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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Dispute Resolution Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that provides individuals with skills in negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, that can be applied to resolve disputes in a variety of settings, including business, legal, domestic, and labor relations.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Teach courses in law.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $64,475
    "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.): 9.25%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,506/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,554/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,782/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,835/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,235/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,772/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: $64,475

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Nevada ($94,414) in the Reno, NV metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($71,273).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $71,273
Fairbanks, AK $66,760
$69,468
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($65,423).

Mobile, AL $57,570
Montgomery, AL $52,685
Tuscaloosa, AL $60,618
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,647
Auburn-Opelika, AL $53,720
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $60,240
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $46,845
Dothan, AL $45,915
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,235
Gadsden, AL $44,030
Huntsville, AL $59,927
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,990
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,690
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $65,423
Decatur, AL $52,690
$53,079
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($63,763).

Pine Bluff, AR $45,280
Fort Smith, AR-OK $46,740
Jonesboro, AR $39,005
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $63,763
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,240
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,813
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,243
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$47,684
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($63,888).

Tucson, AZ $63,888
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $54,690
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$51,080
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($115,427).

Fresno, CA $94,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $108,360
Modesto, CA $31,370
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $76,790
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $87,910
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $108,267
Salinas, CA $66,740
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $115,427
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $89,173
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $83,900
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $91,240
Stockton-Lodi, CA $105,570
Santa Rosa, CA $37,980
$90,943
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($70,357).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $70,357
Colorado Springs, CO $57,155
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,435
Fort Collins, CO $52,810
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $47,070
Pueblo, CO $48,500
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$56,574
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($78,743).

Danbury, CT $60,970
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $69,227
New Haven, CT $78,743
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $61,260
Waterbury, CT $72,237
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$69,071
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Tallahassee, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($92,767).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $61,255
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $43,140
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $80,603
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $41,205
Tallahassee, FL $92,767
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $61,220
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $60,360
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $55,840
Gainesville, FL $57,100
Homosassa Springs, FL $45,390
Jacksonville, FL $68,650
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $69,600
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $78,290
Ocala, FL $50,530
Panama City, FL $65,070
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $58,090
Port St. Lucie, FL $63,050
Punta Gorda, FL $59,630
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,360
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $63,050
$64,617
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($70,607).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $70,607
Savannah, GA $47,553
Rome, GA $53,680
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,185
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $68,205
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,695
Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,920
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Columbus, GA-AL $47,560
Dalton, GA $45,980
Gainesville, GA $51,770
Hinesville, GA $33,140
Macon, GA $43,080
Valdosta, GA $46,630
Warner Robins, GA $41,650
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,150
$53,452
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($68,203).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $68,203
Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
$63,670
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($72,410).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $58,050
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $68,738
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $61,570
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,860
Cedar Rapids, IA $48,150
Dubuque, IA $59,920
Iowa City, IA $72,410
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $60,347
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,203
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,965
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
$56,661
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($54,515).

Idaho Falls, ID $48,675
Lewiston, ID-WA $51,535
Pocatello, ID $54,515
Twin Falls, ID $50,305
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,130
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $51,810
Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
$49,258
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($87,000).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $58,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $84,855
Decatur, IL $59,750
Peoria, IL $57,700
Rockford, IL $87,000
Springfield, IL $45,300
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $68,820
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $80,440
$67,416
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($60,543).

Fort Wayne, IN $60,543
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $49,735
Kokomo, IN $51,345
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $43,900
Terre Haute, IN $53,078
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,748
Columbus, IN $43,640
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $44,910
Evansville, IN-KY $48,607
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $57,287
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $45,377
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,967
Muncie, IN $49,530
$49,898
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($61,450).

Wichita, KS $55,817
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,803
Manhattan, KS $61,315
Topeka, KS $61,450
$52,381
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($66,150).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $53,827
Owensboro, KY $59,437
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,225
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,527
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $52,265
Lexington-Fayette, KY $66,150
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,080
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,183
$54,173
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($75,400).

Baton Rouge, LA $53,415
Hammond, LA $52,320
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $61,350
Lafayette, LA $52,185
Lake Charles, LA $48,630
Monroe, LA $45,775
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $66,270
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $52,485
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $50,663
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $38,870
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,400
$54,653
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($98,795).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $76,080
New Bedford, MA $75,360
Springfield, MA-CT $84,990
Worcester, MA-CT $98,795
$86,502
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($67,800).

