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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Environmental Toxicology Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the health effects associated with exposure to toxic chemicals and systems occurring in the natural, work, and living environments; the management of environmental toxins and toxicity; and the development of protections for humans, animals, and plants. Includes instruction in applied ecology; microbiology; toxin transport, fate, and degradation; dermal toxicology; reproductive and genetic toxicology; atmospheric and environmental chemistry; metals toxicology; environmental mutagens and biotransformation; nutrient interaction; chemical sensitivity, disorders, and disease; risk assessment; animal waste management; environmental health; and hazardous materials management.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientists. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices. Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or public health. Perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $72,251
"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.): 7.89%
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.): $36,757/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $19,296/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $28,679/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $17,585/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $32,718/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $18,440/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: $72,251

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($85,053) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($80,347).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$71,469
Fairbanks, AK	$80,347

$75,020

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($84,960).

Huntsville, AL	$69,090
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$58,420
Tuscaloosa, AL	$49,902
Mobile, AL	$61,678
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$82,490
Decatur, AL	$84,960
Montgomery, AL	$70,725
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$61,350
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$63,660
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$78,800
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$61,580

$62,665

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($70,210).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$64,717
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$65,870
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$70,030
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$57,320
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$70,210
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$61,840

$64,082

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($73,492).

Tucson, AZ	$57,866
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$58,673
Yuma, AZ	$66,994
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$73,492

$63,876

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

El Centro, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($102,680).

Fresno, CA	$79,525
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$82,767
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$79,692
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$83,712
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$81,101
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$96,238
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$87,529
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$79,816
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$89,265
Santa Rosa, CA	$92,036
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$71,259
Chico, CA	$88,442
El Centro, CA	$102,680
Modesto, CA	$70,304
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$89,999
Salinas, CA	$86,261
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$86,727
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$60,929
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$80,337
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$83,925
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$86,540
Madera, CA	$76,180
Napa, CA	$92,680
Redding, CA	$78,642
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$76,495
Merced, CA	$53,840

$82,212

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($84,923).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$84,923
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$52,533
Colorado Springs, CO	$79,024
Fort Collins, CO	$74,524
Greeley, CO	$61,923
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$68,873
Grand Junction, CO	$66,910
Pueblo, CO	$74,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$74,230

$73,862

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($87,166).

Danbury, CT	$85,210
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$87,166
New Haven, CT	$81,553
Waterbury, CT	$84,590
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$75,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$86,722

$85,053

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($61,930).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$61,930
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$51,360
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$56,342
Jacksonville, FL	$56,481
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$54,028
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$60,853
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$52,507
Port St. Lucie, FL	$54,536
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$60,384
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$56,845
Gainesville, FL	$56,225
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$57,296
Panama City, FL	$48,324
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$44,167
Tallahassee, FL	$43,583
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$47,580
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$43,102

$53,726

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($83,300).

Macon, GA	$57,835
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$75,176
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$56,290
Warner Robins, GA	$73,177
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$57,568
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$72,900
Columbus, GA-AL	$79,300
Gainesville, GA	$30,450
Savannah, GA	$83,300
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$72,160
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$70,570
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$52,900

$66,227

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($70,910).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$61,610
Urban Honolulu, HI	$70,910

$62,939

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Dubuque, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($79,530).

Cedar Rapids, IA	$74,410
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$71,370
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$73,364
Dubuque, IA	$79,530
Iowa City, IA	$70,073
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$71,797
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$71,620
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$68,257
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$68,072
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$71,600
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$66,316

$70,366

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($81,325).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$61,563
Idaho Falls, ID	$81,325
Lewiston, ID-WA	$59,010
Pocatello, ID	$62,230
Twin Falls, ID	$59,605
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$58,167
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$64,379

$63,825

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($81,912).

Champaign-Urbana, IL	$65,462
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$81,912
Peoria, IL	$78,094
Springfield, IL	$79,486
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$76,758
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$69,949
Decatur, IL	$72,980
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$62,175
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$60,860

$73,789

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Evansville, IN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($75,907).

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$65,299
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$67,087
Terre Haute, IN	$68,325
Evansville, IN-KY	$75,907
Fort Wayne, IN	$47,818
Muncie, IN	$75,752
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$54,063
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$59,432
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$53,215
Columbus, IN	$69,770
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$59,360
Kokomo, IN	$39,110
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$39,900
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$49,855

$61,052

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($68,210).

Manhattan, KS	$68,210
Topeka, KS	$63,260
Wichita, KS	$66,493
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$65,014

$65,635

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($62,980).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$55,264
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$47,260
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$51,756
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$53,624
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$53,372
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$62,570
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$58,635
Owensboro, KY	$62,980

$53,079

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($76,550).

Lafayette, LA	$61,679
Lake Charles, LA	$59,697
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$68,723
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,650
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$58,485
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$60,620
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$68,500
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$76,550

$61,495

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($89,170).

Worcester, MA-CT	$71,754
Springfield, MA-CT	$68,174
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$82,398
New Bedford, MA	$89,170
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$53,034

$72,234

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($70,083).

Salisbury, MD-DE	$70,083
California-Lexington Park, MD	$68,994
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$63,320

$68,052

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($69,183).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$66,940
Portland-South Portland, ME	$68,719
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$69,183
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$66,517

$68,134

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($89,772).

Battle Creek, MI	$77,070
Bay City, MI	$66,906
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$76,641
Flint, MI	$68,608
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$64,658
Jackson, MI	$73,443
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$63,594
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$73,479
Monroe, MI	$89,772
Muskegon, MI	$70,150
Saginaw, MI	$74,365
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$66,648
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$66,592
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$65,372
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$52,064
Midland, MI	$61,610

$69,269

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($83,250).

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$59,666
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$81,862
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$68,210
Rochester, MN	$76,158
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$62,798
St. Cloud, MN	$67,690
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$83,250

$69,565

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($82,257).

St. Louis, MO-IL	$61,191
Kansas City, MO-KS	$82,257
Springfield, MO	$52,904
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$52,820
Jefferson City, MO	$59,890
Joplin, MO	$61,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$59,300
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$75,215
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$59,950

$62,730

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($73,133).

