Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Directing and Theatrical Production Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to manage the planning, design, preparation, and production of plays and other theatrical entertainment programs. Includes instruction in theatrical design, program management, dramatic production, rehearsal management, personnel management and casting, actor coaching, directing concepts and techniques, theater history, scene work, script interpretation, business management, marketing, public relations, and communications skills.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news. Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions. Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $53,841
"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.): 12.6%
The "average of job growth averages" is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years

Education Costs

Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $38,174/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $35,243/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $26,431/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $24,513/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $32,591/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $30,142/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: $53,841

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($64,565) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($56,480).

Fairbanks, AK	$56,480
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$47,402

$49,671

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($62,373).

Huntsville, AL	$53,227
Mobile, AL	$62,373
Montgomery, AL	$55,677
Tuscaloosa, AL	$46,432
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$44,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$41,580
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$32,180
Decatur, AL	$38,370
Dothan, AL	$33,770
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$35,110
Gadsden, AL	$26,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$27,870
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$33,890
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$30,710
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$38,090

$48,238

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($45,644).

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$42,775
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$31,990
Jonesboro, AR	$35,170
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$45,644
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$30,130
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$30,250
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$30,830

$39,345

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($51,980).

Tucson, AZ	$41,042
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$32,100
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$47,040
Prescott, AZ	$37,170
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$51,980
Yuma, AZ	$40,700
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$36,650

$40,991

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($102,553).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$102,553
Modesto, CA	$57,680
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$79,223
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$62,873
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$63,703
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$88,117
Chico, CA	$33,170
El Centro, CA	$42,680
Fresno, CA	$64,234
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$46,180
Madera, CA	$53,690
Merced, CA	$50,150
Napa, CA	$54,190
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,990
Redding, CA	$39,620
Salinas, CA	$57,258
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$94,384
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$54,370
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$61,050
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$72,444
Santa Rosa, CA	$64,350
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$48,620
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$54,680
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$44,350
Yuba City, CA	$52,090
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$39,510
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$42,990
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$47,020

$64,565

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($62,762).

Colorado Springs, CO	$55,565
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$62,762
Fort Collins, CO	$43,517
Grand Junction, CO	$39,650
Greeley, CO	$45,780
Pueblo, CO	$39,478
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$30,630
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$47,766
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$42,584

$48,229

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($76,784).

Danbury, CT	$58,600
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$76,784
New Haven, CT	$55,038
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$57,060
Waterbury, CT	$53,040
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$47,420

$62,516

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($67,588).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$62,830
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$64,728
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$67,588
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$52,210
Gainesville, FL	$54,640
Homosassa Springs, FL	$37,330
Jacksonville, FL	$51,136
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$42,644
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$46,330
Ocala, FL	$40,790
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$42,404
Panama City, FL	$51,402
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$62,848
Port St. Lucie, FL	$38,310
Punta Gorda, FL	$35,970
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$33,160
Sebring, FL	$31,630
Tallahassee, FL	$45,642
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$62,242
The Villages, FL	$30,880
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$43,070
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$36,820
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$50,560

$52,364

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($68,770).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$51,933
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$31,725
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$53,540
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$44,260
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$51,520
Columbus, GA-AL	$44,914
Dalton, GA	$43,310
Gainesville, GA	$47,870
Hinesville, GA	$68,770
Macon, GA	$40,160
Rome, GA	$37,770
Savannah, GA	$36,816
Valdosta, GA	$36,850
Warner Robins, GA	$56,590
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$34,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$36,790

$44,799

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($60,106).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$60,106
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$47,620

$58,025

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($49,090).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$43,575
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$43,175
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$47,275
Cedar Rapids, IA	$38,980
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$39,016
Dubuque, IA	$43,980
Iowa City, IA	$49,090
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$37,200
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$31,220
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$31,990
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$37,560

$40,680

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($42,220).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$32,390
Idaho Falls, ID	$30,670
Lewiston, ID-WA	$36,360
Pocatello, ID	$41,560
Twin Falls, ID	$35,930
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$42,220
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$39,790

$36,989

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($62,192).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$62,192
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$46,430
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$57,380
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$46,065
Carbondale-Marion, IL	$38,330
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$45,530
Danville, IL	$29,910
Decatur, IL	$38,300
Peoria, IL	$46,624
Rockford, IL	$47,608
Springfield, IL	$45,452
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$37,190

$48,255

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($52,748).

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$44,640
Columbus, IN	$50,000
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$43,470
Evansville, IN-KY	$33,434
Fort Wayne, IN	$50,044
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$52,748
Kokomo, IN	$33,900
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$47,050
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$27,450
Muncie, IN	$43,150
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$45,132
Terre Haute, IN	$42,440
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$37,950
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$34,920

$43,755

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($47,230).

Wichita, KS	$34,630
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$36,740
Manhattan, KS	$42,910
Topeka, KS	$47,230

$37,984

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($52,114).

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$44,455
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$41,538
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$48,790
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$44,330
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$52,114
Owensboro, KY	$37,080
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$41,708
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$29,760

$43,964

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($51,655).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$51,655
Baton Rouge, LA	$45,850
Hammond, LA	$36,100
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$30,270
Lafayette, LA	$37,490
Lake Charles, LA	$37,900
Monroe, LA	$39,420
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$35,760
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$27,170
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$36,930
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$42,580

$39,398

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($73,228).

Worcester, MA-CT	$55,350
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$55,007
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$73,228
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$48,410
New Bedford, MA	$43,510
Pittsfield, MA	$38,610
Springfield, MA-CT	$54,744

$57,301

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($69,250).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$54,275
California-Lexington Park, MD	$69,250
Cumberland, MD-WV	$36,740
Salisbury, MD-DE	$34,506
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$38,020

$42,509

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($54,440).

Portland-South Portland, ME	$49,517
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$54,440
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$39,230
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$35,110

$48,032

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($68,743).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$68,743
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$49,857
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$49,735
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$32,855
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$52,910
Battle Creek, MI	$42,610
Bay City, MI	$26,870
Flint, MI	$40,920
Jackson, MI	$30,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$58,890
Midland, MI	$37,640
Monroe, MI	$37,230
Muskegon, MI	$40,870
Saginaw, MI	$45,750
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$31,440
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$36,466
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$53,940

$49,172

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($68,652).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$68,652
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$43,180
Rochester, MN	$40,094
St. Cloud, MN	$50,340
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$35,870
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$38,930
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$37,240
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$41,410

$50,510

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($55,606).

