Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Electrician Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain, and repair electric apparatus and systems such as residential, commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring; and DC and AC motors, controls, and electrical distribution panels. Includes instruction in the principles of electronics and electrical systems, wiring, power transmission, safety, industrial and household appliances, job estimation, electrical testing and inspection, and applicable codes and standards.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $56,110
    "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.): 6.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,189/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,037/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,678/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,677/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,361/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,177/yr

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


ASSOCIATE'S Most Required Degree
Associates
Bachelors

This chart visualizes the percentage of jobs requiring a particular degree level (including if a degree isn't required by most employers).


Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

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

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

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


Overall Salary Value: $56,110

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Hawaii ($77,554) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($78,618).

Fairbanks, AK $78,618
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $75,805
$77,211
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($54,448).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $51,130
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $54,448
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,908
Decatur, AL $53,705
Dothan, AL $47,400
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $50,030
Gadsden, AL $50,163
Huntsville, AL $52,092
Mobile, AL $52,966
Montgomery, AL $49,970
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,294
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,093
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,128
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,513
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,388
$51,182
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($51,713).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $45,096
Hot Springs, AR $43,588
Jonesboro, AR $42,670
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $47,752
Pine Bluff, AR $51,713
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,384
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,548
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,588
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,650
$46,287
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($60,460).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $47,580
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $58,380
Prescott, AZ $56,638
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $46,400
Tucson, AZ $51,492
Yuma, AZ $49,098
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $60,460
$53,002
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($82,872).

Chico, CA $62,205
El Centro, CA $59,048
Fresno, CA $63,536
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $61,525
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $69,808
Madera, CA $68,610
Merced, CA $70,565
Modesto, CA $63,300
Napa, CA $77,688
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $63,048
Redding, CA $63,040
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $57,532
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $65,024
Salinas, CA $71,164
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $66,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $82,872
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $81,026
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $69,020
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $62,905
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $72,455
Santa Rosa, CA $79,713
Stockton-Lodi, CA $62,428
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $74,393
Visalia-Porterville, CA $55,543
Yuba City, CA $64,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,310
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,228
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $62,928
$67,410
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($62,616).

Colorado Springs, CO $58,420
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $62,616
Fort Collins, CO $62,335
Grand Junction, CO $58,508
Greeley, CO $59,524
Pueblo, CO $55,788
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $54,943
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,938
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,496
$59,331
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($70,730).

Danbury, CT $66,385
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $65,798
New Haven, CT $67,654
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $70,730
Waterbury, CT $68,978
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $60,905
$66,740
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($53,855).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $46,746
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $48,460
Gainesville, FL $47,724
Homosassa Springs, FL $45,610
Jacksonville, FL $50,120
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $46,102
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $52,228
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $52,884
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $49,892
Ocala, FL $44,290
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $47,948
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $50,086
Panama City, FL $48,108
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $46,144
Port St. Lucie, FL $50,992
Punta Gorda, FL $48,264
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $46,298
Sebring, FL $47,855
Tallahassee, FL $48,730
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,552
The Villages, FL $53,855
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,726
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $45,513
$48,744
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($61,613).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $55,808
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $57,508
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $53,116
Brunswick, GA $51,763
Columbus, GA-AL $48,440
Dalton, GA $47,670
Gainesville, GA $53,643
Hinesville, GA $57,213
Macon, GA $52,002
Rome, GA $51,065
Savannah, GA $53,408
Valdosta, GA $49,430
Warner Robins, GA $61,613
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,583
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,896
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $45,344
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,688
$51,584
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($80,728).

Urban Honolulu, HI $80,728
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $74,380
$77,554
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($62,088).

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,088
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $58,155
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $56,430
Dubuque, IA $56,785
Iowa City, IA $57,370
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $56,448
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,815
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,600
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,745
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,785
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,530
$57,159
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($62,453).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $53,005
Idaho Falls, ID $50,634
Lewiston, ID-WA $62,453
Pocatello, ID $45,893
Twin Falls, ID $45,583
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,683
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,955
$52,671
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($80,083).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $67,528
Champaign-Urbana, IL $72,348
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $79,455
Decatur, IL $60,163
Kankakee, IL $80,083
Peoria, IL $66,110
Rockford, IL $74,330
Springfield, IL $65,364
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,465
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,610
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,550
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $65,878
Danville, IL $55,325
$66,641
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($64,010).

Columbus, IN $59,888
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $51,903
Evansville, IN-KY $60,715
Fort Wayne, IN $53,070
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $56,060
Kokomo, IN $60,047
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $59,448
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $52,195
Muncie, IN $52,920
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,974
Terre Haute, IN $64,010
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,880
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $52,705
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,948
$56,187
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($59,080).

Manhattan, KS $56,020
Topeka, KS $59,080
Wichita, KS $55,264
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $50,890
$55,065
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($57,708).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $53,473
Lexington-Fayette, KY $55,108
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $57,708
Owensboro, KY $55,208
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,254
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,474
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,944
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,265
$52,309
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($61,080).

Baton Rouge, LA $58,665
Hammond, LA $50,918
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,700
Lafayette, LA $50,746
Lake Charles, LA $61,080
Monroe, LA $52,090
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $54,068
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $50,188
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,593
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,488
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,813
$52,774
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($78,993).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $78,993
Leominster-Gardner, MA $68,340
New Bedford, MA $68,700
Pittsfield, MA $67,896
Springfield, MA-CT $65,598
Worcester, MA-CT $63,676
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $66,463
$68,253
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($63,858).

California-Lexington Park, MD $63,858
Cumberland, MD-WV $51,530
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $56,452
Salisbury, MD-DE $50,530
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $56,248
$55,520
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($58,716).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $55,030
Portland-South Portland, ME $58,716
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,920
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $51,964
$54,638
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($64,248).

