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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair and maintain industrial machinery and equipment such as cranes, pumps, engines and motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, production machinery, marine deck machinery, and steam propulsion, refinery, and pipeline-distribution systems.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters. Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors. Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans. Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $50,653
    "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.): 6.56%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,737/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,950/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,675/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,575/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,881/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,038/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: $50,653

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($65,444) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($67,610).

Fairbanks, AK $67,610
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $63,897
$65,444
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($54,735).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $48,028
Dothan, AL $40,980
Huntsville, AL $49,160
Mobile, AL $46,198
Montgomery, AL $44,903
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,048
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,358
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,553
Auburn-Opelika, AL $43,570
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $39,715
Decatur, AL $48,733
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,557
Gadsden, AL $40,200
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,735
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,563
$46,198
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($49,075).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $41,655
Hot Springs, AR $33,408
Jonesboro, AR $40,023
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $47,350
Pine Bluff, AR $49,075
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,578
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,633
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,756
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,885
$43,685
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($55,228).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $55,228
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,372
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $45,113
Prescott, AZ $46,390
Tucson, AZ $48,280
Yuma, AZ $41,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $36,880
$47,939
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($73,950).

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $69,446
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $66,278
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $73,950
Fresno, CA $54,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $62,022
Madera, CA $46,293
Merced, CA $60,530
Modesto, CA $58,160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $63,480
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $63,678
Salinas, CA $70,190
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $70,208
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $53,350
Santa Rosa, CA $70,268
Stockton-Lodi, CA $54,220
Visalia-Porterville, CA $49,153
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $63,005
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,580
Chico, CA $54,930
El Centro, CA $51,695
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $56,140
Napa, CA $62,655
Redding, CA $54,290
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $68,217
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $56,275
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $67,160
Yuba City, CA $60,605
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,633
$61,268
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($73,887).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $56,863
Fort Collins, CO $56,808
Greeley, CO $51,890
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,977
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,153
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $73,887
Colorado Springs, CO $57,750
Grand Junction, CO $54,655
Pueblo, CO $58,040
$58,089
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($71,803).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $63,316
New Haven, CT $62,266
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $71,803
Danbury, CT $52,740
Waterbury, CT $53,405
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $54,775
$60,242
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($55,634).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $48,691
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $55,457
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $55,634
Tallahassee, FL $52,628
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $48,886
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $40,413
Jacksonville, FL $46,390
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $46,665
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $43,818
Ocala, FL $40,580
Panama City, FL $41,630
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,363
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $49,920
Gainesville, FL $39,183
Homosassa Springs, FL $40,083
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $46,840
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $40,543
Port St. Lucie, FL $41,743
Punta Gorda, FL $39,177
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $41,907
Sebring, FL $39,570
The Villages, FL $40,037
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $37,446
$45,285
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($57,555).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $51,915
Macon, GA $50,998
Warner Robins, GA $57,555
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,473
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,933
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,025
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,518
Athens-Clarke County, GA $43,087
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,433
Brunswick, GA $44,370
Columbus, GA-AL $46,650
Dalton, GA $42,158
Gainesville, GA $46,043
Rome, GA $53,567
Savannah, GA $52,302
Valdosta, GA $44,307
Hinesville, GA $48,640
$46,688
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($64,503).

Urban Honolulu, HI $64,503
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,320
$58,911
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($59,527).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $57,057
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $52,615
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,527
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,184
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,190
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,430
Cedar Rapids, IA $50,680
Dubuque, IA $47,520
Iowa City, IA $50,857
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $49,510
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,802
$53,578
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($58,377).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $43,145
Idaho Falls, ID $42,950
Lewiston, ID-WA $58,377
Pocatello, ID $43,390
Twin Falls, ID $42,525
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,750
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $49,936
$47,554
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($57,863).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $53,160
Champaign-Urbana, IL $50,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $55,107
Danville, IL $50,035
Decatur, IL $50,843
Kankakee, IL $53,495
Peoria, IL $53,413
Rockford, IL $57,863
Springfield, IL $51,453
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,773
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,433
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,807
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,350
$51,831
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($65,625).

Fort Wayne, IN $50,803
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $58,072
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $50,623
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,864
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53,098
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,832
Columbus, IN $49,065
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $50,087
Evansville, IN-KY $49,017
Kokomo, IN $65,625
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $52,325
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $49,093
Muncie, IN $49,740
Terre Haute, IN $51,395
$51,296
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($61,887).

Wichita, KS $61,887
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $47,832
Manhattan, KS $51,795
Topeka, KS $53,390
$52,933
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($54,892).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $54,892
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,557
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,238
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,237
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,808
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $48,945
Lexington-Fayette, KY $54,043
Owensboro, KY $50,223
$50,255
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($55,388).

Baton Rouge, LA $55,388
Hammond, LA $42,393
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $49,317
Lafayette, LA $44,988
Lake Charles, LA $55,190
Monroe, LA $47,002
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $51,224
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,106
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,667
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $46,805
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,822
$48,664
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($65,890).

Worcester, MA-CT $65,890
Springfield, MA-CT $57,988
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $58,920
Leominster-Gardner, MA $52,668
New Bedford, MA $53,190
Pittsfield, MA $50,727
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $51,367
$57,188
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($65,477).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $52,478
Salisbury, MD-DE $40,576
California-Lexington Park, MD $65,477
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $44,955
Cumberland, MD-WV $42,880
$48,988
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($49,150).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $48,748
Portland-South Portland, ME $49,150
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,712
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $47,432
$47,881
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($64,412).

