Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Industrial and Organizational Psychology Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and group behavior in institutional settings, applications to related problems of organization and industry, and that may prepare individuals to apply such principles in industrial and organizational settings. Includes instruction in group behavior theory, organizational theory, reward/punishment structures, human-machine and human-computer interactions, motivation dynamics, human stress studies, environmental and organizational influences on behavior, alienation and satisfaction, and job testing and assessment.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization. Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization. Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards. Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $77,965
"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.): 8.95%
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: 4-6 years

Education Costs

Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $26,005/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $21,913/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $19,293/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $16,121/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $22,596/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $18,972/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: $77,965

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($102,812) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($87,581).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$87,581
Fairbanks, AK	$85,371

$86,524

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($100,341).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$89,425
Decatur, AL	$88,898
Huntsville, AL	$100,341
Mobile, AL	$82,831
Montgomery, AL	$79,605
Tuscaloosa, AL	$80,651
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$74,705
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$76,507
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$86,303
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$71,579
Dothan, AL	$88,357
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$71,334
Gadsden, AL	$74,890
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$73,375
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$71,733

$81,345

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($72,507).

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$64,199
Jonesboro, AR	$60,741
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$72,507
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$59,334
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$59,246
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$53,766
Hot Springs, AR	$59,141
Pine Bluff, AR	$66,125
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$68,531

$63,130

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($89,695).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$89,695
Tucson, AZ	$81,461
Yuma, AZ	$71,715
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$74,916
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$64,844
Prescott, AZ	$67,542
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$86,364

$76,931

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($151,362).

El Centro, CA	$88,505
Fresno, CA	$89,853
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$114,430
Merced, CA	$94,626
Modesto, CA	$92,849
Napa, CA	$108,714
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$105,076
Redding, CA	$84,976
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$96,279
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$101,081
Salinas, CA	$98,900
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$109,953
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$135,809
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$151,362
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$93,494
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$100,301
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$101,427
Santa Rosa, CA	$110,414
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$94,990
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$109,271
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$88,871
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$75,373
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$80,731
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$81,474
Chico, CA	$79,212
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$87,422
Madera, CA	$92,018
Yuba City, CA	$85,161

$99,078

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($111,945).

Colorado Springs, CO	$95,443
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$111,945
Fort Collins, CO	$99,249
Greeley, CO	$95,919
Pueblo, CO	$83,755
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$90,945
Grand Junction, CO	$82,609
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$73,150
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$82,309

$91,584

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($108,048).

Danbury, CT	$102,947
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$108,048
New Haven, CT	$96,811
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$101,065
Waterbury, CT	$92,307
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$89,769

$98,980

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($93,233).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$77,744
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$69,561
Gainesville, FL	$74,813
Jacksonville, FL	$80,005
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$75,414
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$88,449
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$78,003
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$78,352
Ocala, FL	$69,895
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$82,177
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$93,233
Panama City, FL	$71,368
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$70,506
Port St. Lucie, FL	$73,297
Tallahassee, FL	$68,157
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$90,404
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$75,450
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$62,713
Homosassa Springs, FL	$63,986
Punta Gorda, FL	$67,823
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$75,836
Sebring, FL	$56,198
The Villages, FL	$79,019

$75,295

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($96,142).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$96,142
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$87,137
Columbus, GA-AL	$79,980
Dalton, GA	$76,845
Gainesville, GA	$71,311
Macon, GA	$69,733
Rome, GA	$70,643
Savannah, GA	$81,798
Valdosta, GA	$67,956
Warner Robins, GA	$79,707
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$63,455
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$69,629
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$64,852
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$66,843
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$74,634
Brunswick, GA	$77,428
Hinesville, GA	$81,250

$75,237

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($90,739).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$90,739
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$78,968

$84,854

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($90,867).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$88,627
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$90,867
Dubuque, IA	$78,156
Iowa City, IA	$80,215
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$80,328
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$77,533
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$70,157
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$71,735
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$69,908
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$75,438
Cedar Rapids, IA	$87,875

$79,318

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($73,026).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$64,026
Idaho Falls, ID	$73,026
Twin Falls, ID	$59,664
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$64,486
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$63,146
Lewiston, ID-WA	$63,615
Pocatello, ID	$59,420

$63,970

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($101,393).

