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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Hair Styling & Stylist and Hair Design Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to shampoo, cut, style, set, and dress the scalp hair of women and/or men, braid hair, apply hair cosmetics and wigs, and prepare for licensure as professional cosmetologists, hairdressers, and barbers at various levels. Includes instruction in hair design theory and concepts, hair cleaning and shampooing, hair coloring, chemical applications and permanent reconstructions, hair anatomy and physiology, scalp diseases and treatments, wig and hairpiece fitting, hair braiding, customer service, shop management, equipment operation, health and safety, and applicable laws and regulations.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Provide barbering services, such as cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair; trimming beards; or giving shaves. Provide beauty services, such as cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May shampoo hair, apply makeup, dress wigs, remove hair, and provide nail and skincare services.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $24,509
    "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.): 21.7%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,628/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,586/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,628/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,586/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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Associates

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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: $24,509

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Washington ($36,867) in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($30,700).

Fairbanks, AK $30,545
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $30,700
$30,597
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($25,460).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $24,595
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $22,345
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $23,140
Decatur, AL $24,285
Dothan, AL $24,775
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $19,345
Gadsden, AL $19,360
Huntsville, AL $21,560
Mobile, AL $21,995
Montgomery, AL $20,240
Tuscaloosa, AL $21,430
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,675
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $25,460
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,440
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $21,090
$22,280
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($24,045).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $22,910
Hot Springs, AR $21,790
Jonesboro, AR $21,115
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $24,045
Pine Bluff, AR $21,210
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,080
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,180
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,515
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,520
$22,481
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($32,475).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $28,880
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $27,620
Prescott, AZ $27,055
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $28,250
Tucson, AZ $27,530
Yuma, AZ $27,930
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $32,475
$28,556
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Chico, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($34,760).

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $29,575
Chico, CA $34,760
El Centro, CA $27,080
Fresno, CA $29,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $29,920
Modesto, CA $29,450
Napa, CA $29,440
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $29,060
Redding, CA $30,730
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $29,110
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $29,550
Salinas, CA $31,520
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $29,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $32,150
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $31,610
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $29,940
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $30,810
Santa Rosa, CA $30,290
Stockton-Lodi, CA $31,010
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $31,260
Visalia-Porterville, CA $29,920
Yuba City, CA $27,070
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $29,320
$30,084
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($35,220).

Fort Collins, CO $28,350
Colorado Springs, CO $30,520
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $31,050
Grand Junction, CO $25,370
Greeley, CO $28,550
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $35,220
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $31,550
$29,870
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($34,810).

Danbury, CT $26,880
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $31,710
New Haven, CT $26,040
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $26,500
Waterbury, CT $34,810
$29,188
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($33,310).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $21,270
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $20,590
Gainesville, FL $21,840
Homosassa Springs, FL $28,230
Jacksonville, FL $23,550
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $21,290
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $25,660
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $31,630
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $26,980
Ocala, FL $20,930
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $27,760
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $30,200
Panama City, FL $21,120
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $26,930
Port St. Lucie, FL $22,760
Punta Gorda, FL $33,310
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $27,220
Tallahassee, FL $24,430
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $27,500
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $30,960
$25,708
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($37,880).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $19,630
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $25,540
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $19,120
Brunswick, GA $24,700
Columbus, GA-AL $37,880
Dalton, GA $22,730
Gainesville, GA $20,510
Macon, GA $23,090
Rome, GA $18,670
Savannah, GA $20,470
Valdosta, GA $20,330
Warner Robins, GA $21,640
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $22,480
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,300
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $19,330
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,060
$22,655
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($32,145).

Urban Honolulu, HI $32,145
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $31,655
$31,900
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($29,100).

Cedar Rapids, IA $25,710
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $23,940
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $27,400
Dubuque, IA $26,680
Iowa City, IA $27,145
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $24,510
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $29,100
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $25,540
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $26,065
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $28,250
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $22,360
$26,064
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Twin Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($27,995).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $25,525
Idaho Falls, ID $23,745
Lewiston, ID-WA $25,550
Pocatello, ID $22,155
Twin Falls, ID $27,995
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $25,135
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $23,145
$24,750
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($38,780).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $20,760
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $27,960
Decatur, IL $28,810
Peoria, IL $27,310
Rockford, IL $26,650
Springfield, IL $38,780
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $20,580
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,810
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,460
$27,691
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Evansville, IN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($29,155).

Columbus, IN $22,830
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $23,465
Evansville, IN-KY $29,155
Fort Wayne, IN $24,315
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $25,400
Kokomo, IN $24,640
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $24,370
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $24,360
Muncie, IN $22,490
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $23,210
Terre Haute, IN $23,835
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,495
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $25,280
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $19,745
$24,013
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($22,040).

Manhattan, KS $21,260
Topeka, KS $21,515
Wichita, KS $22,040
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $20,795
$21,403
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($31,900).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $31,900
Lexington-Fayette, KY $24,320
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $25,570
Owensboro, KY $24,580
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $20,300
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $22,180
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $20,680
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,260
$23,599
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($24,240).

