Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Engineering Degree

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards. Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction. Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control. Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices. Research, design, develop, or test robotic applications.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $84,639
    "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.): 6.52%
    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.):  $32,003/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,192/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,011/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,563/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $29,651/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,482/yr

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


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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

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

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

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


Overall Salary Value: $84,639

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Virginia ($122,761) in the Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($110,226).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $110,226
Fairbanks, AK $66,760
$107,121
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($121,747).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $119,410
Decatur, AL $113,602
Huntsville, AL $121,747
Mobile, AL $103,256
Montgomery, AL $97,443
Tuscaloosa, AL $101,077
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $108,028
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $96,338
Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
$101,741
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($95,810).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $83,811
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $91,633
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $95,810
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $94,187
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $64,490
Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
$76,411
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($95,702).

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $95,702
Tucson, AZ $89,938
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $83,654
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $60,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $77,416
Prescott, AZ $62,953
Yuma, AZ $68,053
$78,016
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($133,988).

Chico, CA $111,978
El Centro, CA $107,164
Fresno, CA $102,756
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $118,097
Modesto, CA $113,642
Napa, CA $101,768
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $125,362
Redding, CA $109,912
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $109,225
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $118,366
Salinas, CA $127,644
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $123,785
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $125,438
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $108,910
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $127,136
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $125,672
Santa Rosa, CA $119,904
Stockton-Lodi, CA $106,052
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $122,004
Visalia-Porterville, CA $104,398
Yuba City, CA $113,682
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $103,136
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $128,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,788
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $133,988
$114,847
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($154,940).

Colorado Springs, CO $128,556
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $119,290
Fort Collins, CO $154,940
Greeley, CO $115,478
Pueblo, CO $117,580
$122,026
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($131,528).

Danbury, CT $107,880
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $98,965
New Haven, CT $101,877
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $131,528
Waterbury, CT $104,975
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $96,615
$107,785
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($140,140).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $140,140
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $83,465
Gainesville, FL $86,724
Jacksonville, FL $100,078
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $81,614
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $90,772
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $106,492
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $82,425
Ocala, FL $99,132
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $102,181
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $122,090
Panama City, FL $120,050
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $99,495
Port St. Lucie, FL $81,124
Tallahassee, FL $76,932
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $97,417
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $102,925
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $78,918
$95,097
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($111,012).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $106,517
Columbus, GA-AL $100,782
Gainesville, GA $91,268
Macon, GA $76,616
Savannah, GA $111,012
Warner Robins, GA $110,665
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $84,485
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $86,366
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $84,414
Dalton, GA $52,253
Athens-Clarke County, GA $74,880
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $93,569
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $79,217
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Hinesville, GA $33,140
Rome, GA $52,520
Valdosta, GA $46,630
$89,142
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($106,665).

Urban Honolulu, HI $106,665
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $100,022
$103,343
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($103,130).

Cedar Rapids, IA $85,414
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $96,460
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $91,072
Dubuque, IA $80,190
Iowa City, IA $79,026
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $103,130
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $88,370
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,312
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $86,433
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $91,727
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $83,165
$85,863
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($110,754).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $88,390
Pocatello, ID $91,930
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $78,330
Idaho Falls, ID $110,754
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
$92,221
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($144,480).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $128,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $108,028
Decatur, IL $144,200
Kankakee, IL $144,480
Rockford, IL $116,366
Springfield, IL $141,740
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $117,470
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $95,042
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $110,050
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $127,840
$114,156
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($113,850).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $62,154
Evansville, IN-KY $70,486
Fort Wayne, IN $102,456
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $87,596
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $113,850
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $82,442
Terre Haute, IN $77,786
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $70,556
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $67,706
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $68,622
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $76,170
$77,355
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($102,597).

Manhattan, KS $97,670
Topeka, KS $102,597
Wichita, KS $84,245
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $71,585
$81,936
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($108,028).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $91,120
Lexington-Fayette, KY $106,340
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $86,037
Owensboro, KY $102,125
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $107,793
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $108,028
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $99,788
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$99,953
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($112,437).

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $87,492
Lafayette, LA $95,456
Lake Charles, LA $97,197
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $112,437
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $105,274
Baton Rouge, LA $90,590
Hammond, LA $59,430
Monroe, LA $80,530
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $86,760
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $102,640
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $76,780
$91,879
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Pittsfield, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($136,010).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $127,502
Leominster-Gardner, MA $127,690
Pittsfield, MA $136,010
Springfield, MA-CT $98,415
Worcester, MA-CT $94,682
$108,680
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($145,365).

California-Lexington Park, MD $145,365
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $107,456
Salisbury, MD-DE $116,727
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $99,677
Cumberland, MD-WV $56,590
$120,236
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($97,773).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $93,730
Portland-South Portland, ME $97,773
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $97,697
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
$93,865
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Bay City, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($146,990).

