
El Paso, TX $65,505
Killeen-Temple, TX $62,645
Laredo, TX $41,915
Longview, TX $32,740
Lubbock, TX $45,040
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $46,880
Midland, TX $59,740
Odessa, TX $51,290
San Angelo, TX $40,420
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $51,770
Sherman-Denison, TX $48,070
Texarkana, TX-AR $43,790
Tyler, TX $52,840
Victoria, TX $43,820
Waco, TX $36,750
Wichita Falls, TX $40,050
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,075
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $73,775
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,850
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,905
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,280
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,750
$53,652
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($54,410).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $53,220
Provo-Orem, UT $54,410
St. George, UT $41,250
Salt Lake City, UT $47,240
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $52,165
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,685
$49,541
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($74,570).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $58,200
Charlottesville, VA $44,430
Lynchburg, VA $52,965
Richmond, VA $73,710
Roanoke, VA $50,860
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $64,480
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,530
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,100
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $73,165
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $68,480
Harrisonburg, VA $74,570
$62,571
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($52,825).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $46,240
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $52,825
$50,630
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($55,005).

Eau Claire, WI $43,735
Fond du Lac, WI $44,950
Green Bay, WI $49,410
Janesville-Beloit, WI $51,240
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $55,005
Madison, WI $48,965
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,610
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $51,703
Racine, WI $54,090
Sheboygan, WI $45,320
Wausau, WI $49,397
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,465
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,943
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,165
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,107
$49,185
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($63,177).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $63,177
Morgantown, WV $53,907
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $54,450
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,795
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,815
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,997
Charleston, WV $56,820
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $46,790
$54,711
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($58,777).

Cheyenne, WY $57,307
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,540
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $58,777
$56,874

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $52,898

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Alaska ($82,430) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($82,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $82,430
$82,430
Alabama

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

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($58,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $43,120
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $47,100
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $39,760
Decatur, AL $46,610
Dothan, AL $41,360
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $42,880
Gadsden, AL $38,130
Huntsville, AL $45,700
Mobile, AL $44,890
Montgomery, AL $45,035
Tuscaloosa, AL $47,120
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,110
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,960
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,580
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,610
$44,798
Arkansas

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

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($56,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $40,625
Hot Springs, AR $33,410
Jonesboro, AR $38,730
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $42,440
Pine Bluff, AR $45,080
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,750
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,900
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,150
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,700
$44,198
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($51,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $51,930
Tucson, AZ $49,375
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ $34,750
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,352
California

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

Salinas, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($95,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $60,395
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $55,135
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $91,560
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $91,765
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $95,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $60,860
Madera, CA $82,370
Modesto, CA $92,010
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $54,120
Redding, CA $92,190
Salinas, CA $95,950
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $73,560
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $49,120
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $73,180
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA $94,530
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $89,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $93,850
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $72,800
$78,757
Colorado

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

Grand Junction, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($56,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,550
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $48,630
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO $56,720
Greeley, CO $48,720
Pueblo, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,000
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,340
$50,160
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($56,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $49,470
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $54,050
New Haven, CT $56,670
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $56,370
Waterbury, CT $47,780
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $51,400
$52,623
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($62,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $50,200
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $46,555
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $62,650
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $42,040
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $62,150
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $41,100
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $44,860
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,100
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,780
Ocala, FL $37,710
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $39,800
Port St. Lucie, FL $39,980
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $43,610
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
The Villages, FL $37,620
$46,297
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($61,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $61,360
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL $44,960
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,270
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,510
$49,775
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($79,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $71,260
Urban Honolulu, HI $79,290
$75,275
Iowa

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

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,620
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $46,250
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,850
Dubuque, IA $45,220
Iowa City, IA $49,800
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $48,995
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $47,320
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,540
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,135
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,265
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,190
$48,199
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($52,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $45,585
Idaho Falls, ID $40,120
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,570
Pocatello, ID $42,620
Twin Falls, ID $39,840
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,750
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,160
$43,664
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($70,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $64,370
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL $70,540
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,455
Indiana

