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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Food Preparation & Professional Cooking & Kitchen Assistant Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to serve under the supervision of chefs and other food service professionals as kitchen support staff and commercial food preparation workers. Includes instruction in kitchen organization and operations, sanitation and quality control, basic food preparation and cooking skills, kitchen and kitchen equipment maintenance, and quantity food measurement and monitoring.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Prepare and cook large quantities of food for institutions, such as schools, hospitals, or cafeterias. Prepare meals in private homes.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $25,323
    "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.): 19.6%
    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: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,285/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,581/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,206/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,526/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,544/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,689/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: $25,323

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Hawaii ($39,173) in the Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($35,350).

Fairbanks, AK $33,810
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $35,350
$34,580
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($22,775).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $20,945
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $20,085
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $20,900
Decatur, AL $19,480
Dothan, AL $19,445
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $19,875
Gadsden, AL $19,035
Huntsville, AL $19,745
Mobile, AL $19,890
Montgomery, AL $19,055
Tuscaloosa, AL $22,775
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,245
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $20,155
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,085
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,560
$19,952
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($22,890).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $20,950
Hot Springs, AR $22,890
Jonesboro, AR $21,660
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $21,810
Pine Bluff, AR $21,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,085
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,540
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,160
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,105
$21,478
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($30,580).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $27,900
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $28,675
Prescott, AZ $30,580
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $27,225
Tucson, AZ $27,895
Yuma, AZ $26,990
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $28,580
$28,264
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($43,750).

Chico, CA $31,240
El Centro, CA $35,950
Fresno, CA $30,790
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $43,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $36,690
Madera, CA $38,010
Merced, CA $36,830
Modesto, CA $31,150
Napa, CA $39,910
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $36,920
Redding, CA $34,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $33,000
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $35,050
Salinas, CA $43,350
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $36,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $41,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $40,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $35,960
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $32,890
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $38,720
Santa Rosa, CA $39,270
Stockton-Lodi, CA $32,970
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $35,290
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,760
Yuba City, CA $39,950
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $32,550
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,300
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $32,630
$36,471
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($31,970).

Colorado Springs, CO $27,695
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $29,420
Fort Collins, CO $29,325
Grand Junction, CO $26,530
Greeley, CO $28,330
Pueblo, CO $26,900
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $26,465
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $28,120
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $31,970
$28,306
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($34,415).

Danbury, CT $28,875
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $34,415
New Haven, CT $33,320
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $31,795
Waterbury, CT $32,875
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $31,060
$32,057
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($30,695).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $24,970
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $24,280
Gainesville, FL $24,295
Homosassa Springs, FL $22,895
Jacksonville, FL $24,050
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $20,410
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $25,300
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $30,695
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $27,305
Ocala, FL $21,615
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $25,280
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $24,720
Panama City, FL $23,275
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $24,975
Port St. Lucie, FL $24,870
Punta Gorda, FL $25,450
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $26,605
Sebring, FL $23,875
Tallahassee, FL $23,090
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $26,105
The Villages, FL $23,265
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $23,355
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $20,840
$24,414
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($24,230).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $24,230
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $23,685
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $20,830
Brunswick, GA $24,220
Columbus, GA-AL $21,025
Dalton, GA $22,195
Gainesville, GA $23,400
Macon, GA $22,050
Rome, GA $21,935
Savannah, GA $21,915
Warner Robins, GA $21,415
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $22,360
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $20,220
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $20,575
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,435
Hinesville, GA $19,900
Valdosta, GA $19,240
$21,941
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($41,715).

Urban Honolulu, HI $36,630
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $41,715
$39,173
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($27,700).

Cedar Rapids, IA $26,210
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $24,370
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $27,285
Dubuque, IA $25,585
Iowa City, IA $27,700
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $24,700
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $25,695
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,400
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,645
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,345
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,680
$25,420
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($25,675).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $23,750
Idaho Falls, ID $22,275
Lewiston, ID-WA $25,675
Pocatello, ID $21,535
Twin Falls, ID $24,485
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $23,715
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $22,140
$23,368
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($27,075).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $23,645
Champaign-Urbana, IL $26,215
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $27,075
Danville, IL $23,650
Decatur, IL $23,175
Kankakee, IL $24,360
Peoria, IL $23,920
Rockford, IL $24,445
Springfield, IL $22,480
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,790
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $22,040
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,050
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $21,550
$23,877
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($26,060).

Columbus, IN $25,580
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $25,620
Evansville, IN-KY $22,880
Fort Wayne, IN $25,920
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $26,060
Kokomo, IN $22,925
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $25,350
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $23,560
Muncie, IN $24,885
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $25,295
Terre Haute, IN $21,985
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,095
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $21,530
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $23,275
$24,069
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($23,215).

