Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Homeland Security Degree

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Directly supervise and coordinate activities of security workers and security guards.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $47,661
    "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.): 9.25%
    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: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,123/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,291/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,381/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,278/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,836/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,286/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: $47,661

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($62,599) in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($62,575).

Fairbanks, AK $62,575
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $55,605
$59,090
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($44,240).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $44,230
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $36,820
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $34,280
Decatur, AL $43,830
Dothan, AL $35,990
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $32,240
Gadsden, AL $39,050
Huntsville, AL $41,330
Mobile, AL $35,840
Montgomery, AL $37,220
Tuscaloosa, AL $44,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,220
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,480
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,310
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,320
$37,960
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($44,525).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $37,260
Hot Springs, AR $44,525
Jonesboro, AR $41,570
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $42,820
Pine Bluff, AR $39,345
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,550
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,740
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,650
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,505
$39,885
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($52,450).

Tucson, AZ $52,170
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $37,730
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $40,420
Prescott, AZ $46,110
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $52,450
Yuma, AZ $44,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $42,780
$46,064
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($90,590).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $79,795
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $49,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $84,825
Chico, CA $54,700
El Centro, CA $77,830
Fresno, CA $54,140
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $90,590
Madera, CA $88,370
Merced, CA $45,410
Modesto, CA $42,420
Napa, CA $50,030
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $50,260
Redding, CA $51,300
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $50,780
Salinas, CA $77,430
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $48,140
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $49,470
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $81,840
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $52,060
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $54,160
Santa Rosa, CA $49,210
Stockton-Lodi, CA $66,260
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $89,080
Visalia-Porterville, CA $44,870
Yuba City, CA $41,380
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $63,860
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $71,830
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,740
$62,599
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($52,025).

Colorado Springs, CO $44,120
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $50,810
Fort Collins, CO $52,025
Grand Junction, CO $45,615
Greeley, CO $48,130
Pueblo, CO $50,175
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $45,245
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,050
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,665
$48,093
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($60,760).

Danbury, CT $60,760
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $49,510
New Haven, CT $55,470
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $52,830
Waterbury, CT $58,640
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $55,680
$55,482
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Tallahassee, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($57,825).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $51,175
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $51,650
Tallahassee, FL $57,825
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $37,920
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,680
Gainesville, FL $37,200
Homosassa Springs, FL $46,650
Jacksonville, FL $33,800
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $36,120
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $48,880
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $40,760
Ocala, FL $38,760
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $46,560
Panama City, FL $37,330
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $37,030
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,480
Punta Gorda, FL $47,820
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $41,860
Sebring, FL $43,390
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $41,380
The Villages, FL $37,140
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,190
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $35,390
$43,294
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($41,630).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $38,570
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $40,200
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $36,200
Brunswick, GA $41,630
Columbus, GA-AL $41,310
Dalton, GA $40,500
Gainesville, GA $37,660
Hinesville, GA $41,500
Macon, GA $35,420
Rome, GA $39,930
Savannah, GA $37,650
Valdosta, GA $36,660
Warner Robins, GA $37,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,850
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,380
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,110
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,500
$37,946
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($53,910).

Urban Honolulu, HI $46,415
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,910
$50,163
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($53,220).

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,680
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $49,360
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $40,530
Dubuque, IA $50,960
Iowa City, IA $53,220
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $42,070
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $42,260
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,480
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,930
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,830
$47,150
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($49,735).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $43,305
Idaho Falls, ID $42,945
Lewiston, ID-WA $43,045
Pocatello, ID $49,735
Twin Falls, ID $40,570
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,175
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $41,565
$43,906
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Decatur, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($59,510).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $53,350
Champaign-Urbana, IL $56,030
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $48,020
Danville, IL $55,290
Decatur, IL $59,510
Kankakee, IL $43,050
Peoria, IL $40,000
Rockford, IL $55,240
Springfield, IL $58,290
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,160
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,040
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,030
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,830
$52,757
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($47,960).

