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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Early Childhood Education and Teaching Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth. Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students. Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level. Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher with instructional duties. Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher to provide academic, social, or life skills to students who have learning, emotional, or physical disabilities.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $51,438
    "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.): 10.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,310/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,661/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,883/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,421/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,156/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,574/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $51,438

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($63,177) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($59,058).

Fairbanks, AK $59,058
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,876
$56,734
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($52,957).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $49,088
Huntsville, AL $48,634
Mobile, AL $45,678
Montgomery, AL $48,072
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,336
Auburn-Opelika, AL $47,378
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $40,598
Dothan, AL $40,123
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $44,683
Tuscaloosa, AL $46,255
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,400
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,130
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,708
Decatur, AL $52,957
Gadsden, AL $47,500
$45,738
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($45,744).

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,727
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,843
Fort Smith, AR-OK $41,788
Hot Springs, AR $43,758
Jonesboro, AR $41,390
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $45,744
Pine Bluff, AR $43,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,550
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$42,580
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($43,112).

Tucson, AZ $40,687
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $37,340
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $43,112
Prescott, AZ $38,544
Yuma, AZ $37,884
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $42,594
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $40,235
$40,069
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Merced, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($74,062).

Fresno, CA $67,167
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $73,923
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $59,695
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $54,715
Stockton-Lodi, CA $68,237
Chico, CA $51,054
El Centro, CA $66,513
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $66,936
Madera, CA $30,190
Merced, CA $74,062
Modesto, CA $64,932
Napa, CA $63,355
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $61,226
Redding, CA $53,750
Salinas, CA $58,223
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $58,926
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $68,064
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $53,270
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $59,265
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $67,230
Santa Rosa, CA $57,036
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $51,903
Visalia-Porterville, CA $59,286
Yuba City, CA $55,845
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,760
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $53,612
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,646
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $67,428
$60,603
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($50,900).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $50,900
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,425
Colorado Springs, CO $43,628
Fort Collins, CO $49,490
Greeley, CO $40,868
Pueblo, CO $45,182
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,648
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $45,890
Grand Junction, CO $44,193
$44,690
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($66,200).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $66,200
New Haven, CT $66,033
Danbury, CT $60,808
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $60,926
Waterbury, CT $59,868
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $59,690
$62,586
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($52,773).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $52,773
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $50,543
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $49,553
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $50,973
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $40,568
Gainesville, FL $40,014
Homosassa Springs, FL $37,900
Jacksonville, FL $51,126
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $43,374
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $48,187
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $47,088
Ocala, FL $25,260
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $39,444
Panama City, FL $24,360
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $48,960
Port St. Lucie, FL $44,747
Punta Gorda, FL $50,157
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $50,190
Sebring, FL $34,000
Tallahassee, FL $42,954
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $43,326
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,252
$45,247
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($55,533).

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,360
Athens-Clarke County, GA $55,362
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,222
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $45,792
Brunswick, GA $55,533
Columbus, GA-AL $46,395
Dalton, GA $44,073
Gainesville, GA $43,697
Hinesville, GA $37,043
Macon, GA $45,160
Savannah, GA $47,488
Valdosta, GA $45,408
Warner Robins, GA $38,740
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,948
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,088
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,552
Rome, GA $53,917
$47,474
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($50,983).

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,983
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $47,950
$49,298
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($47,708).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $47,315
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,800
Cedar Rapids, IA $41,590
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $46,946
Dubuque, IA $42,898
Iowa City, IA $41,455
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,266
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $47,708
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,340
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,618
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,734
$45,293
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($44,770).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,863
Idaho Falls, ID $34,085
Lewiston, ID-WA $38,160
Pocatello, ID $41,885
Twin Falls, ID $36,640
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,770
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $42,096
$39,176
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($53,544).

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,818
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,947
Carbondale-Marion, IL $47,263
Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,178
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $53,544
Danville, IL $41,153
Decatur, IL $39,346
Kankakee, IL $40,865
Peoria, IL $42,260
Rockford, IL $49,658
Springfield, IL $44,422
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,672
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,990
$44,633
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($49,383).

Columbus, IN $40,596
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $41,256
Evansville, IN-KY $41,932
Fort Wayne, IN $42,428
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $45,492
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $49,383
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $40,318
Muncie, IN $44,890
Terre Haute, IN $43,878
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,077
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,397
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,638
Kokomo, IN $37,460
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $39,610
$42,168
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($54,940).

Manhattan, KS $54,940
Topeka, KS $47,164
Wichita, KS $43,884
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $43,506
$47,374
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($52,393).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,152
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,407
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,222
Lexington-Fayette, KY $48,222
Owensboro, KY $49,914
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,158
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,856
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $52,393
$49,405
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($48,857).

Baton Rouge, LA $43,640
Lafayette, LA $39,598
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $44,514
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $40,710
Hammond, LA $44,677
Lake Charles, LA $46,400
Monroe, LA $44,963
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $48,857
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,687
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,637
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
$43,920
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($66,440).

Springfield, MA-CT $66,440
Worcester, MA-CT $64,455
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $66,156
Leominster-Gardner, MA $61,108
New Bedford, MA $62,896
Pittsfield, MA $36,760
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $62,380
$63,177
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($60,812).

California-Lexington Park, MD $46,770
Cumberland, MD-WV $55,298
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $60,812
Salisbury, MD-DE $60,538
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $50,810
$55,559
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($53,613).

