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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Culinary Science & Culinology Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the blending of food science and the culinary arts and that prepares individuals to work as research chefs and related research and development positions in the food industry. Includes instruction in culinary arts, food chemistry, food safety and quality, food processing, nutrition, and business management.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages. Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $56,129
    "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.): 12.27%
    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.):  $23,732/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,960/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,299/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,262/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,781/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,333/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: $56,129

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($76,638) in the Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($68,583).

Fairbanks, AK $63,257
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $68,583
$65,920
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($72,480).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $52,445
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $58,240
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $51,627
Decatur, AL $61,215
Dothan, AL $72,480
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,945
Gadsden, AL $64,590
Huntsville, AL $52,317
Mobile, AL $52,593
Montgomery, AL $52,900
Tuscaloosa, AL $50,520
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,985
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,170
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $62,425
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,985
$56,250
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($50,460).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $46,690
Hot Springs, AR $50,460
Jonesboro, AR $41,660
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $43,880
Pine Bluff, AR $50,060
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,430
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,400
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,580
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,690
$44,196
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($57,700).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $48,470
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $54,545
Prescott, AZ $49,525
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $42,920
Tucson, AZ $50,145
Yuma, AZ $48,880
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $57,700
$50,881
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($78,167).

Chico, CA $60,010
El Centro, CA $52,950
Fresno, CA $51,440
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $50,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $64,057
Madera, CA $56,110
Merced, CA $59,483
Modesto, CA $53,160
Napa, CA $67,420
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $39,210
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $63,370
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $53,025
Salinas, CA $65,300
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $63,330
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $78,167
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $65,750
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $47,795
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $54,335
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $61,975
Santa Rosa, CA $68,957
Stockton-Lodi, CA $67,420
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $68,687
Visalia-Porterville, CA $58,960
Yuba City, CA $49,160
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,635
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,350
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $55,040
$60,181
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($74,200).

Colorado Springs, CO $50,530
Fort Collins, CO $54,935
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $63,135
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,200
Greeley, CO $53,230
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $48,960
Pueblo, CO $54,820
$57,987
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($70,197).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $63,947
New Haven, CT $63,000
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $70,197
Waterbury, CT $56,343
Danbury, CT $64,595
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,325
$64,144
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 ($70,980).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $51,045
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $43,420
Gainesville, FL $50,080
Homosassa Springs, FL $45,130
Jacksonville, FL $43,315
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $52,605
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $52,555
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $70,980
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $57,350
Ocala, FL $41,880
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $55,700
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $44,785
Panama City, FL $46,685
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $39,085
Port St. Lucie, FL $45,395
Punta Gorda, FL $58,175
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $57,850
Sebring, FL $37,680
Tallahassee, FL $51,645
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $45,727
The Villages, FL $59,920
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $68,545
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $56,310
$51,436
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Dalton, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($69,880).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $59,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $53,675
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $63,420
Brunswick, GA $51,330
Columbus, GA-AL $46,945
Dalton, GA $69,880
Gainesville, GA $59,990
Macon, GA $37,910
Rome, GA $58,830
Savannah, GA $51,060
Valdosta, GA $41,200
Warner Robins, GA $49,200
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,455
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,540
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,605
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $27,660
$50,380
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($70,143).

Urban Honolulu, HI $70,143
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,323
$61,733
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($59,567).

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,930
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $46,710
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $59,567
Dubuque, IA $43,290
Iowa City, IA $49,945
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $38,850
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $41,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,870
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,555
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,470
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,600
$46,755
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($55,760).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $46,185
Idaho Falls, ID $55,760
Twin Falls, ID $37,770
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,465
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,120
$43,427
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($55,960).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $51,520
Champaign-Urbana, IL $49,810
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $53,675
Danville, IL $39,680
Decatur, IL $47,540
Peoria, IL $48,875
Rockford, IL $50,285
Springfield, IL $50,625
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,960
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,275
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,400
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,050
$48,432
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($70,690).

Columbus, IN $53,020
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $53,410
Evansville, IN-KY $51,780
Fort Wayne, IN $49,070
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $53,390
Kokomo, IN $49,110
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $46,485
Muncie, IN $70,690
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $51,060
Terre Haute, IN $64,345
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,270
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,090
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,570
$53,721
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($62,750).

Manhattan, KS $62,750
Topeka, KS $46,270
Wichita, KS $46,750
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $44,580
$48,279
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($60,730).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $42,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY $45,230
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,165
Owensboro, KY $45,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,730
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,110
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,715
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,730
$48,631
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($67,385).

Hammond, LA $54,910
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $67,385
Lafayette, LA $53,883
Lake Charles, LA $49,783
Monroe, LA $53,970
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $61,873
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $61,920
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $61,203
Baton Rouge, LA $52,560
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,595
$56,246
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($68,955).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $68,955
Leominster-Gardner, MA $56,860
New Bedford, MA $59,390
Pittsfield, MA $60,640
Springfield, MA-CT $64,330
Worcester, MA-CT $54,275
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $63,755
$61,576
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($66,450).