St. Louis, MO-IL	$53,532
Springfield, MO	$41,025
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$47,308
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$46,650
Columbia, MO	$42,000
Jefferson City, MO	$48,860
Joplin, MO	$31,880
Kansas City, MO-KS	$55,606
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$36,940
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$43,922
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$40,184

$46,224

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($49,970).

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$49,970
Hattiesburg, MS	$37,490
Jackson, MS	$38,920
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$39,106
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$36,010
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$29,000

$39,717

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($48,138).

Great Falls, MT	$30,800
Missoula, MT	$47,494
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$48,138
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$31,110
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$20,710

$43,137

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($68,412).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$65,332
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$58,160
Raleigh, NC	$61,430
Wilmington, NC	$47,492
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$49,280
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$32,505
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$48,315
Burlington, NC	$42,690
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$68,412
Fayetteville, NC	$64,310
Goldsboro, NC	$42,620
Greenville, NC	$42,100
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$38,940
Jacksonville, NC	$40,600
New Bern, NC	$33,520
Winston-Salem, NC	$49,786
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$45,040

$52,414

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($56,648).

Fargo, ND-MN	$56,648
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$43,090
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$38,130
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$31,920

$50,337

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($58,840).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$46,090
Lincoln, NE	$42,170
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$58,840
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$31,320
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$34,130

$48,454

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($61,806).

Manchester, NH	$49,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$56,772
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$37,350
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$43,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$61,806

$55,622

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($65,815).

Ocean City, NJ	$49,050
Trenton, NJ	$65,815
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$49,760

$54,875

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($47,694).

Farmington, NM	$34,110
Las Cruces, NM	$35,920
Santa Fe, NM	$47,694
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$41,060
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$38,540

$43,122

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($55,078).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$48,100
Reno, NV	$55,078
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$38,150

$51,663

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 ($97,907).

Binghamton, NY	$52,047
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$53,407
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$97,907
Rochester, NY	$61,317
Syracuse, NY	$49,142
Utica-Rome, NY	$49,597
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$56,750
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$49,275
Elmira, NY	$39,500
Ithaca, NY	$72,496
Kingston, NY	$45,960
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$37,970
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$47,320

$58,775

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($64,360).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$58,332
Columbus, OH	$56,227
Toledo, OH	$50,207
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$46,740
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$50,200
Canton-Massillon, OH	$44,130
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$51,072
Dayton, OH	$64,360
Lima, OH	$33,510
Mansfield, OH	$38,880
Springfield, OH	$56,060
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$31,780
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$19,600
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$28,760

$51,599

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($54,172).

Tulsa, OK	$54,172
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$46,900
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$41,740
Lawton, OK	$34,350
Oklahoma City, OK	$39,960
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$33,280
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$36,400

$46,164

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($65,628).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$65,628
Salem, OR	$53,103
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$53,445
Bend-Redmond, OR	$40,720
Corvallis, OR	$62,490
Eugene, OR	$46,810
Grants Pass, OR	$37,090
Medford, OR	$62,968
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$36,460
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$45,420

$54,840

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($59,812).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$59,805
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$59,812
Pittsburgh, PA	$55,878
Reading, PA	$50,750
Altoona, PA	$32,120
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$43,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$39,730
East Stroudsburg, PA	$43,740
Erie, PA	$55,084
Gettysburg, PA	$50,450
Johnstown, PA	$37,320
Lancaster, PA	$52,810
Lebanon, PA	$53,050
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$41,106
State College, PA	$42,266
Williamsport, PA	$40,010
York-Hanover, PA	$46,150
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$34,190
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$32,470
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$32,150

$49,911

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($46,262).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$46,262
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$18,830
Arecibo, PR	$23,780
Mayaguez, PR	$19,650
Ponce, PR	$19,220
San German, PR	$23,070
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$18,810

$33,411

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($61,148).

Spartanburg, SC	$47,163
Columbia, SC	$46,518
Florence, SC	$39,110
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$54,466
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$40,700
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$61,148
Sumter, SC	$42,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,300
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$34,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$42,070

$49,290

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($41,870).

Sioux Falls, SD	$41,870
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$34,870
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$34,670

$37,137

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($54,135).

Jackson, TN	$50,625
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$49,053
Knoxville, TN	$51,550
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$52,843
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$54,135
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$48,340
Clarksville, TN-KY	$38,840
Cleveland, TN	$33,490
Johnson City, TN	$38,680
Morristown, TN	$32,990
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$32,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$36,720
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$33,150

$48,269

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($72,018).

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$46,710
Corpus Christi, TX	$72,018
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$64,363
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$55,627
Killeen-Temple, TX	$56,375
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$57,318
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$43,670
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$36,250
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$47,075
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$47,665
Amarillo, TX	$41,510
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$56,668
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$58,996
College Station-Bryan, TX	$60,158
El Paso, TX	$43,686
Laredo, TX	$43,530
Longview, TX	$48,580
Lubbock, TX	$56,522
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$62,126
Midland, TX	$44,840
Odessa, TX	$44,380
San Angelo, TX	$34,490
Sherman-Denison, TX	$37,900
Texarkana, TX-AR	$37,270
Tyler, TX	$52,748
Victoria, TX	$38,940
Waco, TX	$55,112
Wichita Falls, TX	$33,610
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$32,060
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$36,090

$53,794

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($62,892).

Provo-Orem, UT	$62,892
Salt Lake City, UT	$50,098
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$36,600
St. George, UT	$32,590
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$48,792
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$32,260

$51,168

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($62,758).

Charlottesville, VA	$52,380
Harrisonburg, VA	$42,950
Lynchburg, VA	$43,980
Richmond, VA	$51,190
Roanoke, VA	$50,228
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$47,850
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$62,758
Winchester, VA-WV	$40,320
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$41,070
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$35,400
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$50,480
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$43,170

$50,770

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($49,025).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$46,438
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$49,025

$47,085

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($68,260).

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$68,260
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$48,557
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$53,365
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$45,730
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$40,890
Longview, WA	$39,080
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$40,180
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$43,680
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$53,810
Walla Walla, WA	$49,010
Wenatchee, WA	$38,360
Yakima, WA	$46,028

$50,813

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($57,818).

