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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Forest Technology & Technician Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to assist foresters in the management and production of forest resources. Includes instruction in woods and field skills, tree identification, timber measurement, logging and timber harvesting, forest propagation and regeneration, forest fire-fighting, resource management, equipment operation and maintenance, record-keeping, sales and purchasing operations, and personnel supervision.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Provide technical assistance regarding the conservation of soil, water, forests, or related natural resources. May compile data pertaining to size, content, condition, and other characteristics of forest tracts under the direction of foresters, or train and lead forest workers in forest propagation and fire prevention and suppression. Under supervision, perform manual labor necessary to develop, maintain, or protect areas such as forests, forested areas, woodlands, wetlands, and rangelands through such activities as raising and transporting seedlings; combating insects, pests, and diseases harmful to plant life; and building structures to control water, erosion, and leaching of soil.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $39,831
    "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.): 5.2%
    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.):  $10,970/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,838/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,440/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,263/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,382/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,409/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: $39,831

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($77,070) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($48,560).

Fairbanks, AK $30,340
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $48,560
$39,450
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($38,855).

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,855
Auburn-Opelika, AL $32,550
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $29,910
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $22,030
Decatur, AL $23,500
Dothan, AL $29,760
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $25,190
Huntsville, AL $24,940
Mobile, AL $24,600
Montgomery, AL $30,050
Tuscaloosa, AL $37,270
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,820
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,540
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,400
$30,218
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($40,280).

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,280
Fort Smith, AR-OK $28,360
Jonesboro, AR $30,270
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $33,960
Pine Bluff, AR $31,190
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $28,990
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,090
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,790
$32,579
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($35,525).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $34,315
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $35,525
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $27,280
Prescott, AZ $27,620
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $25,750
Tucson, AZ $30,800
Yuma, AZ $28,150
$31,031
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($59,200).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $38,790
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $43,860
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $38,050
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $40,380
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $59,200
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $37,650
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $33,765
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $36,080
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,880
Salinas, CA $30,480
$39,058
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($36,975).

Colorado Springs, CO $33,035
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $36,220
Fort Collins, CO $35,485
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $33,535
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $33,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,975
Grand Junction, CO $30,540
Greeley, CO $31,560
Pueblo, CO $34,550
$34,337
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($75,840).

Danbury, CT $50,485
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $54,040
New Haven, CT $53,470
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $60,210
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $52,510
$56,115
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($56,720).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $51,800
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,605
Gainesville, FL $39,115
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Jacksonville, FL $43,770
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $39,870
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $45,085
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $41,220
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $41,615
Ocala, FL $39,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $41,155
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $56,720
Panama City, FL $56,600
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $48,035
Port St. Lucie, FL $43,725
Punta Gorda, FL $33,595
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $38,560
Sebring, FL $36,530
Tallahassee, FL $36,305
The Villages, FL $53,650
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $40,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,385
$43,370
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($52,690).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $31,815
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $38,065
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,915
Brunswick, GA $33,750
Columbus, GA-AL $30,430
Gainesville, GA $27,750
Macon, GA $31,220
Rome, GA $42,030
Savannah, GA $40,930
Valdosta, GA $23,930
Warner Robins, GA $52,690
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,520
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $26,390
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $29,220
$33,909
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($41,770).

Urban Honolulu, HI $41,770
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $38,880
$40,325
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($42,335).

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,950
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,335
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,720
Cedar Rapids, IA $34,960
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $32,860
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $34,180
Dubuque, IA $38,010
Iowa City, IA $26,270
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $36,390
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $41,070
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,930
$36,763
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($44,610).

Idaho Falls, ID $31,120
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,100
Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,430
Lewiston, ID-WA $44,610
Twin Falls, ID $25,470
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,710
$35,208
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

South Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($56,250).

Springfield, IL $53,440
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,880
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,060
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,410
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,250
$51,208
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($74,940).

