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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Degree

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What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes. Duties may include preparing the body for cremation and performing general maintenance on crematory equipment. May use traditional flame-based cremation, calcination, or alkaline hydrolysis. Perform various tasks to arrange and direct individual funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to mortuary, interviewing family or other authorized person to arrange details, selecting pallbearers, aiding with the selection of officials for religious rites, and providing transportation for mourners.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $49,276
    "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.): 17.57%
    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.):  $9,617/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,912/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.):  $9,617/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,912/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: $49,276

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Washington ($67,793) in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($52,920).

Fairbanks, AK $52,920
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $51,773
$52,347
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($43,050).

Mobile, AL $43,050
Auburn-Opelika, AL $23,220
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $23,300
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $22,620
Decatur, AL $23,710
Dothan, AL $21,900
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $19,560
Gadsden, AL $19,360
Huntsville, AL $23,040
Montgomery, AL $21,620
Tuscaloosa, AL $22,770
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,570
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,900
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,815
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,970
$26,134
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($51,930).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $45,795
Hot Springs, AR $43,305
Jonesboro, AR $45,995
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,930
Pine Bluff, AR $48,155
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,197
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,337
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,863
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,870
$43,919
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($40,615).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $27,650
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $28,260
Prescott, AZ $28,620
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $28,250
Tucson, AZ $40,615
Yuma, AZ $25,670
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $28,730
$31,051
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($61,780).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $49,150
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $50,900
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $56,027
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $61,780
Chico, CA $30,160
El Centro, CA $28,530
Fresno, CA $40,425
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $29,840
Madera, CA $30,760
Merced, CA $30,520
Modesto, CA $30,240
Napa, CA $31,590
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $32,130
Redding, CA $30,140
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $40,575
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $30,950
Salinas, CA $31,560
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $31,180
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $31,220
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $32,540
Santa Rosa, CA $32,890
Stockton-Lodi, CA $40,045
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $30,410
Visalia-Porterville, CA $29,170
Yuba City, CA $29,590
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,020
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,740
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,270
$39,327
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($35,185).

Colorado Springs, CO $27,970
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $35,185
Fort Collins, CO $30,150
Grand Junction, CO $26,490
Greeley, CO $29,830
Pueblo, CO $29,330
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $34,235
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,390
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $33,990
$31,545
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($49,725).

Danbury, CT $30,960
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $28,940
New Haven, CT $49,725
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $27,560
Waterbury, CT $28,300
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $32,540
$35,393
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($55,217).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $46,310
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $50,543
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $55,217
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $24,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $24,670
Gainesville, FL $22,770
Homosassa Springs, FL $23,550
Jacksonville, FL $24,930
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $23,630
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $26,630
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $38,320
Ocala, FL $23,790
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $37,580
Panama City, FL $24,190
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $24,400
Port St. Lucie, FL $37,655
Punta Gorda, FL $28,150
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $26,750
Sebring, FL $23,850
Tallahassee, FL $23,770
The Villages, FL $24,470
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $24,540
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $36,000
$34,840
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

East Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($47,775).

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,100
Athens-Clarke County, GA $21,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $24,230
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $22,940
Brunswick, GA $23,840
Columbus, GA-AL $20,630
Dalton, GA $20,600
Gainesville, GA $24,370
Hinesville, GA $20,690
Macon, GA $23,530
Rome, GA $20,380
Savannah, GA $23,390
Valdosta, GA $20,960
Warner Robins, GA $19,790
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $29,570
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,775
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,750
$29,566
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($66,765).

Urban Honolulu, HI $66,765
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $60,240
$63,503
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($65,927).

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,880
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $59,485
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $65,927
Dubuque, IA $56,360
Iowa City, IA $55,360
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $58,085
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $53,625
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,017
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,190
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,560
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,867
$57,141
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($43,090).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $40,700
Idaho Falls, ID $43,090
Lewiston, ID-WA $40,970
Pocatello, ID $35,610
Twin Falls, ID $37,480
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,190
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $39,240
$39,611
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

South Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($53,320).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $23,370
Champaign-Urbana, IL $27,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $27,160
Danville, IL $29,320
Decatur, IL $26,130
Kankakee, IL $25,440
Peoria, IL $24,530
Rockford, IL $24,240
Springfield, IL $26,710
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,250
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $30,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $31,540
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,320
$32,346
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($49,740).