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$75,532
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$82,148
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$101,393
Danville, IL	$85,044
Decatur, IL	$73,343
Kankakee, IL	$75,511
Peoria, IL	$91,594
Rockford, IL	$79,917
Springfield, IL	$82,193
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$75,755
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$71,492
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$72,106
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$67,625

$79,584

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($95,295).

Columbus, IN	$95,295
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$77,588
Evansville, IN-KY	$73,199
Fort Wayne, IN	$77,293
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$82,985
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$82,349
Muncie, IN	$72,164
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$77,356
Terre Haute, IN	$73,312
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$73,279
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$71,773
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$72,426
Kokomo, IN	$78,598
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$73,171

$77,257

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($83,277).

Topeka, KS	$74,698
Wichita, KS	$83,277
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$73,843
Manhattan, KS	$72,305

$76,226

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($82,485).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$77,153
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$77,994
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$82,485
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$65,431
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$67,339
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$66,636
Owensboro, KY	$67,980
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$60,157

$70,654

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($83,642).

Baton Rouge, LA	$77,792
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$79,287
Lafayette, LA	$82,556
Lake Charles, LA	$81,141
Monroe, LA	$66,144
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$83,642
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$76,900
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$72,213
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$76,719
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$72,496
Hammond, LA	$75,230

$76,957

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($114,862).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$114,862
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$88,697
New Bedford, MA	$87,245
Pittsfield, MA	$81,853
Springfield, MA-CT	$90,257
Worcester, MA-CT	$91,321
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$82,012

$90,887

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($109,300).

California-Lexington Park, MD	$109,300
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$84,427
Salisbury, MD-DE	$91,900
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$79,595
Cumberland, MD-WV	$73,648

$88,036

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($91,603).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$78,425
Portland-South Portland, ME	$91,603
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$77,368
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$74,136

$80,309

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($98,575).

Battle Creek, MI	$90,754
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$98,575
Flint, MI	$81,945
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$88,080
Jackson, MI	$92,866
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$90,996
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$88,989
Monroe, MI	$88,649
Muskegon, MI	$80,788
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$79,131
Saginaw, MI	$87,714
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$72,095
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$73,661
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$78,925
Bay City, MI	$81,931
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$67,063
Midland, MI	$86,157

$84,382

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($102,205).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$79,751
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$102,205
Rochester, MN	$88,538
St. Cloud, MN	$83,915
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$80,318
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$76,383
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$81,507
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$74,290

$83,777

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($91,932).

Jefferson City, MO	$70,928
Kansas City, MO-KS	$91,338
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$78,207
St. Louis, MO-IL	$91,932
Springfield, MO	$71,910
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$67,438
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$65,939
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$66,425
Columbia, MO	$71,695
Joplin, MO	$68,207
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$67,021

$74,208

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($71,070).

Hattiesburg, MS	$64,624
Jackson, MS	$68,920
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$63,759
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$63,168
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$67,038
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$71,070

$66,237

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($77,783).

Missoula, MT	$72,502
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$77,783
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$71,927
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$68,909
Great Falls, MT	$71,726

$72,607

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($107,584).

Burlington, NC	$83,098
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$100,844
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$107,584
Fayetteville, NC	$87,386
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$91,954
Greenville, NC	$89,877
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$80,943
Raleigh, NC	$98,793
Rocky Mount, NC	$83,155
Wilmington, NC	$85,592
Winston-Salem, NC	$90,653
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$76,535
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$77,010
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$76,988
Goldsboro, NC	$75,999
Jacksonville, NC	$77,083
New Bern, NC	$81,803
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$69,997

$85,712

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($84,795).