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $67,800
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $46,430
Portland-South Portland, ME $60,153
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,323
$57,958
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($110,080).

Battle Creek, MI $76,370
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $86,815
Flint, MI $97,610
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $71,323
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $89,630
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $110,080
Saginaw, MI $77,050
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $102,380
$89,322
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($86,797).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $86,797
Rochester, MN $73,750
St. Cloud, MN $65,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $77,280
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,855
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $63,460
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,840
$67,209
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($62,770).

St. Louis, MO-IL $53,088
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,695
Columbia, MO $61,940
Jefferson City, MO $48,825
Joplin, MO $45,590
Kansas City, MO-KS $62,770
Springfield, MO $61,410
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,133
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,380
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,140
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,480
$53,508
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($62,897).

Jackson, MS $62,897
Hattiesburg, MS $50,585
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,810
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,673
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,405
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
$49,707
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($53,545).

Missoula, MT $44,860
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,545
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,940
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $41,765
Great Falls, MT $32,150
$44,930
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($81,830).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $81,830
Fayetteville, NC $67,550
Greensboro-High Point, NC $64,940
Raleigh, NC $71,633
Winston-Salem, NC $67,580
Burlington, NC $68,990
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $70,385
Goldsboro, NC $44,130
Greenville, NC $65,140
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $65,230
Jacksonville, NC $51,900
New Bern, NC $50,840
Rocky Mount, NC $57,385
Wilmington, NC $65,375
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,125
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,930
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $72,795
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,880
$65,688
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($64,465).

Fargo, ND-MN $64,465
Grand Forks, ND-MN $60,765
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,105
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$57,286
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($69,997).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $69,997
Lincoln, NE $64,780
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,410
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,870
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $58,555
$62,520
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 ($93,743).

Manchester, NH $65,310
Portsmouth, NH-ME $75,260
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $50,685
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,925
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $93,743
$71,599
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($75,995).

Trenton, NJ $75,995
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $71,277
Ocean City, NJ $48,080
$68,219
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($66,145).

Farmington, NM $59,460
Las Cruces, NM $66,145
Santa Fe, NM $65,920
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $57,770
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $64,653
$62,959
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($99,097).

Reno, NV $99,097
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $88,940
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $85,840
$94,414
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 ($109,913).

Binghamton, NY $88,495
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $64,895
Elmira, NY $54,890
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $109,913
Rochester, NY $84,730
Syracuse, NY $74,165
Utica-Rome, NY $74,055
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $82,945
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $63,685
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,865
$79,015
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($79,970).

Canton-Massillon, OH $55,800
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $79,970
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $63,130
Columbus, OH $77,358
Dayton, OH $57,915
Lima, OH $49,780
Mansfield, OH $34,810
Toledo, OH $62,627
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,295
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $44,605
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,630
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $72,057
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $65,415
Springfield, OH $56,340
$61,261
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($51,410).

Tulsa, OK $44,160
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,410
Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
$44,630
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($116,085).

Eugene, OR $25,570
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $96,895
Salem, OR $116,085
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $76,845
$86,460
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($138,490).

Erie, PA $66,740
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $78,675
Lancaster, PA $68,230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $80,957
Pittsburgh, PA $95,390
Reading, PA $79,320
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $60,040
York-Hanover, PA $80,220
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $138,490
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,510
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $85,630
Johnstown, PA $65,530
$80,079
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($54,535).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,393
Arecibo, PR $42,755
Mayaguez, PR $54,535
Ponce, PR $39,410
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Guayama, PR $29,920
San German, PR $31,220
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$39,754
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($66,483).

Columbia, SC $66,483
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $59,033
Spartanburg, SC $64,243
Florence, SC $45,165
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $54,625
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $46,980
Sumter, SC $45,110
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,867
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,060
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,985
$54,032
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($61,938).

Sioux Falls, SD $60,460
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,938
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,505
$59,559
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($77,100).

Knoxville, TN $77,100
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,480
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $72,660
Jackson, TN $63,650
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,110
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $64,880
$67,253
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($152,020).