California-Lexington Park, MD $66,450
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $50,630
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,475
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $50,340
$56,477
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($61,340).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $61,340
Portland-South Portland, ME $59,817
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,250
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,273
$57,609
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($67,595).

Battle Creek, MI $60,310
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $67,595
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $58,450
Jackson, MI $57,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $53,545
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $58,805
Monroe, MI $47,760
Muskegon, MI $60,460
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $55,140
Saginaw, MI $45,675
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,990
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,535
Flint, MI $57,940
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,130
$56,399
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($64,843).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $54,360
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $56,955
Rochester, MN $64,843
St. Cloud, MN $57,240
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,225
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,915
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,065
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,253
$55,763
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($63,600).

Kansas City, MO-KS $54,885
St. Louis, MO-IL $57,433
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,585
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $25,220
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,485
Jefferson City, MO $58,030
Springfield, MO $55,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $63,600
$52,833
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($56,223).

Hattiesburg, MS $53,905
Jackson, MS $56,223
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,230
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,867
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,500
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,900
$51,881
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($65,370).

Great Falls, MT $65,370
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,275
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,840
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,845
Missoula, MT $40,940
$54,029
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($60,880).

Burlington, NC $55,580
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $57,497
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $59,183
Fayetteville, NC $60,503
Goldsboro, NC $56,140
Greensboro-High Point, NC $46,603
Greenville, NC $52,150
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $48,960
Jacksonville, NC $56,675
New Bern, NC $49,253
Raleigh, NC $60,003
Rocky Mount, NC $51,205
Wilmington, NC $60,880
Winston-Salem, NC $57,323
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,670
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,867
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,157
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,343
$55,188
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($60,315).

Fargo, ND-MN $55,210
Grand Forks, ND-MN $59,870
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,315
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,945
$57,335
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($46,370).

Lincoln, NE $46,370
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $44,275
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,130
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,190
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,160
$41,513
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($71,380).

Manchester, NH $71,380
Portsmouth, NH-ME $69,967
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,783
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,590
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,693
$63,990
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($78,010).

Trenton, NJ $76,130
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $78,010
Ocean City, NJ $76,280
$76,638
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($67,937).

Farmington, NM $63,730
Las Cruces, NM $64,790
Santa Fe, NM $57,410
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $67,937
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $57,155
$62,283
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($60,150).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $60,150
Reno, NV $52,245
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $49,810
$52,852
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 ($72,383).

Binghamton, NY $51,715
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $57,715
Elmira, NY $54,060
Glens Falls, NY $53,500
Ithaca, NY $56,840
Kingston, NY $57,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $72,383
Rochester, NY $55,760
Syracuse, NY $52,465
Utica-Rome, NY $58,810
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $59,970
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $62,305
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $56,770
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $57,660
$58,179
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($63,630).

Canton-Massillon, OH $46,105
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $45,430
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $46,255
Columbus, OH $58,970
Dayton, OH $53,435
Mansfield, OH $59,390
Springfield, OH $59,120
Toledo, OH $50,505
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $53,955
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,690
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $63,630
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $36,770
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,820
$52,657
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($62,770).

Lawton, OK $55,575
Oklahoma City, OK $62,770
Tulsa, OK $58,760
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,677
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,195
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $52,075
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,537
$55,597
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($60,710).

Bend-Redmond, OR $51,200
Corvallis, OR $48,300
Eugene, OR $46,875
Grants Pass, OR $44,690
Medford, OR $43,930
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $60,383
Salem, OR $59,960
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $60,710
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $55,085
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,110
$54,223
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($70,533).

Altoona, PA $49,500
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $60,240
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,355
Erie, PA $51,955
Gettysburg, PA $66,960
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,060
Johnstown, PA $53,275
Lancaster, PA $59,470
Lebanon, PA $58,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $70,533
Pittsburgh, PA $64,220
Reading, PA $68,050
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $57,155
State College, PA $63,460
York-Hanover, PA $57,430
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,020
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,995
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,447
Williamsport, PA $53,630
$60,296
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($36,170).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $33,160
Arecibo, PR $33,340
Mayaguez, PR $34,170
Ponce, PR $30,825
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $36,170
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $34,835
San German, PR $35,630
$34,057
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 ($66,030).

Columbia, SC $56,057
Florence, SC $54,170
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $59,070
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $54,420
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $46,760
Spartanburg, SC $66,030
Sumter, SC $54,735
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,927
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,567
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,957
$54,899
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($54,523).

Sioux Falls, SD $54,523
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,155
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,610
$52,443
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($55,183).