Hattiesburg, MS	$63,373
Jackson, MS	$63,424
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$51,481
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$59,693
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$57,448
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$73,133

$59,621

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($69,855).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$61,125
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$69,537
Great Falls, MT	$63,315
Missoula, MT	$52,915
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$69,855

$63,483

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($92,520).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$70,219
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$77,891
Greenville, NC	$92,520
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$61,312
Raleigh, NC	$61,399
Winston-Salem, NC	$57,096
Fayetteville, NC	$64,930
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$59,377
Jacksonville, NC	$61,914
Wilmington, NC	$55,556
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$55,200
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$52,932
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$58,485
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$56,810
New Bern, NC	$76,810
Rocky Mount, NC	$60,640

$62,808

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($74,233).

Fargo, ND-MN	$70,690
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$72,510
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$70,809
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$74,233

$71,725

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($78,375).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$69,798
Lincoln, NE	$58,040
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$62,530
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$78,375

$69,642

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($84,155).

Manchester, NH	$73,203
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$81,484
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$60,170
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$68,746
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$84,155

$75,138

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($80,899).

Ocean City, NJ	$60,073
Trenton, NJ	$80,899
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$67,337

$74,021

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($73,495).

Farmington, NM	$73,495
Las Cruces, NM	$63,630
Santa Fe, NM	$69,460
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$68,940
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$61,607

$68,133

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($73,770).

Reno, NV	$70,515
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$64,715
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$73,770

$68,659

New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($92,953).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$64,144
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$78,703
Syracuse, NY	$63,216
Ithaca, NY	$92,953
Rochester, NY	$74,946
Kingston, NY	$72,770
Utica-Rome, NY	$83,262
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$65,240
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$73,573
Binghamton, NY	$80,530
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$62,650
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$63,520

$72,530

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Lima, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($76,170).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$59,351
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$67,027
Columbus, OH	$69,922
Dayton, OH	$66,978
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$61,603
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$69,550
Toledo, OH	$71,200
Canton-Massillon, OH	$68,485
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$61,032
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$60,770
Lima, OH	$76,170
Mansfield, OH	$73,930
Springfield, OH	$63,360
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$66,490

$66,169

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($70,310).

Tulsa, OK	$61,971
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$61,537
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$60,850
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$59,744
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$70,310

$61,480

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($85,878).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$81,345
Eugene, OR	$68,822
Medford, OR	$79,664
Salem, OR	$85,878
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$76,233
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$63,454
Bend-Redmond, OR	$81,390
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$61,730

$75,814

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Erie, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($93,050).

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$73,455
Pittsburgh, PA	$62,509
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$69,691
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$72,614
York-Hanover, PA	$63,604
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$72,335
Lancaster, PA	$65,303
Reading, PA	$59,628
State College, PA	$69,205
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$62,166
Williamsport, PA	$58,010
East Stroudsburg, PA	$73,950
Erie, PA	$93,050
Lebanon, PA	$77,640
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$59,750

$67,515

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($58,750).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$36,086
Guayama, PR	$58,750
Ponce, PR	$34,657
Mayaguez, PR	$26,300

$40,341

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($64,815).

Columbia, SC	$59,291
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$64,123
Florence, SC	$56,765
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$60,557
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$62,390
Spartanburg, SC	$64,815
Sumter, SC	$61,775
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$50,705
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$53,105
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$58,920

$59,862

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($67,526).

Sioux Falls, SD	$67,526
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$54,933
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$59,183

$60,607

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($85,090).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$61,424
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$65,130
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$69,409
Knoxville, TN	$63,101
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$55,883
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$63,535
Clarksville, TN-KY	$79,640
Jackson, TN	$72,770
Johnson City, TN	$85,090
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$74,040
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$67,760

$64,627

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($84,746).

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$67,902
Corpus Christi, TX	$61,343
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$71,232
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$72,464
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$55,718
College Station-Bryan, TX	$63,003
El Paso, TX	$66,188
Killeen-Temple, TX	$65,500
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$56,875
Midland, TX	$84,746
Odessa, TX	$59,863
Texarkana, TX-AR	$79,502
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$63,550
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$58,454
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$75,986
Longview, TX	$49,515
Lubbock, TX	$57,623
Amarillo, TX	$55,555
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$70,690
Tyler, TX	$59,345
Victoria, TX	$51,970
Waco, TX	$54,410
Wichita Falls, TX	$64,080
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$69,690
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$58,607
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$67,840
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$30,190

$65,448

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($82,470).

Salt Lake City, UT	$81,884
Provo-Orem, UT	$78,070
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$82,470

$81,004

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($80,578).

Roanoke, VA	$63,758
Charlottesville, VA	$80,578
Harrisonburg, VA	$66,730
Richmond, VA	$60,656
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$65,571
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$71,863
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$56,430
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$67,975
Lynchburg, VA	$58,650
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$58,440
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$61,340

$66,068

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($64,398).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$64,398
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$63,088

$63,592

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($84,594).

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$80,883
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$65,504
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$84,594
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$83,315
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$70,680
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$69,534
Yakima, WA	$65,028
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$72,246
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$74,878
Longview, WA	$73,180

$74,308

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($69,253).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$66,289
Madison, WI	$64,044
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$57,936
Green Bay, WI	$62,538
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$61,640
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$59,000
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$53,837
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$69,253
Eau Claire, WI	$64,010

$62,143

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($82,835).

Charleston, WV	$60,900
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$57,753
Morgantown, WV	$64,719
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$73,460
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$82,835
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$60,505
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$59,156
Wheeling, WV-OH	$68,215

$62,989

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($68,510).

Cheyenne, WY	$68,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$66,971
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$63,094

$66,192

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $65,271

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Connecticut ($80,492) in the Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($83,723) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$69,633
Fairbanks, AK	$83,723

$76,678

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($87,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL	$87,220
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$58,420
Tuscaloosa, AL	$52,983
Mobile, AL	$55,503
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$82,490
Decatur, AL	$84,960
Montgomery, AL	$69,220
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$61,350
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$63,660
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$78,800
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$61,580

$68,744

Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($70,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$59,630
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$65,870
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$70,030
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$63,390
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$70,210
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$61,840

$65,162

Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($69,378) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$53,010
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$58,655
Yuma, AZ	$67,570
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$69,378

$62,153

California

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

Napa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($92,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA	$66,403
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$74,998
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$71,723
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$69,560
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$68,665
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$85,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$80,763
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$68,900
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$85,198
Santa Rosa, CA	$83,648
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$59,144
Chico, CA	$82,790
El Centro, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	$60,723
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$82,393
Salinas, CA	$75,298
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$75,033
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$55,540
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$69,955
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$77,863
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$80,623
Madera, CA	$76,180
Napa, CA	$92,680
Redding, CA	$71,417
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$74,308
Merced, CA	$53,840