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$53,240
Madison, WI	$56,408
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$57,818
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$47,975
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$46,515
Eau Claire, WI	$38,550
Fond du Lac, WI	$38,550
Green Bay, WI	$45,574
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$35,520
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$53,930
Racine, WI	$42,330
Sheboygan, WI	$46,220
Wausau, WI	$36,050
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$38,240
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$46,430

$49,516

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($59,330).

Charleston, WV	$38,010
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$59,330
Morgantown, WV	$41,850
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$33,630
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$39,350
Wheeling, WV-OH	$39,250
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$31,340
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$25,674

$40,528

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($46,600).

Cheyenne, WY	$46,600
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$42,150
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$35,220

$41,323

Master's

Average Salary Median: $63,628

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Utah ($87,950) in the Provo-Orem, UT metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,760) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$54,960

$60,860

Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($66,580) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL	$54,850
Mobile, AL	$59,200
Montgomery, AL	$61,420
Tuscaloosa, AL	$66,580
Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Dothan, AL	N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$60,513

Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($53,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$53,570
Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$53,570

Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($61,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$61,080
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	N/A
Prescott, AZ	N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	N/A
Yuma, AZ	N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,080

California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($104,840) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$104,840
Modesto, CA	$70,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$93,260
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$65,200
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$103,920
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$84,970
Chico, CA	N/A
El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Salinas, CA	N/A
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	N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$87,170

Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($67,470) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$52,120
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$56,220
Fort Collins, CO	$67,470
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Greeley, CO	N/A
Pueblo, CO	N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$58,603

Connecticut

N/A

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($87,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$87,720
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$81,140
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$71,860
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	N/A
Gainesville, FL	N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL	N/A
Jacksonville, FL	N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	N/A
Panama City, FL	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A
Punta Gorda, FL	N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	N/A
Sebring, FL	N/A
Tallahassee, FL	N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	N/A
The Villages, FL	N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	N/A

$80,240

Georgia

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

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($73,490) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$59,280
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$27,800
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$73,490
Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	N/A
Columbus, GA-AL	N/A
Dalton, GA	N/A
Gainesville, GA	N/A
Hinesville, GA	N/A
Macon, GA	N/A
Rome, GA	N/A
Savannah, GA	N/A
Valdosta, GA	N/A
Warner Robins, GA	N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$53,523

Hawaii

N/A

Iowa

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

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($61,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$59,320
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$53,010
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$61,370
Cedar Rapids, IA	N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	N/A
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Iowa City, IA	N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$57,900

Idaho

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

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$32,410
Idaho Falls, ID	$32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA	$39,450
Pocatello, ID	$50,050
Twin Falls, ID	$38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$43,150

$40,664

Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($62,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$62,510
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$55,040
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$57,380
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$60,990
Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	N/A
Danville, IL	N/A
Decatur, IL	N/A
Peoria, IL	N/A
Rockford, IL	N/A
Springfield, IL	N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$58,980

Indiana

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

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($57,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$57,800
Columbus, IN	N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Evansville, IN-KY	N/A
Fort Wayne, IN	N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	N/A
Kokomo, IN	N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	N/A
Terre Haute, IN	N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$57,800

Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($57,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS	$31,560
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$57,800
Manhattan, KS	N/A
Topeka, KS	N/A

$44,680

Kentucky

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($65,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$57,230
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$65,170
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY	N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	N/A
Owensboro, KY	N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,200

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($67,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$67,950
Baton Rouge, LA	N/A
Hammond, LA	N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	N/A
Lafayette, LA	N/A
Lake Charles, LA	N/A
Monroe, LA	N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$67,950

Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($80,020) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT	$76,840
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$80,020
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Pittsfield, MA	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	N/A

$78,430

Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($69,360) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$69,360
California-Lexington Park, MD	N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV	N/A
Salisbury, MD-DE	N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$69,360

Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($66,530) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME	$60,960
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$66,530
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$63,745

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($81,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$81,990
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$57,820
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$74,700
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$31,290
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$71,800
Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Flint, MI	N/A
Jackson, MI	N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	N/A
Midland, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Saginaw, MI	N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$63,520

Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($75,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$75,870
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	N/A
Rochester, MN	N/A
St. Cloud, MN	N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$75,870

Missouri

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

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($69,150) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$61,060
Springfield, MO	$62,690
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,150
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$60,520
Columbia, MO	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$63,355

Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,000) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$66,000
Hattiesburg, MS	N/A
Jackson, MS	N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$66,000

Montana

N/A

North Carolina

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

Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($64,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$68,360
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$72,090
Raleigh, NC	$63,240
Wilmington, NC	$72,090
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$64,450
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$62,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,450
Burlington, NC	N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	N/A
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Goldsboro, NC	N/A
Greenville, NC	N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	N/A
Jacksonville, NC	N/A
New Bern, NC	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$65,683

North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($72,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$72,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN	N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$72,570

Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($61,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$61,380
Lincoln, NE	N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,380

New Hampshire

N/A

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($62,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$48,080
Trenton, NJ	$62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$59,470

$56,627

New Mexico

N/A

Nevada

N/A

New York

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

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($104,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$82,000
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$48,020
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$97,730
Rochester, NY	$80,670
Syracuse, NY	$71,220
Utica-Rome, NY	$104,090
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$71,370
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$54,070
Elmira, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$76,146

Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($78,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$63,820
Columbus, OH	$78,600
Toledo, OH	$76,500
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$58,520
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$60,500
Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	N/A
Dayton, OH	N/A
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$67,588

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,650) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$70,650
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$58,180
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$51,960
Lawton, OK	N/A
Oklahoma City, OK	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$60,263

Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($85,480) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$75,400
Salem, OR	$85,480
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$69,870
Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Corvallis, OR	N/A
Eugene, OR	N/A
Grants Pass, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$76,917

Pennsylvania

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($75,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$67,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$65,820
Pittsburgh, PA	$75,080
Reading, PA	$60,070
Altoona, PA	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	N/A
State College, PA	N/A
Williamsport, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$67,128

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($40,860) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$40,860
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Mayaguez, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	N/A
San German, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$40,860

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($59,040) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Spartanburg, SC	$59,040
Columbia, SC	N/A
Florence, SC	N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	N/A
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	N/A
Sumter, SC	N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$59,040