Battle Creek, MI $62,320
Bay City, MI $54,213
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $64,248
Flint, MI $56,946
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $51,566
Jackson, MI $57,195
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $57,445
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $62,712
Midland, MI $53,298
Monroe, MI $59,465
Muskegon, MI $61,463
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $56,550
Saginaw, MI $60,555
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,145
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,783
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,203
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,670
$57,537
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($70,470).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $64,210
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $70,470
Rochester, MN $62,238
St. Cloud, MN $62,128
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,120
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,258
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,358
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,693
$63,485
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($71,096).

Columbia, MO $56,340
Jefferson City, MO $59,330
Joplin, MO $49,088
Kansas City, MO-KS $65,488
St. Joseph, MO-KS $68,468
St. Louis, MO-IL $71,096
Springfield, MO $53,234
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,250
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,998
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,233
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,830
$57,081
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($52,286).

Hattiesburg, MS $48,988
Jackson, MS $52,286
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,660
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,078
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,222
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,500
$48,263
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($67,678).

Great Falls, MT $55,438
Missoula, MT $58,408
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $56,258
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $54,578
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,678
$58,366
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($55,990).

Burlington, NC $50,500
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $55,990
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $52,680
Fayetteville, NC $50,142
Goldsboro, NC $53,503
Greensboro-High Point, NC $53,372
Greenville, NC $49,133
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $50,450
Jacksonville, NC $51,913
New Bern, NC $53,198
Raleigh, NC $52,494
Rocky Mount, NC $50,838
Wilmington, NC $51,200
Winston-Salem, NC $51,320
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,253
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,400
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,758
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,748
$51,437
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($69,426).

Fargo, ND-MN $59,506
Grand Forks, ND-MN $59,318
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $69,426
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,392
$61,161
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($59,906).

Lincoln, NE $56,710
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $59,906
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,200
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55,780
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,760
$54,349
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($64,430).

Manchester, NH $61,620
Portsmouth, NH-ME $64,430
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $53,000
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,823
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,460
$58,371
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($76,655).

Ocean City, NJ $63,500
Trenton, NJ $76,655
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $60,628
$66,443
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($59,218).

Farmington, NM $59,218
Las Cruces, NM $43,326
Santa Fe, NM $53,193
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $47,673
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $56,490
$51,791
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($68,338).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $61,978
Reno, NV $59,814
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $68,338
$63,102
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($83,295).

Binghamton, NY $66,480
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $66,548
Elmira, NY $65,820
Glens Falls, NY $62,283
Ithaca, NY $66,110
Kingston, NY $60,890
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $83,295
Rochester, NY $63,640
Syracuse, NY $65,450
Utica-Rome, NY $57,707
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $63,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $62,347
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,573
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $55,125
$64,054
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($63,348).

Canton-Massillon, OH $53,168
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $57,174
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $61,934
Columbus, OH $56,896
Dayton, OH $56,482
Lima, OH $56,740
Mansfield, OH $52,613
Springfield, OH $54,348
Toledo, OH $63,348
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,866
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,748
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $51,692
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,403
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,028
$56,614
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($60,113).

Lawton, OK $49,820
Oklahoma City, OK $56,743
Tulsa, OK $53,126
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,238
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,683
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,113
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,078
$54,352
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($75,570).

Bend-Redmond, OR $62,325
Corvallis, OR $75,570
Eugene, OR $60,710
Grants Pass, OR $51,785
Medford, OR $57,718
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $73,848
Salem, OR $61,640
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $64,400
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,515
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,895
$63,141
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($68,766).

Altoona, PA $56,410
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $49,720
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $55,793
East Stroudsburg, PA $58,948
Erie, PA $55,028
Gettysburg, PA $54,918
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,308
Johnstown, PA $60,165
Lancaster, PA $57,926
Lebanon, PA $56,845
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $68,766
Pittsburgh, PA $61,382
Reading, PA $62,632
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $62,420
State College, PA $60,170
Williamsport, PA $58,630
York-Hanover, PA $61,154
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,073
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,625
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,665
$58,309
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($25,778).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $22,718
Arecibo, PR $23,220
Mayaguez, PR $23,915
Ponce, PR $22,598
San German, PR $20,153
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $25,778
Guayama, PR $19,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,940
$23,028
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($57,523).

Columbia, SC $52,368
Florence, SC $50,234
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $52,412
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $53,120
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $49,535
Spartanburg, SC $53,336
Sumter, SC $53,168
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,490
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,523
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,640
$52,628
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($59,588).

Sioux Falls, SD $59,588
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,440
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,258
$55,441
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Cleveland, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($54,520).

Clarksville, TN-KY $50,500
Cleveland, TN $54,520
Jackson, TN $51,782
Johnson City, TN $45,738
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $48,615
Knoxville, TN $49,526
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $52,838
Morristown, TN $46,603
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $53,108
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,825
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,970
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,793
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,183
$50,136
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($66,395).

Amarillo, TX $55,198
Austin-Round Rock, TX $54,796
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $58,218
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $41,848
College Station-Bryan, TX $57,248
Corpus Christi, TX $57,440
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $53,162
El Paso, TX $41,746
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $56,420
Killeen-Temple, TX $51,364
Laredo, TX $42,428
Longview, TX $51,104
Lubbock, TX $48,274
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $45,238
Midland, TX $66,395
Odessa, TX $58,753
San Angelo, TX $53,038
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $53,886
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,290
Texarkana, TX-AR $49,092
Tyler, TX $46,222
Victoria, TX $46,208
Waco, TX $50,724
Wichita Falls, TX $59,963
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,823
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,230
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,855
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,965
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,750
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,580
$51,748
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($57,308).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $55,143
Provo-Orem, UT $46,710
St. George, UT $49,103
Salt Lake City, UT $57,156
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,308
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,480
$53,056
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($58,412).