Columbus, IN $58,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $74,940
Evansville, IN-KY $51,940
Fort Wayne, IN $43,610
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $53,720
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $46,835
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $38,080
Muncie, IN $43,730
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $42,560
Terre Haute, IN $48,850
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,895
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,760
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,170
$47,652
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($31,690).

Topeka, KS $31,610
Wichita, KS $30,320
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $31,690
$31,207
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($33,250).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $27,750
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $30,280
Owensboro, KY $33,250
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,050
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,690
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $27,410
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $22,470
$28,700
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($47,645).

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,645
Baton Rouge, LA $33,100
Hammond, LA $25,050
Lafayette, LA $27,680
Lake Charles, LA $32,250
Monroe, LA $31,470
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $36,350
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $37,320
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $26,180
$34,469
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($34,460).

California-Lexington Park, MD $34,460
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $24,590
Salisbury, MD-DE $33,010
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $32,840
$31,225
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($55,120).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $55,120
Portland-South Portland, ME $52,230
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $48,060
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,415
$51,456
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($41,310).

Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,395
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,640
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,310
Bay City, MI $24,850
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $27,440
Flint, MI $36,970
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $26,310
Jackson, MI $24,560
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $29,840
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $40,150
Monroe, MI $30,330
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $28,290
Saginaw, MI $33,610
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,870
$33,701
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($50,180).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $48,100
St. Cloud, MN $50,180
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,070
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $43,250
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,130
$46,746
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($46,050).

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,050
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,260
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,080
$43,463
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($43,305).

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,305
Jackson, MS $28,550
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,630
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,450
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,050
$36,548
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($39,160).

Great Falls, MT $30,105
Missoula, MT $38,165
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,230
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,160
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,635
$35,659
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($44,610).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $31,950
Fayetteville, NC $32,520
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $34,685
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,120
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,475
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,070
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,350
Burlington, NC $32,520
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $36,160
Goldsboro, NC $22,530
Greensboro-High Point, NC $30,920
Greenville, NC $26,000
New Bern, NC $44,610
Raleigh, NC $29,590
Rocky Mount, NC $22,850
Wilmington, NC $25,960
Winston-Salem, NC $27,710
$32,800
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($37,250).

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,765
Fargo, ND-MN $36,120
Grand Forks, ND-MN $37,250
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,160
$36,812
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($41,895).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,895
Lincoln, NE $34,520
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $35,030
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $32,180
$37,580
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($45,680).

Manchester, NH $29,330
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,680
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,740
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,530
$37,820
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($93,870).

Ocean City, NJ $66,070
Trenton, NJ $93,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $71,270
$77,070
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($34,830).

Santa Fe, NM $32,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,830
Las Cruces, NM $19,870
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $26,350
$29,987
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($40,935).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $36,610
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $40,935
Reno, NV $32,620
$37,775
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($57,960).

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $45,710
Utica-Rome, NY $57,960
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $48,700
$50,790
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($40,290).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $30,210
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $29,000
Columbus, OH $34,540
Dayton, OH $27,870
Mansfield, OH $24,340
Springfield, OH $26,020
Toledo, OH $36,080
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $31,560
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,140
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $40,290
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $24,370
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,380
$31,155
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Lawton, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($70,410).

Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $50,930
Tulsa, OK $48,730
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,930
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,890
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,680
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,210
$48,396
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($42,460).

Grants Pass, OR $38,410
Medford, OR $38,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $42,460
Salem, OR $37,270
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,775
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $34,920
$38,504
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($56,950).

Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,670
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,950
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,290
Pittsburgh, PA $48,700
$49,403
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($41,530).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $32,360
San German, PR $35,630
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,390
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
$38,090
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($30,270).

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $29,910
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,270
$30,030
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($40,210).

Knoxville, TN $32,380
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $38,320
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,040
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,210
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $29,970
$35,148
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($38,580).

