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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a General Cooking and Related Culinary Arts Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the general study of the cooking and related culinary arts, and that may prepare individuals for a variety of jobs within the food service industry. Includes instruction in food preparation, cooking techniques, equipment operation and maintenance, sanitation and safety, communication skills, applicable regulations, and principles of food service management.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Direct and may participate in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods. May plan and price menu items, order supplies, and keep records and accounts. Prepare, season, and cook dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $30,951
    "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.): 19.6%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,042/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $3,742/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,796/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,807/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,382/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,318/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: $30,951

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Hawaii ($45,430) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($40,518).

Fairbanks, AK $38,325
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $40,518
$39,421
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($33,815).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $33,123
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $33,815
Huntsville, AL $30,620
Mobile, AL $28,735
Montgomery, AL $30,343
Tuscaloosa, AL $26,543
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,268
Auburn-Opelika, AL $26,650
Decatur, AL $23,677
Dothan, AL $24,130
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $23,583
Gadsden, AL $22,403
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,537
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $22,333
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,207
$27,641
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($28,598).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $28,093
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $28,598
Fort Smith, AR-OK $24,377
Hot Springs, AR $26,270
Jonesboro, AR $23,973
Pine Bluff, AR $22,453
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,320
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,647
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,620
$25,060
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($37,630).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $32,145
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $36,703
Prescott, AZ $36,328
Tucson, AZ $33,915
Yuma, AZ $31,938
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $37,630
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $29,517
$34,192
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Napa, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($51,450).

Chico, CA $39,975
Fresno, CA $31,048
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $39,913
Merced, CA $37,453
Modesto, CA $34,455
Napa, CA $51,450
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $32,498
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $41,940
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $38,513
Salinas, CA $45,605
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $40,060
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $48,478
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $45,698
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $35,953
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $40,130
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $41,715
Santa Rosa, CA $39,888
Stockton-Lodi, CA $44,560
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $38,018
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,733
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,585
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,225
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $41,665
El Centro, CA $33,500
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $40,887
Madera, CA $36,040
Redding, CA $34,297
Yuba City, CA $34,100
$39,726
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($44,625).

Colorado Springs, CO $33,338
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $38,643
Fort Collins, CO $36,450
Greeley, CO $33,823
Pueblo, CO $36,330
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,348
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,625
Grand Junction, CO $30,963
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $29,840
$36,019
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($44,628).

Danbury, CT $43,710
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $41,120
New Haven, CT $38,550
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $40,643
Waterbury, CT $39,823
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $44,628
$41,412
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($43,858).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $35,288
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $32,635
Gainesville, FL $32,175
Jacksonville, FL $31,118
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $32,848
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $35,898
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $43,858
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $39,160
Ocala, FL $30,353
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $36,473
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $31,425
Panama City, FL $35,210
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $29,470
Port St. Lucie, FL $36,268
Punta Gorda, FL $35,565
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $36,935
Tallahassee, FL $35,288
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $33,060
The Villages, FL $36,955
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $38,685
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,678
Homosassa Springs, FL $26,680
Sebring, FL $29,007
$34,405
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($36,380).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $34,443
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $36,380
Columbus, GA-AL $30,603
Savannah, GA $33,098
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,070
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,103
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,828
Athens-Clarke County, GA $28,957
Brunswick, GA $27,243
Dalton, GA $25,853
Gainesville, GA $28,167
Hinesville, GA $28,720
Macon, GA $24,963
Rome, GA $26,930
Valdosta, GA $25,110
Warner Robins, GA $26,277
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,430
$28,807
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($45,668).

Urban Honolulu, HI $45,668
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $45,193
$45,430
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($36,935).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $32,218
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $36,935
Iowa City, IA $34,633
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $31,015
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $32,115
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,235
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,335
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $28,623
Cedar Rapids, IA $28,677
Dubuque, IA $28,120
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $28,417
$31,221
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($34,683).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $34,683
Twin Falls, ID $28,220
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $28,818
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $26,273
Idaho Falls, ID $26,713
Lewiston, ID-WA $30,647
Pocatello, ID $28,360
$29,165
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($38,508).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $34,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $37,308
Peoria, IL $32,830
Rockford, IL $34,098
Springfield, IL $32,660
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,508
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $30,238
Carbondale-Marion, IL $27,413
Danville, IL $26,290
Decatur, IL $25,760
Kankakee, IL $25,567
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $25,653
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $26,057
$31,113
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($43,948).

Fort Wayne, IN $33,428
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $36,705
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $34,348
Muncie, IN $43,948
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $33,565
Terre Haute, IN $36,915
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $31,873
Columbus, IN $27,997
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $27,497
Evansville, IN-KY $26,473
Kokomo, IN $27,943
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $31,030
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $25,243
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $25,873
$32,230
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($31,098).

Topeka, KS $30,228
Wichita, KS $31,098
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $27,700
Manhattan, KS $24,900
$28,720
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($35,363).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $34,230
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,363
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,198
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,400
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,363
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $25,117
Lexington-Fayette, KY $28,110
Owensboro, KY $24,630
$30,475
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($36,528).