Charlottesville, VA $53,840
Harrisonburg, VA $53,383
Lynchburg, VA $47,270
Richmond, VA $57,150
Roanoke, VA $50,304
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $52,083
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $58,412
Winchester, VA-WV $56,945
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,245
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,655
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,825
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,348
$53,491
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($57,988).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,988
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $51,568
$54,778
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Racine, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($70,750).

Eau Claire, WI $62,360
Fond du Lac, WI $63,358
Green Bay, WI $62,423
Janesville-Beloit, WI $66,288
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $68,428
Madison, WI $60,210
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $67,642
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $64,188
Racine, WI $70,750
Sheboygan, WI $61,368
Wausau, WI $60,745
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,958
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,784
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,725
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,965
$62,355
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($73,675).

Charleston, WV $55,603
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,295
Morgantown, WV $57,343
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $50,465
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $61,995
Wheeling, WV-OH $73,675
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,553
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,073
$57,875
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($67,913).

Cheyenne, WY $61,733
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,365
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,913
$63,337

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $57,127

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Washington ($79,446) in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($78,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $78,270
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $74,377
$76,323
Alabama

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

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,527
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,320
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,967
Decatur, AL $57,330
Dothan, AL $45,838
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,927
Gadsden, AL $51,390
Huntsville, AL $52,910
Mobile, AL $53,770
Montgomery, AL $51,060
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,333
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,630
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,617
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,953
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,448
$52,935
Arkansas

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

South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($49,943) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $44,703
Hot Springs, AR $46,037
Jonesboro, AR $44,450
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $49,033
Pine Bluff, AR $46,887
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,345
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,693
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,577
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,943
$46,630
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($60,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $48,340
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $60,730
Prescott, AZ $57,987
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $47,760
Tucson, AZ $52,278
Yuma, AZ $53,513
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $56,833
$53,920
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($82,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $62,783
El Centro, CA $57,340
Fresno, CA $64,388
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $62,407
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $68,678
Madera, CA $65,963
Merced, CA $69,833
Modesto, CA $64,647
Napa, CA $79,217
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $63,295
Redding, CA $64,333
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $59,318
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $66,650
Salinas, CA $69,925
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $67,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $77,390
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $82,350
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $71,803
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $63,407
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $73,280
Santa Rosa, CA $81,973
Stockton-Lodi, CA $62,850
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $75,563
Visalia-Porterville, CA $55,550
Yuba City, CA $63,853
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $64,907
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,737
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $61,227
$67,497
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($64,715) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $61,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,715
Fort Collins, CO $62,523
Grand Junction, CO $59,607
Greeley, CO $60,668
Pueblo, CO $57,930
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,670
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $57,310
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,950
$60,405
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($74,743) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $69,043
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $66,978
New Haven, CT $67,458
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $74,743
Waterbury, CT $70,060
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $61,813
$68,349
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($57,873) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $46,585
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,317
Gainesville, FL $49,075
Homosassa Springs, FL $45,703
Jacksonville, FL $52,030
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $47,975
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $53,858
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $55,433
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $51,933
Ocala, FL $46,213
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $49,005
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $50,353
Panama City, FL $49,127
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $46,548
Port St. Lucie, FL $52,093
Punta Gorda, FL $48,785
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $48,133
Sebring, FL $49,723
Tallahassee, FL $50,903
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $52,110
The Villages, FL $57,873
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $52,200
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,943
$50,214
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($63,147) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $55,540
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $57,450
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $51,920
Brunswick, GA $54,517
Columbus, GA-AL $49,378
Dalton, GA $48,843
Gainesville, GA $57,727
Hinesville, GA $57,213
Macon, GA $51,570
Rome, GA $53,260
Savannah, GA $53,565
Valdosta, GA $50,450
Warner Robins, GA $63,147
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,697
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,470
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,825
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,133
$52,512
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($82,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $82,020
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $71,420
$76,720
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($63,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,180
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $57,763
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $57,723
Dubuque, IA $55,213
Iowa City, IA $57,880
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $57,723
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $55,013
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,827
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,173
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,183
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,620
$57,664
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($61,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,327
Idaho Falls, ID $52,620
Lewiston, ID-WA $61,170
Pocatello, ID $48,053
Twin Falls, ID $47,727
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,657
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,950
$53,643
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($76,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $59,257
Champaign-Urbana, IL $69,870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $76,730
Decatur, IL $55,287
Kankakee, IL $75,683
Peoria, IL $64,523
Rockford, IL $72,233
Springfield, IL $63,143
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $67,013
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,473
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,510
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $63,667
Danville, IL $48,600
$62,614
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($61,307) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $59,870
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $54,313
Evansville, IN-KY $61,113
Fort Wayne, IN $52,603
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $55,820
Kokomo, IN $60,047
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $61,307
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $53,223
Muncie, IN $54,963
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $58,610
Terre Haute, IN $60,923
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,447
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $52,217
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,500
$56,425
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($60,003) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $54,950
Topeka, KS $60,003
Wichita, KS $56,213
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $50,788
$55,488
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($57,018) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $52,977
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,967
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $57,018
Owensboro, KY $56,340
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,995
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,350
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,410
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,133
$53,024
Louisiana