Clarksville, TN-KY $48,307
Cleveland, TN $47,730
Jackson, TN $50,685
Johnson City, TN $54,495
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $54,400
Knoxville, TN $50,430
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,397
Morristown, TN $50,505
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $55,183
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,455
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,740
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,205
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,497
$49,512
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($64,197).

Amarillo, TX $59,840
Austin-Round Rock, TX $62,070
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $58,650
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $61,770
College Station-Bryan, TX $56,685
Corpus Christi, TX $47,330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $58,835
El Paso, TX $54,460
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $58,417
Killeen-Temple, TX $57,100
Laredo, TX $43,060
Longview, TX $56,700
Lubbock, TX $53,420
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $40,110
Midland, TX $60,740
Odessa, TX $46,090
San Angelo, TX $47,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $64,197
Sherman-Denison, TX $62,840
Texarkana, TX-AR $50,080
Tyler, TX $49,930
Victoria, TX $56,830
Waco, TX $56,350
Wichita Falls, TX $58,990
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,130
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,707
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,420
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,275
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,850
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,130
$54,367
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($56,663).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $44,760
Provo-Orem, UT $49,575
Salt Lake City, UT $56,663
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,595
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $36,410
St. George, UT $48,740
$49,284
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($98,730).

Charlottesville, VA $63,130
Harrisonburg, VA $59,640
Lynchburg, VA $64,425
Richmond, VA $61,413
Roanoke, VA $62,140
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $60,577
Winchester, VA-WV $52,120
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,123
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,563
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,163
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,330
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,730
$60,380
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($59,803).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $54,127
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $59,803
$56,965
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($56,023).

Eau Claire, WI $44,020
Fond du Lac, WI $51,970
Green Bay, WI $48,990
Janesville-Beloit, WI $50,805
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $48,020
Madison, WI $48,290
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $52,633
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $48,110
Racine, WI $35,560
Sheboygan, WI $43,030
Wausau, WI $44,520
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,000
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,165
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,023
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,995
$47,331
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($62,997).

Charleston, WV $51,010
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $43,383
Morgantown, WV $62,997
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $53,805
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $43,740
Wheeling, WV-OH $43,697
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,320
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,763
$52,593
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($66,755).

Cheyenne, WY $63,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $66,755
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $57,995
$62,903

Certificate

Average Salary Median: $53,645

The state with the highest average salary median for a certificate is New Jersey ($82,935) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Certificate)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($89,760) with a certificate.

Fairbanks, AK $71,780
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $89,760
$80,770
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Certificate)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,050) with a certificate.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,580
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,130
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $51,060
Decatur, AL $54,260
Dothan, AL $72,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $59,000
Gadsden, AL $62,600
Huntsville, AL $43,940
Mobile, AL $51,890
Montgomery, AL $50,850
Tuscaloosa, AL $64,150
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,230
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,660
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,020
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,790
$55,947
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Certificate)

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($50,460) with a certificate.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $46,690
Hot Springs, AR $50,460
Jonesboro, AR $41,660
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $49,360
Pine Bluff, AR $50,060
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,720
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,400
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,580
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,690
$44,958
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Certificate)

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($57,630) with a certificate.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $57,630
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $56,010
Prescott, AZ $48,970
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $42,920
Tucson, AZ $53,830
Yuma, AZ $57,030
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $54,780
$53,024
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Certificate)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($75,250) with a certificate.

Chico, CA $58,150
El Centro, CA $52,950
Fresno, CA $42,910
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $50,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $58,450
Madera, CA $56,110
Merced, CA $46,610
Modesto, CA $51,340
Napa, CA $62,920
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $47,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $51,690
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $55,140
Salinas, CA $64,490
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $58,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $64,510
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $75,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $54,670
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $54,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $61,440
Santa Rosa, CA $63,900
Stockton-Lodi, CA $55,880
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $61,700
Visalia-Porterville, CA $37,660
Yuba City, CA $49,160
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $54,860
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,050
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,990
$55,572
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Certificate)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($92,500) with a certificate.

Colorado Springs, CO $56,980
Fort Collins, CO $61,700
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $75,070
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $92,500
Greeley, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
$71,563
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Certificate)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($70,370) with a certificate.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $66,510
New Haven, CT $67,960
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $70,370
Waterbury, CT $52,610
Danbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,363
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Certificate)

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($80,860) with a certificate.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $54,650
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $48,630
Gainesville, FL $53,550
Homosassa Springs, FL $45,130
Jacksonville, FL $45,360
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $48,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $54,730
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $80,860
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $56,600
Ocala, FL $39,830
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $56,890
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $53,120
Panama City, FL $44,660
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $51,800
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,380
Punta Gorda, FL $70,510
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $66,110
Sebring, FL $37,680
Tallahassee, FL $48,510
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $51,270
The Villages, FL $57,790
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $74,740
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $48,400
$53,484
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Certificate)

Dalton, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($69,880) with a certificate.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $59,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $54,520
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $56,710
Brunswick, GA $51,330
Columbus, GA-AL $53,940
Dalton, GA $69,880
Gainesville, GA $59,990
Macon, GA $37,910
Rome, GA $58,830
Savannah, GA $52,890
Valdosta, GA $41,200
Warner Robins, GA $49,200
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,810
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,540
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,530
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,052
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Certificate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($72,050) with a certificate.

