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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

An instructional program that prepares individuals to manage operations and facilities that provide food and/or lodging services to the traveling public. Includes instruction in hospitality industry principles; supplies purchasing, storage, and control; hotel and restaurant facilities design and planning; hospitality industry law; personnel management and labor relations; financial management; facilities management; marketing and sale promotion strategies; convention and event management; front desk operations; and applications to specific types of hotel, motel, and/or restaurant operations. Note: this program was re-instated after being deleted from CIP 2000; previously, it was coded as 52. 0902.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $63,083
"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.): 9.57%
The "average of job growth averages" is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years

Education Costs

Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $11,399/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $6,814/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $17,505/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $15,796/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $12,272/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $8,097/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: $63,083

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($87,058) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($69,270).

Fairbanks, AK	$69,270
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$68,200

$68,628

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($84,740).

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$55,580
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$57,130
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$57,245
Decatur, AL	$54,260
Dothan, AL	$72,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$59,000
Gadsden, AL	$62,600
Huntsville, AL	$52,680
Mobile, AL	$71,857
Montgomery, AL	$57,330
Tuscaloosa, AL	$84,740
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$39,230
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$60,660
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$63,020
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$73,465

$63,183

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($56,800).

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$46,690
Hot Springs, AR	$51,790
Jonesboro, AR	$41,660
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$56,800
Pine Bluff, AR	$50,060
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$47,720
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$46,385
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$44,673
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$44,690

$48,773

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($70,830).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$57,630
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$58,180
Prescott, AZ	$53,225
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$42,920
Tucson, AZ	$70,830
Yuma, AZ	$57,030
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$47,335

$57,364

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($84,850).

Chico, CA	$58,150
El Centro, CA	$52,950
Fresno, CA	$56,185
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$50,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$81,317
Madera, CA	$56,110
Merced, CA	$46,610
Modesto, CA	$51,340
Napa, CA	$68,915
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$74,317
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$84,850
Salinas, CA	$66,990
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$81,313
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$75,933
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$72,040
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$54,550
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$54,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$76,215
Santa Rosa, CA	$73,675
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$81,787
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$61,700
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$37,660
Yuba City, CA	$49,160
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$53,815
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$58,040
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$54,030

$66,818

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($87,575).

Colorado Springs, CO	$62,510
Fort Collins, CO	$61,700
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$87,093
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$87,575
Grand Junction, CO	$50,560
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$64,020

$73,773

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($82,005).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$73,515
New Haven, CT	$82,005
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$65,375
Waterbury, CT	$72,545

$73,360

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

South Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($74,740).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$48,080
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$53,530
Gainesville, FL	$55,390
Homosassa Springs, FL	$45,130
Jacksonville, FL	$55,227
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$48,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$63,555
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$69,975
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$47,810
Ocala, FL	$39,830
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$72,230
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$62,605
Panama City, FL	$44,660
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$49,905
Port St. Lucie, FL	$40,380
Punta Gorda, FL	$70,510
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$66,110
Sebring, FL	$37,680
Tallahassee, FL	$49,840
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$54,190
The Villages, FL	$57,790
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$74,740
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$33,825

$54,883

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($72,835).

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$59,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$54,520
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$72,835
Brunswick, GA	$51,330
Columbus, GA-AL	$53,940
Dalton, GA	$69,880
Gainesville, GA	$59,990
Macon, GA	$40,175
Rome, GA	$56,835
Savannah, GA	$59,207
Valdosta, GA	$41,200
Warner Robins, GA	$48,580
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$55,537
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$69,745
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$46,080

$56,124

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($81,005).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$81,005
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$60,497

$68,700

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($64,580).

Cedar Rapids, IA	$47,930
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$48,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$59,505
Dubuque, IA	$43,290
Iowa City, IA	$56,400
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$56,435
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$47,250
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$64,580
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$46,070
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$50,470
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$54,630

$53,987

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($55,760).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$48,070
Idaho Falls, ID	$55,760
Twin Falls, ID	$50,350
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$53,420
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$54,860

$52,492

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($71,550).

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$51,520
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$47,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$71,550
Danville, IL	$39,680
Decatur, IL	$47,540
Peoria, IL	$46,690
Rockford, IL	$50,350
Springfield, IL	$44,350
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$40,120
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$50,915
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$53,613
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$37,050

$50,679

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($52,510).

Columbus, IN	$47,110
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$47,995
Evansville, IN-KY	$47,220
Fort Wayne, IN	$47,675
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$48,470
Kokomo, IN	$49,110
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$51,990
Muncie, IN	$49,150
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$52,510
Terre Haute, IN	$49,970
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$42,105
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$41,337
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$44,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$43,120

$47,028

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($62,750).

Manhattan, KS	$62,750
Topeka, KS	$50,870
Wichita, KS	$51,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$53,710

$54,464

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($58,715).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$42,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$45,230
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$46,860
Owensboro, KY	$45,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$39,320
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$58,715
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$42,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$55,785

$49,049

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($108,630).

Hammond, LA	$71,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$71,970
Lafayette, LA	$58,110
Lake Charles, LA	$54,905
Monroe, LA	$58,190
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$67,310
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$63,230
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$60,000
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$108,630

$66,418

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($73,720).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$72,560
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$56,860
New Bedford, MA	$59,950
Pittsfield, MA	$55,370
Springfield, MA-CT	$73,720
Worcester, MA-CT	$72,167
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$70,965

$68,019

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($69,470).