Battle Creek, MI $139,890
Bay City, MI $146,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $99,244
Flint, MI $97,348
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $84,371
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $89,063
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $89,784
Monroe, MI $139,370
Muskegon, MI $121,100
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $75,861
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $87,602
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,744
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $81,416
Jackson, MI $80,090
$89,620
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($154,500).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $124,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $110,225
Rochester, MN $126,070
St. Cloud, MN $154,500
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $96,600
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $82,984
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $94,060
$101,450
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($154,260).

Kansas City, MO-KS $98,752
St. Louis, MO-IL $92,072
Springfield, MO $154,260
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $104,686
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $119,360
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $100,680
$101,866
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($96,812).

Jackson, MS $82,516
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $76,864
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $78,888
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $96,812
Hattiesburg, MS $61,750
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,163
$67,395
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($87,330).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $87,330
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $83,792
Great Falls, MT $66,690
Missoula, MT $59,220
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $78,336
$79,667
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($137,810).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $98,472
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $104,682
Fayetteville, NC $108,272
Greensboro-High Point, NC $90,558
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $107,440
New Bern, NC $111,032
Raleigh, NC $102,790
Wilmington, NC $137,810
Winston-Salem, NC $134,860
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $76,683
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $110,367
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,470
$100,873
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($92,926).

Fargo, ND-MN $73,486
Grand Forks, ND-MN $90,611
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $92,926
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $71,612
$82,581
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($96,980).

Lincoln, NE $81,350
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $95,107
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $96,980
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $94,262
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,280
$89,645
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($102,632).

Manchester, NH $102,362
Portsmouth, NH-ME $102,632
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $86,192
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $87,960
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $53,790
$89,057
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($119,817).

Trenton, NJ $119,817
Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$93,400
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($121,236).

Las Cruces, NM $101,732
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $108,328
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $121,236
Farmington, NM $49,870
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
$106,267
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($105,377).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $102,327
Reno, NV $85,610
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $105,377
$95,521
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Binghamton, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($164,960).

Binghamton, NY $164,960
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $94,903
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $122,680
Rochester, NY $102,212
Syracuse, NY $106,115
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $81,445
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $126,840
Ithaca, NY $123,350
Utica-Rome, NY $94,436
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $94,270
$104,260
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($123,933).

Canton-Massillon, OH $91,008
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $95,945
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $105,252
Columbus, OH $92,905
Dayton, OH $123,933
Lima, OH $89,452
Mansfield, OH $77,844
Toledo, OH $100,038
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $93,660
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $79,973
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $87,552
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $102,902
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $109,482
$96,422
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($136,630).

Oklahoma City, OK $136,630
Tulsa, OK $79,720
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $119,015
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $94,020
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $84,938
$91,636
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($105,690).

Corvallis, OR $98,150
Eugene, OR $87,818
Medford, OR $85,258
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $102,806
Salem, OR $90,974
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $94,664
Bend-Redmond, OR $105,690
$94,739
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($144,900).

Altoona, PA $119,000
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $93,472
Erie, PA $77,874
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $97,275
Johnstown, PA $125,940
Lancaster, PA $90,567
Lebanon, PA $121,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $110,917
Pittsburgh, PA $104,748
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $90,357
State College, PA $101,556
Williamsport, PA $144,900
York-Hanover, PA $97,702
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $73,734
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $84,910
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $97,054
Reading, PA $88,480
$95,445
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($117,530).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $117,530
Ponce, PR $83,410
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $66,353
$75,451
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($108,721).

Columbia, SC $96,163
Florence, SC $103,317
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $108,721
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $92,367
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $108,007
Spartanburg, SC $96,390
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $103,117
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $89,103
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $95,407
Sumter, SC $45,540
$99,299
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($85,198).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $85,198
Sioux Falls, SD $60,110
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,847
$70,624
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($129,420).

Jackson, TN $111,184
Johnson City, TN $129,420
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $106,578
Knoxville, TN $93,977
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $95,700
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $87,927
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,624
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $101,916
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $66,290
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $83,894
Clarksville, TN-KY $97,320
Morristown, TN $59,970
$90,116
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($159,310).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $112,058
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $127,148
College Station-Bryan, TX $89,092
Corpus Christi, TX $95,632
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $113,513
El Paso, TX $100,116
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $135,678
Killeen-Temple, TX $124,356
Longview, TX $121,545
Midland, TX $125,993
Odessa, TX $159,310
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $118,435
Tyler, TX $150,260
Waco, TX $110,717
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $110,825
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $92,066
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $106,363
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,658
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $142,940
Sherman-Denison, TX $110,200
Victoria, TX $107,180
Wichita Falls, TX $114,500
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $98,280
$111,708
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($106,542).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $106,542
Provo-Orem, UT $86,492
Salt Lake City, UT $89,552
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $74,180
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $90,440
St. George, UT $80,410
$87,394
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($163,260).

