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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Food Service, Waiter & Waitress, and Dining Room Management & Manager Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to serve food to customers in formal or informal settings. Includes instruction in the nutritional, sensory, and functional properties of food and its ingredients; food services principles; table and counter services; dining room operations and procedures; service personnel supervision and management; communication skills; business math; safety; and sanitation.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $33,055
    "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: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,187/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,611/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,187/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,611/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: $33,055

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($44,902) in the Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($45,510).

Fairbanks, AK $36,150
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $45,510
$40,830
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($34,920).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $34,390
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $30,740
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $34,920
Decatur, AL $28,770
Dothan, AL $28,680
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $29,050
Gadsden, AL $27,150
Huntsville, AL $30,230
Mobile, AL $27,460
Montgomery, AL $28,550
Tuscaloosa, AL $30,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $28,800
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $28,180
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,870
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,140
$29,478
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($30,540).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $29,370
Hot Springs, AR $30,540
Jonesboro, AR $26,160
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $27,720
Pine Bluff, AR $25,520
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $26,920
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $25,120
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $28,340
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $25,450
$27,238
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($34,390).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $33,500
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $34,390
Prescott, AZ $33,110
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $33,280
Tucson, AZ $33,390
Yuma, AZ $32,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $32,160
$33,216
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Napa, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($54,460).

Chico, CA $34,510
El Centro, CA $34,000
Fresno, CA $34,850
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $47,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $37,110
Madera, CA $37,590
Merced, CA $37,530
Modesto, CA $37,220
Napa, CA $54,460
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $31,710
Redding, CA $37,660
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $37,660
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $37,710
Salinas, CA $38,080
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $37,080
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $44,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $50,970
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $36,240
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $38,550
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $32,390
Santa Rosa, CA $38,960
Stockton-Lodi, CA $41,780
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $32,230
Visalia-Porterville, CA $33,850
Yuba City, CA $31,830
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,720
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $41,300
$38,531
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($53,570).

Colorado Springs, CO $31,760
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $43,230
Fort Collins, CO $35,890
Grand Junction, CO $37,830
Greeley, CO $33,180
Pueblo, CO $34,850
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,290
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,710
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,570
$38,368
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($50,190).

Danbury, CT $48,500
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $45,250
New Haven, CT $39,550
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $50,190
Waterbury, CT $44,560
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $41,360
$44,902
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 ($46,680).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $38,040
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,300
Gainesville, FL $31,360
Homosassa Springs, FL $30,870
Jacksonville, FL $30,830
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $29,840
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $36,000
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $46,680
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $39,080
Ocala, FL $30,310
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,530
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,340
Panama City, FL $39,020
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $36,480
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,510
Punta Gorda, FL $40,000
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $34,650
Sebring, FL $31,220
Tallahassee, FL $34,040
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $33,310
The Villages, FL $31,940
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $38,680
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $25,760
$34,947
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($34,140).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $32,900
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $31,430
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $30,040
Brunswick, GA $30,160
Columbus, GA-AL $34,140
Dalton, GA $29,470
Gainesville, GA $29,530
Hinesville, GA $31,200
Macon, GA $27,590
Rome, GA $33,840
Savannah, GA $33,520
Valdosta, GA $28,590
Warner Robins, GA $30,430
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,500
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $29,160
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,140
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,930
$30,034
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($42,680).

Urban Honolulu, HI $42,680
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $38,950
$40,815
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($39,160).

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,200
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $33,920
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $39,160
Dubuque, IA $28,620
Iowa City, IA $36,630
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $32,440
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $36,960
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $28,180
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,570
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,870
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,500
$33,368
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($39,300).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $39,300
Idaho Falls, ID $30,270
Lewiston, ID-WA $37,090
Pocatello, ID $36,350
Twin Falls, ID $34,090
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $28,340
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $31,300
$33,820
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($32,330).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $31,620
Champaign-Urbana, IL $31,960
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $30,990
Danville, IL $30,590
Decatur, IL $27,580
Kankakee, IL $29,280
Peoria, IL $26,290
Rockford, IL $31,520
Springfield, IL $26,670
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $32,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $27,820
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $28,970
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $28,150
$29,521
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($41,080).

Columbus, IN $31,360
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $31,930
Evansville, IN-KY $28,440
Fort Wayne, IN $31,970
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $35,050
Kokomo, IN $36,270
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $35,860
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $41,080
Muncie, IN $30,210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $32,550
Terre Haute, IN $25,370
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $28,530
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,360
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,360
$32,096
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($30,270).