California-Lexington Park, MD	$66,450
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$56,770
Salisbury, MD-DE	$69,470
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$61,690

$64,770

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($65,105).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$51,480
Portland-South Portland, ME	$65,105
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$55,197
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$61,603

$59,121

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($88,175).

Battle Creek, MI	$60,310
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$86,130
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$59,927
Jackson, MI	$57,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$82,360
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$88,175
Monroe, MI	$47,760
Muskegon, MI	$60,460
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$55,140
Saginaw, MI	$48,940
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$73,483
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$46,990
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$58,665
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$57,070

$66,591

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($68,983).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$54,360
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$68,983
Rochester, MN	$53,910
St. Cloud, MN	$57,240
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$54,370
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$39,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$54,080
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$58,040

$57,569

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($90,770).

Kansas City, MO-KS	$70,033
St. Louis, MO-IL	$63,730
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$58,050
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$57,620
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$45,410
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$54,850
Springfield, MO	$90,770

$63,358

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($53,537).

Hattiesburg, MS	$48,140
Jackson, MS	$44,965
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$47,165
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$49,935
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$53,537
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$44,955

$48,566

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($65,370).

Great Falls, MT	$65,370
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$57,190
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$55,010
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$48,570

$55,317

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($87,915).

Burlington, NC	$49,260
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$63,295
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$87,915
Fayetteville, NC	$60,420
Goldsboro, NC	$48,730
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$61,960
Greenville, NC	$73,320
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$60,630
Jacksonville, NC	$48,100
New Bern, NC	$50,960
Raleigh, NC	$73,693
Rocky Mount, NC	$57,370
Wilmington, NC	$67,210
Winston-Salem, NC	$62,810
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,400
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$62,625
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,030
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$78,700

$64,521

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($54,250).

Fargo, ND-MN	$51,850
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$54,250
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$53,100
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$43,980

$49,432

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($60,315).

Lincoln, NE	$46,370
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$60,315
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$40,130
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$40,810
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$49,403

$49,519

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($95,867).

Manchester, NH	$70,100
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$69,750
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$47,860
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$65,390
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$95,867

$77,243

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($97,217).

Trenton, NJ	$97,217
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$83,370
Ocean City, NJ	$77,350

$87,058

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($67,060).

Farmington, NM	$62,750
Las Cruces, NM	$66,220
Santa Fe, NM	$67,060
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$59,015
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$64,977

$64,006

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($91,017).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$60,150
Reno, NV	$91,017
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$54,655

$73,752

New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($89,213).

Binghamton, NY	$69,335
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$58,853
Elmira, NY	$54,060
Glens Falls, NY	$59,250
Ithaca, NY	$57,840
Kingston, NY	$58,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$89,213
Rochester, NY	$71,923
Syracuse, NY	$74,190
Utica-Rome, NY	$68,480
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$59,970
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$80,925
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$64,630
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$64,810

$69,045

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($84,230).

Canton-Massillon, OH	$45,830
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$70,350
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$48,650
Columbus, OH	$84,230
Dayton, OH	$51,710
Mansfield, OH	$59,390
Springfield, OH	$59,120
Toledo, OH	$59,280
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$62,633
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$38,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$43,360
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$35,150
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$79,460

$60,410

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($59,710).

Lawton, OK	$40,740
Oklahoma City, OK	$59,710
Tulsa, OK	$59,350
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$47,495
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$44,100
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$42,490
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$55,640

$51,942

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($80,140).

Bend-Redmond, OR	$51,200
Corvallis, OR	$48,300
Eugene, OR	$60,785
Grants Pass, OR	$44,690
Medford, OR	$44,025
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$64,587
Salem, OR	$80,140
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$62,290
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$44,985
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$51,110

$58,734

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($75,050).

Altoona, PA	$49,500
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$60,240
East Stroudsburg, PA	$59,850
Erie, PA	$62,900
Gettysburg, PA	$66,960
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$65,087
Johnstown, PA	$58,420
Lancaster, PA	$50,480
Lebanon, PA	$58,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$75,050
Pittsburgh, PA	$71,713
Reading, PA	$58,550
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$54,395
State College, PA	$57,200
York-Hanover, PA	$57,430
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$58,930
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$48,245
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$71,240

$62,309

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($64,177).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$28,460
Arecibo, PR	$41,015
Mayaguez, PR	$49,145
Ponce, PR	$37,955
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$64,177
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$28,580

$45,982

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($71,320).

Columbia, SC	$71,320
Florence, SC	$50,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$61,013
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$61,540
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$51,515
Spartanburg, SC	$59,685
Sumter, SC	$49,430
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,725
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$55,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$47,740

$57,279

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($60,440).

Sioux Falls, SD	$55,125
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$60,440
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$55,755

$57,583

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($63,013).

Clarksville, TN-KY	$37,170
Cleveland, TN	$41,700
Jackson, TN	$54,785
Johnson City, TN	$40,450
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$49,163
Knoxville, TN	$36,220
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$56,747
Morristown, TN	$39,090
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$63,013
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$40,255
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$52,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$45,875
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$40,975

$48,226

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Lubbock, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($87,670).