Charlottesville, VA $137,660
Harrisonburg, VA $138,150
Lynchburg, VA $137,688
Richmond, VA $112,384
Roanoke, VA $100,172
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $116,140
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $111,922
Winchester, VA-WV $142,680
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $111,190
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $147,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $135,426
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $163,260
$122,761
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($82,422).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $82,422
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $79,698
$81,060
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($137,020).

Eau Claire, WI $105,190
Green Bay, WI $89,295
Janesville-Beloit, WI $137,020
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $122,860
Madison, WI $91,727
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $90,085
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $90,040
Racine, WI $120,950
Sheboygan, WI $119,400
Wausau, WI $127,170
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $101,318
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $91,115
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $91,277
Fond du Lac, WI $96,250
$99,744
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($108,783).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $77,235
Morgantown, WV $108,025
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $108,783
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $92,003
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $94,755
Wheeling, WV-OH $105,301
Charleston, WV $42,820
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
$94,836
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($94,124).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $94,124
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $91,430
Cheyenne, WY $65,323
$86,442

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $106,469

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($148,560) in the Trenton, NJ 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 ($117,492) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $117,492
Fairbanks, AK N/A
$117,492
Alabama

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($152,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $152,470
Decatur, AL $136,133
Huntsville, AL $130,386
Mobile, AL $122,833
Montgomery, AL $120,690
Tuscaloosa, AL $124,560
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $126,850
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $116,497
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$128,802
Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($121,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $89,960
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $115,580
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $121,970
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $120,230
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,210
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
$102,990
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($103,688) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $103,688
Tucson, AZ $97,548
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $85,909
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $63,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $81,390
Prescott, AZ $65,700
Yuma, AZ $71,850
$81,378
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($134,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $114,235
El Centro, CA $108,738
Fresno, CA $105,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $120,980
Modesto, CA $114,115
Napa, CA $106,418
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $127,443
Redding, CA $112,825
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $112,453
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $120,856
Salinas, CA $131,123
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $126,162
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $129,847
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $112,463
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $129,248
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $128,010
Santa Rosa, CA $121,898
Stockton-Lodi, CA $109,750
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $124,600
Visalia-Porterville, CA $106,040
Yuba City, CA $116,528
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $104,898
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $128,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $89,663
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $134,880
$117,461
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($154,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $130,590
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $124,740
Fort Collins, CO $154,940
Greeley, CO $118,435
Pueblo, CO $117,580
$129,257
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($133,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $111,428
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $101,618
New Haven, CT $104,990
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $133,840
Waterbury, CT $113,873
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $103,810
$111,593
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($140,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $140,140
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $84,698
Gainesville, FL $88,665
Jacksonville, FL $102,171
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $83,863
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $93,437
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $110,905
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $85,400
Ocala, FL $101,218
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $106,579
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $124,031
Panama City, FL $120,408
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $103,053
Port St. Lucie, FL $84,125
Tallahassee, FL $80,377
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $100,409
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $107,887
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $81,048
$99,912
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($137,327) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $117,472
Columbus, GA-AL $108,688
Gainesville, GA $96,080
Macon, GA $84,665
Savannah, GA $137,327
Warner Robins, GA $118,815
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $89,349
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $92,196
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $90,980
Dalton, GA $55,390
Athens-Clarke County, GA $77,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $98,900
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $83,600
Brunswick, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
$96,195
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($114,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $114,140
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $106,103
$110,121
Iowa

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

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($131,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $93,040
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $103,345
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $97,468
Dubuque, IA $100,000
Iowa City, IA $81,190
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $131,370
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $106,760
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,850
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $109,990
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $116,570
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $88,212
$100,618
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($118,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $116,380
Pocatello, ID $112,870
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $95,920
Idaho Falls, ID $118,610
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$110,945
Illinois

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

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($144,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $128,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $109,973
Decatur, IL $144,200
Kankakee, IL $144,480
Rockford, IL $116,175
Springfield, IL $141,740
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $117,470
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $96,590
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $110,050
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $127,840
$123,699
Indiana

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

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($113,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $65,018
Evansville, IN-KY $73,465
Fort Wayne, IN $103,458
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $89,363
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $113,850
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $85,303
Terre Haute, IN $78,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $73,418
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,765
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $70,495
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $76,170
$81,692
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($130,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $118,610
Topeka, KS $130,510
Wichita, KS $90,600
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $75,411
$103,783
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($134,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $112,080
Lexington-Fayette, KY $134,900
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $91,655
Owensboro, KY $109,070
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $114,802
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $113,905
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $104,513
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$111,561
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($115,764) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $88,475
Lafayette, LA $98,403
Lake Charles, LA $99,997
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $115,764
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $106,513
Baton Rouge, LA $90,590
Hammond, LA $59,430
Monroe, LA $80,530
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $86,760
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $102,640
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $76,780
$91,444
Massachusetts