Fargo, ND-MN	$84,795
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$81,169
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$84,386
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$74,802

$81,529

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($86,752).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$86,752
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$68,719
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$72,446
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$73,804
Lincoln, NE	$76,181

$76,059

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($108,540).

Manchester, NH	$99,710
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$108,540
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$85,221
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$89,976
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$68,989

$91,184

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($115,988).

Trenton, NJ	$115,988
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$99,001
Ocean City, NJ	$90,327

$102,812

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($81,897).

Las Cruces, NM	$73,935
Santa Fe, NM	$77,200
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$81,897
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$77,267
Farmington, NM	$77,966

$77,647

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($85,842).

Reno, NV	$85,842
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$79,738
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$81,289

$82,528

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 ($130,849).

Binghamton, NY	$92,708
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$94,206
Ithaca, NY	$105,078
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$130,849
Rochester, NY	$99,019
Syracuse, NY	$97,694
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$82,033
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$84,048
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$85,468
Elmira, NY	$86,110
Glens Falls, NY	$85,161
Kingston, NY	$81,136
Utica-Rome, NY	$84,498
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$81,237

$92,923

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($93,407).

Canton-Massillon, OH	$80,434
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$91,184
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$93,407
Columbus, OH	$92,936
Dayton, OH	$91,143
Lima, OH	$81,095
Toledo, OH	$84,898
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$72,537
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$80,543
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$76,451
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$78,660
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$79,860
Mansfield, OH	$73,278
Springfield, OH	$75,805

$82,830

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($84,060).

Oklahoma City, OK	$82,590
Tulsa, OK	$84,060
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$72,305
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$73,418
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$68,371
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$67,153
Lawton, OK	$75,286

$74,849

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($96,736).

Bend-Redmond, OR	$79,790
Eugene, OR	$74,189
Medford, OR	$77,076
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$96,736
Salem, OR	$88,389
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$74,273
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$75,705
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$74,905
Corvallis, OR	$84,184
Grants Pass, OR	$68,259

$79,510

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($108,616).

Altoona, PA	$80,399
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$89,567
East Stroudsburg, PA	$86,443
Erie, PA	$78,623
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$92,830
Lancaster, PA	$85,900
Lebanon, PA	$87,115
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$108,616
Pittsburgh, PA	$96,602
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$83,367
State College, PA	$86,731
York-Hanover, PA	$92,843
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$74,883
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$80,908
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$78,445
Reading, PA	$96,849
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$86,112
Gettysburg, PA	$84,031
Johnstown, PA	$72,531
Williamsport, PA	$79,838

$86,673

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($57,853).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$44,947
Arecibo, PR	$43,147
Ponce, PR	$47,301
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$57,853
Guayama, PR	$50,620
Mayaguez, PR	$44,353
San German, PR	$37,279
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$43,447

$46,665

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($85,965).

Columbia, SC	$84,091
Florence, SC	$80,435
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$84,667
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$81,150
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$77,220
Spartanburg, SC	$85,965
Sumter, SC	$77,935
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$73,469
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$72,365
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$72,368

$79,063

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($90,763).

Sioux Falls, SD	$90,763
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$81,568
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$72,656

$82,192

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($83,371).

Clarksville, TN-KY	$72,484
Cleveland, TN	$72,429
Jackson, TN	$69,814
Johnson City, TN	$71,320
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$78,014
Knoxville, TN	$76,623
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$81,264
Morristown, TN	$66,054
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$83,371
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,522
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$65,403
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,733
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$67,064

$72,087

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($100,655).

Amarillo, TX	$76,423
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$94,794
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$88,037
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$67,067
College Station-Bryan, TX	$81,840
Corpus Christi, TX	$78,741
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$100,655
El Paso, TX	$78,096
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$98,842
Killeen-Temple, TX	$81,072
Laredo, TX	$70,878
Longview, TX	$84,253
Lubbock, TX	$77,018
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$74,774
Midland, TX	$96,789
Odessa, TX	$89,698
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$88,772
Tyler, TX	$71,355
Waco, TX	$79,362
Wichita Falls, TX	$73,581
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$77,102
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$70,112
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$70,195
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$69,080
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$77,055
San Angelo, TX	$68,471
Sherman-Denison, TX	$72,214
Texarkana, TX-AR	$67,393
Victoria, TX	$76,823
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$76,031

$79,610

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($81,469).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$71,942
Provo-Orem, UT	$78,003
St. George, UT	$57,878
Salt Lake City, UT	$81,469
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$65,496
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$57,546

$69,213

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($99,305).

