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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the relationships and interactions across levels of biological organization--genes and genomes, organisms, species, and ecosystems--and how these change over time, including the origins and history of species, the processes by which biodiversity has evolved, and the ecological context in which this evolution takes place. Includes instruction in animal, plant, population, functional, evolutionary, and ecosystem ecology; ecological and evolutionary genetics; molecular evolution; population and conservation biology; animal and plant diversity; biometry; and scientific and research ethics.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. Conduct research using bioinformatics theory and methods in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $69,477
    "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.): 8.62%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $38,217/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,406/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,381/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,342/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $34,505/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,007/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: $69,477

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New York ($108,114) in the Rochester, NY metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($93,010).

Fairbanks, AK $93,010
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $83,971
$86,629
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($66,531).

Huntsville, AL $56,855
Mobile, AL $66,531
Auburn-Opelika, AL $51,315
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $59,485
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $51,055
Decatur, AL $64,300
Dothan, AL $66,148
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,265
Gadsden, AL $61,810
Montgomery, AL $58,502
Tuscaloosa, AL $60,544
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,015
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,694
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,903
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,136
$58,838
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($78,418).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $78,418
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,764
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,327
Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$60,267
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($87,381).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $86,686
Tucson, AZ $87,381
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $75,507
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Yuma, AZ $37,680
$76,757
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($152,580).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $106,669
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $120,073
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $102,884
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $125,993
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $124,821
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $152,580
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $106,872
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $90,196
Santa Rosa, CA $95,144
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $137,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $83,867
Fresno, CA $72,270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $106,002
Modesto, CA $68,200
Redding, CA $66,130
Salinas, CA $83,213
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $74,976
Visalia-Porterville, CA $70,410
$102,963
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($99,950).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $90,906
Fort Collins, CO $99,950
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,720
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,930
Grand Junction, CO $61,580
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $67,010
$79,257
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($111,470).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $104,904
New Haven, CT $111,470
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,799
Danbury, CT $66,720
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$92,758
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($87,484).

Gainesville, FL $66,160
Jacksonville, FL $83,616
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $84,678
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $66,948
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $75,549
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $87,484
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $81,165
Tallahassee, FL $56,751
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $75,818
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $72,788
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $60,943
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $65,784
Panama City, FL $63,500
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $60,780
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $56,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $44,970
Homosassa Springs, FL $38,170
Port St. Lucie, FL $55,310
Punta Gorda, FL $62,050
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $57,150
Sebring, FL $38,810
$71,713
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($97,310).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $87,783
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $71,368
Savannah, GA $97,310
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $76,250
$81,542
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($82,341).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $82,341
Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
$78,308
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($98,282).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $98,282
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $82,148
Iowa City, IA $76,461
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $70,009
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $91,127
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,506
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,735
Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
$75,738
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($69,950).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $69,950
Idaho Falls, ID $65,121
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $65,905
Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
$63,806
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($85,180).

Peoria, IL $85,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $85,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $80,370
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $68,553
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $76,000
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $81,020
$79,112
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($62,163).

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $62,163
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $58,070
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
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
$50,629
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($80,025).

Manhattan, KS $77,495
Topeka, KS $74,040
Wichita, KS $80,025
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $69,993
$75,388
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($76,344).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $76,344
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,380
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $60,300
Lexington-Fayette, KY $54,665
Owensboro, KY $50,420
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,933
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,576
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,994
$60,111
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($76,276).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $76,276
Lafayette, LA $64,903
Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$63,147
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($193,060).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $193,060
Springfield, MA-CT $97,158
Worcester, MA-CT $96,697
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,515
$102,360
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($98,300).

Salisbury, MD-DE $83,810
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $98,300
$89,606
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($91,460).

Portland-South Portland, ME $91,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $73,251
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $74,703
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $64,878
$77,147
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($84,595).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $84,595
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $74,362
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $75,925
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $72,561
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $78,883
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $68,900
Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
Flint, MI $51,520
Jackson, MI $52,450
Midland, MI $37,640
Monroe, MI $54,990
Muskegon, MI $51,830
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,480
Saginaw, MI $54,790
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,040
$71,886
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($98,659).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $98,659
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $81,513
Rochester, MN $59,250
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,020
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,230
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,010
$78,337
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($89,479).

Kansas City, MO-KS $89,479
St. Louis, MO-IL $76,633
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,171
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,246
Jefferson City, MO $67,838
Springfield, MO $73,158
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,310
Joplin, MO $41,310
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,140
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,480
$70,760
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($73,617).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,617
Jackson, MS $72,100
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,420
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $68,461
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,630
Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
$65,978
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($74,583).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $74,583
Missoula, MT $58,598
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,039
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $65,004
Great Falls, MT $32,150
$65,997
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Winston-Salem, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($132,050).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $108,495
Greensboro-High Point, NC $109,818
Raleigh, NC $100,632
Wilmington, NC $105,578
Winston-Salem, NC $132,050
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $78,720
Fayetteville, NC $60,310
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,630
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,590
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,430
$99,688
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($68,840).

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,840
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $63,160
Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
$64,640
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($74,858).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $74,858
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $70,854
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,658
Lincoln, NE $54,480
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
$69,016
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($72,214).