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,740
Columbus, IN $22,830
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $23,220
Evansville, IN-KY $23,800
Fort Wayne, IN $24,000
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $25,320
Kokomo, IN $24,840
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $23,120
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $23,150
Muncie, IN $25,100
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $24,460
Terre Haute, IN $21,540
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,935
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,215
$32,939
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($38,360).

Manhattan, KS $21,050
Topeka, KS $23,540
Wichita, KS $24,000
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $38,360
$29,062
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($54,035).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $54,035
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,817
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,050
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,913
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $24,140
Lexington-Fayette, KY $24,920
Owensboro, KY $22,890
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,430
$34,124
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($36,735).

Baton Rouge, LA $22,950
Hammond, LA $21,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $20,110
Lafayette, LA $20,390
Lake Charles, LA $19,670
Monroe, LA $19,950
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $34,260
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $36,735
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,420
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $21,905
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,580
$25,103
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($44,300).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $34,640
Leominster-Gardner, MA $31,320
New Bedford, MA $31,650
Pittsfield, MA $32,830
Springfield, MA-CT $44,300
Worcester, MA-CT $32,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $33,290
$35,615
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($74,900).

California-Lexington Park, MD $74,900
Cumberland, MD-WV $54,505
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $60,255
Salisbury, MD-DE $61,710
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $56,865
$61,647
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($66,535).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $56,130
Portland-South Portland, ME $66,535
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $54,535
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $54,753
$57,629
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($71,140).

Battle Creek, MI $63,775
Bay City, MI $59,735
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $71,140
Flint, MI $60,613
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $62,950
Jackson, MI $64,240
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $61,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $63,805
Monroe, MI $60,425
Muskegon, MI $56,280
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $56,625
Saginaw, MI $60,767
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,070
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,620
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,665
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,357
Midland, MI $24,630
$58,822
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($60,850).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $29,040
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $56,855
Rochester, MN $29,120
St. Cloud, MN $27,720
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,665
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $27,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,850
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,885
$44,861
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($64,685).

Columbia, MO $54,640
Jefferson City, MO $50,075
Joplin, MO $49,215
Kansas City, MO-KS $64,685
St. Joseph, MO-KS $55,835
St. Louis, MO-IL $64,155
Springfield, MO $47,860
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,125
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,245
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,180
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,180
$51,185
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($43,140).

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,140
Hattiesburg, MS $22,970
Jackson, MS $20,640
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,890
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $21,540
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,915
$29,683
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($58,145).

Great Falls, MT $55,590
Missoula, MT $53,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,145
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,860
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $51,470
$54,567
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($48,745).

Burlington, NC $20,730
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $30,165
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $26,990
Fayetteville, NC $23,060
Goldsboro, NC $21,670
Greensboro-High Point, NC $44,965
Greenville, NC $23,280
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $31,845
Jacksonville, NC $22,470
New Bern, NC $22,720
Raleigh, NC $38,700
Rocky Mount, NC $21,970
Wilmington, NC $22,860
Winston-Salem, NC $37,490
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,745
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,220
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,595
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,510
$31,980
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($61,465).

Fargo, ND-MN $61,465
Grand Forks, ND-MN $58,840
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,905
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,763
$57,523
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($25,680).

Lincoln, NE $23,850
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $25,680
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $23,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $23,830
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $24,500
$24,360
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($61,540).

Manchester, NH $56,537
Portsmouth, NH-ME $61,540
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,160
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $48,403
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,590
$52,046
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($66,773).

Ocean City, NJ $55,447
Trenton, NJ $66,773
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $54,663
$58,961
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($58,260).

Farmington, NM $56,650
Las Cruces, NM $52,355
Santa Fe, NM $58,260
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $55,295
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $54,905
$55,493
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($24,530).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $23,310
Reno, NV $24,530
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $23,250
$23,697
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($66,240).