Corpus Christi, TX $37,185
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $35,640
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,060
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,405
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,355
Amarillo, TX $30,840
Austin-Round Rock, TX $28,980
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $38,580
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $19,090
College Station-Bryan, TX $29,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $26,070
El Paso, TX $26,850
Killeen-Temple, TX $28,250
Laredo, TX $19,880
Longview, TX $35,330
Lubbock, TX $27,810
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $22,070
San Angelo, TX $25,680
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $28,990
Sherman-Denison, TX $23,100
Texarkana, TX-AR $36,450
Tyler, TX $27,500
Waco, TX $32,730
Wichita Falls, TX $23,470
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,320
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,890
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,900
$30,162
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($34,965).

Provo-Orem, UT $27,615
Salt Lake City, UT $34,965
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $31,175
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $31,040
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $33,730
$31,480
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($38,850).

Charlottesville, VA $35,650
Harrisonburg, VA $31,000
Lynchburg, VA $35,490
Richmond, VA $34,620
Roanoke, VA $32,100
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $28,350
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $32,960
Winchester, VA-WV $27,830
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,760
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,490
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,830
$32,744
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($39,130).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,130
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $35,570
$37,350
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($53,820).

Madison, WI $35,590
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $53,820
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $32,205
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,540
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,770
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $20,470
$36,393
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($36,460).

Charleston, WV $32,980
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $27,460
Morgantown, WV $34,800
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,450
Wheeling, WV-OH $26,490
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,460
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,840
$31,069
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($33,230).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $33,230
$33,230

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $48,176

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is New Jersey ($77,070) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

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

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($48,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL N/A
Mobile, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,750
Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($47,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,580
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,580
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($38,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $38,310
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $34,920
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$36,615
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($59,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $47,400
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $43,860
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $38,050
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $40,380
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $59,200
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $37,650
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,240
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $36,080
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,880
Salinas, CA N/A
$41,971
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($42,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $36,660
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $42,330
Fort Collins, CO $39,550
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,930
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $34,920
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $34,920
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
$37,885
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 ($94,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $66,720
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,620
New Haven, CT $76,440
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,770
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$76,263
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($73,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,780
Gainesville, FL $51,810
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Jacksonville, FL $57,810
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $67,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,520
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,450
Ocala, FL $49,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $57,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $70,550
Panama City, FL $60,340
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,590
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,040
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,700
Sebring, FL $48,230
Tallahassee, FL $48,610
The Villages, FL $72,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,730
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,570
$57,353
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($38,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $33,620
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $38,930
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,490
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$36,680
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($46,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,380
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,700
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,830
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,303
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($34,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Idaho Falls, ID $34,910
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $34,920
Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$34,915
Illinois

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

South Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($56,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, IL $53,440
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,880
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,060
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,410
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,250
$51,208
Indiana

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

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $58,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $74,940
Evansville, IN-KY $72,620
Fort Wayne, IN $60,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $68,400
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $58,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $48,910
Muncie, IN $58,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $63,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,260
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,970
$60,013
Kansas N/A
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

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

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($47,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,780
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,780
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
Portland-South Portland, ME $66,850
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,270
$64,368
Michigan

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

Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($53,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,700
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,250
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,050
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,333
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($50,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $48,100
St. Cloud, MN $50,180
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,070
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $43,250
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,130
$46,746
Missouri

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

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($46,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,050
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,260
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,080
$43,463
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($50,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,600
Jackson, MS N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,600
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($38,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $34,910
Missoula, MT $38,930
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,920
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,920
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,240
$36,184
North Carolina

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

Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($41,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,820
Fayetteville, NC $37,100
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $39,900
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,030
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,860
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,940
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,530
Burlington, NC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
$40,026
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 ($39,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,640
Fargo, ND-MN N/A
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$39,640
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($47,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,580
Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,580
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

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

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

Ocean City, NJ $66,070
Trenton, NJ $93,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $71,270
$77,070
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($35,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $35,150
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,920
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$35,035
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 ($36,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $36,610
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $34,020
Reno, NV N/A
$35,315
New York

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

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($57,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $45,710
Utica-Rome, NY $57,960
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $48,700
$50,790
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($30,410) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $30,410
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$30,410
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Tulsa, OK $70,530
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,650
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
$64,366
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 ($42,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Grants Pass, OR $38,410
Medford, OR $38,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $42,460
Salem, OR $37,270
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $34,920
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $34,920
$37,817
Pennsylvania