South Dakota

N/A

Tennessee

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

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($64,940) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN	$62,760
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$52,940
Knoxville, TN	$64,790
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$62,810
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$61,790
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,940
Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Cleveland, TN	N/A
Johnson City, TN	N/A
Morristown, TN	N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,672

Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($75,150) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$55,050
Corpus Christi, TX	$73,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$60,340
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$75,150
Killeen-Temple, TX	$73,400
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$50,940
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$52,600
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$38,250
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$54,230
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$51,420
Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	N/A
El Paso, 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
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
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$58,498

Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($123,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT	$123,880
Salt Lake City, UT	$52,020
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	N/A
St. George, UT	N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$87,950

Virginia

N/A

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$53,680

$52,225

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($64,160) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$64,160
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$62,560
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$61,370
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	N/A
Kennewick-Richland, WA	N/A
Longview, WA	N/A
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	N/A
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	N/A
Walla Walla, WA	N/A
Wenatchee, WA	N/A
Yakima, WA	N/A

$62,697

Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($68,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$64,420
Madison, WI	$68,570
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$59,360
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$54,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$51,730
Eau Claire, WI	N/A
Fond du Lac, WI	N/A
Green Bay, WI	N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI	N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	N/A
Racine, WI	N/A
Sheboygan, WI	N/A
Wausau, WI	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$59,756

West Virginia

N/A

Wyoming

N/A

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $43,709

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Connecticut ($57,854) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($46,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$46,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$46,110

$46,155

Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($61,385) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL	$52,515
Mobile, AL	$61,385
Montgomery, AL	$53,653
Tuscaloosa, AL	$42,218
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$44,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$41,580
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$32,180
Decatur, AL	$38,370
Dothan, AL	$33,770
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$35,110
Gadsden, AL	$26,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$27,870
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$33,890
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$30,710
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$38,090

$39,457

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($45,558) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$31,980
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$31,990
Jonesboro, AR	$35,170
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$45,558
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$30,130
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$30,250
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$30,830

$33,701

Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($51,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$37,428
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$32,100
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$47,040
Prescott, AZ	$37,170
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$51,980
Yuma, AZ	$40,700
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$36,650

$40,438

California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($99,975) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$99,975
Modesto, CA	$44,530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$74,703
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$62,020
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$55,723
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$87,770
Chico, CA	$33,645
El Centro, CA	$42,680
Fresno, CA	$63,180
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$46,180
Madera, CA	$53,690
Merced, CA	$50,150
Napa, CA	$54,190
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,970
Redding, CA	$39,620
Salinas, CA	$56,795
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$93,133
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$54,370
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$61,050
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$71,423
Santa Rosa, CA	$64,235
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$48,620
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$54,680
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$44,350
Yuba City, CA	$52,090
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$39,635
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$42,990
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$47,020

$56,658

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($63,453) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$55,988
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$63,453
Fort Collins, CO	$39,065
Grand Junction, CO	$39,650
Greeley, CO	$45,780
Pueblo, CO	$39,588
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$30,630
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$47,245
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$42,708

$44,901

Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($75,888) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$58,600
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$75,888
New Haven, CT	$55,115
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$57,060
Waterbury, CT	$53,040
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$47,420

$57,854

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($65,525) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$37,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$60,720
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$65,525
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$52,210
Gainesville, FL	$54,065
Homosassa Springs, FL	$37,330
Jacksonville, FL	$50,625
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$42,480
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$46,330
Ocala, FL	$40,790
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$42,225
Panama City, FL	$50,638
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$61,580
Port St. Lucie, FL	$38,310
Punta Gorda, FL	$35,970
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$33,160
Sebring, FL	$31,630
Tallahassee, FL	$45,535
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$61,040
The Villages, FL	$30,880
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$43,070
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$36,820
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$50,560

$45,628

Georgia

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

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$50,573
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$35,650
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$33,590
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$44,260
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$51,520
Columbus, GA-AL	$44,673
Dalton, GA	$43,310
Gainesville, GA	$47,870
Hinesville, GA	$68,770
Macon, GA	$40,160
Rome, GA	$37,770
Savannah, GA	$36,958
Valdosta, GA	$36,850
Warner Robins, GA	$56,590
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$34,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$36,790

$43,714

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($59,635) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$59,635
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$47,620

$53,628

Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($49,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$40,690
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$33,340
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$33,180
Cedar Rapids, IA	$38,980
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$39,050
Dubuque, IA	$43,980
Iowa City, IA	$49,090
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$37,200
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$31,220
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$31,990
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$37,460

$37,835

Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($36,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$32,370
Idaho Falls, ID	$29,150
Lewiston, ID-WA	$33,270
Pocatello, ID	$33,070
Twin Falls, ID	$33,440
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$35,460
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$36,430

$33,313

Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($61,523) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$61,523
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$43,938
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$31,140
Carbondale-Marion, IL	$38,330
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$45,530
Danville, IL	$29,910
Decatur, IL	$38,300
Peoria, IL	$46,278
Rockford, IL	$47,353
Springfield, IL	$45,528
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$37,190

$42,274

Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($52,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$31,480
Columbus, IN	$50,000
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$43,470
Evansville, IN-KY	$33,613
Fort Wayne, IN	$49,510
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$52,200
Kokomo, IN	$33,900
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$47,050
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$27,450
Muncie, IN	$43,150
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$45,113
Terre Haute, IN	$42,440
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$37,950
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$34,920

$40,875

Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($47,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS	$37,700
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$32,223
Manhattan, KS	$42,910
Topeka, KS	$47,230

$40,016

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,583) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$31,680
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$37,123
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$48,790
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$44,330
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$51,583
Owensboro, KY	$37,080
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$41,315
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$29,760

$40,208

Louisiana

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

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($45,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$35,360
Baton Rouge, LA	$45,850
Hammond, LA	$36,100
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$30,270
Lafayette, LA	$37,490
Lake Charles, LA	$37,900
Monroe, LA	$39,420
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$35,760
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$27,170
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$36,930
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$42,580

$36,803

Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($72,648) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT	$50,898
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$49,975
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$72,648
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$48,410
New Bedford, MA	$43,510
Pittsfield, MA	$38,610
Springfield, MA-CT	$54,425

$51,211

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($69,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$39,190
California-Lexington Park, MD	$69,250
Cumberland, MD-WV	$36,740
Salisbury, MD-DE	$35,048
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$38,020