Rochester, NY $66,240
Binghamton, NY $28,200
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $28,450
Elmira, NY $26,070
Glens Falls, NY $28,860
Ithaca, NY $30,700
Kingston, NY $30,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $47,165
Syracuse, NY $29,060
Utica-Rome, NY $28,800
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $26,090
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $34,825
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $27,330
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $29,310
$37,078
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($44,690).

Canton-Massillon, OH $22,530
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $35,440
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $44,690
Columbus, OH $40,030
Dayton, OH $24,550
Lima, OH $21,390
Mansfield, OH $22,930
Springfield, OH $23,880
Toledo, OH $41,270
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $37,860
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,570
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $41,520
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,545
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $21,530
$36,212
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($41,583).

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,583
Lawton, OK $21,130
Oklahoma City, OK $24,320
Tulsa, OK $27,520
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,975
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,720
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $22,140
$30,277
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($71,295).

Bend-Redmond, OR $57,955
Corvallis, OR $65,125
Eugene, OR $56,410
Grants Pass, OR $52,080
Medford, OR $56,945
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $71,295
Salem, OR $63,890
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,940
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,295
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,230
$58,537
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($56,663).

Pittsburgh, PA $44,627
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $46,167
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,663
Altoona, PA $20,890
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $23,690
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $21,150
East Stroudsburg, PA $23,270
Erie, PA $35,335
Gettysburg, PA $25,070
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $43,390
Johnstown, PA $23,180
Lancaster, PA $50,265
Lebanon, PA $28,960
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $43,850
Reading, PA $25,560
State College, PA $23,910
Williamsport, PA $23,670
York-Hanover, PA $24,650
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $33,805
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,800
$37,352
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($42,165).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $33,970
Arecibo, PR $32,435
Guayama, PR $34,825
Mayaguez, PR $34,340
Ponce, PR $35,740
San German, PR $29,790
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $42,165
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $31,305
$34,321
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($61,840).

Columbia, SC $61,840
Florence, SC $57,340
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $59,370
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $57,385
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $53,035
Spartanburg, SC $50,903
Sumter, SC $52,885
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,080
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,785
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,710
$54,861
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($66,530).

Sioux Falls, SD $66,530
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,955
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,335
$59,940
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($47,670).

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $45,877
Clarksville, TN-KY $20,960
Cleveland, TN $21,500
Jackson, TN $24,070
Johnson City, TN $21,160
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $30,435
Knoxville, TN $36,425
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $33,260
Morristown, TN $20,650
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,295
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,670
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,105
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,355
$33,594
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($69,435).

Amarillo, TX $54,075
Austin-Round Rock, TX $68,645
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $55,965
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $46,020
College Station-Bryan, TX $56,050
Corpus Christi, TX $54,020
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $64,880
El Paso, TX $52,840
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $67,725
Killeen-Temple, TX $55,070
Laredo, TX $51,055
Longview, TX $57,020
Lubbock, TX $54,740
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $51,495
Midland, TX $69,435
Odessa, TX $62,035
San Angelo, TX $48,790
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $57,257
Sherman-Denison, TX $52,050
Texarkana, TX-AR $49,615
Tyler, TX $52,030
Victoria, TX $51,720
Waco, TX $51,157
Wichita Falls, TX $49,995
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,613
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,517
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,290
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,715
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,713
$54,595
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($58,600).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $48,940
Provo-Orem, UT $56,515
St. George, UT $43,360
Salt Lake City, UT $58,600
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $49,740
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,800
$49,993
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($71,710).

Charlottesville, VA $71,710
Harrisonburg, VA $60,580
Lynchburg, VA $58,895
Richmond, VA $69,320
Roanoke, VA $58,710
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $62,005
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,983
Winchester, VA-WV $65,795
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,590
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,075
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,735
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,415
$61,145
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($48,653).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,883
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,653
$48,268
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($74,247).