Corpus Christi, TX $76,355
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $61,983
El Paso, TX $51,910
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $74,650
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $67,040
Austin-Round Rock, TX $105,540
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,350
College Station-Bryan, TX $152,020
Killeen-Temple, TX $82,900
Lubbock, TX $121,750
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,390
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $97,960
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,390
$77,428
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($49,920).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $49,920
St. George, UT $46,770
Salt Lake City, UT $46,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$43,500
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($68,250).

Richmond, VA $66,180
Roanoke, VA $59,920
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $68,250
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,040
$61,148
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($59,360).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $55,653
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $59,360
$57,507
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($67,845).

Eau Claire, WI $30,185
Janesville-Beloit, WI $33,295
Madison, WI $56,063
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $61,995
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $33,075
Racine, WI $33,460
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,730
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,760
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $67,845
Fond du Lac, WI $50,620
Green Bay, WI $49,480
Sheboygan, WI $48,950
Wausau, WI $49,910
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,960
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,660
$47,257
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($66,270).

Charleston, WV $63,460
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,368
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $42,013
Wheeling, WV-OH $49,987
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,137
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,195
Morgantown, WV $66,270
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $51,810
$50,008
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($55,863).

Cheyenne, WY $55,863
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $50,640
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $50,247
$52,250

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $61,009

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Hawaii ($114,690) in the Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($103,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $103,900
Fairbanks, AK N/A
$103,900
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($26,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $17,740
Montgomery, AL $18,660
Tuscaloosa, AL $26,630
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $17,800
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
$20,208
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($35,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Pine Bluff, AR $35,260
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
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$35,260
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($57,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $57,220
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,220
California

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

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($95,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $94,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $82,420
Modesto, CA $31,370
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $76,790
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $79,470
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $95,590
Salinas, CA $64,490
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $69,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $79,580
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $83,900
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $91,240
Stockton-Lodi, CA $70,550
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
$76,632
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($93,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $93,740
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$93,740
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($73,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $60,030
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $64,670
New Haven, CT $73,640
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $60,390
Waterbury, CT $63,810
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,508
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 ($69,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $49,730
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $43,140
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $69,260
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $18,960
Tallahassee, FL $47,440
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $55,260
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Ocala, 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
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,298
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($75,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $75,620
Savannah, GA $18,830
Rome, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,225
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($114,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $114,690
Urban Honolulu, HI N/A
$114,690
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($85,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $47,360
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $85,190
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $84,000
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $18,850
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,850
Idaho N/A
Illinois

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

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($87,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $58,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $75,630
Decatur, IL $59,750
Peoria, IL $57,700
Rockford, IL $87,000
Springfield, IL $41,360
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $65,520
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,671
Indiana

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

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($91,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Wayne, IN $91,290
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $34,780
Kokomo, IN $50,540
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $43,900
Terre Haute, IN $62,560
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,470
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
$55,090
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($60,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $60,650
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $20,030
Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
$40,340
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($75,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,230
Owensboro, KY $75,330
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $17,800
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $69,980
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,835
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($94,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $76,080
New Bedford, MA $75,360
Springfield, MA-CT $75,530
Worcester, MA-CT $94,350
$80,330
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($88,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $88,270
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$88,270
Michigan

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($97,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $76,370
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $83,480
Flint, MI $97,610
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,540
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $71,120
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $93,380
Saginaw, MI $77,050
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$81,079
Minnesota

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

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($95,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $85,920
Rochester, MN $86,620
St. Cloud, MN $56,940
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $95,070
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,180
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $21,010
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,957
Missouri

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

North Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($28,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $20,510
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $28,260
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$24,385
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($78,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $78,700
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,700
Montana N/A
North Carolina

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

Winston-Salem, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($78,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $62,360
Fayetteville, NC $71,700
Greensboro-High Point, NC $61,200
Raleigh, NC $56,860
Winston-Salem, NC $78,140
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 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
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,052
North Dakota N/A
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 ($64,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,150
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,150
New Hampshire N/A
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 ($82,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $82,980
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ N/A
Ocean City, NJ N/A
$82,980
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($72,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $72,530
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,530
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 ($94,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $86,720
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $55,340
Elmira, NY $54,890
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $94,190
Rochester, NY $72,970
Syracuse, NY $49,440
Utica-Rome, NY $71,390
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $71,400
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $57,160
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $62,620
$67,612
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($81,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $58,040
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $81,800
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $69,470
Columbus, OH $57,880
Dayton, OH $63,130
Lima, OH $47,730
Mansfield, OH $19,870
Toledo, OH $47,870
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,410
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $35,110
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,810
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,560
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
$52,390
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($18,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $18,140
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$18,140
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 ($106,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR $25,570
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $106,510
Salem, OR $95,440
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,590
$75,778
Pennsylvania