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

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($62,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $59,940
Hammond, LA $52,183
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,673
Lafayette, LA $51,730
Lake Charles, LA $62,830
Monroe, LA $51,257
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $54,608
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $51,850
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,307
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,477
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,300
$53,559
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($82,323) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $82,323
Leominster-Gardner, MA $67,133
New Bedford, MA $68,533
Pittsfield, MA $65,410
Springfield, MA-CT $66,638
Worcester, MA-CT $62,455
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $66,873
$68,481
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($62,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $62,110
Cumberland, MD-WV $51,027
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $56,938
Salisbury, MD-DE $52,680
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $56,953
$55,942
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($59,993) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $55,283
Portland-South Portland, ME $59,993
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,778
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,240
$54,573
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($62,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $60,063
Bay City, MI $52,173
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $62,990
Flint, MI $53,183
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $52,568
Jackson, MI $57,863
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $56,717
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $60,533
Midland, MI $56,853
Monroe, MI $56,537
Muskegon, MI $61,463
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $55,237
Saginaw, MI $60,347
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,050
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,323
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,787
$57,190
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($69,488) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $63,447
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $69,488
Rochester, MN $62,337
St. Cloud, MN $63,230
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,840
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,340
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,207
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,767
$63,707
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($70,513) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $59,683
Jefferson City, MO $60,920
Joplin, MO $51,137
Kansas City, MO-KS $67,553
St. Joseph, MO-KS $68,270
St. Louis, MO-IL $70,513
Springfield, MO $52,080
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,850
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,447
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,133
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,707
$58,027
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($54,675) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $50,320
Jackson, MS $54,675
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,813
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,317
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,323
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,647
$48,682
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($67,423) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $57,097
Missoula, MT $57,320
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,565
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $54,550
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,423
$58,391
North Carolina

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($59,203) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $53,267
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $59,203
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $53,363
Fayetteville, NC $51,935
Goldsboro, NC $54,970
Greensboro-High Point, NC $54,578
Greenville, NC $53,330
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $52,473
Jacksonville, NC $52,487
New Bern, NC $55,253
Raleigh, NC $54,440
Rocky Mount, NC $53,577
Wilmington, NC $54,005
Winston-Salem, NC $52,710
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,267
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,340
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,483
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,823
$53,583
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($68,755) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $58,995
Grand Forks, ND-MN $59,495
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,755
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,725
$60,743
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($60,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $58,687
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $60,300
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,383
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $56,873
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,267
$54,702
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($67,207) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $64,720
Portsmouth, NH-ME $67,207
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,373
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,773
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,695
$59,754
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($68,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $68,077
Trenton, NJ $68,540
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $60,580
$65,732
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,943) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $57,943
Las Cruces, NM $44,280
Santa Fe, NM $51,540
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $46,320
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $56,803
$51,377
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($70,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $60,323
Reno, NV $60,638
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $70,610
$63,857
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($86,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $65,100
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $65,937
Elmira, NY $68,510
Glens Falls, NY $61,930
Ithaca, NY $67,090
Kingston, NY $62,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $86,010
Rochester, NY $63,940
Syracuse, NY $64,590
Utica-Rome, NY $57,970
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $61,350
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,270
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,383
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $55,263
$64,119
Ohio

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

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($62,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $49,618
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $59,445
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $61,558
Columbus, OH $59,265
Dayton, OH $58,485
Lima, OH $53,400
Mansfield, OH $55,773
Springfield, OH $56,613
Toledo, OH $61,035
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $55,775
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,560
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $51,198
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,010
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,690
$57,030
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($63,593) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $47,013
Oklahoma City, OK $60,567
Tulsa, OK $54,540
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,868
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,770
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,593
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,003
$55,336
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($76,463) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $59,467
Corvallis, OR $76,463
Eugene, OR $57,513
Grants Pass, OR $45,647
Medford, OR $55,527
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $71,563
Salem, OR $58,067
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,653
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,827
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $57,317
$59,804
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($68,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $56,657
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $50,440
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $57,723
East Stroudsburg, PA $59,900
Erie, PA $51,617
Gettysburg, PA $57,113
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $55,923
Johnstown, PA $55,410
Lancaster, PA $58,250
Lebanon, PA $56,547
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $68,120
Pittsburgh, PA $60,670
Reading, PA $62,345
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $62,640
State College, PA $63,153
Williamsport, PA $61,560
York-Hanover, PA $61,310
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,423
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,613
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,503
$58,146
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($26,028) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $21,870
Arecibo, PR $23,040
Mayaguez, PR $23,840
Ponce, PR $22,260
San German, PR $20,153
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $26,028
Guayama, PR $19,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,940
$22,095
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($60,223) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $52,558
Florence, SC $49,833
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $54,045
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $54,817
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $52,293
Spartanburg, SC $53,148
Sumter, SC $55,330
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,447
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,223
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,897
$54,059
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($61,963) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $61,963
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,227
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,387
$57,525
Tennessee

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

Cleveland, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($55,593) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $51,348
Cleveland, TN $55,593
Jackson, TN $50,628
Johnson City, TN $48,433
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $49,057
Knoxville, TN $48,660
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $52,700
Morristown, TN $46,663
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $53,875
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,387
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,267
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,827
$50,014
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($69,397) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $54,657
Austin-Round Rock, TX $55,953
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $58,278
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $42,710
College Station-Bryan, TX $59,017
Corpus Christi, TX $58,573
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $54,285
El Paso, TX $43,043
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $57,275
Killeen-Temple, TX $52,243
Laredo, TX $42,047
Longview, TX $53,535
Lubbock, TX $50,860
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $45,940
Midland, TX $69,397
Odessa, TX $62,450
San Angelo, TX $56,420
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $53,905
Sherman-Denison, TX $48,430
Texarkana, TX-AR $49,565
Tyler, TX $46,843
Victoria, TX $47,800
Waco, TX $50,778
Wichita Falls, TX $63,543
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,440
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,975
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,077
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,150
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,167
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,160
$53,050
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($57,725) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $56,627
Provo-Orem, UT $50,973
St. George, UT $49,970
Salt Lake City, UT $57,725
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,063
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $52,567
$54,154
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($60,273) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $55,523
Harrisonburg, VA $54,663
Lynchburg, VA $47,473
Richmond, VA $58,807
Roanoke, VA $50,388
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $55,003
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $60,273
Winchester, VA-WV $58,893
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,333
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,570
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,143
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,487
$54,546
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($59,473) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $59,473
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,553
$56,513
Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($68,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $59,483
Fond du Lac, WI $61,670
Green Bay, WI $64,083
Janesville-Beloit, WI $67,190
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $68,420
Madison, WI $60,860
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,368
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $65,273
Racine, WI $68,640
Sheboygan, WI $63,517
Wausau, WI $57,790
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,733
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,140
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,233
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,807
$61,881
West Virginia

