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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Home Health Aide & Home Attendant Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to provide routine care and support services for homebound disabled, recovering, or elderly people. Includes instruction in basic nutrition, home sanitation, infection control, first aid, taking vital signs, personal hygiene, interpersonal communication skills, supervised home management, emergency recognition and referral, geriatric care, and legal and ethical responsibilities.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Provide assistance with routine healthcare tasks or activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, toileting, or ambulation. May also help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry depending on the patient's abilities. Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $28,279
    "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.): 23.1%
    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.):  $7,355/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,805/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,304/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,304/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,594/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,199/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: $28,279

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($40,755) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($41,640).

Fairbanks, AK $39,870
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $41,640
$40,755
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($25,560).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $23,290
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $25,560
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $24,110
Decatur, AL $22,750
Dothan, AL $23,340
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $23,580
Gadsden, AL $24,440
Huntsville, AL $24,770
Mobile, AL $24,140
Montgomery, AL $23,560
Tuscaloosa, AL $24,080
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $25,140
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,260
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,800
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,230
$24,003
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($26,240).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $23,950
Hot Springs, AR $24,740
Jonesboro, AR $25,020
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $26,240
Pine Bluff, AR $23,480
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,170
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,860
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,400
$24,282
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($31,280).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $30,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $29,640
Prescott, AZ $31,280
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $30,260
Tucson, AZ $29,330
Yuma, AZ $29,000
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $29,730
$29,920
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($35,680).

Chico, CA $29,820
El Centro, CA $29,010
Fresno, CA $28,940
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $30,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $30,440
Madera, CA $30,630
Merced, CA $29,280
Modesto, CA $30,510
Napa, CA $35,630
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $31,770
Redding, CA $29,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $29,990
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $30,490
Salinas, CA $32,800
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $31,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $35,680
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $33,540
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $31,660
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $32,170
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $33,540
Santa Rosa, CA $35,350
Stockton-Lodi, CA $29,550
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $31,260
Visalia-Porterville, CA $29,350
Yuba City, CA $30,730
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,260
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,760
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,070
$31,258
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($37,510).

Colorado Springs, CO $32,750
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $34,470
Fort Collins, CO $32,840
Grand Junction, CO $29,610
Greeley, CO $32,090
Pueblo, CO $30,290
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $29,150
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,360
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,510
$32,119
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($34,390).

Danbury, CT $33,800
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $31,530
New Haven, CT $33,130
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $34,390
Waterbury, CT $31,140
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $32,760
$32,792
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($31,610).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $29,150
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $28,290
Gainesville, FL $30,150
Homosassa Springs, FL $28,200
Jacksonville, FL $30,100
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $28,580
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $29,850
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $31,490
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $31,610
Ocala, FL $28,810
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $29,080
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $29,450
Panama City, FL $28,710
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $27,770
Port St. Lucie, FL $29,730
Punta Gorda, FL $30,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $29,650
Sebring, FL $27,480
Tallahassee, FL $27,670
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $28,860
The Villages, FL $29,570
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $29,220
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $26,050
$29,110
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($37,450).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $29,560
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $29,320
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $26,130
Brunswick, GA $24,190
Columbus, GA-AL $24,560
Dalton, GA $29,450
Gainesville, GA $31,530
Hinesville, GA $37,450
Macon, GA $27,600
Rome, GA $26,610
Savannah, GA $27,050
Valdosta, GA $27,280
Warner Robins, GA $25,240
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,230
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,420
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $22,440
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,540
$27,153
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($34,740).

Urban Honolulu, HI $34,740
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $32,440
$33,590
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($32,590).

Cedar Rapids, IA $30,860
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $29,370
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $31,590
Dubuque, IA $29,450
Iowa City, IA $32,590
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $30,680
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $30,110
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,220
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,560
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $28,920
$30,364
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($29,750).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $29,750
Idaho Falls, ID $24,470
Lewiston, ID-WA $29,740
Pocatello, ID $25,490
Twin Falls, ID $28,120
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $27,940
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $28,410
$27,703
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Danville, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($32,240).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $28,200
Champaign-Urbana, IL $31,660
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $30,500
Danville, IL $32,240
Decatur, IL $28,520
Kankakee, IL $31,050
Peoria, IL $29,950
Rockford, IL $30,380
Springfield, IL $30,150
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $28,590
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $26,980
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $25,270
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $26,790
$29,252
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($29,890).

Columbus, IN $28,540
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $28,310
Evansville, IN-KY $29,310
Fort Wayne, IN $29,240
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $29,890
Kokomo, IN $27,720
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $28,590
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $27,450
Muncie, IN $28,450
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $28,610
Terre Haute, IN $26,430
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $27,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $26,640
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $28,330
$28,222
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($27,220).

Manhattan, KS $25,560
Topeka, KS $27,220
Wichita, KS $25,750
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $25,450
$25,995
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($31,160).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $27,780
Lexington-Fayette, KY $30,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $31,160
Owensboro, KY $28,450
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $25,460
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $27,070
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $26,200
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,760
$27,625
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($25,020).