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

Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($138,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA $66,740
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $75,500
Lancaster, PA $68,230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $98,090
Pittsburgh, PA $87,860
Reading, PA $79,320
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $60,040
York-Hanover, PA $80,220
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $138,490
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,510
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,670
Johnstown, PA N/A
$76,697
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 ($42,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $42,130
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,130
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($85,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $85,630
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $63,630
Spartanburg, SC $83,580
Florence, 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
$77,613
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 ($64,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $64,150
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,150
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,630
$60,643
Tennessee

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

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($77,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN $77,100
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $44,950
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $68,460
Jackson, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,503
Texas

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

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($74,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corpus Christi, TX $68,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $60,340
El Paso, TX $51,910
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $38,360
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $74,000
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX 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
$58,556
Utah N/A
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 ($76,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $66,180
Roanoke, VA $59,920
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $76,520
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,040
$59,665
Vermont N/A
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 ($73,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $18,130
Janesville-Beloit, WI $18,860
Madison, WI $18,490
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,670
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $18,220
Racine, WI $18,010
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $18,000
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $17,960
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$25,168
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($65,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $65,700
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $19,320
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $21,080
Wheeling, WV-OH $22,640
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $19,400
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,370
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
$28,085
Wyoming N/A

Professional

Average Salary Median: $54,646

The state with the highest average salary median for a professional degree is New York ($128,080) in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Professional)

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
Fairbanks, AK $66,760
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Professional)

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($64,135) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $48,680
Montgomery, AL $64,135
Tuscaloosa, AL $55,255
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $43,070
Auburn-Opelika, AL $53,720
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $60,240
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $46,845
Dothan, AL $45,915
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,235
Gadsden, AL $44,030
Huntsville, AL $59,180
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,990
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,690
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,565
Decatur, AL $52,690
$51,816
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Professional)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($55,875) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Pine Bluff, AR $50,290
Fort Smith, AR-OK $46,740
Jonesboro, AR $39,005
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $55,875
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,240
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,035
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,600
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$45,465
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Professional)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($48,630) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $48,630
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$41,600
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Professional)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($151,870) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $106,400
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $151,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $107,200
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA $37,980
$100,863
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Professional)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($53,310) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $53,310
Colorado Springs, CO $46,270
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,950
Fort Collins, CO $52,810
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $47,070
Pueblo, CO $48,500
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$46,638
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Professional)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($66,540) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $61,910
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $62,490
New Haven, CT $66,540
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $62,130
Waterbury, CT $60,420
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$62,568
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Professional)

Tallahassee, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($115,430) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $72,780
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $63,110
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $63,450
Tallahassee, FL $115,430
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $67,180
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $60,360
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $55,840
Gainesville, FL $57,100
Homosassa Springs, FL $45,390
Jacksonville, FL $79,770
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $69,600
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $78,290
Ocala, FL $50,530
Panama City, FL $65,070
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $58,090
Port St. Lucie, FL $63,050
Punta Gorda, FL $59,630
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,360
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $63,050
$65,425
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Professional)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($62,050) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $47,240
Savannah, GA $49,460
Rome, GA $52,520
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,990
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,460
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,760
Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,920
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Columbus, GA-AL $47,560
Dalton, GA $45,980
Gainesville, GA $51,770
Hinesville, GA $33,140
Macon, GA $43,080
Valdosta, GA $46,630
Warner Robins, GA $41,650
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,150
$48,278
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Professional)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($50,070) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
$49,995
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Professional)

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($72,410) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $63,395
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $60,985
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $50,355
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,865
Cedar Rapids, IA $48,150
Dubuque, IA $59,920
Iowa City, IA $72,410
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $54,320
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,430
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,965
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
$53,465
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Professional)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($54,515) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Idaho Falls, ID $48,675
Lewiston, ID-WA $51,535
Pocatello, ID $54,515
Twin Falls, ID $50,305
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,130
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $51,810
Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
$48,054
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Professional)