$43,650

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($47,285) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME	$47,285
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$42,350
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$39,230
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$35,110

$40,994

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($65,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$65,400
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$47,993
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$44,398
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$34,420
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$34,020
Battle Creek, MI	$42,610
Bay City, MI	$26,870
Flint, MI	$40,920
Jackson, MI	$30,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$58,390
Midland, MI	$37,640
Monroe, MI	$37,230
Muskegon, MI	$40,870
Saginaw, MI	$45,750
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$31,440
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$36,613
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$52,985

$41,655

Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($66,515) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$66,515
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$43,180
Rochester, MN	$40,340
St. Cloud, MN	$49,935
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$35,870
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$38,930
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$37,240
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$41,410

$44,178

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($55,138) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$51,620
Springfield, MO	$36,645
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$42,513
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$32,780
Columbia, MO	$42,000
Jefferson City, MO	$48,860
Joplin, MO	$31,880
Kansas City, MO-KS	$55,138
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$36,940
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$43,330
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$39,848

$41,959

Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($38,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$33,940
Hattiesburg, MS	$37,490
Jackson, MS	$38,920
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$38,828
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$36,010
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$29,000

$35,698

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($47,798) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT	$30,800
Missoula, MT	$46,680
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$47,798
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$31,110
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$20,710

$35,420

North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($67,743) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$63,913
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$54,885
Raleigh, NC	$60,743
Wilmington, NC	$42,378
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$34,110
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$27,013
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$39,180
Burlington, NC	$42,690
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$67,743
Fayetteville, NC	$64,310
Goldsboro, NC	$42,620
Greenville, NC	$42,100
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$38,940
Jacksonville, NC	$40,600
New Bern, NC	$33,520
Winston-Salem, NC	$49,513
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$45,040

$46,429

North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($52,853) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$52,853
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$43,090
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$38,130
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$31,920

$41,498

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($58,065) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$42,320
Lincoln, NE	$42,170
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$58,065
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$31,320
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$34,130

$41,601

New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($60,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$49,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$56,643
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$37,350
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$43,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$60,790

$49,527

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($69,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$50,020
Trenton, NJ	$69,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$40,050

$53,123

New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($47,795) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$34,110
Las Cruces, NM	$35,920
Santa Fe, NM	$47,795
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$41,060
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$38,540

$39,485

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,428) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$48,100
Reno, NV	$54,428
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$38,150

$46,893

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 ($96,415) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$45,625
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$54,025
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$96,415
Rochester, NY	$56,870
Syracuse, NY	$45,063
Utica-Rome, NY	$39,038
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$42,130
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$44,480
Elmira, NY	$39,500
Ithaca, NY	$72,113
Kingston, NY	$45,960
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$37,970
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$47,153

$51,257

Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($63,198) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$56,718
Columbus, OH	$51,725
Toledo, OH	$44,990
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$34,960
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$39,900
Canton-Massillon, OH	$44,130
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$50,843
Dayton, OH	$63,198
Lima, OH	$33,510
Mansfield, OH	$38,880
Springfield, OH	$56,060
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$31,780
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$19,600
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$28,760

$42,504

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($50,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$50,170
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$35,620
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$31,520
Lawton, OK	$34,350
Oklahoma City, OK	$39,960
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$33,280
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$36,400

$37,329

Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($63,113) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$63,113
Salem, OR	$46,485
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$37,020
Bend-Redmond, OR	$40,720
Corvallis, OR	$62,490
Eugene, OR	$46,758
Grants Pass, OR	$37,090
Medford, OR	$61,825
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$36,460
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$45,420

$47,738

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($58,328) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$57,710
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$58,328
Pittsburgh, PA	$51,798
Reading, PA	$41,430
Altoona, PA	$32,120
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$43,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$39,730
East Stroudsburg, PA	$43,740
Erie, PA	$54,425
Gettysburg, PA	$50,450
Johnstown, PA	$37,320
Lancaster, PA	$52,290
Lebanon, PA	$53,050
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$40,880
State College, PA	$42,103
Williamsport, PA	$40,010
York-Hanover, PA	$46,150
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$34,190
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$32,470
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$32,150

$44,178

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($46,455) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$46,455
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$18,830
Arecibo, PR	$23,780
Mayaguez, PR	$19,650
Ponce, PR	$19,220
San German, PR	$23,070
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$18,810

$24,259

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 ($59,868) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Spartanburg, SC	$44,618
Columbia, SC	$46,323
Florence, SC	$39,110
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$53,863
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$40,700
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$59,868
Sumter, SC	$42,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,300
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$34,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$42,070

$44,185

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 ($41,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$41,870
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$34,870
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$34,670

$37,137

Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($52,453) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN	$38,490
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$47,875
Knoxville, TN	$48,555
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$50,355
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$52,453
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$31,740
Clarksville, TN-KY	$38,840
Cleveland, TN	$33,490
Johnson City, TN	$38,680
Morristown, TN	$32,990
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$32,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$36,720
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$33,150

$39,651

Texas

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

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($70,048) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$38,370
Corpus Christi, TX	$70,048
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$64,215
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$51,538
Killeen-Temple, TX	$39,350
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$57,973
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$34,740
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$34,250
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$39,920
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$43,910
Amarillo, TX	$41,510
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$56,473
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$58,025
College Station-Bryan, TX	$59,343
El Paso, TX	$43,138
Laredo, TX	$43,530
Longview, TX	$48,550
Lubbock, TX	$55,795
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$60,815
Midland, TX	$44,840
Odessa, TX	$44,380
San Angelo, TX	$34,490
Sherman-Denison, TX	$37,900
Texarkana, TX-AR	$37,270
Tyler, TX	$51,665
Victoria, TX	$38,940
Waco, TX	$54,500
Wichita Falls, TX	$33,610
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$32,060
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$36,090

$46,241

Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($49,695) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT	$49,695
Salt Lake City, UT	$49,425
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$36,600
St. George, UT	$32,590
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$48,123
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$32,260

$41,449

Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($62,368) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	$52,380
Harrisonburg, VA	$42,950
Lynchburg, VA	$43,980
Richmond, VA	$51,183
Roanoke, VA	$50,023
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$47,850
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$62,368
Winchester, VA-WV	$40,320
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$41,070
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$35,400
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$50,480
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$43,170