Baton Rouge, LA $23,540
Hammond, LA $22,590
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $22,470
Lafayette, LA $22,040
Lake Charles, LA $22,090
Monroe, LA $19,710
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $25,020
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $23,770
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,600
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $18,940
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,580
$21,759
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($36,000).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $36,000
Leominster-Gardner, MA $34,280
New Bedford, MA $35,260
Pittsfield, MA $34,560
Springfield, MA-CT $34,610
Worcester, MA-CT $33,900
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $35,660
$34,896
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($32,530).

California-Lexington Park, MD $32,530
Cumberland, MD-WV $28,720
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $30,740
Salisbury, MD-DE $28,300
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $30,510
$30,160
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($31,640).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $30,900
Portland-South Portland, ME $31,640
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $30,520
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $31,060
$31,030
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($31,660).

Battle Creek, MI $29,150
Bay City, MI $27,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $29,510
Flint, MI $28,760
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $30,020
Jackson, MI $27,930
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $29,440
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $29,270
Midland, MI $26,070
Monroe, MI $28,730
Muskegon, MI $30,380
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $28,720
Saginaw, MI $28,570
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $30,840
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,510
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,660
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,190
$28,985
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($34,910).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $31,850
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $31,380
Rochester, MN $34,910
St. Cloud, MN $30,870
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,690
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,830
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,710
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $30,470
$31,089
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Jefferson City, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($30,090).

Columbia, MO $27,220
Jefferson City, MO $30,090
Joplin, MO $24,350
Kansas City, MO-KS $27,770
St. Joseph, MO-KS $25,470
St. Louis, MO-IL $25,920
Springfield, MO $25,540
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,160
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,740
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,480
$25,761
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($24,370).

Hattiesburg, MS $24,370
Jackson, MS $23,120
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,800
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $21,920
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,510
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $21,860
$22,763
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($30,680).

Great Falls, MT $29,110
Missoula, MT $29,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $30,680
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $29,540
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $30,020
$29,684
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($30,910).

Burlington, NC $26,390
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $28,790
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $30,910
Fayetteville, NC $26,000
Goldsboro, NC $28,720
Greensboro-High Point, NC $26,450
Greenville, NC $26,900
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $25,280
Jacksonville, NC $27,130
New Bern, NC $24,930
Raleigh, NC $29,290
Rocky Mount, NC $23,260
Wilmington, NC $27,960
Winston-Salem, NC $28,220
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,650
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,750
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,240
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,680
$26,475
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($36,930).

Fargo, ND-MN $33,340
Grand Forks, ND-MN $33,990
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,930
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,750
$34,753
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($30,760).

Lincoln, NE $30,760
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $30,450
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $29,880
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $30,030
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $29,370
$30,098
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($36,670).

Manchester, NH $33,260
Portsmouth, NH-ME $36,670
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $31,460
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $31,090
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $33,420
$33,180
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($34,500).

Ocean City, NJ $34,500
Trenton, NJ $32,180
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $32,420
$33,033
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($34,810).

Farmington, NM $23,700
Las Cruces, NM $22,910
Santa Fe, NM $34,810
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $22,790
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $24,370
$25,716
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($30,880).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $29,610
Reno, NV $30,880
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $30,430
$30,307
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Glens Falls, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($33,550).

Binghamton, NY $30,370
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $30,350
Elmira, NY $30,960
Glens Falls, NY $33,550
Ithaca, NY $31,890
Kingston, NY $30,960
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $32,630
Rochester, NY $30,120
Syracuse, NY $31,410
Utica-Rome, NY $29,970
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $29,380
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $30,700
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $29,730
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $33,210
$31,088
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($30,500).

Canton-Massillon, OH $27,260
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $30,500
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $28,220
Columbus, OH $27,170
Dayton, OH $28,340
Lima, OH $29,370
Mansfield, OH $27,330
Springfield, OH $29,080
Toledo, OH $27,860
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $25,920
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,430
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $27,050
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $25,770
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,120
$27,673
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($28,400).

Lawton, OK $25,690
Oklahoma City, OK $28,400
Tulsa, OK $27,090
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $24,180
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $26,130
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $23,610
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $24,430
$25,647
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($35,970).

Bend-Redmond, OR $34,220
Corvallis, OR $34,050
Eugene, OR $31,770
Grants Pass, OR $34,710
Medford, OR $34,040
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $35,970
Salem, OR $33,800
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $31,570
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,050
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $30,030
$33,221
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($30,580).