Terre Haute, IN $42,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,815
Columbus, IN $34,400
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,370
Evansville, IN-KY $38,590
Fort Wayne, IN $44,880
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $39,370
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $42,970
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $35,610
Muncie, IN $47,210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $47,960
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $41,400
$41,810
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($44,800).

Manhattan, KS $42,470
Topeka, KS $44,800
Wichita, KS $40,370
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $38,720
$41,590
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($45,335).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $45,335
Lexington-Fayette, KY $41,275
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $39,870
Owensboro, KY $37,355
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,835
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,100
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,355
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,060
$41,023
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($39,750).

Baton Rouge, LA $34,290
Hammond, LA $28,020
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $30,350
Lafayette, LA $35,340
Lake Charles, LA $32,440
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,660
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $39,750
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,850
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,440
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $32,990
$33,513
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($63,495).

Springfield, MA-CT $53,695
Worcester, MA-CT $63,495
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $58,180
Leominster-Gardner, MA $58,580
New Bedford, MA $57,330
Pittsfield, MA $55,980
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $56,880
$57,926
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($53,420).

California-Lexington Park, MD $53,370
Cumberland, MD-WV $53,420
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $49,850
Salisbury, MD-DE $49,840
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $43,910
$50,078
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($47,270).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $40,360
Portland-South Portland, ME $47,270
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $41,630
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $45,415
$43,669
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($56,960).

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $46,120
Battle Creek, MI $48,760
Bay City, MI $52,670
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $44,190
Flint, MI $31,440
Jackson, MI $56,960
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $43,660
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $49,280
Monroe, MI $51,140
Muskegon, MI $54,040
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $35,670
Saginaw, MI $45,160
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,250
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,190
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,760
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $48,080
$46,852
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($58,540).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $58,540
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $48,510
Rochester, MN $45,960
St. Cloud, MN $52,040
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,570
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,240
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,410
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,260
$48,566
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($60,155).

St. Louis, MO-IL $60,155
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,805
Columbia, MO $35,300
Jefferson City, MO $32,800
Joplin, MO $37,580
Kansas City, MO-KS $45,810
St. Joseph, MO-KS $36,530
Springfield, MO $39,760
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $32,310
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $32,360
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,890
$42,020
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($39,790).

Hattiesburg, MS $39,790
Jackson, MS $36,935
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,730
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,245
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,460
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,845
$36,501
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($44,550).

Great Falls, MT $37,870
Missoula, MT $43,075
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,550
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $41,935
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,990
$41,484
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($56,560).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $50,445
Greensboro-High Point, NC $47,920
Greenville, NC $52,545
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $45,240
Raleigh, NC $56,560
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,465
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,740
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,650
Burlington, NC $44,540
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $41,480
Fayetteville, NC $41,610
Goldsboro, NC $37,660
Jacksonville, NC $45,980
New Bern, NC $40,990
Rocky Mount, NC $38,990
Wilmington, NC $39,470
Winston-Salem, NC $38,660
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,380
$46,611
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($51,705).

Fargo, ND-MN $50,480
Grand Forks, ND-MN $51,705
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,375
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,330
$49,473
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($50,855).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,855
Lincoln, NE $46,130
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $48,830
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,230
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,410
$46,885
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($50,935).

Manchester, NH $49,410
Portsmouth, NH-ME $49,065
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $44,280
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $50,935
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,665
$48,071
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($66,270).

Ocean City, NJ $50,380
Trenton, NJ $56,865
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $66,270
$57,838
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($50,595).

Farmington, NM $44,725
Las Cruces, NM $50,595
Santa Fe, NM $47,010
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,075
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $44,785
$45,638
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($53,665).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $45,650
Reno, NV $50,615
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $53,665
$49,977
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Elmira, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($69,680).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $50,670
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $58,825
Rochester, NY $56,435
Syracuse, NY $60,945
Utica-Rome, NY $60,465
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,820
Binghamton, NY $57,290
Elmira, NY $69,680
Glens Falls, NY $56,410
Ithaca, NY $56,560
Kingston, NY $61,570
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,290
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,310
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $60,660
$59,105
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($52,100).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $47,720
Columbus, OH $51,305
Dayton, OH $50,545
Toledo, OH $52,100
Canton-Massillon, OH $38,400
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $43,230
Lima, OH $48,780
Mansfield, OH $49,130
Springfield, OH $39,070
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $41,840
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,690
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $46,390
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,270
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,120
$46,903
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($43,670).