$73,735

Colorado

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

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($82,543) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$77,114
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$55,283
Colorado Springs, CO	$82,543
Fort Collins, CO	$70,594
Greeley, CO	$61,923
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$68,873
Grand Junction, CO	$66,910
Pueblo, CO	$74,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$74,230

$70,265

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 ($88,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$85,210
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$76,750
New Haven, CT	$72,483
Waterbury, CT	$84,590
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$75,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$88,890

$80,492

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 ($63,533) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$54,076
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$48,543
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$53,283
Jacksonville, FL	$53,423
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$49,510
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$53,773
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$50,160
Port St. Lucie, FL	$46,348
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$63,533
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$54,310
Gainesville, FL	$54,543
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$61,907
Panama City, FL	$53,160
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$45,790
Tallahassee, FL	$42,920
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$47,580
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$42,563

$51,495

Georgia

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

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($79,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Macon, GA	$57,835
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$71,048
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$56,467
Warner Robins, GA	$72,340
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$60,517
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$72,900
Columbus, GA-AL	$79,300
Gainesville, GA	$30,450
Savannah, GA	$65,060
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$72,160
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$70,570
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$52,900

$63,462

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$61,295
Urban Honolulu, HI	$70,910

$66,103

Iowa

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

Dubuque, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($79,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$74,410
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$71,370
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$69,323
Dubuque, IA	$79,530
Iowa City, IA	$69,788
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$74,715
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$71,620
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$65,840
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$66,418
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$71,233
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$64,926

$70,834

Idaho

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

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$61,035
Idaho Falls, ID	$85,180
Lewiston, ID-WA	$59,010
Pocatello, ID	$62,230
Twin Falls, ID	$59,605
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$58,334
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$58,368

$63,395

Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($81,693) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL	$65,337
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$81,693
Peoria, IL	$79,143
Springfield, IL	$78,490
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$73,943
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$69,925
Decatur, IL	$72,980
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$62,175
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$72,961

Indiana

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

Evansville, IN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($71,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$58,395
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$64,870
Terre Haute, IN	$63,780
Evansville, IN-KY	$71,600
Fort Wayne, IN	$50,970
Muncie, IN	$70,787
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$51,510
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$59,908
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$56,018
Columbus, IN	$69,770
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$59,360
Kokomo, IN	$39,110
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$39,900
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$49,855

$57,559

Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($68,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$68,210
Topeka, KS	$63,260
Wichita, KS	$67,222
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$62,910

$65,401

Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($65,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$54,825
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$46,948
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$53,242
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$57,347
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$59,820
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$62,570
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$65,750
Owensboro, KY	$62,980

$57,935

Louisiana

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

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($76,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette, LA	$62,530
Lake Charles, LA	$59,835
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$64,848
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,650
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$58,485
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$60,620
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$68,500
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$76,550

$62,377

Massachusetts

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

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($89,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT	$59,066
Springfield, MA-CT	$63,428
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$79,213
New Bedford, MA	$89,170
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$54,803

$69,136

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($70,063) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE	$58,360
California-Lexington Park, MD	$70,063
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$63,320

$63,914

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($70,946) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$66,940
Portland-South Portland, ME	$70,946
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$69,183
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$66,517

$68,397

Michigan

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

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($89,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	$77,070
Bay City, MI	$68,197
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$70,774
Flint, MI	$69,773
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$61,893
Jackson, MI	$77,443
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$66,223
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$69,656
Monroe, MI	$89,940
Muskegon, MI	$70,150
Saginaw, MI	$74,365
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$66,143
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$66,113
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$66,873
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$53,894
Midland, MI	$61,610

$69,382

Minnesota

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

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($83,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$58,444
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$80,743
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$69,597
Rochester, MN	$75,230
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$61,738
St. Cloud, MN	$72,750
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$83,250

$71,679

Missouri

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

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($80,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$60,612
Kansas City, MO-KS	$79,500
Springfield, MO	$52,228
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$54,667
Jefferson City, MO	$59,890
Joplin, MO	$61,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$59,300
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$80,290
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$59,950

$63,142

Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($76,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	$65,225
Jackson, MS	$52,718
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,762
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$60,853
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$58,093
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$76,270

$60,987

Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($69,855) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$55,783
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$53,610
Great Falls, MT	$63,315
Missoula, MT	$52,915
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$69,855

$59,096

North Carolina

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

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($76,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$67,047
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$72,390
Greenville, NC	$62,450
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$62,013
Raleigh, NC	$57,830
Winston-Salem, NC	$54,953
Fayetteville, NC	$67,837
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$58,013
Jacksonville, NC	$64,397
Wilmington, NC	$56,660
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$54,550
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$54,587
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$60,340
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$56,507
New Bern, NC	$76,810
Rocky Mount, NC	$63,560

$61,871

North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($72,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$68,817
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$72,510
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$67,202
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$66,143

$68,668

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($68,973) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$68,973
Lincoln, NE	$58,040
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$62,530
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$68,630

$64,543

New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($81,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$73,203
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$81,950
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$60,170
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$69,004
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$73,703

$71,606

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 ($80,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$66,070
Trenton, NJ	$80,190
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$71,270

$72,510

New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($72,208) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$72,208
Las Cruces, NM	$65,930
Santa Fe, NM	$65,727
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$68,444
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$61,335

$66,729

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 ($73,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV	$60,138
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$64,003
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$73,770

$65,970

New York

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

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($81,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$59,918
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$66,613
Syracuse, NY	$63,150
Ithaca, NY	$75,830
Rochester, NY	$60,228
Kingston, NY	$72,770
Utica-Rome, NY	$81,690
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$67,153
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$70,437
Binghamton, NY	$65,920
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$62,650
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$63,520

$67,490

Ohio

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

Lima, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($76,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$57,120
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$63,888
Columbus, OH	$62,437
Dayton, OH	$60,503
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$60,410
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$67,082
Toledo, OH	$66,258
Canton-Massillon, OH	$67,987
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$60,453
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$51,363
Lima, OH	$76,170
Mansfield, OH	$73,930
Springfield, OH	$63,360
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$66,490

$64,104

Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$58,960
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$61,220
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$60,850
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$60,148
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$70,310

$62,298

Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($85,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$81,933
Eugene, OR	$69,763
Medford, OR	$79,347
Salem, OR	$85,170
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$78,593
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$64,537
Bend-Redmond, OR	$81,390
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$77,248