Urban Honolulu, HI $72,050
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $50,810
$61,430
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Certificate)

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($56,400) with a certificate.

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,930
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $51,220
Dubuque, IA $43,290
Iowa City, IA $56,400
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $40,470
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $47,250
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,410
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,070
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,470
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,630
$47,807
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Certificate)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($55,760) with a certificate.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $48,070
Idaho Falls, ID $55,760
Twin Falls, ID $50,350
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $53,420
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,860
$52,492
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Certificate)

Carbondale-Marion, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($51,520) with a certificate.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $51,520
Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $49,020
Danville, IL $39,680
Decatur, IL $47,540
Peoria, IL $46,690
Rockford, IL $50,350
Springfield, IL $44,350
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,120
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $29,710
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,400
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,050
$44,436
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Certificate)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($53,410) with a certificate.

Columbus, IN $53,020
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $53,410
Evansville, IN-KY $51,780
Fort Wayne, IN $52,080
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $51,290
Kokomo, IN $49,110
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $47,910
Muncie, IN $48,770
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $52,510
Terre Haute, IN $53,060
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,270
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,280
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,570
$50,697
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Certificate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($62,750) with a certificate.

Manhattan, KS $62,750
Topeka, KS $50,870
Wichita, KS $51,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $51,990
$54,223
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Certificate)

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($52,520) with a certificate.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $42,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY $45,230
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $46,860
Owensboro, KY $45,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,320
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,520
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
$45,435
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Certificate)

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($71,970) with a certificate.

Hammond, LA $71,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $71,970
Lafayette, LA $58,110
Lake Charles, LA $55,870
Monroe, LA $58,190
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $70,370
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $63,230
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,150
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,058
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Certificate)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($72,460) with a certificate.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $72,460
Leominster-Gardner, MA $56,860
New Bedford, MA $59,950
Pittsfield, MA $60,640
Springfield, MA-CT $68,150
Worcester, MA-CT $57,870
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $62,090
$62,574
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Certificate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($70,150) with a certificate.

California-Lexington Park, MD $66,450
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $56,770
Salisbury, MD-DE $70,150
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $61,690
$63,765
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Certificate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($62,720) with a certificate.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $51,480
Portland-South Portland, ME $62,720
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $59,940
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $56,820
$57,740
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Certificate)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($82,110) with a certificate.

Battle Creek, MI $60,310
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $82,110
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $60,040
Jackson, MI $57,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $56,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,460
Monroe, MI $47,760
Muskegon, MI $60,460
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $55,140
Saginaw, MI $48,940
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,170
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,990
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,110
Flint, MI N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,809
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Certificate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($63,590) with a certificate.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $54,360
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $63,590
Rochester, MN $53,910
St. Cloud, MN $57,240
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,820
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,080
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,040
$53,498
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Certificate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($56,440) with a certificate.

Kansas City, MO-KS $56,440
St. Louis, MO-IL $53,450
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,950
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $25,220
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,410
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Springfield, MO N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$43,094
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Certificate)

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($51,920) with a certificate.

Hattiesburg, MS $48,140
Jackson, MS $49,820
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,520
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,920
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,760
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,940
$46,850
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Certificate)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($65,370) with a certificate.

Great Falls, MT $65,370
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $61,890
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,010
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,250
Missoula, MT N/A
$60,130
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Certificate)

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($64,410) with a certificate.

Burlington, NC $49,260
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $54,830
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $59,730
Fayetteville, NC $60,420
Goldsboro, NC $48,730
Greensboro-High Point, NC $47,160
Greenville, NC $64,410
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $60,630
Jacksonville, NC $48,100
New Bern, NC $50,960
Raleigh, NC $58,960
Rocky Mount, NC $49,040
Wilmington, NC $57,510
Winston-Salem, NC $62,810
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,060
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,370
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,480
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,980
$55,469
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Certificate)

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($54,250) with a certificate.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,850
Grand Forks, ND-MN $54,250
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,100
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,800
$51,500
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Certificate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($48,330) with a certificate.

Lincoln, NE $46,370
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $48,330
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,130
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,810
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,160
$43,760
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Certificate)

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($70,100) with a certificate.

Manchester, NH $70,100
Portsmouth, NH-ME $69,750
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,860
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,390
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $64,030
$63,426
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Certificate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($87,860) with a certificate.

Trenton, NJ $87,860
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $78,010
Ocean City, NJ N/A
$82,935
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Certificate)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($66,220) with a certificate.

