Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a General Geology & Earth Science Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation and its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and return to the ocean and atmosphere. Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $78,616
    "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.): 8.81%
    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.):  $26,532/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,105/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,947/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,022/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,867/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,650/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: $78,616

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($110,401) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($88,467).

Fairbanks, AK $88,467
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $88,109
$88,288
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($63,893).

Montgomery, AL $57,110
Tuscaloosa, AL $57,748
Auburn-Opelika, AL $51,983
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $58,797
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,457
Decatur, AL $63,010
Dothan, AL $63,893
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $56,723
Gadsden, AL $60,220
Huntsville, AL $61,977
Mobile, AL $57,280
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,773
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,827
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,593
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,763
$57,092
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($75,793).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $70,538
Fort Smith, AR-OK $51,930
Hot Springs, AR $52,207
Jonesboro, AR $47,300
Pine Bluff, AR $75,793
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,807
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,530
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,950
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,373
$57,197
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($96,569).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $93,223
Tucson, AZ $96,569
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $83,532
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Yuma, AZ $62,640
$85,802
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($153,225).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $132,072
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $118,543
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $116,759
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $137,985
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $153,225
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $146,975
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $127,510
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $95,934
Santa Rosa, CA $107,818
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $125,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $84,415
Fresno, CA $89,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $103,238
Redding, CA $78,850
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $94,870
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $70,815
Chico, CA $67,410
El Centro, CA $73,910
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,470
Madera, CA $70,410
Merced, CA $65,090
Modesto, CA $57,750
Napa, CA $78,470
Salinas, CA $79,130
Stockton-Lodi, CA $58,850
Visalia-Porterville, CA $60,000
Yuba City, CA $70,450
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,690
$110,401
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($112,978).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $112,978
Fort Collins, CO $107,140
Colorado Springs, CO $73,795
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,375
Grand Junction, CO $66,140
Greeley, CO $62,190
Pueblo, CO $72,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,080
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,340
$90,818
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($109,820).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $100,292
New Haven, CT $109,820
Danbury, CT $65,117
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $83,890
Waterbury, CT $70,700
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $64,100
$88,004
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 ($100,012).

Gainesville, FL $78,598
Jacksonville, FL $79,728
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $85,406
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $71,210
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $80,940
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $100,012
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $82,960
Tallahassee, FL $61,203
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $90,808
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $82,363
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $61,468
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,780
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,610
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,520
Ocala, FL $49,010
Panama City, FL $60,340
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,040
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,700
Sebring, FL $48,230
The Villages, FL $72,540
$75,963
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($92,583).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $92,583
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $80,672
Savannah, GA $78,235
Brunswick, GA $56,617
Columbus, GA-AL $57,360
Dalton, GA $50,387
Gainesville, GA $38,330
Hinesville, GA $53,907
Macon, GA $43,127
Rome, GA $60,147
Valdosta, GA $54,190
Warner Robins, GA $56,557
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,763
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,387
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,443
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,827
Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
$62,335
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($89,180).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $89,180
Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
$83,960
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($104,773).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $104,773
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $78,266
Iowa City, IA $80,500
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $70,953
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $90,459
Cedar Rapids, IA $58,485
Dubuque, IA $47,740
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $56,018
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,073
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,945
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,883
$72,047
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($71,522).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $71,522
Coeur d'Alene, ID $43,660
Idaho Falls, ID $48,005
Lewiston, ID-WA $45,995
Pocatello, ID $50,980
Twin Falls, ID $42,740
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,340
$54,587
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($78,620).

Peoria, IL $78,620
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $73,157
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $60,700
Danville, IL $66,460
Decatur, IL $46,790
Kankakee, IL $73,800
Rockford, IL $57,840
Springfield, IL $69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,880
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,410
$65,418
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($59,928).

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,928
Columbus, IN $49,980
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $58,760
Evansville, IN-KY $57,640
Fort Wayne, IN $51,960
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,825
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $57,325
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $46,015
Muncie, IN $54,050
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $55,235
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,275
$54,095
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($71,803).

Manhattan, KS $68,767
Topeka, KS $67,400
Wichita, KS $71,803
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $66,214
$68,582
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($84,381).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $84,381
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,062
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $59,067
Lexington-Fayette, KY $54,060
Owensboro, KY $50,183
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,217
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,670
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,123
$61,774
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($90,285).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $90,285
Lafayette, LA $72,587
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $69,833
Baton Rouge, LA $55,285
Hammond, LA $53,360
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $53,155
Lake Charles, LA $53,730
Monroe, LA $46,480
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $50,055
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,540
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $49,430
$63,823
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($149,572).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $149,572
Springfield, MA-CT $105,328
Worcester, MA-CT $113,734
Leominster-Gardner, MA $70,250
New Bedford, MA $70,060
Pittsfield, MA $77,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,990
$104,817
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($89,003).

Salisbury, MD-DE $89,003
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $75,802
California-Lexington Park, MD $76,860
Cumberland, MD-WV $68,310
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $59,160
$76,277
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($94,976).