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $72,214
Manchester, NH $66,648
Portsmouth, NH-ME $70,048
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,348
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63,460
$66,488
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($100,511).

Ocean City, NJ $73,209
Trenton, NJ $100,511
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $79,643
$84,454
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($76,325).

Santa Fe, NM $76,325
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $74,230
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $65,904
Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
$70,262
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($120,110).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $120,110
Reno, NV $79,166
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $69,797
$82,347
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($136,540).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $104,229
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $127,591
Rochester, NY $136,540
Syracuse, NY $115,338
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $87,518
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $57,020
Binghamton, NY $78,700
Ithaca, NY $127,940
Utica-Rome, NY $83,650
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$108,114
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($96,434).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $88,831
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $89,700
Columbus, OH $79,046
Dayton, OH $96,434
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $83,044
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $81,236
Toledo, OH $54,993
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,138
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,718
Canton-Massillon, OH $53,560
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Springfield, OH $56,340
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $50,970
$79,501
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($83,836).

Tulsa, OK $83,836
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $82,387
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,150
Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
$74,050
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($96,642).

Corvallis, OR $83,332
Eugene, OR $77,959
Medford, OR $72,770
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $96,642
Salem, OR $89,366
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $76,366
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $76,995
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $81,306
Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
$81,660
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($104,703).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $88,320
Lancaster, PA $74,465
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $104,703
Pittsburgh, PA $77,174
Reading, PA $83,810
State College, PA $71,970
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,863
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,470
Erie, PA $95,700
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $97,110
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $81,530
$79,976
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($65,547).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $65,547
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $32,360
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
$48,163
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($75,863).

Columbia, SC $72,313
Florence, SC $49,413
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $75,863
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $51,270
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
$58,280
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($64,528).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,070
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,528
Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
$60,671
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($91,374).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $91,374
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $72,397
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,305
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $52,355
Knoxville, TN $73,735
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,905
Clarksville, TN-KY $56,750
Cleveland, TN $49,270
Jackson, TN $47,620
Johnson City, TN $48,090
Morristown, TN $44,760
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,400
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,270
$69,829
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($113,560).

College Station-Bryan, TX $74,543
Corpus Christi, TX $84,312
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $87,963
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $90,169
Killeen-Temple, TX $96,988
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $87,585
Midland, TX $113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $91,490
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $87,526
Austin-Round Rock, TX $56,980
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $48,790
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $50,970
Lubbock, TX $64,810
Waco, TX $44,600
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,583
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,358
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,340
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,630
El Paso, TX $19,380
Tyler, TX $65,910
$78,191
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($85,560).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $83,690
Provo-Orem, UT $85,560
Salt Lake City, UT $82,123
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $75,546
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $68,843
St. George, UT $46,770
$75,444
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($96,824).

Lynchburg, VA $66,578
Richmond, VA $96,824
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $87,187
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $88,046
Roanoke, VA $61,665
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,215
Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
$79,944
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($65,630).

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $65,630
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,717
$63,326
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($89,510).

Madison, WI $89,510
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,279
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $78,467
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $83,661
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $66,280
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,260
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,260
$77,475
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($99,870).

Morgantown, WV $99,870
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $73,451
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,185
Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
$70,580
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($72,169).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $72,169
Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
$66,423

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $82,140

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New York ($120,222) in the Rochester, NY metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($110,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $110,510
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $92,096
$101,303
Alabama

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

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

Huntsville, AL $59,050
Mobile, AL $68,840
Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Montgomery, AL $57,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$60,156
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($88,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $88,290
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,770
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,010
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,690
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($97,582) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $95,978
Tucson, AZ $97,582
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $81,374
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$91,645
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($163,776) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $116,004
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $131,112
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $109,827
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $135,151
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $142,880
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $163,776
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $113,776
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $95,450
Santa Rosa, CA $101,626
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $137,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,251
Fresno, CA $72,270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $98,090
Modesto, CA $68,200
Redding, CA $66,130
Salinas, CA $80,165
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $74,670
Visalia-Porterville, CA $70,410
$103,558
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($105,968) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $103,986
Fort Collins, CO $105,968
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,730
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $72,540
Grand Junction, CO $61,580
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $67,010
$80,469
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($118,476) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $107,852
New Haven, CT $118,476
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,795
Danbury, CT $66,720
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$88,146
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($97,808) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $75,422
Jacksonville, FL $87,626
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $88,966
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $75,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $80,289
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $97,808
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $90,750
Tallahassee, FL $60,444
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $79,191
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $81,200
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $64,592
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $68,010
Panama City, FL $63,500
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
$77,918
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($97,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $93,423
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $80,362
Savannah, GA $97,310
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$90,365
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($92,772) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $92,772
Urban Honolulu, HI N/A
$92,772
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 ($122,372) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $122,372
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $92,186
Iowa City, IA $84,162
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,640
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $108,392
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,680
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,300
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
$84,676
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($74,487) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $74,487
Idaho Falls, ID $69,725
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $67,895
Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
$70,702
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($85,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $85,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $85,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $80,370
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $68,330
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $76,000
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $81,020
$79,330
Indiana