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

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($52,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $44,110
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,170
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $42,340
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $41,340
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,790
Fort Wayne, IN $52,970
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,900
$45,517
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($70,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $61,285
Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS $49,350
Wichita, KS $70,990
$60,542
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($46,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $41,450
Lexington-Fayette, KY $46,680
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,170
Owensboro, KY $46,500
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,900
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,760
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,290
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,765
$42,939
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($43,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA $35,070
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $43,880
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $39,760
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
$39,570
Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($58,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Springfield, MA-CT N/A
Worcester, MA-CT N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $58,020
$58,020
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($68,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $68,610
Cumberland, MD-WV $42,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $60,345
Salisbury, MD-DE $60,845
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $59,355
$58,407
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($41,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $41,310
Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
$41,310
Michigan

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

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($54,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $44,865
Flint, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $47,600
Muskegon, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI $44,750
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,950
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,560
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,890
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,070
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $41,870
$45,694
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($58,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
Rochester, MN $43,920
St. Cloud, MN $58,270
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,110
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,940
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,960
$46,703
Missouri

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

Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($76,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MO $56,150
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO $52,100
Kansas City, MO-KS $45,190
St. Louis, MO-IL $69,990
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $71,780
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,420
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $76,460
St. Joseph, MO-KS $75,250
$64,418
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($45,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $44,400
Jackson, MS $45,250
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,990
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,350
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,625
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,420
$40,173
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($58,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $48,210
Missoula, MT $43,240
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,385
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,895
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,060
$49,158
North Carolina

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($82,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $51,305
Greensboro-High Point, NC $82,220
Raleigh, NC $43,170
Wilmington, NC $47,640
Burlington, NC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC $44,450
New Bern, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC $54,000
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,630
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,870
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$51,032
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($65,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,270
Grand Forks, ND-MN $49,420
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,240
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,620
$53,888
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($49,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $49,260
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $48,005
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,125
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $44,055
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,370
$44,563
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($56,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $55,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $56,120
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,920
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,480
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,280
$50,292
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($54,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $47,410
Trenton, NJ $54,840
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,510
$51,253
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($53,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $53,970
Las Cruces, NM $38,270
Santa Fe, NM $39,880
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,260
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $45,250
$42,526
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($52,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $52,950
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,950
New York

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

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($94,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $88,565
Binghamton, NY $49,100
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $92,850
Elmira, NY N/A
Kingston, NY $94,760
Rochester, NY $47,520
Syracuse, NY $49,080
Utica-Rome, NY $56,670
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $44,770
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $43,480
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $89,880
$65,668
Ohio

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

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($53,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $45,990
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $45,060
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $41,500
Columbus, OH $44,300
Dayton, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $44,110
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $39,160
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,640
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $53,080
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,840
$44,853
Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($71,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $56,820
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,000
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $69,960
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,080
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,270
Oklahoma City, OK $41,060
$56,198
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($58,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $58,270
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,990
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,130
$51,130
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($84,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $37,520
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $39,240
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $84,040
Pittsburgh, PA $78,520
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $71,480
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $81,080
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $80,140
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,431
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($32,485) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $32,485
Arecibo, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $23,550
$28,018
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($49,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $49,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,205
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,215
$48,100
Tennessee

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

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($54,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $48,830
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN $53,820
Johnson City, TN $54,780
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $45,290
Knoxville, TN $44,120
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,180
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $38,070
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,760
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,490
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,530
$46,087
Texas

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

North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $58,945
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $58,795
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX $46,400
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $52,210
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $62,210
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX $73,180
El Paso, TX $73,770
Killeen-Temple, TX $69,890
Laredo, TX $47,870
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX $40,010
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $49,850
Midland, TX $70,630
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $55,370
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 $51,240
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,530
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,980
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,160
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,900
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,750
$57,721
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($51,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $51,340
Provo-Orem, UT $49,755
St. George, UT $41,250
Salt Lake City, UT $49,285
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,920
$47,017
Virginia

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($76,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $64,400
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA $48,570
Richmond, VA $75,940
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $76,440
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,940
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $73,810
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,070
Harrisonburg, VA $74,570
$67,093
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($46,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $46,240
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,720
$45,480
Wisconsin