$46,764

Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($45,438) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$45,438
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$44,370

$44,904

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($68,738) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$68,738
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$45,290
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$45,360
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$45,730
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$40,890
Longview, WA	$39,080
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$40,180
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$44,608
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$53,073
Walla Walla, WA	$49,010
Wenatchee, WA	$38,360
Yakima, WA	$45,735

$46,338

Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($56,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$42,060
Madison, WI	$53,815
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$56,620
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$41,250
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$41,300
Eau Claire, WI	$38,550
Fond du Lac, WI	$38,550
Green Bay, WI	$45,405
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$35,520
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$53,930
Racine, WI	$42,330
Sheboygan, WI	$46,220
Wausau, WI	$36,050
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$38,240
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$46,430

$43,751

West Virginia

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($58,168) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	$38,010
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$58,168
Morgantown, WV	$41,850
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$33,630
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$39,350
Wheeling, WV-OH	$39,250
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$31,340
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$26,228

$38,478

Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($46,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY	$46,600
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$42,150
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$35,220

$41,323

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $54,187

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is California ($68,655) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($45,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK	N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$45,010

$45,010

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($69,500) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Huntsville, AL	$54,450
Mobile, AL	$69,500
Montgomery, AL	$58,030
Tuscaloosa, AL	$43,140
Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Dothan, AL	N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$56,280

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($45,990) for jobs which don't require a degree.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$45,990
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$45,990

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($35,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tucson, AZ	$35,460
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	N/A
Prescott, AZ	N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	N/A
Yuma, AZ	N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$35,460

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($110,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$110,580
Modesto, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$83,270
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$63,960
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$55,410
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$92,650
Chico, CA	$31,270
El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	$68,450
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$48,070
Redding, CA	N/A
Salinas, CA	$59,110
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$99,390
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$76,530
Santa Rosa, CA	$64,810
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$39,010
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$68,655

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($66,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO	$57,320
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$66,540
Fort Collins, CO	$37,370
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Greeley, CO	N/A
Pueblo, CO	$39,040
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$49,850
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$42,090

$48,702

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($80,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT	N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$80,370
New Haven, CT	$54,730
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	N/A
Waterbury, CT	N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$67,550

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($71,570) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$64,350
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$71,570
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	N/A
Gainesville, FL	$56,940
Homosassa Springs, FL	N/A
Jacksonville, FL	$53,180
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$43,300
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$43,120
Panama City, FL	$54,460
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$67,920
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A
Punta Gorda, FL	N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	N/A
Sebring, FL	N/A
Tallahassee, FL	$46,070
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$67,050
The Villages, FL	N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$50,560

$56,229

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($50,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$50,030
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	N/A
Columbus, GA-AL	$45,880
Dalton, GA	N/A
Gainesville, GA	N/A
Hinesville, GA	N/A
Macon, GA	N/A
Rome, GA	N/A
Savannah, GA	$36,250
Valdosta, GA	N/A
Warner Robins, GA	N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$44,053

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($61,990) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$61,990
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,990

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($39,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$39,370
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA	N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$38,880
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Iowa City, IA	N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$37,960

$38,737

Idaho

N/A

Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($64,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$64,550
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$47,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	N/A
Danville, IL	N/A
Decatur, IL	N/A
Peoria, IL	$48,010
Rockford, IL	$48,630
Springfield, IL	$45,150
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$50,826

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($54,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Columbus, IN	N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Evansville, IN-KY	$32,720
Fort Wayne, IN	$52,180
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$54,940
Kokomo, IN	N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$45,210
Terre Haute, IN	N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$46,263

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($33,750) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Wichita, KS	N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$33,750
Manhattan, KS	N/A
Topeka, KS	N/A

$33,750

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($54,240) for jobs which don't require a degree.

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$35,570
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY	N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$54,240
Owensboro, KY	N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$43,280
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$44,363

Louisiana

N/A

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($75,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Worcester, MA-CT	$51,670
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$50,120
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$75,550
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Pittsfield, MA	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	$56,020

$58,340

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($32,340) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	N/A
California-Lexington Park, MD	N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV	N/A
Salisbury, MD-DE	$32,340
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$32,340

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($47,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Portland-South Portland, ME	$47,000
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$47,000

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($68,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$68,870
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$49,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$46,120
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Flint, MI	N/A
Jackson, MI	N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$60,890
Midland, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Saginaw, MI	N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$35,880
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$57,760

$53,145

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($69,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$69,980
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	N/A
Rochester, MN	$39,110
St. Cloud, MN	$51,960
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$53,683

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($57,480) for jobs which don't require a degree.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$53,650
Springfield, MO	$36,880
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$44,650
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Columbia, MO	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS	$57,480
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$46,290
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$41,530

$46,747

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($40,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hattiesburg, MS	N/A
Jackson, MS	N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$40,220
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$40,220

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($50,750) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT	N/A
Missoula, MT	$50,750
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$49,500
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$50,125

North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (No Degree)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($71,090) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$67,980
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$57,330
Raleigh, NC	$62,370
Wilmington, NC	$43,350
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$24,880
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Burlington, NC	N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$71,090
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Goldsboro, NC	N/A
Greenville, NC	N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	N/A
Jacksonville, NC	N/A
New Bern, NC	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	$50,880
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$53,983

North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (No Degree)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($55,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN	$55,910
Grand Forks, ND-MN	N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$55,910

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($61,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$45,880
Lincoln, NE	N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$61,940
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$53,910

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (No Degree)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($65,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH	N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$57,290
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$65,870

$61,580

New Jersey

N/A

New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (No Degree)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($47,290) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM	N/A
Las Cruces, NM	N/A
Santa Fe, NM	$47,290
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$47,290

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($57,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	N/A
Reno, NV	$57,680
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$57,680

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (No Degree)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($104,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY	$47,780
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$56,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$104,050
Rochester, NY	$59,750
Syracuse, NY	$43,380
Utica-Rome, NY	$37,340
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Elmira, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	$74,030
Kingston, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$47,990

$58,830

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($69,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$59,300
Columbus, OH	$51,860
Toledo, OH	$44,780
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$51,990
Dayton, OH	$69,010
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$55,388

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($53,700) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tulsa, OK	$53,700
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lawton, OK	N/A
Oklahoma City, OK	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$53,700