Altoona, PA $30,150
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $30,580
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $29,820
East Stroudsburg, PA $29,150
Erie, PA $27,220
Gettysburg, PA $29,800
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $29,280
Johnstown, PA $26,300
Lancaster, PA $29,660
Lebanon, PA $30,510
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $29,010
Pittsburgh, PA $29,010
Reading, PA $28,910
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $28,820
State College, PA $29,270
Williamsport, PA $28,340
York-Hanover, PA $29,880
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $25,360
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $26,740
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $27,390
$28,760
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($18,950).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,380
Arecibo, PR $18,260
Guayama, PR $18,710
Mayaguez, PR $18,630
Ponce, PR $18,950
San German, PR $18,740
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,570
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,250
$18,561
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 ($29,270).

Columbia, SC $26,990
Florence, SC $24,160
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $26,270
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $29,270
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $26,350
Spartanburg, SC $25,750
Sumter, SC $24,150
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $27,140
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,560
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,720
$26,036
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($29,670).

Sioux Falls, SD $29,670
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $29,100
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,720
$29,163
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($29,250).

Clarksville, TN-KY $28,150
Cleveland, TN $24,410
Jackson, TN $23,590
Johnson City, TN $28,880
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $27,150
Knoxville, TN $27,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $27,460
Morristown, TN $24,810
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $29,250
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $25,890
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $26,340
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $24,790
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $26,060
$26,474
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($30,580).

Amarillo, TX $25,410
Austin-Round Rock, TX $29,150
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $20,900
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $22,710
College Station-Bryan, TX $25,290
Corpus Christi, TX $22,670
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $27,650
El Paso, TX $19,540
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $24,310
Killeen-Temple, TX $25,940
Laredo, TX $21,800
Longview, TX $24,590
Lubbock, TX $24,190
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $22,720
Midland, TX $30,580
Odessa, TX $25,090
San Angelo, TX $25,210
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $24,730
Sherman-Denison, TX $27,290
Texarkana, TX-AR $24,010
Tyler, TX $24,490
Victoria, TX $23,510
Waco, TX $24,820
Wichita Falls, TX $24,430
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,560
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,010
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,340
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,670
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,030
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,200
$24,261
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($32,250).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $30,120
Provo-Orem, UT $29,690
St. George, UT $30,170
Salt Lake City, UT $32,250
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,790
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,570
$29,932
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($29,270).

Charlottesville, VA $28,450
Harrisonburg, VA $29,270
Lynchburg, VA $26,100
Richmond, VA $28,060
Roanoke, VA $27,150
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $26,930
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $26,510
Winchester, VA-WV $26,670
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,160
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,700
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,560
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,320
$26,240
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($32,550).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,990
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,550
$32,270
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($32,830).

Eau Claire, WI $29,030
Fond du Lac, WI $29,380
Green Bay, WI $30,150
Janesville-Beloit, WI $29,260
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $31,790
Madison, WI $32,830
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $27,970
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $29,090
Racine, WI $26,810
Sheboygan, WI $28,080
Wausau, WI $29,590
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,090
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,190
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,920
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,570
$29,450
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($25,950).

Charleston, WV $24,370
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $24,530
Morgantown, WV $25,300
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $22,680
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $25,950
Wheeling, WV-OH $24,750
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,340
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,140
$24,258
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($32,100).

Cheyenne, WY $32,100
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,840
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,470
$31,137

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $28,279

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Alaska ($40,755) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($41,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $39,870
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $41,640
$40,755
Alabama

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($25,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $23,290
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $25,560
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $24,110
Decatur, AL $22,750
Dothan, AL $23,340
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $23,580
Gadsden, AL $24,440
Huntsville, AL $24,770
Mobile, AL $24,140
Montgomery, AL $23,560
Tuscaloosa, AL $24,080
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $25,140
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,260
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,800
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,230
$24,003
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 ($26,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $23,950
Hot Springs, AR $24,740
Jonesboro, AR $25,020
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $26,240
Pine Bluff, AR $23,480
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,170
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,860
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,400
$24,282
Arizona

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

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($31,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $30,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $29,640
Prescott, AZ $31,280
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $30,260
Tucson, AZ $29,330
Yuma, AZ $29,000
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $29,730
$29,920
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 ($35,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $29,820
El Centro, CA $29,010
Fresno, CA $28,940
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $30,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $30,440
Madera, CA $30,630
Merced, CA $29,280
Modesto, CA $30,510
Napa, CA $35,630
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $31,770
Redding, CA $29,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $29,990
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $30,490
Salinas, CA $32,800
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $31,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $35,680
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $33,540
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $31,660
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $32,170
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $33,540
Santa Rosa, CA $35,350
Stockton-Lodi, CA $29,550
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $31,260
Visalia-Porterville, CA $29,350
Yuba City, CA $30,730
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,260
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,760
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,070
$31,258
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($37,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $32,750
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $34,470
Fort Collins, CO $32,840
Grand Junction, CO $29,610
Greeley, CO $32,090
Pueblo, CO $30,290
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $29,150
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,360
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,510
$32,119
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($34,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $33,800
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $31,530
New Haven, CT $33,130
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $34,390
Waterbury, CT $31,140
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $32,760
$32,792
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($31,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $29,150
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $28,290
Gainesville, FL $30,150
Homosassa Springs, FL $28,200
Jacksonville, FL $30,100
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $28,580
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $29,850
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $31,490
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $31,610
Ocala, FL $28,810
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $29,080
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $29,450
Panama City, FL $28,710
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $27,770
Port St. Lucie, FL $29,730
Punta Gorda, FL $30,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $29,650
Sebring, FL $27,480
Tallahassee, FL $27,670
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $28,860
The Villages, FL $29,570
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $29,220
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $26,050
$29,110
Georgia