Portland-South Portland, ME $94,976
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $74,980
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $76,747
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $63,298
$79,204
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($97,442).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $97,442
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $82,808
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $85,765
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $79,054
Flint, MI $70,950
Jackson, MI $63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $75,260
Midland, MI $86,060
Monroe, MI $80,860
Muskegon, MI $55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,810
Saginaw, MI $65,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,020
$77,083
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($119,115).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $119,115
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $93,540
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $70,150
Rochester, MN $70,930
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,480
$88,710
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($92,950).

Kansas City, MO-KS $92,950
St. Louis, MO-IL $78,196
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,731
Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $59,277
Joplin, MO $53,290
St. Joseph, MO-KS $51,553
Springfield, MO $49,067
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,620
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,990
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,927
$65,420
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($82,658).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $82,658
Jackson, MS $51,238
Hattiesburg, MS $54,343
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,100
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,217
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,760
$60,689
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($77,902).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,902
Great Falls, MT $45,680
Missoula, MT $43,085
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,360
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,560
$58,627
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($139,428).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $139,428
Greensboro-High Point, NC $109,095
Raleigh, NC $114,890
Wilmington, NC $97,744
Winston-Salem, NC $113,630
Burlington, NC $61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,160
Fayetteville, NC $72,120
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,900
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Rocky Mount, NC $53,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,370
$93,612
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($60,933).

Fargo, ND-MN $56,120
Grand Forks, ND-MN $60,453
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,933
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,170
$58,419
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($73,560).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $73,560
Lincoln, NE $53,690
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,545
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $49,750
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $52,225
$59,248
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($76,270).

Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,690
$68,412
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($112,408).

Ocean City, NJ $83,347
Trenton, NJ $112,408
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $89,983
$95,246
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($80,118).

Santa Fe, NM $72,647
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $80,118
Farmington, NM $57,290
Las Cruces, NM $60,485
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $73,155
$72,136
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($95,804).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $95,804
Reno, NV $85,372
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $65,953
$84,936
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($138,502).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $102,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $138,502
Rochester, NY $121,175
Syracuse, NY $116,312
Binghamton, NY $62,330
Elmira, NY $73,620
Glens Falls, NY $71,250
Ithaca, NY $59,790
Kingston, NY $71,610
Utica-Rome, NY $68,430
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $63,440
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,880
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $59,770
$101,910
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($117,898).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $117,193
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $104,890
Columbus, OH $96,123
Dayton, OH $117,898
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $110,410
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $86,353
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $88,135
Canton-Massillon, OH $63,690
Lima, OH $59,850
Mansfield, OH $61,030
Springfield, OH $65,790
Toledo, OH $65,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,270
$95,614
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($94,757).

Tulsa, OK $94,757
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $85,232
Lawton, OK $60,363
Oklahoma City, OK $58,693
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,753
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,193
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,580
$72,016
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($109,238).

Corvallis, OR $109,238
Eugene, OR $91,428
Medford, OR $82,990
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $104,702
Salem, OR $96,225
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $83,165
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $85,985
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $88,480
Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
$91,007
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($126,016).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $95,526
Lancaster, PA $81,355
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $126,016
Pittsburgh, PA $94,093
Reading, PA $95,270
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $66,785
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $72,280
Altoona, PA $56,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $56,670
East Stroudsburg, PA $62,270
Erie, PA $67,900
Gettysburg, PA $55,190
Johnstown, PA $55,080
Lebanon, PA $75,210
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $55,870
State College, PA $65,520
Williamsport, PA $62,110
York-Hanover, PA $60,900
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,300
$84,440
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($63,797).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $63,797
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $36,195
Arecibo, PR $35,925
Mayaguez, PR $40,545
Ponce, PR $32,320
San German, PR $34,528
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $39,128
Guayama, PR $29,920
$42,221
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($72,210).

Columbia, SC $68,982
Florence, SC $51,054
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $72,210
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $54,205
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $55,500
Spartanburg, SC $57,565
Sumter, SC $52,790
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,505
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,480
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,650
$58,780
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($56,037).

Sioux Falls, SD $56,037
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,470
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,813
$50,107
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($110,990).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $110,990
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $89,722
Clarksville, TN-KY $64,300
Cleveland, TN $53,760
Jackson, TN $55,450
Johnson City, TN $68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,330
Knoxville, TN $67,380
Morristown, TN $61,920
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
$77,470
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($118,114).

College Station-Bryan, TX $84,397
Corpus Christi, TX $97,548
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $104,238
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $118,114
Killeen-Temple, TX $96,860
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $92,358
Midland, TX $110,794
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $104,878
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $105,735
Austin-Round Rock, TX $75,435
Odessa, TX $89,435
Wichita Falls, TX $69,325
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,595
Amarillo, TX $59,530
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $54,880
El Paso, TX $58,420
Laredo, TX $54,740
Longview, TX $58,680
Lubbock, TX $49,720
San Angelo, TX $49,840
Sherman-Denison, TX $58,910
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,370
Tyler, TX $55,100
Victoria, TX $65,120
Waco, TX $60,760
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,130
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,840
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,940
$89,071
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($80,010).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $79,842
Provo-Orem, UT $80,010
Salt Lake City, UT $77,456
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $66,633
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,818
St. George, UT $45,010
$70,195
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($103,046).