Manhattan, KS $21,500
Topeka, KS $23,215
Wichita, KS $22,585
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $22,080
$22,345
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($25,530).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $22,850
Lexington-Fayette, KY $24,785
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $25,530
Owensboro, KY $22,390
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $21,935
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $21,775
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $22,495
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $21,225
$22,873
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($23,245).

Baton Rouge, LA $21,990
Hammond, LA $21,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $21,840
Lafayette, LA $21,405
Lake Charles, LA $23,045
Monroe, LA $21,245
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $23,245
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $21,750
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $21,470
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,135
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,825
$21,684
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($35,350).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $35,350
Leominster-Gardner, MA $33,470
New Bedford, MA $32,205
Pittsfield, MA $33,500
Springfield, MA-CT $33,805
Worcester, MA-CT $33,210
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $34,325
$33,695
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($29,085).

California-Lexington Park, MD $27,000
Cumberland, MD-WV $24,700
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $27,005
Salisbury, MD-DE $29,085
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $26,985
$26,955
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($31,815).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $29,710
Portland-South Portland, ME $31,815
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $27,995
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,190
$29,678
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($27,975).

Battle Creek, MI $27,155
Bay City, MI $25,170
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $27,275
Flint, MI $25,280
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $27,450
Jackson, MI $27,975
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $26,395
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $26,685
Midland, MI $25,520
Monroe, MI $24,505
Muskegon, MI $26,665
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $24,705
Saginaw, MI $25,060
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $25,325
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $24,595
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,585
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $25,535
$26,052
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($32,265).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $28,375
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $32,265
Rochester, MN $29,650
St. Cloud, MN $30,310
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $27,725
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,820
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $27,695
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $28,975
$29,352
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($26,010).

Columbia, MO $26,010
Jefferson City, MO $23,395
Joplin, MO $21,430
Kansas City, MO-KS $25,690
St. Joseph, MO-KS $22,715
St. Louis, MO-IL $24,510
Springfield, MO $22,800
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $21,820
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $21,920
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,730
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $22,210
$23,021
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($19,935).

Hattiesburg, MS $19,570
Jackson, MS $19,935
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,430
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,215
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,120
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,390
$19,443
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($25,745).

Great Falls, MT $23,635
Missoula, MT $24,795
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,125
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,645
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,745
$24,989
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($27,380).

Burlington, NC $24,045
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $24,780
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $27,380
Fayetteville, NC $23,640
Goldsboro, NC $24,245
Greensboro-High Point, NC $23,830
Greenville, NC $23,270
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $22,085
Jacksonville, NC $25,030
New Bern, NC $23,845
Raleigh, NC $25,895
Rocky Mount, NC $19,805
Wilmington, NC $23,100
Winston-Salem, NC $23,660
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,250
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,650
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,185
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,410
$23,561
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($30,470).

Fargo, ND-MN $29,540
Grand Forks, ND-MN $29,365
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,470
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $27,610
$29,246
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($27,775).

Lincoln, NE $27,430
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $27,775
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $24,220
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $24,805
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $24,790
$25,804
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($33,200).

Manchester, NH $30,260
Portsmouth, NH-ME $33,200
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $30,735
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $29,940
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $30,265
$30,880
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($30,430).

Ocean City, NJ $29,260
Trenton, NJ $30,430
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $29,500
$29,730
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($27,255).

Farmington, NM $22,155
Las Cruces, NM $21,345
Santa Fe, NM $27,255
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $22,240
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $21,425
$22,884
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($28,790).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $28,110
Reno, NV $28,790
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $23,835
$26,912
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($35,145).

Binghamton, NY $28,225
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $31,050
Elmira, NY $29,855
Glens Falls, NY $31,005
Ithaca, NY $35,145
Kingston, NY $34,000
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $34,140
Rochester, NY $29,360
Syracuse, NY $31,435
Utica-Rome, NY $30,000
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $29,805
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $30,665
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $29,725
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $29,755
$31,012
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($26,005).

Canton-Massillon, OH $21,425
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $24,995
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $26,005
Columbus, OH $25,905
Dayton, OH $25,230
Lima, OH $24,330
Mansfield, OH $24,700
Springfield, OH $25,365
Toledo, OH $24,705
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $23,485
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $24,350
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $24,020
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $24,000
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $22,540
$24,361
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($21,985).

Lawton, OK $20,050
Oklahoma City, OK $21,980
Tulsa, OK $21,985
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $20,430
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,275
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,430
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,975
$20,732
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($32,900).