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

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($37,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $29,560
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $29,320
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $26,130
Brunswick, GA $24,190
Columbus, GA-AL $24,560
Dalton, GA $29,450
Gainesville, GA $31,530
Hinesville, GA $37,450
Macon, GA $27,600
Rome, GA $26,610
Savannah, GA $27,050
Valdosta, GA $27,280
Warner Robins, GA $25,240
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,230
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,420
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $22,440
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,540
$27,153
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($34,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $34,740
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $32,440
$33,590
Iowa

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

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

Cedar Rapids, IA $30,860
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $29,370
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $31,590
Dubuque, IA $29,450
Iowa City, IA $32,590
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $30,680
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $30,110
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,220
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,560
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $28,920
$30,364
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($29,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $29,750
Idaho Falls, ID $24,470
Lewiston, ID-WA $29,740
Pocatello, ID $25,490
Twin Falls, ID $28,120
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $27,940
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $28,410
$27,703
Illinois

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

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

Carbondale-Marion, IL $28,200
Champaign-Urbana, IL $31,660
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $30,500
Danville, IL $32,240
Decatur, IL $28,520
Kankakee, IL $31,050
Peoria, IL $29,950
Rockford, IL $30,380
Springfield, IL $30,150
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $28,590
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $26,980
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $25,270
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $26,790
$29,252
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($29,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $28,540
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $28,310
Evansville, IN-KY $29,310
Fort Wayne, IN $29,240
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $29,890
Kokomo, IN $27,720
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $28,590
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $27,450
Muncie, IN $28,450
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $28,610
Terre Haute, IN $26,430
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $27,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $26,640
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $28,330
$28,222
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($27,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $25,560
Topeka, KS $27,220
Wichita, KS $25,750
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $25,450
$25,995
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($31,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $27,780
Lexington-Fayette, KY $30,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $31,160
Owensboro, KY $28,450
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $25,460
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $27,070
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $26,200
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,760
$27,625
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($25,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $23,540
Hammond, LA $22,590
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $22,470
Lafayette, LA $22,040
Lake Charles, LA $22,090
Monroe, LA $19,710
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $25,020
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $23,770
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,600
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $18,940
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,580
$21,759
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 ($36,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $36,000
Leominster-Gardner, MA $34,280
New Bedford, MA $35,260
Pittsfield, MA $34,560
Springfield, MA-CT $34,610
Worcester, MA-CT $33,900
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $35,660
$34,896
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($32,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $32,530
Cumberland, MD-WV $28,720
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $30,740
Salisbury, MD-DE $28,300
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $30,510
$30,160
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($31,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $30,900
Portland-South Portland, ME $31,640
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $30,520
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $31,060
$31,030
Michigan

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

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($31,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $29,150
Bay City, MI $27,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $29,510
Flint, MI $28,760
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $30,020
Jackson, MI $27,930
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $29,440
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $29,270
Midland, MI $26,070
Monroe, MI $28,730
Muskegon, MI $30,380
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $28,720
Saginaw, MI $28,570
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $30,840
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,510
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,660
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,190
$28,985
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($34,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $31,850
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $31,380
Rochester, MN $34,910
St. Cloud, MN $30,870
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,690
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,830
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,710
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $30,470
$31,089
Missouri

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

Jefferson City, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($30,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $27,220
Jefferson City, MO $30,090
Joplin, MO $24,350
Kansas City, MO-KS $27,770
St. Joseph, MO-KS $25,470
St. Louis, MO-IL $25,920
Springfield, MO $25,540
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,160
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,740
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,480
$25,761
Mississippi

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

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($24,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $24,370
Jackson, MS $23,120
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,800
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $21,920
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,510
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $21,860
$22,763
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($30,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $29,110
Missoula, MT $29,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $30,680
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $29,540
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $30,020
$29,684
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 ($30,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $26,390
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $28,790
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $30,910
Fayetteville, NC $26,000
Goldsboro, NC $28,720
Greensboro-High Point, NC $26,450
Greenville, NC $26,900
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $25,280
Jacksonville, NC $27,130
New Bern, NC $24,930
Raleigh, NC $29,290
Rocky Mount, NC $23,260
Wilmington, NC $27,960
Winston-Salem, NC $28,220
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,650
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,750
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,240
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,680
$26,475
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 ($36,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $33,340
Grand Forks, ND-MN $33,990
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,930
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,750
$34,753
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($30,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $30,760
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $30,450
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $29,880
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $30,030
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $29,370
$30,098
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 ($36,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $33,260
Portsmouth, NH-ME $36,670
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $31,460
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $31,090
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $33,420
$33,180
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 ($34,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $34,500
Trenton, NJ $32,180
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $32,420
$33,033
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 ($34,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $23,700
Las Cruces, NM $22,910
Santa Fe, NM $34,810
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $22,790
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $24,370
$25,716
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($30,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $29,610
Reno, NV $30,880
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $30,430
$30,307
New York