Lynchburg, VA $69,688
Richmond, VA $103,046
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $95,084
Charlottesville, VA $65,700
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Roanoke, VA $62,910
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,330
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,730
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,760
$76,869
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($73,943).

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $73,943
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $59,710
$68,767
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($98,158).

Madison, WI $98,158
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $84,020
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $88,455
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,848
Eau Claire, WI $62,820
Fond du Lac, WI $60,360
Green Bay, WI $55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,980
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,330
Racine, WI $72,020
Sheboygan, WI $60,590
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,540
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,980
$79,184
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($88,597).

Morgantown, WV $88,597
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $78,235
Charleston, WV $50,667
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,487
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $53,833
Wheeling, WV-OH $57,910
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,290
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
$66,356
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($73,576).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $73,576
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,690
Cheyenne, WY $63,810
$68,944

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $112,013

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New York ($157,865) in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($110,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $110,510
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $105,050
$107,780
Alabama N/A
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($88,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $88,290
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$88,290
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($119,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $103,970
Tucson, AZ $119,750
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $94,640
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$106,120
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($203,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $157,510
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $160,040
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $137,090
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $183,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $203,020
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $189,900
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $155,170
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $107,710
Santa Rosa, CA $116,750
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $137,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $100,340
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$149,862
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($130,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $130,190
Fort Collins, CO $130,040
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$130,115
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($146,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $127,340
New Haven, CT $146,500
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$136,920
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($107,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $91,230
Jacksonville, FL $92,270
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $89,190
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $75,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $88,700
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $107,160
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $90,750
Tallahassee, FL $65,400
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $90,720
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $91,240
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
$86,172
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($122,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $122,640
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $99,750
Savannah, GA $97,310
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
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
$106,567
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($112,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $112,880
Urban Honolulu, HI N/A
$112,880
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($150,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $150,600
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $102,070
Iowa City, IA $102,130
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $95,800
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $144,200
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$118,960
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($86,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $86,950
Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$86,950
Illinois

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

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

Peoria, IL $85,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,180
Indiana

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

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($65,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $65,360
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
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,360
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $84,730
Topeka, KS $83,130
Wichita, KS $91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $79,990
$84,950
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($112,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $112,520
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $67,200
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,860
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($106,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $106,450
Lafayette, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$106,450
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($193,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $193,060
Springfield, MA-CT $129,060
Worcester, MA-CT $142,230
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$154,783
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($115,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $115,580
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $97,860
California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV N/A
$106,720
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($137,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $137,940
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $100,340
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $105,370
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
$114,550
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($120,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $120,210
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $94,290
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $100,890
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $91,310
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$101,675
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($133,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $133,170
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $109,470
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$121,320
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($127,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $127,060
St. Louis, MO-IL $99,360
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $81,840
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$102,753
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($115,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $115,970
Jackson, MS N/A
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$115,970
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($97,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $97,180
Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$97,180
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($163,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $163,050
Greensboro-High Point, NC $124,720
Raleigh, NC $146,760
Wilmington, NC $121,820
Winston-Salem, NC $132,050
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$137,680
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($82,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $82,790
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,790
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($141,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $106,620
Trenton, NJ $141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $112,630
$120,237
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($99,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $84,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $99,740
Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$92,250
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($120,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $120,110
Reno, NV $105,620
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$112,865
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($184,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $130,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $184,740
Rochester, NY $175,030
Syracuse, NY $141,570
Binghamton, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$157,865
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($134,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $134,920
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $123,120
Columbus, OH $116,470
Dayton, OH $130,420
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $125,810
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $92,560
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Lima, 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
$120,550
Oklahoma

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

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($114,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $112,510
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $114,240
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$113,375
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($127,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $126,590
Eugene, OR $101,610
Medford, OR $91,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $127,210
Salem, OR $103,540
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $92,070
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $98,680
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $101,510
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$105,306
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($152,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $109,960
Lancaster, PA $92,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $152,710
Pittsburgh, PA $104,620
Reading, PA $110,460
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$113,992
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($97,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $97,320
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
$97,320
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($86,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $79,290
Florence, SC $51,660
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $86,000
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,317
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($127,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $127,060
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $106,440
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$116,750
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($128,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $90,270
Corpus Christi, TX $110,060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $123,270
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $128,790
Killeen-Temple, TX $107,810
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $103,380
Midland, TX $113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $117,640
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $118,110
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Amarillo, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$112,543
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($99,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $99,750
Provo-Orem, UT $97,440
Salt Lake City, UT $94,030
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $80,210
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,910
St. George, UT N/A
$87,868
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($128,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $72,420
Richmond, VA $128,990
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $110,000
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$103,803
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($90,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $90,880
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area N/A
$90,880
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($109,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $109,370
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $95,170
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $99,290
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $105,400
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$102,308
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($118,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $118,610
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $106,450
Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
$112,530
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($89,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $89,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cheyenne, WY N/A
$89,510

Master's

Average Salary Median: $61,712

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Texas ($104,816) in the Midland, TX metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($76,530) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $72,477
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $76,530
$74,503
Alabama