Bend-Redmond, OR $32,110
Corvallis, OR $28,720
Eugene, OR $28,590
Grants Pass, OR $27,385
Medford, OR $29,480
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $32,900
Salem, OR $29,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,020
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,090
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $27,115
$29,363
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($30,240).

Altoona, PA $24,670
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $24,930
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $24,080
East Stroudsburg, PA $25,045
Erie, PA $26,050
Gettysburg, PA $22,590
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $25,485
Johnstown, PA $22,850
Lancaster, PA $25,530
Lebanon, PA $27,455
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $30,240
Pittsburgh, PA $26,750
Reading, PA $25,530
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $23,715
State College, PA $25,250
Williamsport, PA $24,620
York-Hanover, PA $24,715
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $23,335
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $23,520
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $22,035
$24,920
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($21,515).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $20,755
Arecibo, PR $20,290
Mayaguez, PR $19,090
Ponce, PR $21,515
San German, PR $19,470
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,920
Guayama, PR $18,920
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,170
$20,012
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($26,020).

Columbia, SC $21,670
Florence, SC $19,630
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $22,585
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $26,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $21,120
Spartanburg, SC $22,245
Sumter, SC $20,050
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,015
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,170
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,540
$21,305
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($26,060).

Sioux Falls, SD $26,060
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,825
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $25,655
$25,513
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($25,135).

Clarksville, TN-KY $21,820
Cleveland, TN $20,865
Jackson, TN $21,405
Johnson City, TN $21,155
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $22,260
Knoxville, TN $23,730
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $22,055
Morristown, TN $21,300
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $25,135
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $20,890
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,505
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $20,845
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $24,175
$22,088
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($26,515).

Amarillo, TX $23,055
Austin-Round Rock, TX $26,515
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $21,255
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $21,230
College Station-Bryan, TX $23,920
Corpus Christi, TX $22,805
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $24,290
El Paso, TX $22,945
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $23,395
Killeen-Temple, TX $21,250
Laredo, TX $20,715
Longview, TX $20,700
Lubbock, TX $23,270
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $21,345
Midland, TX $26,080
Odessa, TX $23,715
San Angelo, TX $20,335
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $26,075
Sherman-Denison, TX $22,005
Texarkana, TX-AR $22,170
Tyler, TX $23,195
Victoria, TX $22,005
Waco, TX $22,395
Wichita Falls, TX $22,055
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,045
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,375
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,220
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,815
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,450
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,925
$22,452
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($26,115).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $25,265
Provo-Orem, UT $25,300
St. George, UT $25,525
Salt Lake City, UT $26,115
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $25,535
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $25,315
$25,509
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($28,010).

Charlottesville, VA $27,945
Lynchburg, VA $21,770
Richmond, VA $25,395
Roanoke, VA $22,715
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $28,010
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $26,115
Winchester, VA-WV $25,630
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $21,110
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,785
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,735
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,505
Harrisonburg, VA $21,420
$24,472
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($31,640).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,640
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,310
$31,475
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($29,060).

Eau Claire, WI $26,215
Fond du Lac, WI $24,775
Green Bay, WI $27,075
Janesville-Beloit, WI $27,010
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $26,950
Madison, WI $29,060
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $26,440
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $25,560
Racine, WI $24,920
Sheboygan, WI $25,490
Wausau, WI $25,850
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,885
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $24,985
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,920
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $26,240
$26,158
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($25,365).

Charleston, WV $24,035
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $22,550
Morgantown, WV $25,365
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $22,755
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $22,855
Wheeling, WV-OH $23,985
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,745
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,830
$23,390
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($27,845).

Cheyenne, WY $26,640
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $27,845
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $25,195
$26,560

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $27,942

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Hawaii ($45,195) in the Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($41,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $41,660
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,610
$40,635
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($25,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $22,060
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $20,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $21,540
Decatur, AL $19,620
Dothan, AL $19,570
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $20,120
Gadsden, AL $19,100
Huntsville, AL $20,070
Mobile, AL $20,400
Montgomery, AL $18,780
Tuscaloosa, AL $25,750
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,130
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $21,130
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,910
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,890
$20,449
Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($24,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $20,820
Hot Springs, AR $24,120
Jonesboro, AR $21,880
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $22,060
Pine Bluff, AR $21,020
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,050
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,020
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,200
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,200
$21,708
Arizona

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

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($32,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $29,000
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $30,290
Prescott, AZ $32,930
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $28,310
Tucson, AZ $29,530
Yuma, AZ $27,790
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $30,800
$29,807
California