Charlottesville, VA	$97,861
Harrisonburg, VA	$85,754
Lynchburg, VA	$84,210
Richmond, VA	$96,674
Roanoke, VA	$86,087
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$87,403
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$99,305
Winchester, VA-WV	$96,444
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$72,295
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$77,014
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$88,567
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$93,600

$88,860

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($75,815).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$75,575
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$75,815

$75,705

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($115,799).

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$100,953
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$108,071
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$92,579
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$91,726
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$115,799
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$90,816
Yakima, WA	$89,868
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$88,851
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$85,114
Longview, WA	$96,454
Walla Walla, WA	$84,618
Wenatchee, WA	$88,959

$94,802

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($99,405).

Eau Claire, WI	$81,465
Green Bay, WI	$89,676
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$95,757
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$83,201
Madison, WI	$93,740
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$99,405
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$91,495
Racine, WI	$94,139
Sheboygan, WI	$89,034
Wausau, WI	$87,494
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$79,310
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$78,303
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$86,143
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$77,849
Fond du Lac, WI	$90,407

$87,970

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($83,283).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$71,469
Morgantown, WV	$83,283
Wheeling, WV-OH	$74,923
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$69,843
Charleston, WV	$73,363
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$79,820
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$80,511
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$64,363

$74,549

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($80,914).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$80,914
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$76,775
Cheyenne, WY	$78,778

$78,823

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $83,050

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($109,632) 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 ($89,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$89,680
Fairbanks, AK	$89,616

$89,648

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($104,579) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$91,406
Decatur, AL	$93,245
Huntsville, AL	$104,579
Mobile, AL	$87,686
Montgomery, AL	$83,439
Tuscaloosa, AL	$83,061
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$76,681
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$78,060
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$90,853
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$70,326
Dothan, AL	$77,295
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$71,811
Gadsden, AL	$75,295
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$75,662
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$73,502

$82,193

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($76,986) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$65,171
Jonesboro, AR	$64,405
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$76,986
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$62,598
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$62,791
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$60,593
Hot Springs, AR	$57,563
Pine Bluff, AR	$65,387
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$69,807

$65,033

Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($92,875) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$92,875
Tucson, AZ	$83,488
Yuma, AZ	$72,083
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$78,411
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$65,611
Prescott, AZ	$67,183
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$88,021

$78,239

California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($153,098) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

El Centro, CA	$89,258
Fresno, CA	$88,171
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$115,121
Merced, CA	$95,728
Modesto, CA	$94,362
Napa, CA	$111,120
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$105,922
Redding, CA	$86,944
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$97,083
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$104,364
Salinas, CA	$100,186
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$112,934
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$140,003
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$153,098
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$95,710
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$101,194
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$102,894
Santa Rosa, CA	$106,568
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$94,856
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$111,166
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$89,880
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$76,326
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$81,301
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$81,886
Chico, CA	$79,730
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$87,756
Madera, CA	$93,114
Yuba City, CA	$84,830

$99,340

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($120,424) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$99,626
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$120,424
Fort Collins, CO	$101,023
Greeley, CO	$99,254
Pueblo, CO	$87,345
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$94,150
Grand Junction, CO	$84,919
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$74,103
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$84,118

$93,885

Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($113,462) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$106,516
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$113,462
New Haven, CT	$98,723
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$102,341
Waterbury, CT	$92,238
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$92,064