Baton Rouge, LA $30,550
Hammond, LA $26,548
Lafayette, LA $29,673
Lake Charles, LA $27,190
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $33,493
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $32,398
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,528
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $26,483
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $25,260
Monroe, LA $25,780
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $23,183
$29,125
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($46,025).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $46,025
New Bedford, MA $40,905
Springfield, MA-CT $42,133
Worcester, MA-CT $39,385
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $44,273
Leominster-Gardner, MA $38,403
Pittsfield, MA $35,273
$41,227
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($39,245).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $32,618
Salisbury, MD-DE $39,245
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $33,090
California-Lexington Park, MD $30,110
Cumberland, MD-WV $28,450
$33,083
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($40,293).

Portland-South Portland, ME $40,293
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $34,060
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $38,775
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $32,463
$36,660
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($38,643).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $36,268
Flint, MI $35,925
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $36,835
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $34,153
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $38,643
Saginaw, MI $30,380
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,815
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,070
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,390
Battle Creek, MI $32,973
Bay City, MI $29,273
Jackson, MI $31,340
Midland, MI $28,373
Monroe, MI $27,543
Muskegon, MI $30,000
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $30,573
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,087
$33,107
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($43,038).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $40,433
Rochester, MN $43,038
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,655
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,198
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,793
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,220
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $31,003
St. Cloud, MN $33,547
$37,300
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($36,630).

Jefferson City, MO $34,235
Kansas City, MO-KS $36,630
St. Louis, MO-IL $30,993
Springfield, MO $33,328
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $31,068
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,963
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,600
Columbia, MO $29,157
Joplin, MO $25,200
St. Joseph, MO-KS $25,727
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $25,057
$31,567
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($35,920).

Jackson, MS $35,920
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $26,893
Hattiesburg, MS $22,200
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,823
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $21,303
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $21,840
$25,788
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($36,693).

Missoula, MT $32,568
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,788
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,693
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,513
Great Falls, MT $28,193
$33,412
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($38,675).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $35,315
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $35,810
Fayetteville, NC $34,070
Greensboro-High Point, NC $29,818
Greenville, NC $31,743
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $27,610
New Bern, NC $30,245
Raleigh, NC $37,090
Wilmington, NC $38,675
Winston-Salem, NC $33,203
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,748
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,025
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,608
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,435
Burlington, NC $26,517
Goldsboro, NC $26,617
Jacksonville, NC $29,067
Rocky Mount, NC $24,767
$32,154
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($34,317).

Fargo, ND-MN $34,250
Grand Forks, ND-MN $32,853
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,317
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $31,623
$33,261
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($33,665).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $33,665
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $29,208
Lincoln, NE $30,110
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $28,470
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $28,070
$30,085
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($44,543).

Portsmouth, NH-ME $44,543
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,008
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,943
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,200
Manchester, NH $34,913
$40,606
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($43,388).

Ocean City, NJ $43,088
Trenton, NJ $43,388
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $36,393
$41,371
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($37,225).

Santa Fe, NM $37,225
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $32,080
Farmington, NM $25,560
Las Cruces, NM $24,713
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $24,120
$29,435
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($37,198).

Reno, NV $37,198
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $33,208
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $32,867
$34,565
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($43,898).

Binghamton, NY $37,248
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $39,700
Glens Falls, NY $39,118
Ithaca, NY $41,315
Kingston, NY $40,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $43,898
Rochester, NY $37,228
Syracuse, NY $35,523
Utica-Rome, NY $38,723
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $39,123
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $37,780
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $38,058
Elmira, NY $33,020
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $30,483
$38,196
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($35,023).

Canton-Massillon, OH $31,980
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $32,840
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $32,633
Columbus, OH $34,058
Dayton, OH $35,023
Toledo, OH $33,088
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $30,825
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $31,898
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,935
Lima, OH $25,613
Mansfield, OH $28,813
Springfield, OH $28,357
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,040
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $23,610
$30,616
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($32,108).

Tulsa, OK $32,108
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $30,185
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $30,910
Lawton, OK $23,083
Oklahoma City, OK $27,313
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $24,583
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,740
$27,624
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($40,280).

Eugene, OR $33,730
Medford, OR $36,328
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $40,280
Salem, OR $36,743
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $34,943
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,160
Bend-Redmond, OR $35,083
Corvallis, OR $32,320
Grants Pass, OR $29,960
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,070
$35,001
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($42,743).

East Stroudsburg, PA $36,488
Erie, PA $32,043
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $36,268
Johnstown, PA $33,825
Lancaster, PA $35,493
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $42,743
Pittsburgh, PA $37,175
Reading, PA $38,130
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $35,643
Williamsport, PA $37,178
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $35,078
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,765
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $36,460
Altoona, PA $28,123
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $29,260
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $26,897
Gettysburg, PA $27,023
Lebanon, PA $29,977
State College, PA $30,023
York-Hanover, PA $29,350
$34,234
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($24,500).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $24,500
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $20,853
Arecibo, PR $20,743
Guayama, PR $22,470
Mayaguez, PR $19,333
Ponce, PR $21,023
San German, PR $19,437
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $21,230
$21,232
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($39,968).