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

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($56,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,670
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,950
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,290
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
$49,637
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($41,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $32,360
San German, PR $35,630
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,390
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
$38,090
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($35,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,290
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$35,290
Tennessee

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

North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($40,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN $32,380
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $38,320
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,040
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,210
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,920
$37,974
Texas

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

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($44,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Corpus Christi, TX $43,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $43,010
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,820
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,110
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,000
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$43,188
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($34,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $31,220
Salt Lake City, UT $34,920
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $32,060
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $31,220
Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
$32,355
Virginia N/A
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($53,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $35,590
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $53,820
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,680
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,130
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,770
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,998
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($34,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $34,920
$34,920

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $31,485

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Pennsylvania ($48,700) in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($48,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $30,340
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $48,560
$39,450
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($37,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $28,960
Auburn-Opelika, AL $32,550
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $29,910
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $22,030
Decatur, AL $23,500
Dothan, AL $29,760
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $25,190
Huntsville, AL $24,940
Mobile, AL $24,600
Montgomery, AL $30,050
Tuscaloosa, AL $37,270
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,820
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,540
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,400
$28,894
Arkansas

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

South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($35,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,980
Fort Smith, AR-OK $28,360
Jonesboro, AR $30,270
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $33,960
Pine Bluff, AR $31,190
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $28,990
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,090
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,790
$30,704
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($36,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $30,320
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $36,130
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $27,280
Prescott, AZ $27,620
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $25,750
Tucson, AZ $30,800
Yuma, AZ $28,150
$29,436
California

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

Salinas, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($30,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $30,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,290
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Salinas, CA $30,480
$30,317
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($39,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $29,410
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $30,110
Fort Collins, CO $31,420
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $28,140
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $32,980
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,030
Grand Junction, CO $30,540
Greeley, CO $31,560
Pueblo, CO $34,550
$31,971
Connecticut

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

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($39,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $34,250
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $29,460
New Haven, CT $30,500
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $25,650
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $39,830
$31,938
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Panama City, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($52,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $30,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $21,430
Gainesville, FL $26,420
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $29,730
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $25,130
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $22,750
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $24,920
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $23,780
Ocala, FL $29,250
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $24,650
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $42,890
Panama City, FL $52,860
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $36,480
Port St. Lucie, FL $23,410
Punta Gorda, FL $22,120
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $23,420
Sebring, FL $24,830
Tallahassee, FL $24,000
The Villages, FL $34,760
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $24,830
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $35,200
$28,722
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($52,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $30,010
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $37,200
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,340
Brunswick, GA $33,750
Columbus, GA-AL $30,430
Gainesville, GA $27,750
Macon, GA $31,220
Rome, GA $42,030
Savannah, GA $40,930
Valdosta, GA $23,930
Warner Robins, GA $52,690
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,520
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $26,390
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $29,220
$33,315
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($41,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $41,770
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $38,880
$40,325
Iowa

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

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($41,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,520
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,970
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,610
Cedar Rapids, IA $34,960
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $32,860
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $34,180
Dubuque, IA $38,010
Iowa City, IA $26,270
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $36,390
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $41,070
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,930
$35,252
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($51,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Idaho Falls, ID $27,330
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $51,280
Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,430
Lewiston, ID-WA $44,610
Twin Falls, ID $25,470
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,710
$35,305
Illinois N/A
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($39,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY $31,260
Fort Wayne, IN $26,570
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $39,040
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $35,090
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $27,250
Muncie, IN $28,890
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $30,630
Terre Haute, IN $34,110
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,530
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,370
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,370
$31,919
Kansas

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

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

Topeka, KS $31,610
Wichita, KS $30,320
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $31,690
$31,207
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($33,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $27,750
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $30,280
Owensboro, KY $33,250
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,050
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,690
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $27,410
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $22,470
$28,700
Louisiana