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

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($69,088) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,088
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $59,070
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,079
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $84,730
Topeka, KS $83,130
Wichita, KS $91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $79,990
$84,950
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($85,117) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $85,117
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,083
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Owensboro, KY $51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$60,259
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($84,539) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $84,539
Lafayette, LA $67,850
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,194
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 ($193,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $193,060
Springfield, MA-CT $103,757
Worcester, MA-CT $104,627
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $61,800
$115,811
Maryland

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

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($97,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $90,164
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $97,860
$94,012
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($109,504) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $109,504
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $84,664
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $86,530
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
$87,975
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($91,887) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $91,887
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $83,682
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $80,613
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,864
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $89,520
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$84,713
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 ($111,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $111,010
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $87,799
Rochester, MN $59,250
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,020
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,230
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,010
$74,386
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($102,864) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $102,864
St. Louis, MO-IL $83,703
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $73,743
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $63,570
Jefferson City, MO $76,100
Springfield, MO $86,960
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $77,230
Joplin, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,596
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($83,124) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $83,124
Jackson, MS $79,280
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $64,945
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $70,350
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,140
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
$68,968
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($81,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $81,120
Missoula, MT $64,480
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,655
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,350
Great Falls, MT N/A
$70,401
North Carolina

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

Winston-Salem, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($132,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $118,130
Greensboro-High Point, NC $124,720
Raleigh, NC $109,503
Wilmington, NC $121,820
Winston-Salem, NC $132,050
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $81,080
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$114,550
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($71,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $71,030
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,770
Fargo, ND-MN N/A
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
$69,900
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($77,187) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $77,187
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $75,195
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,380
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,254
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $73,915
Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
$70,057
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($114,266) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $83,449
Trenton, NJ $114,266
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $88,996
$95,570
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($84,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $84,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $81,154
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $68,930
Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
$78,281
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($120,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $120,110
Reno, NV $84,684
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$91,378
New York

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

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($175,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $112,580
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $148,964
Rochester, NY $175,030
Syracuse, NY $141,570
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $86,170
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $57,020
Binghamton, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$120,222
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($104,648) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $104,648
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $100,540
Columbus, OH $84,601
Dayton, OH $104,186
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $97,894
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $92,560
Toledo, OH $55,920
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $68,430
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
$86,395
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($98,194) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $98,194
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $91,246
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$86,073
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 ($105,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $94,416
Eugene, OR $87,770
Medford, OR $79,912
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $105,570
Salem, OR $93,228
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $83,862
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $83,749
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $89,922
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$89,804
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($116,286) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $93,276
Lancaster, PA $78,014
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $116,286
Pittsburgh, PA $81,383
Reading, PA $89,140
State College, PA $71,970
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,720
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,470
Erie, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,407
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($68,651) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $68,651
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $32,360
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
$41,984
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($86,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $79,290
Florence, SC $51,660
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $86,000
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,317
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($67,965) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,990
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,965
Sioux Falls, SD N/A
$64,978
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($108,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $108,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $80,340
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $76,720
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$88,573
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($113,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $76,718
Corpus Christi, TX $87,769
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $93,896
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $95,076
Killeen-Temple, TX $107,810
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $94,764
Midland, TX $113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $102,384
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $97,798
Austin-Round Rock, TX $56,980
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $48,790
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $50,970
Lubbock, TX $57,810
Waco, TX $44,600
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,490
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,340
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,010
El Paso, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
$77,217
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($99,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $99,750
Provo-Orem, UT $97,440
Salt Lake City, UT $94,030
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $78,879
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $70,864
St. George, UT N/A
$88,193
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($111,118) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $72,420
Richmond, VA $111,118
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $94,600
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,290
Roanoke, VA N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$94,107
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($71,691) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $71,691
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
$67,191
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($94,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $94,490
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $77,093
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $85,358
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $86,966
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $66,280
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,260
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,260
$77,244
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($118,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $118,610
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $81,390
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
$100,000
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($79,581) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $79,581
Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,581

Master's

Average Salary Median: $75,790

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Ohio ($95,725) in the Dayton, OH metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($88,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $88,300
$88,300
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($76,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL $50,270
Mobile, AL $76,100
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Montgomery, 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
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,185
Arkansas

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

North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($68,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,770
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,010
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,890
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($83,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $83,990
Tucson, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $77,520
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$80,755
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($124,590) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $84,910
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $86,780
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $91,590
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $103,910
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $124,590
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $106,830
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $77,060
Santa Rosa, CA $78,940
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $73,040
Fresno, CA $72,270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $98,090
Modesto, CA $68,200
Redding, CA $66,130
Salinas, CA $101,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,810
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
$87,377
Colorado

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

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($74,690) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,690
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $68,270
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,480
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,820
Danbury, CT N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$94,820
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($88,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $51,710
Jacksonville, FL $80,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $88,630
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $81,830
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $83,780
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $53,010
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $76,800
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,140
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $68,010
Panama City, FL $63,500
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
$71,407
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($80,850) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $80,850
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $51,280
Savannah, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,065
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($80,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $80,030
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $77,360
Iowa City, IA $57,210
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
$71,533
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($76,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Idaho Falls, ID $70,430
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $76,720
Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
$71,977
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($85,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $85,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,080
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($59,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $59,070
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,070
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($66,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $66,300
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,610
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,955
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($70,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $70,630
Lafayette, LA $68,290
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,460
Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($81,010) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $81,010
Worcester, MA-CT $76,860
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,935
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