Pennsylvania

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

Erie, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($81,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$62,247
Pittsburgh, PA	$59,233
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$64,823
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$60,853
York-Hanover, PA	$59,830
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$75,180
Lancaster, PA	$65,560
Reading, PA	$59,833
State College, PA	$65,663
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$60,820
Williamsport, PA	$58,010
East Stroudsburg, PA	$73,950
Erie, PA	$81,290
Lebanon, PA	$77,640
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$59,750

$65,645

Puerto Rico

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

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($58,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$32,010
Guayama, PR	$58,750
Ponce, PR	$26,190
Mayaguez, PR	N/A

$38,983

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($66,705) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$52,420
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$64,710
Florence, SC	$56,765
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$66,705
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$62,390
Spartanburg, SC	$64,815
Sumter, SC	$61,775
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$50,705
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$53,105
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$58,920

$59,231

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($64,122) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$64,122
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$52,388
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$58,896

$58,469

Tennessee

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

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($85,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$56,808
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$56,942
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$70,807
Knoxville, TN	$64,885
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$54,470
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$63,535
Clarksville, TN-KY	$79,640
Jackson, TN	$72,770
Johnson City, TN	$85,090
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$74,040
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$67,760

$67,886

Texas

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

Texarkana, TX-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($77,943) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$63,032
Corpus Christi, TX	$57,610
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$61,163
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$63,497
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$54,628
College Station-Bryan, TX	$52,430
El Paso, TX	$60,264
Killeen-Temple, TX	$67,777
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$54,325
Midland, TX	$75,468
Odessa, TX	$59,985
Texarkana, TX-AR	$77,943
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$60,974
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$58,782
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$73,430
Longview, TX	$49,515
Lubbock, TX	$50,247
Amarillo, TX	$55,555
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$60,195
Tyler, TX	$60,640
Victoria, TX	$51,970
Waco, TX	$54,410
Wichita Falls, TX	$64,080
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$69,690
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$58,475
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$67,840
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$30,190

$59,782

Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($82,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT	$63,153
Provo-Orem, UT	$73,120
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$82,470

$72,914

Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($81,583) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA	$56,413
Charlottesville, VA	$81,583
Harrisonburg, VA	$61,530
Richmond, VA	$58,198
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$64,160
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$67,480
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$56,950
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$64,548
Lynchburg, VA	$58,650
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$58,440
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$60,270

$62,566

Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($67,805) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$67,805
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$64,464

$66,135

Washington

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

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($84,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$77,474
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$65,503
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$84,970
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$83,618
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$71,393
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$70,603
Yakima, WA	$66,280
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$71,797
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$66,723
Longview, WA	$73,180

$73,154

Wisconsin

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

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($67,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$62,852
Madison, WI	$61,638
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$54,297
Green Bay, WI	$61,930
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$61,905
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$59,000
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$49,493
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$67,330
Eau Claire, WI	$64,010

$60,273

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 ($82,835) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	$60,900
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$60,560
Morgantown, WV	$65,110
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$73,460
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$82,835
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$62,523
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$61,966
Wheeling, WV-OH	$68,215

$66,946

Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,568) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY	$69,413
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$69,568
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$65,313

$68,098

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $81,457

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($115,673) in the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($72,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$72,020
Fairbanks, AK	$70,310

$71,165

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($50,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL	$50,960
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL	N/A
Mobile, AL	N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Montgomery, AL	N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$50,960

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 ($71,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$71,210
Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$71,210

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($92,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$92,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	N/A
Yuma, AZ	N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$92,620

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($146,420) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA	$111,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$108,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$112,030
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$122,750
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$100,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$126,520
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$115,920
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$111,970
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$107,790
Santa Rosa, CA	$113,330
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$114,070
Chico, CA	$111,050
El Centro, CA	$102,680
Modesto, CA	$122,620
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$109,840
Salinas, CA	$123,740
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$121,520
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$128,060
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$146,420
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$106,180
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$112,210
Madera, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A

$115,673

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($68,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$68,030
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Colorado Springs, CO	$66,270
Fort Collins, CO	$50,200
Greeley, CO	N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Pueblo, CO	N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,500

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($108,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	N/A
New Haven, CT	$108,760
Waterbury, CT	N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	N/A

$108,760

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($105,280) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$91,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$60,620
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$74,320
Jacksonville, FL	$64,020
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$61,750
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$104,340
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$71,270
Port St. Lucie, FL	$105,280
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	N/A
Gainesville, FL	N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	N/A
Panama City, FL	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	N/A
Tallahassee, FL	N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$79,120

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($63,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Macon, GA	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$63,610
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$52,980
Warner Robins, GA	N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Columbus, GA-AL	N/A
Gainesville, GA	N/A
Savannah, GA	N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$58,295

Hawaii

N/A

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($89,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$89,460
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Iowa City, IA	$60,960
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	N/A

$75,210

Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($69,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	N/A
Idaho Falls, ID	$69,760
Lewiston, ID-WA	N/A
Pocatello, ID	N/A
Twin Falls, ID	N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$69,760

Illinois

N/A

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($107,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$107,070
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$71,520
Terre Haute, IN	$72,870
Evansville, IN-KY	N/A
Fort Wayne, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Columbus, IN	N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Kokomo, IN	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$83,820

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($63,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	N/A
Topeka, KS	N/A
Wichita, KS	N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$63,870

$63,870

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($67,990) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$67,990
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY	N/A
Owensboro, KY	N/A

$67,990

Louisiana

N/A

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($83,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT	$83,800
Springfield, MA-CT	$81,950
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$82,875

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($109,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE	$109,860
California-Lexington Park, MD	N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$109,860

Maine

N/A

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($112,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$112,010
Flint, MI	N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$63,530
Jackson, MI	$61,770
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$67,390
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$63,350
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Saginaw, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Midland, MI	N/A

$73,610

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($88,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$88,000
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	N/A
Rochester, MN	N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
St. Cloud, MN	N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$88,000

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($62,670) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$62,670
Kansas City, MO-KS	N/A
Springfield, MO	N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$62,670

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	$59,670
Jackson, MS	$52,160
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,940
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$66,860

$56,680

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($101,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$101,390
Great Falls, MT	N/A
Missoula, MT	N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$101,390

North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($106,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$88,080
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$92,460
Greenville, NC	$106,660
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$64,470
Raleigh, NC	$75,620
Winston-Salem, NC	$63,780
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC	N/A
Jacksonville, NC	N/A
Wilmington, NC	N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
New Bern, NC	N/A
Rocky Mount, NC	N/A