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

Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($43,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $31,240
El Centro, CA $35,950
Fresno, CA $30,790
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $43,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $36,690
Madera, CA $38,010
Merced, CA $36,830
Modesto, CA $31,150
Napa, CA $39,910
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $36,920
Redding, CA $34,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $33,000
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $35,050
Salinas, CA $43,350
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $36,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $41,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $40,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $35,960
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $32,890
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $38,720
Santa Rosa, CA $39,270
Stockton-Lodi, CA $32,970
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $35,290
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,760
Yuba City, CA $39,950
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $32,550
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,300
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $32,630
$36,471
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($32,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $29,460
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $31,070
Fort Collins, CO $31,980
Grand Junction, CO $27,370
Greeley, CO $30,520
Pueblo, CO $28,090
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $27,480
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,530
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $32,800
$29,922
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($40,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $31,110
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $40,620
New Haven, CT $39,230
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $35,780
Waterbury, CT $39,350
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $33,910
$36,667
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($33,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $25,520
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $25,460
Gainesville, FL $26,070
Homosassa Springs, FL $24,650
Jacksonville, FL $26,700
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $19,570
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $27,050
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $33,100
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $29,660
Ocala, FL $21,570
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $28,100
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $26,610
Panama City, FL $23,930
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $27,460
Port St. Lucie, FL $28,320
Punta Gorda, FL $27,820
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $28,840
Sebring, FL $25,690
Tallahassee, FL $24,230
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $29,030
The Villages, FL $24,550
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $21,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $20,880
$25,917
Georgia

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

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($28,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $27,740
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $26,450
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $22,510
Brunswick, GA $28,170
Columbus, GA-AL $22,100
Dalton, GA $24,660
Gainesville, GA $26,510
Macon, GA $24,640
Rome, GA $24,260
Savannah, GA $23,940
Warner Robins, GA $23,200
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,670
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,090
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,880
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,780
Hinesville, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
$24,307
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($49,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,670
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,720
$45,195
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($30,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $28,720
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $26,750
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $30,820
Dubuque, IA $28,640
Iowa City, IA $30,790
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $26,820
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $27,980
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $28,000
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $26,330
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $26,260
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $27,100
$28,019
Idaho

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

Twin Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($27,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $26,820
Idaho Falls, ID $23,520
Lewiston, ID-WA $26,260
Pocatello, ID $22,910
Twin Falls, ID $27,960
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $25,690
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,150
$25,330
Illinois

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

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($30,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $25,930
Champaign-Urbana, IL $30,680
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $29,730
Danville, IL $25,170
Decatur, IL $24,720
Kankakee, IL $27,000
Peoria, IL $26,370
Rockford, IL $25,940
Springfield, IL $24,380
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $25,920
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,490
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $27,580
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $22,820
$26,133
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($30,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $27,630
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $28,420
Evansville, IN-KY $25,300
Fort Wayne, IN $28,240
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $29,100
Kokomo, IN $24,900
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $30,290
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $27,240
Muncie, IN $28,500
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $28,270
Terre Haute, IN $24,380
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $23,670
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,880
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $25,970
$26,771
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($25,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $23,090
Topeka, KS $25,700
Wichita, KS $24,940
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $24,140
$24,468
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($29,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $24,930
Lexington-Fayette, KY $28,800
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $29,230
Owensboro, KY $24,500
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,920
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,720
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,800
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $22,890
$25,349
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($26,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $24,460
Hammond, LA $23,990
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $24,060
Lafayette, LA $23,140
Lake Charles, LA $26,340
Monroe, LA $23,250
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $26,540
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $24,050
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $23,710
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $21,230
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $22,600
$23,943
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($40,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $40,350
Leominster-Gardner, MA $37,880
New Bedford, MA $35,350
Pittsfield, MA $37,440
Springfield, MA-CT $37,670
Worcester, MA-CT $37,070
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $37,920
$37,669
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($34,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $29,710
Cumberland, MD-WV $25,570
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $29,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $34,510
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $29,280
$29,716
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($34,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $32,780
Portland-South Portland, ME $34,940
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,620
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $32,110
$32,363
Michigan

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

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($31,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $29,750
Bay City, MI $26,240
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $30,330
Flint, MI $27,060
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $30,090
Jackson, MI $31,690
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $28,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $29,160
Midland, MI $27,330
Monroe, MI $25,710
Muskegon, MI $29,220
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $25,340
Saginaw, MI $26,100
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $25,340
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,820
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,090
$27,967
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($36,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $32,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $36,810
Rochester, MN $32,570
St. Cloud, MN $34,750
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $30,200
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,200
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $30,620
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,170
$33,061
Missouri