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Medford, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($67,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$65,920
Salem, OR	$47,200
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Corvallis, OR	N/A
Eugene, OR	$47,020
Grants Pass, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	$67,540
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$56,920

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($60,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$60,450
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$59,740
Pittsburgh, PA	$53,000
Reading, PA	N/A
Altoona, PA	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	$57,720
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	$54,890
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$42,010
State College, PA	$42,920
Williamsport, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$52,961

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (No Degree)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($50,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$50,890
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Mayaguez, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	N/A
San German, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$50,890

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (No Degree)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($66,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Spartanburg, SC	$45,470
Columbia, SC	$47,300
Florence, SC	N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$56,880
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$66,270
Sumter, SC	N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$53,980

South Dakota

N/A

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($53,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Jackson, TN	N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$49,880
Knoxville, TN	$50,290
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$52,830
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$53,210
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Cleveland, TN	N/A
Johnson City, TN	N/A
Morristown, TN	N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$51,553

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,320) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	$78,320
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$68,980
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$52,460
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$61,080
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$57,450
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$62,880
College Station-Bryan, TX	$63,420
El Paso, TX	$45,880
Laredo, TX	N/A
Longview, TX	$48,700
Lubbock, TX	$59,430
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$67,370
Midland, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
San Angelo, TX	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Tyler, TX	$57,080
Victoria, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	$57,560
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$60,047

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($54,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Provo-Orem, UT	$54,690
Salt Lake City, UT	$50,870
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	N/A
St. George, UT	N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$51,470
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$52,343

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($64,320) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Richmond, VA	$51,220
Roanoke, VA	$51,050
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$64,320
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$55,530

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($46,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$46,110
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$46,110

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (No Degree)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($70,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$70,450
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$47,620
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	N/A
Kennewick-Richland, WA	N/A
Longview, WA	N/A
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$39,970
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$56,760
Walla Walla, WA	N/A
Wenatchee, WA	N/A
Yakima, WA	$47,200

$52,400

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($61,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	N/A
Madison, WI	$54,620
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$61,070
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eau Claire, WI	N/A
Fond du Lac, WI	N/A
Green Bay, WI	$46,250
Janesville-Beloit, WI	N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	N/A
Racine, WI	N/A
Sheboygan, WI	N/A
Wausau, WI	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$53,980

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (No Degree)

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($63,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV	N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$63,980
Morgantown, WV	N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH	N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$23,460

$43,720

Wyoming

N/A

6 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree. For a master's degree, the average salary median is $63,628. For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $43,709. The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $54,187.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.2

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

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

Common Job Titles

Adjunct Instructor
Adjunct Professor
Art Educator
Art History Professor
Art Instructor
Art Professor
Arts and Crafts Instructor
Arts Teacher
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Ballet Professor
Ballet Teacher
Band Teacher
Baton Teacher
Ceramics Teacher
Choir Teacher
Choral Teacher
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Dance Instructor
Dance Professor
Dancing Teacher
Digital Arts Instructor
Drama Professor
Drama Teacher
Dramatic Art Teacher
Dramatic Coach
Elementary Art Instructor
Fine Arts Professor
Fine Arts Teacher
Graphic Design Professor
Guitar Teacher
Instructor
Lighting Design Lecturer
Makeup Artistry Instructor
Media Arts Professor
Music Educator
Music Instructor
Music Professor
Music Theory Professor
Music Theory Teacher
Orchestra Teacher
Organ Teacher
Photography Professor
Photography Teacher
Piano Pedagogy Professor
Piano Performance Professor
Piano Professor
Piano Teacher
Professor
Scene Design Lecturer
Singing Teacher
Stagecraft Professor
Stagecraft Teacher
Theater Professor
Theater Teacher
University Faculty Member
Violin Teacher
Visual Arts Instructor
Vocal Teacher
Voice Professor
Voice Teacher
Woodshop Instructor

US Salary Median: $62,378
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Master's

Actors

Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.

Salary Ratio: 0.3

Common Job Titles

Actor
Actor Understudy
Actress
Comedian
Comic
Community Theater Actor
Double
Dramatic Reader
Elocutionist
Ensemble Member
Entertainer
Extra
Illusionist
Impersonator
Mime
Minstrel
Monologist
Motion Picture Actor
Movie Actor
Movie Extra
Movie Star
Movie Stunt Performer
Narrator
Performer
Puppeteer
Ring Conductor
Show Girl
Soubrette
Stand-In
Stunt Double
Stunt Driver
Stunt Performer
Stunt Person
Stunt Woman
Television Actor
Theater Team Member
Theatrical Performer
Theatrical Trouper
Thrill Performer
Tour Actor
Vaudeville Actor
Ventriloquist
Voice Actor
Voice-Over Artist

US Salary Median: $42,339
Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Producers and Directors

Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of actors or guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.

Salary Ratio: 3.53

Common Job Titles

Animation Director
Animation Producer
Art Framing Manager
Artistic Director
Broadcast News Producer
Broadcast Producer
Casting Director
Commercial Director
Content Producer
Creative Director
Digital Media Manager
Digital Media Producer
Digital Producer
Director
Dramatic Director
Executive Producer
Film Maker
Film Producer
Independent Film Maker
Independent Video Producer
Line Producer
Media Manager
Media Producer
Morning News Producer
Morning Show Newscast Producer
Motion Picture Director
Movie Producer
Moving Picture Producer
Music Producer
Music Video Director
Music Video Producer
News Producer
News Production Supervisor
Newscast Director
Newscast Producer
On-Air Director
Pageant Director
Producer
Producer Director
Production Director
Production Manager
Production Stage Manager
Production Supervisor
Promotions Producer
Radio Producer
Radio Services Director
Radio Technical Director
Radio Television Technical Director
Stage Director
Stage Manager
Technical Director
Television News Producer
Television Newscast Director
Television Producer (TV Producer)
Television Program Director
Television Technical Director
Theater Company Producer
Theater Director
TV Director (Television Director)
Video Director
Video Producer

US Salary Median: $53,809
Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
Prior Experience: N/A
Degree Level Required: None

Media Programming Directors

Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.