$81,845

North Dakota

N/A

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($60,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$60,730
Lincoln, NE	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$60,730

New Hampshire

N/A

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

$77,070

New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	N/A
Las Cruces, NM	N/A
Santa Fe, NM	$88,460
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$61,240
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$62,150

$70,617

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($80,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV	$80,490
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	N/A

$80,490

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 ($103,260) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$78,770
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$103,260
Syracuse, NY	$31,730
Ithaca, NY	$79,930
Rochester, NY	$92,400
Kingston, NY	N/A
Utica-Rome, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Binghamton, NY	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$77,218

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($92,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$71,780
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$65,330
Columbus, OH	$92,100
Dayton, OH	$78,900
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Toledo, OH	$80,100
Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	N/A

$77,642

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($77,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$77,450
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$77,450

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($79,190) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$79,190
Eugene, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	N/A
Salem, OR	N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$79,190

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($114,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$101,220
Pittsburgh, PA	$77,680
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$78,270
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$114,650
York-Hanover, PA	$77,710
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$69,490
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Reading, PA	N/A
State College, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Williamsport, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$86,503

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 ($40,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$40,110
Guayama, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	N/A
Mayaguez, PR	N/A

$40,110

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

N/A

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 ($93,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$93,020
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$93,020

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($89,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR	N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$89,000
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$78,450
Knoxville, TN	N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Jackson, TN	N/A
Johnson City, TN	N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$83,725

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($63,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$63,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$61,690
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$60,080
College Station-Bryan, TX	$61,220
El Paso, TX	$57,080
Killeen-Temple, TX	$61,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$53,420
Midland, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Longview, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A

$59,770

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($66,180) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT	$66,180
Provo-Orem, UT	N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$66,180

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($91,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA	$91,220
Charlottesville, VA	$55,400
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Richmond, VA	N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$73,310

Vermont

N/A

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (Doctorate)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($78,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$78,810
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$57,320
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	N/A
Kennewick-Richland, WA	N/A
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	N/A
Yakima, WA	N/A
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Longview, WA	N/A

$68,065

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$75,020
Madison, WI	$81,460
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$76,680
Green Bay, WI	N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eau Claire, WI	N/A

$77,720

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($85,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	N/A
Morgantown, WV	$85,540
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH	N/A

$85,540

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY	$69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$63,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$61,530

$64,840

Master's

Average Salary Median: $70,027

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Utah ($118,400) in the Salt Lake City, UT metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($80,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$76,700
Fairbanks, AK	$80,300

$78,500

Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($80,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL	N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$58,420
Tuscaloosa, AL	$45,280
Mobile, AL	$80,200
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Montgomery, AL	$72,230
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$64,033

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 ($63,310) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$63,310
Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$51,250
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$57,280

Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($81,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$50,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$58,710
Yuma, AZ	$66,130
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$81,720

$64,190

California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($112,590) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA	$95,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$93,310
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$84,850
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$99,003
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$99,417
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$112,590
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$93,630
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$91,030
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$90,170
Santa Rosa, CA	$102,360
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$80,140
Chico, CA	$82,790
El Centro, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	$63,310
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$95,290
Salinas, CA	$92,040
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$86,870
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$38,140
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$68,060
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$81,890
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$82,580
Madera, CA	$76,180
Napa, CA	$92,680
Redding, CA	$89,480
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$80,870
Merced, CA	N/A

$86,326

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($103,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$103,570
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$44,280
Colorado Springs, CO	$79,757
Fort Collins, CO	$89,183
Greeley, CO	N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Pueblo, CO	N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$79,198

Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($101,053) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$101,053
New Haven, CT	N/A
Waterbury, CT	N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$84,553

$92,803

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($65,210) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$65,210
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$53,907
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$56,530
Jacksonville, FL	$58,047
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$57,477
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$49,730
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$47,820
Port St. Lucie, FL	$45,540
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$55,660
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$59,380
Gainesville, FL	$59,590
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$50,380
Panama City, FL	$41,070
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$40,920
Tallahassee, FL	$44,910
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$47,580
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$43,910

$51,627

Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($101,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Macon, GA	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$84,537
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$57,680
Warner Robins, GA	$74,850
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$54,620
Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Columbus, GA-AL	N/A
Gainesville, GA	N/A
Savannah, GA	$101,540
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$74,645

Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($62,240) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$62,240
Urban Honolulu, HI	N/A

$62,240

Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($77,440) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$77,440
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Iowa City, IA	$75,340
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$65,960
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$71,480
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$71,380
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$72,150
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$69,790

$71,934

Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($74,397) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$62,620
Idaho Falls, ID	N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA	N/A
Pocatello, ID	N/A
Twin Falls, ID	N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$57,750
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$74,397

$64,922

Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($82,240) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL	$65,650
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$82,240
Peoria, IL	$76,520
Springfield, IL	$80,980
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$80,980
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$69,980
Decatur, IL	N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$60,860

$73,887

Indiana

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

Evansville, IN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($84,520) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$58,220
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	N/A
Terre Haute, IN	N/A
Evansville, IN-KY	$84,520
Fort Wayne, IN	$43,090
Muncie, IN	$83,200
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$59,170
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$58,480
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,610
Columbus, IN	N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Kokomo, IN	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$62,041

Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($69,603) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	N/A
Topeka, KS	N/A
Wichita, KS	$64,670
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$69,603

$67,137

Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,520) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$49,780
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$48,040
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$48,040
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$48,040
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$43,700
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$51,520
Owensboro, KY	N/A

$48,187

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($78,410) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette, LA	$59,550
Lake Charles, LA	$59,420
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$78,410
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,650
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,258

Massachusetts

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

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($89,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT	$88,887
Springfield, MA-CT	$70,780
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$88,770
New Bedford, MA	$89,170
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$50,380

$77,597

Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($68,547) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE	$68,547
California-Lexington Park, MD	$67,390
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$63,320

$66,419

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($63,150) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME	$63,150
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$63,150

Michigan

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

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($89,520) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	$64,970
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$74,630
Flint, MI	$66,860
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$74,080
Jackson, MI	$73,280
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$56,440
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$83,227
Monroe, MI	$89,520
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Saginaw, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$67,660
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$67,310
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$62,370
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$47,490
Midland, MI	N/A

$68,986

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 ($80,470) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$62,720
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$80,470
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$66,130
Rochester, MN	$77,550
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$64,920
St. Cloud, MN	$62,630
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$69,070