Eau Claire, WI $60,060
Fond du Lac, WI $65,795
Green Bay, WI $64,710
Janesville-Beloit, WI $65,565
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $61,455
Madison, WI $74,247
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,147
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $65,520
Racine, WI $60,573
Sheboygan, WI $64,310
Wausau, WI $64,550
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,805
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,403
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $71,313
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,527
$65,005
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($42,225).

Charleston, WV $23,140
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $24,570
Morgantown, WV $23,410
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,930
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $24,870
Wheeling, WV-OH $42,225
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,910
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,020
$29,632
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($50,220).

Cheyenne, WY $47,243
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $50,220
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $44,880
$47,448

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $73,225

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Washington ($102,293) in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($63,085) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $63,085
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $62,310
$62,698
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($65,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $65,500
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
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,460
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,980
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($75,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $69,500
Hot Springs, AR $64,060
Jonesboro, AR $70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $65,555
Pine Bluff, AR $75,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,755
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $60,415
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,090
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $26,220
$59,502
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($52,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $52,670
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,670
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($74,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $57,655
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $60,905
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $65,760
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $74,590
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $51,250
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $50,990
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $31,190
Salinas, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA $48,990
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$55,166
Colorado

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

Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($41,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $40,140
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,970
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,055
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($67,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT $67,980
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,980
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($70,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $56,330
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $63,360
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $70,080
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $46,960
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $47,830
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL $51,050
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,560
$54,739
Georgia

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

East Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($74,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,795
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, 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 $37,140
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $74,370
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $45,450
$53,939
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $103,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $89,380
$96,450
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($102,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $102,400
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $94,840
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $85,970
Dubuque, IA $88,010
Iowa City, IA $86,670
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $91,600
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $85,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $70,015
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $75,195
$84,820
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($54,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $48,055
Idaho Falls, ID $54,260
Lewiston, ID-WA $47,905
Pocatello, ID $42,445
Twin Falls, ID $44,610
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,785
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,545
$47,372
Illinois

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

South Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($81,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $61,200
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,160
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,820
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $81,880
$55,015
Indiana

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

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $63,525
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $63,500
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $74,030
$67,018
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($54,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $54,540
$54,540
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($82,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $82,700
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,275
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,400
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,355
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,933
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($52,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $46,610
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $52,370
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $23,410
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,797
Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($58,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $58,040
Worcester, MA-CT N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,040
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $124,070
Cumberland, MD-WV $83,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $92,550
Salisbury, MD-DE $96,880
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $86,520
$96,624
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME $102,710
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,910
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $67,320
$83,063
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($116,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $101,110
Bay City, MI $91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $116,250
Flint, MI $78,795
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $81,395
Jackson, MI $101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $78,145
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $102,910
Monroe, MI $96,080
Muskegon, MI $87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $87,910
Saginaw, MI $78,090
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $78,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $75,940
Midland, MI N/A
$87,677
Minnesota

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

Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($92,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $83,910
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,350
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $92,970
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,630
$78,215
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $83,710
Jefferson City, MO $77,410
Joplin, MO $76,820
Kansas City, MO-KS $104,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS $87,470
St. Louis, MO-IL $103,250
Springfield, MO $60,460
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,400
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,520
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,150
$77,692
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($54,695) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,695
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $23,510
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,190
$39,132
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($90,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $86,950
Missoula, MT $83,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $90,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $80,750
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,620
$83,674
North Carolina

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

Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($74,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $35,320
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $66,340
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $39,630
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $53,300
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC $51,060
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $74,540
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,670
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,123
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($96,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $96,880
Grand Forks, ND-MN $93,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $87,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,615
$85,979
Nebraska N/A
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 ($77,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $71,110
Portsmouth, NH-ME $77,190
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,625
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,915
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $64,170
$64,402
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 ($85,445) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $68,240
Trenton, NJ $85,445
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $69,155
$74,280
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $88,970
Las Cruces, NM $81,350
Santa Fe, NM $86,670
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $85,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $86,740
$85,836
Nevada N/A
New York

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

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($84,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Rochester, NY $84,910
Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $62,060
Syracuse, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY $30,980
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $40,670
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,655
Ohio