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

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($60,430) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Montgomery, AL $57,000
Tuscaloosa, AL $57,583
Auburn-Opelika, AL $53,320
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,420
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $49,260
Decatur, AL $60,430
Dothan, AL $59,385
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $55,640
Gadsden, AL $57,040
Huntsville, AL $59,050
Mobile, AL $55,130
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,360
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,975
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,555
$55,496
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($67,655) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,790
Fort Smith, AR-OK $49,670
Hot Springs, AR $50,980
Jonesboro, AR $45,700
Pine Bluff, AR $67,655
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,290
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,330
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,085
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,055
$51,284
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($86,183) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $86,183
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $82,460
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$84,322
California

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

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($113,470) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $76,570
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $108,927
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $98,095
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $103,590
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $111,940
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $93,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $79,820
Santa Rosa, CA $104,370
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $78,000
Fresno, CA $104,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $108,973
Redding, CA $95,870
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $113,470
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $83,220
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$97,798
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($100,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $100,960
Fort Collins, CO $94,455
Colorado Springs, CO $75,290
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $80,210
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,729
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($78,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $70,555
New Haven, CT $71,490
Danbury, CT $64,315
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $78,450
Waterbury, CT $68,130
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $63,555
$69,416
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($108,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $67,490
Jacksonville, FL $64,020
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $92,040
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $108,030
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $90,897
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
$84,495
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($59,625) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $59,625
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $58,005
Savannah, GA $56,735
Brunswick, GA $57,975
Columbus, GA-AL $54,910
Dalton, GA $49,285
Gainesville, GA $41,690
Hinesville, GA $48,715
Macon, GA $43,115
Rome, GA $58,240
Valdosta, GA $52,300
Warner Robins, GA $52,830
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,070
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $55,405
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,120
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,560
Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
$52,820
Hawaii

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

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,630
Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
$62,270
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($67,580) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $67,580
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $58,837
Iowa City, IA $58,870
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,873
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,163
Cedar Rapids, IA $56,630
Dubuque, IA $46,943
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $54,977
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $53,797
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,010
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,900
$54,598
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($61,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $61,800
Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$42,496
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($74,130) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $68,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $74,130
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $60,700
Danville, IL $66,460
Decatur, IL $46,790
Kankakee, IL $73,800
Rockford, IL $57,840
Springfield, IL $69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,880
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,410
$62,915
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
$44,374
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,557) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $53,550
Topeka, KS $50,445
Wichita, KS $55,557
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $54,700
$53,563
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($63,427) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,427
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,945
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $56,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY $52,850
Owensboro, KY $49,710
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,785
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,370
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,230
$53,740
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($78,575) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $78,575
Lafayette, LA $76,290
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $70,420
Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$52,244
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($84,340) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $84,340
Springfield, MA-CT $69,730
Worcester, MA-CT $70,990
Leominster-Gardner, MA $70,250
New Bedford, MA $70,060
Pittsfield, MA $77,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,990
$72,696
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($71,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $62,595
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $53,175
California-Lexington Park, MD $71,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $65,380
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $58,045
$62,079
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($61,387) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $61,387
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $54,230
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $54,283
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $60,663
$57,641
Michigan

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

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,060) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $63,290
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $74,475
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $72,650
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,670
Flint, MI $70,950
Jackson, MI $63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $75,260
Midland, MI $86,060
Monroe, MI $80,860
Muskegon, MI $55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,810
Saginaw, MI $65,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,020
$67,997
Minnesota

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

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($77,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $77,560
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,560
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($62,937) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $55,495
St. Louis, MO-IL $62,937
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,610
Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $55,220
Joplin, MO $50,295
St. Joseph, MO-KS $49,450
Springfield, MO $47,580
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,245
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,685
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,065
$53,130
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($53,210) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Jackson, MS $50,930
Hattiesburg, MS $51,680
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,545
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,205
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,210
$49,687
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,195) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,195
Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$39,525
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($68,500) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $68,500
Wilmington, NC $66,600
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,550
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($57,935) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $54,895
Grand Forks, ND-MN $57,935
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,635
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,710
$56,044
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($54,480) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,270
Lincoln, NE $54,480
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,350
$48,786
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,690
$68,412
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($78,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $57,075
Trenton, NJ $78,100
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $65,370
$66,848
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($61,650) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $59,395
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $61,650
Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
$54,265
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($66,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $66,405
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $66,930
$62,338
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($99,105) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $83,455
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $99,105
Rochester, NY $70,295
Syracuse, NY $91,600
Binghamton, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $60,760
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$81,043
Ohio

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

Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($110,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $91,360
Columbus, OH $80,390
Dayton, OH N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $110,250
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Lima, 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
$94,000
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($85,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $85,080
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
Lawton, OK $55,340
Oklahoma City, OK $55,125
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,305
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,960
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,275
$57,182
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($72,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $72,880
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$72,880
Pennsylvania