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

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($59,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $48,970
Fond du Lac, WI $44,950
Green Bay, WI $51,220
Janesville-Beloit, WI $43,725
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $48,580
Madison, WI $46,045
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,720
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $59,040
Racine, WI $49,900
Sheboygan, WI $50,350
Wausau, WI $52,475
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,780
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,490
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,500
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,360
$48,674
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($74,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $73,880
Morgantown, WV $74,060
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $70,880
Charleston, WV $72,790
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
$72,903
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($61,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $51,880
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,960
$55,360

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $58,216

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Massachusetts ($79,053) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($86,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $86,880
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $62,480
$74,680
Alabama

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

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($75,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,260
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $68,960
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $64,120
Decatur, AL $59,200
Dothan, AL $47,570
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $72,060
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $51,760
Mobile, AL $68,430
Montgomery, AL $53,750
Tuscaloosa, AL $55,750
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $75,000
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $73,740
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,530
$61,779
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($66,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $38,720
Hot Springs, AR $47,960
Jonesboro, AR $51,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $40,130
Pine Bluff, AR $66,620
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,560
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,870
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,180
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,050
$46,546
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($68,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $49,470
Tucson, AZ $41,050
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $61,700
Prescott, AZ $48,660
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $52,590
Yuma, AZ $43,830
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $68,580
$52,269
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($91,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $58,020
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $63,380
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $91,690
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $58,760
Chico, CA $63,910
El Centro, CA $49,440
Fresno, CA $61,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $78,510
Madera, CA $39,610
Modesto, CA $74,120
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $65,630
Redding, CA $61,660
Salinas, CA $79,910
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $66,020
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $66,500
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $85,120
Santa Rosa, CA $58,580
Stockton-Lodi, CA $60,440
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $68,880
Visalia-Porterville, CA $84,280
Yuba City, CA $90,530
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,310
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,540
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $42,610
$66,127
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($72,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,400
Colorado Springs, CO $59,410
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $67,430
Fort Collins, CO $72,040
Grand Junction, CO $68,910
Greeley, CO $47,780
Pueblo, CO $51,370
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,220
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,320
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($69,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $50,150
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $65,130
New Haven, CT $69,960
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT $64,290
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,383
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

South Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($70,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $52,150
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,640
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $35,670
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $64,320
Gainesville, FL $70,300
Homosassa Springs, FL $58,430
Jacksonville, FL $68,840
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $61,460
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $67,210
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $48,810
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $66,880
Ocala, FL $32,580
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $49,550
Panama City, FL $51,470
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $62,180
Port St. Lucie, FL $51,670
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $45,980
Tallahassee, FL $49,700
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $70,460
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $58,890
The Villages, FL N/A
$55,860
Georgia

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

Rome, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($73,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $57,560
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $45,670
Brunswick, GA $45,580
Columbus, GA-AL $67,800
Dalton, GA $24,620
Gainesville, GA $52,740
Macon, GA $42,920
Rome, GA $73,030
Savannah, GA $43,330
Valdosta, GA $36,360
Warner Robins, GA $39,980
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,810
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,540
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,770
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,890
$49,373
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($67,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $67,020
Urban Honolulu, HI N/A
$67,020
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,590
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $65,110
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $53,950
Dubuque, IA $55,300
Iowa City, IA $62,110
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $49,960
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,860
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,420
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,410
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,770
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,200
$55,244
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($66,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $56,290
Idaho Falls, ID $66,780
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID $64,020
Twin Falls, ID $38,520
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,600
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $61,200
$55,568
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($90,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $57,860
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $73,840
Decatur, IL $81,950
Kankakee, IL $61,530
Peoria, IL $90,830
Rockford, IL $62,870
Springfield, IL $49,130
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,490
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,550
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,060
$63,011
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($57,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $45,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,400
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $47,670
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $46,980
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,040
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,570
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,180
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,206
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($63,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $63,780
Manhattan, KS $52,750
Topeka, KS $56,320
Wichita, KS $53,540
$56,598
Kentucky