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

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($77,543) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $55,117
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $56,927
Morgantown, WV $60,780
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $54,110
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $64,537
Wheeling, WV-OH $77,543
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,217
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,137
$59,546
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,047) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $63,160
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,460
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $69,047
$64,222

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $55,093

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Hawaii ($80,055) in the Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($80,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $79,660
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $80,090
$79,875
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($54,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $37,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $45,830
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,730
Decatur, AL $42,830
Dothan, AL $53,650
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $41,340
Gadsden, AL $46,480
Huntsville, AL $48,820
Mobile, AL $49,750
Montgomery, AL $45,610
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,140
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,480
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,660
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,190
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,150
$45,573
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($66,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $46,670
Hot Springs, AR $36,240
Jonesboro, AR $37,330
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $42,630
Pine Bluff, AR $66,190
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,540
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,110
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,620
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,770
$45,678
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($71,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $45,300
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $48,980
Prescott, AZ $52,590
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $42,320
Tucson, AZ $48,350
Yuma, AZ $35,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $71,340
$49,247
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($104,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $60,470
El Centro, CA $64,170
Fresno, CA $60,130
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $58,880
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $74,330
Madera, CA $76,550
Merced, CA $72,760
Modesto, CA $59,260
Napa, CA $73,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $62,060
Redding, CA $59,160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $50,390
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $58,520
Salinas, CA $76,120
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $61,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $104,800
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $75,730
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $60,670
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $61,400
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $69,980
Santa Rosa, CA $72,930
Stockton-Lodi, CA $60,740
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $70,880
Visalia-Porterville, CA $55,520
Yuba City, CA $66,240
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $70,520
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,700
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $68,030
$66,864
Colorado

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

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($63,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $49,870
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,220
Fort Collins, CO $61,770
Grand Junction, CO $55,210
Greeley, CO $54,950
Pueblo, CO $49,360
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,760
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $63,820
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $55,680
$54,960
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($68,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $58,410
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $61,080
New Haven, CT $68,440
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $58,690
Waterbury, CT $65,730
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$61,755
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 ($49,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $47,390
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $39,890
Gainesville, FL $42,320
Homosassa Springs, FL $45,330
Jacksonville, FL $42,480
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $38,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $45,710
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $42,690
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $41,730
Ocala, FL $38,520
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $43,720
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $49,020
Panama City, FL $45,050
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $44,530
Port St. Lucie, FL $46,590
Punta Gorda, FL $46,180
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $40,790
Sebring, FL $42,250
Tallahassee, FL $40,040
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $44,320
The Villages, FL $41,800
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $44,830
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $38,220
$43,131
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($57,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $56,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $57,740
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $57,900
Brunswick, GA $43,500
Columbus, GA-AL $44,690
Dalton, GA $44,150
Gainesville, GA $41,390
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $53,730
Rome, GA $44,480
Savannah, GA $52,780
Valdosta, GA $46,370
Warner Robins, GA $57,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $45,240
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $45,600
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,420
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,350
$49,185
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($83,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $76,850
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $83,260
$80,055
Iowa

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

Dubuque, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($61,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,810
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $59,330
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $52,550
Dubuque, IA $61,500
Iowa City, IA $55,840
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $52,620
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,220
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,920
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,460
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,590
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,260
$55,645
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($66,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $49,040
Idaho Falls, ID $42,690
Lewiston, ID-WA $66,300
Pocatello, ID $39,410
Twin Falls, ID $39,150
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,760
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,970
$49,760
Illinois

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

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($93,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $92,340
Champaign-Urbana, IL $79,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $87,630
Decatur, IL $74,790
Kankakee, IL $93,280
Peoria, IL $72,460
Rockford, IL $82,720
Springfield, IL $74,250
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $84,820
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,020
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,670
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $72,510
Danville, IL $62,050
$75,948
Indiana

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

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($73,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $59,940
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $44,670
Evansville, IN-KY $59,520
Fort Wayne, IN $54,940
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,020
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $53,870
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $49,110
Muncie, IN $46,790
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $65,430
Terre Haute, IN $73,270
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53,180
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,170
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,740
$56,050
Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($59,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $59,230
Topeka, KS $56,310
Wichita, KS $51,470
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $51,300
$54,578
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 ($60,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $54,960
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,530
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,470
Owensboro, KY $51,810
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,290
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,970
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,080
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,660
$50,346
Louisiana

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

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($55,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $54,840
Hammond, LA $47,120
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,780
Lafayette, LA $46,810
Lake Charles, LA $55,830
Monroe, LA $54,590
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $51,910
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $43,540
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $46,450
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,520
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,350
$50,431
Massachusetts

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

Pittsfield, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($77,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $69,000
Leominster-Gardner, MA $71,960
New Bedford, MA $69,200
Pittsfield, MA $77,840
Springfield, MA-CT $61,440
Worcester, MA-CT $68,560
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,230
$69,033
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($69,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $69,100
Cumberland, MD-WV $53,040
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $54,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $41,930
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $54,130
$54,542
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($58,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $54,270
Portland-South Portland, ME $53,610
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,490
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,860
$55,058
Michigan