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($96,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $80,690
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $93,340
Pittsburgh, PA $96,270
Reading, PA $83,940
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $74,420
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $83,510
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,362
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($40,217) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $37,743
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $35,640
Arecibo, PR $35,643
Mayaguez, PR $40,217
Ponce, PR $32,307
San German, PR $34,160
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $38,473
Guayama, PR $29,920
$35,513
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($51,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,380
Florence, SC $42,670
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,450
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $51,270
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
$45,647
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($52,735) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $52,735
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,700
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,115
$47,850
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,920) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $68,920
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,920
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($154,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $94,270
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $84,650
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $123,380
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX $154,740
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $105,240
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX $89,650
Odessa, TX $123,130
Wichita Falls, TX $78,900
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $89,380
Amarillo, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$104,816
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($53,020) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $49,920
Salt Lake City, UT $46,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,020
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
St. George, UT $46,770
$45,332
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,730) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $65,590
Richmond, VA $64,130
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $72,710
Charlottesville, VA $65,700
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Roanoke, VA $62,910
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,330
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,730
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,760
$66,769
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($60,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,400
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,717
$59,558
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($67,890) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI N/A
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $67,890
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,890
West Virginia

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

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($55,340) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $54,850
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,580
Charleston, WV $48,705
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $51,995
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $51,010
Wheeling, WV-OH $55,340
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,840
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
$51,219
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($65,243) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,657
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $65,243
Cheyenne, WY $60,735
$62,545

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $62,122

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is New Jersey ($77,070) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($72,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $70,310
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $72,020
$71,165
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Montgomery, AL $57,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,240
Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Huntsville, AL $67,830
Mobile, AL $61,580
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$60,257
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($92,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,780
Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,450
Hot Springs, AR $54,660
Jonesboro, AR $50,500
Pine Bluff, AR $92,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,840
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,930
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,010
$58,658
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($77,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $60,980
Tucson, AZ $58,180
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,280
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Yuma, AZ $62,640
$59,993
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 ($103,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $82,080
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $78,000
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $79,260
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $80,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $103,110
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $88,270
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $78,440
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $76,720
Santa Rosa, CA $84,470
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $88,490
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Fresno, CA $73,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $86,030
Redding, CA $61,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $76,270
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,410
Chico, CA $67,410
El Centro, CA $73,910
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,470
Madera, CA $70,410
Merced, CA $65,090
Modesto, CA $57,750
Napa, CA $78,470
Salinas, CA $79,130
Stockton-Lodi, CA $58,850
Visalia-Porterville, CA $60,000
Yuba City, CA $70,450
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,690
$73,846
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($73,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $73,360
Fort Collins, CO $63,810
Colorado Springs, CO $72,300
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Grand Junction, CO $66,140
Greeley, CO $62,190
Pueblo, CO $72,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,080
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,340
$65,588
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,620
New Haven, CT $76,440
Danbury, CT $66,720
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 (No Degree)

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($73,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $68,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $68,770
Savannah, GA $64,010
Brunswick, GA $53,900
Columbus, GA-AL $62,260
Dalton, GA $52,590
Gainesville, GA $31,610
Hinesville, GA $64,290
Macon, GA $43,150
Rome, GA $63,960
Valdosta, GA $57,970
Warner Robins, GA $64,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,360
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
$57,363
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,630
Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
$62,270
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($78,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $78,870
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $65,140
Iowa City, IA $58,870
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,120
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,750
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
$59,223
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($63,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,680
Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,910
Idaho Falls, ID $63,820
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,540
Pocatello, ID $51,910
Twin Falls, ID $47,060
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,530
$51,779
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($73,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Peoria, IL $68,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $71,210
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $60,700
Danville, IL $66,460
Decatur, IL $46,790
Kankakee, IL $73,800
Rockford, IL $57,840
Springfield, IL $69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,880
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,410
$62,690
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,970
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
$60,013
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($60,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $51,310
Topeka, KS $54,120
Wichita, KS $60,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $59,430
$56,240
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,830
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,880
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Owensboro, KY $51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$56,573
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($68,660) for jobs which don't require a degree.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $65,210
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$60,702
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 ($84,340) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $84,340
Springfield, MA-CT $69,730
Worcester, MA-CT $70,990
Leominster-Gardner, MA $70,250
New Bedford, MA $70,060
Pittsfield, MA $77,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,990
$72,696
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($88,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Salisbury, MD-DE $62,090
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $54,880
California-Lexington Park, MD $88,180
Cumberland, MD-WV $74,170
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $61,390
$68,142
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $63,290
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $65,030
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $66,620
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,670
Flint, MI $70,950
Jackson, MI $63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $75,260
Midland, MI $86,060
Monroe, MI $80,860
Muskegon, MI $55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,810
Saginaw, MI $65,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,020
$66,965
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 ($76,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,950
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,730
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $70,150
Rochester, MN $70,930
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,480
$65,646
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,650) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Kansas City, MO-KS $65,530
St. Louis, MO-IL $60,480
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,770
Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $67,390
Joplin, MO $59,280
St. Joseph, MO-KS $55,760
Springfield, MO $52,040
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,650
$60,247
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,940
Jackson, MS $52,160
Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,860
$56,680
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,480
Great Falls, MT $59,210
Missoula, MT $51,100
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,020
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,610
$54,484
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $68,560
Greensboro-High Point, NC $62,220
Raleigh, NC $65,670
Wilmington, NC $56,660
Winston-Salem, NC $58,370
Burlington, NC $61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,160
Fayetteville, NC $72,120
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,900
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Rocky Mount, NC $53,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,370
$59,784
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 ($67,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $58,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$63,170
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 ($66,160) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $66,160
Lincoln, NE $52,900
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,100
$55,584
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 ($76,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,690
$68,412
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($93,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($103,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Santa Fe, NM $62,810
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,190
Farmington, NM $64,710
Las Cruces, NM $63,360
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $103,510
$70,516
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($65,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,010
Reno, NV $62,560
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,000
$63,857
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 ($78,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $59,530
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $78,580
Rochester, NY $61,370
Syracuse, NY $65,250
Binghamton, NY $62,330
Elmira, NY $73,620
Glens Falls, NY $71,250
Ithaca, NY $59,790
Kingston, NY $71,610
Utica-Rome, NY $68,430
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $63,440
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,000
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $59,770
$65,177
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($80,330) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,010
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $63,730
Columbus, OH $66,550
Dayton, OH $80,330
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $64,210
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,730
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,020
Canton-Massillon, OH $63,690
Lima, OH $59,850
Mansfield, OH $61,030
Springfield, OH $65,790
Toledo, OH $65,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,270
$64,988
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tulsa, OK $70,530
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,650
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
$64,366
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Corvallis, OR $57,180
Eugene, OR $60,880
Medford, OR $58,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $69,000
Salem, OR $74,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,900
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,390
Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
$58,503
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($78,610) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,060
Lancaster, PA $48,790
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $78,610
Pittsburgh, PA $58,160
Reading, PA $61,030
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,150
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,050
Altoona, PA $56,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $56,670
East Stroudsburg, PA $62,270
Erie, PA $67,900
Gettysburg, PA $55,190
Johnstown, PA $55,080
Lebanon, PA $75,210
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $55,870
State College, PA $65,520
Williamsport, PA $62,110
York-Hanover, PA $60,900
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,300
$61,407
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 ($41,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $55,660
Florence, SC $57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $69,120
Spartanburg, SC $63,860
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$59,730
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 ($62,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $62,640
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,010
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$54,620
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,780
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,370
Clarksville, TN-KY $64,300
Cleveland, TN $53,760
Jackson, TN $55,450
Johnson City, TN $68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,330
Knoxville, TN $67,380
Morristown, TN $61,920
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
$59,998
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