Columbia, SC $30,175
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $36,413
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $34,280
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $25,295
Spartanburg, SC $39,968
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,173
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,253
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,790
Florence, SC $22,717
Sumter, SC $22,480
$30,973
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($34,598).

Sioux Falls, SD $34,598
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,673
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,113
$32,075
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($35,363).

Clarksville, TN-KY $29,258
Knoxville, TN $31,090
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $28,845
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $35,363
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $31,925
Cleveland, TN $24,713
Jackson, TN $24,903
Johnson City, TN $23,507
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $24,417
Morristown, TN $24,913
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $23,570
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $25,363
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,540
$27,448
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($39,243).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $39,243
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $38,388
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $34,480
College Station-Bryan, TX $34,465
Corpus Christi, TX $30,020
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $36,513
El Paso, TX $33,500
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $33,898
Laredo, TX $25,378
Lubbock, TX $34,680
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $29,180
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $36,125
Tyler, TX $34,265
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,788
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,103
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,320
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,288
Amarillo, TX $27,287
Killeen-Temple, TX $24,083
Longview, TX $24,700
Midland, TX $32,633
Odessa, TX $29,703
San Angelo, TX $23,567
Sherman-Denison, TX $26,227
Texarkana, TX-AR $25,947
Victoria, TX $25,297
Waco, TX $27,927
Wichita Falls, TX $27,790
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,337
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,820
$30,958
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($35,093).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $31,918
Provo-Orem, UT $31,518
St. George, UT $32,330
Salt Lake City, UT $33,130
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $35,093
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,290
$32,046
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($37,020).

Richmond, VA $37,020
Roanoke, VA $33,835
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $36,463
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,228
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,490
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,735
Charlottesville, VA $33,997
Harrisonburg, VA $28,415
Lynchburg, VA $25,823
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $32,643
Winchester, VA-WV $28,113
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $28,527
$32,859
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($39,310).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $35,898
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,310
$37,604
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($35,150).

Eau Claire, WI $32,160
Green Bay, WI $34,640
Janesville-Beloit, WI $34,185
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $31,378
Madison, WI $33,868
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $35,150
Sheboygan, WI $31,723
Wausau, WI $33,265
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $28,948
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $33,723
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $28,155
Fond du Lac, WI $28,867
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $29,807
Racine, WI $28,903
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,447
$31,783
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($39,258).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $26,035
Morgantown, WV $39,258
Wheeling, WV-OH $27,620
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,545
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,398
Charleston, WV $28,190
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,377
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $24,673
$31,005
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($36,683).

Cheyenne, WY $31,583
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $36,683
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $29,240
$32,502

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $33,961

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Hawaii ($45,508) in the Urban Honolulu, HI 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 ($40,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $37,213
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $40,820
$39,017
Alabama

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($37,907) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $37,273
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $37,907
Huntsville, AL $34,137
Mobile, AL $31,513
Montgomery, AL $34,197
Tuscaloosa, AL $26,807
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,313
Auburn-Opelika, AL $28,945
Decatur, AL $25,705
Dothan, AL $26,410
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $25,315
Gadsden, AL $24,055
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $25,740
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,045
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $26,365
$29,715
Arkansas

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

North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($31,113) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $30,103
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,113
Fort Smith, AR-OK $26,155
Hot Springs, AR $27,345
Jonesboro, AR $25,020
Pine Bluff, AR $23,170
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,970
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,870
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,330
$26,120
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($39,907) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $33,193
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $38,840
Prescott, AZ $37,460
Tucson, AZ $35,377
Yuma, AZ $33,320
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $39,907
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $30,120
$35,460
California

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

Napa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($55,297) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $42,887
Fresno, CA $31,133
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $40,987
Merced, CA $37,660
Modesto, CA $35,557
Napa, CA $55,297
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $31,023
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $44,920
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $39,667
Salinas, CA $46,357
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $41,263
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $50,833
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $47,513
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $35,950
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $42,543
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $42,713
Santa Rosa, CA $40,093
Stockton-Lodi, CA $48,423
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $38,927
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,723
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $39,263
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $45,200
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $44,677
El Centro, CA $32,275
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $39,455
Madera, CA $35,055
Redding, CA $34,370
Yuba City, CA $31,175
$40,498
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($48,567) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $34,630
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $41,167
Fort Collins, CO $37,940
Greeley, CO $34,923
Pueblo, CO $39,077
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,620
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,567
Grand Junction, CO $32,760
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $31,020
$37,745
Connecticut