Lansing-East Lansing, MI $64,412
Battle Creek, MI $56,073
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $61,176
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $54,310
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,777
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,808
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,210
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,426
Bay City, MI $43,157
Flint, MI $51,840
Jackson, MI $48,780
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $45,263
Monroe, MI $61,130
Muskegon, MI $51,758
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $45,675
Saginaw, MI $48,120
Midland, MI $44,660
$53,509
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($64,850).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $64,850
Rochester, MN $47,907
St. Cloud, MN $56,020
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,096
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,008
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,036
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $50,860
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,640
$55,481
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($60,912).

St. Louis, MO-IL $60,912
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,176
Columbia, MO $46,623
Jefferson City, MO $46,310
Joplin, MO $45,987
Kansas City, MO-KS $49,677
St. Joseph, MO-KS $47,883
Springfield, MO $48,415
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,693
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,478
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,347
$48,877
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($47,417).

Hattiesburg, MS $42,473
Jackson, MS $43,926
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,416
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,093
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,417
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,297
$44,016
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($58,042).

Great Falls, MT $51,296
Missoula, MT $45,018
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,450
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $47,344
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,042
$49,630
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($56,758).

Burlington, NC $39,708
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $48,150
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $48,084
Fayetteville, NC $43,144
Goldsboro, NC $43,948
Greensboro-High Point, NC $50,342
Greenville, NC $49,000
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $45,936
Jacksonville, NC $43,700
New Bern, NC $56,758
Raleigh, NC $49,849
Rocky Mount, NC $39,406
Wilmington, NC $42,448
Winston-Salem, NC $48,584
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,933
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,845
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,643
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,558
$46,355
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($64,140).

Fargo, ND-MN $52,717
Grand Forks, ND-MN $52,037
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,140
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,343
$55,988
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($52,263).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,188
Lincoln, NE $52,263
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $50,673
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,990
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,348
$47,949
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($55,832).

Manchester, NH $53,580
Portsmouth, NH-ME $55,832
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $42,728
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,066
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,953
$50,337
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($59,300).

Ocean City, NJ $47,594
Trenton, NJ $59,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $52,537
$53,470
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($56,926).

Farmington, NM $55,860
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $56,926
Las Cruces, NM $40,540
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,327
Santa Fe, NM $39,880
$49,025
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($58,080).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $51,010
Reno, NV $50,436
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $58,080
$53,647
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 ($68,896).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $61,733
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $68,896
Syracuse, NY $58,574
Binghamton, NY $48,840
Ithaca, NY $57,273
Rochester, NY $52,775
Utica-Rome, NY $54,192
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $48,722
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,086
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $53,172
Elmira, NY $64,843
Glens Falls, NY $52,952
Kingston, NY $49,628
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $45,130
$55,716
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($60,875).

Canton-Massillon, OH $55,518
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $57,184
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $60,456
Columbus, OH $55,716
Dayton, OH $49,920
Toledo, OH $57,485
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,096
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,306
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $56,792
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,200
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,875
Lima, OH $58,100
Mansfield, OH $47,480
Springfield, OH $45,195
$55,455
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($51,492).

Lawton, OK $49,857
Oklahoma City, OK $47,205
Tulsa, OK $51,492
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,760
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,884
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,816
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,948
$49,153
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($60,457).

Bend-Redmond, OR $53,153
Corvallis, OR $51,993
Eugene, OR $50,160
Grants Pass, OR $42,440
Medford, OR $49,990
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $60,457
Salem, OR $49,210
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,243
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,668
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,717
$51,813
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($59,301).

Pittsburgh, PA $59,301
Erie, PA $50,910
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $52,992
Lancaster, PA $51,542
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $54,105
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,673
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,748
Altoona, PA $44,407
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $44,547
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $52,937
East Stroudsburg, PA $48,600
Gettysburg, PA $51,643
Johnstown, PA $44,493
Lebanon, PA $48,947
Reading, PA $53,980
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $48,264
State College, PA $47,787
Williamsport, PA $44,823
York-Hanover, PA $53,036
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,906
$50,631
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($24,538).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $24,337
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $20,323
Arecibo, PR $22,253
Guayama, PR $24,538
Mayaguez, PR $20,635
Ponce, PR $22,703
San German, PR $21,588
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $23,038
$22,590
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Florence, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($56,348).

Columbia, SC $56,095
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $50,595
Florence, SC $56,348
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $39,797
Spartanburg, SC $48,844
Sumter, SC $47,923
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,714
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,298
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,690
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $43,670
$49,447
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($51,472).

Sioux Falls, SD $46,380
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,504
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,472
$47,703
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($50,517).

Clarksville, TN-KY $45,423
Cleveland, TN $46,088
Jackson, TN $48,188
Johnson City, TN $43,604
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $50,517
Knoxville, TN $45,497
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $45,949
Morristown, TN $42,934
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,451
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $42,987
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,988
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,540
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,663
$45,529
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Lubbock, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($57,268).

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $53,323
Lubbock, TX $57,268
Austin-Round Rock, TX $47,258
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $51,350
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $36,340
College Station-Bryan, TX $46,227
Corpus Christi, TX $53,025
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $48,020
El Paso, TX $39,088
Killeen-Temple, TX $44,775
Longview, TX $45,853
Midland, TX $51,425
Odessa, TX $48,408
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $47,580
Texarkana, TX-AR $48,613
Wichita Falls, TX $43,100
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,732
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,086
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,034
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,736
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,050
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,000
Amarillo, TX $45,550
Laredo, TX $40,820
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $39,837
San Angelo, TX $41,140
Sherman-Denison, TX $50,573
Tyler, TX $42,053
Victoria, TX $48,215
Waco, TX $44,267
$46,969
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($67,583).