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

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($66,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,490
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $65,210
Columbus, OH $54,820
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $58,880
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $52,680
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,430
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $60,150
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,090
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,844
Oklahoma

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

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($51,415) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,415
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $31,420
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,238
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 ($109,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $86,300
Corvallis, OR $100,370
Eugene, OR $82,800
Grants Pass, OR $77,520
Medford, OR $84,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $109,690
Salem, OR $97,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $67,935
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,930
$86,501
Pennsylvania

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

Lancaster, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($74,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Pittsburgh, PA $54,715
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $57,125
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $72,890
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA $47,430
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $60,100
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $74,580
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $60,270
Reading, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,470
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,720
$58,033
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($65,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $49,140
Arecibo, PR $46,040
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $52,610
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $65,190
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$49,444
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($98,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $98,200
Florence, SC $92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $76,595
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $88,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $82,600
Spartanburg, SC $64,735
Sumter, SC $85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,100
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,440
$83,153
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($106,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $106,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $96,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,130
$94,357
Tennessee

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

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($73,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $56,285
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $37,990
Knoxville, TN $49,690
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $43,250
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,510
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $73,440
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,310
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,200
$48,834
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($113,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $85,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX $108,710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $89,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $71,130
College Station-Bryan, TX $89,190
Corpus Christi, TX $85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $84,520
El Paso, TX $84,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $111,570
Killeen-Temple, TX $87,720
Laredo, TX $81,730
Longview, TX $91,340
Lubbock, TX $86,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $81,080
Midland, TX $113,270
Odessa, TX $99,430
San Angelo, TX $77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $73,905
Sherman-Denison, TX $83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR $76,310
Tyler, TX $80,080
Victoria, TX $82,200
Waco, TX $64,835
Wichita Falls, TX $79,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,470
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $69,320
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $85,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,765
$83,474
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,350
Provo-Orem, UT $88,790
St. George, UT $60,610
Salt Lake City, UT $90,130
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,400
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,030
$74,052
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($113,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $112,760
Harrisonburg, VA $96,040
Lynchburg, VA $96,250
Richmond, VA $113,150
Roanoke, VA $75,875
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $96,790
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $83,755
Winchester, VA-WV $106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $69,115
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,290
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,120
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $90,090
$93,083
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($57,615) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $55,705
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,615
$56,660
Wisconsin

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

Fond du Lac, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($107,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $93,850
Fond du Lac, WI $107,510
Green Bay, WI $104,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI $107,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $97,540
Madison, WI $96,660
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $85,545
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $103,580
Racine, WI $75,790
Sheboygan, WI $104,340
Wausau, WI $102,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $82,240
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $94,015
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $85,815
$95,052
West Virginia

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

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($59,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH $59,490
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,580
$50,035
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($60,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $58,240
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,010
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,965
$57,738