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($49,240) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL $49,240
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$49,240
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Professional)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($58,455) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Fort Wayne, IN $53,805
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $58,455
Kokomo, IN $52,150
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $51,435
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,060
Columbus, IN $44,860
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $46,075
Evansville, IN-KY $51,580
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $57,895
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $46,505
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,185
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,655
Muncie, IN $49,530
$51,322
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Professional)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($61,450) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $53,400
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $43,875
Manhattan, KS $61,315
Topeka, KS $61,450
$55,010
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Professional)

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($66,150) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,625
Owensboro, KY $51,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,095
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,800
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $52,265
Lexington-Fayette, KY $66,150
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,080
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,225
$53,841
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Professional)

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($61,350) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $53,415
Hammond, LA $52,320
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $61,350
Lafayette, LA $52,185
Lake Charles, LA $48,630
Monroe, LA $45,775
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $60,825
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $52,485
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,570
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $38,870
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
$50,145
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Professional)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($58,145) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,145
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $46,430
Portland-South Portland, ME $56,485
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$52,255
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Professional)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($117,970) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $76,820
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $117,970
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$97,395
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Professional)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($89,640) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $89,640
Rochester, MN $60,880
St. Cloud, MN $73,820
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,490
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,740
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,700
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $63,460
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,840
$65,196
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Professional)

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($61,940) for a professional degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $55,210
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,250
Columbia, MO $61,940
Jefferson City, MO $48,825
Joplin, MO $45,590
Kansas City, MO-KS $55,865
Springfield, MO $46,730
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,625
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,380
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,140
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,480
$48,458
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Professional)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($54,995) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $54,995
Hattiesburg, MS $50,585
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,810
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,595
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,405
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
$45,212
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Professional)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($53,545) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $44,860
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,545
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,940
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $41,765
Great Falls, MT $32,150
$43,652
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Professional)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($82,020) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $67,030
Fayetteville, NC $63,400
Greensboro-High Point, NC $56,860
Raleigh, NC $82,020
Winston-Salem, NC $57,020
Burlington, NC $68,990
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,010
Goldsboro, NC $44,130
Greenville, NC $48,050
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $65,230
Jacksonville, NC $51,900
New Bern, NC $50,840
Rocky Mount, NC $49,070
Wilmington, NC $53,840
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,510
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,280
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,170
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,021
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Professional)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($64,465) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $64,465
Grand Forks, ND-MN $60,765
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,105
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$55,916
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Professional)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($73,540) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $73,540
Lincoln, NE $64,780
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,410
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,870
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $51,650
$59,650
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Professional)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($75,260) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $65,310
Portsmouth, NH-ME $75,260
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $50,685
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,925
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,575
$62,351
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Professional)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($79,335) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $79,335
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,180
Ocean City, NJ $48,080
$68,198
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Professional)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($66,145) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $59,460
Las Cruces, NM $66,145
Santa Fe, NM $65,920
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $57,770
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $55,470
$60,953
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Professional)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($93,990) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $93,990
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $88,940
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $85,840
$89,590
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Professional)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($128,080) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $128,080
Rochester, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$128,080
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Professional)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($71,680) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $53,560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $54,400
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $59,960
Columbus, OH $71,680
Dayton, OH $52,700
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Toledo, OH $52,210
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,180
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,100
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,450
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,510
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $50,970
Springfield, OH $56,340
$54,903
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Professional)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($44,890) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $44,890
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
$42,179
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Professional)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($58,300) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,300
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, 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
Johnstown, PA N/A
$58,300
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Professional)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($37,590) for a professional degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $34,550
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
Ponce, PR $32,200
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Guayama, PR $29,920
San German, PR $31,220
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$32,914
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Professional)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($56,910) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $56,910
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $56,305
Spartanburg, SC $54,575
Florence, SC $45,165
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $54,625
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $46,980
Sumter, SC $45,110
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,685
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,040
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,985
$48,938
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Professional)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($58,615) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $58,615
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,040
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,445
$56,033
Tennessee N/A
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Professional)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($85,860) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $53,720
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $85,860
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX 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
$69,790
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Professional)