Provo-Orem, UT $51,314
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,583
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $53,320
St. George, UT $39,533
Salt Lake City, UT $55,870
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $45,180
$53,070
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($59,694).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $59,694
Richmond, VA $54,323
Roanoke, VA $49,858
Charlottesville, VA $45,927
Harrisonburg, VA $49,653
Lynchburg, VA $47,870
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $48,097
Winchester, VA-WV $51,850
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,112
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,443
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,710
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,753
$50,166
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($47,118).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,118
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,443
$45,929
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($62,673).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $62,673
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,120
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,254
Eau Claire, WI $51,928
Fond du Lac, WI $46,150
Green Bay, WI $52,865
Janesville-Beloit, WI $52,610
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $49,447
Madison, WI $53,245
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $54,640
Racine, WI $55,400
Sheboygan, WI $53,238
Wausau, WI $50,740
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,397
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,333
$53,324
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($52,188).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $52,188
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,008
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,410
Charleston, WV $44,808
Morgantown, WV $43,953
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $41,743
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $50,330
Wheeling, WV-OH $51,753
$47,946
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($64,846).

Cheyenne, WY $53,763
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $62,890
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,846
$60,981

Professional

Average Salary Median: $49,265

The state with the highest average salary median for a professional degree is Massachusetts ($115,550) in the Worcester, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Professional)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,650) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $66,650
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $61,880
$64,265
Alabama N/A
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Professional)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($38,760) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $36,840
Hot Springs, AR $34,220
Jonesboro, AR $33,790
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $38,760
Pine Bluff, AR $38,110
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,400
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,380
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,640
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,430
$36,063
Arizona N/A
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Professional)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($98,660) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $94,240
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $80,300
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $98,660
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$91,067
Colorado N/A
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Professional)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($95,720) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $85,550
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $95,720
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $86,990
Tallahassee, FL $90,250
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $85,210
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$88,744
Georgia N/A
Hawaii N/A
Iowa N/A
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Professional)

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($48,870) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,560
Idaho Falls, ID $40,780
Lewiston, ID-WA $48,870
Pocatello, ID $38,340
Twin Falls, ID $34,580
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $42,750
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,570
$42,064
Illinois N/A
Indiana N/A
Kansas N/A
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Professional)

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($50,970) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $49,180
Hammond, LA $35,690
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,680
Lafayette, LA $40,920
Lake Charles, LA $50,970
Monroe, LA $41,060
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $45,360
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $40,480
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $38,650
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $40,970
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,460
$41,493
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Professional)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($115,550) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $115,550
Springfield, MA-CT N/A
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$115,550
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Professional)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($90,880) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Lansing-East Lansing, MI $90,880
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
$90,880
Minnesota N/A
Missouri N/A
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Professional)

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($37,330) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $35,080
Jackson, MS $36,750
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,330
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,720
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,860
$36,330
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Professional)

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($52,850) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $47,240
Missoula, MT $47,820
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,980
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,450
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $52,850
$48,068
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Professional)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($43,340) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $39,540
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $41,270
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $42,450
Fayetteville, NC $40,070
Goldsboro, NC $36,500
Greensboro-High Point, NC $41,030
Greenville, NC $38,650
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,420
Jacksonville, NC $38,820
New Bern, NC $40,530
Raleigh, NC $43,340
Rocky Mount, NC $37,810
Wilmington, NC $39,920
Winston-Salem, NC $39,460
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,340
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,650
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,480
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,410
$39,316
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Professional)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($55,990) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $52,020
Grand Forks, ND-MN $49,270
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,990
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,660
$51,235
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Professional)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($50,500) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $49,920
Portsmouth, NH-ME $50,500
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,970
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,690
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,080
$47,232
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Professional)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($69,960) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $48,330
Trenton, NJ $69,960
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $54,680
$57,657
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Professional)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($53,530) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $49,140
Reno, NV $50,000
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $53,530
$50,890
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Professional)

Syracuse, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($95,040) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $89,990
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $89,830
Syracuse, NY $95,040
Binghamton, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Rochester, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
$91,620
Ohio N/A
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Professional)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($44,450) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $42,720
Oklahoma City, OK $44,450
Tulsa, OK $43,540
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,750
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,610
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,430
$41,367
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Professional)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($59,390) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $48,840
Corvallis, OR $52,960
Eugene, OR $49,520
Grants Pass, OR $43,820
Medford, OR $48,050
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $59,390
Salem, OR $52,290
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,210
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,490
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,830
$49,740
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Professional)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($75,080) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Pittsburgh, PA $75,080
Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,080
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Professional)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($22,900) for a professional degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,900
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$22,900
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Professional)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($79,480) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $79,480
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
$79,480
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Professional)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($41,370) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $41,370
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,700
$39,377
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Professional)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($41,810) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $40,490
Cleveland, TN $40,250
Jackson, TN $38,490
Johnson City, TN $36,760
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $38,100
Knoxville, TN $40,850
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $40,860
Morristown, TN $36,860
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $41,810
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,580
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,350
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,450
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,240
$38,853
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Professional)

Lubbock, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($84,970) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $71,270
Lubbock, TX $84,970
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Amarillo, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
$78,120
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Professional)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($83,750) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $83,750
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,750
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Professional)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($44,710) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,710
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$44,160
Wisconsin N/A
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Professional)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($54,630) for a professional degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $46,240
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,730
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,630
$51,200