Baton Rouge, LA $22,950
Hammond, LA $21,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $19,780
Lafayette, LA $20,780
Lake Charles, LA $19,670
Monroe, LA $19,850
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $20,565
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $24,240
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,420
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,400
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,580
$21,001
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($40,335).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $36,550
Leominster-Gardner, MA $31,740
New Bedford, MA $33,595
Pittsfield, MA $35,625
Springfield, MA-CT $32,580
Worcester, MA-CT $40,335
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $36,635
$35,294
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($29,640).

California-Lexington Park, MD $26,270
Cumberland, MD-WV $24,270
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $27,610
Salisbury, MD-DE $29,640
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $28,720
$27,302
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($34,460).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $27,230
Portland-South Portland, ME $28,575
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $30,115
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $34,460
$30,095
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($29,325).

Battle Creek, MI $26,710
Bay City, MI $28,270
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $26,245
Flint, MI $24,075
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $28,070
Jackson, MI $28,630
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $29,325
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $25,565
Midland, MI $24,630
Monroe, MI $24,620
Muskegon, MI $26,525
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $28,930
Saginaw, MI $29,300
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,520
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,075
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $28,475
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,280
$26,800
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($32,620).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $32,180
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $28,870
Rochester, MN $26,120
St. Cloud, MN $29,350
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $27,110
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $32,620
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $28,410
$29,237
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($30,900).

Columbia, MO $30,900
Jefferson City, MO $20,690
Joplin, MO $21,020
Kansas City, MO-KS $25,170
St. Joseph, MO-KS $24,540
St. Louis, MO-IL $27,570
Springfield, MO $26,480
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,190
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $27,850
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,640
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,720
$24,797
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($24,495).

Hattiesburg, MS $24,495
Jackson, MS $20,640
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $23,225
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,570
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,565
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,640
$21,713
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($25,335).

Great Falls, MT $24,370
Missoula, MT $24,500
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,335
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,285
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,320
$24,975
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($27,720).

Burlington, NC $24,500
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $26,465
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $27,720
Fayetteville, NC $21,300
Goldsboro, NC $20,535
Greensboro-High Point, NC $23,835
Greenville, NC $23,030
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $23,770
Jacksonville, NC $24,765
New Bern, NC $22,720
Raleigh, NC $24,665
Rocky Mount, NC $21,970
Wilmington, NC $20,880
Winston-Salem, NC $24,215
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,265
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,825
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,215
$23,437
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($29,125).

Fargo, ND-MN $29,125
Grand Forks, ND-MN $22,270
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $26,550
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,975
$25,730
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($27,025).

Lincoln, NE $24,290
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $27,025
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $24,350
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $25,530
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $22,650
$24,769
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($27,075).

Manchester, NH $25,295
Portsmouth, NH-ME $26,600
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $21,980
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $22,770
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $27,075
$24,744
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($30,295).

Ocean City, NJ $30,295
Trenton, NJ $28,285
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $27,465
$28,682
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($27,155).

Farmington, NM $24,055
Las Cruces, NM $24,395
Santa Fe, NM $27,155
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $22,475
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $21,905
$23,997
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($24,710).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $19,200
Reno, NV $24,710
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $20,430
$21,447
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 ($33,105).

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $33,105
Binghamton, NY $28,550
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $30,120
Elmira, NY $25,800
Ithaca, NY $29,860
Kingston, NY $27,800
Rochester, NY $26,470
Syracuse, NY $29,320
Utica-Rome, NY $28,290
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $29,640
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $26,100
$29,013
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($26,105).

Canton-Massillon, OH $22,355
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $23,550
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $24,425
Columbus, OH $26,105
Dayton, OH $25,755
Lima, OH $21,915
Mansfield, OH $22,930
Springfield, OH $22,630
Toledo, OH $22,010
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $21,690
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $22,765
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $23,260
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $22,315
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $20,700
$23,033
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($25,915).

Lawton, OK $20,580
Oklahoma City, OK $25,565
Tulsa, OK $23,635
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,455
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $22,535
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $25,915
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $22,705
$23,199
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($29,600).

Bend-Redmond, OR $28,400
Corvallis, OR $29,290
Eugene, OR $28,740
Grants Pass, OR $27,590
Medford, OR $25,060
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $29,600
Salem, OR $25,190
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $25,220
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $26,220
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $25,360
$27,067
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($34,830).

Pittsburgh, PA $28,095
Altoona, PA $19,800
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $29,570
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $19,770
East Stroudsburg, PA $21,910
Erie, PA $20,500
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $22,190
Johnstown, PA $19,530
Lancaster, PA $31,020
Lebanon, PA $34,830
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $28,850
Reading, PA $25,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $21,460
State College, PA $23,010
Williamsport, PA $29,480
York-Hanover, PA $20,950
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $26,700
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $20,920
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $20,760
$24,658
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($22,870).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,800
Arecibo, PR $18,830
Guayama, PR $19,030
Mayaguez, PR $21,340
Ponce, PR $18,690
San German, PR $18,810
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,870
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,770
$19,870
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($26,300).