Manhattan, KS $28,180
Topeka, KS $28,330
Wichita, KS $30,270
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $27,240
$28,505
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($30,420).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $25,780
Lexington-Fayette, KY $28,830
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $30,050
Owensboro, KY $28,860
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,730
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $28,130
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,420
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,950
$28,344
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($32,730).

Baton Rouge, LA $32,660
Hammond, LA $29,480
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $28,730
Lafayette, LA $32,730
Lake Charles, LA $28,770
Monroe, LA $31,630
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $32,410
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $28,360
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $28,660
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,840
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,300
$30,325
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($44,830).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $44,830
Leominster-Gardner, MA $43,450
New Bedford, MA $36,400
Pittsfield, MA $35,160
Springfield, MA-CT $38,180
Worcester, MA-CT $38,740
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $39,970
$39,533
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($37,010).

California-Lexington Park, MD $34,820
Cumberland, MD-WV $34,610
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $32,610
Salisbury, MD-DE $37,010
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $35,540
$34,918
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($42,780).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $34,540
Portland-South Portland, ME $42,780
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $39,030
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,800
$38,038
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Battle Creek, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($40,990).

Battle Creek, MI $40,990
Bay City, MI $35,740
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $34,590
Flint, MI $32,120
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $36,290
Jackson, MI $36,180
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $31,180
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $37,500
Midland, MI $31,460
Monroe, MI $30,940
Muskegon, MI $34,000
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $40,610
Saginaw, MI $26,910
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,320
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,630
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,160
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $32,460
$33,711
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($40,790).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $35,250
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $40,790
Rochester, MN $38,350
St. Cloud, MN $36,680
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,330
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,440
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,260
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $35,510
$36,701
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($35,990).

Columbia, MO $33,880
Jefferson City, MO $29,720
Joplin, MO $31,880
Kansas City, MO-KS $35,990
St. Joseph, MO-KS $28,900
St. Louis, MO-IL $31,670
Springfield, MO $27,540
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,070
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $31,490
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,760
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $27,970
$30,715
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($32,650).

Hattiesburg, MS $24,590
Jackson, MS $32,650
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $28,680
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,100
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $23,800
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $26,340
$27,193
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($38,630).

Great Falls, MT $32,960
Missoula, MT $35,440
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,790
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,630
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,010
$34,766
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($36,750).

Burlington, NC $28,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $33,780
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $34,260
Fayetteville, NC $35,810
Goldsboro, NC $30,650
Greensboro-High Point, NC $36,610
Greenville, NC $36,750
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $29,910
Jacksonville, NC $33,060
New Bern, NC $32,360
Raleigh, NC $32,740
Rocky Mount, NC $28,990
Wilmington, NC $36,170
Winston-Salem, NC $33,880
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,490
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $27,390
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $26,970
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,060
$32,328
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($39,950).

Fargo, ND-MN $38,010
Grand Forks, ND-MN $36,020
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,950
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,970
$37,738
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($34,840).

Lincoln, NE $29,990
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $34,840
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $28,960
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,150
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $28,810
$30,750
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($39,110).

Manchester, NH $37,740
Portsmouth, NH-ME $39,110
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,620
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $36,840
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,880
$38,038
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($41,900).

Ocean City, NJ $31,430
Trenton, NJ $40,430
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $41,900
$37,920
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($39,220).

Farmington, NM $29,180
Las Cruces, NM $29,910
Santa Fe, NM $31,970
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,220
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $26,800
$31,416
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($35,610).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $35,610
Reno, NV $27,140
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $33,400
$32,050
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($44,620).

Binghamton, NY $37,240
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $36,310
Elmira, NY $37,190
Glens Falls, NY $42,670
Ithaca, NY $38,430
Kingston, NY $36,420
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $44,620
Rochester, NY $34,470
Syracuse, NY $35,670
Utica-Rome, NY $35,990
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $32,030
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $36,820
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $32,020
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $36,870
$36,911
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($35,500).

Canton-Massillon, OH $33,320
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $35,500
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $30,010
Columbus, OH $30,160
Dayton, OH $30,710
Lima, OH $26,910
Mansfield, OH $29,980
Springfield, OH $30,250
Toledo, OH $29,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $28,960
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,530
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $34,240
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $25,230
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,160
$29,966
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($33,380).