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $52,041

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Alaska ($66,669) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($68,557) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $68,557
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $64,782
$66,669
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($54,735) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $48,028
Dothan, AL $40,980
Huntsville, AL $49,160
Mobile, AL $46,198
Montgomery, AL $44,903
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,048
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,358
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,553
Auburn-Opelika, AL $43,570
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $39,715
Decatur, AL $48,733
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,557
Gadsden, AL $40,200
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,735
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,563
$45,753
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($56,555) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $43,328
Hot Springs, AR $33,000
Jonesboro, AR $43,785
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $49,952
Pine Bluff, AR $56,555
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,615
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,675
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,628
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,578
$46,235
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($57,225) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $57,225
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $52,550
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $45,730
Prescott, AZ $47,860
Tucson, AZ $49,823
Yuma, AZ $44,160
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $36,880
$47,747
California

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

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($78,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $67,540
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $65,743
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $70,498
Fresno, CA $55,717
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $64,125
Madera, CA $44,713
Merced, CA $66,505
Modesto, CA $60,067
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $67,063
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $66,138
Salinas, CA $76,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $73,273
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $53,413
Santa Rosa, CA $75,137
Stockton-Lodi, CA $54,455
Visalia-Porterville, CA $50,947
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,340
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,907
Chico, CA $62,370
El Centro, CA $55,990
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $59,360
Napa, CA $71,460
Redding, CA $56,645
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $78,080
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $58,870
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $71,065
Yuba City, CA $65,950
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $53,640
$63,672
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($85,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $58,840
Fort Collins, CO $58,820
Greeley, CO $51,837
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $72,430
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,105
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $85,650
Colorado Springs, CO $66,630
Grand Junction, CO $60,390
Pueblo, CO $67,830
$64,281
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($76,947) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $65,633
New Haven, CT $63,665
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $76,947
Danbury, CT $54,375
Waterbury, CT $55,280
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $55,900
$61,967
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($52,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $42,496
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $48,635
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $48,570
Tallahassee, FL $39,885
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $42,882
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $40,973
Jacksonville, FL $46,438
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $47,268
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $44,108
Ocala, FL $41,940
Panama City, FL $42,533
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $48,587
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $52,780
Gainesville, FL $39,225
Homosassa Springs, FL $41,440
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $48,330
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $40,150
Port St. Lucie, FL $42,320
Punta Gorda, FL $40,865
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $43,370
Sebring, FL $41,460
The Villages, FL $40,995
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $37,415
$43,594
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($58,273) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $53,338
Macon, GA $52,815
Warner Robins, GA $58,273
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,910
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,510
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,128
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,390
Athens-Clarke County, GA $43,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,950
Brunswick, GA $46,230
Columbus, GA-AL $48,123
Dalton, GA $41,753
Gainesville, GA $47,455
Rome, GA $57,410
Savannah, GA $53,458
Valdosta, GA $47,135
Hinesville, GA $48,640
$48,084
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($65,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $65,810
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $54,293
$60,052
Iowa

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

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($64,975) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $61,040
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $53,930
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $64,975
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,095
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,210
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,673
Cedar Rapids, IA $50,740
Dubuque, IA $48,670
Iowa City, IA $51,385
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,700
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,653
$55,279
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($62,205) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $42,280
Idaho Falls, ID $45,450
Lewiston, ID-WA $62,205
Pocatello, ID $46,300
Twin Falls, ID $47,840
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $53,653
$49,497
Illinois

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

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($60,853) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $59,990
Champaign-Urbana, IL $54,590
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $56,505
Danville, IL $51,470
Decatur, IL $51,563
Kankakee, IL $57,760
Peoria, IL $54,730
Rockford, IL $60,853
Springfield, IL $52,890
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,343
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,990
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,785
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,355
$53,833
Indiana

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

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($72,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Wayne, IN $52,170
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $60,875
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $52,320
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,830
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,340
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,300
Columbus, IN $51,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $51,240
Evansville, IN-KY $50,765
Kokomo, IN $72,430
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $59,870
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $51,065
Muncie, IN $57,830
Terre Haute, IN $58,960
$54,871
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($68,595) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $68,595
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,815
Manhattan, KS $62,560
Topeka, KS $57,430
$59,350
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($56,497) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $56,438
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,748
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,673
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,826
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,620
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $51,443
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,497
Owensboro, KY $51,463
$52,088
Louisiana

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

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($59,353) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $59,353
Hammond, LA $45,845
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $51,204
Lafayette, LA $47,055
Lake Charles, LA $57,445
Monroe, LA $49,385
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $53,118
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $49,993
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,203
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $49,638
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $50,210
$51,404
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($59,465) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $58,758
Springfield, MA-CT $59,356
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $59,465
Leominster-Gardner, MA $53,570
New Bedford, MA $54,020
Pittsfield, MA $50,065
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $52,820
$55,436
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($63,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $53,676
Salisbury, MD-DE $39,790
California-Lexington Park, MD $63,910
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $45,000
Cumberland, MD-WV $42,880
$49,051
Maine

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

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($49,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $49,800
Portland-South Portland, ME $49,253
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $47,750
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $47,748
$48,638
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($63,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lansing-East Lansing, MI $62,465
Battle Creek, MI $56,300
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $63,940
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $55,450
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,998
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,520
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $55,423
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,273
Bay City, MI $44,465
Flint, MI $53,705
Jackson, MI $50,105
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $46,070
Monroe, MI $62,770
Muskegon, MI $52,933
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $45,750
Saginaw, MI $47,760
Midland, MI $44,660
$53,564
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($68,463) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $68,463
Rochester, MN $48,375
St. Cloud, MN $58,330
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,515
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,505
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,280
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $54,000
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,600
$57,009
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($62,986) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $62,986
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,628
Columbia, MO $49,410
Jefferson City, MO $48,885
Joplin, MO $47,165
Kansas City, MO-KS $50,315
St. Joseph, MO-KS $49,333
Springfield, MO $49,610
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,670
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,948
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,510
$49,678
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($51,973) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $45,205
Jackson, MS $45,877
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,918
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,373
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,973
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,360
$46,784
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($62,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $53,677
Missoula, MT $44,677
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,550
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,400
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,190
$51,299
North Carolina