Columbia, SC $25,285
Florence, SC $22,380
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $23,345
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $26,300
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $24,165
Spartanburg, SC $22,660
Sumter, SC $20,185
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,715
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,290
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,550
$22,919
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($30,160).

Sioux Falls, SD $27,580
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,160
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $26,910
$28,217
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($28,305).

Clarksville, TN-KY $20,375
Cleveland, TN $21,500
Jackson, TN $28,305
Johnson City, TN $21,005
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $25,320
Knoxville, TN $27,170
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $24,170
Morristown, TN $21,475
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $25,395
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,690
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,900
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,945
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $26,590
$23,762
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($30,970).

Amarillo, TX $20,760
Austin-Round Rock, TX $30,970
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $20,060
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $20,030
College Station-Bryan, TX $25,910
Corpus Christi, TX $24,530
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $20,780
El Paso, TX $19,220
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $21,310
Killeen-Temple, TX $19,930
Laredo, TX $19,180
Longview, TX $24,010
Lubbock, TX $23,560
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $20,940
Midland, TX $24,450
Odessa, TX $19,730
San Angelo, TX $18,630
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $24,220
Texarkana, TX-AR $23,650
Tyler, TX $20,080
Victoria, TX $19,770
Waco, TX $20,350
Wichita Falls, TX $19,590
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,770
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,990
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,400
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,760
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,280
$21,638
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($29,890).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $22,320
Provo-Orem, UT $22,700
St. George, UT $20,640
Salt Lake City, UT $28,360
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $29,890
$24,782
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($30,310).

Charlottesville, VA $29,865
Harrisonburg, VA $26,915
Lynchburg, VA $26,995
Richmond, VA $27,685
Roanoke, VA $26,185
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $30,310
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $23,620
Winchester, VA-WV $23,305
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,660
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,670
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $26,085
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,375
$26,056
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($31,210).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,210
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $27,835
$29,523
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Racine, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($32,870).

Eau Claire, WI $29,435
Fond du Lac, WI $26,100
Green Bay, WI $26,185
Janesville-Beloit, WI $23,875
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $25,215
Madison, WI $28,830
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $27,860
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $31,405
Racine, WI $32,870
Sheboygan, WI $26,125
Wausau, WI $23,855
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $27,130
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $27,795
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $24,820
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $26,510
$27,201
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($25,420).

Charleston, WV $21,935
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $22,660
Morgantown, WV $23,845
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $23,030
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $24,410
Wheeling, WV-OH $25,420
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,840
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,750
$23,611
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($34,620).

Cheyenne, WY $34,620
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,915
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $24,400
$29,978

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $24,509

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Pennsylvania ($35,060) in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($32,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($23,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($24,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($28,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($27,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $27,080
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$27,080
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($30,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Collins, CO $30,490
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$30,490
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida N/A
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($31,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($25,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($27,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($25,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($24,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($22,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($34,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($30,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($28,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($22,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($26,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($26,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($28,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($25,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($30,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($29,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($29,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($34,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $34,660
Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Rochester, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$34,660
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($25,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($24,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($35,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Pittsburgh, PA $35,060
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD N/A
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$35,060
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($21,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($26,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($26,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($25,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($30,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($32,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($30,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($25,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($30,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $24,509. 

  Barbers

Provide barbering services, such as cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair; trimming beards; or giving shaves.

Salary Ratio: 1.56    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Barber Shop Operator
  • Barber Stylist
  • Hair Cutter
  • Licensed Barber
  • Stylist
  • Tonsorial Artist
  • US Salary Median: $29,622
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 21.7%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Provide beauty services, such as cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May shampoo hair, apply makeup, dress wigs, remove hair, and provide nail and skincare services.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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    
  • Beautician
  • Beauty Advisor
  • Beauty Operator
  • Beauty Specialist
  • Beauty Therapist
  • Colorist
  • Cosmetic Consultant
  • Cosmetician
  • Cosmetologist
  • Electrologist
  • Electrolysis Needle Operator
  • Electrolysis Operator
  • Electrolysist
  • Funeral Home Makeup Artist
  • Hair and Makeup Designer
  • Hair Colorist
  • Hair Cutter
  • Hair Designer
  • Hair Dresser
  • Hair Specialist
  • Hair Stylist
  • Haircutter
  • Hairdresser
  • Hairpiece Stylist
  • Hairstylist
  • Hypertrichologist
  • Image Consultant
  • Men's Custom Hair Piece Consultant
  • Mortuary Beautician
  • Salon Customer Experience Specialist
  • Salon Designer
  • Salon Stylist
  • Stylist
  • Trichologist
  • Wax Specialist
  • Wedding Makeup Artist
  • Wig Dresser
  • Wig Stylist
  • US Salary Median: $26,753
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 21.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
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