Amarillo, TX	$59,840
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$74,097
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$51,160
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$53,530
College Station-Bryan, TX	$80,893
Corpus Christi, TX	$65,853
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$61,327
El Paso, TX	$51,470
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$68,480
Killeen-Temple, TX	$59,843
Laredo, TX	$51,550
Longview, TX	$56,700
Lubbock, TX	$87,670
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$40,600
Midland, TX	$60,740
Odessa, TX	$47,685
San Angelo, TX	$47,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$54,980
Sherman-Denison, TX	$62,840
Texarkana, TX-AR	$50,080
Tyler, TX	$46,660
Victoria, TX	$56,830
Waco, TX	$53,585
Wichita Falls, TX	$58,990
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$53,250
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$45,303
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$59,095
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$64,390
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,090
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$57,127

$59,547

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($64,060).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$47,250
Provo-Orem, UT	$57,040
Salt Lake City, UT	$64,060
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$57,125
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$50,190

$55,465

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($77,270).

Charlottesville, VA	$60,560
Harrisonburg, VA	$52,240
Lynchburg, VA	$63,260
Richmond, VA	$62,140
Roanoke, VA	$77,270
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$66,773
Winchester, VA-WV	$43,850
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$51,090
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$39,660
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$59,940

$59,421

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($55,583).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$55,545
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$55,583

$55,568

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Olympia-Tumwater, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($79,670).

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$77,200
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$58,600
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$66,010
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$79,670
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$76,427
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$63,495
Yakima, WA	$61,860
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$54,043
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$78,013

$68,486

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($75,410).

Eau Claire, WI	$48,850
Fond du Lac, WI	$51,970
Green Bay, WI	$50,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$55,600
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$71,015
Madison, WI	$75,410
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$53,330
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$48,110
Racine, WI	$35,560
Sheboygan, WI	$51,330
Wausau, WI	$50,640
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$50,000
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$61,393
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$65,220
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$49,080

$58,538

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($61,210).

Charleston, WV	$47,430
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$61,210
Morgantown, WV	$48,920
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$48,130
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$43,740
Wheeling, WV-OH	$35,350
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$43,760
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$46,730

$48,176

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($58,670).

Cheyenne, WY	$54,735
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$58,670
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$48,690

$53,269

Certificate

Average Salary Median: $53,645

The state with the highest average salary median for a certificate is New Jersey ($82,935) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Certificate)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($89,760) with a certificate.

Fairbanks, AK	$71,780
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$89,760

$80,770

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Certificate)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,050) with a certificate.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$55,580
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$57,130
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$51,060
Decatur, AL	$54,260
Dothan, AL	$72,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$59,000
Gadsden, AL	$62,600
Huntsville, AL	$43,940
Mobile, AL	$51,890
Montgomery, AL	$50,850
Tuscaloosa, AL	$64,150
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$39,230
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$60,660
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$63,020
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$53,790

$55,947

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Certificate)

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($50,460) with a certificate.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$46,690
Hot Springs, AR	$50,460
Jonesboro, AR	$41,660
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$49,360
Pine Bluff, AR	$50,060
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$47,720
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$39,400
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$34,580
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$44,690

$44,958

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Certificate)

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($57,630) with a certificate.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$57,630
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$56,010
Prescott, AZ	$48,970
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$42,920
Tucson, AZ	$53,830
Yuma, AZ	$57,030
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$54,780

$53,024

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Certificate)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($75,250) with a certificate.

Chico, CA	$58,150
El Centro, CA	$52,950
Fresno, CA	$42,910
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$50,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$58,450
Madera, CA	$56,110
Merced, CA	$46,610
Modesto, CA	$51,340
Napa, CA	$62,920
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$51,690
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$55,140
Salinas, CA	$64,490
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$58,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$64,510
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$75,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$54,670
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$54,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$61,440
Santa Rosa, CA	$63,900
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$55,880
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$61,700
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$37,660
Yuba City, CA	$49,160
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$54,860
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$60,050
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$48,990

$55,572

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Certificate)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($92,500) with a certificate.

Colorado Springs, CO	$56,980
Fort Collins, CO	$61,700
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$75,070
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$92,500
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	N/A

$71,563

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Certificate)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($70,370) with a certificate.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$66,510
New Haven, CT	$67,960
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$70,370
Waterbury, CT	$52,610

$64,363

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Certificate)

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($80,860) with a certificate.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$54,650
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$48,630
Gainesville, FL	$53,550
Homosassa Springs, FL	$45,130
Jacksonville, FL	$45,360
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$48,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$54,730
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$80,860
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$56,600
Ocala, FL	$39,830
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$56,890
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$53,120
Panama City, FL	$44,660
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$51,800
Port St. Lucie, FL	$40,380
Punta Gorda, FL	$70,510
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$66,110
Sebring, FL	$37,680
Tallahassee, FL	$48,510
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$51,270
The Villages, FL	$57,790
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$74,740
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$48,400

$53,484

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Certificate)

Dalton, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($69,880) with a certificate.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$59,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$54,520
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$56,710
Brunswick, GA	$51,330
Columbus, GA-AL	$53,940
Dalton, GA	$69,880
Gainesville, GA	$59,990
Macon, GA	$37,910
Rome, GA	$58,830
Savannah, GA	$52,890
Valdosta, GA	$41,200
Warner Robins, GA	$49,200
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$42,810
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$52,540
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$39,530

$52,052

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Certificate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($72,050) with a certificate.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$72,050
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$50,810

$61,430

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Certificate)

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($56,400) with a certificate.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$47,930
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$48,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$51,220
Dubuque, IA	$43,290
Iowa City, IA	$56,400
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$40,470
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$47,250
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$39,410
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$46,070
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$50,470
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$54,630

$47,807

Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Certificate)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($55,760) with a certificate.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$48,070
Idaho Falls, ID	$55,760
Twin Falls, ID	$50,350
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$53,420
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$54,860

$52,492

Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Certificate)

Carbondale-Marion, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($51,520) with a certificate.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$51,520
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$47,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$49,020
Danville, IL	$39,680
Decatur, IL	$47,540
Peoria, IL	$46,690
Rockford, IL	$50,350
Springfield, IL	$44,350
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$40,120
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$29,710
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$49,400
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$37,050

$44,436

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Certificate)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($53,410) with a certificate.