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

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($29,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $29,250
Jefferson City, MO $24,230
Joplin, MO $21,690
Kansas City, MO-KS $27,920
St. Joseph, MO-KS $23,240
St. Louis, MO-IL $25,730
Springfield, MO $24,240
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $22,900
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,110
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,790
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $22,880
$24,180
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($20,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $19,850
Jackson, MS $20,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,510
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,410
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,080
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,740
$19,662
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 ($28,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $25,860
Missoula, MT $27,920
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $27,710
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $28,230
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $28,830
$27,710
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($30,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $28,180
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $26,860
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $30,380
Fayetteville, NC $27,550
Goldsboro, NC $28,260
Greensboro-High Point, NC $27,210
Greenville, NC $26,410
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $23,990
Jacksonville, NC $29,760
New Bern, NC $26,620
Raleigh, NC $29,580
Rocky Mount, NC $19,740
Wilmington, NC $25,760
Winston-Salem, NC $26,630
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,090
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,470
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,900
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,500
$26,438
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($33,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $32,950
Grand Forks, ND-MN $33,200
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,630
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,060
$32,460
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 ($31,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $31,100
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $31,180
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $26,000
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $26,550
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $26,780
$28,322
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 ($38,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $34,600
Portsmouth, NH-ME $38,510
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $34,830
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $34,920
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,390
$35,650
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 ($36,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $32,230
Trenton, NJ $36,080
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $33,720
$34,010
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($28,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $24,030
Las Cruces, NM $21,400
Santa Fe, NM $28,730
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $23,930
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $22,600
$24,138
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($34,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $31,700
Reno, NV $34,940
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $26,740
$31,127
New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($38,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $30,140
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $34,270
Elmira, NY $30,870
Glens Falls, NY $31,150
Ithaca, NY $38,210
Kingston, NY $37,710
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $37,710
Rochester, NY $30,800
Syracuse, NY $34,990
Utica-Rome, NY $31,490
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $31,470
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $34,470
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $32,640
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $31,940
$33,419
Ohio

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

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($29,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $22,130
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $27,900
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $29,890
Columbus, OH $29,120
Dayton, OH $28,060
Lima, OH $28,250
Mansfield, OH $28,680
Springfield, OH $29,940
Toledo, OH $28,840
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $26,480
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,250
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $27,050
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,680
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $24,810
$27,649
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($24,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $20,550
Oklahoma City, OK $22,460
Tulsa, OK $24,010
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,440
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,810
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,610
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $20,120
$21,429
Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($36,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $36,550
Corvallis, OR $31,360
Eugene, OR $30,810
Grants Pass, OR $29,340
Medford, OR $32,120
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $35,930
Salem, OR $32,380
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $31,260
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $31,870
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $28,920
$32,054
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($35,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $28,460
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $29,160
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $25,790
East Stroudsburg, PA $28,490
Erie, PA $29,690
Gettysburg, PA $22,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $28,790
Johnstown, PA $25,000
Lancaster, PA $28,000
Lebanon, PA $31,140
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $35,590
Pittsburgh, PA $30,180
Reading, PA $28,530
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $26,080
State College, PA $27,400
Williamsport, PA $27,600
York-Hanover, PA $26,840
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $26,340
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $26,170
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $23,460
$27,740
Puerto Rico

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

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($24,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $22,940
Arecibo, PR $21,780
Mayaguez, PR $19,670
Ponce, PR $24,550
San German, PR $20,250
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $21,270
Guayama, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$21,743
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($30,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $23,580
Florence, SC $19,830
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $24,840
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $30,050
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $21,160
Spartanburg, SC $24,400
Sumter, SC $20,620
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,410
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,180
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,240
$22,531
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 ($29,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $29,040
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $27,300
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,540
$28,293
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($29,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $23,950
Cleveland, TN $22,020
Jackson, TN $22,620
Johnson City, TN $22,520
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $24,840
Knoxville, TN $26,900
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $23,530
Morristown, TN $22,590
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $29,080
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,280
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $23,060
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,700
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $27,710
$24,138
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($30,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $24,780
Austin-Round Rock, TX $29,060
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $22,460
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $23,040
College Station-Bryan, TX $26,950
Corpus Christi, TX $24,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $27,220
El Paso, TX $26,380
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $25,120
Killeen-Temple, TX $22,370
Laredo, TX $22,100
Longview, TX $21,530
Lubbock, TX $26,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $22,540
Midland, TX $30,020
Odessa, TX $24,390
San Angelo, TX $20,610
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $29,260
Sherman-Denison, TX $23,610
Texarkana, TX-AR $23,520
Tyler, TX $25,300
Victoria, TX $24,410
Waco, TX $23,640
Wichita Falls, TX $23,530
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,400
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,130
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,170
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,470
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,190
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,250
$24,200
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($30,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $29,720
Provo-Orem, UT $28,070
St. George, UT $28,890
Salt Lake City, UT $30,310
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $24,380
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $30,230
$28,600
Virginia