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($49,920) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $49,920
St. George, UT $46,770
Salt Lake City, UT $46,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$43,500
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Professional)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($49,450) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $49,450
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$49,450
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Professional)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($62,200) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,095
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,200
$60,148
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Professional)

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($52,900) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $42,240
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,730
Madison, WI $48,710
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,320
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,930
Racine, WI $48,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,600
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,900
Fond du Lac, WI $50,620
Green Bay, WI $49,480
Sheboygan, WI $48,950
Wausau, WI $49,910
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,960
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,660
$48,027
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Professional)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($66,270) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $62,340
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $57,830
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $52,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,660
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,005
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,175
Morgantown, WV $66,270
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $51,810
$56,446
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Professional)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($58,040) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $58,040
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,530
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $51,595
$54,055

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $77,772

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is New Hampshire ($164,080) in the West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
Fairbanks, AK $66,760
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($106,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $106,290
Montgomery, AL $63,810
Tuscaloosa, AL $105,330
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $61,420
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $93,140
Decatur, AL N/A
$85,998
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($79,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Pine Bluff, AR N/A
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $79,540
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,370
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,530
Hot Springs, AR N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,147
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($101,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $101,070
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $63,760
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,415
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($140,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $134,300
Modesto, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $96,350
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $122,810
Salinas, CA $68,990
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $124,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $80,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA $140,590
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
$109,809
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($89,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,020
Colorado Springs, CO $68,040
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,920
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,993
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($96,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $80,520
New Haven, CT $96,050
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT $92,480
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,683
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($109,440) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $109,440
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $57,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Ocala, 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
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,485
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($88,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $88,960
Savannah, GA $74,370
Rome, GA $54,840
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $63,380
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $86,950
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,630
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,188
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $40,000
Urban Honolulu, HI N/A
$40,000
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($89,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $67,790
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $72,400
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $89,750
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,647
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($94,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $94,080
Decatur, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $72,120
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $80,440
$82,213
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Kokomo, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
Muncie, IN $49,530
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $55,430
Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
$55,430
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,910
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $62,100
$63,505
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($108,630) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $77,160
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $64,850
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $108,630
$83,547
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($103,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $94,450
Worcester, MA-CT $103,240
$98,845
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($67,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,640
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME $67,490
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,050
$63,060
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($118,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $90,150
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,610
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $108,140
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $118,890
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $102,380
$97,634
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($84,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $84,830
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$84,830
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($90,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $81,420
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $90,020
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $76,580
Springfield, MO $90,770
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $81,150
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,988
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($65,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS N/A
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $65,830
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,830
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($116,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $116,100
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $76,760
Raleigh, NC $76,020
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $71,760
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC $82,230
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC $65,700
Wilmington, NC $76,910
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,740
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,580
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $94,420
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,880
$77,373
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($72,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $72,300
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $65,460
$68,880
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($164,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $164,080
$164,080
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
Ocean City, NJ $48,080
$56,627
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($83,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM N/A
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $83,020
$83,020
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($130,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $130,770
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$130,770
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($107,470) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $90,270
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $74,450
Elmira, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $107,470
Rochester, NY $96,490
Syracuse, NY $98,890
Utica-Rome, NY $76,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $94,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $70,210
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $67,110
$86,233
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($113,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $103,710
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $108,190
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $87,800
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $113,100
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $79,860
Springfield, OH N/A
$98,532
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($69,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $69,450
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,460
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,455
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($136,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $87,280
Salem, OR $136,730
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,100
$100,703
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($122,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $81,850
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $86,480
Pittsburgh, PA $102,920
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $122,590
Johnstown, PA $65,530
$91,874
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($71,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $46,340
Arecibo, PR $52,120
Mayaguez, PR $71,480
Ponce, PR $46,620
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,140
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $59,890
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Florence, 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 $69,230
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,100
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,407
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($76,520) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD N/A
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,520
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,500
$68,510
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($78,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN N/A
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $78,010
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $76,860
Jackson, TN $63,650
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,110
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $64,880
$69,502
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($152,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Corpus Christi, TX $84,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $71,890
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $88,520
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $60,080
Austin-Round Rock, TX $105,540
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,350
College Station-Bryan, TX $152,020
Killeen-Temple, TX $82,900
Lubbock, TX $121,750
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,390
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $97,960
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,390
$85,861
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($78,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $78,780
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,780
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($100,990) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
Madison, WI $100,990
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $86,710
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $83,720
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $82,790
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$88,553
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($82,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $82,490
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,060
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
$64,275
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($51,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,640

4 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $61,009.  For a professional degree, the average salary median is $54,646.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $77,772. 