Portland-South Portland, ME $53,613
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $47,742
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,948
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,332
$46,797
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($59,357).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $57,524
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $51,090
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $54,212
Battle Creek, MI $46,645
Bay City, MI $46,673
Flint, MI $47,180
Jackson, MI $45,440
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $50,968
Midland, MI $39,565
Muskegon, MI $50,698
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,088
Saginaw, MI $51,335
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,662
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,105
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,885
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $47,654
Monroe, MI $59,357
$49,082
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($57,652).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $57,652
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $49,236
Rochester, MN $49,224
St. Cloud, MN $49,744
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,714
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,372
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,072
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,634
$50,266
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($50,072).

Kansas City, MO-KS $50,072
St. Louis, MO-IL $47,932
Springfield, MO $43,947
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,853
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,742
Jefferson City, MO $38,180
St. Joseph, MO-KS $38,555
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,308
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,950
Joplin, MO $41,507
$43,117
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($40,262).

Hattiesburg, MS $39,480
Jackson, MS $39,614
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,494
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,732
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,262
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,958
$39,249
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($43,962).

Great Falls, MT $36,974
Missoula, MT $39,528
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,962
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,014
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,010
$39,698
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($52,035).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $49,187
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $52,035
Greensboro-High Point, NC $49,488
Raleigh, NC $49,153
Wilmington, NC $47,472
Winston-Salem, NC $49,332
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,575
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,273
Burlington, NC $42,598
Fayetteville, NC $40,508
Goldsboro, NC $39,303
Greenville, NC $45,688
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $43,638
Jacksonville, NC $38,964
New Bern, NC $38,635
Rocky Mount, NC $40,656
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,926
$45,207
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($50,814).

Fargo, ND-MN $50,814
Grand Forks, ND-MN $48,486
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,126
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,934
$47,090
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($56,960).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,527
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,610
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,228
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,876
Lincoln, NE $56,960
$52,150
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($52,633).

Manchester, NH $49,978
Portsmouth, NH-ME $52,633
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $42,875
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $50,865
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $50,240
$49,318
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($62,100).

Ocean City, NJ $53,220
Trenton, NJ $59,788
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $62,100
$58,150
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($56,487).

Farmington, NM $50,880
Las Cruces, NM $56,487
Santa Fe, NM $49,824
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,563
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,805
$48,880
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($58,495).

Reno, NV $49,205
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $58,495
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
$53,048
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 ($69,785).

Binghamton, NY $63,657
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $53,767
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $69,785
Rochester, NY $56,685
Syracuse, NY $62,317
Utica-Rome, NY $65,002
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $59,707
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $50,442
Elmira, NY $47,350
Glens Falls, NY $48,945
Ithaca, NY $64,036
Kingston, NY $65,778
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $49,972
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $54,294
$58,470
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($55,933).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $52,750
Toledo, OH $55,933
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $52,652
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $52,567
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $50,540
Canton-Massillon, OH $48,833
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $55,882
Columbus, OH $53,546
Dayton, OH $48,838
Lima, OH $45,930
Mansfield, OH $45,475
Springfield, OH $46,647
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,408
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,933
$50,748
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($50,322).

Tulsa, OK $50,322
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,450
Lawton, OK $38,706
Oklahoma City, OK $41,948
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,438
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,384
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,112
$42,556
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($60,676).

Salem, OR $59,143
Bend-Redmond, OR $55,523
Corvallis, OR $55,918
Eugene, OR $50,976
Grants Pass, OR $35,785
Medford, OR $50,014
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $60,676
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,184
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,638
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,068
$51,487
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

York-Hanover, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($62,816).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,088
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $57,245
Pittsburgh, PA $61,397
Altoona, PA $46,280
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $49,650
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $54,500
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,910
Erie, PA $49,054
Gettysburg, PA $50,100
Johnstown, PA $48,934
Lancaster, PA $48,020
Lebanon, PA $51,245
Reading, PA $55,798
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $53,796
State College, PA $44,070
Williamsport, PA $58,212
York-Hanover, PA $62,816
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,388
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,952
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $50,120
$54,015
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($34,473).

Ponce, PR $29,638
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $29,790
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,256
Arecibo, PR $30,858
Guayama, PR $30,353
Mayaguez, PR $33,700
San German, PR $27,953
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $34,473
$30,886
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($49,284).

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $44,855
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,768
Columbia, SC $47,326
Florence, SC $42,198
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $41,700
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $39,400
Spartanburg, SC $49,284
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,930
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,037
Sumter, SC $45,540
$44,320
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($45,320).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,320
Sioux Falls, SD $41,678
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,488
$41,734
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($51,436).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $48,830
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $48,483
Clarksville, TN-KY $51,436
Cleveland, TN $44,503
Jackson, TN $43,656
Johnson City, TN $46,156
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $47,022
Knoxville, TN $46,056
Morristown, TN $44,594
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,406
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,054
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $42,624
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,324
$46,114
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($58,544).

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $49,153
College Station-Bryan, TX $53,162
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $52,535
El Paso, TX $57,073
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $55,990
Killeen-Temple, TX $55,103
Laredo, TX $53,637
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $52,867
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $53,300
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,973
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,552
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,340
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,050
Amarillo, TX $56,138
Austin-Round Rock, TX $49,540
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $50,422
Corpus Christi, TX $53,088
Longview, TX $47,476
Lubbock, TX $46,530
Midland, TX $58,544
Odessa, TX $51,260
San Angelo, TX $41,048
Sherman-Denison, TX $47,672
Texarkana, TX-AR $40,502
Tyler, TX $42,048
Waco, TX $47,252
Wichita Falls, TX $46,033
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,612
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,332
Victoria, TX $50,053
$49,791
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

St. George, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($46,770).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $38,925
Provo-Orem, UT $45,088
Salt Lake City, UT $44,852
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $46,168
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,843
St. George, UT $46,770
$44,346
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($59,378).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,850
Charlottesville, VA $57,470
Lynchburg, VA $38,423
Richmond, VA $46,168
Roanoke, VA $49,598
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $43,878
Winchester, VA-WV $59,378
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,180
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,420
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,096
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,184
Harrisonburg, VA $50,580
$49,683
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($51,440).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $51,288
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $51,440
$51,357
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($52,638).