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($85,013) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$62,190
Kansas City, MO-KS	$85,013
Springfield, MO	$53,807
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$50,050
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$70,140
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$64,240

Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($85,023) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	N/A
Jackson, MS	$85,023
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$46,910
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$60,080
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$64,004

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($77,150) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$77,150
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Great Falls, MT	N/A
Missoula, MT	N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$77,150

North Carolina

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

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($108,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$67,437
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$84,360
Greenville, NC	$108,450
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$58,680
Raleigh, NC	$63,210
Winston-Salem, NC	$58,040
Fayetteville, NC	$60,570
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$61,197
Jacksonville, NC	$58,190
Wilmington, NC	$53,900
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$56,500
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$50,450
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$56,630
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,113
New Bern, NC	N/A
Rocky Mount, NC	$57,720

$63,496

North Dakota

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

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($98,500) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$76,310
Grand Forks, ND-MN	N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$78,023
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$98,500

$84,278

Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($88,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$73,920
Lincoln, NE	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$88,120

$81,020

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 ($115,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$80,320
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$115,510

$87,977

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($77,757) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$48,080
Trenton, NJ	$77,757
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$59,470

$61,769

New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($76,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$76,070
Las Cruces, NM	$59,030
Santa Fe, NM	$65,560
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$74,030
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$68,673

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($87,943) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV	$87,943
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$66,140
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	N/A

$77,042

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 ($123,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$67,720
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$94,697
Syracuse, NY	$73,843
Ithaca, NY	$123,100
Rochester, NY	$93,657
Kingston, NY	$72,770
Utica-Rome, NY	$84,833
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$62,370
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$76,710
Binghamton, NY	$95,140
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$84,484

Ohio

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

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($88,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$59,830
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$77,290
Columbus, OH	$81,290
Dayton, OH	$80,440
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$65,180
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$73,663
Toledo, OH	$76,470
Canton-Massillon, OH	$68,983
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$62,190
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$88,990
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	N/A

$73,433

Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($62,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$61,830
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$62,170
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$59,207
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,069

Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($86,940) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$81,540
Eugene, OR	$67,410
Medford, OR	$80,140
Salem, OR	$86,940
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$73,873
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$61,830
Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$61,730

$73,352

Pennsylvania

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

Erie, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($104,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$86,617
Pittsburgh, PA	$64,750
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$73,323
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$74,283
York-Hanover, PA	$64,100
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lancaster, PA	$65,047
Reading, PA	$59,220
State College, PA	$76,290
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$65,530
Williamsport, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	$104,810
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$73,397

Puerto Rico

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

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($58,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$42,897
Guayama, PR	$58,750
Ponce, PR	$51,590
Mayaguez, PR	$26,300

$44,884

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($68,453) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$68,453
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$62,950
Florence, SC	N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$48,260
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Spartanburg, SC	N/A
Sumter, SC	N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$59,888

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($63,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$63,290
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$59,173
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$59,900

$60,788

Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($70,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$70,657
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$70,820
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$64,997
Knoxville, TN	$60,723
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$58,710
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Jackson, TN	N/A
Johnson City, TN	N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$65,181

Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($107,940) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$77,643
Corpus Christi, TX	$72,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$93,813
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$93,990
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	$74,170
El Paso, TX	$85,550
Killeen-Temple, TX	$64,723
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$61,427
Midland, TX	$107,940
Odessa, TX	$59,620
Texarkana, TX-AR	$81,840
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$69,990
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$57,907
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$79,393
Longview, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	$79,750
Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$91,680
Tyler, TX	$58,050
Victoria, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$58,870
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A

$76,050

Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($153,780) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT	$153,780
Provo-Orem, UT	$83,020
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$118,400

Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($91,660) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA	$64,397
Charlottesville, VA	$91,660
Harrisonburg, VA	$71,930
Richmond, VA	$66,800
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$69,100
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$80,630
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$55,650
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$74,830
Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$63,480

$70,942

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($60,793) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$60,793

$55,782

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($90,440) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$90,440
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$69,600
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$84,030
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$82,710
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$69,610
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$67,930
Yakima, WA	$63,150
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$72,920
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$83,033
Longview, WA	N/A

$75,936

Wisconsin

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

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($71,177) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$70,253
Madison, WI	$61,447
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$55,327
Green Bay, WI	$63,450
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$61,110
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$59,000
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$59,630
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$71,177
Eau Claire, WI	N/A

$62,674

West Virginia

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

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($54,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$52,140
Morgantown, WV	$53,330
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$54,450
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$52,130
Wheeling, WV-OH	N/A

$53,013

Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($65,980) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY	$65,980
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$63,750
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$59,440

$63,057

10 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 $65,271. For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $81,457. For a master's degree, the average salary median is $70,027.

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Salary Ratio: 0.36

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

Air Analysis Engineering Technician
Air Analysis Technician
Air Analyst
Air Moving Technician
Air Pollution Specialist
Air Quality Instrument Specialist
Air Technician
Engineer Technician
Engineering Technician
Environmental Engineering Aide
Environmental Engineering Assistant
Environmental Engineering Technician
Environmental Engineering Technologist
Environmental Field Laborer
Environmental Field Professional
Environmental Field Team Member
Environmental Field Technician
Environmental Remediation Engineering Technician
Environmental Technician
Field Technician
Haz Tech (Hazardous Technician)
Pollution Control Engineering Technician
Pollution Control Technician
Programs Technician
Quality Technician
Soil Field Technician
Soil Technician
Water Pollution Control Technician

US Salary Median: $57,582
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities.

Salary Ratio: 0.25

Common Job Titles

Anatomist
Cancer Researcher
Chemotherapist
Clinical Analyst
Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Clinical Lab Scientist)
Clinical Pharmacologist
Clinical Research Analyst
Clinical Research Scientist
Clinical Research Specialist
Clinical Researcher
Cytologist
Endocrinologist
Gerontologist
Histologist
Histopathologist
Immunochemist
Medical Health Researcher
Medical Laboratory Scientist (Medical Lab Scientist)
Medical Physicist
Medical Research Scientist
Medical Researcher
Medical Science Liaison (MSL)
Medical Scientist
Neurophysiologist
Neuroscientist
Parasitologist
Pharmaceutical Botanist
Pharmacognosist
Pharmacologist
Physician Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Specialist
Researcher
Scientist
Serologist
Study Director
Toxicologist

US Salary Median: $77,511
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Doctorate

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or public health. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, may collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.