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

Pittsfield, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($136,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $129,650
Leominster-Gardner, MA $127,690
Pittsfield, MA $136,010
Springfield, MA-CT $97,228
Worcester, MA-CT $96,616
$117,439
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($154,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $154,800
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $114,293
Salisbury, MD-DE $143,540
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $123,780
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
$134,103
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($121,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $120,800
Portland-South Portland, ME $121,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $104,343
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$115,524
Michigan

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

Bay City, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($146,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $139,890
Bay City, MI $146,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $101,933
Flint, MI $98,838
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $85,137
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $88,698
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $90,868
Monroe, MI $139,370
Muskegon, MI $121,100
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,780
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $89,298
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,265
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $83,543
Jackson, MI $80,090
$101,271
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($154,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $124,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $113,492
Rochester, MN $126,070
St. Cloud, MN $154,500
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $98,380
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,380
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $96,193
$114,095
Missouri

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

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($154,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $100,915
St. Louis, MO-IL $95,864
Springfield, MO $154,260
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $105,770
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $119,360
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $100,680
$112,808
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($119,607) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $99,810
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $92,460
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $97,017
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $119,607
Hattiesburg, MS $70,780
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,821
$86,082
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($94,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $94,040
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $85,388
Great Falls, MT $66,690
Missoula, MT $59,220
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $78,880
$76,844
North Carolina

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

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($137,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $102,608
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $106,508
Fayetteville, NC $110,060
Greensboro-High Point, NC $93,841
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $108,818
New Bern, NC $112,178
Raleigh, NC $104,190
Wilmington, NC $137,810
Winston-Salem, NC $134,860
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $80,069
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $135,130
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$111,461
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 ($99,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $78,799
Grand Forks, ND-MN $98,454
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $99,550
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $74,077
$87,720
Nebraska

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

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($106,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $83,717
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $98,438
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $106,350
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $97,174
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,280
$89,992
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($128,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $128,340
Portsmouth, NH-ME $124,500
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $103,710
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,478
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,000
$102,406
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 ($148,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $148,560
Ocean City, NJ N/A
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ N/A
$148,560
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($131,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $107,595
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $116,178
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $131,040
Farmington, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM N/A
$118,271
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 ($126,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $126,650
Reno, NV $93,069
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $111,505
$110,408
New York

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

Binghamton, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($164,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $164,960
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $98,811
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $126,159
Rochester, NY $104,852
Syracuse, NY $109,913
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $83,726
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $126,840
Ithaca, NY $123,350
Utica-Rome, NY $93,210
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $94,270
$112,609
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($124,814) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $93,533
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $97,830
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $107,479
Columbus, OH $96,228
Dayton, OH $124,814
Lima, OH $91,995
Mansfield, OH $80,715
Toledo, OH $102,740
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $96,558
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $81,538
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $89,138
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $104,348
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $110,360
$98,252
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($136,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $136,630
Tulsa, OK $83,167
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $119,003
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $96,265
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $86,983
$104,410
Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($105,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $100,878
Eugene, OR $89,438
Medford, OR $87,025
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $105,170
Salem, OR $92,915
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $96,028
Bend-Redmond, OR $105,690
$96,735
Pennsylvania

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

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($144,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $119,000
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,170
Erie, PA $80,105
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $100,722
Johnstown, PA $125,940
Lancaster, PA $93,780
Lebanon, PA $121,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $114,258
Pittsburgh, PA $108,326
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $93,757
State College, PA $103,000
Williamsport, PA $144,900
York-Hanover, PA $99,635
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $76,393
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $87,378
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $99,673
Reading, PA $88,480
$103,164
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 ($117,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $117,530
Ponce, PR $83,410
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $70,338
$90,426
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($141,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $102,367
Florence, SC $133,640
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $115,821
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $115,540
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $141,070
Spartanburg, SC $114,613
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $132,200
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $111,150
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $121,960
Sumter, SC N/A
$120,929
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($105,153) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $105,153
Sioux Falls, SD $68,750
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,260
$80,054
Tennessee

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

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($129,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN $111,090
Johnson City, TN $129,420
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $109,440
Knoxville, TN $95,532
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $97,536
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $89,100
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $74,993
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $103,603
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,640
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $86,860
Clarksville, TN-KY $97,320
Morristown, TN $59,970
$93,542
Texas