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $25,328

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Massachusetts ($32,411) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($32,590) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $32,590
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $30,700
$31,645
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($23,900) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mobile, AL $20,600
Auburn-Opelika, AL $23,220
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $23,300
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $22,620
Decatur, AL $23,710
Dothan, AL $21,900
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $19,560
Gadsden, AL $19,360
Huntsville, AL $23,040
Montgomery, AL $21,620
Tuscaloosa, AL $22,770
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,570
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,900
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,170
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,970
$21,887
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($24,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $22,090
Hot Springs, AR $22,550
Jonesboro, AR $21,170
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $24,680
Pine Bluff, AR $21,210
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,080
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,180
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,410
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,520
$22,321
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($28,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $27,650
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $28,260
Prescott, AZ $28,620
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $28,250
Tucson, AZ $28,560
Yuma, AZ $25,670
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $28,730
$27,963
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($36,560) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $32,140
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $30,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $36,560
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $36,160
Chico, CA $30,160
El Centro, CA $28,530
Fresno, CA $29,600
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $29,840
Madera, CA $30,760
Merced, CA $30,520
Modesto, CA $30,240
Napa, CA $31,590
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $32,130
Redding, CA $30,140
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $30,160
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $30,710
Salinas, CA $31,560
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $31,180
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $31,220
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $32,540
Santa Rosa, CA $32,890
Stockton-Lodi, CA $31,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $30,410
Visalia-Porterville, CA $29,170
Yuba City, CA $29,590
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,020
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,740
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,270
$31,172
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($33,990) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $27,970
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $30,230
Fort Collins, CO $30,150
Grand Junction, CO $26,490
Greeley, CO $29,830
Pueblo, CO $29,330
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $26,500
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,390
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $33,990
$29,431
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($32,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $30,960
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $28,940
New Haven, CT $31,470
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $27,560
Waterbury, CT $28,300
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $32,540
$29,962
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($29,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $26,270
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $24,910
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $25,490
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $24,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $24,670
Gainesville, FL $22,770
Homosassa Springs, FL $23,550
Jacksonville, FL $24,930
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $23,630
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $26,630
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $29,680
Ocala, FL $23,790
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $27,330
Panama City, FL $24,190
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $24,400
Port St. Lucie, FL $24,260
Punta Gorda, FL $28,150
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $26,750
Sebring, FL $23,850
Tallahassee, FL $23,770
The Villages, FL $24,470
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $24,540
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $24,440
$25,077
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Gainesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($24,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,710
Athens-Clarke County, GA $21,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $24,230
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $22,940
Brunswick, GA $23,840
Columbus, GA-AL $20,630
Dalton, GA $20,600
Gainesville, GA $24,370
Hinesville, GA $20,690
Macon, GA $23,530
Rome, GA $20,380
Savannah, GA $23,390
Valdosta, GA $20,960
Warner Robins, GA $19,790
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $22,000
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,180
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $22,050
$22,112
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($31,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $30,010
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $31,100
$30,555
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($25,840) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $25,360
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $24,130
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $25,840
Dubuque, IA $24,710
Iowa City, IA $24,050
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $24,570
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $21,840
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $22,020
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,230
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,360
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $23,210
$24,029
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($27,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $25,990
Idaho Falls, ID $20,750
Lewiston, ID-WA $27,100
Pocatello, ID $21,940
Twin Falls, ID $23,220
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $25,000
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,630
$24,090
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Danville, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($29,320) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $23,370
Champaign-Urbana, IL $27,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $27,160
Danville, IL $29,320
Decatur, IL $26,130
Kankakee, IL $25,440
Peoria, IL $24,530
Rockford, IL $24,240
Springfield, IL $26,710
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,300
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,420
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,260
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,760
$25,371
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($25,320) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,170
Columbus, IN $22,830
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $23,220
Evansville, IN-KY $23,800
Fort Wayne, IN $24,000
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $25,320
Kokomo, IN $24,840
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $23,120
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $23,150
Muncie, IN $25,100
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $24,460
Terre Haute, IN $21,540
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $24,370
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $20,400
$23,451
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($24,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $21,050
Topeka, KS $23,540
Wichita, KS $24,000
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$22,693
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($25,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $25,370
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $21,900
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,700
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,030
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $24,140
Lexington-Fayette, KY $24,920
Owensboro, KY $22,890
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,430
$23,798
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($22,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $22,950
Hammond, LA $21,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $20,110
Lafayette, LA $20,390
Lake Charles, LA $19,670
Monroe, LA $19,950
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $21,910
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $21,100
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,420
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,400
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,580
$20,823
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($34,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $34,640
Leominster-Gardner, MA $31,320
New Bedford, MA $31,650
Pittsfield, MA $32,830
Springfield, MA-CT $30,560
Worcester, MA-CT $32,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $33,290
$32,411
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($27,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $25,730
Cumberland, MD-WV $25,910
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $27,960
Salisbury, MD-DE $26,540
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $27,210
$26,670
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($30,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $28,950
Portland-South Portland, ME $30,360
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $30,160
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,620
$29,773
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($28,480) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI $26,440
Bay City, MI $28,270
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $26,030
Flint, MI $24,250
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $26,060
Jackson, MI $26,690
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $28,480
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $24,700
Monroe, MI $24,770
Muskegon, MI $24,750
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $25,340
Saginaw, MI $26,120
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $25,920
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,700
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,680
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,190
Midland, MI $24,630
$25,884
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($29,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $29,040
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $29,800
Rochester, MN $29,120
St. Cloud, MN $27,720
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $25,980
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $27,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $28,730
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $27,140
$28,184
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

North Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($25,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $25,570
Jefferson City, MO $22,740
Joplin, MO $21,610
Kansas City, MO-KS $24,530
St. Joseph, MO-KS $24,200
St. Louis, MO-IL $25,060
Springfield, MO $22,660
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $22,850
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $25,910
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,500
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,210
$23,804
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($22,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,030
Hattiesburg, MS $22,970
Jackson, MS $20,640
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,890
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,570
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,640
$20,790
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($26,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $24,230
Missoula, MT $24,500
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $26,280
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $26,970
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,320
$25,460
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($26,990) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $20,730
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $25,010
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $26,990
Fayetteville, NC $23,060
Goldsboro, NC $21,670
Greensboro-High Point, NC $23,590
Greenville, NC $23,280
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $24,060
Jacksonville, NC $22,470
New Bern, NC $22,720
Raleigh, NC $24,100
Rocky Mount, NC $21,970
Wilmington, NC $22,860
Winston-Salem, NC $23,920
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,950
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,220
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,520
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,510
$23,368
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($28,440) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $26,050
Grand Forks, ND-MN $24,630
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,440
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,060
$26,795
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($25,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $23,850
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $25,680
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $23,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $23,830
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $24,500
$24,360
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($30,240) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $27,390
Portsmouth, NH-ME $30,240
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $24,230
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $25,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $29,430
$27,334
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($29,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $29,860
Trenton, NJ $29,430
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $25,680
$28,323
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($29,850) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $24,330
Las Cruces, NM $23,360
Santa Fe, NM $29,850
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $25,140
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $23,070
$25,150
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($24,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $23,310
Reno, NV $24,530
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $23,250
$23,697
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($32,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Rochester, NY $28,900
Binghamton, NY $28,200
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $28,450
Elmira, NY $26,070
Glens Falls, NY $28,860
Ithaca, NY $30,700
Kingston, NY $30,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $32,270
Syracuse, NY $29,060
Utica-Rome, NY $26,620
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $26,090
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $28,980
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $27,330
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $29,310
$28,639
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($25,240) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $22,530
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $24,390
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $24,170
Columbus, OH $25,240
Dayton, OH $24,550
Lima, OH $21,390
Mansfield, OH $22,930
Springfield, OH $23,880
Toledo, OH $23,660
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $23,040
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $22,710
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $22,890
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $23,000
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $21,530
$23,279
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($24,320) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,920
Lawton, OK $21,130
Oklahoma City, OK $24,320
Tulsa, OK $23,620
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $23,070
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,720
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $22,140
$22,560
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($32,900) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $29,610
Corvallis, OR $29,880
Eugene, OR $30,020
Grants Pass, OR $26,640
Medford, OR $29,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $32,900
Salem, OR $30,560
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $28,950
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,060
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,530
$29,633
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($28,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Pittsburgh, PA $24,450
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $24,250
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $24,210
Altoona, PA $20,890
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $23,690
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $21,150
East Stroudsburg, PA $23,270
Erie, PA $23,240
Gettysburg, PA $25,070
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $26,680
Johnstown, PA $23,180
Lancaster, PA $25,950
Lebanon, PA $28,960
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $27,430
Reading, PA $25,560
State College, PA $23,910
Williamsport, PA $23,670
York-Hanover, PA $24,650
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $24,140
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $23,880
$24,412
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (No Degree)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($21,340) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,800
Arecibo, PR $18,830
Guayama, PR $19,030
Mayaguez, PR $21,340
Ponce, PR $18,870
San German, PR $18,810
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,140
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,770
$19,199
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($26,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $25,480
Florence, SC $22,480
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $24,920
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $26,400
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $23,470
Spartanburg, SC $23,240
Sumter, SC $20,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,290
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,980
$23,408
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($26,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $26,180
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $25,850
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,540
$25,523
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($25,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $25,060
Clarksville, TN-KY $20,960
Cleveland, TN $21,500
Jackson, TN $24,070
Johnson City, TN $21,160
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $22,880
Knoxville, TN $23,160
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $23,270
Morristown, TN $20,650
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,080
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,900
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,900
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $23,510
$22,469
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($28,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX $22,820
Austin-Round Rock, TX $28,580
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $22,410
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $20,910
College Station-Bryan, TX $22,910
Corpus Christi, TX $22,390
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $25,600
El Paso, TX $20,940
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $23,880
Killeen-Temple, TX $22,420
Laredo, TX $20,380
Longview, TX $22,700
Lubbock, TX $23,270
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $21,910
Midland, TX $25,600
Odessa, TX $24,640
San Angelo, TX $20,260
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $23,960
Sherman-Denison, TX $21,060
Texarkana, TX-AR $22,920
Tyler, TX $23,980
Victoria, TX $21,240
Waco, TX $23,800
Wichita Falls, TX $20,640
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,900
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,910
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,650
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,910
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,020
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,610
$22,641
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($32,080) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $21,530
Provo-Orem, UT $24,240
St. George, UT $26,110
Salt Lake City, UT $27,070
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $32,080
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $24,570
$25,933
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($30,660) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $30,660
Harrisonburg, VA $25,120
Lynchburg, VA $21,540
Richmond, VA $25,490
Roanoke, VA $24,380
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $27,220
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $24,440
Winchester, VA-WV $24,830
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,540
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $26,860
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,350
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,740
$25,431
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($32,240) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,240
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $30,730
$31,485
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($30,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $26,270
Fond du Lac, WI $24,080
Green Bay, WI $25,120
Janesville-Beloit, WI $23,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $25,370
Madison, WI $29,420
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $27,350
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $27,460
Racine, WI $30,140
Sheboygan, WI $24,280
Wausau, WI $26,500
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $24,920
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,730
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,910
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $27,950
$26,288
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($25,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $23,140
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $24,570
Morgantown, WV $23,410
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,930
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $24,870
Wheeling, WV-OH $24,960
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,910
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,460
$24,531
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($30,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $25,250
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,640
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $24,710
$26,867