Salary Ratio: 0.5

Common Job Titles

Air Analyst
Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Clinical Researcher
Ecological Modeler
Environmental Analyst
Environmental Consultant
Environmental Designer
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Environmental Planner
Environmental Programs Specialist
Environmental Protection Specialist
Environmental Safety Specialist
Environmental Scientist
Environmental Specialist
Environmental Systems Coordinator
Environmentalist
Hazardous Substances Scientist
Health Environmentalist
Marine Scientist
Pollution Control Chemist
Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS)
Research Environmental Scientist
Water Pollution Scientist
Water Pollution Specialist

US Salary Median: $66,720
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Climate Change Policy Analysts

Research and analyze policy developments related to climate change. Make climate-related recommendations for actions such as legislation, awareness campaigns, or fundraising approaches.

Salary Ratio: 0.34

Common Job Titles

Clean Energy Policy Analyst
Climate Advisor
Climate Analyst
Climate and Energy Program Associate
Climate Change Analyst
Climate Change Risk Assessor
Climate Change Specialist
Climate Economist
Cumulative Effects Analyst
Ecological Risk Assessor
Environmental Change Analyst
Environmental Policy Analyst
Environmental Risk Assessor
Global Climate Change Analyst
Global Climate Change Researcher
Greenhouse Gas Climate Change Specialist
Policy Analyst
Policy Associate
Policy Research Associate
Regional Climate Change Analyst
Regional Science Advisor

US Salary Median: $66,720
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Master's

Environmental Restoration Planners

Collaborate with field and biology staff to oversee the implementation of restoration projects and to develop new products. Process and synthesize complex scientific data into practical strategies for restoration, monitoring or management.

Salary Ratio: 0.5

Common Job Titles

Coastal and Estuary Specialist
Conservation Planner
Environmental Planner
Environmental Planning Engineer
Environmental Restoration Planner
Fisheries Habitat Restoration Specialist
Habitat Conservation Planner
Habitat Restoration Specialist
Marine Habitat Resources Specialist
Restoration Ecologist
Restoration Specialist
Watershed Coordinator

US Salary Median: $66,720
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Industrial Ecologists

Apply principles and processes of natural ecosystems to develop models for efficient industrial systems. Use knowledge from the physical and social sciences to maximize effective use of natural resources in the production and use of goods and services. Examine societal issues and their relationship with both technical systems and the environment.

Salary Ratio: 0.34

Common Job Titles

Aquatic Ecologist
Eco-Industrial Development Consultant
Ecological Professional
Ecologist
Environmental Business Development Associate
Environmental Consultant
Environmental Protection Activist
Environmental Protection Agency Counselor
Environmental Protection Specialist
Forest Ecologist
Industrial Ecologist
Industrial Green Systems Designer
Industrial Retrofit Designer
Life Cycle Assessment Analyst
Natural Resources Energy Specialist
Natural Resources Engineer
Product Development Ecologist
Product Life Cycle Planner
Research Scientist
Researcher
Substance Flow Analysis Compliance Specialist (SFA Compliance Specialist)
Sustainable Systems Analyst
Wildlife Biostation Research Ecologist

US Salary Median: $66,720
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Master's

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist. May collect samples of gases, soil, water, and other materials for testing.

Salary Ratio: 0.29

Common Job Titles

Air Analyst
Air Pollution Auditor
Air Quality Technician
Analytical Lab Technician
Asbestos Abatement Technician
Asbestos Microscopist
Biological Lab Technician
Biotechnician
Chemical Lab Technician
Compliance Analyst
Decontamination Technician
Emergency Spill Response Technician
Energy and Conservation Technician
Environmental Analyst
Environmental Compliance Technician
Environmental Field Technician
Environmental Laboratory Technician
Environmental Monitoring Technician
Environmental Property Assessor
Environmental Sampling Technician
Environmental Science Technician
Environmental Technician
Facility Environmental Technician
Field Environmental Technician
Field Sampling Technician
Ground Water Technician
Groundwater Monitoring Technician
Hazardous Material Technician
Hazardous Materials Analyst
Hazardous Waste Technician
Industrial Ecology Technician
Infectious Waste Technician
Laboratory Assistant
Laboratory Technician
Lead-Based Paint Technician
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Remover (LUST Remover)
Materials Exchange Specialist
Microbiological Lab Technician
Mobile Lab Technician
Monitoring Technician
Natural Resource Technician
Pollution Control Technician
Prep Technician (Preparation Technician)
Process Environmental Technician
Public Health Sanitarian
Public Health Sanitarian Technician
Radon Inspector
Remediation Technician
Sample Prep Technician
Sanitarian
Smog Technician
Smoke Tester
Soil Analyst
Solid Waste Analyst
Solid Waste Landfill Technician
Solid Waste Technician
Surface Water Technician
Treatment
Storage
and Disposal Facility Technician (TSDF Technician)
Waste Minimization Technician
Waste Specialist
Wastewater Analyst
Water Analyst
Water Quality Analyst
Water Quality Specialist
Water Quality Technician
Water Treatment Specialist

US Salary Median: $48,522
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors. May conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals. May be employed in the public or private sector.

Salary Ratio: 0.61

Common Job Titles

Analysis Safety Inspector
Cause Analyst
Certified Indoor Environmentalist
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
Certified Professional Ergonomist
Chemical Hygiene Officer
Consumer Safety Inspector
Dining Service Inspector
Environmental Health and Safety Officer
Environmental Health Inspector
Environmental Health Sanitarian
Environmental Health Technologist
Environmental Protection Inspector
Environmental Protection Officer
Environmental
Health
and Safety Officer (EHS Officer)
Field Health Officer
Furniture and Bedding Inspector
Hazardous Waste Management Specialist
Health and Safety Inspector
Health Care Facilities Inspector
Health Inspector
Health Sanitarian
Health Specialist
Industrial Hygienist
Industrial Hygienist Consultant
Industrial Safety and Health Specialist
Industrial Waste Inspector
Mine Safety and Health Inspector
Mortician Investigator
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
Occupational Safety and Health Inspector
OSHA Inspector (Occupational Safety and Health Administration Inspector)
Public Health Inspector
Public Health Service Officer
Quarantine Inspector
Rabies Inspector
Radiation Protection Specialist
Radiological Health Specialist
Research Safety Inspector
Restaurant Inspector
Safety Administrator
Safety Advisor
Safety Consultant
Safety Inspector
Safety Instructor
Safety Investigator
Safety Management Consultant
Safety Officer
Safety Person
Safety Specialist
Safety Trainer
Sanitarian Inspector
Sanitary Inspector
Sanitation Inspector
Sanitation Officer
Tick Inspector
Venereal Disease Investigator
Water Inspector
Work Environment Safety Inspector

US Salary Median: $71,831
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.