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

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

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($94,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $94,270
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $67,770
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $59,970
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,690
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,175
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($77,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $77,770
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Rochester, MN N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,275
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($77,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $77,670
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $72,540
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Springfield, MO N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,997
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($86,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Jackson, MS $79,280
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $76,810
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $86,030
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
$77,725
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($74,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,420
Missoula, MT $64,480
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $74,680
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,420
Great Falls, MT N/A
$70,000
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($89,160) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $89,160
Greensboro-High Point, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $86,980
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $81,080
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,740
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($76,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,800
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Fargo, ND-MN N/A
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
$76,800
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($84,660) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $84,660
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $76,800
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,730
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($82,140) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $82,140
Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,140
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($93,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $66,070
Trenton, NJ $93,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $71,270
$77,070
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($70,850) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,410
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,850
Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
$70,630
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($72,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $53,280
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $72,540
$62,910
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($95,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $86,270
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $95,300
Rochester, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Binghamton, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$90,785
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($109,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $81,700
Dayton, OH $109,750
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
$95,725
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($76,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $76,720
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $75,450
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,085
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($92,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $55,010
Eugene, OR $67,010
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $92,370
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $70,420
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$71,203
Pennsylvania

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

State College, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($71,970) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD N/A
Pittsburgh, PA $69,850
Reading, PA N/A
State College, PA $71,970
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,910
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($52,910) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $52,910
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,910
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($70,410) for a master's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,990
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $70,410
Sioux Falls, SD N/A
$66,200
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($81,060) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $81,060
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $63,340
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,200
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($94,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $56,390
Corpus Christi, TX $86,640
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $86,190
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $94,600
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $81,840
Midland, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $79,500
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
$80,860
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($81,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $81,070
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $74,690
St. George, UT N/A
$77,880
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $84,310
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $87,360
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,290
Roanoke, VA N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,987
Vermont

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

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

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

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

South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI N/A
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $67,230
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $81,570
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,400
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($68,780) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
$68,780
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,590) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $69,590
Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,590

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $64,656

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is California ($80,430) in the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($76,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $76,460
$76,460
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Huntsville, AL $67,830
Mobile, AL $61,580
Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Montgomery, AL $57,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$60,257
Arkansas N/A
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($65,330) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $64,330
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $65,330
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$64,830
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($105,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $84,840
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $87,720
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $91,980
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $105,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $91,640
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $58,630
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $81,830
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA $58,830
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $72,530
Visalia-Porterville, CA $70,410
$80,430
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($76,810) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,680
Fort Collins, CO $69,860
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $68,770
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,810
Grand Junction, CO $61,580
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $67,010
$68,118
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($66,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $66,130
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,290
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,330
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
$64,250
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($62,170) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $62,170
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,170
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($62,610) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $62,610
Urban Honolulu, HI N/A
$62,610
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($52,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,900
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,680
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,680
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,300
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
$53,640
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($69,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $61,500
Idaho Falls, ID $69,020
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $59,070
Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
$63,197
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

South Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($81,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Peoria, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $80,370
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $68,330
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $76,000
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $81,020
$76,430
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $74,680
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,680
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,830
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,880
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Owensboro, KY $51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$56,573
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($67,410) for jobs which don't require a degree.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $65,580
Lafayette, LA $67,410
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,495
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($88,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $88,550
Worcester, MA-CT $75,990
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $61,800
$75,447
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($52,040) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Salisbury, MD-DE $52,040
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,040
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($89,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $47,020
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $70,840
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,870
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $89,520
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,063
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($74,310) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $74,310
Rochester, MN $59,250
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,020
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,230
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,010
$64,364
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($86,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Kansas City, MO-KS $66,570
St. Louis, MO-IL $66,250
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,800
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,360
Jefferson City, MO $76,100
Springfield, MO $86,960
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $77,230
Joplin, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,610
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($54,670) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,200
Jackson, MS N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,080
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,670
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,140
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
$50,773
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($68,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,730
Missoula, MT N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,630
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $68,280
Great Falls, MT N/A
$64,880
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 ($79,720) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $79,720
Greensboro-High Point, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $76,140
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,930
North Dakota

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

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($68,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,260
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,770
Fargo, ND-MN N/A
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
$67,015
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($73,590) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $61,310
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $73,590
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,380
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,427
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,690
Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
$68,412
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 ($93,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $66,070
Trenton, NJ $93,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $71,270
$77,070
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($67,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Santa Fe, NM N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $64,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $67,010
Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
$65,515
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($66,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV N/A
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $66,140
$66,140
New York

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

Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($86,170) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA N/A
Rochester, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $86,170
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $57,020
Binghamton, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,595
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($68,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $59,240
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $66,670
Columbus, OH $39,700
Dayton, OH $59,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $56,020
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Toledo, OH $55,920
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $68,430
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
$59,254
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($72,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tulsa, OK N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $72,550
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,665
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($86,310) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Corvallis, OR $85,560
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR $62,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $86,310
Salem, OR $77,760
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,550
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $74,680
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $72,540
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$75,903
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($68,250) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $68,250
Lancaster, PA $56,720
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $61,650
Pittsburgh, PA $58,060
Reading, PA $57,160
State College, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,720
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,470
Erie, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,004
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 ($41,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($65,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,520
Sioux Falls, SD N/A
$65,520
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($76,720) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $58,190
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $76,720
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,455
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($67,340) for jobs which don't require a degree.