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

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($159,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $115,048
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $129,804
College Station-Bryan, TX $88,219
Corpus Christi, TX $100,312
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $117,969
El Paso, TX $101,485
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $143,207
Killeen-Temple, TX $125,295
Longview, TX $129,160
Midland, TX $130,058
Odessa, TX $159,310
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $120,433
Tyler, TX $150,260
Waco, TX $112,502
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $112,737
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $97,491
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $110,269
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $82,961
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $142,940
Sherman-Denison, TX $110,200
Victoria, TX $107,180
Wichita Falls, TX $114,500
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $98,280
$117,375
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($107,958) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $107,958
Provo-Orem, UT $88,898
Salt Lake City, UT $92,476
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $75,863
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $90,440
St. George, UT $80,410
$89,341
Virginia

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

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($163,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $137,660
Harrisonburg, VA $138,150
Lynchburg, VA $138,680
Richmond, VA $113,723
Roanoke, VA $100,893
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $116,140
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $119,039
Winchester, VA-WV $142,680
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $111,190
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $147,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $136,040
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $163,260
$130,418
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($88,507) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $88,507
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $84,056
$86,281
Wisconsin

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

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($137,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $105,190
Green Bay, WI $97,340
Janesville-Beloit, WI $137,020
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $122,860
Madison, WI $95,170
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $92,976
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $98,497
Racine, WI $121,375
Sheboygan, WI $119,400
Wausau, WI $127,170
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $104,859
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $100,283
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $93,872
Fond du Lac, WI $96,250
$108,019
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($138,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $83,560
Morgantown, WV $117,523
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $138,460
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $116,760
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $104,651
Wheeling, WV-OH $112,510
Charleston, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
$112,244
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($114,703) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $114,703
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $110,833
Cheyenne, WY $72,230
$99,256

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $84,353

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is California ($120,437) in the Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($83,310) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $83,310
Fairbanks, AK N/A
$83,310
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($110,630) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Decatur, AL $106,920
Huntsville, AL $104,210
Mobile, AL $99,100
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $110,630
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $81,270
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$100,426
Arkansas N/A
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($116,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $116,680
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$116,680
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($125,340) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $122,200
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $118,900
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $125,340
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $114,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $120,060
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $121,500
$120,437
Colorado N/A
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($88,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $85,210
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $88,220
New Haven, CT $84,170
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT $78,280
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $75,030
$82,182
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($113,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $72,780
Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $92,840
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $81,690
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $75,940
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $74,850
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $113,280
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $73,280
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $48,450
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $84,500
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $88,040
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,565
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($93,620) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $36,590
Columbus, GA-AL $68,370
Gainesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Savannah, GA $93,620
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $74,280
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $74,220
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,660
Dalton, GA $55,390
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
$67,161
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($91,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $91,450
$91,450
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($118,610) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Idaho Falls, ID $118,610
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$118,610
Illinois N/A
Indiana N/A
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($88,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $88,360
$88,360
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($89,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $89,640
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,640
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($111,310) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA $111,310
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $99,300
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$105,305
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($102,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT N/A
Worcester, MA-CT $102,360
$102,360
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($95,790) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $95,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
$95,790
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($91,290) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $91,290
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$91,290
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($95,840) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $95,840
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$95,840
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($85,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Jackson, MS $69,770
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $64,780
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $62,510
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $85,680
Hattiesburg, MS $70,780
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $70,430
$70,658
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($73,470) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,200
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $73,470
Great Falls, MT $66,690
Missoula, MT $59,220
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,720
$67,460
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($106,930) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $102,550
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $70,270
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $106,930
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,300
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,013
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($77,830) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $72,470
Grand Forks, ND-MN $72,890
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $77,830
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $75,020
$74,553
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($74,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $74,130
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $73,100
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $68,870
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $73,330
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,280
$70,742
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($88,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $78,180
Portsmouth, NH-ME $88,280
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $70,290
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $74,700
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,000
$74,490
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($103,420) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Cruces, NM N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $103,420
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
Farmington, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM N/A
$103,420
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($58,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $58,860
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,860
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($105,610) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $74,560
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $105,610
Rochester, NY $86,690
Syracuse, NY $84,660
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $96,910
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
$89,686
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($120,810) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $99,770
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $101,970
Columbus, OH $75,250
Dayton, OH $120,810
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $82,580
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$96,076
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($119,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $81,160
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $119,050
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $64,930
$88,380
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($109,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $79,620
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $73,780
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $109,100
Pittsburgh, PA $84,610
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $80,730
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Reading, PA N/A
$85,568
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($103,090) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $76,740
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $103,090
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC $86,840
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
$88,890
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($68,750) for jobs which don't require a degree.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,140
Sioux Falls, SD $68,750
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,260
$67,717
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($104,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN $93,390
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $90,740
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $104,640
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
$96,257
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($108,340) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $103,820
College Station-Bryan, TX $72,130
Corpus Christi, TX $80,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $98,780
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $108,340
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Longview, TX $98,700
Midland, TX $87,240
Odessa, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $103,700
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX $97,740
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $105,610
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $95,980
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $70,980
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $93,410
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$93,589
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($74,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT $69,440
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $74,970
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
St. George, UT N/A
$72,205
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($92,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $92,970
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$92,970
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($75,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $75,800
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $66,100
$70,950
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI $65,160
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $74,050
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $74,540
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $64,670
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $67,170
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,610
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $71,430
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
$68,661
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($66,600) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Morgantown, WV $65,730
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,600
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Charleston, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
$66,165
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($79,650) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $79,650
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $77,100
Cheyenne, WY $72,230
$76,327