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

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($62,507) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $39,740
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $49,655
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $49,920
Fayetteville, NC $43,997
Goldsboro, NC $48,150
Greensboro-High Point, NC $53,310
Greenville, NC $52,290
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $48,026
Jacksonville, NC $46,140
New Bern, NC $62,507
Raleigh, NC $51,098
Rocky Mount, NC $39,650
Wilmington, NC $42,540
Winston-Salem, NC $51,284
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,354
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,685
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,610
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,063
$48,334
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($71,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $54,860
Grand Forks, ND-MN $57,420
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $71,420
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,750
$60,863
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($53,765) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,338
Lincoln, NE $53,765
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $51,357
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,310
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $49,343
$50,223
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($57,513) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $54,107
Portsmouth, NH-ME $57,513
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $42,917
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,053
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $48,840
$51,486
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($57,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $47,410
Trenton, NJ $57,750
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $52,258
$52,473
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($59,845) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $56,490
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $59,845
Las Cruces, NM $41,675
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $44,360
Santa Fe, NM $39,880
$48,450
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($58,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $52,625
Reno, NV $50,857
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $58,900
$54,127
New York

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

Elmira, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($70,903) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $58,878
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $67,058
Syracuse, NY $53,200
Binghamton, NY $50,093
Ithaca, NY $62,520
Rochester, NY $53,978
Utica-Rome, NY $56,595
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $49,454
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $53,798
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $55,023
Elmira, NY $70,903
Glens Falls, NY $55,203
Kingston, NY $50,140
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $45,380
$55,873
Ohio

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

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($67,557) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $58,320
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $59,008
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $63,423
Columbus, OH $57,618
Dayton, OH $50,630
Toledo, OH $60,543
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,735
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,123
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $59,663
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,737
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,557
Lima, OH $64,850
Mansfield, OH $49,940
Springfield, OH $47,570
$57,622
Oklahoma

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

Lawton, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($59,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $59,230
Oklahoma City, OK $48,395
Tulsa, OK $55,880
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,493
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,913
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $52,343
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,607
$53,980
Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($63,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $63,120
Corvallis, OR $56,450
Eugene, OR $51,527
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR $52,445
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $62,800
Salem, OR $48,420
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $52,880
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $53,970
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,930
$55,394
Pennsylvania

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($57,936) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Pittsburgh, PA $57,936
Erie, PA $53,120
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $53,923
Lancaster, PA $52,310
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $54,092
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $50,762
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,746
Altoona, PA $46,045
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $45,760
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $54,170
East Stroudsburg, PA $48,300
Gettysburg, PA $53,123
Johnstown, PA $45,025
Lebanon, PA $49,280
Reading, PA $54,948
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $49,420
State College, PA $48,450
Williamsport, PA $46,355
York-Hanover, PA $53,855
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,290
$50,745
Puerto Rico

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

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($26,173) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $24,490
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $20,627
Arecibo, PR $22,857
Guayama, PR $26,173
Mayaguez, PR $21,100
Ponce, PR $23,743
San German, PR $21,957
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $24,070
$23,127
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Florence, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($59,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $52,625
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $51,638
Florence, SC $59,550
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,145
Spartanburg, SC $50,180
Sumter, SC $48,750
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,408
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,190
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,045
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $43,670
$49,320
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($56,578) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $47,573
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,167
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,578
$50,106
Tennessee

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

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($55,073) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $46,535
Cleveland, TN $47,957
Jackson, TN $51,405
Johnson City, TN $47,300
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $55,073
Knoxville, TN $46,938
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $47,022
Morristown, TN $45,880
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $51,540
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,570
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,337
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,257
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,205
$47,694
Texas

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

Sherman-Denison, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($54,375) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $49,795
Lubbock, TX $53,150
Austin-Round Rock, TX $48,040
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $52,130
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $38,835
College Station-Bryan, TX $48,015
Corpus Christi, TX $53,977
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $47,825
El Paso, TX $39,740
Killeen-Temple, TX $45,037
Longview, TX $46,887
Midland, TX $51,357
Odessa, TX $48,480
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $48,400
Texarkana, TX-AR $47,463
Wichita Falls, TX $44,585
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,726
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,270
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,485
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,268
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,645
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,970
Amarillo, TX $46,510
Laredo, TX $44,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $42,275
San Angelo, TX $43,360
Sherman-Denison, TX $54,375
Tyler, TX $42,590
Victoria, TX $51,910
Waco, TX $46,345
$47,148
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($74,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $52,545
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $74,260
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $53,980
St. George, UT $38,675
Salt Lake City, UT $57,830
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $46,310
$53,933
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($56,734) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,734
Richmond, VA $55,020
Roanoke, VA $51,205
Charlottesville, VA $46,345
Harrisonburg, VA $51,445
Lynchburg, VA $49,327
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $48,450
Winchester, VA-WV $53,420
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,875
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,480
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,137
$50,028
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($48,213) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,213
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,720
$46,467
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($64,914) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $64,914
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,926
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,843
Eau Claire, WI $52,913
Fond du Lac, WI $46,750
Green Bay, WI $53,690
Janesville-Beloit, WI $53,830
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $49,880
Madison, WI $54,657
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $56,227
Racine, WI $56,775
Sheboygan, WI $54,200
Wausau, WI $51,290
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,205
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,610
$53,847
West Virginia

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($54,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,370
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,648
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,418
Charleston, WV $46,127
Morgantown, WV $46,560
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $43,690
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $51,510
Wheeling, WV-OH $54,180
$49,438
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,827) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $58,465
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $69,827
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $69,213
$65,835

7 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For a professional degree, the average salary median is $49,265.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $52,041. 

  Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician
  • Accessibility Lift Technician
  • Building Serviceman
  • Contract Serviceman
  • Elevator Adjuster
  • Elevator Builder
  • Elevator Constructor
  • Elevator Erector
  • Elevator Examiner and Adjuster
  • Elevator Installation and Repair Maintenance Worker
  • Elevator Installer
  • Elevator Lift Technician
  • Elevator Mechanic
  • Elevator Repair and Maintenance Technician
  • Elevator Repairer
  • Elevator Service Mechanic
  • Elevator Service Technician
  • Elevator Serviceman
  • Elevator Technician
  • Elevator Troubleshooter
  • Elevator Worker
  • Escalator Installer
  • Escalator Mechanic
  • Escalator Service Mechanic
  • Freight Elevator Erector
  • Hydraulic Elevator Constructor
  • Installer
  • Platform Power Technician
  • US Salary Median: $72,708
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Professional

  Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.

Salary Ratio: 4.06    

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    
  • Air Valve Mechanic
  • Air Valve Repairer
  • Automation Controls Technician
  • Certification Technician
  • Control Specialist
  • Control Valve Mechanic
  • Control Valve Technician
  • Controls Specialist
  • Controls Technician
  • Electric Meter Installer
  • Electric Meter Repairer
  • Electric Meter Setter
  • Electric Meter Technician
  • Electrical Technician
  • Electro-Mechanical Technician (E/M Technician)
  • Fare Register Repairer
  • Field Mechanical Meter Tester
  • Fire Extinguisher Repairer
  • Gas Meter Installer
  • Gas Meter Mechanic
  • Gas Meter Prover
  • Gas Pit Worker
  • Gas Regulator Repairer
  • Gas Technician
  • Gas Utility Worker
  • Industrial Control Technician
  • Industrial Gas Servicer
  • Inside Meter Tester
  • Instrument and Controls Technician
  • Instrument and Electrical Technician (I and E Technician)
  • Instrument Control and Electrical Technician (ICE Technician)
  • Instrument Technician
  • Instrumentation Technician
  • Lubrication Equipment Servicer
  • Maintenance Technician
  • Measurement Specialist
  • Measurement Technician
  • Mechanic
  • Meter Installer
  • Meter Maintenance Person
  • Meter Mechanic
  • Meter Repairer
  • Meter Technician
  • Meterman
  • Motor Power Connector
  • Parking Meter Installer
  • Parking Meter Mechanic
  • Parking Meter Servicer
  • Plant Controls Specialist
  • Pneumatic Tester Mechanic
  • Pneumatic Tool Repairer
  • Pneumatic Tube Repairer
  • Project Controls Specialist
  • Pyrometer Mechanic
  • Regulator Mechanic
  • Residential Gas Heat Technician
  • Rocket Engine Component Mechanic
  • Safety Relief Valve Technician
  • Salvager
  • Scale Installer
  • Service Technician
  • Shut Off Worker
  • Spray Gun Repairer
  • Taximeter Repairer
  • Thermostat Mechanic
  • Thermostat Repairer
  • Valve and Regulator Repairer
  • Valve Grinder
  • Valve Mechanic
  • Valve Technician
  • Water Meter Installer
  • Water Meter Mechanic
  • Water Plant Maintenance Mechanic
  • Water Valve Mechanic
  • Water Valve Repairer
  • US Salary Median: $62,208
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.