College Station-Bryan, TX $47,030
Corpus Christi, TX $60,010
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $66,730
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $70,290
Killeen-Temple, TX $64,010
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $59,290
Midland, TX $58,550
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $66,230
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,610
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,220
Odessa, TX $55,740
Wichita Falls, TX $59,750
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,810
Amarillo, TX $59,530
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $54,880
El Paso, TX $58,420
Laredo, TX $54,740
Longview, TX $58,680
Lubbock, TX $49,720
San Angelo, TX $49,840
Sherman-Denison, TX $58,910
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,370
Tyler, TX $55,100
Victoria, TX $65,120
Waco, TX $60,760
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,130
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,840
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,940
$60,761
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $64,450
Provo-Orem, UT $57,810
Salt Lake City, UT $58,790
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,130
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,990
St. George, UT $43,250
$53,737
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lynchburg, VA $65,590
Richmond, VA $64,130
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $72,710
Charlottesville, VA $65,700
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Roanoke, VA $62,910
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,330
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,730
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,760
$66,769
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($63,760) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,760
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
$63,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Madison, WI $64,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,700
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,950
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,190
Eau Claire, WI $62,820
Fond du Lac, WI $60,360
Green Bay, WI $55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,980
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,330
Racine, WI $72,020
Sheboygan, WI $60,590
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,540
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,980
$61,437
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($66,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Morgantown, WV $66,050
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,900
Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,190
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
$58,961
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,530
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
Cheyenne, WY $69,960
$64,840

7 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $112,013.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $61,712.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $62,122. 

  Natural Sciences Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 0.89    

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    
  • Agricultural Research Director
  • Agriculture Research Director
  • Analytical Services Manager
  • Chemical Engineer Supervisor
  • Chemical Plant Technical Director
  • Chemical Process Exploration Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Environmental Research Project Manager
  • Geochemical Manager
  • Geological Manager
  • Geophysical Manager
  • Gravity Manager
  • Lab Director (Laboratory Director)
  • Lab Manager (Laboratory Manager)
  • Natural Resources Manager
  • Natural Sciences Manager
  • Ocean Program Administrator
  • Quarrying Manager
  • Research Administrator
  • Research and Development Director (R and D Director)
  • Research Coordinator
  • Research Development Director
  • Research Development Manager
  • Research Director
  • Research Manager
  • Research Project Coordinator
  • Water Team Leader
  • Wild Life Manager
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Clinical Research Coordinators

Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

Salary Ratio: 0.89    

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    
  • Clinical Coordinator
  • Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Clinical Manager
  • Clinical Program Coordinator
  • Clinical Program Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Research Administrator
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Clinical Research Director
  • Clinical Research Manager
  • Clinical Research Monitor
  • Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
  • Clinical Study Manager
  • Clinical Trial Coordinator
  • Clinical Trial Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Research Coordinator
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Water Resource Specialists

Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

Salary Ratio: 0.89    

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    
  • Community Resource Consultant
  • Environmental Resource Specialist
  • Hydrotechnical Specialist
  • Hydrotechnician
  • Power Supply Engineer
  • Resource Specialist
  • Water Quality Specialist
  • Water Resource Agent
  • Water Resource Consultant
  • Water Resource Engineering Specialist
  • Water Resource Specialist
  • Water Resources Planner
  • Water Restoration Technician
  • Water Rights Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.