Lawton, OK $36,180
Oklahoma City, OK $43,670
Tulsa, OK $37,620
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,220
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,450
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,550
$37,140
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($55,890).

Bend-Redmond, OR $55,890
Corvallis, OR $49,565
Eugene, OR $52,060
Grants Pass, OR $43,815
Medford, OR $49,320
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $53,500
Salem, OR $52,780
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $44,985
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $44,265
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $55,550
$50,173
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($60,180).

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $60,180
Pittsburgh, PA $52,110
Altoona, PA $35,820
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $41,370
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $45,940
East Stroudsburg, PA $40,660
Erie, PA $47,660
Gettysburg, PA $56,770
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $43,760
Johnstown, PA $43,140
Lancaster, PA $45,030
Lebanon, PA $54,180
Reading, PA $43,230
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $47,430
State College, PA $48,270
Williamsport, PA $45,170
York-Hanover, PA $46,710
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $50,930
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,800
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,410
$48,539
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($21,235).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $21,235
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,960
Arecibo, PR $18,990
Mayaguez, PR $21,210
Ponce, PR $20,560
San German, PR $19,610
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,430
$20,154
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 ($39,950).

Columbia, SC $34,860
Florence, SC $32,940
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $33,870
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $39,950
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $37,250
Spartanburg, SC $37,560
Sumter, SC $33,750
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,200
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,460
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,030
$35,987
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($42,830).

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,885
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,615
$40,443
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($41,380).

Clarksville, TN-KY $41,380
Cleveland, TN $35,680
Jackson, TN $35,400
Johnson City, TN $38,180
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $37,260
Knoxville, TN $38,580
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,730
Morristown, TN $39,240
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $36,760
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,260
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,520
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,740
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,590
$37,486
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($55,270).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $50,075
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $50,990
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $52,400
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,760
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,210
Amarillo, TX $45,510
Austin-Round Rock, TX $43,820
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $45,490
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $40,360
College Station-Bryan, TX $45,490
Corpus Christi, TX $39,720
El Paso, TX $45,340
Killeen-Temple, TX $42,580
Laredo, TX $54,070
Longview, TX $37,690
Lubbock, TX $45,700
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $44,340
Midland, TX $55,270
San Angelo, TX $50,040
Sherman-Denison, TX $39,400
Texarkana, TX-AR $41,590
Tyler, TX $43,020
Victoria, TX $50,990
Waco, TX $46,110
Wichita Falls, TX $42,580
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,490
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,350
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,270
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,500
$45,635
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($44,780).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,500
Provo-Orem, UT $35,350
St. George, UT $42,030
Salt Lake City, UT $43,020
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,780
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,410
$42,015
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($49,080).

Richmond, VA $46,820
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $39,430
Charlottesville, VA $38,320
Harrisonburg, VA $42,450
Lynchburg, VA $44,230
Roanoke, VA $39,520
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $38,870
Winchester, VA-WV $49,080
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,380
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,520
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,260
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,700
$42,416
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($51,325).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $46,935
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $51,325
$49,130
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Sheboygan, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($48,780).

Eau Claire, WI $43,830
Fond du Lac, WI $47,720
Green Bay, WI $39,660
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,600
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $42,550
Madison, WI $46,860
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $43,410
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $37,490
Racine, WI $46,020
Sheboygan, WI $48,780
Wausau, WI $42,410
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,630
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,800
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,000
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,040
$43,920
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($44,465).

Charleston, WV $37,225
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $40,035
Morgantown, WV $44,465
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $38,820
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $43,555
Wheeling, WV-OH $43,950
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,535
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,230
$40,852
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($49,630).