College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX $55,460
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $57,540
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $44,980
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX $56,980
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $48,790
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $50,970
Lubbock, TX $57,810
Waco, TX $44,600
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,490
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,340
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,010
El Paso, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
$57,342
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($74,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $74,690
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $71,470
St. George, UT N/A
$73,080
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($78,740) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $78,740
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,740
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($50,840) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,840
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,840
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($72,170) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Madison, WI $72,170
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $59,840
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $64,460
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $64,710
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $66,280
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,260
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,260
$65,426
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($56,410) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Morgantown, WV N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,410
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
$56,410
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($74,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $74,680
Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,680

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $55,323

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Connecticut ($116,450) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 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)

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($64,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL $50,270
Mobile, AL $54,820
Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,290
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Decatur, AL $52,690
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Montgomery, AL $60,095
Tuscaloosa, AL $64,000
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,095
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,570
$52,569
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($52,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,800
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,960
Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$44,962
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($73,405) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Tucson, AZ $73,405
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Yuma, AZ $37,680
$45,139
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($150,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $97,230
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $97,390
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $150,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $99,115
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $137,650
Modesto, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
$116,435
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($71,320) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $71,320
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,690
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,005
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 ($116,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $116,450
New Haven, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Danbury, CT N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$116,450
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($76,545) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $48,750
Jacksonville, FL $76,545
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $70,005
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,400
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $57,390
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $43,270
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $52,410
Tallahassee, FL $45,770
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $68,790
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $44,020
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,310
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $56,880
Panama City, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $60,780
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $56,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $44,970
Homosassa Springs, FL $38,170
Port St. Lucie, FL $55,310
Punta Gorda, FL $62,050
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $57,150
Sebring, FL $38,810
$53,080
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($76,250) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $66,570
Savannah, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $76,250
$67,110
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($61,840) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $56,310
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $61,840
Iowa City, IA N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,985
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,745
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
$49,577
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($69,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,220
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,220
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.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
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
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
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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 (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($57,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,530
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,940
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,035
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,620
$51,291
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($58,350) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $58,350
Lafayette, LA $43,830
Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$45,355
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($101,570) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $94,515
Worcester, MA-CT $101,570
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,660
$90,915
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($99,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $99,620
$99,620
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($61,570) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,570
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
$48,003
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($78,015) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $68,185
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,655
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $78,015
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,715
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,970
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $68,900
Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
Flint, MI $51,520
Jackson, MI $52,450
Midland, MI $37,640
Monroe, MI $54,990
Muskegon, MI $51,830
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,480
Saginaw, MI $54,790
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,040
$53,813
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 ($78,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,680
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,180
Rochester, MN N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,430
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($56,040) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $45,460
St. Louis, MO-IL $56,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,985
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,770
Jefferson City, MO $43,050
Springfield, MO $52,455
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,430
Joplin, MO $41,310
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,140
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,480
$46,512
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($48,365) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Jackson, MS $43,380
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,365
Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
$43,006
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($90,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $65,110
Raleigh, NC $90,330
Wilmington, NC $56,850
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,280
Fayetteville, NC $60,310
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,630
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,590
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,430
$65,691
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($63,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $63,680
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,860
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
Lincoln, NE $54,480
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
$52,370
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.

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($103,350) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $103,350
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$103,350
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($127,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $98,390
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $106,450
Rochester, NY $78,805
Syracuse, NY $75,990
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $91,560
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Binghamton, NY $78,700
Ithaca, NY $127,940
Utica-Rome, NY $83,650
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$88,542
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($76,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,085
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,530
Columbus, OH $76,620
Dayton, OH $52,700
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $59,430
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,250
Toledo, OH $52,210
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,175
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,150
Canton-Massillon, OH $53,560
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Springfield, OH $56,340
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $50,970
$58,329
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($55,055) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $55,055
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
$43,631
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($85,515) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $60,160
Eugene, OR $50,800
Medford, OR $46,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $74,830
Salem, OR $85,515
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,990
Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
$54,028
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($97,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $83,610
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $89,840
Pittsburgh, PA $81,470
Reading, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,290
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Erie, PA $95,700
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $97,110
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $81,530
$86,364
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 ($93,250) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $93,250
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$93,250
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($51,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($42,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($73,735) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $58,475
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,755
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,060
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $52,355
Knoxville, TN $73,735
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,905
Clarksville, TN-KY $56,750
Cleveland, TN $49,270
Jackson, TN $47,620
Johnson City, TN $48,090
Morristown, TN $44,760
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,400
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,270
$51,880
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($99,970) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $99,970
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $80,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $92,150
Killeen-Temple, TX $64,520
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $63,180
Midland, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $61,000
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,360
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX $85,810
Waco, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,910
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,960
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,490
El Paso, TX $19,380
Tyler, TX $65,910
$64,465
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

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

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 (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($65,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $50,380
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,290
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Roanoke, VA $61,665
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,215
Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
$54,766
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.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $81,950
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $72,120
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,020
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,697
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($59,185) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $43,650
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,185
Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
$46,754
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.