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $50,270
Madison, WI $52,638
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $52,455
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,985
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,713
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,888
Eau Claire, WI $39,758
Fond du Lac, WI $43,940
Green Bay, WI $47,406
Janesville-Beloit, WI $45,463
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $43,030
Racine, WI $48,866
Sheboygan, WI $46,450
Wausau, WI $44,620
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,080
$47,084
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($49,353).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $38,852
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,520
Charleston, WV $43,030
Morgantown, WV $37,860
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $39,307
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,353
Wheeling, WV-OH $44,048
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,776
$41,468
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($48,345).

Cheyenne, WY $44,568
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $48,345
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,232
$46,983

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $59,165

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($85,412) in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 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.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $64,750
Huntsville, AL $65,350
Mobile, AL $59,370
Montgomery, AL $59,690
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $72,380
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
$64,308
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($43,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,810
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,380
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,095
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($51,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $51,780
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
$51,780
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($110,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $99,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $110,710
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $59,100
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA $102,340
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
$85,412
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($54,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,960
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,510
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Fort Collins, 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
Grand Junction, CO N/A
$51,735
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($84,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $84,080
New Haven, CT $69,640
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,860
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 ($79,600) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $68,270
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $79,600
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,560
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
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,143
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($24,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,650
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Rome, GA N/A
$24,650
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($63,040) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $50,330
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,040
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,685
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($57,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,050
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$55,420
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.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($66,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,900
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,750
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $66,880
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
$60,510
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($75,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $75,090
Worcester, MA-CT $73,790
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,440
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 ($59,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $59,340
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,180
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,260
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($84,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,810
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,020
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $84,540
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
$70,790
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 ($76,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,090
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,090
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,190) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $67,190
St. Louis, MO-IL $58,830
Springfield, MO $63,140
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,340
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,650
Jefferson City, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
$60,430
Mississippi N/A
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,130) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $72,130
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $71,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC $71,460
Raleigh, NC $65,110
Wilmington, NC $67,010
Winston-Salem, NC $67,610
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,500
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,210
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,140
Burlington, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,087
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($63,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,300
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lincoln, NE N/A
$63,300
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 ($52,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
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.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($79,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $79,660
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
$79,660
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($108,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $84,130
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $42,860
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $86,070
Rochester, NY $72,160
Syracuse, NY $79,130
Utica-Rome, NY $108,740
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,380
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $43,830
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,913
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($76,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,350
Toledo, OH $76,310
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,610
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,160
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,030
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,692
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($75,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $75,070
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,710
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
$67,890
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($72,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salem, OR $72,880
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,880
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($81,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $61,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $66,020
Pittsburgh, PA $81,530
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,627
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($39,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $23,030
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,750
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$31,390
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 ($60,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,170
Columbia, 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
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
$58,905
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 ($65,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,200
Sioux Falls, SD N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,200
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,550
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,100
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($92,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,400
College Station-Bryan, TX $92,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,030
El Paso, TX $68,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,260
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,040
Laredo, TX $41,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,170
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $39,550
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,950
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,650
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,980
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,220
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
$54,655
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 ($63,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,720
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
$63,720
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 ($77,130) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,360
Madison, WI $77,130
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $58,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,540
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,890
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,477
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 ($30,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $30,240
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,560
Charleston, WV N/A
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$25,400
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

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $46,407

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($60,741) in the Merced, CA 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 ($54,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $35,950
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,750
$45,350
Alabama

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

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($53,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $37,055
Huntsville, AL $38,640
Mobile, AL $35,830
Montgomery, AL $42,280
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,220
Auburn-Opelika, AL $37,425
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $35,525
Dothan, AL $34,385
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $36,975
Tuscaloosa, AL $38,400
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,960
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,910
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,295
Decatur, AL $53,490
Gadsden, AL N/A
$38,242
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($44,157) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,857
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,827
Fort Smith, AR-OK $41,053
Hot Springs, AR $41,397
Jonesboro, AR $41,717
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $43,707
Pine Bluff, AR $44,157
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,090
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,430
$41,804
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($43,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $37,153
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $37,860
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $41,440
Prescott, AZ $36,920
Yuma, AZ $38,020
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $43,930
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $39,330
$39,236
California

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

Merced, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($85,143) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $65,510
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $68,643
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $62,063
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $54,223
Stockton-Lodi, CA $67,413
Chico, CA $51,597
El Centro, CA $69,245
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $69,827
Madera, CA $30,190
Merced, CA $85,143
Modesto, CA $72,467
Napa, CA $62,000
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $62,650
Redding, CA $58,057
Salinas, CA $50,015
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $57,543
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $70,340
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $54,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $57,250
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $70,543
Santa Rosa, CA $57,307
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $50,105
Visalia-Porterville, CA $63,310
Yuba City, CA $56,540
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,490
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $54,567
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,310
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $81,185
$60,741
Colorado