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

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($48,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $47,910
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $41,287
New Haven, CT $38,323
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $42,263
Waterbury, CT $39,980
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $48,200
$42,994
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($47,443) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $38,543
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $35,027
Gainesville, FL $34,210
Jacksonville, FL $32,590
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $37,273
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $38,847
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $47,443
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,327
Ocala, FL $33,280
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $39,263
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $33,030
Panama City, FL $38,970
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $30,140
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,917
Punta Gorda, FL $38,147
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $39,633
Tallahassee, FL $38,973
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $34,403
The Villages, FL $41,090
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $44,487
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $37,943
Homosassa Springs, FL $27,695
Sebring, FL $30,665
$37,082
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 ($41,003) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $37,107
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $41,003
Columbus, GA-AL $33,437
Savannah, GA $36,150
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $32,203
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,843
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,510
Athens-Clarke County, GA $29,565
Brunswick, GA $26,780
Dalton, GA $26,450
Gainesville, GA $28,995
Hinesville, GA $28,720
Macon, GA $25,125
Rome, GA $28,265
Valdosta, GA $25,110
Warner Robins, GA $27,815
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,600
$29,805
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($47,333) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $47,333
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $43,683
$45,508
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($38,973) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $34,040
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $38,973
Iowa City, IA $35,913
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $32,413
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $33,493
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,980
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,670
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,130
Cedar Rapids, IA $28,655
Dubuque, IA $27,860
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,495
$32,057
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($37,303) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $37,303
Twin Falls, ID $28,307
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $29,860
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $26,980
Idaho Falls, ID $28,310
Lewiston, ID-WA $32,840
Pocatello, ID $31,085
$30,669
Illinois

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

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($42,703) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $35,920
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $39,833
Peoria, IL $34,983
Rockford, IL $36,817
Springfield, IL $35,420
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,703
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $32,487
Carbondale-Marion, IL $28,155
Danville, IL $26,850
Decatur, IL $26,280
Kankakee, IL $24,850
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,690
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $27,675
$32,051
Indiana

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

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($49,097) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Wayne, IN $35,157
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $39,240
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $35,700
Muncie, IN $49,097
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $35,330
Terre Haute, IN $41,093
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,870
Columbus, IN $28,180
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $27,035
Evansville, IN-KY $27,060
Kokomo, IN $29,465
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $32,925
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $26,030
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $25,825
$33,358
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($33,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS $31,737
Wichita, KS $33,150
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $28,887
Manhattan, KS $25,805
$29,895
Kentucky

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

East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($39,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $35,897
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,177
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,690
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,933
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,520
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $25,210
Lexington-Fayette, KY $27,765
Owensboro, KY $24,695
$31,611
Louisiana

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

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($40,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $32,580
Hammond, LA $27,400
Lafayette, LA $31,850
Lake Charles, LA $27,473
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,810
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $35,180
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $40,800
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $27,777
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $25,860
Monroe, LA $27,045
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $24,160
$30,540
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($47,917) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $47,917
New Bedford, MA $42,757
Springfield, MA-CT $43,620
Worcester, MA-CT $40,157
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $46,390
Leominster-Gardner, MA $38,665
Pittsfield, MA $34,190
$41,956
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($40,823) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $33,653
Salisbury, MD-DE $40,823
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $34,360
California-Lexington Park, MD $30,310
Cumberland, MD-WV $29,890
$33,807
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($42,077) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $42,077
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,540
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,997
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $32,305
$37,730
Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($41,803) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $38,247
Flint, MI $38,880
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $39,083
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $36,010
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $41,803
Saginaw, MI $31,807
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,223
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,153
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,823
Battle Creek, MI $34,585
Bay City, MI $30,790
Jackson, MI $31,165
Midland, MI $28,895
Monroe, MI $28,460
Muskegon, MI $30,390
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $33,190
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,460
$34,410
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($46,527) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $41,640
Rochester, MN $46,527
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,807
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,197
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,850
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,570
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $30,420
St. Cloud, MN $32,945
$38,244
Missouri

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

Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($41,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO $37,570
Kansas City, MO-KS $39,533
St. Louis, MO-IL $32,747
Springfield, MO $36,357
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,790
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,020
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,507
Columbia, MO $29,110
Joplin, MO $26,955
St. Joseph, MO-KS $26,970
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $26,030
$33,508
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($41,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $41,100
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,387
Hattiesburg, MS $23,375
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $24,480
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,415
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,890
$27,274
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($39,513) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $34,117
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,147
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,513
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,073
Great Falls, MT $29,360
$35,042
North Carolina