Salary Ratio: 3.8    

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    
  • Anode Rebuilder
  • Appliance Fixer
  • Appliance Mechanic
  • Area Mechanic
  • Automatic Pinsetter Adjuster
  • Automotive Maintenance Equipment Servicer
  • Aviation Support Equipment Repairer
  • Bag Adjuster
  • Bag Machine Adjuster
  • Bakery Machine Mechanic
  • Belt Repairer
  • Boilerhouse Mechanic
  • Breakdown Man
  • Breakdown Worker
  • Broach Troubleshooter
  • Buhr Dresser
  • Canal Equipment Mechanic
  • Case Finishing Machine Adjuster
  • Cellophane Casting Machine Repairer
  • Chain Repairer
  • Changer Fixer
  • Channel Man
  • Channel Worker
  • Chemical Processing Equipment Repairer
  • Comb Fixer
  • Comb Setter
  • Comber Setter
  • Composing Room Machinist
  • Compressed Gas Equipment Mechanic
  • Compressed Gas Equipment Service Mechanic
  • Compressed Gas Plant Maintenance Mechanic
  • Conveyor Belt Installer
  • Conveyor Installer
  • Conveyor Maintenance Mechanic
  • Conveyor Mechanic
  • Cooling Tower Technician
  • Crusher Screen Repairer
  • Deck Mechanic
  • Dryer and Washer Mechanic
  • Electronic Production Line Maintenance Mechanic
  • Envelope Folding Machine Adjuster
  • Envelope Machine Adjuster
  • Equipment Mechanic
  • Felt Checker
  • Felt Machine Mechanic
  • Feltman
  • Filling Station Equipment Mechanic
  • Finished Metal Repairer
  • Fixer
  • Fixture Fabricator Repairer
  • Fluid Power Mechanic
  • Foiling Machine Adjuster
  • Forge Shop Machine Repairer
  • Forming Machine Adjuster
  • Foundry Equipment Mechanic
  • Frame Fixer
  • Fuel System Maintenance Worker
  • Garnett Mechanic
  • Gas Plant Repairer
  • Gas Turbine Mechanic
  • Gas Welding Equipment Mechanic
  • Gasoline Pump Mechanic
  • Glass Lined Tank Repairer
  • Hydraulic Mechanic
  • Hydraulic Press Servicer
  • Hydraulic Repairer
  • Hydraulic Rubbish Compactor Mechanic
  • Hydroelectric Machinery Mechanic
  • Industrial Conveyor Belt Repairer
  • Industrial Machine System Technician
  • Industrial Machinery Mechanic
  • Industrial Maintenance Mechanic
  • Industrial Mechanic
  • Inspecting Machine Adjuster
  • Jacquard Fixer
  • Jacquard Loom Card Changer
  • Knitter Mechanic
  • Knitting Machine Mechanic
  • Laundry Machine Mechanic
  • Liner Replacer
  • Link Trainer Maintenance Man
  • Link Trainer Maintenance Worker
  • Linotype Machinist
  • Linotype Mechanic
  • Loom Fixer
  • Loom Mechanic
  • Loom Overhauler
  • Loom Technician
  • Lubrication Equipment Servicer
  • Machine Adjuster
  • Machine Clothing Man
  • Machine Clothing Replacer
  • Machine Clothing Worker
  • Machine Fixer
  • Machine Maintenance Repairer
  • Machine Mechanic
  • Machine Operator Slitter Technician
  • Machine Overhauler
  • Machine Repairer
  • Machine Repairman
  • Machine Tool Mechanic
  • Machine Tool Rebuilder
  • Machinery Mechanic
  • Maintenance Repairman
  • Maintenance Technician
  • Manufacturers Service Representative
  • Marine Equipment Machinery Maintenance Mechanic
  • Marine Erector
  • Marine Mechanic
  • Mechanic
  • Mill Dresser
  • Mining and Quarrying Machinery Repairer
  • Monotype Mechanic
  • Motor Rebuilder
  • Needle Board Repairer
  • Needle Straightener
  • Oil Field Equipment Mechanic
  • Outfitter
  • Oven Equipment Repairer
  • Overhauler
  • Parts Salvager
  • Pin Puller
  • Pin Pusher
  • Pin Setter
  • Pneumatic Tool Repairer
  • Pneumatic Tube Repairer
  • Powder Line Repairer
  • Powerhouse Mechanic
  • Press Maintainer
  • Printing Machine Mechanic
  • Printing Mechanist
  • Production Mechanic
  • Pump Erector
  • Pump Mechanic
  • Pump Servicer
  • Reed Man
  • Reed Repairer
  • Reed Worker
  • Regulator Mechanic
  • Repair Miller
  • Rig Mechanic
  • Roll Mechanic
  • Roller Mechanic
  • Roller Repairer
  • Roller Shop Utility Worker
  • Rubberizing Mechanic
  • Scale Mechanic
  • Screen and Cyclone Repairer
  • Section Repairer
  • Service Station Equipment Mechanic
  • Set Up Worker
  • Sewing Machine Adjuster
  • Sewing Machine Maintenance Mechanic
  • Sewing Machine Mechanic
  • Sewing Machine Repairer
  • Shaker Repairer
  • Shuttle Fixer
  • Siene Maker
  • Silk Screen Repairer
  • Smelting and Refining Ore Dressing Repairer
  • Spare Fixer
  • Spindle Plumber
  • Spinner Fixer
  • Spray Gun Repairer
  • Stoker Erector
  • Stoker Servicer
  • Switch Repairer
  • Test Engine Mechanic
  • Textile Machine Maintenance Mechanic
  • Tipple Engineer
  • Tool and Fixture Repairer
  • Tool Mechanic
  • Tool Setter
  • Tooling Mechanic
  • Tow Motor Mechanic
  • Treatment Plant Mechanic
  • Turbine Mechanic
  • Underground Mine Machinery Mechanic
  • Utility Systems Repairer Operator
  • Washing Machine Mechanic
  • Water or Power Generation Plant Machinery Maintenance Mechanic
  • Water Treatment Plant Repairer
  • Wax Pattern Repairer
  • Welding Equipment Repairer
  • Welding Systems and Equipment Repairer
  • Welding
  • Brazing
  • and Burning Machine Repairer
  • Wheel and Caster Repairer
  • Wind Tunnel Mechanic
  • Winder Fixer
  • Wire Repairer
  • X-Ray Equipment Mechanic
  • US Salary Median: $54,997
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.