  Labor Relations Specialists

Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.

Salary Ratio: 0.48    

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    
  • Appeals and Grievances Specialist
  • Arbitration Specialist
  • Business Agent
  • Business Representative
  • Collective Bargaining Specialist
  • Conciliator
  • Contract and Negotiations Professional
  • Contract Negotiator
  • Contracts and Negotiations Professional
  • Employee and Labor Relations Specialist
  • Employee Relations Representative
  • Employee Relations Specialist
  • Employee Representative
  • Employer Relations Representative
  • Employer Relations Specialist
  • Field Operations Coordinator
  • Grievance and Appeals Specialist
  • Grievance Manager
  • Grievances and Appeals Workflow Professional
  • Industrial Relations Analyst
  • Industrial Relations Counselor
  • Industrial Relations Representative
  • Industrial Relations Specialist
  • Industrial Relations Worker
  • Labor Conciliator
  • Labor Contract Analyst
  • Labor Mediator
  • Labor Organizer
  • Labor Relations Analyst
  • Labor Relations Consultant
  • Labor Relations Negotiator
  • Labor Relations Representative
  • Labor Relations Specialist
  • Labor Relations Worker
  • Labor Representative
  • Personnel Arbitrator
  • Personnel Negotiator
  • Relations Specialist
  • Union Organizer
  • Union Representative
  • Union Steward
  • US Salary Median: $63,821
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Facilitate negotiation and conflict resolution through dialogue. Resolve conflicts outside of the court system by mutual consent of parties involved.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Coordinator (ADR Coordinator)
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediator (ADR Mediator)
  • Arbiter
  • Arbitrator
  • Community Relations Representative
  • Conciliator
  • Contracts Negotiator
  • Death Clearance Coordinator
  • Debt Settlement Negotiator
  • Dispute Coordinator
  • Divorce Mediator
  • Environmental Conflict Manager
  • Facilitator
  • Family Mediator
  • Federal Mediator
  • Labor Arbitrator
  • Labor Mediator
  • Legal Mediator
  • Mediation Commissioner
  • Mediator
  • Ombudsman
  • Public Employment Mediator
  • Resolution Coordinator
  • Victim Witness Coordinator
  • US Salary Median: $64,950
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.8%
  • Prior Experience: more than 10 years
  • Degree Level Required: Professional

  Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.22    

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    
  • Accountancy Professor
  • Accounting Instructor
  • Accounting Professor
  • Accounting Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Advertising Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Banking Instructor
  • Banking Teacher
  • Bookkeeping Teacher
  • Business Administration Professor
  • Business Administration Teacher
  • Business Analytics Faculty Member
  • Business and Services Instructor
  • Business Education Instructor
  • Business Education Teacher
  • Business Instructor
  • Business Office Technology Instructor
  • Business Professor
  • Business Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Faculty Member
  • Finance Instructor
  • Finance Professor
  • Finance Teacher
  • Foreign Trade Teacher
  • Industrial Education Teacher
  • Industrial Management Teacher
  • Instructor
  • International Trade Teacher
  • Lecturer
  • Management Information Systems Professor (MIS Professor)
  • Management Instructor
  • Management Lecturer
  • Management Professor
  • Marketing Instructor
  • Marketing Professor
  • Marketing Teacher
  • Professor
  • Real Estate Professor
  • Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $80,032
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Law Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Business Law Instructor
  • Business Law Professor
  • Clinical Law Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Constitutional Law Professor
  • Contracts Law Professor
  • Criminal Law Professor
  • Environmental Law Professor
  • Faculty Member
  • Instructor
  • Labor Law Professor
  • Law Instructor
  • Law Professor
  • Legal Writing Professor
  • Media Law Faculty Member
  • Paralegal Instructor
  • Professor
  • Teacher
  • Torts Law Professor
  • U.S. Law Instructor (United States Law Instructor)
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $72,793
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Professional