Lawton, OK $24,430
Oklahoma City, OK $33,380
Tulsa, OK $28,710
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $29,030
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $29,990
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $24,910
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $26,560
$28,144
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($39,920).

Bend-Redmond, OR $35,950
Corvallis, OR $36,370
Eugene, OR $34,210
Grants Pass, OR $31,110
Medford, OR $33,400
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $36,650
Salem, OR $36,390
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,920
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,000
$35,407
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($44,240).

Altoona, PA $31,450
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $33,830
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $30,530
East Stroudsburg, PA $34,510
Erie, PA $35,420
Gettysburg, PA $32,760
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $36,360
Johnstown, PA $31,730
Lancaster, PA $32,770
Lebanon, PA $30,790
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $44,110
Pittsburgh, PA $38,840
Reading, PA $36,750
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $31,960
State College, PA $36,480
Williamsport, PA $44,240
York-Hanover, PA $32,980
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $34,850
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $25,850
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $33,570
$34,489
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($23,430).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $21,390
Arecibo, PR $22,330
Guayama, PR $22,470
Mayaguez, PR $20,310
Ponce, PR $20,420
San German, PR $18,790
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $21,250
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $23,430
$21,299
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 ($36,500).

Columbia, SC $31,880
Florence, SC $27,040
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $31,940
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $36,500
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $32,720
Spartanburg, SC $32,530
Sumter, SC $24,920
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $27,460
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,160
$29,910
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($35,590).

Sioux Falls, SD $35,310
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,590
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,220
$34,373
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($35,550).

Clarksville, TN-KY $28,710
Cleveland, TN $27,580
Jackson, TN $25,470
Johnson City, TN $25,590
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $24,960
Knoxville, TN $35,550
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,150
Morristown, TN $28,730
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $35,020
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $27,220
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $29,220
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $23,580
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $28,820
$28,892
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($39,940).

Amarillo, TX $31,270
Austin-Round Rock, TX $38,930
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $29,030
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $25,640
College Station-Bryan, TX $29,920
Corpus Christi, TX $32,030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $32,830
El Paso, TX $27,200
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $32,890
Killeen-Temple, TX $26,660
Laredo, TX $25,180
Longview, TX $30,470
Lubbock, TX $32,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $31,460
Midland, TX $39,940
Odessa, TX $37,600
San Angelo, TX $25,980
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $32,470
Sherman-Denison, TX $29,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $31,930
Tyler, TX $30,440
Victoria, TX $27,830
Waco, TX $37,160
Wichita Falls, TX $36,220
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $31,980
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,820
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,000
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,850
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,190
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,250
$31,451
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($37,160).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $25,810
Provo-Orem, UT $28,450
St. George, UT $26,560
Salt Lake City, UT $37,160
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,340
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $34,730
$30,175
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($40,240).

Charlottesville, VA $40,240
Harrisonburg, VA $35,270
Lynchburg, VA $29,460
Richmond, VA $33,960
Roanoke, VA $37,730
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $37,000
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $39,230
Winchester, VA-WV $31,050
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,930
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,350
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,130
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,590
$33,912
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($39,710).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,870
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,710
$38,790
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Wausau, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($38,520).

Eau Claire, WI $33,800
Fond du Lac, WI $34,550
Green Bay, WI $31,010
Janesville-Beloit, WI $32,840
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $31,150
Madison, WI $31,990
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $33,200
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $32,160
Racine, WI $34,050
Sheboygan, WI $34,870
Wausau, WI $38,520
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,260
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,300
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,920
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $30,120
$33,383
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($36,100).

Charleston, WV $36,100
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $27,020
Morgantown, WV $29,180
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $26,290
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $25,140
Wheeling, WV-OH $27,040
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $26,920
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,220
$27,864
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($41,730).