Columbus, IN	$53,020
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$53,410
Evansville, IN-KY	$51,780
Fort Wayne, IN	$52,080
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$51,290
Kokomo, IN	$49,110
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$47,910
Muncie, IN	$48,770
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$52,510
Terre Haute, IN	$53,060
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$46,270
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$49,280
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$50,570
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A

$50,697

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Certificate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($62,750) with a certificate.

Manhattan, KS	$62,750
Topeka, KS	$50,870
Wichita, KS	$51,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$51,990

$54,223

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Certificate)

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($52,520) with a certificate.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$42,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$45,230
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$46,860
Owensboro, KY	$45,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$39,320
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$52,520
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$42,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$49,470

$45,435

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Certificate)

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($71,970) with a certificate.

Hammond, LA	$71,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$71,970
Lafayette, LA	$58,110
Lake Charles, LA	$55,870
Monroe, LA	$58,190
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$70,370
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$63,230
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$55,150
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$63,058

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Certificate)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($72,460) with a certificate.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$72,460
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$56,860
New Bedford, MA	$59,950
Pittsfield, MA	$60,640
Springfield, MA-CT	$68,150
Worcester, MA-CT	$57,870
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$62,090

$62,574

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Certificate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($70,150) with a certificate.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$66,450
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$56,770
Salisbury, MD-DE	$70,150
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$61,690

$63,765

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Certificate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($62,720) with a certificate.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$51,480
Portland-South Portland, ME	$62,720
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$59,940
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$56,820

$57,740

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Certificate)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($82,110) with a certificate.

Battle Creek, MI	$60,310
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$82,110
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$60,040
Jackson, MI	$57,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$56,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$57,460
Monroe, MI	$47,760
Muskegon, MI	$60,460
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$55,140
Saginaw, MI	$48,940
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$57,170
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$46,990
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$61,110
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$57,809

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Certificate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($63,590) with a certificate.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$54,360
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$63,590
Rochester, MN	$53,910
St. Cloud, MN	$57,240
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$46,820
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$39,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$54,080
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$58,040

$53,498

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Certificate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($56,440) with a certificate.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$56,440
St. Louis, MO-IL	$53,450
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$34,950
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$25,220
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$45,410
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Springfield, MO	N/A

$43,094

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Certificate)

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($51,920) with a certificate.

Hattiesburg, MS	$48,140
Jackson, MS	$49,820
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$47,520
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$51,920
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$44,760
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$38,940

$46,850

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Certificate)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($65,370) with a certificate.

Great Falls, MT	$65,370
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$61,890
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$55,010
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$58,250

$60,130

North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Certificate)

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($64,410) with a certificate.

Burlington, NC	$49,260
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$54,830
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$59,730
Fayetteville, NC	$60,420
Goldsboro, NC	$48,730
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$47,160
Greenville, NC	$64,410
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$60,630
Jacksonville, NC	$48,100
New Bern, NC	$50,960
Raleigh, NC	$58,960
Rocky Mount, NC	$49,040
Wilmington, NC	$57,510
Winston-Salem, NC	$62,810
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$52,060
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$60,370
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$50,480
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$62,980

$55,469

North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Certificate)

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($54,250) with a certificate.

Fargo, ND-MN	$51,850
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$54,250
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$53,100
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$46,800

$51,500

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Certificate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($48,330) with a certificate.

Lincoln, NE	$46,370
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$48,330
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$40,130
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$40,810
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$43,160

$43,760

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Certificate)

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($70,100) with a certificate.

Manchester, NH	$70,100
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$69,750
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$47,860
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$65,390
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$64,030

$63,426

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Certificate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($87,860) with a certificate.

Trenton, NJ	$87,860
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$78,010
Ocean City, NJ	N/A

$82,935

New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Certificate)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($66,220) with a certificate.

Farmington, NM	$62,750
Las Cruces, NM	$66,220
Santa Fe, NM	$50,820
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$59,270
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$56,120

$59,036

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Certificate)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($60,150) with a certificate.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$60,150
Reno, NV	$48,150
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$49,600

$52,633

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Certificate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($78,140) with a certificate.

Binghamton, NY	$48,400
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$57,490
Elmira, NY	$54,060
Glens Falls, NY	$59,250
Ithaca, NY	$57,840
Kingston, NY	$58,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$78,140
Rochester, NY	$50,340
Syracuse, NY	$61,760
Utica-Rome, NY	$60,240
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$59,970
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$67,360
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$54,150
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$62,510

$59,294

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Certificate)

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($63,990) with a certificate.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$45,830
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$49,300
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$48,650
Columbus, OH	$60,270
Dayton, OH	$51,710
Mansfield, OH	$59,390
Springfield, OH	$59,120
Toledo, OH	$50,390
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$63,990
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$38,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$47,490
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$35,150
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$45,820

$50,414

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Certificate)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($59,710) with a certificate.