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($34,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $31,000
Lynchburg, VA $23,550
Richmond, VA $28,140
Roanoke, VA $24,810
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $34,550
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $30,020
Winchester, VA-WV $28,870
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,100
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,980
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $27,680
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $28,770
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
$27,770
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($34,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $34,150
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $33,150
$33,650
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($34,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $29,900
Fond du Lac, WI $27,670
Green Bay, WI $32,080
Janesville-Beloit, WI $32,700
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $29,960
Madison, WI $34,220
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $30,380
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $29,130
Racine, WI $28,720
Sheboygan, WI $28,240
Wausau, WI $28,210
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $28,470
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,180
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,220
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,100
$29,945
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($27,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $27,150
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $24,470
Morgantown, WV $27,820
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,640
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $24,410
Wheeling, WV-OH $26,850
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,280
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,620
$25,530
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($31,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $30,500
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $31,500
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $28,670
$30,223

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $22,705

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Hawaii ($33,150) in the Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($31,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $25,960
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $31,090
$28,525
Alabama

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($20,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $19,830
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $19,500
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $20,260
Decatur, AL $19,340
Dothan, AL $19,320
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $19,630
Gadsden, AL $18,970
Huntsville, AL $19,420
Mobile, AL $19,380
Montgomery, AL $19,330
Tuscaloosa, AL $19,800
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,360
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,180
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,260
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,230
$19,454
Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($21,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $21,080
Hot Springs, AR $21,660
Jonesboro, AR $21,440
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $21,560
Pine Bluff, AR $21,180
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,120
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,060
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,120
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,010
$21,248
Arizona

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

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($28,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $26,800
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $27,060
Prescott, AZ $28,230
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $26,140
Tucson, AZ $26,260
Yuma, AZ $26,190
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $26,360
$26,720
California N/A
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($31,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $25,930
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $27,770
Fort Collins, CO $26,670
Grand Junction, CO $25,690
Greeley, CO $26,140
Pueblo, CO $25,710
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $25,450
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $25,710
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $31,140
$26,690
Connecticut

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

metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($2) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $26,640
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $28,210
New Haven, CT $27,410
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $27,810
Waterbury, CT $26,400
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $28,210
$27,447
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($28,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $24,420
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $23,100
Gainesville, FL $22,520
Homosassa Springs, FL $21,140
Jacksonville, FL $21,400
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $21,250
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $23,550
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $28,290
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $24,950
Ocala, FL $21,660
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $22,460
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $22,830
Panama City, FL $22,620
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $22,490
Port St. Lucie, FL $21,420
Punta Gorda, FL $23,080
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $24,370
Sebring, FL $22,060
Tallahassee, FL $21,950
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $23,180
The Villages, FL $21,980
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $25,430
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $20,800
$22,911
Georgia

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

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($21,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $20,720
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $20,920
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $19,150
Brunswick, GA $20,270
Columbus, GA-AL $19,950
Dalton, GA $19,730
Gainesville, GA $20,290
Macon, GA $19,460
Rome, GA $19,610
Savannah, GA $19,890
Warner Robins, GA $19,630
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,050
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $19,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $19,270
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $19,090
Hinesville, GA $19,900
Valdosta, GA $19,240
$19,854
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($33,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $32,590
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $33,710
$33,150
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($24,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $23,700
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $21,990
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $23,750
Dubuque, IA $22,530
Iowa City, IA $24,610
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $22,580
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $23,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $20,800
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $22,960
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $22,430
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $22,260
$22,820
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($25,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $20,680
Idaho Falls, ID $21,030
Lewiston, ID-WA $25,090
Pocatello, ID $20,160
Twin Falls, ID $21,010
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $21,740
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $20,130
$21,406
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($24,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $21,360
Champaign-Urbana, IL $21,750
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $24,420
Danville, IL $22,130
Decatur, IL $21,630
Kankakee, IL $21,720
Peoria, IL $21,470
Rockford, IL $22,950
Springfield, IL $20,580
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $21,660
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $20,590
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $20,520
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $20,280
$21,620
Indiana