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

Glens Falls, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($33,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $30,370
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $30,350
Elmira, NY $30,960
Glens Falls, NY $33,550
Ithaca, NY $31,890
Kingston, NY $30,960
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $32,630
Rochester, NY $30,120
Syracuse, NY $31,410
Utica-Rome, NY $29,970
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $29,380
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $30,700
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $29,730
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $33,210
$31,088
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($30,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $27,260
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $30,500
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $28,220
Columbus, OH $27,170
Dayton, OH $28,340
Lima, OH $29,370
Mansfield, OH $27,330
Springfield, OH $29,080
Toledo, OH $27,860
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $25,920
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,430
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $27,050
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $25,770
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,120
$27,673
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($28,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $25,690
Oklahoma City, OK $28,400
Tulsa, OK $27,090
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $24,180
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $26,130
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $23,610
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $24,430
$25,647
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($35,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $34,220
Corvallis, OR $34,050
Eugene, OR $31,770
Grants Pass, OR $34,710
Medford, OR $34,040
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $35,970
Salem, OR $33,800
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $31,570
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,050
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $30,030
$33,221
Pennsylvania

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

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($30,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $30,150
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $30,580
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $29,820
East Stroudsburg, PA $29,150
Erie, PA $27,220
Gettysburg, PA $29,800
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $29,280
Johnstown, PA $26,300
Lancaster, PA $29,660
Lebanon, PA $30,510
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $29,010
Pittsburgh, PA $29,010
Reading, PA $28,910
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $28,820
State College, PA $29,270
Williamsport, PA $28,340
York-Hanover, PA $29,880
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $25,360
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $26,740
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $27,390
$28,760
Puerto Rico

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

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($18,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,380
Arecibo, PR $18,260
Guayama, PR $18,710
Mayaguez, PR $18,630
Ponce, PR $18,950
San German, PR $18,740
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,570
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,250
$18,561
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 ($29,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $26,990
Florence, SC $24,160
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $26,270
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $29,270
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $26,350
Spartanburg, SC $25,750
Sumter, SC $24,150
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $27,140
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,560
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,720
$26,036
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 ($29,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $29,670
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $29,100
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,720
$29,163
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 ($29,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $28,150
Cleveland, TN $24,410
Jackson, TN $23,590
Johnson City, TN $28,880
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $27,150
Knoxville, TN $27,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $27,460
Morristown, TN $24,810
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $29,250
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $25,890
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $26,340
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $24,790
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $26,060
$26,474
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($30,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $25,410
Austin-Round Rock, TX $29,150
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $20,900
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $22,710
College Station-Bryan, TX $25,290
Corpus Christi, TX $22,670
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $27,650
El Paso, TX $19,540
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $24,310
Killeen-Temple, TX $25,940
Laredo, TX $21,800
Longview, TX $24,590
Lubbock, TX $24,190
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $22,720
Midland, TX $30,580
Odessa, TX $25,090
San Angelo, TX $25,210
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $24,730
Sherman-Denison, TX $27,290
Texarkana, TX-AR $24,010
Tyler, TX $24,490
Victoria, TX $23,510
Waco, TX $24,820
Wichita Falls, TX $24,430
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,560
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,010
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,340
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,670
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,030
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,200
$24,261
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($32,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $30,120
Provo-Orem, UT $29,690
St. George, UT $30,170
Salt Lake City, UT $32,250
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,790
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,570
$29,932
Virginia

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

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($29,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $28,450
Harrisonburg, VA $29,270
Lynchburg, VA $26,100
Richmond, VA $28,060
Roanoke, VA $27,150
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $26,930
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $26,510
Winchester, VA-WV $26,670
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,160
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,700
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,560
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,320
$26,240
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($32,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,990
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,550
$32,270
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($32,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $29,030
Fond du Lac, WI $29,380
Green Bay, WI $30,150
Janesville-Beloit, WI $29,260
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $31,790
Madison, WI $32,830
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $27,970
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $29,090
Racine, WI $26,810
Sheboygan, WI $28,080
Wausau, WI $29,590
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,090
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,190
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,920
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,570
$29,450
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($25,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $24,370
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $24,530
Morgantown, WV $25,300
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $22,680
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $25,950
Wheeling, WV-OH $24,750
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,340
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,140
$24,258
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($32,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $32,100
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,840
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,470
$31,137

Master's

Average Salary Median: $28,279

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Alaska ($40,755) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area 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 ($41,640) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $39,870
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $41,640
$40,755
Alabama