Salary Ratio: 0.5    

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    
  • Core Analysis Operator
  • Core Analyst
  • Crystallographer
  • Development Geologist
  • Engineering Geologist
  • Environmental Geologist
  • Environmental Protection Geologist
  • Exploration Geologist
  • Field Geologist
  • Geochemist
  • Geodesist
  • Geological Scout
  • Geological Specialist
  • Geologist
  • Geomagnetist
  • Geomorphologist
  • Geophysical Prospector
  • Geophysicist
  • Geoscientist
  • Hydrogeologist
  • Invertebrate Paleontologist
  • Marine Geologist
  • Micro Paleontologist
  • Mine Geologist
  • Mineralogist
  • Mining Production Geologist
  • Oceanographer
  • Oceanologist
  • Paleontologist
  • Petrographer
  • Petroleum Geologist
  • Petrologist
  • Petrophysicist
  • Project Geologist
  • Project Geophysicist
  • Prospector
  • Research Geologist
  • Sedimentationist
  • Seismologist
  • Soils Engineer
  • Stratigrapher
  • Volcanologist
  • US Salary Median: $79,155
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Hydrologists

Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation and its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and return to the ocean and atmosphere.

Salary Ratio: 0.41    

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    
  • Groundwater Consultant
  • Hydraulic Engineer
  • Hydrogeologist
  • Hydrologic Engineer
  • Hydrologist
  • Isotope Hydrologist
  • Physical Scientist
  • Project Hydrogeologist
  • Research Hydrologist
  • Scientist
  • Seismologist
  • Source Water Protection Specialist
  • Surface Hydrologist
  • Volcanologist
  • US Salary Median: $72,186
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

Assist scientists or engineers in the use of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in laboratory, exploration, and production activities to obtain data indicating resources such as metallic ore, minerals, gas, coal, or petroleum. Analyze mud and drill cuttings. Chart pressure, temperature, and other characteristics of wells or bore holes.

Salary Ratio: 4.98    

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    
  • Acid Tester
  • Chalk Tester
  • Construction Material Technician
  • Core Inspector
  • Crude Tester
  • Directional Drill Locator
  • Drilling Fluids Specialist
  • Echometer Engineer
  • Electric Well Logging Operator
  • Electrical Logger
  • Electrical Logging Operator
  • Electrical Prospecting Observer
  • Electrical Prospecting Operator
  • Electrolog Operator
  • Electron Microprobe Operator
  • Environmental Field Services Technician
  • Environmental Sampling Technician
  • Extractions Technologist
  • Field Construction Materials Technician
  • Field Construction Materials Testing Technician
  • Field Evaluator
  • Field Geotechnical Technician
  • Field Observer
  • Field Scout
  • Field Tester
  • Gas Analyst
  • Gas Prover
  • Gas Tester
  • Gasoline Tester
  • Geological Aide
  • Geological E-Logger
  • Geological Sample Tester
  • Geological Technician
  • Geology Associate
  • Geology Technician
  • Geophysical Computer
  • Geophysical E-Logger
  • Geophysical Prospector
  • Geophysical Support Specialist
  • Geoscience Specialist
  • Geoscience Technician
  • Geospatial Technician
  • Geotechnical Properties Technician
  • Geotechnical Technician
  • Geotechnician
  • Gravity Meter Operator
  • Gravity Prospecting Observer
  • Gravity Prospecting Operator
  • Laboratory Assistant
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Laboratory Worker
  • Line Locator
  • Locater
  • Locater Operator
  • Locater Technician
  • Locator
  • Locator Specialist
  • Magnetic Locater
  • Magnetic Observer
  • Magnetic Prospecting Operator
  • Magnetometer Operator
  • Material Handling Technician
  • Material Technician
  • Materials Management Technician
  • Materials Technician
  • Materials Testing Technician
  • Meter Operator
  • Mineral Technologist
  • Mining Technician
  • Mud Analysis Operator
  • Mud Analysis Well-Logging Operator
  • Mud Logger
  • Observer
  • Oil Analyst
  • Oil and Gas Exploration Technician
  • Oil Field Tester
  • Oil Laboratory Analyst
  • Oil Prospecting Observer
  • Oil Scout
  • Oil Tester
  • Oil Well Directional Surveyor
  • Oil Well Logger
  • Ore Tester
  • Petroleum Analyst
  • Petroleum Technician
  • Physical Science Technician
  • Quality Control Technician (QC Technician)
  • Research Associate
  • Scout Leaser
  • Section Plotter Operator
  • Seismic Computer
  • Seismic Interpreter
  • Seismic Observer
  • Seismic Plotter
  • Seismic Prospecting Observer
  • Seismograph Computer
  • Seismograph Observer
  • Seismograph Operator
  • Seismograph Recorder
  • Seismographer
  • Seismometer Operator
  • Sensitometrist
  • Soils Technician
  • Sounding Device Operator
  • Surface Logging Systems Logger (SLS Logger)
  • Technical Operator
  • Temperature Logging Operator
  • Test Engine Evaluator
  • Test Engine Operator
  • Test Evaluator
  • Test Technician
  • Tester
  • Well Logger
  • Well Tester
  • US Salary Median: $63,259
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.31    