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

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($70,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $46,060
Lexington-Fayette, KY $52,540
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $56,730
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $70,910
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,850
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,210
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $67,800
$57,871
Louisiana

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

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($74,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $52,710
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,670
Lafayette, LA $51,600
Lake Charles, LA $73,330
Monroe, LA $71,620
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $71,640
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $53,370
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,100
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $74,370
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $69,210
Hammond, LA N/A
$62,962
Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($95,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $76,810
Springfield, MA-CT $95,850
Worcester, MA-CT $64,500
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,053
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($68,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $50,130
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $68,040
Salisbury, MD-DE $55,100
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,757
Maine

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

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($76,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $70,810
Portland-South Portland, ME $57,550
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $76,000
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
$68,120
Michigan

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

Saginaw, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($75,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $33,480
Flint, MI $60,290
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $53,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $65,530
Muskegon, MI $57,000
Saginaw, MI $75,970
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,730
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,660
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,350
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,530
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
$56,813
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($68,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $45,660
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $49,930
Rochester, MN $47,230
St. Cloud, MN $68,920
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,850
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,460
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $43,380
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,490
Missouri

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

Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($69,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MO $60,000
Jefferson City, MO $64,420
Joplin, MO $34,880
Kansas City, MO-KS $56,400
St. Louis, MO-IL $62,100
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,580
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,560
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,970
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
$56,989
Mississippi

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

metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($2) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $50,930
Jackson, MS $49,250
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,460
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $72,640
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $72,640
$61,384
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($73,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $53,830
Missoula, MT $56,080
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $54,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $51,840
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $73,240
$57,800
North Carolina

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

Burlington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($75,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $55,680
Greensboro-High Point, NC $59,600
Raleigh, NC $61,450
Wilmington, NC $24,340
Burlington, NC $75,770
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $48,430
Greenville, NC $47,930
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $48,200
Jacksonville, NC $60,560
New Bern, NC $53,610
Winston-Salem, NC $59,780
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,430
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,320
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,350
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $72,810
$53,751
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($70,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $61,960
Grand Forks, ND-MN $70,670
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $70,980
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,730
$67,585
Nebraska

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

Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($58,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $51,860
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $58,390
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $51,640
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,940
$49,958
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 ($72,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME $72,130
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $67,070
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,600
$70,267
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 ($69,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ $69,400
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,310
$60,355
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($75,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $70,330
Las Cruces, NM $69,130
Santa Fe, NM N/A
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,920
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,750
$63,783
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($65,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $60,660
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $65,620
$63,140
New York

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

Elmira, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($96,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $76,390
Binghamton, NY $58,610
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $94,270
Elmira, NY $96,770
Kingston, NY $91,360
Rochester, NY $57,970
Syracuse, NY $71,720
Utica-Rome, NY $64,260
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $51,900
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $57,020
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $58,260
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $78,320
$71,404
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($72,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $56,700
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $55,190
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $56,000
Columbus, OH $72,410
Dayton, OH $65,220
Toledo, OH $54,470
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $66,700
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,930
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $39,520
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $52,980
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,412
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($62,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $62,040
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,070
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,720
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,500
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,040
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
$55,274
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 ($67,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $42,880
Medford, OR $66,870
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $67,660
Salem, OR $51,980
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,440
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $67,550
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,897
Pennsylvania

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

State College, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($89,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $73,100
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $74,130
Erie, PA $43,950
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $68,700
Johnstown, PA $45,740
Lancaster, PA $59,190
Lebanon, PA $52,870
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $59,700
Pittsburgh, PA $64,800
Reading, PA $42,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $53,770
State College, PA $89,320
Williamsport, PA $49,970
York-Hanover, PA $50,970
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,370
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $65,990
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,550
$59,638
Puerto Rico

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

Arecibo, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($57,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $31,610
Arecibo, PR $57,000
Ponce, PR $24,280
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
$37,630
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Sumter, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $63,350
Florence, SC $49,450
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $50,720
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $59,380
Spartanburg, SC $67,440
Sumter, SC $69,810
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,370
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,240
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,680
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
$60,604
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 ($63,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $63,330
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,870
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,300
$60,833
Tennessee