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

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($47,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,510
Baton Rouge, LA $33,100
Hammond, LA $25,050
Lafayette, LA $27,680
Lake Charles, LA $32,250
Monroe, LA $31,470
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $36,350
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $37,320
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $26,180
$32,990
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($34,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $34,460
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $24,590
Salisbury, MD-DE $33,010
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $32,840
$31,225
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($42,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,040
Portland-South Portland, ME $37,610
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $34,970
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,560
$38,545
Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($40,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,090
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,030
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,570
Bay City, MI $24,850
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $27,440
Flint, MI $36,970
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $26,310
Jackson, MI $24,560
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $29,840
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $40,150
Monroe, MI $30,330
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $28,290
Saginaw, MI $33,610
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,870
$30,994
Minnesota N/A
Missouri N/A
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($36,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,010
Jackson, MS $28,550
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,630
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,450
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,050
$33,738
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($43,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $25,300
Missoula, MT $37,400
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,540
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,030
$35,134
North Carolina

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

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($44,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $26,080
Fayetteville, NC $27,940
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $29,470
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,210
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,090
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,200
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,170
Burlington, NC $32,520
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $36,160
Goldsboro, NC $22,530
Greensboro-High Point, NC $30,920
Greenville, NC $26,000
New Bern, NC $44,610
Raleigh, NC $29,590
Rocky Mount, NC $22,850
Wilmington, NC $25,960
Winston-Salem, NC $27,710
$29,824
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($37,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,890
Fargo, ND-MN $36,120
Grand Forks, ND-MN $37,250
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,160
$36,105
Nebraska

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

Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($39,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,210
Lincoln, NE $34,520
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $35,030
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $32,180
$35,580
New Hampshire

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

Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($45,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $29,330
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,680
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,740
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,530
$37,820
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($34,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $28,890
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,740
Las Cruces, NM $19,870
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $26,350
$27,463
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($47,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $47,850
Reno, NV $32,620
$40,235
New York N/A
Ohio

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

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($40,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $30,010
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $29,000
Columbus, OH $34,540
Dayton, OH $27,870
Mansfield, OH $24,340
Springfield, OH $26,020
Toledo, OH $36,080
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $31,560
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,140
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $40,290
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $24,370
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,380
$31,217
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($36,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK $36,030
Tulsa, OK $26,930
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $25,210
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,490
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $27,700
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,230
$29,765
Oregon

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

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($42,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA N/A
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $42,630
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,630
Pennsylvania

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($48,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Pittsburgh, PA $48,700
$48,700
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($30,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,530
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,270
$27,400
Tennessee

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

East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($21,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,020
$21,020
Texas

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

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($38,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corpus Christi, TX $31,370
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $28,270
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,300
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,700
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,710
Amarillo, TX $30,840
Austin-Round Rock, TX $28,980
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $38,580
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $19,090
College Station-Bryan, TX $29,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $26,070
El Paso, TX $26,850
Killeen-Temple, TX $28,250
Laredo, TX $19,880
Longview, TX $35,330
Lubbock, TX $27,810
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $22,070
San Angelo, TX $25,680
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $28,990
Sherman-Denison, TX $23,100
Texarkana, TX-AR $36,450
Tyler, TX $27,500
Waco, TX $32,730
Wichita Falls, TX $23,470
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,320
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,890
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,900
$27,749
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($35,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $24,010
Salt Lake City, UT $35,010
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $30,290
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $30,860
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $33,730
$30,780
Virginia

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

Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($38,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $35,650
Harrisonburg, VA $31,000
Lynchburg, VA $35,490
Richmond, VA $34,620
Roanoke, VA $32,100
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $28,350
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $32,960
Winchester, VA-WV $27,830
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,760
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,490
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,830
$32,744
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($39,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,130
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $35,570
$37,350
Wisconsin

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

South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($29,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI N/A
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,730
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,950
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $20,470
$25,383
West Virginia

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

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($36,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $32,980
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $27,460
Morgantown, WV $34,800
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,450
Wheeling, WV-OH $26,490
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,460
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,840
$31,069
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($31,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $31,540
$31,540

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $48,176.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $31,485. 