Farmington, NM $62,750
Las Cruces, NM $66,220
Santa Fe, NM $50,820
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $59,270
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $56,120
$59,036
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Certificate)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($60,150) with a certificate.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $60,150
Reno, NV $48,150
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $49,600
$52,633
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Certificate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($78,140) with a certificate.

Binghamton, NY $48,400
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $57,490
Elmira, NY $54,060
Glens Falls, NY $59,250
Ithaca, NY $57,840
Kingston, NY $58,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $78,140
Rochester, NY $50,340
Syracuse, NY $61,760
Utica-Rome, NY $60,240
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $59,970
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,360
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,150
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $62,510
$59,294
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Certificate)

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($63,990) with a certificate.

Canton-Massillon, OH $45,830
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $49,300
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,650
Columbus, OH $60,270
Dayton, OH $51,710
Mansfield, OH $59,390
Springfield, OH $59,120
Toledo, OH $50,390
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $63,990
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $47,490
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,150
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,820
$50,414
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Certificate)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($59,710) with a certificate.

Lawton, OK $40,740
Oklahoma City, OK $59,710
Tulsa, OK $56,400
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,760
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,100
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,820
$49,003
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Certificate)

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($59,290) with a certificate.

Bend-Redmond, OR $51,200
Corvallis, OR $48,300
Eugene, OR $53,080
Grants Pass, OR $44,690
Medford, OR $39,840
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,050
Salem, OR $52,200
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $52,480
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,290
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,110
$50,924
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Certificate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($68,690) with a certificate.

Altoona, PA $49,500
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $60,240
East Stroudsburg, PA $59,850
Erie, PA $62,900
Gettysburg, PA $66,960
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $58,910
Johnstown, PA $51,310
Lancaster, PA $50,480
Lebanon, PA $58,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $68,690
Pittsburgh, PA $64,260
Reading, PA $58,550
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $57,080
State College, PA $63,460
York-Hanover, PA $57,430
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,930
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,610
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,240
Williamsport, PA N/A
$58,058
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Certificate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($30,600) with a certificate.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $28,460
Arecibo, PR $29,910
Mayaguez, PR $26,810
Ponce, PR $29,290
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,600
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $28,580
San German, PR N/A
$28,942
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Certificate)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($71,320) with a certificate.

Columbia, SC $71,320
Florence, SC $50,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $55,890
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $59,170
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $50,580
Spartanburg, SC $62,060
Sumter, SC $49,430
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,220
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,460
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,740
$53,959
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Certificate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($54,490) with a certificate.

Sioux Falls, SD $54,490
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,300
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,010
$52,267
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Certificate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($54,440) with a certificate.

Clarksville, TN-KY $37,170
Cleveland, TN $41,700
Jackson, TN $45,920
Johnson City, TN $40,450
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $44,470
Knoxville, TN $47,560
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $45,040
Morristown, TN $39,090
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $54,440
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,640
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,360
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,170
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,070
$42,314
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Certificate)

Sherman-Denison, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($62,840) with a certificate.

Amarillo, TX $59,840
Austin-Round Rock, TX $62,250
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $40,930
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,610
College Station-Bryan, TX $55,300
Corpus Christi, TX $55,430
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $58,900
El Paso, TX $51,470
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $56,520
Killeen-Temple, TX $57,100
Laredo, TX $51,550
Longview, TX $56,700
Lubbock, TX $53,590
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $40,600
Midland, TX $60,740
Odessa, TX $46,090
San Angelo, TX $47,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,880
Sherman-Denison, TX $62,840
Texarkana, TX-AR $50,080
Tyler, TX $46,660
Victoria, TX $56,830
Waco, TX $56,350
Wichita Falls, TX $58,990
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,250
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,040
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,600
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,180
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,850
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,130
$53,196
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Certificate)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,060) with a certificate.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $47,250
Provo-Orem, UT $57,040
Salt Lake City, UT $64,060
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,210
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $50,190
St. George, UT N/A
$54,750
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Certificate)

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($77,270) with a certificate.

Charlottesville, VA $60,560
Harrisonburg, VA $52,240
Lynchburg, VA $63,260
Richmond, VA $60,530
Roanoke, VA $77,270
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $57,990
Winchester, VA-WV $43,850
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,090
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,660
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,940
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,639
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Certificate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($64,850) with a certificate.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,320
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,850
$62,585
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Certificate)

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($59,240) with a certificate.

Eau Claire, WI $48,850
Fond du Lac, WI $51,970
Green Bay, WI $50,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $55,600
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $59,240
Madison, WI $55,230
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,310
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $48,110
Racine, WI $35,560
Sheboygan, WI $51,330
Wausau, WI $50,640
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,000
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,210
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,900
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,080
$50,234
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Certificate)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($48,920) with a certificate.