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($72,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $69,090
Bay City, MI $60,330
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $69,280
Flint, MI $72,000
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $47,560
Jackson, MI $55,190
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $59,630
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $71,430
Midland, MI $42,630
Monroe, MI $68,250
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $60,490
Saginaw, MI $61,180
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,430
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,510
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,320
$58,698
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 ($74,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,500
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $74,400
Rochester, MN $61,940
St. Cloud, MN $57,720
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,960
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,010
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,810
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,470
$62,101
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($73,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $46,310
Jefferson City, MO $54,560
Joplin, MO $42,940
Kansas City, MO-KS $59,290
St. Joseph, MO-KS $69,060
St. Louis, MO-IL $73,430
Springfield, MO $57,850
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,450
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,650
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,530
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,200
$53,479
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($50,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $44,990
Jackson, MS $42,730
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,050
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,360
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,820
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,060
$46,835
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($68,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $50,460
Missoula, MT $61,670
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,030
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $54,660
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $68,440
$58,852
North Carolina

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

Jacksonville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($50,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $42,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $46,350
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $49,950
Fayetteville, NC $42,970
Goldsboro, NC $49,100
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,550
Greenville, NC $36,540
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $44,380
Jacksonville, NC $50,190
New Bern, NC $47,030
Raleigh, NC $44,710
Rocky Mount, NC $42,620
Wilmington, NC $39,980
Winston-Salem, NC $45,760
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,210
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,580
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,860
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,520
$44,417
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 ($72,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $61,550
Grand Forks, ND-MN $58,610
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $72,110
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,060
$62,833
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($58,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $50,780
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $58,330
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,650
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $52,500
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $52,240
$52,100
New Hampshire

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

Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($57,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $52,320
Portsmouth, NH-ME $56,100
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,880
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $50,970
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $55,520
$54,558
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 ($101,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $49,770
Trenton, NJ $101,000
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $60,820
$70,530
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($63,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $63,040
Las Cruces, NM $39,510
Santa Fe, NM $58,150
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $51,730
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $55,240
$53,534
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 ($66,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $66,940
Reno, NV $56,520
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $61,520
$61,660
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($75,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $69,240
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $68,380
Elmira, NY $60,440
Glens Falls, NY $62,990
Ithaca, NY $64,150
Kingston, NY $58,030
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $75,150
Rochester, NY $62,740
Syracuse, NY $68,030
Utica-Rome, NY $57,180
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $68,460
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $60,500
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,140
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $54,710
$63,510
Ohio

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

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($72,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $67,370
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $48,090
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $63,440
Columbus, OH $47,420
Dayton, OH $48,470
Lima, OH $66,760
Mansfield, OH $43,130
Springfield, OH $47,550
Toledo, OH $72,600
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $61,230
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $52,310
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $53,670
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,580
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $52,040
$55,119
Oklahoma

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

Lawton, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($58,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $58,240
Oklahoma City, OK $45,270
Tulsa, OK $47,470
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,720
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,420
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,670
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,300
$52,013
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 ($80,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $70,900
Corvallis, OR $72,890
Eugene, OR $70,300
Grants Pass, OR $70,200
Medford, OR $64,290
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $80,700
Salem, OR $72,360
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,640
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,580
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,630
$73,149
Pennsylvania

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

Johnstown, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($74,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $55,670
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $47,560
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $50,000
East Stroudsburg, PA $56,090
Erie, PA $65,260
Gettysburg, PA $48,330
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $57,850
Johnstown, PA $74,430
Lancaster, PA $56,630
Lebanon, PA $57,740
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $71,350
Pittsburgh, PA $64,230
Reading, PA $63,780
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $61,540
State College, PA $51,220
Williamsport, PA $49,840
York-Hanover, PA $60,530
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,020
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,660
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,150
$57,744
Puerto Rico

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($25,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,260
Arecibo, PR $23,760
Mayaguez, PR $24,140
Ponce, PR $23,610
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $24,780
Guayama, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$24,310
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($54,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,610
Florence, SC $51,840
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,880
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $48,030
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,260
Spartanburg, SC $54,090
Sumter, SC $46,680
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,620
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,420
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,870
$48,430
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($50,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $50,090
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,080
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,870
$47,013
Tennessee

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

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($71,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $47,110
Cleveland, TN $51,300
Jackson, TN $56,400
Johnson City, TN $37,650
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $47,290
Knoxville, TN $52,990
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $53,390
Morristown, TN $46,420
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $50,040
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,140
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $71,080
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,950
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,250
$50,001
Texas

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

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($57,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $56,820
Austin-Round Rock, TX $50,170
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $57,980
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $39,260
College Station-Bryan, TX $51,940
Corpus Christi, TX $52,910
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $48,670
El Paso, TX $36,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $53,000
Killeen-Temple, TX $47,850
Laredo, TX $43,570
Longview, TX $41,380
Lubbock, TX $37,930
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $42,430
Midland, TX $57,390
Odessa, TX $47,660
San Angelo, TX $42,890
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $53,810
Sherman-Denison, TX $39,870
Texarkana, TX-AR $47,200
Tyler, TX $43,740
Victoria, TX $41,430
Waco, TX $50,510
Wichita Falls, TX $49,220
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,970
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,250
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,190
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,410
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,500
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,840
$47,578
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($58,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $50,690
Provo-Orem, UT $29,660
St. George, UT $46,500
Salt Lake City, UT $54,880
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $58,040
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,220
$49,332
Virginia

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

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($58,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $48,790
Harrisonburg, VA $49,540
Lynchburg, VA $46,660
Richmond, VA $52,180
Roanoke, VA $49,970
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $43,320
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $50,970
Winchester, VA-WV $51,100
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,980
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,910
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,870
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,930
$50,018
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,530
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $45,610
$49,570
Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($77,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $70,990
Fond du Lac, WI $68,420
Green Bay, WI $57,440
Janesville-Beloit, WI $63,580
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $68,450
Madison, WI $57,610
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $72,740
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $60,930
Racine, WI $77,080
Sheboygan, WI $54,920
Wausau, WI $69,610
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,630
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,360
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $70,200
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,440
$64,093
West Virginia

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($62,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $57,060
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $62,400
Morgantown, WV $47,030
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $39,530
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $54,370
Wheeling, WV-OH $62,070
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,560
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,880
$52,863
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($64,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $57,450
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,080
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,510
$60,680

5 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $57,127.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $55,093. 