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

12 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $82,140.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $75,790.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $64,656.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $55,323. 

  Natural Sciences Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 0.67    

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    
  • Agricultural Research Director
  • Agriculture Research Director
  • Analytical Services Manager
  • Chemical Engineer Supervisor
  • Chemical Plant Technical Director
  • Chemical Process Exploration Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Environmental Research Project Manager
  • Geochemical Manager
  • Geological Manager
  • Geophysical Manager
  • Gravity Manager
  • Lab Director (Laboratory Director)
  • Lab Manager (Laboratory Manager)
  • Natural Resources Manager
  • Natural Sciences Manager
  • Ocean Program Administrator
  • Quarrying Manager
  • Research Administrator
  • Research and Development Director (R and D Director)
  • Research Coordinator
  • Research Development Director
  • Research Development Manager
  • Research Director
  • Research Manager
  • Research Project Coordinator
  • Water Team Leader
  • Wild Life Manager
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Clinical Research Coordinators

Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

Salary Ratio: 0.67    

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    
  • Clinical Coordinator
  • Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Clinical Manager
  • Clinical Program Coordinator
  • Clinical Program Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Research Administrator
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Clinical Research Director
  • Clinical Research Manager
  • Clinical Research Monitor
  • Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
  • Clinical Study Manager
  • Clinical Trial Coordinator
  • Clinical Trial Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Research Coordinator
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Water Resource Specialists

Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

Salary Ratio: 0.67    

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    
  • Community Resource Consultant
  • Environmental Resource Specialist
  • Hydrotechnical Specialist
  • Hydrotechnician
  • Power Supply Engineer
  • Resource Specialist
  • Water Quality Specialist
  • Water Resource Agent
  • Water Resource Consultant
  • Water Resource Engineering Specialist
  • Water Resource Specialist
  • Water Resources Planner
  • Water Restoration Technician
  • Water Rights Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Bioinformatics Scientists

Conduct research using bioinformatics theory and methods in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. May design databases and develop algorithms for processing and analyzing genomic information, or other biological information.

Salary Ratio: 0.51    

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    
  • Bioinformatician
  • Bioinformaticist
  • Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Bioinformatics Associate
  • Bioinformatics Computer Scientist
  • Bioinformatics Consultant
  • Bioinformatics Data Analyst
  • Bioinformatics Developer
  • Bioinformatics Engineer
  • Bioinformatics Research Specialist
  • Bioinformatics Scientist
  • Bioinformatics Specialist
  • Bioinformatics Support Specialist
  • Computational Biologist
  • Data Analyst
  • Drug Discovery Informatics Specialist
  • Genetics Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Genomics Specialist
  • Laboratory Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Microarray Analyst
  • Microarray Specialist
  • Molecular Modeler
  • Oncology Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Programmer Analyst
  • Research Associate
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientific Database Curator
  • Scientist
  • Statistical Genetic Analyst
  • Systems Analyst
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Molecular and Cellular Biologists

Research and study cellular molecules and organelles to understand cell function and organization.

Salary Ratio: 0.51    

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    
  • Biologist
  • Biology Researcher
  • Cell Biologist
  • Cell Biology Scientist
  • Cellular Biologist
  • DNA Sequencing Associate
  • Molecular Biologist
  • Molecular Biology Researcher
  • Molecular Biology Scientist
  • Molecular Biology Specialist
  • Molecular Research Biologist
  • Molecular Research Scientist
  • Purification Scientist
  • Research Scientist
  • Research Technician
  • Structural Biologist
  • Structural Biology Research Laboratory Specialist
  • Synthetic Biology Researcher
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Geneticists

Research and study the inheritance of traits at the molecular, organism or population level. May evaluate or treat patients with genetic disorders.

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    
  • Academic Pediatric Geneticist
  • Behavioral Geneticist
  • Cardiovascular Geneticist
  • Clinical Biochemical Geneticist
  • Clinical Cytogeneticist
  • Clinical Geneticist
  • Clinical Molecular Geneticist
  • Computational Geneticist
  • Crop Quantitative Geneticist
  • Genetic Scientist
  • Geneticist
  • Genomics Scientist
  • Laboratory Geneticist (Lab Geneticist)
  • Medical Geneticist
  • Molecular Geneticist
  • Pediatric Clinical Geneticist
  • Pediatric Geneticist
  • Pediatric Medical Geneticist
  • Pharmacogeneticist
  • Plants Geneticist
  • Population Geneticist
  • Proteomics Scientist
  • Research Geneticist
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientist
  • Statistical Geneticist
  • Swine Genetics Researcher
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Biologists

Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions.