Salary Ratio: 0.49

Common Job Titles

Advisory Industrial Hygienist
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST)
Construction Safety Consultant
Consumer Safety Technician
Environmental Health Technologist
Ergonomics Technician
Health and Safety Technician
Industrial Hygiene Consultant
Industrial Hygiene Engineer
Industrial Hygienist
Life Safety Technician
Occupational Health and Safety Technician
Occupational Health and Safety Technologist
Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST)
Radiation Monitor
Safety Person
Safety Research Professional
Safety Technician

US Salary Median: $55,346
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

Salary Ratio: 0.35

Common Job Titles

Activity Therapy Teacher
Adjunct Instructor
Anatomy Teacher
Anesthesiology Teacher
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Childbirth Teacher
Chiropractic Teacher
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical Instructor
Clinical Laboratory Aides Teacher
Clinical Laboratory Science Professor
Clinical Laboratory Service Teacher
Clinical Professor
Clinical Sciences Professor
Coding Educator
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Correctional Therapy Teacher
Corrective Therapy Aide Teacher
Dental Assistant Teacher
Dental Hygiene Teacher
Dental Laboratory Technology Teacher
Dentistry Professor
Dentistry Teacher
Dermatology Teacher
Dietary Aide Teacher
Dietetics Teacher
Dietitian Teacher
Educational Therapy Teacher
Faculty Member
First Aid Teacher
Gastroenterology Professor
Gastroenterology Teacher
Gericare Aide Teacher
Gynecology Teacher
Health and Safety Instructor
Health Assessment and Treatment Teacher
Health Diagnostics Teacher
Health Education Teacher
Health Records Technology Teacher
Health Teacher
Hearing Therapy Teacher
Histology Teacher
Home Care and Home Health Aides Teacher
Hospital Aides and Assistants Teacher
Hygiene Teacher
Immunology Teacher
Infant Care Teacher
Inhalation Therapy Aides Teacher
Inhalation Therapy Teacher
Instructor
Laboratory Technology Teacher
Lecturer
Manual Arts Therapy Teacher
Medical Aides Teacher
Medical Assistant Instructor
Medical Pathology Teacher
Medicine Teacher
Mental Health Aides Teacher
Music Therapy Teacher
Neurological Surgery Teacher
Neurology Professor
Neurology Teacher
Nutrition Aides Teacher
Nutrition Educator
Nutrition Professor
Nutrition Teacher
Obstetrics Teacher
Occupational Therapy Aides Teacher
Occupational Therapy Professor
Occupational Therapy Teacher
Opticianry Teacher
Optometry Professor
Optometry Teacher
Orthopedics Teacher
Osteopathic Medicine Teacher
Otolaryngology Teacher
Oxygen Therapy Teacher
Pathology Laboratory Aides Teacher
Pathology Teacher
Pediatrics Teacher
Pharmacology Professor
Pharmacology Teacher
Pharmacy Teacher
Physical Medicine Teacher
Physical Therapy Professor
Physical Therapy Teacher
Physiology Teacher
Podiatric Medicine Professor
Podiatry Professor
Podiatry Teacher
Professor
Prosthetic Aides Teacher
Psychiatric Aides Teacher
Psychiatry Teacher
Public Health Aides Teacher
Public Health Professor
Public Health Teacher
Radiologic Technology Teacher
Radiology Teacher
Recreation Therapy Aides Teacher
Recreation Therapy Teacher
Roentgenology Teacher
Serology Teacher
Speech Pathology Teacher
Speech Therapy Teacher
Surgery Teacher
Surgical Aides Teacher
Teacher
Therapy Teacher
Toxicology Teacher
University Faculty Member
Urology Teacher
Veterinary Medicine Teacher
Veterinary Science Teacher
Virology Teacher

US Salary Median: $84,916
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Master's

Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $19,296 per year (or $36,756 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $77,184 to earn a bachelor's (or $147,024 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $17,584 per year (or $28,678 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $70,336 to earn a doctorate (or $114,712 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($77,184 if you're in-state, $147,024 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($35,168 if you're in-state, $57,356 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $17,584 per year (or $28,678 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $35,168 to earn a master's (or $57,356 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($77,184 if you're in-state, $147,024 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Environmental Toxicology Degrees

Wright State University-Main Campus

3640 Colonel Glenn Highway - Dayton, OH

Out-of-state cost: $18,937/year
In-state cost: $9,519/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Wayne State University

656 West Kirby Street - Detroit, MI

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

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University of California-Davis

One Shields Avenue - Davis, CA

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

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Clarkson University

8 Clarkson Ave - Potsdam, NY

Out-of-state cost: $52,724/year
In-state cost: $52,724/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Environmental Toxicology Degrees

University of South Alabama

307 N University Blvd - Mobile, AL

Out-of-state cost: $16,112/year
In-state cost: $8,156/year
Degrees: Master's

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Southern University and A & M College

P.O. Box 9374, Harding Blvd - Baton Rouge, LA

Out-of-state cost: $16,684/year
In-state cost: $10,208/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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SUNY at Albany

1400 Washington Avenue - Albany, NY

Out-of-state cost: $25,225/year
In-state cost: $13,435/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

500 Lincoln Dr - Madison, WI

Out-of-state cost: $25,523/year
In-state cost: $12,197/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Colorado State University-Fort Collins

102 Administration Building - Fort Collins, CO

Out-of-state cost: $28,055/year
In-state cost: $12,784/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of California-Irvine

501 Aldrich Hall - Irvine, CA

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

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University of California-Riverside

900 University Ave - Riverside, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,686/year
In-state cost: $13,584/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of California-Santa Cruz

1156 High St - Santa Cruz, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,952/year
In-state cost: $13,850/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of California-Berkeley

200 California Hall - Berkeley, CA

Out-of-state cost: $29,347/year
In-state cost: $14,245/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Cornell University

300 Day Hall - Ithaca, NY

Out-of-state cost: $30,042/year
In-state cost: $30,042/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Michigan State University

Out-of-state cost: $37,056/year
In-state cost: $18,858/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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