Lawton, OK	$40,740
Oklahoma City, OK	$59,710
Tulsa, OK	$56,400
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$51,760
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$44,100
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$42,490
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$47,820

$49,003

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Certificate)

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($59,290) with a certificate.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$51,200
Corvallis, OR	$48,300
Eugene, OR	$53,080
Grants Pass, OR	$44,690
Medford, OR	$39,840
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$57,050
Salem, OR	$52,200
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$52,480
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$59,290
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$51,110

$50,924

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Certificate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($68,690) with a certificate.

Altoona, PA	$49,500
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$60,240
East Stroudsburg, PA	$59,850
Erie, PA	$62,900
Gettysburg, PA	$66,960
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$58,910
Johnstown, PA	$51,310
Lancaster, PA	$50,480
Lebanon, PA	$58,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$68,690
Pittsburgh, PA	$64,260
Reading, PA	$58,550
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$57,080
State College, PA	$63,460
York-Hanover, PA	$57,430
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$58,930
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$46,610
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$51,240

$58,058

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Certificate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($30,600) with a certificate.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$28,460
Arecibo, PR	$29,910
Mayaguez, PR	$26,810
Ponce, PR	$29,290
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$30,600
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$28,580

$28,942

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Certificate)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($71,320) with a certificate.

Columbia, SC	$71,320
Florence, SC	$50,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$55,890
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$59,170
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$50,580
Spartanburg, SC	$62,060
Sumter, SC	$49,430
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$46,220
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$46,460
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$47,740

$53,959

South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Certificate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($54,490) with a certificate.

Sioux Falls, SD	$54,490
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$51,300
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$51,010

$52,267

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Certificate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($54,440) with a certificate.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$37,170
Cleveland, TN	$41,700
Jackson, TN	$45,920
Johnson City, TN	$40,450
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$44,470
Knoxville, TN	$47,560
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$45,040
Morristown, TN	$39,090
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$54,440
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$36,640
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$39,360
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$35,170
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$43,070

$42,314

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Certificate)

Sherman-Denison, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($62,840) with a certificate.

Amarillo, TX	$59,840
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$62,250
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$40,930
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$53,610
College Station-Bryan, TX	$55,300
Corpus Christi, TX	$55,430
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$58,900
El Paso, TX	$51,470
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$56,520
Killeen-Temple, TX	$57,100
Laredo, TX	$51,550
Longview, TX	$56,700
Lubbock, TX	$53,590
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$40,600
Midland, TX	$60,740
Odessa, TX	$46,090
San Angelo, TX	$47,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$49,880
Sherman-Denison, TX	$62,840
Texarkana, TX-AR	$50,080
Tyler, TX	$46,660
Victoria, TX	$56,830
Waco, TX	$56,350
Wichita Falls, TX	$58,990
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$53,250
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$45,040
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$61,600
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$49,180
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,850
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,130

$53,196

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Certificate)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,060) with a certificate.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$47,250
Provo-Orem, UT	$57,040
Salt Lake City, UT	$64,060
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$55,210
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$50,190

$54,750

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Certificate)

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($77,270) with a certificate.

Charlottesville, VA	$60,560
Harrisonburg, VA	$52,240
Lynchburg, VA	$63,260
Richmond, VA	$60,530
Roanoke, VA	$77,270
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$57,990
Winchester, VA-WV	$43,850
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$51,090
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$39,660
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$59,940

$56,639

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Certificate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($64,850) with a certificate.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$60,320
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$64,850

$62,585

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (Certificate)

Olympia-Tumwater, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($79,670) with a certificate.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$77,200
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$58,600
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$66,010
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$79,670
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$70,070
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$77,250
Yakima, WA	$61,860
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$60,590
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$72,120

$69,263

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Certificate)

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($59,240) with a certificate.

Eau Claire, WI	$48,850
Fond du Lac, WI	$51,970
Green Bay, WI	$50,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$55,600
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$59,240
Madison, WI	$55,230
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$50,310
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$48,110
Racine, WI	$35,560
Sheboygan, WI	$51,330
Wausau, WI	$50,640
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$50,000
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$50,210
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$46,900
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$49,080

$50,234

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Certificate)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($48,920) with a certificate.

Charleston, WV	$47,430
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$39,930
Morgantown, WV	$48,920
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$48,130
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$43,740
Wheeling, WV-OH	$35,350
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$43,760
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$45,610

$44,109

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Certificate)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($70,480) with a certificate.

Cheyenne, WY	$57,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$70,480
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$54,460

$60,967

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $57,833

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($120,237) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($59,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$59,880

$59,880

Alabama

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($63,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$63,430
Decatur, AL	N/A
Dothan, AL	N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Huntsville, AL	N/A
Mobile, AL	$57,390
Montgomery, AL	N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL	N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$60,410

Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($53,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
Hot Springs, AR	$53,120
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$41,500
Pine Bluff, AR	N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$42,910
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$45,843

Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($57,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$54,770
Prescott, AZ	$57,480
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	N/A
Tucson, AZ	$57,590
Yuma, AZ	N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$39,890

$52,433

California

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

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($90,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	N/A
El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	$69,460
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$51,200
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	$74,910
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$74,910
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$76,600
Salinas, CA	$67,490
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$60,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$82,550
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$68,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$54,430
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$90,990
Santa Rosa, CA	$83,450
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$48,890
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$52,770
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$56,030
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$59,070