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

Grand Junction, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($48,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $47,940
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $40,047
Colorado Springs, CO $41,867
Fort Collins, CO $47,277
Greeley, CO $36,733
Pueblo, CO $42,970
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,640
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,510
Grand Junction, CO $48,160
$43,127
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($64,493) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $62,713
New Haven, CT $64,493
Danbury, CT $60,073
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $60,123
Waterbury, CT $59,500
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $57,460
$60,727
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($50,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $47,297
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $42,867
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,420
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $45,135
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,165
Gainesville, FL $34,190
Homosassa Springs, FL $37,360
Jacksonville, FL $50,177
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $41,703
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $30,800
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $50,213
Ocala, FL $25,260
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,893
Panama City, FL $24,360
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $45,510
Port St. Lucie, FL $23,620
Punta Gorda, FL $26,370
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $43,230
Sebring, FL $24,380
Tallahassee, FL $41,077
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $42,863
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,213
$38,232
Georgia

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

Rome, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($56,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,663
Athens-Clarke County, GA $54,030
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $49,757
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $44,827
Brunswick, GA $49,015
Columbus, GA-AL $45,230
Dalton, GA $42,165
Gainesville, GA $27,550
Hinesville, GA $44,850
Macon, GA $46,547
Savannah, GA $46,173
Valdosta, GA $44,185
Warner Robins, GA $32,920
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,587
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,507
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,153
Rome, GA $56,710
$46,110
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($51,895) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $51,895
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $46,637
$49,266
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($48,243) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $47,033
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,373
Cedar Rapids, IA $41,390
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,243
Dubuque, IA $44,450
Iowa City, IA $41,455
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,010
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $45,120
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,880
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,337
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,390
$45,153
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($41,393) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $39,315
Idaho Falls, ID $35,980
Lewiston, ID-WA $36,870
Pocatello, ID $33,720
Twin Falls, ID $34,860
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,560
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $41,393
$37,528
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($53,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,920
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,203
Carbondale-Marion, IL $41,635
Champaign-Urbana, IL $40,575
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $53,380
Danville, IL $39,505
Decatur, IL $39,963
Kankakee, IL $38,880
Peoria, IL $43,080
Rockford, IL $51,797
Springfield, IL $45,097
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,907
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,917
$43,528
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($43,733) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $39,690
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $39,270
Evansville, IN-KY $41,203
Fort Wayne, IN $41,587
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $43,733
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $29,320
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $36,115
Muncie, IN $37,930
Terre Haute, IN $39,375
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,213
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $41,393
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,687
Kokomo, IN $37,460
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $39,610
$39,113
Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($54,373) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $54,373
Topeka, KS $47,427
Wichita, KS $43,640
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $45,843
$47,821
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($55,585) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,983
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,583
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,143
Lexington-Fayette, KY $47,557
Owensboro, KY $50,997
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,937
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,727
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $55,585
$48,564
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($51,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $41,130
Lafayette, LA $35,365
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $42,597
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,250
Hammond, LA $47,130
Lake Charles, LA $48,700
Monroe, LA $48,470
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $51,930
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,370
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
$44,822
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($66,693) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $64,370
Worcester, MA-CT $61,273
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $66,693
Leominster-Gardner, MA $56,127
New Bedford, MA $61,387
Pittsfield, MA $36,760
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $62,373
$58,426
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($64,887) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $31,870
Cumberland, MD-WV $54,005
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $64,887
Salisbury, MD-DE $58,830
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $50,370
$51,992
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($53,807) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $53,807
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $45,550
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $40,187
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,960
$46,626
Michigan

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

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($68,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $51,365
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $50,420
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,037
Battle Creek, MI $45,770
Bay City, MI $44,065
Flint, MI $44,287
Jackson, MI $31,420
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $46,580
Midland, MI $41,490
Muskegon, MI $49,565
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $46,827
Saginaw, MI $47,880
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $47,043
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $48,370
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,730
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $48,110
Monroe, MI $68,090
$47,238
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($55,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $55,640
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $47,933
Rochester, MN $49,747
St. Cloud, MN $47,513
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,290
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,173
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,080
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,950
$50,291
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($47,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $47,440
St. Louis, MO-IL $46,060
Springfield, MO $38,100
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,907
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,187
Jefferson City, MO $28,440
St. Joseph, MO-KS $33,970
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,000
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,263
Joplin, MO $41,900
$39,327
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($40,323) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $35,270
Jackson, MS $37,103
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,717
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,300
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,323
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,890
$37,434
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $40,190
Missoula, MT $42,500
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,937
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,890
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,677
$41,839
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($44,837) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $42,583
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $44,180
Greensboro-High Point, NC $42,630
Raleigh, NC $44,837
Wilmington, NC $41,207
Winston-Salem, NC $42,440
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,600
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,800
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,360
Burlington, NC $37,785
Fayetteville, NC $39,740
Goldsboro, NC $36,105
Greenville, NC $37,665
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $40,535
Jacksonville, NC $37,720
New Bern, NC $38,650
Rocky Mount, NC $39,547
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,663
$40,725
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($50,543) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $50,543
Grand Forks, ND-MN $47,223
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,383
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,337
$45,872
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($61,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $56,387
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,837
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,820
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,800
Lincoln, NE $61,920
$54,953
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($53,887) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $51,347
Portsmouth, NH-ME $53,887
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,380
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,190
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $48,400
$50,441
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($66,045) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $58,360
Trenton, NJ $57,247
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $66,045
$60,551
New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($55,363) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $51,890
Las Cruces, NM $55,363
Santa Fe, NM $48,030
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $44,327
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $44,000
$48,722
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($62,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $41,917
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $62,780
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
$52,348
New York