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

Cleveland, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($73,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $64,140
Cleveland, TN $73,070
Jackson, TN $50,690
Johnson City, TN $68,820
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $47,390
Knoxville, TN $67,130
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $60,720
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $63,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,530
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,785
Texas

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

Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($72,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $61,420
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $59,130
Amarillo, TX $67,350
Austin-Round Rock, TX $68,650
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $46,690
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,050
College Station-Bryan, TX $56,720
Corpus Christi, TX $56,530
El Paso, TX $57,240
Killeen-Temple, TX $55,400
Laredo, TX $35,960
Longview, TX $32,740
Lubbock, TX $52,990
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $43,910
Midland, TX $48,850
Odessa, TX $51,290
San Angelo, TX $40,420
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $54,500
Sherman-Denison, TX $48,070
Texarkana, TX-AR $43,790
Tyler, TX $52,840
Victoria, TX $43,820
Waco, TX $36,750
Wichita Falls, TX $40,050
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,910
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $69,020
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $72,720
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,650
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,660
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,177
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($63,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $55,100
Provo-Orem, UT $63,720
St. George, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT $49,450
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,780
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $46,450
$54,300
Virginia

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

Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($74,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,390
Charlottesville, VA $44,430
Lynchburg, VA $57,360
Richmond, VA $71,480
Roanoke, VA $50,860
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $52,520
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,120
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,100
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,520
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,890
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
$60,967
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($60,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,930
$60,930
Wisconsin

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

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($66,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $38,500
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI $45,790
Janesville-Beloit, WI $66,270
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $61,430
Madison, WI $49,540
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $61,820
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $37,030
Racine, WI $58,280
Sheboygan, WI $40,290
Wausau, WI $43,240
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,150
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,850
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,830
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,600
$49,830
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 ($72,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $72,190
Morgantown, WV $48,920
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $71,050
Wheeling, WV-OH $51,120
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $71,820
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,740
Charleston, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
$60,640
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($68,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $68,160
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,140
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,410
$59,903

Professional

Average Salary Median: $43,675

The state with the highest average salary median for a professional degree is Alaska ($63,610) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Professional)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($65,730) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $65,730
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $61,490
$63,610
Alabama N/A
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Professional)

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($36,010) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR $36,010
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $31,350
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$33,680
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Professional)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,140) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $45,140
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,140
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Professional)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($68,130) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $47,790
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $68,130
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $43,690
Madera, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $36,360
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA $54,790
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, 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
$50,152
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Professional)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($48,210) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Colorado Springs, CO $33,050
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $38,640
Fort Collins, CO $46,280
Grand Junction, CO $34,180
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,210
$40,072
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Professional)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($58,960) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $58,960
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $45,010
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,780
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $28,750
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $47,290
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $37,600
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $35,620
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $36,010
Tallahassee, FL $32,140
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
$40,907
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Professional)

Macon, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($28,150) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $28,150
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$28,150
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Professional)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($60,580) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $50,400
Urban Honolulu, HI $60,580
$55,490
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Professional)

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($40,180) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,180
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,180
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Professional)

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($41,950) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL $41,950
Rockford, IL $34,980
Springfield, IL N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $29,660
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$35,530
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Professional)

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($69,150) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $40,470
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $31,300
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,150
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,973
Kansas N/A
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Professional)

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($50,390) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $49,700
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $45,520
Lafayette, LA $40,790
Lake Charles, LA $50,390
Monroe, LA $43,410
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $47,620
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $45,070
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,540
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,310
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,020
Hammond, LA $42,190
$44,960
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Professional)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($48,840) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $45,850
Portland-South Portland, ME $48,840
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,560
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $45,590
$45,710
Michigan N/A
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Professional)

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($48,120) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,120
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,120
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Professional)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($44,520) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $44,520
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
$44,520
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Professional)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($45,250) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $44,400
Jackson, MS $45,250
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,990
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,350
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,420
$40,630
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Professional)