3 Jobs 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 $73,225.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $25,328. 

  Funeral Home Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes.

Salary Ratio: 4.65    

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    
  • Arranging Funeral Director
  • Funeral Home Director
  • Funeral Home General Manager
  • Funeral Home Location Manager
  • Funeral Home Manager
  • Funeral Sales Manager
  • Funeral Service Manager
  • Mortuary Operations Manager
  • Prearranged Funerals Sales Manager
  • US Salary Median: $81,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Crematory Operators

Operate crematory equipment to reduce human or animal remains to bone fragments in accordance with state and local regulations. Duties may include preparing the body for cremation and performing general maintenance on crematory equipment. May use traditional flame-based cremation, calcination, or alkaline hydrolysis.

Salary Ratio: 5.61    

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    
  • Cremation Arranger
  • Cremator
  • Crematory Operator
  • Pet Crematory Operator
  • US Salary Median: $25,978
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 21.7%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers

Perform various tasks to arrange and direct individual funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to mortuary, interviewing family or other authorized person to arrange details, selecting pallbearers, aiding with the selection of officials for religious rites, and providing transportation for mourners.

Salary Ratio: 1.4    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Certified Mortician
  • Funeral Arrangement Director
  • Funeral Arranger
  • Funeral Counselor
  • Funeral Director
  • Funeral Location Manager
  • Funeral Planner
  • Funeral Planning Counselor
  • Funeral Pre-arrangement Counselor
  • Funeral Pre-arrangement Specialist
  • Funeral Pre-Need Consultant
  • Funeral Prearrangement Counselor
  • Hospital Mortician
  • Licensed Funeral Director
  • Licensed Mortician
  • Mortician
  • Undertaker
  • US Salary Median: $49,133
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 21.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


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