Master's

Average Salary Median: $91,991

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Maryland ($129,845) in the California-Lexington Park, MD metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($118,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $118,620
Fairbanks, AK N/A
$118,620
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($127,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $127,380
Mobile, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$127,380
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($76,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $76,720
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,210
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
$71,965
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($91,040) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $91,040
Tucson, AZ $84,250
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $80,780
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $63,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $81,390
Prescott, AZ $65,700
Yuma, AZ $71,850
$76,939
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($137,110) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $102,950
El Centro, CA $100,870
Fresno, CA $92,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $103,070
Modesto, CA $111,750
Napa, CA $83,170
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $117,040
Redding, CA $98,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $96,850
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $106,400
Salinas, CA $113,730
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $114,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $113,360
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $94,700
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $118,690
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $116,320
Santa Rosa, CA $111,930
Stockton-Lodi, CA $91,260
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $111,620
Visalia-Porterville, CA $97,830
Yuba City, CA $102,300
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $96,090
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $80,290
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $137,110
$104,705
Colorado

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

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($120,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $120,420
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $110,020
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Greeley, CO $103,650
Pueblo, CO $117,580
$112,918
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($122,280) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $103,250
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $92,400
New Haven, CT $100,510
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $122,280
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$104,610
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Panama City, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($118,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $83,260
Gainesville, FL $78,960
Jacksonville, FL $94,280
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $72,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $83,320
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $88,840
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $72,280
Ocala, FL $90,790
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $97,390
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $117,760
Panama City, FL $118,620
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $96,590
Port St. Lucie, FL $69,120
Tallahassee, FL $75,670
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $90,410
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $70,400
$87,519
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($121,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $121,820
Columbus, GA-AL $108,020
Gainesville, GA $91,770
Macon, GA $61,190
Savannah, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA $112,570
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $84,660
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $83,070
Dalton, GA N/A
Athens-Clarke County, GA $77,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $98,900
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $83,600
Brunswick, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
$91,465
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($105,060) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $105,060
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $100,750
$102,905
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($94,650) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $76,720
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $94,650
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $87,910
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA $70,370
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $70,550
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $77,270
$79,578
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($118,610) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Idaho Falls, ID $118,610
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$118,610
Illinois

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

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($117,130) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $100,250
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Rockford, IL $117,130
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $88,850
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$102,077
Indiana

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

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($98,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $50,700
Evansville, IN-KY $58,570
Fort Wayne, IN $98,450
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $80,530
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $71,000
Terre Haute, IN $69,180
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,110
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,470
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,130
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $76,170
$68,431
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($78,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS $78,820
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $61,770
$70,295
Kentucky

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

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($114,980) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $82,320
Owensboro, KY $101,260
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $114,980
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $113,800
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $105,280
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$103,528
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($104,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $83,560
Lafayette, LA $83,670
Lake Charles, LA $77,540
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $104,030
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $100,320
Baton Rouge, LA $90,590
Hammond, LA $59,430
Monroe, LA $80,530
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $86,760
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $102,640
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $76,780
$85,986
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($118,910) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $118,910
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $86,770
Worcester, MA-CT $82,140
$95,940
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($153,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $153,200
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $106,490
Salisbury, MD-DE N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
$129,845
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($96,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $96,810
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$96,810
Michigan

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($91,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $88,490
Flint, MI $91,390
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $70,860
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $80,310
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $85,450
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,290
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $80,820
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,660
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $72,910
Jackson, MI $80,090
$77,927
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($104,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $104,990
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $89,480
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,400
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,530
$88,350
Missouri

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

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($100,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $90,100
St. Louis, MO-IL $79,460
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $100,350
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $100,680
$92,648
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($31,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,220
$31,220
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($81,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $81,770
Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $80,240
$81,005
North Carolina