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

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($71,283) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $59,983
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $57,033
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $66,093
Rochester, NY $51,510
Syracuse, NY $57,583
Utica-Rome, NY $58,370
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $61,940
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,573
Elmira, NY $46,140
Glens Falls, NY $46,990
Ithaca, NY $52,227
Kingston, NY $71,283
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $50,173
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $55,143
$56,360
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($54,117) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,117
Toledo, OH $51,623
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $51,787
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,627
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $46,063
Canton-Massillon, OH $44,105
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $54,117
Columbus, OH $51,103
Dayton, OH $46,263
Lima, OH $40,030
Mansfield, OH $41,200
Springfield, OH $27,260
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $39,613
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,415
$45,166
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($45,693) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $45,693
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,423
Lawton, OK $37,663
Oklahoma City, OK $40,300
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,423
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,580
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,680
$40,395
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 ($62,613) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salem, OR $60,600
Bend-Redmond, OR $60,075
Corvallis, OR $53,090
Eugene, OR $51,093
Grants Pass, OR $36,350
Medford, OR $52,083
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $62,613
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,173
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,277
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,145
$52,150
Pennsylvania

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

York-Hanover, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($64,313) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $51,860
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $53,217
Pittsburgh, PA $54,350
Altoona, PA $44,867
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $41,180
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $50,313
East Stroudsburg, PA $50,460
Erie, PA $48,397
Gettysburg, PA $24,920
Johnstown, PA $48,003
Lancaster, PA $44,293
Lebanon, PA $45,890
Reading, PA $54,357
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $51,700
State College, PA $44,070
Williamsport, PA $54,380
York-Hanover, PA $64,313
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $53,840
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,847
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,087
$49,667
Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($36,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $30,380
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $26,030
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,293
Arecibo, PR $28,325
Guayama, PR $30,785
Mayaguez, PR $29,810
San German, PR $21,420
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $36,940
$29,373
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($47,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $40,197
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,513
Columbia, SC $44,623
Florence, SC $41,883
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $38,820
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $36,920
Spartanburg, SC $47,960
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,350
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,090
Sumter, SC N/A
$42,040
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 ($40,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,647
Sioux Falls, SD $40,910
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,133
$39,563
Tennessee

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

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($47,923) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $42,270
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $42,803
Clarksville, TN-KY $47,893
Cleveland, TN $39,735
Jackson, TN $41,013
Johnson City, TN $44,867
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $46,477
Knoxville, TN $44,113
Morristown, TN $44,483
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,303
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,923
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,440
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,693
$43,924
Texas

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

Amarillo, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($60,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $50,240
College Station-Bryan, TX $41,873
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $49,540
El Paso, TX $55,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $53,473
Killeen-Temple, TX $52,080
Laredo, TX $56,300
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $52,210
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $57,177
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,563
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,360
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,787
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,560
Amarillo, TX $60,090
Austin-Round Rock, TX $47,840
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $52,143
Corpus Christi, TX $53,753
Longview, TX $50,053
Lubbock, TX $45,463
Midland, TX $59,413
Odessa, TX $51,993
San Angelo, TX $37,125
Sherman-Denison, TX $48,727
Texarkana, TX-AR $38,610
Tyler, TX $41,060
Waco, TX $46,613
Wichita Falls, TX $46,033
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,640
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,400
Victoria, TX $55,920
$49,531
Utah

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

Central Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($53,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,340
Provo-Orem, UT $41,867
Salt Lake City, UT $43,820
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $48,927
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,790
St. George, UT N/A
$46,149
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($55,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $54,960
Charlottesville, VA $53,597
Lynchburg, VA $27,795
Richmond, VA $43,360
Roanoke, VA $49,397
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $42,737
Winchester, VA-WV $55,510
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,447
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,100
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,447
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,687
Harrisonburg, VA $50,580
$47,468
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($51,807) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $51,807
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,080
$49,943
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 ($51,727) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $43,595
Madison, WI $47,093
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $51,727
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,470
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,683
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,040
Eau Claire, WI $37,275
Fond du Lac, WI $37,260
Green Bay, WI $46,023
Janesville-Beloit, WI $43,195
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $38,130
Racine, WI $48,837
Sheboygan, WI $43,950
Wausau, WI $39,330
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,827
$43,762
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($49,275) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $37,490
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,860
Charleston, WV $43,450
Morgantown, WV $26,280
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $32,840
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,275
Wheeling, WV-OH $40,465
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,120
$38,973
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($49,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $23,740
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $49,830
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,913
$40,161

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $48,744

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Massachusetts ($65,210) in the Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,760) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,330) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,290
Huntsville, AL $50,270
Mobile, AL $48,680
Montgomery, AL $50,950
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,930
Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,110
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,960
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
Decatur, AL $52,690
Gadsden, AL $47,500
$50,173
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($48,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,800
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
$43,910
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,620) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tucson, AZ $40,440
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
$40,430
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

Salinas, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($66,430) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fresno, CA $53,360
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $63,450
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $56,440
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,230
Stockton-Lodi, CA $52,420
Chico, CA $50,240
El Centro, CA $63,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $62,600
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA $57,440
Modesto, CA $53,630
Napa, CA $64,710
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $59,090
Redding, CA $47,290
Salinas, CA $66,430
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $61,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $64,650
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $52,330
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $61,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $62,260
Santa Rosa, CA $56,630
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $53,700
Visalia-Porterville, CA $53,250
Yuba City, CA $55,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,180
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,150
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $53,670
$56,681
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($53,310) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($66,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $62,490
New Haven, CT $66,540
Danbury, CT $61,910
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 (No Degree)