Charleston, WV $47,430
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $39,930
Morgantown, WV $48,920
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $48,130
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $43,740
Wheeling, WV-OH $35,350
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,760
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,610
$44,109
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Certificate)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($70,480) with a certificate.

Cheyenne, WY $57,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $70,480
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,460
$60,967

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $64,270

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Ohio ($83,217) in the North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($72,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $70,310
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $72,020
$71,165
Alabama

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

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Huntsville, AL $67,830
Mobile, AL $61,580
Montgomery, AL $57,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$60,257
Arkansas N/A
Arizona N/A
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 ($98,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $83,860
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $79,380
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA $87,790
Modesto, CA $68,330
Napa, CA $64,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $71,430
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $75,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $98,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA $97,020
Stockton-Lodi, CA $74,320
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $91,770
Visalia-Porterville, CA $85,660
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
$81,545
Colorado

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

Greeley, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($64,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Greeley, CO $64,920
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
$64,920
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,620
New Haven, CT $76,440
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,770
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Danbury, CT $66,720
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$76,263
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($42,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, 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
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $42,990
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,990
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,630
$62,270
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 ($79,650) for a bachelor's 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 $79,650
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 N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,850
$70,250
Idaho N/A
Illinois N/A
Indiana N/A
Kansas N/A
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($68,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $65,210
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$60,702
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
Portland-South Portland, ME $66,850
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,270
$64,368
Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($62,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $62,300
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,300
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($69,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
Rochester, MN $69,730
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,910
$68,820
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($78,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $78,320
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Springfield, MO N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,320
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Jackson, MS $52,160
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,940
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,860
$56,680
Montana N/A
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,160
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $68,560
Fayetteville, NC $72,120
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greensboro-High Point, NC $62,220
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,900
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Raleigh, NC $65,670
Rocky Mount, NC $53,370
Wilmington, NC $56,660
Winston-Salem, NC $58,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,370
$59,784
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 ($67,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $58,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$63,170
Nebraska N/A
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 ($76,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,690
$68,412
New Jersey N/A
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 ($103,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $64,710
Las Cruces, NM $63,360
Santa Fe, NM $62,810
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $103,510
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,190
$70,516
Nevada N/A
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($80,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $80,290
Rochester, NY $62,640
Syracuse, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,465
Ohio

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

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($101,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $67,150
Dayton, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $81,110
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $101,390
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,217
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Tulsa, OK $70,530
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,650
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
$64,366
Oregon

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

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($89,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $67,970
Salem, OR $77,180
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $89,170
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,107
Pennsylvania

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

Reading, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($82,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $74,460
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $81,510
Pittsburgh, PA $75,290
Reading, PA $82,860
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,950
Williamsport, PA N/A
$75,614
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($41,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $32,360
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,390
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
San German, PR $35,630
$38,090
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $55,660
Florence, SC $57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $69,120
Spartanburg, SC $63,860
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$59,730
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 ($62,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $62,640
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,010
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$54,620
Tennessee

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

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $64,300
Cleveland, TN $53,760
Jackson, TN $55,450
Johnson City, TN $68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,330
Knoxville, TN $67,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,780
Morristown, TN $61,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,370
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
$59,998
Texas

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

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($85,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $65,950
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $85,020
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 $54,250
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,407
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($67,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT $67,110
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
St. George, UT N/A
$67,110
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $65,700
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Lynchburg, VA $65,590
Richmond, VA $64,130
Roanoke, VA $62,910
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $72,710
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,270
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,760
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,330
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,730
$66,769
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($63,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,760
$63,225
Wisconsin

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

South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,840) for a bachelor's 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 N/A
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $58,210
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 $81,840
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,025
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 ($66,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Morgantown, WV $66,050
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,190
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,900
$58,961
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$64,840

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $50,472

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is New Jersey ($70,340) in the Ocean City, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($47,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $47,680
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $43,970
$45,825
Alabama

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

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($62,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $56,040
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,970
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $45,180
Mobile, AL $44,310
Montgomery, AL $50,410
Tuscaloosa, AL $29,170
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $62,090
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,310
Arkansas

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

North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($43,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $38,400
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,140
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,770
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($60,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $39,310
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $53,080
Prescott, AZ $50,080
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $46,460
Yuma, AZ $40,730
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $60,620
$48,380
California

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

Napa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($75,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $61,870
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $27,550
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $54,340
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA $44,050
Modesto, CA $39,810
Napa, CA $75,160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $31,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $66,990
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $50,910
Salinas, CA $66,110
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $71,070
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $56,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $40,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $54,070
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $62,510
Santa Rosa, CA $45,950
Stockton-Lodi, CA $72,060
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $52,590
Visalia-Porterville, CA $53,560
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,650
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$54,445
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($55,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $44,080
Fort Collins, CO $48,170
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,200
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $55,900
Greeley, CO $41,540
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $48,960
Pueblo, CO $54,820
$49,239
Connecticut