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($25,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $23,290
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $25,560
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $24,110
Decatur, AL $22,750
Dothan, AL $23,340
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $23,580
Gadsden, AL $24,440
Huntsville, AL $24,770
Mobile, AL $24,140
Montgomery, AL $23,560
Tuscaloosa, AL $24,080
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $25,140
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,260
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,800
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,230
$24,003
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($26,240) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $23,950
Hot Springs, AR $24,740
Jonesboro, AR $25,020
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $26,240
Pine Bluff, AR $23,480
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,170
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,860
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,400
$24,282
Arizona

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

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($31,280) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $30,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $29,640
Prescott, AZ $31,280
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $30,260
Tucson, AZ $29,330
Yuma, AZ $29,000
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $29,730
$29,920
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($35,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $29,820
El Centro, CA $29,010
Fresno, CA $28,940
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $30,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $30,440
Madera, CA $30,630
Merced, CA $29,280
Modesto, CA $30,510
Napa, CA $35,630
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $31,770
Redding, CA $29,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $29,990
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $30,490
Salinas, CA $32,800
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $31,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $35,680
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $33,540
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $31,660
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $32,170
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $33,540
Santa Rosa, CA $35,350
Stockton-Lodi, CA $29,550
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $31,260
Visalia-Porterville, CA $29,350
Yuba City, CA $30,730
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,260
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,760
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,070
$31,258
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($37,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $32,750
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $34,470
Fort Collins, CO $32,840
Grand Junction, CO $29,610
Greeley, CO $32,090
Pueblo, CO $30,290
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $29,150
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,360
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,510
$32,119
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 ($34,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $33,800
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $31,530
New Haven, CT $33,130
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $34,390
Waterbury, CT $31,140
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $32,760
$32,792
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($31,610) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $29,150
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $28,290
Gainesville, FL $30,150
Homosassa Springs, FL $28,200
Jacksonville, FL $30,100
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $28,580
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $29,850
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $31,490
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $31,610
Ocala, FL $28,810
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $29,080
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $29,450
Panama City, FL $28,710
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $27,770
Port St. Lucie, FL $29,730
Punta Gorda, FL $30,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $29,650
Sebring, FL $27,480
Tallahassee, FL $27,670
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $28,860
The Villages, FL $29,570
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $29,220
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $26,050
$29,110
Georgia

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

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($37,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $29,560
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $29,320
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $26,130
Brunswick, GA $24,190
Columbus, GA-AL $24,560
Dalton, GA $29,450
Gainesville, GA $31,530
Hinesville, GA $37,450
Macon, GA $27,600
Rome, GA $26,610
Savannah, GA $27,050
Valdosta, GA $27,280
Warner Robins, GA $25,240
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,230
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,420
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $22,440
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,540
$27,153
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($34,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $34,740
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $32,440
$33,590
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($32,590) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $30,860
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $29,370
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $31,590
Dubuque, IA $29,450
Iowa City, IA $32,590
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $30,680
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $30,110
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,220
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,560
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $28,920
$30,364
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($29,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $29,750
Idaho Falls, ID $24,470
Lewiston, ID-WA $29,740
Pocatello, ID $25,490
Twin Falls, ID $28,120
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $27,940
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $28,410
$27,703
Illinois

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

Danville, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($32,240) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $28,200
Champaign-Urbana, IL $31,660
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $30,500
Danville, IL $32,240
Decatur, IL $28,520
Kankakee, IL $31,050
Peoria, IL $29,950
Rockford, IL $30,380
Springfield, IL $30,150
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $28,590
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $26,980
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $25,270
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $26,790
$29,252
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($29,890) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $28,540
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $28,310
Evansville, IN-KY $29,310
Fort Wayne, IN $29,240
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $29,890
Kokomo, IN $27,720
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $28,590
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $27,450
Muncie, IN $28,450
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $28,610
Terre Haute, IN $26,430
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $27,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $26,640
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $28,330
$28,222
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($27,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $25,560
Topeka, KS $27,220
Wichita, KS $25,750
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $25,450
$25,995
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 ($31,160) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $27,780
Lexington-Fayette, KY $30,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $31,160
Owensboro, KY $28,450
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $25,460
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $27,070
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $26,200
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,760
$27,625
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($25,020) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $23,540
Hammond, LA $22,590
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $22,470
Lafayette, LA $22,040
Lake Charles, LA $22,090
Monroe, LA $19,710
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $25,020
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $23,770
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,600
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $18,940
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,580
$21,759
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 ($36,000) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $36,000
Leominster-Gardner, MA $34,280
New Bedford, MA $35,260
Pittsfield, MA $34,560
Springfield, MA-CT $34,610
Worcester, MA-CT $33,900
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $35,660
$34,896
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($32,530) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $32,530
Cumberland, MD-WV $28,720
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $30,740
Salisbury, MD-DE $28,300
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $30,510
$30,160
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($31,640) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $30,900
Portland-South Portland, ME $31,640
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $30,520
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $31,060
$31,030
Michigan