Cheyenne, WY $49,630
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,385
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,085
$47,367

Master's

Average Salary Median: $50,647

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($98,423) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,760) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama N/A
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 ($48,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,800
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$43,910
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($59,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $59,870
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,870
California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($119,710) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $119,710
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $57,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $117,910
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
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 Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$98,423
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($53,310) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $46,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $53,310
Fort Collins, CO $52,810
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $47,070
Pueblo, CO $48,500
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$46,638
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tallahassee, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($77,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $63,030
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $69,140
Tallahassee, FL $77,680
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,950
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($50,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
$49,995
Iowa N/A
Idaho

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

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois N/A
Indiana

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

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($44,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Terre Haute, IN $43,220
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,810
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,015
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,010) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,530
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,970
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($70,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $54,510
Worcester, MA-CT $70,870
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,690
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,310
$44,188
Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($54,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $54,700
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,700
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($74,520) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $74,520
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,710
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,615
Mississippi

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

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($43,690) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$41,640
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,000) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($73,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,470
Greensboro-High Point, NC $57,360
Greenville, NC $58,490
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $51,940
Raleigh, NC $73,100
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,220
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,520
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,080
Burlington, NC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,898
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($57,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,870
Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,870
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($62,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$56,627
New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($68,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $49,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $68,400
Rochester, NY $57,870
Syracuse, NY $66,110
Utica-Rome, NY $61,860
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,140
Binghamton, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,115
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($56,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $49,350
Columbus, OH $53,700
Dayton, OH $56,300
Toledo, OH $56,020
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,843
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($60,160) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Corvallis, OR $60,160
Eugene, OR $50,800
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
Medford, OR $46,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,770
Salem, OR $50,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,990
$48,779
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($76,190) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $76,190
Pittsburgh, PA $67,820
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA 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
$72,005
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($20,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $20,250
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$20,250
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
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 ($42,830) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee N/A
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($61,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,870
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,800
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $61,340
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,950
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,850
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,562
Utah N/A
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($51,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $51,250
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $32,480
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,865
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin N/A
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 ($49,430) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$44,668
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($51,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,640