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

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($71,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $46,710
New Haven, CT $44,600
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $45,450
Waterbury, CT $40,580
Danbury, CT $62,470
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $71,460
$51,878
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($64,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $47,440
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $38,210
Gainesville, FL $46,610
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $41,270
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $56,270
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $50,380
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $61,100
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $58,100
Ocala, FL $43,930
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,510
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,450
Panama City, FL $48,710
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $26,370
Port St. Lucie, FL $50,410
Punta Gorda, FL $45,840
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $49,590
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $54,780
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $42,920
The Villages, FL $62,050
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,350
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $64,220
$49,596
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 ($70,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $52,830
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $70,130
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL $39,950
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA $49,230
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,100
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,680
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $27,660
$46,797
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($67,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $67,470
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $55,530
$61,500
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 ($47,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $44,680
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $47,830
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA $43,490
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $37,230
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $36,550
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,330
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,040
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,320
$39,434
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($44,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,300
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID $25,190
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,510
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $25,380
$32,095
Illinois

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

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($71,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL $51,820
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $58,330
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Peoria, IL $51,060
Rockford, IL $50,220
Springfield, IL $56,900
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,800
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,840
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$55,281
Indiana

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

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($92,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN $46,060
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $55,490
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $45,060
Muncie, IN $92,610
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $49,610
Terre Haute, IN $75,630
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,900
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,337
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($42,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS $41,670
Wichita, KS $42,220
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $37,170
$40,353
Kentucky

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

East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($71,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $51,470
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,140
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,700
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,420
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $71,990
$53,744
Louisiana

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

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($72,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hammond, LA $29,890
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA $38,360
Lake Charles, LA $31,270
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $50,040
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $53,870
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $72,240
Baton Rouge, LA $40,700
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,100
$43,309
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 ($65,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $65,450
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA $58,830
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $60,510
Worcester, MA-CT $50,680
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,420
$60,178
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($56,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $44,490
Salisbury, MD-DE $56,800
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $38,990
$46,760
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($56,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME $49,880
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $56,730
$48,423
Michigan

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

Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($64,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $53,080
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $53,010
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $50,510
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $60,150
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI $42,410
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,170
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,960
Flint, MI $57,940
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,130
$53,707
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($70,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $50,320
Rochester, MN $70,890
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,630
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,890
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,050
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,810
$54,432
Missouri

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

Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($71,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $53,330
St. Louis, MO-IL $40,530
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,220
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $71,560
Jefferson City, MO $58,030
Springfield, MO $55,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $63,600
$56,149
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS $66,690
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,470
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,580
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($52,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT N/A
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,660
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $52,670
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,440
Missoula, MT $40,940
$47,928
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 ($68,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $54,500
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $49,260
Fayetteville, NC $48,970
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $30,430
Greenville, NC $40,680
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $32,350
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC $34,960
Raleigh, NC $55,380
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC $68,470
Winston-Salem, NC $50,790
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,030
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,430
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,890
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,680
$48,916
North Dakota N/A
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 ($40,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $40,220
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,570
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$35,895
New Hampshire

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

Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($66,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME $63,880
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $66,150
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,280
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $55,360
$59,168
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 ($76,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $64,400
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ N/A
Ocean City, NJ $76,280
$70,340
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 ($58,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM $58,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,030
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$49,815
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($56,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $56,340
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $50,020
$53,180
New York

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

Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($59,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $55,030
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $57,940
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY $47,750
Ithaca, NY $55,840
Kingston, NY $56,380
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $58,720
Rochester, NY $54,300
Syracuse, NY $43,170
Utica-Rome, NY $57,380
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $57,250
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,390
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $52,810
$54,663
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($55,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $46,380
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $41,560
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $43,860
Columbus, OH $49,490
Dayton, OH $55,160
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $50,620
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $43,920
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $42,010
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,390
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,710
Oklahoma

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

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($53,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $49,350
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,620
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,600
$50,523
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 ($56,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR $40,670
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR $48,020
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $56,130
Salem, OR $50,500
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $40,480
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,880
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,780
Pennsylvania

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

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($75,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA $54,860
Erie, PA $41,010
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $53,210
Johnstown, PA $55,240
Lancaster, PA $53,470
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $61,400
Pittsburgh, PA $53,110
Reading, PA $62,740
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $57,230
State College, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,110
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $69,150
Williamsport, PA $53,630
$57,503
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 ($36,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $36,520
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
San German, PR N/A
$36,520
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 ($72,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $41,190
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $63,720
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $41,700
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $20,580
Spartanburg, SC $72,170
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,500
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,290
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,130
$50,035
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 ($46,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $46,440
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,440
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 ($50,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $43,450
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN $36,350
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $31,370
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $50,740
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $42,900
$40,962
Texas