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

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($31,660) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $29,150
Bay City, MI $27,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $29,510
Flint, MI $28,760
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $30,020
Jackson, MI $27,930
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $29,440
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $29,270
Midland, MI $26,070
Monroe, MI $28,730
Muskegon, MI $30,380
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $28,720
Saginaw, MI $28,570
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $30,840
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,510
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,660
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,190
$28,985
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($34,910) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $31,850
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $31,380
Rochester, MN $34,910
St. Cloud, MN $30,870
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,690
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,830
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,710
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $30,470
$31,089
Missouri

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

Jefferson City, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($30,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $27,220
Jefferson City, MO $30,090
Joplin, MO $24,350
Kansas City, MO-KS $27,770
St. Joseph, MO-KS $25,470
St. Louis, MO-IL $25,920
Springfield, MO $25,540
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,160
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,740
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,480
$25,761
Mississippi

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

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($24,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $24,370
Jackson, MS $23,120
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,800
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $21,920
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,510
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $21,860
$22,763
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($30,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $29,110
Missoula, MT $29,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $30,680
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $29,540
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $30,020
$29,684
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($30,910) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $26,390
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $28,790
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $30,910
Fayetteville, NC $26,000
Goldsboro, NC $28,720
Greensboro-High Point, NC $26,450
Greenville, NC $26,900
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $25,280
Jacksonville, NC $27,130
New Bern, NC $24,930
Raleigh, NC $29,290
Rocky Mount, NC $23,260
Wilmington, NC $27,960
Winston-Salem, NC $28,220
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,650
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,750
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,240
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,680
$26,475
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($36,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $33,340
Grand Forks, ND-MN $33,990
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,930
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,750
$34,753
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($30,760) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $30,760
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $30,450
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $29,880
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $30,030
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $29,370
$30,098
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 ($36,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $33,260
Portsmouth, NH-ME $36,670
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $31,460
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $31,090
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $33,420
$33,180
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($34,500) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $34,500
Trenton, NJ $32,180
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $32,420
$33,033
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($34,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $23,700
Las Cruces, NM $22,910
Santa Fe, NM $34,810
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $22,790
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $24,370
$25,716
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($30,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $29,610
Reno, NV $30,880
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $30,430
$30,307
New York

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

Glens Falls, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($33,550) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $30,370
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $30,350
Elmira, NY $30,960
Glens Falls, NY $33,550
Ithaca, NY $31,890
Kingston, NY $30,960
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $32,630
Rochester, NY $30,120
Syracuse, NY $31,410
Utica-Rome, NY $29,970
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $29,380
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $30,700
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $29,730
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $33,210
$31,088
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($30,500) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $27,260
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $30,500
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $28,220
Columbus, OH $27,170
Dayton, OH $28,340
Lima, OH $29,370
Mansfield, OH $27,330
Springfield, OH $29,080
Toledo, OH $27,860
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $25,920
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,430
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $27,050
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $25,770
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,120
$27,673
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($28,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $25,690
Oklahoma City, OK $28,400
Tulsa, OK $27,090
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $24,180
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $26,130
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $23,610
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $24,430
$25,647
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 ($35,970) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $34,220
Corvallis, OR $34,050
Eugene, OR $31,770
Grants Pass, OR $34,710
Medford, OR $34,040
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $35,970
Salem, OR $33,800
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $31,570
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,050
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $30,030
$33,221
Pennsylvania

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

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($30,580) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $30,150
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $30,580
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $29,820
East Stroudsburg, PA $29,150
Erie, PA $27,220
Gettysburg, PA $29,800
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $29,280
Johnstown, PA $26,300
Lancaster, PA $29,660
Lebanon, PA $30,510
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $29,010
Pittsburgh, PA $29,010
Reading, PA $28,910
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $28,820
State College, PA $29,270
Williamsport, PA $28,340
York-Hanover, PA $29,880
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $25,360
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $26,740
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $27,390
$28,760
Puerto Rico

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

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($18,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,380
Arecibo, PR $18,260
Guayama, PR $18,710
Mayaguez, PR $18,630
Ponce, PR $18,950
San German, PR $18,740
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,570
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,250
$18,561
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($29,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $26,990
Florence, SC $24,160
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $26,270
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $29,270
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $26,350
Spartanburg, SC $25,750
Sumter, SC $24,150
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $27,140
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,560
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,720
$26,036
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 ($29,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $29,670
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $29,100
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,720
$29,163
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 ($29,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $28,150
Cleveland, TN $24,410
Jackson, TN $23,590
Johnson City, TN $28,880
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $27,150
Knoxville, TN $27,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $27,460
Morristown, TN $24,810
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $29,250
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $25,890
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $26,340
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $24,790
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $26,060
$26,474
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($30,580) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $25,410
Austin-Round Rock, TX $29,150
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $20,900
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $22,710
College Station-Bryan, TX $25,290
Corpus Christi, TX $22,670
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $27,650
El Paso, TX $19,540
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $24,310
Killeen-Temple, TX $25,940
Laredo, TX $21,800
Longview, TX $24,590
Lubbock, TX $24,190
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $22,720
Midland, TX $30,580
Odessa, TX $25,090
San Angelo, TX $25,210
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $24,730
Sherman-Denison, TX $27,290
Texarkana, TX-AR $24,010
Tyler, TX $24,490
Victoria, TX $23,510
Waco, TX $24,820
Wichita Falls, TX $24,430
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,560
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,010
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,340
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,670
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,030
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,200
$24,261
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($32,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $30,120
Provo-Orem, UT $29,690
St. George, UT $30,170
Salt Lake City, UT $32,250
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,790
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,570
$29,932
Virginia