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($62,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $53,240
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $47,530
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $47,750
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $56,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $44,970
Gainesville, FL $48,750
Homosassa Springs, FL $38,170
Jacksonville, FL $52,550
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $45,880
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $56,880
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,400
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $43,270
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $52,410
Port St. Lucie, FL $55,310
Punta Gorda, FL $62,050
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $57,150
Sebring, FL $38,810
Tallahassee, FL $45,770
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $44,020
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,310
$48,752
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($62,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,760
Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,920
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $47,240
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
Savannah, GA $49,460
Valdosta, GA $46,630
Warner Robins, GA $41,650
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,990
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,460
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,150
Rome, GA $52,520
$48,278
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($50,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,590) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,230
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,000
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$43,997
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($53,790) for jobs which don't require a degree.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,680
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,510
Carbondale-Marion, IL $52,890
Champaign-Urbana, IL $53,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $53,790
Danville, IL $42,800
Decatur, IL $38,420
Kankakee, IL $42,850
Peoria, IL $41,030
Rockford, IL $46,450
Springfield, IL $43,410
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,320
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,100
$44,772
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,790) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $44,250
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,703
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,530
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,010
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
$48,970
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($47,390) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Lafayette, LA $43,830
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $47,390
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Hammond, LA $43,450
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
$44,358
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($68,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Springfield, MA-CT $65,220
Worcester, MA-CT $64,560
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $65,350
Leominster-Gardner, MA $68,580
New Bedford, MA $65,160
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $62,390
$65,210
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($63,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $54,220
Cumberland, MD-WV $56,590
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $54,700
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,100
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $51,470
$56,016
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,310
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
$44,188
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($57,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $57,040
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $49,130
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,310
Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
Flint, MI $51,520
Jackson, MI $52,450
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,550
Midland, MI $37,640
Muskegon, MI $51,830
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,480
Saginaw, MI $54,790
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,040
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,970
Monroe, MI $54,990
$49,410
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($53,090) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $51,450
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $51,190
Rochester, MN $48,440
St. Cloud, MN $53,090
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,850
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,170
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,060
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,660
$48,614
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($45,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Kansas City, MO-KS $45,460
St. Louis, MO-IL $45,290
Springfield, MO $43,120
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,530
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,120
Jefferson City, MO $43,050
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,140
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,480
Joplin, MO $41,310
$42,427
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($43,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$41,640
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($54,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $47,620
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $54,030
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,790
Raleigh, NC $47,650
Wilmington, NC $47,100
Winston-Salem, NC $50,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,700
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,420
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,710
Burlington, NC $47,410
Fayetteville, NC $41,660
Goldsboro, NC $42,500
Greenville, NC $53,710
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $46,740
Jacksonville, NC $40,830
New Bern, NC $38,620
Rocky Mount, NC $42,320
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,820
$45,731
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($54,480) for jobs which don't require a degree.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,350
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,270
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
Lincoln, NE $54,480
$48,786
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($62,330) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
$50,933
New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($81,750) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $58,930
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $54,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $67,180
Rochester, NY $56,710
Syracuse, NY $61,010
Utica-Rome, NY $53,080
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $53,020
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Elmira, NY $48,560
Glens Falls, NY $50,900
Ithaca, NY $81,750
Kingston, NY $57,520
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $49,670
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $53,020
$56,659
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($58,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $54,400
Toledo, OH $52,210
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $50,970
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,180
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,510
Canton-Massillon, OH $53,560
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,530
Columbus, OH $57,210
Dayton, OH $52,700
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Springfield, OH $56,340
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,100
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,450
$53,767
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($44,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($60,160) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Salem, OR $50,090
Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Corvallis, OR $60,160
Eugene, OR $50,800
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
Medford, OR $46,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,770
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,990
$48,779
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($65,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,900
Pittsburgh, PA $61,900
Altoona, PA $48,400
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $58,120
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $60,780
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,360
Erie, PA $50,040
Gettysburg, PA $62,690
Johnstown, PA $50,330
Lancaster, PA $53,610
Lebanon, PA $56,600
Reading, PA $57,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $56,940
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA $63,960
York-Hanover, PA $60,570
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,710
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,610
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,670
$57,208
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($37,590) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ponce, PR $32,200
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,450
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
San German, PR $31,220
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$32,401
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($51,380) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,450
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Columbia, SC $51,380
Florence, SC $42,670
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $51,270
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Sumter, SC $45,540
$45,647
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($42,830) for jobs which don't require a degree.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($56,750) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $48,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $48,470
Clarksville, TN-KY $56,750
Cleveland, TN $49,270
Jackson, TN $47,620
Johnson City, TN $48,090
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $47,840
Knoxville, TN $48,970
Morristown, TN $44,760
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,060
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,750
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,400
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,270
$47,539
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($57,240) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $47,900
College Station-Bryan, TX $50,590
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $55,280
El Paso, TX $53,130
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $57,130
Killeen-Temple, TX $52,170
Laredo, TX $55,650
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,200
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $54,360
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,600
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,790
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,850
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,700
Amarillo, TX $50,210
Austin-Round Rock, TX $52,090
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,840
Corpus Christi, TX $52,090
Longview, TX $43,610
Lubbock, TX $48,130
Midland, TX $57,240
Odessa, TX $50,160
San Angelo, TX $44,970
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,090
Texarkana, TX-AR $43,340
Tyler, TX $43,530
Waco, TX $48,210
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,070
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,730
Victoria, TX $47,120
$49,096
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($49,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($65,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,250
Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $50,380
Roanoke, VA $49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
$51,755
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($52,900) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($49,430) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Charleston, WV $42,820
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$44,668
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($51,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

6 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $59,165.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $46,407.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $48,744. 

  Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.34    

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
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Professor
  • Counselor Education Professor
  • Education Faculty Member
  • Education Instructor
  • Education Professor
  • Education Teacher
  • Educational Administration Teacher
  • Educational Teaching Instructor
  • Faculty Member
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Literacy Education Professor
  • Mathematics Education Professor
  • Primary Education Professor
  • Professor
  • Science Education Professor
  • Secondary Education Professor
  • Special Education Professor
  • Visual Education Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $61,249
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.

Salary Ratio: 0.37    

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    
  • Child Development Teacher
  • Childcare Teacher
  • Childhood Development Teacher
  • Day Care Teacher
  • Daycare Teacher
  • Early Childhood Teacher
  • Group Teacher
  • Home-Based Preschool Teacher
  • Infant Teacher
  • Montessori Paraprofessional
  • Montessori Preschool Teacher
  • Montessori Teacher
  • Nursery School Teacher
  • Nursery Teacher
  • Pre-Kindergarten Teacher (Pre-K Teacher)
  • Pre-School Teacher
  • Prekindergarten Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Toddler Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $31,425
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Salary Ratio: 0.8    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Art Teacher
  • Bilingual Education Teacher
  • Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher
  • Classroom Teacher
  • Early Childhood Teacher
  • Educator
  • Instructor
  • Kinder Teacher
  • Kindergarten Classroom Teacher
  • Montessori Teacher
  • Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher)
  • Physical Fitness Teacher
  • Private Kindergarten Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Title One Kindergarten Teacher
  • Transitional Kindergarten Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $55,289
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.

Salary Ratio: 0.81    

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    
  • Art Educator
  • Art Instructor
  • Art Teacher
  • Band Teacher
  • Bilingual Instructor
  • Bilingual Teacher
  • Choir Teacher
  • Classroom Teacher
  • Educator
  • Elementary Art Teacher
  • Elementary Classroom Teacher
  • Elementary Education Teacher
  • Elementary Educator
  • Elementary School Teacher
  • Elementary Teacher
  • General Education Teacher
  • Grade School Teacher
  • Gym Teacher
  • Home Teacher
  • Language Arts Teacher
  • Language Instructor
  • Mathematics Teacher (Math Teacher)
  • Montessori Teacher
  • Music Educator
  • Music Instructor
  • Music Teacher
  • Orchestra Teacher
  • Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher)
  • Physical Fitness Teacher
  • Primary Teacher
  • Reading Teacher
  • Resource Teacher
  • Social Studies Teacher
  • Student Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Title I Reading Teacher
  • Visiting Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $57,702
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher with instructional duties. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.

Salary Ratio: 5.37    

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    
  • Basic Skills Improvement Program Instructional Aide
  • Bilingual Teacher Aide
  • Classroom Aide
  • Early Childhood Teacher Assistant (EC Teacher Assistant)
  • Education Paraprofessional
  • Educational Assistant
  • Educational Assistant Teacher
  • Educational Technician
  • Examination Grader
  • Examination Proctor
  • Examination Scorer
  • Exceptional Student Education Aide (ESE Aide)
  • Gifted and Talented Student Education Aide
  • Grader
  • Grading Clerk
  • Helper Teacher
  • In School Suspension Aide (ISS Aide)
  • Instructional Aide
  • Instructional Assistant
  • Kindergarten Paraprofessional
  • Kindergartner Helper
  • Learning Support Aide
  • Paper Grader
  • Para Educator
  • Para Professional
  • Paraeducator
  • Paraprofessional
  • Paraprofessional Aide
  • Paraprofessional Aide Teacher
  • Practice Teacher
  • Proctor
  • School Reading Aide
  • Student Teacher
  • Study Hall Supervisor
  • Teacher Aide
  • Teacher Assistant
  • Teacher's Aide
  • Teacher's Assistant
  • Test Grader
  • US Salary Median: $49,415
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Teaching Assistants, Special Education

Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher to provide academic, social, or life skills to students who have learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.

Salary Ratio: 5.37    

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    
  • Basic Skills Improvement Program Instructional Aide (BSIP Instructional Aide)
  • Special Education Aide
  • Special Education Assistant
  • Special Education Associate
  • Special Education Classroom Aide
  • Special Education Instructional Assistant
  • Special Education Paraeducator
  • Special Education Paraprofessional
  • Special Education Teacher Assistant
  • Visual Aid Expert
  • US Salary Median: $49,415
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None



Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $13,420 per year (or $17,882 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $53,680 to earn a doctorate (or $71,528 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($54,640 if you're in-state, $73,236 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($26,840 if you're in-state, $35,764 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $13,660 per year (or $18,309 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $54,640 to earn a bachelor's (or $73,236 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Early Childhood Education and Teaching Degrees

Turtle Mountain Community College

10145 BIA #7 - Belcourt, ND

Out-of-state cost: $2,250/year
In-state cost: $2,250/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Oglala Lakota College

490 Piya Wiconi Road - Kyle, SD

Out-of-state cost: $2,684/year
In-state cost: $2,684/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Sinte Gleska University

E. Highway 18, 101 Antelope Lake Circle - Mission, SD

Out-of-state cost: $3,154/year
In-state cost: $3,154/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Sitting Bull College

9299 Hwy 24 - Fort Yates, ND

Out-of-state cost: $4,010/year
In-state cost: $4,010/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Navajo Technical University