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

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($106,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $89,210
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $97,530
Fayetteville, NC $101,120
Greensboro-High Point, NC $85,530
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $101,930
New Bern, NC $106,450
Raleigh, NC $92,210
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,640
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$92,953
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($93,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $61,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $84,290
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $93,260
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $73,920
$78,173
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($91,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $74,310
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $91,120
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $91,620
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,683
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($83,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $83,200
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,200
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($131,040) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $100,340
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $107,820
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $131,040
Farmington, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM N/A
$113,067
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($106,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $85,770
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $106,450
$96,110
New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($123,350) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $87,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $115,240
Rochester, NY $96,270
Syracuse, NY $99,750
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $63,450
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Ithaca, NY $123,350
Utica-Rome, NY $93,210
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $94,270
$96,629
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($121,530) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $80,910
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $85,550
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $96,870
Columbus, OH $86,780
Dayton, OH $121,530
Lima, OH $79,280
Mansfield, OH $66,360
Toledo, OH $94,340
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $82,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $71,630
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $81,210
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $97,120
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $105,970
$88,432
Oklahoma

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

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($85,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $63,490
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $85,040
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $85,740
$78,090
Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($105,690) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $87,240
Eugene, OR $81,340
Medford, OR $78,190
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $93,350
Salem, OR $83,210
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $89,210
Bend-Redmond, OR $105,690
$88,319
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($101,760) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $78,680
Erie, PA $68,950
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $90,590
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $84,500
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $101,760
Pittsburgh, PA $98,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $79,870
State College, PA $95,780
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA $89,970
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,100
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,040
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $86,580
Reading, PA $88,480
$84,771
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($61,580) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $61,580
$61,580
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($111,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $100,350
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $111,220
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
$105,785
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

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

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($111,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN $111,560
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $95,130
Knoxville, TN $87,270
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $89,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $74,290
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $63,150
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $95,170
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $60,890
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,030
Clarksville, TN-KY $97,320
Morristown, TN $59,970
$82,427
Texas

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

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($142,940) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $100,100
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $126,860
College Station-Bryan, TX $71,100
Corpus Christi, TX $82,270
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $109,340
El Paso, TX $94,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $137,090
Killeen-Temple, TX $120,600
Longview, TX N/A
Midland, TX $127,080
Odessa, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $116,810
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX $109,170
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $104,830
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $80,050
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $100,420
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,220
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $142,940
Sherman-Denison, TX $110,200
Victoria, TX $107,180
Wichita Falls, TX $114,500
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $98,280
$106,734
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($100,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $100,880
Provo-Orem, UT $76,870
Salt Lake City, UT $86,450
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $66,210
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
St. George, UT $80,410
$82,164
Virginia

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

Lynchburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($133,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA $133,720
Richmond, VA $107,030
Roanoke, VA $97,290
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $116,120
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $132,970
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$117,426
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($79,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $74,180
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $79,900
$77,040
Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($119,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $85,070
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $84,850
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI $119,250
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $102,460
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $89,520
Fond du Lac, WI $96,250
$96,233
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($118,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $68,290
Morgantown, WV $118,620
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $89,550
Wheeling, WV-OH $112,510
Charleston, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
$97,243
Wyoming N/A

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $55,742

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Massachusetts ($131,200) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($48,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($129,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $95,240
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $112,920
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $129,720
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $115,300
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
$113,295
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($94,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $94,230
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
$94,230
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT $94,300
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$94,300
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($99,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $99,510
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$99,510
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($90,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $90,810
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
$90,810
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($131,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $131,200
Worcester, MA-CT N/A
$131,200
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($63,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($109,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $93,080
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $109,490
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $107,650
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
$103,407
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($79,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $79,390
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,390
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($43,690) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($107,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $83,910
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $91,350
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $107,210
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,840
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,470
$82,556
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($123,320) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $123,320
Rochester, NY $105,860
Syracuse, NY N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY $104,240
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
$111,140
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($89,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $89,820
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,820
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($100,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $100,980
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Reading, PA N/A
$100,980
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($44,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $44,020
$44,020
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($149,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX $149,900
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $96,490
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $92,430
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,360
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $118,480
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$104,132
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($58,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $58,430
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,430
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin N/A
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($49,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

13 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $106,469.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $84,353.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $91,991.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $55,742. 

  Architectural and Engineering Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 1.04    

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    
  • Architect Manager
  • Architectural Project Manager
  • Civil Engineering Manager
  • Electrical Engineering Director
  • Electrical Engineering Manager
  • Electronics Engineering Manager
  • Engineering Design Manager
  • Engineering Director
  • Engineering Group Manager
  • Engineering Program Manager
  • Engineering Project Manager
  • Engineering Research Manager
  • Engineering Supervisor
  • Environmental Engineering Manager
  • Global Engineering Manager
  • Mechanical Engineering Director
  • Mechanical Engineering Manager
  • Process Engineering Manager
  • Product Development Director
  • Project Coordinator
  • Project Engineering Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Prototype Engineer Manager
  • Research and Development Manager (R&D Manager)
  • Research Development Manager
  • Research Manager
  • Transmitter Engineer-in-Charge
  • US Salary Median: $132,418
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: more than 10 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.