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $44,675

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Washington ($61,066) in the Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($58,390) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $58,390
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $56,250
$57,320
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($44,240) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $44,230
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $36,820
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $34,280
Decatur, AL $43,830
Dothan, AL $35,990
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $32,240
Gadsden, AL $39,050
Huntsville, AL $41,330
Mobile, AL $35,840
Montgomery, AL $37,220
Tuscaloosa, AL $44,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,220
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,480
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,310
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,320
$37,960
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($42,240) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $31,630
Hot Springs, AR $41,750
Jonesboro, AR $42,240
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $36,840
Pine Bluff, AR $35,450
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,360
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,750
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,810
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,910
$35,860
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($52,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tucson, AZ $44,470
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $37,730
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $40,420
Prescott, AZ $46,110
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $52,450
Yuma, AZ $44,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $42,780
$44,091
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($90,590) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $39,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $41,510
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $51,740
Chico, CA $54,700
El Centro, CA $77,830
Fresno, CA $54,140
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $90,590
Madera, CA $88,370
Merced, CA $45,410
Modesto, CA $42,420
Napa, CA $50,030
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $50,260
Redding, CA $51,300
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $50,780
Salinas, CA $77,430
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $48,140
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $49,470
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $81,840
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $52,060
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $54,160
Santa Rosa, CA $49,210
Stockton-Lodi, CA $66,260
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $89,080
Visalia-Porterville, CA $44,870
Yuba City, CA $41,380
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $63,860
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $71,830
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,740
$58,760
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($53,150) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $41,970
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $48,310
Fort Collins, CO $51,240
Grand Junction, CO $49,020
Greeley, CO $49,190
Pueblo, CO $51,850
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,830
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,150
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,370
$49,548
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($60,760) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $60,760
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $49,510
New Haven, CT $55,470
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $52,830
Waterbury, CT $58,640
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $55,680
$55,482
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($48,880) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $39,320
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,160
Tallahassee, FL $37,970
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $37,920
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,680
Gainesville, FL $37,200
Homosassa Springs, FL $46,650
Jacksonville, FL $33,800
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $36,120
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $48,880
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $40,760
Ocala, FL $38,760
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $46,560
Panama City, FL $37,330
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $37,030
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,480
Punta Gorda, FL $47,820
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $41,860
Sebring, FL $43,390
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $41,380
The Villages, FL $37,140
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,190
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $35,390
$39,817
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($41,630) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $38,570
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $40,200
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $36,200
Brunswick, GA $41,630
Columbus, GA-AL $41,310
Dalton, GA $40,500
Gainesville, GA $37,660
Hinesville, GA $41,500
Macon, GA $35,420
Rome, GA $39,930
Savannah, GA $37,650
Valdosta, GA $36,660
Warner Robins, GA $37,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,850
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,380
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,110
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,500
$37,946
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($57,900) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $42,760
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $57,900
$50,330
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($53,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,680
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $49,360
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $40,530
Dubuque, IA $50,960
Iowa City, IA $53,220
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $42,070
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $42,260
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,480
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,930
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,830
$47,150
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($54,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,200
Idaho Falls, ID $53,700
Lewiston, ID-WA $46,640
Pocatello, ID $49,420
Twin Falls, ID $42,720
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,370
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $39,980
$47,147
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Decatur, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($59,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $53,350
Champaign-Urbana, IL $56,030
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $48,020
Danville, IL $55,290
Decatur, IL $59,510
Kankakee, IL $43,050
Peoria, IL $40,000
Rockford, IL $55,240
Springfield, IL $58,290
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,160
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,040
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,030
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,830
$52,757
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($47,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Terre Haute, IN $42,660
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,820
Columbus, IN $34,400
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,370
Evansville, IN-KY $38,590
Fort Wayne, IN $44,880
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $39,370
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $42,970
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $35,610
Muncie, IN $47,210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $47,960
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $41,400
$41,471
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($44,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $42,470
Topeka, KS $44,800
Wichita, KS $40,370
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $38,720
$41,590
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($41,470) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $41,470
Lexington-Fayette, KY $33,330
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $31,210
Owensboro, KY $26,420
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,180
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,730
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,700
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,570
$33,076
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($39,750) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $34,290
Hammond, LA $28,020
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $30,350
Lafayette, LA $35,340
Lake Charles, LA $32,440
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,660
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $39,750
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,850
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,440
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $32,990
$33,513
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($58,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Springfield, MA-CT $52,880
Worcester, MA-CT $56,120
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $58,180
Leominster-Gardner, MA $58,580
New Bedford, MA $57,330
Pittsfield, MA $55,980
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $56,880
$56,564
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($53,420) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $53,370
Cumberland, MD-WV $53,420
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $49,850
Salisbury, MD-DE $49,840
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $43,910
$50,078
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($44,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $41,130
Portland-South Portland, ME $44,080
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,870
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,520
$43,150
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($56,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $37,540
Battle Creek, MI $48,760
Bay City, MI $52,670
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $44,190
Flint, MI $31,440
Jackson, MI $56,960
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $43,660
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $49,280
Monroe, MI $51,140
Muskegon, MI $54,040
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $35,670
Saginaw, MI $45,160
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,250
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,190
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,760
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $48,080
$46,362
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($58,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $58,540
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $48,510
Rochester, MN $45,960
St. Cloud, MN $52,040
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,570
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,240
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,410
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,260
$48,566
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($45,810) for jobs which don't require a degree.

St. Louis, MO-IL $45,790
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,900
Columbia, MO $35,300
Jefferson City, MO $32,800
Joplin, MO $37,580
Kansas City, MO-KS $45,810
St. Joseph, MO-KS $36,530
Springfield, MO $39,760
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $32,310
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $32,360
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,890
$37,366
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($35,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $35,890
Jackson, MS $30,490
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,300
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,610
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,750
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,130
$31,362
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($51,080) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $43,590
Missoula, MT $51,080
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,100
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,170
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,470
$46,482
North Carolina