Salary Ratio: 3.07    

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    
  • Air Deodorizer Servicer
  • Aircraft Fueler
  • Airplane Fueler
  • Airplane Refueler
  • Airport Refueling Handler
  • Alemite Operator
  • Automatic Pinsetter Mechanic
  • Belt Changer
  • Belt Dresser
  • Belt Fixer
  • Belt Lacer
  • Belt Repairer
  • Binder Builder
  • Blade Changer
  • Block Greaser
  • Boiling House Oiler
  • Booster Pump Oiler
  • Box Builder
  • Breaker Oiler
  • Carbon Setter
  • Cell Installer
  • Cellar Packer
  • Collar Packer
  • Crane Oiler
  • Curing Press Maintainer
  • Dope Maintenance Worker
  • Dopeman
  • Doper
  • Dragline Oiler
  • Engine Oiler
  • Envelope Adjuster
  • Equipment Cleaner and Tester
  • Equipment Oiler
  • Flatcar Whacker
  • Flyer Repairer
  • Frame Bander
  • Frame Changer
  • General Maintainer
  • Grease Cup Filler
  • Grease Man
  • Grease Monkey
  • Grease Packer
  • Grease Worker
  • Greaser
  • Grinder Machine Knife Setter
  • Hot Man
  • Hot Worker
  • Jacquard Loom Card Changer
  • Knife Changer
  • Knife Setter
  • Leaf Coverer
  • Lease Out Man
  • Lease Out Worker
  • Liner Replacer
  • Loading Shovel Oiler
  • Locomotive Oiler
  • Looper Fixer
  • Lubrication Worker
  • Lubricator
  • Machine Greaser
  • Machine Oiler
  • Machine Repairer
  • Machine Repairman
  • Machines Technician
  • Maintainer
  • Maintenance Man
  • Maintenance Repairer
  • Maintenance Repairman
  • Maintenance Specialist
  • Maintenance Technician
  • Maintenance Worker
  • Mash Filter Cloth Changer
  • Merchant Mill Utility Worker
  • Mill Oiler
  • Missile Facilities Repairer
  • Nozzle and Sleeve Worker
  • Oil Pit Attendant
  • Oiler
  • Oiler Bander
  • Overhauler
  • Overhead Cleaner Maintainer
  • Pattern Assembler
  • Pipe Changer
  • Polishing Wheel Setter
  • Pot Fluxer
  • Pot Liner
  • Pot Reliner
  • Printing Roller Handler
  • Protective Signal Installer
  • Pulley Maintainer
  • Pump Oiler
  • Refueling Ramp Attendant
  • Refueling Rampman
  • Repair Technician
  • Rod Cup Filler
  • Rod Filler
  • Rod Greaser
  • Roller Checker
  • Rotary Adjuster
  • Rubber and Plastics Worker
  • Salvager
  • Semiconductor Processing Equipment Production Technician
  • Shafter
  • Shafting Worker
  • Shovel Oiler
  • Shuttler
  • Size Changer
  • Spindle Repairer
  • Steam Shovel Oiler
  • Stem Dryer Maintainer
  • Stripping Shovel Oiler
  • Stroboscope Operator
  • Switch Repairer
  • Texturing Machine Fixer
  • Tipple Greaser
  • Tipple Oiler
  • Tubing Oiler
  • Turbo Generator Oiler
  • Upkeep Worker
  • Utilities Technician
  • Warp Tension Tester
  • US Salary Median: $49,584
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Millwrights

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

Salary Ratio: 4.09    

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    
  • Automated Equipment Engineer
  • Automated Equipment Engineering Technician
  • Automated Equipment Technician
  • Automobile Equipment Engineer Technician
  • Automobile Equipment Technician Engineer
  • Construction Millwright
  • Field Service Technician
  • Gear Repairer
  • Industrial Machine Assembler
  • Installation Service Representative
  • Machine Erector
  • Machine Installer
  • Machine Mover
  • Machine Rigger
  • Machine Set Up Operator
  • Machine Setter
  • Machinery Dismantler
  • Machinery Erector
  • Machinery Mover
  • Machinery Rigger
  • Maintenance Millwright
  • Manufacturer's Service Representative
  • Manufacturing Millwright
  • Millwright
  • Millwright Business Representative
  • Mover
  • Plant Changer
  • Precision Millwright
  • US Salary Median: $55,098
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Build or repair equipment such as furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, and ovens, using refractory materials.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Bondactor Machine Operator
  • Cell Reliner
  • Clay Structure Builder
  • Clay Structure Servicer
  • Concrete Caulking Technician
  • Cupola Repairer
  • Furnace Repairer
  • Hot Repairman
  • Kiln Door Builder
  • Kiln Door Repairer
  • Ladle Liner
  • Ladle Repairer
  • Ladle Repairman
  • Oven Equipment Repairer
  • Plastic Block Boiler Reliner
  • Refractory Bricklayer
  • Refractory Furnace Designer
  • Refractory Materials Repairer
  • Refractory Repairer
  • Refractory Technician
  • Refractory Worker
  • Stopper
  • Stopper Maker
  • US Salary Median: $46,984
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.

Salary Ratio: 2.89    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Energy Technician
  • Field Service Technician
  • Offshore Wind Turbine Technician
  • Renewable Energy Technician
  • Service Technician
  • Small Wind Energy Installer
  • Troubleshooting Technician
  • Turbine Technician
  • Wind Commissioning Technician
  • Wind Energy Mechanic
  • Wind Energy Systems Installer
  • Wind Energy Technician
  • Wind Farm Support Specialist
  • Wind Generating Electric Power Installer
  • Wind Plant Technician
  • Wind Power Technician
  • Wind Technician
  • Wind Turbine Blade Repair Technician
  • Wind Turbine Installer
  • Wind Turbine Mechanic
  • Wind Turbine Operator
  • Wind Turbine Service Technician
  • Wind Turbine Technician
  • Wind Turbine Troubleshooting Technician
  • Windmill Technician
  • Windsmith
  • US Salary Median: $50,057
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's



Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,950 per year (or $8,737 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $9,900 to earn an associate's (or $17,474 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology Degrees

Lewis-Clark State College

500 8th Ave - Lewiston, ID

Out-of-state cost: $20,238/year
In-state cost: $6,982/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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