$100,891

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($95,523) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$76,668
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$71,944
Gainesville, FL	$78,153
Jacksonville, FL	$82,199
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$78,451
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$92,708
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$80,604
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$80,403
Ocala, FL	$73,595
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$84,591
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$95,523
Panama City, FL	$70,385
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$70,243
Port St. Lucie, FL	$75,004
Tallahassee, FL	$70,911
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$91,733
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$76,044
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$65,643
Homosassa Springs, FL	$64,320
Punta Gorda, FL	$69,570
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$77,370
Sebring, FL	$58,389
The Villages, FL	$78,081

$76,632

Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($98,963) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$98,963
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$88,332
Columbus, GA-AL	$81,396
Dalton, GA	$79,084
Gainesville, GA	$74,085
Macon, GA	$72,634
Rome, GA	$70,413
Savannah, GA	$84,945
Valdosta, GA	$67,496
Warner Robins, GA	$81,063
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$65,616
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$69,465
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$65,516
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$65,618
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$72,434
Brunswick, GA	$79,073
Hinesville, GA	$83,127

$76,427

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($93,063) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$93,063
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$82,169

$87,616

Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($95,903) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$89,402
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$95,903
Dubuque, IA	$80,758
Iowa City, IA	$82,503
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$82,243
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$79,639
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$70,876
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$73,644
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$71,113
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$78,103
Cedar Rapids, IA	$89,461

$81,240

Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($79,894) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$68,341
Idaho Falls, ID	$79,894
Twin Falls, ID	$62,560
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$66,994
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$66,376
Lewiston, ID-WA	$64,624
Pocatello, ID	$59,201

$66,856

Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($104,243) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$76,951
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$82,619
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$104,243
Danville, IL	$89,244
Decatur, IL	$75,643
Kankakee, IL	$76,639
Peoria, IL	$92,388
Rockford, IL	$83,537
Springfield, IL	$83,488
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$75,254
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$72,521
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$72,492
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$68,863

$81,068

Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($103,274) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN	$103,274
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$81,465
Evansville, IN-KY	$77,238
Fort Wayne, IN	$83,955
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$87,910
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$87,346
Muncie, IN	$75,515
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$81,058
Terre Haute, IN	$76,896
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$78,864
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$75,803
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$74,925
Kokomo, IN	$83,423
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$82,068

$82,124

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($86,897) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS	$78,940
Wichita, KS	$86,897
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$77,187
Manhattan, KS	$74,789

$79,453

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($84,513) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$78,040
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$81,270
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$84,513
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$67,656
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$70,528
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$69,006
Owensboro, KY	$68,317
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$60,394

$72,465

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($85,519) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	$78,886
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$79,131
Lafayette, LA	$80,536
Lake Charles, LA	$82,641
Monroe, LA	$67,369
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$85,519
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$76,391
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$74,563
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$79,143
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$73,281
Hammond, LA	$75,757

$77,565

Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($118,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$118,280
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$89,561
New Bedford, MA	$88,051
Pittsfield, MA	$82,034
Springfield, MA-CT	$92,674
Worcester, MA-CT	$93,167
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$82,650

$92,345

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($109,788) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$109,788
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$84,975
Salisbury, MD-DE	$93,885
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$82,416
Cumberland, MD-WV	$71,700

$88,553

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($94,226) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$78,648
Portland-South Portland, ME	$94,226
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$79,203
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$77,711

$82,447

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($104,559) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	$91,204
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$104,559
Flint, MI	$82,394
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$91,846
Jackson, MI	$95,095
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$92,540
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$92,723
Monroe, MI	$90,846
Muskegon, MI	$82,609
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$80,863
Saginaw, MI	$88,850
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$72,810
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$74,855
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$78,866
Bay City, MI	$80,890
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$65,163
Midland, MI	$64,950

$84,180

Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($107,773) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$81,664
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$107,773
Rochester, MN	$89,838
St. Cloud, MN	$85,853
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$84,592
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$78,778
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$84,540
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$75,147

$86,023

Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($96,073) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO	$70,350
Kansas City, MO-KS	$95,466
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$80,316
St. Louis, MO-IL	$96,073
Springfield, MO	$75,639
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$68,191
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$67,438
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$66,945
Columbia, MO	$72,426
Joplin, MO	$69,384
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$64,891