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($50,790) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $48,210
Missoula, MT $43,240
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,620
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,070
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $50,790
$46,186
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Professional)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($36,010) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $35,940
Raleigh, NC $36,010
Wilmington, NC N/A
Burlington, NC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,590
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$34,847
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Professional)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($56,120) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $55,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $56,120
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,920
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,480
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,280
$50,292
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Professional)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($54,840) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $47,410
Trenton, NJ $54,840
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,510
$51,253
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Professional)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($23,840) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $23,840
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$23,840
New York N/A
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Professional)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($39,390) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $38,780
Columbus, OH $39,390
Dayton, 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
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$39,085
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania N/A
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Professional)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($19,350) for a professional degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,350
Arecibo, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
$19,350
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Professional)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($46,590) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $46,590
Florence, SC $43,540
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,380
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $37,100
Spartanburg, SC $43,500
Sumter, SC $46,270
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,940
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,730
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,270
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $43,670
$43,199
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Professional)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($39,490) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $39,490
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$39,490
Tennessee N/A
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Professional)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($46,400) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $35,690
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $46,400
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 $42,120
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $45,440
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
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,413
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Professional)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($40,940) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
St. George, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT $40,940
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,940
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Professional)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($40,610) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $40,610
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, 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
$40,610
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Professional)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($54,230) for a professional degree in this area of study.

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 $54,230
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $39,180
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
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,705
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Professional)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($46,790) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $43,460
Morgantown, WV $38,740
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $37,850
Wheeling, WV-OH $44,470
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,810
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Charleston, WV $40,850
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $46,790
$41,168
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Professional)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($61,960) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $51,880
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,960
$55,360

4 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $52,898.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $58,216.  For a professional degree, the average salary median is $43,675. 

  Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

Repair, install, or maintain mobile or stationary radio transmitting, broadcasting, and receiving equipment, and two-way radio communications systems used in cellular telecommunications, mobile broadband, ship-to-shore, aircraft-to-ground communications, and radio equipment in service and emergency vehicles. May test and analyze network coverage.

Salary Ratio: 2.49    

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    
  • Avionics Repair Technician
  • Avionics Technician
  • Broadcasting Equipment Mechanic
  • Cell Tower Climber
  • Cellular Equipment Installer
  • Cellular Equipment Repairer
  • Cellular Tower Climber
  • Certified Tower Climber
  • Communications Security Repairer
  • Communications Systems Technician
  • Communications Technician
  • Communications Tower Climber
  • Communications Tower Technician
  • Electronic Equipment Repairer
  • Field Radio Technician
  • Field Service Technician
  • Field Technician
  • Installation Technician (Installation Tech)
  • Installer
  • Land Mobile Radio Technician
  • Microwave Radio Technician
  • Mobile Radio Technician
  • Mobile Technician
  • Radio Adjuster
  • Radio Electrician
  • Radio Equipment Installer
  • Radio Equipment Repairer
  • Radio Frequency Technician (RF Technician)
  • Radio Machinist
  • Radio Maintainer
  • Radio Mechanic
  • Radio Repairer
  • Radio Repairman
  • Radio Rigger
  • Radio Service Programmer
  • Radio Service Technician (Radio Service Tech)
  • Radio Technician (Radio Tech)
  • Radio Tester
  • Radio Tower Technician
  • Small Cell Technician
  • Subscriber Technician
  • Telecommunication Tower Technician
  • Tower Climber
  • Tower Equipment Installer
  • Tower Equipment Repairer
  • Tower Technician
  • Two-Way Radio Installer
  • Two-Way Radio Technician (Two-Way Radio Tech)
  • Voice and Radio Technician
  • Wireless Cellular Technician
  • US Salary Median: $53,259
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers' property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.