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

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($46,600) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,420
Greensboro-High Point, NC $38,480
Greenville, NC $46,600
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,540
Raleigh, NC $40,020
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,710
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,960
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,220
Burlington, NC $44,540
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $41,480
Fayetteville, NC $41,610
Goldsboro, NC $37,660
Jacksonville, NC $45,980
New Bern, NC $40,990
Rocky Mount, NC $38,990
Wilmington, NC $39,470
Winston-Salem, NC $38,660
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,380
$40,262
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($53,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $49,740
Grand Forks, ND-MN $53,030
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,010
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,330
$50,028
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($48,830) for jobs which don't require a degree.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Lincoln, NE $46,130
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $48,830
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,230
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,410
$44,688
New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,330) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $50,210
Portsmouth, NH-ME $46,750
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,190
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,330
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$47,946
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($73,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $52,680
Trenton, NJ $51,400
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $73,070
$59,050
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($45,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $39,580
Las Cruces, NM $43,580
Santa Fe, NM $43,000
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,350
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $45,960
$42,294
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($56,320) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $37,620
Reno, NV $56,320
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $53,120
$49,020
New York

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

Elmira, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($69,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $52,030
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $49,250
Rochester, NY $55,000
Syracuse, NY $55,780
Utica-Rome, NY $59,070
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $64,500
Binghamton, NY $57,290
Elmira, NY $69,680
Glens Falls, NY $56,410
Ithaca, NY $56,560
Kingston, NY $61,570
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,290
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,310
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $60,660
$58,243
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Mansfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($49,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $46,090
Columbus, OH $48,910
Dayton, OH $44,790
Toledo, OH $48,180
Canton-Massillon, OH $38,400
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $43,230
Lima, OH $48,780
Mansfield, OH $49,130
Springfield, OH $39,070
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $41,840
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,690
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $46,390
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,270
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,120
$44,921
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($43,670) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK $36,180
Oklahoma City, OK $43,670
Tulsa, OK $37,620
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,220
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,450
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,550
$37,140
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($64,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $60,810
Corvallis, OR $38,970
Eugene, OR $53,320
Grants Pass, OR $52,410
Medford, OR $51,730
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $49,230
Salem, OR $55,470
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,270
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,350
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $64,110
$51,567
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($57,410) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $44,170
Pittsburgh, PA $36,400
Altoona, PA $35,820
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $41,370
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $45,940
East Stroudsburg, PA $40,660
Erie, PA $47,660
Gettysburg, PA $56,770
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $43,760
Johnstown, PA $43,140
Lancaster, PA $45,030
Lebanon, PA $54,180
Reading, PA $43,230
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $47,430
State College, PA $48,270
Williamsport, PA $45,170
York-Hanover, PA $46,710
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $50,930
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,800
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,410
$46,193
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($22,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,220
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,960
Arecibo, PR $18,990
Mayaguez, PR $21,210
Ponce, PR $20,560
San German, PR $19,610
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,430
$20,140
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($39,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $34,860
Florence, SC $32,940
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $33,870
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $39,950
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $37,250
Spartanburg, SC $37,560
Sumter, SC $33,750
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,200
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,460
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,030
$35,987
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($42,830) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,380
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,210
$39,807
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($41,380) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $41,380
Cleveland, TN $35,680
Jackson, TN $35,400
Johnson City, TN $38,180
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $37,260
Knoxville, TN $38,580
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,730
Morristown, TN $39,240
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $36,760
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,260
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,520
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,740
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,590
$37,486
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($55,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $43,280
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $40,180
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $43,460
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,570
Amarillo, TX $45,510
Austin-Round Rock, TX $43,820
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $45,490
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $40,360
College Station-Bryan, TX $45,490
Corpus Christi, TX $39,720
El Paso, TX $45,340
Killeen-Temple, TX $42,580
Laredo, TX $54,070
Longview, TX $37,690
Lubbock, TX $45,700
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $44,340
Midland, TX $55,270
San Angelo, TX $50,040
Sherman-Denison, TX $39,400
Texarkana, TX-AR $41,590
Tyler, TX $43,020
Victoria, TX $50,990
Waco, TX $46,110
Wichita Falls, TX $42,580
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,490
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,350
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,270
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,500
$44,786
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($44,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,500
Provo-Orem, UT $35,350
St. George, UT $42,030
Salt Lake City, UT $43,020
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,780
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,410
$42,015
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($49,080) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Richmond, VA $42,390
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $46,380
Charlottesville, VA $38,320
Harrisonburg, VA $42,450
Lynchburg, VA $44,230
Roanoke, VA $39,520
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $38,870
Winchester, VA-WV $49,080
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,380
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,520
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,260
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,700
$42,508
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($48,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,100
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,970
$46,035
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Sheboygan, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($48,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $43,830
Fond du Lac, WI $47,720
Green Bay, WI $39,660
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,600
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $42,550
Madison, WI $46,860
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $43,410
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $37,490
Racine, WI $46,020
Sheboygan, WI $48,780
Wausau, WI $42,410
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,630
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,800
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,000
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,040
$43,920
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($45,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $31,630
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $35,550
Morgantown, WV $45,280
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $35,100
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $37,680
Wheeling, WV-OH $40,270
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,580
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,200
$37,036
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($47,750) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $47,750
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $45,910
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $44,620
$46,093