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    
  • Aquatic Biologist
  • Aquatic Scientist
  • Biological Scientist
  • Biologist
  • Biology Scientist
  • Botanist
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist
  • Clinical Researcher
  • Dolphin Researcher
  • Endangered Species Specialist
  • Entomologist
  • Horticulturist
  • Marine Biologist
  • Marine Scientist
  • Molecular Biology Scientist
  • Mycologist
  • Nematologist
  • Neurobiologist
  • Neurophysiologist
  • Ocean Biologist
  • Physiologist
  • Rare Species Specialist
  • Research Biologist
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientist
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Conservation Scientists

Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands. May instruct farmers, agricultural production managers, or ranchers in best ways to use crop rotation, contour plowing, or terracing to conserve soil and water; in the number and kind of livestock and forage plants best suited to particular ranges; and in range and farm improvements, such as fencing and reservoirs for stock watering.

Salary Ratio: 4.26    

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    
  • Agriculture Consultant
  • Aquatic Ecologist
  • Aquatic/Terrestrial Habitat Restoration Technician
  • Botany Technician
  • Conservation Agent
  • Conservation Engineer
  • Conservation Policy Analyst
  • Conservation Science Officer
  • Conservation Specialist
  • Conservationist
  • Department of Natural Resources Officer (DNR Officer)
  • District Conservationist
  • Ecologist Technician
  • Environmental Analyst
  • Environmental Consultant
  • Environmental Planner
  • Environmental Scientist
  • Environmental Specialist
  • Erosion and Sediment Control Professional
  • Erosion Control Coordinator
  • Erosion Control Design and Installation Contractor
  • Erosion Control Specialist
  • Farm Planner
  • Field Agronomist
  • Filter Changing Technician
  • Grassland Conservationist
  • Land Manager
  • Land Reclamation Specialist
  • Land Resource Specialist
  • Land Use Planner
  • Natural Resources Specialist
  • Range Conservationist
  • Range Ecologist
  • Range Scientist
  • Research Soil Scientist
  • Resource Conservation Specialist
  • Resource Conservationist
  • Resource Physical Scientist
  • Resource Physical Specialist
  • Resource Scientist
  • Resources Conservation Commissioner
  • Restoration Ecologist
  • Soil Conservation Technician
  • Soil Conservationist
  • Soil Scientist
  • Soil Surveyor
  • Terrestrial Ecologist
  • Water Conservation Specialist
  • Water Conservationist
  • Wetland Scientist
  • Wetlands Technician
  • US Salary Median: $66,228
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Range Managers

Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.

Salary Ratio: 0.53    

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    
  • Conservationist
  • Forestry and Wildlife Manager
  • Land Management Supervisor
  • Natural Resource Management Specialist
  • Natural Resource Manager
  • Natural Resource Officer
  • Natural Resource Specialist
  • Natural Resources Officer
  • Natural Resources Specialist
  • Preservationist
  • Range Conservationist
  • Range Management Specialist
  • Range Officer
  • Range Scientist
  • Range Technician
  • Rangeland Management Specialist
  • Rangeland Technician
  • Refuge Manager
  • Resource Manager
  • Resource Specialist
  • Resources Management Specialist
  • Territory Manager
  • Wildlife Conservationist
  • Wildlife Refuge Manager
  • Wildlife Refuge Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $66,228
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Park Naturalists

Plan, develop, and conduct programs to inform public of historical, natural, and scientific features of national, state, or local park.

Salary Ratio: 0.53    

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    
  • Department of Natural Resources Officer (DNR Officer)
  • Environmental Education Specialist
  • Environmental Educator
  • Interpretive Naturalist
  • National Park Ranger
  • Naturalist
  • Park Activities Coordinator
  • Park Guide
  • Park Interpretive Ranger
  • Park Interpretive Specialist
  • Park Naturalist
  • Park Protection Ranger
  • Park Ranger
  • Park Warden
  • Park Worker
  • Parks Worker
  • Program Production Specialist
  • Ranger
  • US Salary Median: $66,228
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

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

Salary Ratio: 0.18    

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 Biology Instructor
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Algology Teacher
  • Anatomy Instructor
  • Anatomy Professor
  • Apiculture Teacher
  • Arboriculture Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Bacteriology Professor
  • Bacteriology Teacher
  • Biochemistry Professor
  • Biochemistry Teacher
  • Biological Sciences Instructor
  • Biological Sciences Professor
  • Biology Adjunct Instructor
  • Biology Assistant Professor
  • Biology Faculty Member
  • Biology Instructor
  • Biology Lecturer
  • Biology Professor
  • Biology Teacher
  • Biophysics Teacher
  • Botany Professor
  • Botany Teacher
  • Cardiology Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Cytology Teacher
  • Ecology Teacher
  • Embryology Professor
  • Embryology Teacher
  • Endocrinology Teacher
  • Entomology Teacher
  • Etiology Teacher
  • Faculty Member
  • Genetics Teacher
  • Helminthology Teacher
  • Herpetology Teacher
  • Human Anatomy Teacher
  • Ichthyology Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Lab Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Life Sciences Teacher
  • Limnology Teacher
  • Mammalogy Teacher
  • Microbiology Instructor
  • Microbiology Professor
  • Microbiology Teacher
  • Morphology Teacher
  • Mycology Teacher
  • Nematology Teacher
  • Ornithology Teacher
  • Osteology Teacher
  • Parasitology Teacher
  • Physiology Instructor
  • Phytopathology Teacher
  • Plant Anatomy Teacher
  • Plant Physiology Teacher
  • Plant Taxonomy Teacher
  • Professor
  • Protozoology Teacher
  • Science Instructor
  • Science Professor
  • Taxonomy Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Zoology Professor
  • Zoology Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $75,221
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