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

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($42,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $38,133
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $37,620
Fayetteville, NC $36,243
Greensboro-High Point, NC $30,687
Greenville, NC $33,520
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $28,817
New Bern, NC $31,453
Raleigh, NC $39,593
Wilmington, NC $42,980
Winston-Salem, NC $35,393
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,300
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,877
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,843
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,080
Burlington, NC $25,685
Goldsboro, NC $25,795
Jacksonville, NC $28,720
Rocky Mount, NC $27,280
$33,668
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($34,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $34,900
Grand Forks, ND-MN $32,680
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,660
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,405
$33,661
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($34,493) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $34,493
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $30,093
Lincoln, NE $29,615
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $29,705
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $28,715
$30,524
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 ($46,553) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $46,553
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,733
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,283
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,803
Manchester, NH $35,070
$41,889
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($46,707) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $46,707
Trenton, NJ $45,823
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $37,730
$43,420
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($40,057) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $40,057
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,797
Farmington, NM $26,325
Las Cruces, NM $26,370
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $24,880
$30,486
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($37,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $37,950
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $35,363
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $33,450
$35,588
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($45,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $39,617
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $41,510
Glens Falls, NY $41,773
Ithaca, NY $42,350
Kingston, NY $41,177
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $45,960
Rochester, NY $39,370
Syracuse, NY $35,700
Utica-Rome, NY $41,133
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $40,673
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $39,493
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $40,097
Elmira, NY $34,095
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $29,990
$39,496
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($37,343) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $35,263
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $34,487
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $33,547
Columbus, OH $35,703
Dayton, OH $37,343
Toledo, OH $34,503
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $32,273
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $33,513
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,020
Lima, OH $24,295
Mansfield, OH $28,880
Springfield, OH $27,565
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,435
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $23,010
$31,060
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($34,807) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $34,807
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,100
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,507
Lawton, OK $24,350
Oklahoma City, OK $29,740
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $25,970
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $22,805
$29,325
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 ($41,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR $34,703
Medford, OR $37,730
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $41,730
Salem, OR $38,197
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $36,170
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $40,257
Bend-Redmond, OR $34,350
Corvallis, OR $32,800
Grants Pass, OR $30,270
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,145
$35,535
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 ($45,127) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East Stroudsburg, PA $39,153
Erie, PA $32,827
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $38,760
Johnstown, PA $36,767
Lancaster, PA $37,990
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $45,127
Pittsburgh, PA $39,507
Reading, PA $41,330
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $38,830
Williamsport, PA $40,370
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,990
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,630
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,793
Altoona, PA $27,955
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $29,310
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $27,450
Gettysburg, PA $29,495
Lebanon, PA $29,395
State College, PA $31,335
York-Hanover, PA $30,605
$35,831
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 ($25,577) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $25,577
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,810
Arecibo, PR $20,225
Guayama, PR $22,470
Mayaguez, PR $19,165
Ponce, PR $19,260
San German, PR $19,030
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $21,230
$20,846
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($45,157) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $32,373
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $40,270
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $35,690
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $26,673
Spartanburg, SC $45,157
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,093
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,610
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,640
Florence, SC $24,160
Sumter, SC $23,410
$33,308
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 ($36,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $36,450
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,360
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,900
$33,237
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($37,457) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $31,027
Knoxville, TN $32,487
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $30,617
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $37,457
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,330
Cleveland, TN $26,060
Jackson, TN $26,045
Johnson City, TN $24,000
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $24,205
Morristown, TN $26,075
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $24,215
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $26,515
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,460
$28,038
Texas

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

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($43,697) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $42,637
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $43,697
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $38,293
College Station-Bryan, TX $36,970
Corpus Christi, TX $31,847
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $39,610
El Paso, TX $35,873
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $36,823
Laredo, TX $26,470
Lubbock, TX $37,573
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $31,393
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $38,413
Tyler, TX $37,253
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,250
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,427
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,703
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,227
Amarillo, TX $28,540
Killeen-Temple, TX $24,940
Longview, TX $26,285
Midland, TX $33,940
Odessa, TX $32,360
San Angelo, TX $25,045
Sherman-Denison, TX $27,535
Texarkana, TX-AR $27,160
Victoria, TX $25,740
Waco, TX $30,070
Wichita Falls, TX $29,920
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,105
$32,750
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($38,663) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $32,650
Provo-Orem, UT $32,667
St. George, UT $33,477
Salt Lake City, UT $34,070
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,663
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $27,643
$33,195
Virginia

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

Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($40,937) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $39,980
Roanoke, VA $36,843
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $38,610
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,937
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,993
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,390
Charlottesville, VA $35,495
Harrisonburg, VA $28,415
Lynchburg, VA $26,960
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $31,690
Winchester, VA-WV $27,735
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $28,950
$33,917
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($41,363) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $36,480
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $41,363
$38,922
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($36,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $32,913
Green Bay, WI $35,493
Janesville-Beloit, WI $34,680
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $31,850
Madison, WI $33,750
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $36,740
Sheboygan, WI $32,883
Wausau, WI $34,950
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $28,870
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $35,223
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $27,173
Fond du Lac, WI $29,465
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $30,145
Racine, WI $28,995
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,935
$32,204
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 ($43,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $26,557
Morgantown, WV $43,070
Wheeling, WV-OH $27,877
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,967
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,323
Charleston, WV $28,710
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,245
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $24,805
$32,194
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($39,275) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $32,125
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $39,275
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $29,525
$33,642

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $27,942

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Hawaii ($45,195) in the Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($41,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $41,660
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,610
$40,635
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($25,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $20,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $21,540
Huntsville, AL $20,070
Mobile, AL $20,400
Montgomery, AL $18,780
Tuscaloosa, AL $25,750
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $21,130
Auburn-Opelika, AL $22,060
Decatur, AL $19,620
Dothan, AL $19,570
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $20,120
Gadsden, AL $19,100
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,130
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,910
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,890
$20,449
Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($24,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $22,060
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,050
Fort Smith, AR-OK $20,820
Hot Springs, AR $24,120
Jonesboro, AR $21,880
Pine Bluff, AR $21,020
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,020
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,200
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,200
$21,708
Arizona

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

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($32,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $29,000
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $30,290
Prescott, AZ $32,930
Tucson, AZ $29,530
Yuma, AZ $27,790
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $30,800
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $28,310
$29,807
California