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

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($23,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $23,530
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $22,820
Evansville, IN-KY $20,460
Fort Wayne, IN $23,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $23,020
Kokomo, IN $20,950
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $20,410
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $19,880
Muncie, IN $21,270
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $22,320
Terre Haute, IN $19,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $20,520
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $20,180
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $20,580
$21,366
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($20,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $19,910
Topeka, KS $20,730
Wichita, KS $20,230
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $20,020
$20,223
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($21,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $20,770
Lexington-Fayette, KY $20,770
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $21,830
Owensboro, KY $20,280
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,950
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,830
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $20,190
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,560
$20,398
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($19,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $19,520
Hammond, LA $19,150
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $19,620
Lafayette, LA $19,670
Lake Charles, LA $19,750
Monroe, LA $19,240
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $19,950
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $19,450
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,230
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,040
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,050
$19,425
Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($30,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $30,350
Leominster-Gardner, MA $29,060
New Bedford, MA $29,060
Pittsfield, MA $29,560
Springfield, MA-CT $29,940
Worcester, MA-CT $29,350
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $30,730
$29,721
Maryland

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

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($24,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $24,290
Cumberland, MD-WV $23,830
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $24,500
Salisbury, MD-DE $23,660
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $24,690
$24,194
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($28,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $26,640
Portland-South Portland, ME $28,690
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $26,370
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $26,270
$26,993
Michigan

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

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($25,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $24,560
Bay City, MI $24,100
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $24,220
Flint, MI $23,500
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $24,810
Jackson, MI $24,260
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $24,210
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $24,210
Midland, MI $23,710
Monroe, MI $23,300
Muskegon, MI $24,110
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $24,070
Saginaw, MI $24,020
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $24,060
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,850
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $25,350
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,980
$24,136
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($27,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $24,580
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $27,720
Rochester, MN $26,730
St. Cloud, MN $25,870
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $25,250
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $25,440
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $24,770
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $24,780
$25,643
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($23,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $22,770
Jefferson City, MO $22,560
Joplin, MO $21,170
Kansas City, MO-KS $23,460
St. Joseph, MO-KS $22,190
St. Louis, MO-IL $23,290
Springfield, MO $21,360
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,740
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,730
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,670
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $21,540
$21,862
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($19,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $19,290
Jackson, MS $19,490
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,350
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,020
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,160
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,040
$19,225
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($23,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $21,410
Missoula, MT $21,670
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $22,540
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $23,060
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $22,660
$22,268
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($24,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $19,910
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $22,700
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $24,380
Fayetteville, NC $19,730
Goldsboro, NC $20,230
Greensboro-High Point, NC $20,450
Greenville, NC $20,130
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $20,180
Jacksonville, NC $20,300
New Bern, NC $21,070
Raleigh, NC $22,210
Rocky Mount, NC $19,870
Wilmington, NC $20,440
Winston-Salem, NC $20,690
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,410
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,830
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,470
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,320
$20,684
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($27,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $26,130
Grand Forks, ND-MN $25,530
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $27,310
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $25,160
$26,033
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($24,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $23,760
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $24,370
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $22,440
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $23,060
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $22,800
$23,286
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($27,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $25,920
Portsmouth, NH-ME $27,890
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $26,640
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $24,960
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $25,140
$26,110
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($26,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $26,290
Trenton, NJ $24,780
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $25,280
$25,450
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($25,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $20,280
Las Cruces, NM $21,290
Santa Fe, NM $25,780
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $20,550
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $20,250
$21,630
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($24,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $24,520
Reno, NV $22,640
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $20,930
$22,697
New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($32,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $26,310
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $27,830
Elmira, NY $28,840
Glens Falls, NY $30,860
Ithaca, NY $32,080
Kingston, NY $30,290
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $30,570
Rochester, NY $27,920
Syracuse, NY $27,880
Utica-Rome, NY $28,510
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $28,140
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $26,860
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $26,810
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $27,570
$28,605
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($22,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $20,720
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $22,090
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $22,120
Columbus, OH $22,690
Dayton, OH $22,400
Lima, OH $20,410
Mansfield, OH $20,720
Springfield, OH $20,790
Toledo, OH $20,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $20,490
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $20,450
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $20,990
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $20,320
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $20,270
$21,074
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($21,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $19,550
Oklahoma City, OK $21,500
Tulsa, OK $19,960
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,420
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $20,740
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,250
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,830
$20,036
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($29,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $27,670
Corvallis, OR $26,080
Eugene, OR $26,370
Grants Pass, OR $25,430
Medford, OR $26,840
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $29,870
Salem, OR $26,060
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $26,780
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $26,310
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $25,310
$26,672
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($24,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $20,880
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $20,700
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $22,370
East Stroudsburg, PA $21,600
Erie, PA $22,410
Gettysburg, PA $23,100
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $22,180
Johnstown, PA $20,700
Lancaster, PA $23,060
Lebanon, PA $23,770
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $24,890
Pittsburgh, PA $23,320
Reading, PA $22,530
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $21,350
State College, PA $23,100
Williamsport, PA $21,640
York-Hanover, PA $22,590
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $20,330
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $20,870
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $20,610
$22,100
Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($19,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,570
Arecibo, PR $18,800
Mayaguez, PR $18,510
Ponce, PR $18,480
San German, PR $18,690
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,570
Guayama, PR $18,920
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,170
$18,714
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($21,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $19,760
Florence, SC $19,430
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $20,330
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $21,990
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $21,080
Spartanburg, SC $20,090
Sumter, SC $19,480
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,620
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,160
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,840
$20,078
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($23,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $23,080
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $22,350
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $22,770
$22,733
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($21,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $19,690
Cleveland, TN $19,710
Jackson, TN $20,190
Johnson City, TN $19,790
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $19,680
Knoxville, TN $20,560
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $20,580
Morristown, TN $20,010
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $21,190
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,500
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,950
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $18,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $20,640
$20,037
Texas