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $50,647.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $44,675. 

  Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.51    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Criminal Justice Adjunct Instructor
  • Criminal Justice Assistant Professor
  • Criminal Justice Associate Instructor
  • Criminal Justice Faculty Member
  • Criminal Justice Instructor
  • Criminal Justice Professor
  • Criminology Professor
  • Criminology Teacher
  • Digital Forensics Instructor
  • Instructor
  • Justice Professor
  • Penology Professor
  • Penology Teacher
  • Professor
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $56,594
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of security workers and security guards.

Salary Ratio: 5.93    

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    
  • Armed Site Supervisor
  • First-line Supervisor of Security Workers
  • Guard Captain
  • Guard Chief
  • Guard Supervisor
  • Internal Security Manager
  • Officer Sergeant
  • Protection Supervisor
  • Safety Supervisor
  • Security Chief
  • Security Department Supervisor
  • Security Director
  • Security Field Supervisor
  • Security Floor Supervisor
  • Security Guard Supervisor
  • Security Manager
  • Security Officer Supervisor
  • Security Shift Supervisor
  • Security Site Supervisor
  • Security Supervisor
  • TSA Screener Supervisor (Transportation Security Administration Screener Supervisor)
  • US Salary Median: $45,134
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None


Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $13,278 per year (or $15,381 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $26,556 to earn a master's (or $30,762 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($53,160 if you're in-state, $64,492 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Homeland Security Degrees

Herzing University-Birmingham

280 West Valley Ave - Birmingham, AL

Out-of-state cost: $14,200/year
In-state cost: $14,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Herzing University-Atlanta

50 Hurt Plaza SE Ste. 400 - Atlanta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $14,200/year
In-state cost: $14,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Herzing University-Madison

5218 E. Terrace Dr. - Madison, WI

Out-of-state cost: $14,200/year
In-state cost: $14,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Herzing University-New Orleans

3900 N. Causeway Blvd. - Metairie, LA

Out-of-state cost: $14,200/year
In-state cost: $14,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Herzing University-Brookfield

15895 W Bluemound Rd - Brookfield, WI

Out-of-state cost: $14,200/year
In-state cost: $14,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

SUNY Empire State College

Two Union Ave - Saratoga Springs, NY

Out-of-state cost: $17,540/year
In-state cost: $7,630/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

New Jersey City University

2039 Kennedy Blvd - Jersey City, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $24,888/year
In-state cost: $14,738/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Rivier University

420 South Main St - Nashua, NH

Out-of-state cost: $34,510/year
In-state cost: $34,510/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Salve Regina University

100 Ochre Point Avenue - Newport, RI

Out-of-state cost: $42,920/year
In-state cost: $42,920/year
Degrees: Certificate


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Homeland Security Degrees

New England College

98 Bridge St - Henniker, NH

Out-of-state cost: $15,764/year
In-state cost: $15,764/year
Degrees: Master's

Northeastern University Lifelong Learning Network

360 Huntington Ave - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $24,938/year
In-state cost: $24,938/year
Degrees: Master's


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