Cheyenne, WY $34,690
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $41,730
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $34,570
$36,997

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $33,055

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Connecticut ($44,902) in the Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 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 ($45,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $36,150
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $45,510
$40,830
Alabama

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($34,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $34,390
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $30,740
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $34,920
Decatur, AL $28,770
Dothan, AL $28,680
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $29,050
Gadsden, AL $27,150
Huntsville, AL $30,230
Mobile, AL $27,460
Montgomery, AL $28,550
Tuscaloosa, AL $30,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $28,800
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $28,180
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,870
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,140
$29,478
Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($30,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $29,370
Hot Springs, AR $30,540
Jonesboro, AR $26,160
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $27,720
Pine Bluff, AR $25,520
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $26,920
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $25,120
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $28,340
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $25,450
$27,238
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($34,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $33,500
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $34,390
Prescott, AZ $33,110
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $33,280
Tucson, AZ $33,390
Yuma, AZ $32,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $32,160
$33,216
California

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

Napa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($54,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $34,510
El Centro, CA $34,000
Fresno, CA $34,850
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $47,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $37,110
Madera, CA $37,590
Merced, CA $37,530
Modesto, CA $37,220
Napa, CA $54,460
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $31,710
Redding, CA $37,660
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $37,660
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $37,710
Salinas, CA $38,080
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $37,080
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $44,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $50,970
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $36,240
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $38,550
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $32,390
Santa Rosa, CA $38,960
Stockton-Lodi, CA $41,780
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $32,230
Visalia-Porterville, CA $33,850
Yuba City, CA $31,830
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,720
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $41,300
$38,531
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($53,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $31,760
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $43,230
Fort Collins, CO $35,890
Grand Junction, CO $37,830
Greeley, CO $33,180
Pueblo, CO $34,850
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,290
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,710
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,570
$38,368
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($50,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $48,500
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $45,250
New Haven, CT $39,550
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $50,190
Waterbury, CT $44,560
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $41,360
$44,902
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 ($46,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $38,040
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,300
Gainesville, FL $31,360
Homosassa Springs, FL $30,870
Jacksonville, FL $30,830
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $29,840
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $36,000
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $46,680
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $39,080
Ocala, FL $30,310
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,530
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,340
Panama City, FL $39,020
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $36,480
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,510
Punta Gorda, FL $40,000
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $34,650
Sebring, FL $31,220
Tallahassee, FL $34,040
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $33,310
The Villages, FL $31,940
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $38,680
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $25,760
$34,947
Georgia

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

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($34,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $32,900
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $31,430
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $30,040
Brunswick, GA $30,160
Columbus, GA-AL $34,140
Dalton, GA $29,470
Gainesville, GA $29,530
Hinesville, GA $31,200
Macon, GA $27,590
Rome, GA $33,840
Savannah, GA $33,520
Valdosta, GA $28,590
Warner Robins, GA $30,430
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,500
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $29,160
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,140
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,930
$30,034
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($42,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $42,680
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $38,950
$40,815
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($39,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,200
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $33,920
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $39,160
Dubuque, IA $28,620
Iowa City, IA $36,630
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $32,440
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $36,960
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $28,180
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,570
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,870
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,500
$33,368
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($39,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $39,300
Idaho Falls, ID $30,270
Lewiston, ID-WA $37,090
Pocatello, ID $36,350
Twin Falls, ID $34,090
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $28,340
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $31,300
$33,820
Illinois

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

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($32,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $31,620
Champaign-Urbana, IL $31,960
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $30,990
Danville, IL $30,590
Decatur, IL $27,580
Kankakee, IL $29,280
Peoria, IL $26,290
Rockford, IL $31,520
Springfield, IL $26,670
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $32,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $27,820
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $28,970
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $28,150
$29,521
Indiana

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

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($41,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $31,360
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $31,930
Evansville, IN-KY $28,440
Fort Wayne, IN $31,970
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $35,050
Kokomo, IN $36,270
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $35,860
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $41,080
Muncie, IN $30,210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $32,550
Terre Haute, IN $25,370
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $28,530
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,360
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,360
$32,096
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($30,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $28,180
Topeka, KS $28,330
Wichita, KS $30,270
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $27,240
$28,505
Kentucky

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($30,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $25,780
Lexington-Fayette, KY $28,830
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $30,050
Owensboro, KY $28,860
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,730
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $28,130
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,420
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,950
$28,344
Louisiana

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

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($32,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $32,660
Hammond, LA $29,480
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $28,730
Lafayette, LA $32,730
Lake Charles, LA $28,770
Monroe, LA $31,630
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $32,410
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $28,360
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $28,660
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,840
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,300
$30,325
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($44,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $44,830
Leominster-Gardner, MA $43,450
New Bedford, MA $36,400
Pittsfield, MA $35,160
Springfield, MA-CT $38,180
Worcester, MA-CT $38,740
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $39,970
$39,533
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($37,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $34,820
Cumberland, MD-WV $34,610
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $32,610
Salisbury, MD-DE $37,010
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $35,540
$34,918
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($42,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $34,540
Portland-South Portland, ME $42,780
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $39,030
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,800
$38,038
Michigan