Salary Ratio: 1.04    

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    
  • Analytical Research Program Manager
  • Biodiesel Division Manager
  • Biodiesel Engineering Manager
  • Biodiesel Product Development Manager
  • Biodiesel Product Manager
  • Biodiesel Technology Development Manager
  • Biodiesel Technology Manager
  • Biofuels Engineering Manager
  • Biofuels Manager
  • Biofuels Product Development Manager
  • Biofuels Product Manager
  • Biofuels Technology Development Manager
  • Biofuels Technology Manager
  • Business Development and New Technology Manager
  • Fermentation Manager
  • Laboratory Manager (Lab Manager)
  • Project Development Director
  • Technology Development Owner
  • US Salary Median: $132,418
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

Promote worksite or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial processes, mechanics, chemistry, psychology, and industrial health and safety laws. Includes industrial product safety engineers.

Salary Ratio: 5.34    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Chemical Detection Expert
  • Engineer
  • Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator (EHS Coordinator)
  • Environmental Health and Safety Engineer (EHS Engineer)
  • Environmental Health and Safety Specialist (EHS Specialist)
  • Extra Vehicular Activity Safety Engineer (EVA Engineer)
  • Fire Prevention Engineer
  • Fire Protection Engineer
  • Health and Safety Coordinator
  • Health and Safety Specialist
  • Health Safety and Environmental Specialist (HSE Specialist)
  • Industrial Health Engineer
  • Industrial Hygienist
  • Industrial Safety Engineer
  • Industry Consultant
  • Leak Detection Engineer
  • Plant Safety Engineer
  • Product Consultant
  • Product Inspection Coordinator
  • Product Performance Clinician
  • Product Safety Administrator
  • Product Safety and Standards Engineer
  • Product Safety Assessor
  • Product Safety Associate
  • Product Safety Certifier
  • Product Safety Clinician
  • Product Safety Consultant
  • Product Safety Coordinator
  • Product Safety Engineer
  • Product Safety Expert
  • Product Safety Officer
  • Product Safety Professional
  • Product Safety Technician
  • Product Safety Test Engineer
  • Product Safety Tester
  • Regulatory Analyst
  • Safety and Health Consultant
  • Safety Consultant
  • Safety Coordinator
  • Safety Engineer
  • Safety Professional
  • Safety Representative
  • Safety Tester
  • Security Engineer
  • Service Loss Control Consultant
  • System Safety Engineer
  • Systems Safety Engineer
  • Test Inspection Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $87,203
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards.

Salary Ratio: 0.67    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Consulting Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Fire Prevention Research Engineer
  • Fire Protection Commissioning Engineer
  • Fire Protection Consultant
  • Fire Protection Design Engineer
  • Fire Protection Engineer (FP Engineer)
  • Licensed Fire Protection Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $87,203
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar

Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction. May specialize in electrical systems; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; green buildings; lighting; air quality; or energy procurement.

Salary Ratio: 0.87    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Alternative Energy Engineer
  • Certified Green Building Engineer
  • Energy Conservation Engineer
  • Energy Efficiency Engineer
  • Energy Engineer
  • Energy Infrastructure Engineer
  • Energy Project Engineer
  • Energy Systems Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Green Building Energy Engineer
  • Green Building Engineer
  • Heating Engineer
  • HVAC Engineer (Heating
  • Ventilation and Air Conditioning Engineer)
  • HVAC Engineer (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air Conditioning Engineer)
  • HVAC Sensor and Digital Control Designer (Heating
  • Ventilation and Air Conditioning Sensor and Digital Control Designer)
  • Hydroelectric Plant Power Generation Engineer
  • Hydrogen Power Plant Engineer
  • Industrial Energy Engineer
  • Measurement And Verification Engineer
  • Photovoltaic Power Systems Engineer
  • Refrigeration Engineer
  • Renewable Energy Engineer
  • Smart Grid Engineer
  • Test and Balance Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $93,558
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Mechatronics Engineers

Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.

Salary Ratio: 0.87    

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    
  • Applications Engineer
  • Automation Application Engineer
  • Automation Engineer
  • Automation Specialist
  • Control Integration Engineer
  • Control Systems Engineer
  • Controls Engineer
  • Design Engineer
  • Development Engineer
  • Electro-Mechanical Engineer
  • Electro-Mechanical System Control Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Equipment Engineer
  • Intelligent Systems Engineer
  • Mechanical Systems Control Engineer
  • Mechatronic Engineer
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