$66,988

Colorado

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

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($96,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	N/A
Fort Collins, CO	N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$96,290
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$82,650
Grand Junction, CO	$50,560
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	N/A

$76,500

Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($60,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	N/A
New Haven, CT	N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$60,380
Waterbury, CT	N/A

$60,380

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($72,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$41,510
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$58,430
Gainesville, FL	$57,230
Homosassa Springs, FL	N/A
Jacksonville, FL	$62,790
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$72,380
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$59,090
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$39,020
Ocala, FL	N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$50,360
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$72,090
Panama City, FL	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$48,010
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A
Punta Gorda, FL	N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	N/A
Sebring, FL	N/A
Tallahassee, FL	$51,170
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$57,110
The Villages, FL	N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$19,250

$52,957

Georgia

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

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($60,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	N/A
Brunswick, GA	N/A
Columbus, GA-AL	N/A
Dalton, GA	N/A
Gainesville, GA	N/A
Macon, GA	$42,440
Rome, GA	N/A
Savannah, GA	$50,360
Valdosta, GA	N/A
Warner Robins, GA	$47,960
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$60,420
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$50,295

Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($90,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$89,960
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$90,680

$90,320

Iowa

N/A

Idaho

N/A

Illinois

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

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($31,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	N/A
Danville, IL	N/A
Decatur, IL	N/A
Peoria, IL	N/A
Rockford, IL	N/A
Springfield, IL	N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$31,000
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$31,000

Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($46,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN	N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Evansville, IN-KY	N/A
Fort Wayne, IN	N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$46,870
Kokomo, IN	N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	N/A
Terre Haute, IN	N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$31,330
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A

$39,100

Kansas

N/A

Kentucky

N/A

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($54,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hammond, LA	N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	N/A
Lafayette, LA	N/A
Lake Charles, LA	$53,940
Monroe, LA	N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$54,400
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$54,170

Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($79,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$72,660
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Pittsfield, MA	$50,100
Springfield, MA-CT	$58,560
Worcester, MA-CT	$55,390
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$79,840

$63,310

Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($68,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	N/A
Salisbury, MD-DE	$68,790
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$68,790

Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($61,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME	N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$50,600
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$61,350

$55,975

Michigan

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

Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($60,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$51,130
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	$60,900
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$56,220
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$57,070

$56,330

Minnesota

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

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($61,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$58,530
Rochester, MN	N/A
St. Cloud, MN	N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$61,920
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$60,225

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($77,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$77,080
St. Louis, MO-IL	$56,320
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$54,850
Springfield, MO	N/A

$62,750

Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($50,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	N/A
Jackson, MS	$40,110
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$46,810
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$47,950
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$50,020
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$50,970

$47,172

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($52,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT	N/A
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$52,490
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$38,890

$45,690

North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($86,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC	N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	N/A
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Goldsboro, NC	N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC	N/A
Greenville, NC	N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	N/A
Jacksonville, NC	N/A
New Bern, NC	N/A
Raleigh, NC	$86,100
Rocky Mount, NC	N/A
Wilmington, NC	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$86,100

North Dakota

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

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($41,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	N/A
Grand Forks, ND-MN	N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$41,160

$41,160

Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($39,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$39,590

$39,590

New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($59,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME	N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$59,490

$59,490

New Jersey

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

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

Trenton, NJ	$141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$112,630
Ocean City, NJ	$106,620

$120,237

New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($83,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	N/A
Las Cruces, NM	N/A
Santa Fe, NM	$83,300
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$58,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$55,790

$65,950

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($94,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	N/A
Reno, NV	$94,130
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$59,710

$76,920

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($82,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$44,620
Elmira, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$82,030
Rochester, NY	$68,940
Syracuse, NY	$61,920
Utica-Rome, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$69,530
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$65,408

Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($58,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$58,040
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	N/A
Columbus, OH	N/A
Dayton, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A
Toledo, OH	$39,650
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$44,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$39,230
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$45,243

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($52,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK	N/A
Oklahoma City, OK	N/A
Tulsa, OK	$52,200
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$43,230
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$47,715

Oregon

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

Eugene, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($68,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Corvallis, OR	N/A
Eugene, OR	$68,490
Grants Pass, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	$48,210
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$49,430
Salem, OR	$51,490
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$56,290
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$30,680
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$50,765

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($69,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$54,500
Johnstown, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$69,980
Pittsburgh, PA	$47,960
Reading, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$51,710
State College, PA	$50,940
York-Hanover, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$49,880
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$39,890

$52,123

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($115,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Mayaguez, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$115,590
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$115,590

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($67,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	N/A
Florence, SC	N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$67,260
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$63,910
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$52,450
Spartanburg, SC	$57,310
Sumter, SC	N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$60,233

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($55,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$55,760
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$53,500
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$54,630

Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($57,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Cleveland, TN	N/A
Jackson, TN	N/A
Johnson City, TN	N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$38,910
Knoxville, TN	$24,880
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$47,190
Morristown, TN	N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$57,740
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$43,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$56,580
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$38,880

$44,007

Texas

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

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($61,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$54,500
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$61,390
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$53,630
College Station-Bryan, TX	$35,360
Corpus Christi, TX	$57,590
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$53,190
El Paso, TX	N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$60,400
Killeen-Temple, TX	$39,530
Laredo, TX	N/A
Longview, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	$49,280
San Angelo, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	$50,820
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$54,480
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$56,590
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$46,030
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$47,330
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$47,860