Salary Ratio: 1.35    

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    
  • Antenna Installer
  • Automatic Equipment Technician
  • Broadband Installer
  • Broadband Technician
  • Cable Technician
  • Cable Television Installer (Cable TV Installer)
  • Cable Television Line Technician (Cable TV Line Technician)
  • Cable Television Technician (CATV Technician)
  • Call Box Wirer
  • Call Circuit Worker
  • Central Office Equipment Installer
  • Central Office Frame Wirer
  • Central Office Mechanic
  • Central Office Repairer
  • Central Office Technician
  • Central Office Trouble Shooter
  • Central Office Worker (CO Worker)
  • Combination Technician
  • Communication Equipment Mechanic
  • Communication Equipment Repairer
  • Communications Equipment Installer
  • Communications Equipment Repair Technician
  • Communications Technician
  • Community Antenna Television Line Technician
  • Customer Service Technician (CST)
  • Data Communications Technician
  • Electronic Systems Technician (EST)
  • Electronics Installer
  • Electronics Mechanic
  • Equipment Installer
  • Equipment Mechanic
  • Equipment Tester
  • Exchange Mechanic
  • Exchange Trouble Shooter
  • Facility Examiner
  • Facility Technician
  • Facility Worker
  • Fiber Optic Central Office Installer
  • Field Technician
  • Headend Technician
  • Information Transport Systems Technician
  • Inside Wirer
  • Install and Repair Technician
  • Installation Technician
  • Installer
  • Installer Technician
  • Instrument Adjuster
  • Instrument Installer
  • Instrument Mechanic
  • Instrument Repairer
  • Instrument Setter
  • Interior Block Wirer
  • Maintenance Technician
  • Manual Equipment Mechanic
  • Matrix Repairer
  • Network Cable Installer
  • Network Cabler
  • Network Operations Center Technician
  • Network Specialist
  • Network Technician
  • Office Electrician
  • Outside Plant Technician
  • PBX Installer (Private Branch Exchange Installer)
  • PBX Mechanic (Private Branch Exchange Mechanic)
  • PBX Repairer (Private Branch Exchange Repairer)
  • Plant and Equipment Worker (P&E Worker)
  • Power Technician
  • Premises Technician
  • Public Address Servicer
  • Relay Adjuster
  • Relay Mechanic
  • Repair Technician
  • Satellite Communications Antenna Installer
  • Satellite Communications Operator
  • Satellite Installer
  • Satellite Specialist
  • Satellite Technician
  • Service Engineer
  • Service Technician
  • Simplex Printer Installer
  • Sound System Installer
  • Special Equipment Technician
  • Splicer
  • Station Inspector
  • Station Mechanic
  • Submarine Cable Equipment Technician
  • Switch Box Installer
  • Switch Technician
  • Switchboard Installer
  • Switchboard Mechanic
  • Switchboard Troubleshooter
  • Switchboard Wirer
  • Switchman
  • Telecommunication Equipment Repairer
  • Telecommunications Facility Examiner
  • Telecommunications Repairer
  • Telecommunications Switch Technician
  • Telecommunications Technician
  • Telegraph Installer
  • Telegraph Mechanic
  • Telegraph Plant Maintainer
  • Telegraph Printer Mechanic
  • Telegraph Repeater Installer
  • Telegraph Repeater Mechanic
  • Telegraphic Typewriter Installer
  • Telegraphic Typewriter Mechanic
  • Telephone Installer
  • Telephone Maintainer
  • Telephone Maintenance Mechanic
  • Telephone Mechanic
  • Telephone Repairer
  • Telephone Station Installer
  • Telephone Station Repairer
  • Telephone Technician (Phone Technician)
  • Telephone Worker
  • Teletype Adjuster
  • Teletype Installer
  • Teletype Mechanic
  • Teletype Technician
  • Teletypewriter Installer
  • Test Desk Operator
  • Test Deskman
  • Test Technician
  • Test Worker
  • Testboard Operator
  • Ticker Installer
  • Ticker Maintainer
  • Ticker Wirer
  • Time Signal Wirer
  • Toll Mechanic
  • Toll Test Desk Worker
  • Toll Test Worker
  • Toll Testboard Worker
  • Toll Transmission Worker
  • Transmission Systems Operator
  • Transmission Tester
  • Transmission Worker
  • Voltmeter Operator
  • Wire Technician
  • Wireless Technician
  • Wirer
  • US Salary Median: $59,426
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