Salary Ratio: 0.44

Common Job Titles

Broadcast Operations Director
Cable Television Program Director
Educational Programming Director
News Director
Newscast Director
Production Director
Program Coordinator
Program Director
Program Manager
Program Supervisor
Programming Director
Public Service Director
Sports Director
Station Manager
Television Program Director (TV Program Director)

US Salary Median: $53,809
Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Talent Directors

Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.

Salary Ratio: 0.44

Common Job Titles

Artist Manager
Artistic Director
Casting Agent
Casting Coordinator
Casting Director
Contestant Coordinator
Entertainment Agent
Extras Casting Director
Model Booker
Pageant Director
Repertoire Manager
Talent Agent
Talent Producer
Talent Scout

US Salary Median: $53,809
Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Media Technical Directors/Managers

Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.

Salary Ratio: 0.44

Common Job Titles

Broadcast Director
News Technical Director
Newscast Director
Operations Director
Operations Manager
Production Director
Production Manager
Production Superintendent
Production Supervisor
Radio Station Manager
Radio Television Technical Director
Record Producer
Remote Operations Producer
Studio Director
Technical Director
Test Editing Director

US Salary Median: $53,809
Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $24,513 per year (or $26,431 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $49,026 to earn a master's (or $52,862 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($140,972 if you're in-state, $152,692 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $35,243 per year (or $38,173 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $140,972 to earn a bachelor's (or $152,692 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Directing and Theatrical Production Degrees

Eastern Michigan University

900 Oakwood St. - Ypsilanti, MI

Out-of-state cost: $15,295/year
In-state cost: $15,295/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Gallaudet University

800 Florida Ave, NE - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $17,038/year
In-state cost: $17,038/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Lindenwood University

209 S Kingshighway - Saint Charles, MO

Out-of-state cost: $18,100/year
In-state cost: $18,100/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Greensboro College

815 W Market St - Greensboro, NC

Out-of-state cost: $18,960/year
In-state cost: $18,960/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Husson University

1 College Circle - Bangor, ME

Out-of-state cost: $19,160/year
In-state cost: $19,160/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Keene State College

229 Main Street - Keene, NH

Out-of-state cost: $24,350/year
In-state cost: $14,638/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Central Washington University

400 East University Way - Ellensburg, WA

Out-of-state cost: $24,520/year
In-state cost: $8,444/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Rochester University

800 West Avon Road - Rochester Hills, MI

Out-of-state cost: $24,720/year
In-state cost: $24,720/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Binghamton University

4400 Vestal Parkway East - Vestal, NY

Out-of-state cost: $27,604/year
In-state cost: $10,014/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Columbia College Chicago

600 South Michigan - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $27,786/year
In-state cost: $27,786/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Webster University

470 E Lockwood Ave. - Saint Louis, MO

Out-of-state cost: $28,700/year
In-state cost: $28,700/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Anderson University

316 Boulevard - Anderson, SC

Out-of-state cost: $29,980/year
In-state cost: $29,980/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Castleton University

62 Alumni Dr - Castleton, VT

Out-of-state cost: $30,012/year
In-state cost: $13,044/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Carthage College

2001 Alford Park Dr - Kenosha, WI

Out-of-state cost: $31,500/year
In-state cost: $31,500/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Benedictine College

1020 N 2nd St - Atchison, KS

Out-of-state cost: $31,630/year
In-state cost: $31,630/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Fresno Pacific University

1717 S Chestnut Ave - Fresno, CA

Out-of-state cost: $33,452/year
In-state cost: $33,452/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Point Park University

201 Wood St - Pittsburgh, PA

Out-of-state cost: $34,200/year
In-state cost: $34,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Baldwin Wallace University

275 Eastland Rd - Berea, OH

Out-of-state cost: $34,504/year
In-state cost: $34,504/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Lipscomb University

One University Park Drive - Nashville, TN

Out-of-state cost: $34,744/year
In-state cost: $34,744/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Aquinas College

1700 Fulton St. E - Grand Rapids, MI

Out-of-state cost: $35,086/year
In-state cost: $35,086/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Directing and Theatrical Production Degrees

New England College

98 Bridge St - Henniker, NH

Out-of-state cost: $15,764/year
In-state cost: $15,764/year
Degrees: Master's

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Moravian College

1200 Main St - Bethlehem, PA

Out-of-state cost: $17,442/year
In-state cost: $17,442/year
Degrees: Master's

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Ohio University-Main Campus

020 Chubb Hall - Athens, OH

Out-of-state cost: $17,712/year
In-state cost: $9,720/year
Degrees: Master's

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DePaul University

1 E Jackson Blvd - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $19,760/year
In-state cost: $19,760/year
Degrees: Master's

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Roosevelt University

430 S Michigan Ave - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $21,605/year
In-state cost: $21,605/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Portland

5000 N Willamette Blvd - Portland, OR

Out-of-state cost: $23,868/year
In-state cost: $23,868/year
Degrees: Master's

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Temple University

1801 North Broad Street - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $24,236/year
In-state cost: $17,846/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Missouri-Kansas City

5000 Holmes St. - Kansas City, MO

Out-of-state cost: $26,699/year
In-state cost: $11,258/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Iowa

101 Jessup Hall - Iowa City, IA

Out-of-state cost: $27,613/year
In-state cost: $11,666/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of California-San Diego

9500 Gilman Dr - La Jolla, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,631/year
In-state cost: $13,529/year
Degrees: Master's

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Baylor University

Out-of-state cost: $36,936/year
In-state cost: $36,936/year
Degrees: Master's

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Yale University

Woodbridge Hall - New Haven, CT

Out-of-state cost: $44,500/year
In-state cost: $44,500/year
Degrees: Master's

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The New School

66 West 12th Street - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $47,642/year
In-state cost: $47,642/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Southern California

University Park - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $48,715/year
In-state cost: $48,715/year
Degrees: Master's

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The Catholic University of America

620 Michigan Avenue, NE - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $50,340/year
In-state cost: $50,340/year
Degrees: Master's

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California Institute of the Arts

24700 W McBean Pky - Valencia, CA

Out-of-state cost: $53,466/year
In-state cost: $53,466/year
Degrees: Master's

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Northwestern University

633 Clark St - Evanston, IL

Out-of-state cost: $56,567/year
In-state cost: $56,567/year
Degrees: Master's

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Brown University

One Prospect Street - Providence, RI

Out-of-state cost: $60,363/year
In-state cost: $60,363/year
Degrees: Master's

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