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    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Astronomy Professor
  • Atmospheric Sciences Professor
  • Climatology Professor
  • Climatology Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Crystallography Teacher
  • Earth Science Faculty Member
  • Earth Science Professor
  • Earth Science Teacher
  • Geochemistry Teacher
  • Geodesy Teacher
  • Geological Science Teacher
  • Geology Professor
  • Geology Teacher
  • Geomorphology Teacher
  • Geophysics Professor
  • Geophysics Teacher
  • Geoscience Professor
  • Geosciences Faculty Member
  • Hydrography Teacher
  • Hydrology Teacher
  • Hydrometeorology Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Meteorology Faculty Member
  • Meteorology Professor
  • Meteorology Teacher
  • Mineral Industry Teacher
  • Mineralogy Professor
  • Mineralogy Teacher
  • Oceanic Sciences Professor
  • Oceanography Professor
  • Oceanography Teacher
  • Oceanology Teacher
  • Paleontology Teacher
  • Petrography Teacher
  • Petrology Teacher
  • Physical Sciences Instructor
  • Professor
  • Research Professor
  • Seismology Teacher
  • Space Studies Faculty Member
  • Stratigraphy Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Volcanology Professor
  • Volcanology Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $66,970
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $18,104 per year (or $26,531 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $72,416 to earn a bachelor's (or $106,124 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $17,021 per year (or $24,947 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $34,042 to earn a master's (or $49,894 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($72,416 if you're in-state, $106,124 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate General Geology & Earth Science Degrees

Brigham Young University-Idaho

525 S Center - Rexburg, ID

Out-of-state cost: $4,300/year
In-state cost: $4,300/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

Out-of-state cost: $5,970/year
In-state cost: $5,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Minot State University

500 University Ave W - Minot, ND

Out-of-state cost: $7,896/year
In-state cost: $7,896/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Western Carolina University

Highway 107 - Cullowhee, NC

Out-of-state cost: $8,285/year
In-state cost: $4,285/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

ENMU Station 2, 1500 S Ave K - Portales, NM

Out-of-state cost: $8,568/year
In-state cost: $6,528/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

1425 Newark Rd - Zanesville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Ohio University-Lancaster Campus

1570 Granville Pike - Lancaster, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Ohio University-Southern Campus

1804 Liberty Ave - Ironton, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus

101 University Drive - Chillicothe, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Ohio University-Eastern Campus

45425 National Rd W - Saint Clairsville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Youngstown State University

One University Plaza - Youngstown, OH

Out-of-state cost: $9,528/year
In-state cost: $9,168/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

The University of Texas Permian Basin

4901 E University - Odessa, TX

Out-of-state cost: $9,745/year
In-state cost: $4,836/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

University of Southern Mississippi

118 College Drive # 0001 - Hattiesburg, MS

Out-of-state cost: $10,896/year
In-state cost: $8,896/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

New Mexico Highlands University

803 University Ave - Las Vegas, NM

Out-of-state cost: $10,998/year
In-state cost: $6,558/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate

Midwestern State University

3410 Taft Blvd - Wichita Falls, TX

Out-of-state cost: $11,531/year
In-state cost: $9,581/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Lake Superior State University

650 W Easterday Ave - Sault Ste Marie, MI

Out-of-state cost: $12,744/year
In-state cost: $12,744/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of South Dakota

414 E Clark St - Vermillion, SD

Out-of-state cost: $12,807/year
In-state cost: $9,332/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

5210 Grand Ave - Fort Smith, AR

Out-of-state cost: $13,026/year
In-state cost: $5,754/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Western Illinois University

1 University Circle - Macomb, IL

Out-of-state cost: $13,104/year
In-state cost: $13,104/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

5 Swan Street - Mansfield, PA

Out-of-state cost: $13,226/year
In-state cost: $10,660/year
Degrees: Bachelor's


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate General Geology & Earth Science Degrees

North Carolina Central University

1801 Fayetteville Street - Durham, NC

Out-of-state cost: $20,595/year
In-state cost: $7,641/year
Degrees: Master's

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

University Drive And Mill Avenue - Tempe, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $27,048/year
In-state cost: $12,608/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Oregon State University

1500 SW Jefferson Avenue - Corvallis, OR

Out-of-state cost: $28,121/year
In-state cost: $15,269/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Wesleyan University

45 Wyllys Avenue - Middletown, CT

Out-of-state cost: $59,106/year
In-state cost: $59,106/year
Degrees: Master's


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