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

Salary Ratio: 0.18    

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 Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Conservation Educator
  • Conservation Science Teacher
  • Educator
  • Energy Conservation Educator
  • Environmental Educator
  • Environmental Engineering Professor
  • Environmental Science Management and Policy Professor
  • Environmental Science Professor
  • Environmental Sciences Professor
  • Environmental Studies Faculty Member
  • Environmental Studies Professor
  • Faculty Member
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Natural Resources Professor
  • Professor
  • University Faculty Member
  • Urban Environmental Educator
  • Water Conservation Educator
  • US Salary Median: $58,939
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $27,405 per year (or $38,216 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $109,620 to earn a bachelor's (or $152,864 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $22,341 per year (or $30,380 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $44,682 to earn a master's (or $60,760 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($109,620 if you're in-state, $152,864 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $22,341 per year (or $30,380 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $89,364 to earn a doctorate (or $121,520 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($109,620 if you're in-state, $152,864 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($44,682 if you're in-state, $60,760 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Degrees

Brigham Young University-Hawaii

55-220 Kulanui Street - Laie, HI

Out-of-state cost: $5,890/year
In-state cost: $5,890/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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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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Minnesota State University Moorhead

1104 Seventh Avenue South - Moorhead, MN

Out-of-state cost: $16,612/year
In-state cost: $8,980/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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San Jose State University

One Washington Square - San Jose, CA

Out-of-state cost: $19,732/year
In-state cost: $7,852/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Central Michigan University

106 Warriner Hall - Mount Pleasant, MI

Out-of-state cost: $23,331/year
In-state cost: $12,746/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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The University of Texas at El Paso

500 W. University Ave - El Paso, TX

Out-of-state cost: $24,316/year
In-state cost: $9,250/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Doctorate

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Saginaw Valley State University

7400 Bay Rd - University Center, MI

Out-of-state cost: $25,401/year
In-state cost: $10,814/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Purdue University-Main Campus

Hovde Hall Of Administration - West Lafayette, IN

Out-of-state cost: $28,794/year
In-state cost: $9,992/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Castleton University

62 Alumni Dr - Castleton, VT

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

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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

4200 Fifth Avenue - Pittsburgh, PA

Out-of-state cost: $33,706/year
In-state cost: $19,678/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Arizona

1401 E University - Tucson, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $34,667/year
In-state cost: $12,384/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Methodist University

5400 Ramsey St - Fayetteville, NC

Out-of-state cost: $36,036/year
In-state cost: $36,036/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Colorado Boulder

Regent Drive At Broadway - Boulder, CO

Out-of-state cost: $36,668/year
In-state cost: $12,466/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Michigan Technological University

1400 Townsend Drive - Houghton, MI

Out-of-state cost: $38,388/year
In-state cost: $17,645/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Loyola University New Orleans

6363 Saint Charles Ave - New Orleans, LA

Out-of-state cost: $42,030/year
In-state cost: $42,030/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of California-Davis

One Shields Avenue - Davis, CA

Out-of-state cost: $44,351/year
In-state cost: $14,597/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Trinity University

One Trinity Place - San Antonio, TX

Out-of-state cost: $46,456/year
In-state cost: $46,456/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Princeton University

1 Nassau Hall - Princeton, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $48,502/year
In-state cost: $48,502/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Rice University

6100 S Main St - Houston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $51,107/year
In-state cost: $51,107/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Case Western Reserve University

10900 Euclid Ave - Cleveland, OH

Out-of-state cost: $52,948/year
In-state cost: $52,948/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Degrees

Kent State University at Kent

Executive Office, 2nd Floor Library - Kent, OH

Out-of-state cost: $21,952/year
In-state cost: $11,766/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Texas A & M University-College Station

JKW Administration Building, Suite 200 - College Station, TX

Out-of-state cost: $22,743/year
In-state cost: $10,470/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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The University of Texas at Austin

110 Inner Campus Drive - Austin, TX

Out-of-state cost: $22,886/year
In-state cost: $12,028/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

660 Parrington Oval - Norman, OK

Out-of-state cost: $23,236/year
In-state cost: $8,577/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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University of Kansas

Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 230 - Lawrence, KS

Out-of-state cost: $25,007/year
In-state cost: $11,045/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Iowa State University

1750 Beardshear Hall - Ames, IA

Out-of-state cost: $25,948/year
In-state cost: $10,986/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Eastern Michigan University

900 Oakwood St. - Ypsilanti, MI

Out-of-state cost: $26,552/year
In-state cost: $14,978/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of California-Irvine

501 Aldrich Hall - Irvine, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,456/year
In-state cost: $13,354/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

601 E John Street - Champaign, IL

Out-of-state cost: $30,083/year
In-state cost: $17,912/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Indiana University-Bloomington

107 South Indiana Ave. - Bloomington, IN

Out-of-state cost: $33,338/year
In-state cost: $11,192/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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