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

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($76,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,890
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $76,370
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $69,930
College Station-Bryan, TX $58,070
Corpus Christi, TX $39,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $58,770
El Paso, TX $57,450
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $52,780
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX $34,570
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX $53,250
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $39,620
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $57,690
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX $53,200
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,010
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,830
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,240
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,370
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,957
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($55,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,270
Provo-Orem, UT $42,110
Salt Lake City, UT $38,820
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,980
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $22,630
St. George, UT $48,740
$41,758
Virginia

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

Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($63,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $59,580
Roanoke, VA $46,240
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $51,030
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $63,610
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,760
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,790
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,835
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($50,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,800
$45,085
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 ($49,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $39,190
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI $47,500
Janesville-Beloit, WI $46,010
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $36,800
Madison, WI $41,350
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $49,380
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI $34,730
Wausau, WI $38,400
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $30,120
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,330
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $28,910
$39,247
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($74,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $30,750
Morgantown, WV $74,020
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH $32,690
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,010
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,780
$57,250
Wyoming N/A

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a certificate degree, the average salary median is $53,645.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $64,270.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $50,472. 

  Food Service Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.

Salary Ratio: 2.79    

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 Director
  • Banquet Manager
  • Boarding House Manager
  • Cafe Operator
  • Cafeteria Director
  • Cafeteria Manager
  • Cafeteria Operator
  • Catering Coordinator
  • Catering Director
  • Catering Manager
  • Chef Manager
  • Club Manager
  • Clubhouse Manager
  • Concessionaire
  • Cook Manager
  • Deli Manager
  • Dining Services Director
  • Fast Food Services Manager
  • Flight Kitchen Manager
  • Food and Beverage Director
  • Food and Beverage Manager
  • Food General Manager
  • Food Production Manager
  • Food Service Director
  • Food Service General Manager
  • Food Service Manager
  • Food Service Supervisor
  • Hospitality Manager
  • Kitchen Manager
  • Liquor Establishment Manager
  • Luncheonette Operator
  • Lunchroom Operator
  • Menu Planner
  • Restaurant General Manager
  • Restaurant Manager
  • Restauranteur
  • Saloon Keeper
  • Tavern Keeper
  • Tavern Operator
  • US Salary Median: $56,401
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Certificate

  Food Scientists and Technologists

Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.

Salary Ratio: 0.74    

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    
  • Dairy Bacteriologist
  • Enologist
  • Food and Drug Research Scientist
  • Food Chemist
  • Food Engineer
  • Food Preservation Scientist
  • Food Processing Scientist
  • Food Safety Auditor
  • Food Safety Scientist
  • Food Scientist
  • Food Technologist
  • Formulator
  • Hybrid Corn Breeder
  • Hybrid Technologist
  • Product Development Scientist
  • Quality Control Scientist (QC Scientist)
  • Quality Food Expert
  • Research Chef
  • Research Food Technologist
  • Research Scientist
  • Research Technician
  • Scientist
  • US Salary Median: $67,673
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  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: 1.29    

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


Average Education Costs

Certificate

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $20,959 per year (or $23,731 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $20,959 to earn a certificate (or $23,731 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $20,959 per year (or $23,731 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $83,836 to earn a bachelor's (or $94,924 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $20,959 per year (or $23,731 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $41,918 to earn an associate's (or $47,462 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Culinary Science & Culinology Degrees

Southwest Minnesota State University

1501 State St - Marshall, MN

Out-of-state cost: $9,058/year
In-state cost: $9,058/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Life University

1269 Barclay Circle - Marietta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $13,596/year
In-state cost: $13,596/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Holy Cross

4123 Woodland Drive - New Orleans, LA

Out-of-state cost: $16,000/year
In-state cost: $16,000/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Texas Woman's University

304 Administration Dr - Denton, TX

Out-of-state cost: $18,071/year
In-state cost: $8,255/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Mississippi State University

Lee Boulevard - Mississippi State, MS

Out-of-state cost: $23,950/year
In-state cost: $8,910/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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Bastyr University

14500 Juanita Drive NE - Kenmore, WA

Out-of-state cost: $26,895/year
In-state cost: $26,895/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Johnson & Wales University-Providence

8 Abbott Park Place - Providence, RI

Out-of-state cost: $34,376/year
In-state cost: $34,376/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Johnson & Wales University-Denver

7150 Montview Blvd - Denver, CO

Out-of-state cost: $34,376/year
In-state cost: $34,376/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Culinary Institute of America

1946 Campus Drive - Hyde Park, NY

Out-of-state cost: $34,650/year
In-state cost: $34,650/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Dominican University

7900 W Division Street - River Forest, IL

Out-of-state cost: $35,420/year
In-state cost: $35,420/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Drexel University

3141 Chestnut St - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $56,238/year
In-state cost: $56,238/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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