Lower Point Road, State Road 371 - Crownpoint, NM

Out-of-state cost: $4,070/year
In-state cost: $4,070/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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North Seattle College

9600 College Way North - Seattle, WA

Out-of-state cost: $4,123/year
In-state cost: $4,123/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University-Idaho

525 S Center - Rexburg, ID

Out-of-state cost: $4,300/year
In-state cost: $4,300/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Pierce College District

9401 Farwest Dr SW - Lakewood, WA

Out-of-state cost: $4,625/year
In-state cost: $4,172/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Highline College

2400 S 240th St - Des Moines, WA

Out-of-state cost: $4,691/year
In-state cost: $4,231/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Green River College

12401 SE 320th St - Auburn, WA

Out-of-state cost: $4,694/year
In-state cost: $4,233/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Aspen University

1660 South Albion Street, Suite 525 - Denver, CO

Out-of-state cost: $5,105/year
In-state cost: $5,105/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Centralia College

600 Centralia College Blvd. - Centralia, WA

Out-of-state cost: $5,113/year
In-state cost: $4,652/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Yakima Valley College

South 16th Ave. & Nob Hill Blvd. - Yakima, WA

Out-of-state cost: $5,231/year
In-state cost: $4,770/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Lower Columbia College

1600 Maple Street - Longview, WA

Out-of-state cost: $5,256/year
In-state cost: $4,068/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Universidad Central de Bayamon

Avenida Zaya Verde La Milagrosa Barrio Hato Tejas - Bayam?n",PR, 00960-1725

Out-of-state cost: $5,462/year
In-state cost: $5,462/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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United States University

7675 Mission Valley Road - San Diego, CA

Out-of-state cost: $5,750/year
In-state cost: $5,750/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

Out-of-state cost: $5,970/year
In-state cost: $5,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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American College of Education

101 West Ohio Street, Suite 1200 - Indianapolis, IN

Out-of-state cost: $6,240/year
In-state cost: $6,240/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies

411 Central Methodist Square - Fayette, MO

Out-of-state cost: $6,430/year
In-state cost: $6,430/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Western Governors University

4001 South 700 East Suite 700 - Salt Lake City, UT

Out-of-state cost: $6,670/year
In-state cost: $6,670/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Early Childhood Education and Teaching Degrees

Northwest Missouri State University

800 University Drive - Maryville, MO

Out-of-state cost: $6,673/year
In-state cost: $6,673/year
Degrees: Master's

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Biola University

13800 Biola Ave - La Mirada, CA

Out-of-state cost: $11,772/year
In-state cost: $11,772/year
Degrees: Master's

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Shaw University

118 East South Street - Raleigh, NC

Out-of-state cost: $13,188/year
In-state cost: $13,188/year
Degrees: Master's

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Webster University

470 E Lockwood Ave. - Saint Louis, MO

Out-of-state cost: $13,500/year
In-state cost: $13,500/year
Degrees: Master's

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Northern Michigan University

1401 Presque Isle Avenue - Marquette, MI

Out-of-state cost: $13,660/year
In-state cost: $10,204/year
Degrees: Master's

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Texas A & M University-Kingsville

955 University Blvd - Kingsville, TX

Out-of-state cost: $14,066/year
In-state cost: $6,030/year
Degrees: Master's

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University

100 Campus Dr - Weatherford, OK

Out-of-state cost: $14,202/year
In-state cost: $7,530/year
Degrees: Master's

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Champlain College

163 S Willard St - Burlington, VT

Out-of-state cost: $14,310/year
In-state cost: $14,310/year
Degrees: Master's

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Texas A & M University-Commerce

2600 South Neal Street - Commerce, TX

Out-of-state cost: $14,549/year
In-state cost: $7,187/year
Degrees: Master's

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Texas A&M University-San Antonio

One University Way - San Antonio, TX

Out-of-state cost: $14,663/year
In-state cost: $6,306/year
Degrees: Master's

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Capella University

225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor - Minneapolis, MN

Out-of-state cost: $14,767/year
In-state cost: $14,767/year
Degrees: Master's

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

1201 W University Dr - Edinburg, TX

Out-of-state cost: $15,151/year
In-state cost: $7,789/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Saint Joseph

1678 Asylum Avenue - West Hartford, CT

Out-of-state cost: $15,228/year
In-state cost: $15,228/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of North Texas

1501 W.Chestnut Ave. - Denton, TX

Out-of-state cost: $15,618/year
In-state cost: $8,256/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

6300 Ocean Dr. - Corpus Christi, TX

Out-of-state cost: $15,683/year
In-state cost: $7,031/year
Degrees: Master's

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Stephen F Austin State University

2008 Alumni Drive, Rusk 206 - Nacogdoches, TX

Out-of-state cost: $15,695/year
In-state cost: $7,433/year
Degrees: Master's

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Mount Saint Mary College

330 Powell Avenue - Newburgh, NY

Out-of-state cost: $16,138/year
In-state cost: $16,138/year
Degrees: Master's

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Mercy College

555 Broadway - Dobbs Ferry, NY

Out-of-state cost: $17,486/year
In-state cost: $17,486/year
Degrees: Master's

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California State University-San Bernardino

5500 University Parkway - San Bernardino, CA

Out-of-state cost: $17,936/year
In-state cost: $8,432/year
Degrees: Master's

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Nazareth College

4245 East Ave - Rochester, NY

Out-of-state cost: $17,980/year
In-state cost: $17,980/year
Degrees: Master's

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