$75,193

Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($70,563) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	$65,915
Jackson, MS	$70,563
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$65,833
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$62,976
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$68,520
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$69,668

$67,246

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($83,262) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT	$77,409
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$83,262
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$77,294
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$72,600
Great Falls, MT	$76,335

$77,380

North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($111,677) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC	$84,249
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$106,990
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$111,677
Fayetteville, NC	$89,334
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$97,039
Greenville, NC	$94,181
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$85,035
Raleigh, NC	$106,008
Rocky Mount, NC	$85,693
Wilmington, NC	$89,505
Winston-Salem, NC	$94,130
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,548
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$78,418
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$76,199
Goldsboro, NC	$77,783
Jacksonville, NC	$77,767
New Bern, NC	$82,333
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$71,280

$88,287

North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($89,201) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$89,201
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$83,619
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$85,174
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$75,673

$83,417

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($89,802) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$89,802
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$70,066
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$74,973
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$77,196
Lincoln, NE	$79,763

$78,360

New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($112,341) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$102,958
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$112,341
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$86,419
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$92,726
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$68,581

$92,605

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 ($124,383) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ	$124,383
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$105,819
Ocean City, NJ	$98,695

$109,632

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 ($80,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM	$75,308
Santa Fe, NM	$80,580
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$77,818
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$80,191
Farmington, NM	$78,684

$78,516

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($85,454) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV	$85,454
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$82,645
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$82,821

$83,640

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 ($140,461) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$95,124
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$102,036
Ithaca, NY	$111,475
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$140,461
Rochester, NY	$105,903
Syracuse, NY	$104,166
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$85,479
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$90,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$90,763
Elmira, NY	$86,371
Glens Falls, NY	$86,247
Kingston, NY	$81,736
Utica-Rome, NY	$86,129
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$83,970

$96,479

Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($97,617) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$81,858
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$95,600
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$97,617
Columbus, OH	$96,586
Dayton, OH	$93,454
Lima, OH	$83,114
Toledo, OH	$87,928
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$74,165
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$82,940
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$77,895
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$81,805
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$80,621
Mansfield, OH	$73,413
Springfield, OH	$75,847

$84,489

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($84,282) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK	$84,055
Tulsa, OK	$84,282
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$71,796
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$74,940
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$69,311
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$67,951
Lawton, OK	$74,966

$75,329

Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($99,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$81,114
Eugene, OR	$74,659
Medford, OR	$78,589
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$99,170
Salem, OR	$89,863
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$75,943
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$77,480
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$77,155
Corvallis, OR	$87,133
Grants Pass, OR	$69,684

$81,079

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 ($115,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	$83,978
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$91,398
East Stroudsburg, PA	$89,521
Erie, PA	$78,714
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$98,243
Lancaster, PA	$90,055
Lebanon, PA	$89,573
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$115,310
Pittsburgh, PA	$101,143
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$87,360
State College, PA	$89,728
York-Hanover, PA	$95,453
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$75,925
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$83,361
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$80,159
Reading, PA	$102,681
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$89,034
Gettysburg, PA	$85,609
Johnstown, PA	$75,240
Williamsport, PA	$80,799

$89,164

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 ($58,604) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$46,427
Arecibo, PR	$43,644
Ponce, PR	$47,930
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$58,604
Guayama, PR	$50,620
Mayaguez, PR	$44,325
San German, PR	$36,972
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$43,840

$46,545

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 ($87,216) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$86,789
Florence, SC	$83,933
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$87,216
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$83,355
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$77,604
Spartanburg, SC	$86,790
Sumter, SC	$78,559
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$74,261
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$73,463
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$74,369

$80,634

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 ($94,122) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$94,122
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$85,122
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$75,410

$84,885

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 ($87,422) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$73,474
Cleveland, TN	$74,941
Jackson, TN	$71,828
Johnson City, TN	$71,216
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$79,109
Knoxville, TN	$76,449
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$83,189
Morristown, TN	$65,883
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$87,422
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$63,936
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,326
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$63,743
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,878