$51,199

Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($59,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	N/A
Provo-Orem, UT	N/A
Salt Lake City, UT	N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$59,040
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$59,040

Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($63,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Richmond, VA	$63,750
Roanoke, VA	N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$63,550
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$63,650

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($48,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$48,220

$48,220

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($74,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	N/A
Kennewick-Richland, WA	N/A
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	N/A
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$74,010
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$49,740
Yakima, WA	N/A
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$54,660
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$46,080

$56,123

Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($70,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	N/A
Fond du Lac, WI	N/A
Green Bay, WI	N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI	N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	N/A
Madison, WI	$70,010
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$56,350
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	N/A
Racine, WI	N/A
Sheboygan, WI	N/A
Wausau, WI	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$47,260
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$65,040
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$59,665

West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($48,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	N/A
Morgantown, WV	N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH	N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$48,520

$48,520

Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($44,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY	N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$44,060

$44,060

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $77,772

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is New Hampshire ($164,080) in the West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

Fairbanks, AK	$66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$54,960

$60,860

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($106,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Dothan, AL	N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Huntsville, AL	$61,420
Mobile, AL	$106,290
Montgomery, AL	$63,810
Tuscaloosa, AL	$105,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$93,140

$85,998

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($79,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
Hot Springs, AR	N/A
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$79,540
Pine Bluff, AR	N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$53,370
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$56,530
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$63,147

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($101,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$63,760
Prescott, AZ	N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	N/A
Tucson, AZ	$101,070
Yuma, AZ	N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$82,415

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($140,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	N/A
El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$134,300
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$96,350
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$122,810
Salinas, CA	$68,990
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$124,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$80,740
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	$140,590
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

$109,809

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($89,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$68,040
Fort Collins, CO	N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$89,920
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$64,020

$73,993

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($96,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$80,520
New Haven, CT	$96,050
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	N/A
Waterbury, CT	$92,480

$89,683

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($109,440) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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	$57,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$109,440
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
Tallahassee, 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

$83,485

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($88,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$88,960
Brunswick, GA	N/A
Columbus, GA-AL	N/A
Dalton, GA	N/A
Gainesville, GA	N/A
Macon, GA	N/A
Rome, GA	$54,840
Savannah, GA	$74,370
Valdosta, GA	N/A
Warner Robins, GA	N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$63,380
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$86,950
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$52,630

$70,188

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	N/A
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$40,000

$40,000

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($89,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$67,790
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Iowa City, IA	N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$72,400
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$89,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$76,647

Idaho

N/A

Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($94,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$94,080
Danville, IL	N/A
Decatur, IL	N/A
Peoria, IL	N/A
Rockford, IL	N/A
Springfield, IL	N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$72,120
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$80,440
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$82,213

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

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

$44,374

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	N/A
Topeka, KS	N/A
Wichita, KS	N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$55,430

$55,430

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY	N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	N/A
Owensboro, KY	N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$64,910
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$62,100

$63,505

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($108,630) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hammond, LA	N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	N/A
Lafayette, LA	N/A
Lake Charles, LA	N/A
Monroe, LA	N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$77,160
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$64,850
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$108,630

$83,547

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($103,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Pittsfield, MA	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	$94,450
Worcester, MA-CT	$103,240
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$98,845

Maryland

N/A

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($67,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME	$67,490
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$55,050
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$66,640

$63,060

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($118,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$90,150
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$68,610
Jackson, MI	N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$108,140
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$118,890
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A
Saginaw, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$102,380
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$97,634

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($84,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$84,830
Rochester, MN	N/A
St. Cloud, MN	N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$84,830

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($90,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$76,580
St. Louis, MO-IL	$81,420
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$81,150
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$90,020
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Springfield, MO	$90,770

$83,988

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($65,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	N/A
Jackson, MS	N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$65,830
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$65,830

Montana

N/A

North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($116,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC	N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$71,760
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$116,100
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Goldsboro, NC	N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$76,760
Greenville, NC	$82,230
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	N/A
Jacksonville, NC	N/A
New Bern, NC	N/A
Raleigh, NC	$76,020
Rocky Mount, NC	$65,700
Wilmington, NC	$76,910
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$62,740
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$64,880
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$63,580
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$94,420

$77,373

North Dakota

N/A

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($72,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$72,300
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$65,460

$68,880

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($164,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME	N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$164,080

$164,080

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

Trenton, NJ	$62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$59,470
Ocean City, NJ	$48,080

$56,627

New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($83,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	N/A
Las Cruces, NM	N/A
Santa Fe, NM	N/A
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$83,020

$83,020

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($130,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	N/A
Reno, NV	$130,770
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$130,770

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($107,470) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$90,270
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$74,450
Elmira, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$107,470
Rochester, NY	$96,490
Syracuse, NY	$98,890
Utica-Rome, NY	$76,720
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$94,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$70,210
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$67,110

$86,233

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($113,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$103,710
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	N/A
Columbus, OH	$108,190
Dayton, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A
Toledo, OH	$87,800
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$79,860
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	$113,100

$98,532

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($69,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK	N/A
Oklahoma City, OK	N/A
Tulsa, OK	$69,450
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$63,460

$66,455

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($136,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Corvallis, OR	N/A
Eugene, OR	N/A
Grants Pass, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$87,280
Salem, OR	$136,730
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$78,100
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$100,703