  First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Salary Ratio: 3.69    

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    
  • Acoustical Tile Carpenters' Supervisor
  • Adjustable Steel Joist Setting Supervisor
  • Asbestos Removal Supervisor
  • Asphalt Paving Supervisor
  • Awning Hanger Supervisor
  • Bailer Operators' Supervisor
  • Bailer Tenders' Supervisor
  • Billposting Supervisor
  • Brick Chimney Supervisor
  • Bricklayer Supervisor
  • Brickmason Supervisor
  • Building Construction Superintendent
  • Building Insulation Supervisor
  • Building Repair Maintenance Supervisor
  • Building Superintendent
  • Building Supervisor
  • Carpenter Foreman
  • Carpenter Supervisor
  • Carpenters' Supervisor
  • Carpentry Supervisor
  • Cement Finishing Supervisor
  • Chimney Construction Supervisor
  • Clearing Supervisor
  • Coal Mine Production Foreman
  • Concrete Finishing Supervisor
  • Concrete Foreman
  • Concreting Supervisor
  • Construction Foreman
  • Construction Supervisor
  • Core Drilling Supervisor
  • Dike Supervisor
  • Dimension Stone Quarry Supervisor
  • Doping Supervisor
  • Dredge Operator Supervisor
  • Drilling Foreman
  • Drilling Superintendent
  • Drywall Application Supervisor
  • Electrical Foreman
  • Electrical Supervisor
  • Electrician Supervisor
  • Excavating Supervisor
  • Face Boss
  • Fence Erector Supervisor
  • Field Assembly Supervisor
  • Field Operations Supervisor
  • Field Supervisor
  • Gang Supervisor
  • Gas Line Installer Supervisor
  • Glazier Supervisor
  • Harvesting Supervisor
  • Highway Maintenance Supervisor
  • House Mover Supervisor
  • House Moving Supervisor
  • Insulation Foreman
  • Insulation Supervisor
  • Iron Work Supervisor
  • Joiners' Supervisor
  • Labor Crew Supervisor
  • Labor Gang Supervisor
  • Lathing Supervisor
  • Lock Maintenance Supervisor
  • Longwall Foreman
  • Maintenance Supervisor
  • Marble Installer Supervisor
  • Marble Supervisor
  • Masonry Supervisor
  • Mine Boss
  • Mine Captain
  • Mine Supervisor
  • Miners' Boss
  • Mining Captain
  • Mixing Place Supervisor
  • Mold Construction Supervisor
  • Oil Well Services Field Supervisor
  • Oil Well Services Supervisor
  • Open Pit Quarry Supervisor
  • Ornamental Ironworking Supervisor
  • Painter Supervisor
  • Painting Supervisor
  • Paperhanger Supervisor
  • Paving Supervisor
  • Pile Driving Supervisor
  • Pipe Fitter Supervisor
  • Pipeline Gang Supervisor
  • Pipeline Maintenance Supervisor
  • Pipelines Supervisor
  • Pit Supervisor
  • Plastering Supervisor
  • Plumber Supervisor
  • Plumbing Foreman
  • Prefabricated Homes Field Assembly Supervisor
  • Quarry Boss
  • Railroad Track Repair Supervisor
  • Reclamation Supervisor
  • Reinforced Steel Placing Supervisor
  • Rig Superintendent
  • Rig Supervisor
  • Rigging Supervisor
  • Right-of-Way Maintenance Supervisor
  • Riprap Placing Supervisor
  • Road Boss
  • Road Gang Supervisor
  • Road Supervisor
  • Roofing Supervisor
  • Roustabout Crew Leader
  • Roustabout Field Supervisor
  • Sanitary Landfill Supervisor
  • Segmental Paving Supervisor
  • Service Supervisor
  • Sewer Maintenance Supervisor
  • Sewer Systems Supervisor
  • Sheet Metal Duct Worker Supervisor
  • Sheet Metal Foreman
  • Shipyard Painting Supervisor
  • Sign Builder Supervisor
  • Sign Hanger Supervisor
  • Site Superintendent
  • Site Supervisor
  • Solar Panel Installation Supervisor
  • Steam Distribution Supervisor
  • Steamfitter Supervisor
  • Steel Pan Form Placing Supervisor
  • Steel Post Installer Supervisor
  • Steel Work Supervisor
  • Stonemason Supervisor
  • Street Supervisor
  • Structural Steel Erection Supervisor
  • Suction Dredge Pipe Line Placing Supervisor
  • Surface Boss
  • Surface Supervisor
  • Swimming Pool Maintenance Supervisor
  • Tank Builder Supervisor
  • Tankage Supervisor
  • Taping Supervisor
  • Terrazzo Supervisor
  • Test Boring Crew Chief
  • Tile Layer Supervisor
  • Track Laying Supervisor
  • Track Repair Supervisor
  • Track Subway Repair Supervisor
  • Track Superintendent
  • Track Supervisor
  • Traffic Maintenance Supervisor
  • Traffic Sign Supervisor
  • Tunnel Heading Supervisor
  • Utilities and Maintenance Supervisor
  • Utilities Supervisor
  • Water Softener Service Supervisor
  • Water Systems Supervisor
  • Waterproofing Supervisor
  • Wood Boat Builder Supervisor
  • Wrecking Supervisor
  • US Salary Median: $64,953
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: more than 10 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Solar Energy Installation Managers

Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.