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

Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($43,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $31,240
Fresno, CA $30,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $36,690
Merced, CA $36,830
Modesto, CA $31,150
Napa, CA $39,910
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $36,920
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $33,000
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $35,050
Salinas, CA $43,350
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $36,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $41,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $40,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $35,960
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $32,890
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $38,720
Santa Rosa, CA $39,270
Stockton-Lodi, CA $32,970
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $35,290
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,760
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $32,550
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,300
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $32,630
El Centro, CA $35,950
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $43,750
Madera, CA $38,010
Redding, CA $34,150
Yuba City, CA $39,950
$36,471
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($32,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $29,460
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $31,070
Fort Collins, CO $31,980
Greeley, CO $30,520
Pueblo, CO $28,090
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,530
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $32,800
Grand Junction, CO $27,370
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $27,480
$29,922
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($40,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $31,110
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $40,620
New Haven, CT $39,230
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $35,780
Waterbury, CT $39,350
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $33,910
$36,667
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($33,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $25,520
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $25,460
Gainesville, FL $26,070
Jacksonville, FL $26,700
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $19,570
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $27,050
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $33,100
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $29,660
Ocala, FL $21,570
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $28,100
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $26,610
Panama City, FL $23,930
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $27,460
Port St. Lucie, FL $28,320
Punta Gorda, FL $27,820
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $28,840
Tallahassee, FL $24,230
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $29,030
The Villages, FL $24,550
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $21,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $20,880
Homosassa Springs, FL $24,650
Sebring, FL $25,690
$25,917
Georgia

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

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($28,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $26,450
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $22,510
Columbus, GA-AL $22,100
Savannah, GA $23,940
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,670
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,880
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,780
Athens-Clarke County, GA $27,740
Brunswick, GA $28,170
Dalton, GA $24,660
Gainesville, GA $26,510
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $24,640
Rome, GA $24,260
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA $23,200
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,090
$24,307
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($49,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,670
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,720
$45,195
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($30,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $26,750
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $30,820
Iowa City, IA $30,790
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $26,820
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $27,980
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $28,000
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $26,330
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $27,100
Cedar Rapids, IA $28,720
Dubuque, IA $28,640
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $26,260
$28,019
Idaho

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

Twin Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($27,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $26,820
Twin Falls, ID $27,960
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $25,690
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,150
Idaho Falls, ID $23,520
Lewiston, ID-WA $26,260
Pocatello, ID $22,910
$25,330
Illinois

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

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($30,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $30,680
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $29,730
Peoria, IL $26,370
Rockford, IL $25,940
Springfield, IL $24,380
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $25,920
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,490
Carbondale-Marion, IL $25,930
Danville, IL $25,170
Decatur, IL $24,720
Kankakee, IL $27,000
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $27,580
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $22,820
$26,133
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($30,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Wayne, IN $28,240
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $29,100
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $30,290
Muncie, IN $28,500
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $28,270
Terre Haute, IN $24,380
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,880
Columbus, IN $27,630
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $28,420
Evansville, IN-KY $25,300
Kokomo, IN $24,900
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $27,240
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $23,670
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $25,970
$26,771
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($25,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS $25,700
Wichita, KS $24,940
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $24,140
Manhattan, KS $23,090
$24,468
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($29,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $29,230
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,920
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,720
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,800
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $22,890
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $24,930
Lexington-Fayette, KY $28,800
Owensboro, KY $24,500
$25,349
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($26,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $24,460
Hammond, LA $23,990
Lafayette, LA $23,140
Lake Charles, LA $26,340
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $26,540
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $24,050
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $23,710
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $22,600
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $24,060
Monroe, LA $23,250
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $21,230
$23,943
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($40,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $40,350
New Bedford, MA $35,350
Springfield, MA-CT $37,670
Worcester, MA-CT $37,070
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $37,920
Leominster-Gardner, MA $37,880
Pittsfield, MA $37,440
$37,669
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($34,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $29,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $34,510
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $29,280
California-Lexington Park, MD $29,710
Cumberland, MD-WV $25,570
$29,716
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($34,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $34,940
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,620
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $32,110
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $32,780
$32,363
Michigan

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

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($31,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $30,330
Flint, MI $27,060
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $30,090
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $28,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $29,160
Saginaw, MI $26,100
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,590
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,820
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,090
Battle Creek, MI $29,750
Bay City, MI $26,240
Jackson, MI $31,690
Midland, MI $27,330
Monroe, MI $25,710
Muskegon, MI $29,220
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $25,340
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $25,340
$27,967
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($36,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $36,810
Rochester, MN $32,570
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $30,200
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,200
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $30,620
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,170
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $32,170
St. Cloud, MN $34,750
$33,061
Missouri