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($122,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$81,850
Johnstown, PA	$65,530
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$86,480
Pittsburgh, PA	$102,920
Reading, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	N/A
State College, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$122,590

$91,874

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($71,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Arecibo, PR	$52,120
Mayaguez, PR	$71,480
Ponce, PR	$46,620
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$46,340
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$54,140

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	N/A
Florence, SC	N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$59,890
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	N/A
Spartanburg, SC	N/A
Sumter, SC	N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$69,230
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$64,100
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$64,407

South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($76,520) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	N/A
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$76,520
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$60,500

$68,510

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($78,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Cleveland, TN	N/A
Jackson, TN	$63,650
Johnson City, TN	N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$64,110
Knoxville, TN	N/A
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$78,010
Morristown, TN	N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$76,860
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,880
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$69,502

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($152,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$105,540
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$53,350
College Station-Bryan, TX	$152,020
Corpus Christi, TX	$84,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$71,890
El Paso, TX	N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$88,520
Killeen-Temple, TX	$82,900
Laredo, TX	N/A
Longview, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	$121,750
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
San Angelo, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$60,080
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
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$36,390
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$97,960
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$75,390

$85,861

Utah

N/A

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($78,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Richmond, VA	N/A
Roanoke, VA	N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$78,780
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$78,780

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$53,680

$52,225

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (Doctorate)

Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($115,840) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	N/A
Kennewick-Richland, WA	N/A
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	N/A
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$85,200
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	N/A
Yakima, WA	N/A
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$46,880
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$115,840

$82,640

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($100,990) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	N/A
Fond du Lac, WI	N/A
Green Bay, WI	N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI	N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$82,790
Madison, WI	$100,990
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	N/A
Racine, WI	N/A
Sheboygan, WI	N/A
Wausau, WI	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$86,710
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$83,720
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$88,553

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($82,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$82,490
Morgantown, WV	N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH	N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$46,060

$64,275

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,640

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree. For a certificate degree, the average salary median is $53,645. For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $57,833. For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $77,772.

Food Service Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.

Salary Ratio: 4.96

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

Banquet Director
Banquet Manager
Boarding House Manager
Cafe Operator
Cafeteria Director
Cafeteria Manager
Cafeteria Operator
Catering Coordinator
Catering Director
Catering Manager
Chef Manager
Club Manager
Clubhouse Manager
Concessionaire
Cook Manager
Deli Manager
Dining Services Director
Fast Food Services Manager
Flight Kitchen Manager
Food and Beverage Director
Food and Beverage Manager
Food General Manager
Food Production Manager
Food Service Director
Food Service General Manager
Food Service Manager
Food Service Supervisor
Hospitality Manager
Kitchen Manager
Liquor Establishment Manager
Luncheonette Operator
Lunchroom Operator
Menu Planner
Restaurant General Manager
Restaurant Manager
Restauranteur
Saloon Keeper
Tavern Keeper
Tavern Operator

US Salary Median: $56,401
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Certificate

Lodging Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.

Salary Ratio: 1.31

Common Job Titles

Accommodations General Manager
Accommodations Manager
Agricultural Labor Camp Manager
Apartment Coordinator
Bed and Breakfast Innkeeper
Boardinghouse Keeper
Camp Director
Campground Manager
Dude Ranch Manager
Front Desk Manager
Front Office Director
Front Office Manager
Guest Experience Manager
Guest Relations Manager
Guest Services Manager
Hospitality Manager
Hotel Director
Hotel General Manager
Hotel Manager
Hotel Operations Manager
Hotel Superintendent
Hotels General Manager
Housing Director
Innkeeper
Landlady
Lodging Facilities Manager
Motel Keeper
Motel Manager
Motel Operator
Motor Hotel Manager
Night Manager
Recreational Resort Manager
Resident Manager
Resort Keeper
Resort Manager
Revenue Manager
Rooming House Operator
Rooms Director
RV Resort Manager (Recreational Vehicle Resort Manager)
Tourist Cabin Keeper
Tourist Home Keeper

US Salary Median: $59,997
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.5

Common Job Titles

Accountancy Professor
Accounting Instructor
Accounting Professor
Accounting Teacher
Adjunct Instructor
Advertising Teacher
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Banking Instructor
Banking Teacher
Bookkeeping Teacher
Business Administration Professor
Business Administration Teacher
Business Analytics Faculty Member
Business and Services Instructor
Business Education Instructor
Business Education Teacher
Business Instructor
Business Office Technology Instructor
Business Professor
Business Teacher
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Faculty Member
Finance Instructor
Finance Professor
Finance Teacher
Foreign Trade Teacher
Industrial Education Teacher
Industrial Management Teacher
Instructor
International Trade Teacher
Lecturer
Management Information Systems Professor (MIS Professor)
Management Instructor
Management Lecturer
Management Professor
Marketing Instructor
Marketing Professor
Marketing Teacher
Professor
Real Estate Professor
Teacher
University Faculty Member

US Salary Median: $80,032
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Doctorate

Average Education Costs

Certificate

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $6,814 per year (or $11,399 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $6,814 to earn a certificate (or $11,399 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $6,814 per year (or $11,399 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $27,256 to earn a bachelor's (or $45,596 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $15,795 per year (or $17,504 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $63,180 to earn a doctorate (or $70,016 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($27,256 if you're in-state, $45,596 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($31,590 if you're in-state, $35,008 if you're out-of-state).