  Forest and Conservation Technicians

Provide technical assistance regarding the conservation of soil, water, forests, or related natural resources. May compile data pertaining to size, content, condition, and other characteristics of forest tracts under the direction of foresters, or train and lead forest workers in forest propagation and fire prevention and suppression. May assist conservation scientists in managing, improving, and protecting rangelands and wildlife habitats.

Salary Ratio: 1.3    

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    
  • Biological Science Aide
  • Conservation Agent
  • Conservation Officer
  • Conservation Technician
  • Forest Technician
  • Forester Aide
  • Forestry Aid Technician
  • Forestry Aide
  • Forestry Aide Technician
  • Forestry Technician
  • Grazing Aide
  • Grazing Examiner
  • Natural Resources Technician
  • Range Technician
  • Resource Technician
  • Timber Appraiser
  • Timber Management Technician
  • US Salary Median: $46,462
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Forest and Conservation Workers

Under supervision, perform manual labor necessary to develop, maintain, or protect areas such as forests, forested areas, woodlands, wetlands, and rangelands through such activities as raising and transporting seedlings; combating insects, pests, and diseases harmful to plant life; and building structures to control water, erosion, and leaching of soil. Includes forester aides, seedling pullers, tree planters, and gatherers of nontimber forestry products such as pine straw.

Salary Ratio: 0.56    

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    
  • Blister Rust Eradicator
  • Box Chipper
  • Box Cutter
  • Box Puller
  • Boxer
  • Brusher
  • Chemical Sprayer
  • Chopper
  • Christmas Tree Farm Worker
  • Christmas Tree Grader
  • Christmas Tree Grower
  • Cone Picker
  • Conservation Coordinator
  • Conservation Officer
  • Conservation Specialist
  • Conservation Worker
  • Cupper
  • Dipper
  • Fern Cutter
  • Fern Gatherer
  • Fern Picker
  • Field Laborer
  • Forest Aide
  • Forest and Conservation Worker
  • Forest Nursery Worker
  • Forest Products Gatherer
  • Forest Resource Specialist
  • Forest Worker
  • Forester Aide
  • Forestry Conservation Worker
  • Forestry Farm Laborer
  • Forestry Laborer
  • Forestry Support Specialist
  • Gatherer
  • Geographic Information Systems Coordinator (GIS Coordinator)
  • Greens Picker
  • Greens Tier
  • Grounds Crewman
  • Growth Hacker
  • Gum Dipper
  • Hacker
  • Land Conservation Specialist
  • Moss Picker
  • Nut Picker
  • Palm Gatherer
  • Park Maintainer
  • Pine Straw Gatherer
  • Pitch Gatherer
  • Raker
  • Range Aide
  • Rangelands Conservation Laborer
  • Reforestation Worker
  • Sap Gatherer
  • Scrape Gatherer
  • Seasonal Greenery Bundler
  • Seedling Puller
  • Seedling Sorter
  • Spanish Moss Picker
  • Tar Heel
  • Timber Deadener
  • Timber Killer
  • Timber Poisoner
  • Tree Chipper
  • Tree Climber
  • Tree Coordinator
  • Tree Deadener
  • Tree Killer
  • Tree Planter
  • Tree Sapper
  • Tree Scout
  • Tree Tapping Laborer
  • Tree Trimmer
  • Tree Wrapper
  • Turpentiner
  • Wetlands Conservation Laborer
  • Woods Laborer
  • Woodsman
  • Yarrow Gatherer
  • US Salary Median: $33,383
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 2.5%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $6,838 per year (or $10,969 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $13,676 to earn an associate's (or $21,938 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $6,838 per year (or $10,969 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $27,352 to earn a bachelor's (or $43,876 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Forest Technology & Technician Degrees

The Pennsylvania State University

201 Old Main - University Park, PA

Out-of-state cost: $24,901/year
In-state cost: $15,513/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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