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

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($29,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO $24,230
Kansas City, MO-KS $27,920
St. Louis, MO-IL $25,730
Springfield, MO $24,240
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $22,900
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,790
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $22,880
Columbia, MO $29,250
Joplin, MO $21,690
St. Joseph, MO-KS $23,240
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,110
$24,180
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($20,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $20,380
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,410
Hattiesburg, MS $19,850
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,510
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,080
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,740
$19,662
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 ($28,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $27,920
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $27,710
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $28,230
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $28,830
Great Falls, MT $25,860
$27,710
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($30,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $26,860
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $30,380
Fayetteville, NC $27,550
Greensboro-High Point, NC $27,210
Greenville, NC $26,410
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $23,990
New Bern, NC $26,620
Raleigh, NC $29,580
Wilmington, NC $25,760
Winston-Salem, NC $26,630
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,090
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,470
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,900
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,500
Burlington, NC $28,180
Goldsboro, NC $28,260
Jacksonville, NC $29,760
Rocky Mount, NC $19,740
$26,438
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 ($33,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $32,950
Grand Forks, ND-MN $33,200
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,630
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,060
$32,460
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($31,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $31,180
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $26,550
Lincoln, NE $31,100
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $26,000
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $26,780
$28,322
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 ($38,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $38,510
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $34,830
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $34,920
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,390
Manchester, NH $34,600
$35,650
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 ($36,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $32,230
Trenton, NJ $36,080
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $33,720
$34,010
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($28,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $28,730
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $23,930
Farmington, NM $24,030
Las Cruces, NM $21,400
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $22,600
$24,138
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($34,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $34,940
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $26,740
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $31,700
$31,127
New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($38,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $30,140
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $34,270
Glens Falls, NY $31,150
Ithaca, NY $38,210
Kingston, NY $37,710
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $37,710
Rochester, NY $30,800
Syracuse, NY $34,990
Utica-Rome, NY $31,490
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $34,470
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $32,640
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $31,940
Elmira, NY $30,870
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $31,470
$33,419
Ohio

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

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($29,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $22,130
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $27,900
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $29,890
Columbus, OH $29,120
Dayton, OH $28,060
Toledo, OH $28,840
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $26,480
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $27,050
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,680
Lima, OH $28,250
Mansfield, OH $28,680
Springfield, OH $29,940
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,250
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $24,810
$27,649
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($24,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $24,010
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,440
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $20,120
Lawton, OK $20,550
Oklahoma City, OK $22,460
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,810
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,610
$21,429
Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($36,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR $30,810
Medford, OR $32,120
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $35,930
Salem, OR $32,380
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $31,260
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $31,870
Bend-Redmond, OR $36,550
Corvallis, OR $31,360
Grants Pass, OR $29,340
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $28,920
$32,054
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($35,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East Stroudsburg, PA $28,490
Erie, PA $29,690
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $28,790
Johnstown, PA $25,000
Lancaster, PA $28,000
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $35,590
Pittsburgh, PA $30,180
Reading, PA $28,530
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $26,080
Williamsport, PA $27,600
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $26,340
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $26,170
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $23,460
Altoona, PA $28,460
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $29,160
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $25,790
Gettysburg, PA $22,080
Lebanon, PA $31,140
State College, PA $27,400
York-Hanover, PA $26,840
$27,740
Puerto Rico

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

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($24,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $21,270
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $22,940
Arecibo, PR $21,780
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR $19,670
Ponce, PR $24,550
San German, PR $20,250
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$21,743
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($30,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $23,580
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $24,840
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $30,050
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $21,160
Spartanburg, SC $24,400
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,410
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,180
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,240
Florence, SC $19,830
Sumter, SC $20,620
$22,531
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 ($29,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $29,040
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $27,300
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,540
$28,293
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($29,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $23,950
Knoxville, TN $26,900
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $23,530
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $29,080
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $27,710
Cleveland, TN $22,020
Jackson, TN $22,620
Johnson City, TN $22,520
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $24,840
Morristown, TN $22,590
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,280
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $23,060
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,700
$24,138
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($30,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $29,060
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $22,460
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $23,040
College Station-Bryan, TX $26,950
Corpus Christi, TX $24,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $27,220
El Paso, TX $26,380
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $25,120
Laredo, TX $22,100
Lubbock, TX $26,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $22,540
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $29,260
Tyler, TX $25,300
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,400
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,130
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,170
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,470
Amarillo, TX $24,780
Killeen-Temple, TX $22,370
Longview, TX $21,530
Midland, TX $30,020
Odessa, TX $24,390
San Angelo, TX $20,610
Sherman-Denison, TX $23,610
Texarkana, TX-AR $23,520
Victoria, TX $24,410
Waco, TX $23,640
Wichita Falls, TX $23,530
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,190
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,250
$24,200
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($30,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $29,720
Provo-Orem, UT $28,070
St. George, UT $28,890
Salt Lake City, UT $30,310
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $24,380
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $30,230
$28,600
Virginia

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($34,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $28,140
Roanoke, VA $24,810
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $30,020
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,100
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,980
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $28,770
Charlottesville, VA $31,000
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA $23,550
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $34,550
Winchester, VA-WV $28,870
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $27,680
$27,770
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($34,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $34,150
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $33,150
$33,650
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($34,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $29,900
Green Bay, WI $32,080
Janesville-Beloit, WI $32,700
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $29,960
Madison, WI $34,220
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $30,380
Sheboygan, WI $28,240
Wausau, WI $28,210
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,180
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,220
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,100
Fond du Lac, WI $27,670
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $29,130
Racine, WI $28,720
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $28,470
$29,945
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($27,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $24,470
Morgantown, WV $27,820
Wheeling, WV-OH $26,850
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,280
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,620
Charleston, WV $27,150
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,640
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $24,410
$25,530
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($31,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $30,500
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $31,500
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $28,670
$30,223

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 $33,961.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $27,942. 