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

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($29,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $28,450
Harrisonburg, VA $29,270
Lynchburg, VA $26,100
Richmond, VA $28,060
Roanoke, VA $27,150
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $26,930
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $26,510
Winchester, VA-WV $26,670
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,160
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,700
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,560
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,320
$26,240
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($32,550) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,990
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,550
$32,270
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($32,830) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $29,030
Fond du Lac, WI $29,380
Green Bay, WI $30,150
Janesville-Beloit, WI $29,260
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $31,790
Madison, WI $32,830
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $27,970
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $29,090
Racine, WI $26,810
Sheboygan, WI $28,080
Wausau, WI $29,590
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,090
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,190
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,920
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,570
$29,450
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($25,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $24,370
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $24,530
Morgantown, WV $25,300
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $22,680
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $25,950
Wheeling, WV-OH $24,750
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,340
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,140
$24,258
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($32,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $32,100
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,840
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,470
$31,137

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 $28,279.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $28,279. 

  Home Health Aides

Monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness, and address their health-related needs, such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication. Work is performed under the direction of offsite or intermittent onsite licensed nursing staff. Provide assistance with routine healthcare tasks or activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, toileting, or ambulation. May also help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry depending on the patient's abilities.

Salary Ratio: 2.05    

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    
  • Care Worker
  • Caregiver
  • Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA)
  • Certified Medical Aide (CMA)
  • Certified Nurses Aide (CNA)
  • Companion
  • Direct Care Counselor
  • Direct Care Professional
  • Direct Care Worker
  • Direct Support Professional (DSP)
  • Habilitation Training Specialist
  • Health Care Assistant
  • Health Service Worker
  • Health Support Specialist (HSS)
  • Healthcare Associate
  • Home Attendant
  • Home Care Aide
  • Home Care Attendant
  • Home Care Giver
  • Home Care Provider
  • Home Health Aide (HHA)
  • Home Health Attendant
  • Home Health Care Provider
  • Home Health Provider
  • Home Help Aide
  • Home Hospice Aide
  • Hospice Aide
  • In Home Caregiver
  • Independent Living Specialist
  • Nurse's Companion
  • Resident Assistant
  • Resident Care Aide
  • Resident Care Associate
  • Resident Care Provider
  • Residential Aide
  • Residential Assistant (RA)
  • Residential Counselor
  • US Salary Median: $29,208
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 23.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Personal Care Aides

Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry. Work is performed in various settings depending on the needs of the care recipient and may include locations such as their home, place of work, out in the community, or at a daytime nonresidential facility.

Salary Ratio: 0.68    

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    
  • Aide
  • Blind Aide
  • Blind Escort
  • Care Provider
  • Care Taker
  • Caregiver
  • Companion
  • Convalescent Sitter
  • Direct Care Staffer
  • Direct Care Worker
  • Direct Support Professional (DSP)
  • Direct Support Staff Member
  • Elderly Companion
  • Family Member Caretaker
  • Geriatric Aide
  • Geriatric Personal Care Aide
  • Guardian Family Member
  • Health Service Worker
  • Home Care Aide
  • Home Care Attendant
  • Home Care Giver
  • Home Care Provider
  • Home Help Aide
  • Independent Living Specialist
  • Live-In Caregiver
  • Medication Aide
  • Nutrition Aide
  • Patient Care Assistant (PCA)
  • Patient Sitter
  • Personal Attendant
  • Personal Care Aide
  • Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
  • Personal Care Attendant (PCA)
  • Personal Support Worker
  • Resident Assistant
  • Resident Care Assistant (RCA)
  • Sitter
  • US Salary Median: $29,208
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 23.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,805 per year (or $7,354 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $9,610 to earn an associate's (or $14,708 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $11,304 per year (or $11,304 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $22,608 to earn a master's (or $22,608 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($19,220 if you're in-state, $29,416 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Home Health Aide & Home Attendant Degrees

Hawaii Pacific University

1 Aloha Tower Drive - Honolulu, HI

Out-of-state cost: $29,300/year
In-state cost: $29,300/year
Degrees: Certificate

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