Salary Ratio: 3.69    

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    
  • Installation Manager
  • Piping Supervisor
  • Residential Field Manager
  • Solar Electrical Project Manager
  • Solar Energy Installation Manager
  • Solar Energy Project Manager
  • Solar Installation Crew Supervisor
  • Solar Installation Manager
  • Solar Installation Supervisor
  • Solar Project Manager
  • US Salary Median: $64,953
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Electricians

Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.

Salary Ratio: 1.57    

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    
  • Airport Electrician
  • Antenna Installer
  • Antenna Rigger
  • Commercial Electrician
  • Conduit Installer
  • Conduit Mechanic
  • Construction Electrician
  • Control Electrician
  • Diesel Electrician
  • Diesel Maintenance Electrician
  • Electric Sign Wirer
  • Electric Stop Installer
  • Electric Wirer
  • Electrical Installer
  • Electrical Maintenance Man
  • Electrical Maintenance Worker
  • Electrical Sign Servicer
  • Electrical Sign Wirer
  • Electrical System Specialist
  • Electrical Wirer
  • Electrical Wiring Lineman
  • Gaffer
  • Ground Wirer
  • House Wirer
  • Industrial Electrician
  • Inside Wireman
  • Interior Wirer
  • Licensed Electrician
  • Lighting Fixture Installer
  • Lightning Protection Installer
  • Lightning Protection Technician
  • Lightning Rod Installer
  • Lineman
  • Maintenance Electrician
  • Marine Electrician
  • Mechanical Trades Specialist
  • Mine Wirer
  • Neon Electrician
  • Neon Installer
  • Neon Light Installer
  • Neon Sign Erector
  • Neon Sign Installer
  • Neon Sign Mechanic
  • Neon Sign Servicer
  • Neon Sign Worker
  • Neon Technician
  • Overhead Worker
  • Plant Electrician
  • Searchlight Operator
  • Ship Wirer
  • Sign Wirer
  • Signal Wirer
  • Solar Photovoltaic Electrician
  • Stage Electrician
  • Street Light Mechanic
  • Street Light Repairer
  • Street Light Servicer
  • Street Light Wirer
  • Switch Inspector
  • Switchboard Installer
  • Television Antenna Installer
  • Test Man
  • Test Worker
  • Traffic Signal Mechanic
  • Traffic Signal Technician
  • Wire Hanger
  • Wireman
  • Wirer
  • Wiring Mechanic
  • US Salary Median: $55,842
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

Salary Ratio: 2.44    

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    
  • Access Control Technician
  • Alarm Adjuster
  • Alarm Installer
  • Alarm Technician
  • Burglar Alarm Inspector
  • Burglar Alarm Installer
  • Burglar Alarm Mechanic
  • Control Systems Technician
  • Electrical Fire Alarm Inspector
  • Electrical Fire Alarm Repairer
  • Electronic Fire Control Systems Mechanic
  • Electronics Technician
  • Fire Alarm Installer
  • Fire Alarm Mechanic
  • Fire Alarm Technician
  • Home Fire Alarm Installer
  • Home Security Alarm Installer
  • Home Security Installation Technician
  • Install Technician
  • Installation Technician
  • Installer
  • Protective Signal Installer
  • Protective Signal Repairer
  • Security Alarm Installer
  • Security Engineer
  • Security Installation Technician
  • Security Installer
  • Security Systems Installer
  • Security Systems Technician
  • Security Technician
  • Service Technician
  • Special Hazards Fire Suppression System Technician
  • Surveillance Operator
  • Surveillance Technician
  • Technical Security Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $49,577
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Signal and Track Switch Repairers

Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.

Salary Ratio: 2.91    

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    
  • Communications Maintainer
  • Electric Track Switch Maintainer
  • Gate Technician
  • Light Rail Signal Technician
  • Rail Signal Designer
  • Rail Signal Inspector
  • Rail Signal Mechanic
  • Rail Track Maintainer
  • Railroad Signal Maintainer
  • Railway Signal Technician
  • Register Repairer
  • Signal and Communications Maintainer
  • Signal Expert
  • Signal Inspector
  • Signal Maintainer
  • Signal Maintenance Technician
  • Signal Mechanic
  • Signal System Testing Maintainer
  • Signal Systems Expert
  • Signal Technician
  • Signal Worker
  • Signalman
  • Test Signal Technician
  • Traffic Signal Inspector
  • Train Control Electronic Technician
  • Train Control Technician
  • US Salary Median: $48,468
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's



Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,037 per year (or $9,188 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $10,074 to earn an associate's (or $18,376 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,037 per year (or $9,188 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $20,148 to earn a bachelor's (or $36,752 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Electrician Degrees

Weber State University

3850 Dixon Parkway Dr. Dept. 1031 - Ogden, UT

Out-of-state cost: $16,138/year
In-state cost: $5,956/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

Out-of-state cost: $24,494/year
In-state cost: $7,872/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

Siena Heights University

1247 E. Siena Heights Dr. - Adrian, MI

Out-of-state cost: $27,642/year
In-state cost: $27,642/year
Degrees: Bachelor's


Cite This Page

You can cite this page by hyperlinking to it using "doesitearn.com" as the anchor text. For published material, or unlinked mentions, please use the title and URL listed below as citation. Conveniently, a text field is provided so that you can copy the hyperlink HTML and paste the code inside an HTML editor. If you have any additional questions about creating citations, or have other comments/questions, please use the contact form to message the operator(s) of this website.

Title of this page

"Degree In Electrician: Average Salary & Job Outcomes | Most Affordable Schools" - doesitearn.com

URL of this page

https://doesitearn.com/degree/electrician/

HTML to copy

(copy and paste the HTML code in the text field below)