  Chefs and Head Cooks

Direct and may participate in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods. May plan and price menu items, order supplies, and keep records and accounts.

Salary Ratio: 3    

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    
  • Banquet Chef
  • Cake Froster
  • Cake Icer
  • Cake Maker
  • Cake Mixer
  • Certified Executive Chef (CEC)
  • Chef
  • Chef de Cuisine
  • Chef de Froid
  • Chocolatier
  • Confectioner
  • Cook
  • Cooking Chef
  • Corporate Executive Chef
  • Cuisine Chef
  • Culinary Artist
  • Culinary Chef
  • Culinary Specialist
  • Executive Chef (Ex Chef)
  • Executive Pastry Chef
  • Executive Sous Chef
  • Head Chef
  • Head Cook
  • Head Pastry Chef
  • Kitchen Chef
  • Kitchen Manager
  • Kitchen Supervisor
  • Master Chef
  • Menu Planner
  • Pantry Chef
  • Passenger Vessel Chef
  • Pastry Artist
  • Pastry Chef
  • Pastry Cook
  • Personal Chef
  • Salad Chef
  • School Cafeteria Head Cook
  • Sous Chef
  • Sushi Chef
  • Wedding Cake Designer
  • US Salary Median: $50,686
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 19.6%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.

Salary Ratio: 1.97    

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    
  • Banquet Captain
  • Banquet Supervisor
  • Bar Manager
  • Bartender Manager
  • Cafeteria Manager
  • Cafeteria Supervisor
  • Canteen Manager
  • Cocktail Lounge Manager
  • Commissary Production Supervisor
  • Cook Manager
  • Counter Supervisor
  • Crew Chief
  • Crew Leader
  • Dairy Bar Manager
  • Dietary Manager
  • Dietary Supervisor
  • Dining Room Captain
  • Dining Room Manager
  • Dining Room Supervisor
  • Fast Food Restaurant Manager
  • Fast Food Services Manager
  • Fast Food Supervisor
  • Flight Kitchen Manager
  • Floor Supervisor
  • Food and Nutrition Services Supervisor
  • Food Beverage Supervisor
  • Food Concession Manager
  • Food Production Supervisor
  • Food Service Director
  • Food Service Industry Supervisor
  • Food Service Manager
  • Food Service Supervisor
  • Food Supervisor
  • Fountain Manager
  • Fountain Supervisor
  • Kitchen Leader
  • Kitchen Manager
  • Kitchen Supervisor
  • Kitchen Work Supervisor
  • Kosher Dietary Service Manager
  • Kosher Dietary Service Supervisor
  • Lunch Counter Manager
  • Luncheonette Manager
  • Lunchroom Food Service Supervisor
  • Lunchroom Manager
  • Lunchroom Supervisor
  • Motel Food Service Supervisor
  • Restaurant Shift Leader
  • Restaurant Shift Supervisor
  • Restaurant Supervisor
  • Room Service Supervisor
  • School Lunch Manager
  • Snack Bar Manager
  • Soda Fountain Manager
  • Tea Room Manager
  • US Salary Median: $34,149
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 19.6%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Prepare and cook large quantities of food for institutions, such as schools, hospitals, or cafeterias.

Salary Ratio: 0.8    

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    
  • Boarding House Cook
  • Cafeteria Cook
  • Camp Cook
  • Chef
  • Cook
  • Culinary Specialist
  • Dietary Aide
  • Dietary Cook
  • Dinner Cook
  • Food Service Specialist
  • Food Service Worker
  • Galley Cook
  • Institutional Cook
  • Kitchen Cook
  • Line Cook
  • Mess Cook
  • Prep Cook (Preparatory Cook)
  • Ranch Cook
  • School Cafeteria Cook
  • School Cook
  • Ship's Cook
  • Sous Chef
  • Special Diet Cook
  • US Salary Median: $29,212
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 19.6%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Cooks, Restaurant

Prepare, season, and cook dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.

Salary Ratio: 1.54    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Appetizer Preparer
  • Back Line Cook
  • Banquet Cook
  • Breakfast Cook
  • Broil Cook
  • Broiler Cook
  • Chef De Partie
  • Cook
  • Foreign Food Specialty Cook
  • Fry Cook
  • Grill Cook
  • Ice Cream Chef
  • Larder Cook
  • Line Cook
  • Prep Cook (Preparation Cook)
  • Railroad Cook
  • Sandwich Artist
  • Specialty Cook
  • Specialty Foods Cook
  • Station Cook
  • Vegetable Cook
  • US Salary Median: $27,338
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 19.6%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $3,742 per year (or $9,042 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $7,484 to earn an associate's (or $18,084 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $3,742 per year (or $9,042 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $14,968 to earn a bachelor's (or $36,168 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate General Cooking and Related Culinary Arts Degrees

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

ENMU Station 2, 1500 S Ave K - Portales, NM

Out-of-state cost: $8,568/year
In-state cost: $6,528/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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