Install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues. May perform routine maintenance.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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    
  • Audio Installer
  • Audio Video Mechanic
  • Audio Video Repairer
  • Cable Installation Technician
  • Electric Organ Checker
  • Electric Organ Inspector and Repairer
  • Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Repairer
  • Electronic Musical Instrument Repairer
  • Electronic Organ Mechanic
  • Electronic Organ Technician
  • Electronic Sales and Service Technician
  • Electronic Systems Technician (EST)
  • Electronic Technician
  • Electronic Video Games Servicer
  • Field Service Installer
  • Field Service Representative
  • Field Service Technician
  • Home Stereo Equipment Installer
  • Home Theater Experience Expert
  • Home Theater Expert
  • Home Theater Installer
  • Home Theater Specialist
  • Information Transport Systems Technician
  • Installer
  • Low Voltage Electrician
  • Low Voltage Installer
  • Maintenance Engineer
  • Maintenance Worker
  • Phonograph Mechanic
  • Radio Repairer
  • Satellite Dish Installer
  • Satellite Dish Repairer
  • Satellite Installer
  • Satellite Technician
  • Satellite Television Installer (Satellite TV Installer)
  • Service Technician
  • Stereo Equipment Installer
  • Stereo Equipment Repairer
  • Tape Recorder Mechanic
  • Tape Recorder Repairer
  • Television Analyzer
  • Television and Radio Repairer
  • Television Installer
  • Television Maintenance Man
  • Television Maintenance Worker
  • Television Mechanic (TV Mechanic)
  • Television Repairer
  • Television Repairman
  • Television Service Engineer
  • Television Servicer
  • Television Technician
  • TV Installer
  • Video Player Mechanic
  • Video Recorder Mechanic
  • Video System Repairer
  • Wireless Internet Installer
  • US Salary Median: $43,486
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Professional

  Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

Salary Ratio: 2.42    

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    
  • Aerial Installer
  • Aerial Lineman
  • Block Cableman
  • Broadband Cable Installer
  • Broadband Cable Specialist
  • Broadband Technician
  • Buried Wire Technician
  • Cable Assembler
  • Cable Inspector
  • Cable Installer
  • Cable Layer
  • Cable Mechanic
  • Cable Repairer
  • Cable Splicer
  • Cable Systems Installer
  • Cable Systems Maintainer
  • Cable Technician
  • Cable Television Installer (Cable TV Installer)
  • Cable Television Technician (Cable TV Tech)
  • Cable Tester
  • Cable Wirer
  • Cableman
  • Climber
  • Combination Man
  • Combination Technician
  • Conduit Installer
  • Conduit Mechanic
  • Conduit Worker
  • Customer Service Technician
  • Fiber Optic Splicer
  • Fiber Optic Technician
  • Fiber Splicer
  • Fiber Technician
  • Field Service Technician
  • FIOS Line Installer (Fiber Optic Service Line Installer)
  • Installation and Repair Technician (I and R Technician)
  • Installer
  • Installer Technician
  • Jointer
  • Line Inspector
  • Line Installer
  • Line Mechanic
  • Line Repairer
  • Line Tester
  • Lineman
  • Network Cable Installer
  • Network Cabler
  • Outside Plant Technician
  • Power Line Installer and Repairer
  • Reel Cart Operator
  • Reel Man
  • Reel Worker
  • Service Technician
  • Splicer
  • Splicing Technician
  • Submarine Cable Equipment Technician
  • Telecommunication Lines Repairer
  • Telecommunications Installer
  • Telecommunications Line Installer
  • Telecommunications Technician
  • Telegraph Lineman
  • Telephone Cable Splicer
  • Telephone Lineman
  • Telephone Lines Repairer
  • Telephone Lineworker
  • Telephone Technician (Phone Technician)
  • Television Cable Installer
  • Television Installer
  • Toll Line Mechanic
  • Toll Lineman
  • Toll Patrolman
  • Utility Locator
  • Utility Technician
  • Wire Splicer
  • Wire Stretcher
  • Wire Technician
  • US Salary Median: $55,970
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,457 per year (or $10,432 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $10,914 to earn an associate's (or $20,864 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,457 per year (or $10,432 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $21,828 to earn a bachelor's (or $41,728 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology Degrees

Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

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

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