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $24,554 per year (or $30,506 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $98,216 to earn a bachelor's (or $122,024 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $18,834 per year (or $23,781 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $75,336 to earn a doctorate (or $95,124 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($98,216 if you're in-state, $122,024 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($37,668 if you're in-state, $47,562 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Dispute Resolution Degrees

University of Phoenix-Arizona

4035 South Riverpoint Parkway - Phoenix, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $9,552/year
In-state cost: $9,552/year
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Walden University

100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 900 - Minneapolis, MN

Out-of-state cost: $10,534/year
In-state cost: $10,534/year
Degrees: Certificate

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American InterContinental University

2200 E Germann Rd - Chandler, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $11,646/year
In-state cost: $11,646/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

219 Meadville Street - Edinboro, PA

Out-of-state cost: $15,062/year
In-state cost: $10,544/year
Degrees: Certificate

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California University of Pennsylvania

250 University Ave - California, PA

Out-of-state cost: $15,726/year
In-state cost: $11,108/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Missouri State University-Springfield

901 S National Avenue - Springfield, MO

Out-of-state cost: $16,608/year
In-state cost: $7,938/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2200 E Kenwood Blvd - Milwaukee, WI

Out-of-state cost: $21,119/year
In-state cost: $9,254/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Boise State University

1910 University Dr - Boise, ID

Out-of-state cost: $24,988/year
In-state cost: $8,068/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Kansas State University

919 Mid-Campus Drive, Anderson Hall - Manhattan, KS

Out-of-state cost: $26,316/year
In-state cost: $10,440/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Arizona State University Campus Immersion

University Drive And Mill Avenue - Tempe, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $29,428/year
In-state cost: $11,338/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Temple University

1801 North Broad Street - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $29,882/year
In-state cost: $16,970/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Colorado State University-Fort Collins

102 Administration Building - Fort Collins, CO

Out-of-state cost: $30,535/year
In-state cost: $11,814/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Wayne State University

656 West Kirby Street - Detroit, MI

Out-of-state cost: $31,499/year
In-state cost: $14,629/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Brenau University

500 Washington Street SE - Gainesville, GA

Out-of-state cost: $31,720/year
In-state cost: $31,720/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Dallas Baptist University

3000 Mountain Creek Parkway - Dallas, TX

Out-of-state cost: $31,940/year
In-state cost: $31,940/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Nova Southeastern University

3301 College Ave - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out-of-state cost: $33,430/year
In-state cost: $33,430/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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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: Certificate

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University of Massachusetts-Boston

100 Morrissey Boulevard - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $35,139/year
In-state cost: $14,677/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Eastern Mennonite University

1200 Park Rd - Harrisonburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $39,220/year
In-state cost: $39,220/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Champlain College

163 S Willard St - Burlington, VT

Out-of-state cost: $42,784/year
In-state cost: $42,784/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Dispute Resolution Degrees

Touro University Worldwide

10601 Calle Lee #179 - Los Alamitos, CA

Out-of-state cost: $9,000/year
In-state cost: $9,000/year
Degrees: Master's

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Dominican University

7900 W Division Street - River Forest, IL

Out-of-state cost: $20,884/year
In-state cost: $20,884/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 Baltimore

Charles At Mount Royal - Baltimore, MD

Out-of-state cost: $21,614/year
In-state cost: $15,404/year
Degrees: Master's

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Marquette University

1250 W Wisconsin Avenue - Milwaukee, WI

Out-of-state cost: $21,690/year
In-state cost: $21,690/year
Degrees: Master's

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Fordham University

441 E Fordham Rd - Bronx, NY

Out-of-state cost: $23,846/year
In-state cost: $23,846/year
Degrees: Master's

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Yeshiva University

500 W 185th St - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $35,100/year
In-state cost: $35,100/year
Degrees: Master's

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Pepperdine University

24255 Pacific Coast Hwy - Malibu, CA

Out-of-state cost: $36,320/year
In-state cost: $36,320/year
Degrees: Master's

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George Mason University

4400 University Dr - Fairfax, VA

Out-of-state cost: $37,410/year
In-state cost: $16,098/year
Degrees: Master's

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Columbia University in the City of New York

West 116 St And Broadway - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $51,194/year
In-state cost: $51,194/year
Degrees: Master's

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Excelsior College

7 Columbia Cir - Albany, NY

Out-of-state cost: N/A
In-state cost: N/A
Degrees: Master's

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