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

Battle Creek, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($40,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $40,990
Bay City, MI $35,740
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $34,590
Flint, MI $32,120
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $36,290
Jackson, MI $36,180
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $31,180
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $37,500
Midland, MI $31,460
Monroe, MI $30,940
Muskegon, MI $34,000
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $40,610
Saginaw, MI $26,910
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,320
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,630
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,160
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $32,460
$33,711
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 ($40,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $35,250
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $40,790
Rochester, MN $38,350
St. Cloud, MN $36,680
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,330
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,440
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,260
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $35,510
$36,701
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($35,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $33,880
Jefferson City, MO $29,720
Joplin, MO $31,880
Kansas City, MO-KS $35,990
St. Joseph, MO-KS $28,900
St. Louis, MO-IL $31,670
Springfield, MO $27,540
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,070
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $31,490
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,760
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $27,970
$30,715
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($32,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $24,590
Jackson, MS $32,650
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $28,680
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,100
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $23,800
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $26,340
$27,193
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($38,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $32,960
Missoula, MT $35,440
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,790
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,630
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,010
$34,766
North Carolina

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

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($36,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $28,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $33,780
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $34,260
Fayetteville, NC $35,810
Goldsboro, NC $30,650
Greensboro-High Point, NC $36,610
Greenville, NC $36,750
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $29,910
Jacksonville, NC $33,060
New Bern, NC $32,360
Raleigh, NC $32,740
Rocky Mount, NC $28,990
Wilmington, NC $36,170
Winston-Salem, NC $33,880
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,490
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $27,390
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $26,970
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,060
$32,328
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 ($39,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $38,010
Grand Forks, ND-MN $36,020
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,950
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,970
$37,738
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 ($34,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $29,990
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $34,840
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $28,960
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,150
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $28,810
$30,750
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 ($39,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $37,740
Portsmouth, NH-ME $39,110
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,620
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $36,840
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,880
$38,038
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($41,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $31,430
Trenton, NJ $40,430
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $41,900
$37,920
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($39,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $29,180
Las Cruces, NM $29,910
Santa Fe, NM $31,970
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,220
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $26,800
$31,416
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 ($35,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $35,610
Reno, NV $27,140
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $33,400
$32,050
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($44,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $37,240
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $36,310
Elmira, NY $37,190
Glens Falls, NY $42,670
Ithaca, NY $38,430
Kingston, NY $36,420
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $44,620
Rochester, NY $34,470
Syracuse, NY $35,670
Utica-Rome, NY $35,990
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $32,030
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $36,820
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $32,020
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $36,870
$36,911
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($35,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $33,320
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $35,500
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $30,010
Columbus, OH $30,160
Dayton, OH $30,710
Lima, OH $26,910
Mansfield, OH $29,980
Springfield, OH $30,250
Toledo, OH $29,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $28,960
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,530
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $34,240
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $25,230
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,160
$29,966
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($33,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $24,430
Oklahoma City, OK $33,380
Tulsa, OK $28,710
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $29,030
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $29,990
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $24,910
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $26,560
$28,144
Oregon

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

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($39,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $35,950
Corvallis, OR $36,370
Eugene, OR $34,210
Grants Pass, OR $31,110
Medford, OR $33,400
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $36,650
Salem, OR $36,390
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,920
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,000
$35,407
Pennsylvania

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

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($44,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $31,450
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $33,830
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $30,530
East Stroudsburg, PA $34,510
Erie, PA $35,420
Gettysburg, PA $32,760
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $36,360
Johnstown, PA $31,730
Lancaster, PA $32,770
Lebanon, PA $30,790
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $44,110
Pittsburgh, PA $38,840
Reading, PA $36,750
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $31,960
State College, PA $36,480
Williamsport, PA $44,240
York-Hanover, PA $32,980
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $34,850
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $25,850
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $33,570
$34,489
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 ($23,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $21,390
Arecibo, PR $22,330
Guayama, PR $22,470
Mayaguez, PR $20,310
Ponce, PR $20,420
San German, PR $18,790
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $21,250
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $23,430
$21,299
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 ($36,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $31,880
Florence, SC $27,040
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $31,940
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $36,500
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $32,720
Spartanburg, SC $32,530
Sumter, SC $24,920
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $27,460
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,160
$29,910
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($35,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $35,310
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,590
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,220
$34,373
Tennessee