$72,338

Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($106,878) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX	$78,734
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$98,135
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$87,912
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$71,124
College Station-Bryan, TX	$83,476
Corpus Christi, TX	$80,141
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$106,878
El Paso, TX	$79,687
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$103,719
Killeen-Temple, TX	$83,416
Laredo, TX	$73,480
Longview, TX	$85,351
Lubbock, TX	$81,334
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$76,196
Midland, TX	$99,145
Odessa, TX	$91,228
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$95,033
Tyler, TX	$74,369
Waco, TX	$81,155
Wichita Falls, TX	$75,031
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$79,058
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$73,661
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$70,483
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$70,816
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$79,623
San Angelo, TX	$68,677
Sherman-Denison, TX	$72,480
Texarkana, TX-AR	$66,780
Victoria, TX	$77,877
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$74,276

$81,309

Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($84,513) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$71,730
Provo-Orem, UT	$81,111
St. George, UT	$59,365
Salt Lake City, UT	$84,513
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$67,510
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$58,105

$70,389

Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($105,151) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	$100,861
Harrisonburg, VA	$86,581
Lynchburg, VA	$86,199
Richmond, VA	$100,131
Roanoke, VA	$88,283
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$91,060
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$105,151
Winchester, VA-WV	$100,205
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$73,763
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$79,435
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$87,163
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$90,721

$90,796

Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($79,838) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$79,838
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$78,207

$79,022

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($124,286) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$104,511
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$110,960
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$96,416
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$98,690
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$124,286
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$94,300
Yakima, WA	$93,878
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$91,834
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$91,329
Longview, WA	$98,413
Walla Walla, WA	$85,966
Wenatchee, WA	$92,421

$98,584

Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($106,051) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	$84,008
Green Bay, WI	$92,614
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$97,973
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$86,404
Madison, WI	$99,363
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$106,051
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$93,533
Racine, WI	$96,596
Sheboygan, WI	$92,484
Wausau, WI	$92,136
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$82,920
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$82,594
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$87,951
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$81,445
Fond du Lac, WI	$93,853

$91,328

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($84,719) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$74,037
Morgantown, WV	$84,719
Wheeling, WV-OH	$76,160
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$70,390
Charleston, WV	$76,670
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$81,217
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$78,888
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$64,079

$75,770

Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($84,058) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$84,058
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$81,789
Cheyenne, WY	$82,511

$82,786

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $90,146

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

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($93,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$93,920
Fairbanks, AK	$93,580

$93,750

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($120,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$99,670
Decatur, AL	$96,520
Huntsville, AL	$120,580
Mobile, AL	$94,120
Montgomery, AL	$90,570
Tuscaloosa, AL	$90,360
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$84,780
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$82,410
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$98,280
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$77,920
Dothan, AL	$84,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$80,440
Gadsden, AL	$80,770
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$82,290
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$77,230

$89,333

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($82,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$69,500
Jonesboro, AR	$70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$82,890
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$65,300
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$63,720
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hot Springs, AR	$64,060
Pine Bluff, AR	$75,100
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$73,480

$70,609

Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$104,050
Tucson, AZ	$88,140
Yuma, AZ	$77,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$78,680
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$75,330
Prescott, AZ	$72,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$92,200

$84,091

California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($175,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

El Centro, CA	$99,090
Fresno, CA	$93,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$125,020
Merced, CA	$103,780
Modesto, CA	$101,790
Napa, CA	$121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$113,540
Redding, CA	$91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$103,040
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$113,270
Salinas, CA	$105,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$123,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$155,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$175,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$96,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$110,050
Santa Rosa, CA	$113,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$105,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$119,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$93,470
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$81,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$83,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$87,220
Chico, CA	$88,860
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$99,100
Madera, CA	$102,050
Yuba City, CA	$96,060