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

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($23,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $21,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX $23,970
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $20,050
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $19,420
College Station-Bryan, TX $20,890
Corpus Christi, TX $21,070
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $21,360
El Paso, TX $19,510
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $21,670
Killeen-Temple, TX $20,130
Laredo, TX $19,330
Longview, TX $19,870
Lubbock, TX $20,540
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $20,150
Midland, TX $22,140
Odessa, TX $23,040
San Angelo, TX $20,060
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $22,890
Sherman-Denison, TX $20,400
Texarkana, TX-AR $20,820
Tyler, TX $21,090
Victoria, TX $19,600
Waco, TX $21,150
Wichita Falls, TX $20,580
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,690
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,620
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,270
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,160
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,710
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,600
$20,704
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($26,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $20,810
Provo-Orem, UT $22,530
St. George, UT $22,160
Salt Lake City, UT $21,920
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $26,690
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $20,400
$22,418
Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($24,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $24,890
Lynchburg, VA $19,990
Richmond, VA $22,650
Roanoke, VA $20,620
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $21,470
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $22,210
Winchester, VA-WV $22,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,120
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $19,590
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $21,790
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,240
Harrisonburg, VA $21,420
$21,448
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($29,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $29,130
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $29,470
$29,300
Wisconsin

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

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($23,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $22,530
Fond du Lac, WI $21,880
Green Bay, WI $22,070
Janesville-Beloit, WI $21,320
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $23,940
Madison, WI $23,900
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $22,500
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $21,990
Racine, WI $21,120
Sheboygan, WI $22,740
Wausau, WI $23,490
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $23,300
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $20,790
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $22,620
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $21,380
$22,371
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($22,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $20,920
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $20,630
Morgantown, WV $22,910
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $20,870
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $21,300
Wheeling, WV-OH $21,120
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $21,210
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $21,040
$21,250
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($24,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $22,780
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $24,190
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $21,720
$22,897

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $27,942.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $22,705. 

  Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Prepare and cook large quantities of food for institutions, such as schools, hospitals, or cafeterias.

Salary Ratio: 1    

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    
  • Boarding House Cook
  • Cafeteria Cook
  • Camp Cook
  • Chef
  • Cook
  • Culinary Specialist
  • Dietary Aide
  • Dietary Cook
  • Dinner Cook
  • Food Service Specialist
  • Food Service Worker
  • Galley Cook
  • Institutional Cook
  • Kitchen Cook
  • Line Cook
  • Mess Cook
  • Prep Cook (Preparatory Cook)
  • Ranch Cook
  • School Cafeteria Cook
  • School Cook
  • Ship's Cook
  • Sous Chef
  • Special Diet Cook
  • US Salary Median: $29,212
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 19.6%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Cooks, Private Household

Prepare meals in private homes. Includes personal chefs.

Salary Ratio: 1.53    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Certified Personal Chef (CPC)
  • Cook
  • Cooking Chef
  • Culinary Artist
  • Culinary Chef
  • Culinary Specialist
  • Culinary Worker
  • Dinner Cook
  • Holiday Food Prepper
  • Household Cook
  • Personal Certified Chef (PCC)
  • Personal Chef
  • Private Chef
  • Private Executive Chef
  • US Salary Median: $23,798
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 19.6%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,581 per year (or $7,284 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $18,324 to earn a bachelor's (or $29,136 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,581 per year (or $7,284 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $9,162 to earn an associate's (or $14,568 if you're out-of-state).

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