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

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($35,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $28,710
Cleveland, TN $27,580
Jackson, TN $25,470
Johnson City, TN $25,590
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $24,960
Knoxville, TN $35,550
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,150
Morristown, TN $28,730
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $35,020
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $27,220
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $29,220
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $23,580
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $28,820
$28,892
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($39,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $31,270
Austin-Round Rock, TX $38,930
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $29,030
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $25,640
College Station-Bryan, TX $29,920
Corpus Christi, TX $32,030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $32,830
El Paso, TX $27,200
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $32,890
Killeen-Temple, TX $26,660
Laredo, TX $25,180
Longview, TX $30,470
Lubbock, TX $32,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $31,460
Midland, TX $39,940
Odessa, TX $37,600
San Angelo, TX $25,980
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $32,470
Sherman-Denison, TX $29,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $31,930
Tyler, TX $30,440
Victoria, TX $27,830
Waco, TX $37,160
Wichita Falls, TX $36,220
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $31,980
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,820
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,000
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,850
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,190
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,250
$31,451
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($37,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $25,810
Provo-Orem, UT $28,450
St. George, UT $26,560
Salt Lake City, UT $37,160
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,340
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $34,730
$30,175
Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($40,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $40,240
Harrisonburg, VA $35,270
Lynchburg, VA $29,460
Richmond, VA $33,960
Roanoke, VA $37,730
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $37,000
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $39,230
Winchester, VA-WV $31,050
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,930
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,350
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,130
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,590
$33,912
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($39,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,870
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,710
$38,790
Wisconsin

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

Wausau, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($38,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $33,800
Fond du Lac, WI $34,550
Green Bay, WI $31,010
Janesville-Beloit, WI $32,840
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $31,150
Madison, WI $31,990
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $33,200
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $32,160
Racine, WI $34,050
Sheboygan, WI $34,870
Wausau, WI $38,520
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,260
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,300
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,920
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $30,120
$33,383
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($36,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $36,100
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $27,020
Morgantown, WV $29,180
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $26,290
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $25,140
Wheeling, WV-OH $27,040
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $26,920
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,220
$27,864
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($41,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $34,690
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $41,730
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $34,570
$36,997

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $33,055. 

  First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.

Salary Ratio: 2.01    

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    
  • Banquet Captain
  • Banquet Supervisor
  • Bar Manager
  • Bartender Manager
  • Cafeteria Manager
  • Cafeteria Supervisor
  • Canteen Manager
  • Cocktail Lounge Manager
  • Commissary Production Supervisor
  • Cook Manager
  • Counter Supervisor
  • Crew Chief
  • Crew Leader
  • Dairy Bar Manager
  • Dietary Manager
  • Dietary Supervisor
  • Dining Room Captain
  • Dining Room Manager
  • Dining Room Supervisor
  • Fast Food Restaurant Manager
  • Fast Food Services Manager
  • Fast Food Supervisor
  • Flight Kitchen Manager
  • Floor Supervisor
  • Food and Nutrition Services Supervisor
  • Food Beverage Supervisor
  • Food Concession Manager
  • Food Production Supervisor
  • Food Service Director
  • Food Service Industry Supervisor
  • Food Service Manager
  • Food Service Supervisor
  • Food Supervisor
  • Fountain Manager
  • Fountain Supervisor
  • Kitchen Leader
  • Kitchen Manager
  • Kitchen Supervisor
  • Kitchen Work Supervisor
  • Kosher Dietary Service Manager
  • Kosher Dietary Service Supervisor
  • Lunch Counter Manager
  • Luncheonette Manager
  • Lunchroom Food Service Supervisor
  • Lunchroom Manager
  • Lunchroom Supervisor
  • Motel Food Service Supervisor
  • Restaurant Shift Leader
  • Restaurant Shift Supervisor
  • Restaurant Supervisor
  • Room Service Supervisor
  • School Lunch Manager
  • Snack Bar Manager
  • Soda Fountain Manager
  • Tea Room Manager
  • US Salary Median: $34,149
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 19.6%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


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