$107,343

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($136,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$111,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$136,280
Fort Collins, CO	$111,360
Greeley, CO	$108,220
Pueblo, CO	$96,060
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$100,800
Grand Junction, CO	$97,660
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$80,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$89,510

$103,476

Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($126,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$120,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$126,710
New Haven, CT	$114,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$113,530
Waterbury, CT	$103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$98,280

$112,802

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($102,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$76,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$76,930
Gainesville, FL	$82,550
Jacksonville, FL	$90,940
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$85,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$99,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$89,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$86,170
Ocala, FL	$78,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$92,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$102,580
Panama City, FL	$72,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$77,320
Port St. Lucie, FL	$81,640
Tallahassee, FL	$81,910
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$98,020
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$77,390
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$70,480
Homosassa Springs, FL	$73,410
Punta Gorda, FL	$74,520
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$83,530
Sebring, FL	$66,540
The Villages, FL	$92,060

$83,056

Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($109,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$109,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$90,640
Columbus, GA-AL	$85,650
Dalton, GA	$85,680
Gainesville, GA	$80,510
Macon, GA	$79,580
Rome, GA	$75,240
Savannah, GA	$86,680
Valdosta, GA	$75,450
Warner Robins, GA	$81,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$71,640
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$75,120
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$72,390
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$73,030
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$82,910
Brunswick, GA	$89,440
Hinesville, GA	$86,950

$82,462

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$103,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$89,380

$96,450

Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($104,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$94,840
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$104,940
Dubuque, IA	$88,010
Iowa City, IA	$86,670
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$91,600
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$85,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$75,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$78,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$74,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$83,240
Cedar Rapids, IA	$102,400

$87,772

Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($87,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$70,120
Idaho Falls, ID	$87,770
Twin Falls, ID	$66,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$70,570
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$68,460
Lewiston, ID-WA	$68,710
Pocatello, ID	$62,950

$70,654

Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($115,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$115,400
Danville, IL	$88,540
Decatur, IL	$81,500
Kankakee, IL	$80,590
Peoria, IL	$99,860
Rockford, IL	$89,540
Springfield, IL	$90,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$71,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$74,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$74,010

$85,655

Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($112,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN	$112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$93,850
Evansville, IN-KY	$83,080
Fort Wayne, IN	$91,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$94,830
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$94,330
Muncie, IN	$80,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$87,600
Terre Haute, IN	$80,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$85,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$80,350
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$80,480
Kokomo, IN	$89,650
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$87,990

$88,718

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS	$83,130
Wichita, KS	$91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$79,990
Manhattan, KS	$84,730

$84,950

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($90,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$81,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$88,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$90,420
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$74,030
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$76,480
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$74,510
Owensboro, KY	$76,190
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$67,200

$78,503

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	$87,670
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$90,610
Lafayette, LA	$90,400
Lake Charles, LA	$92,810
Monroe, LA	$76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$96,180
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$82,220
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$83,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$81,620
Hammond, LA	$83,500

$85,508

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 ($130,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$130,600
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$99,640
New Bedford, MA	$97,530
Pittsfield, MA	$89,560
Springfield, MA-CT	$97,520
Worcester, MA-CT	$103,800
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$89,400

$101,150

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$124,070
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$92,550
Salisbury, MD-DE	$96,880
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$86,520
Cumberland, MD-WV	$83,100

$96,624

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME	$102,710
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$78,910
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$82,800

$86,933

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($116,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	$101,110
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$116,250
Flint, MI	$91,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$100,830
Jackson, MI	$101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$99,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$102,910
Monroe, MI	$96,080
Muskegon, MI	$87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$87,910
Saginaw, MI	$96,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$78,220
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$77,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$85,490
Bay City, MI	$91,200
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$69,540
Midland, MI	N/A

$92,789

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 ($120,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$120,050
Rochester, MN	$93,040
St. Cloud, MN	$91,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$86,410
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$85,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$91,020
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$83,450

$92,488

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO	$77,410
Kansas City, MO-KS	$104,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$87,470
St. Louis, MO-IL	$103,250
Springfield, MO	$82,150
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,400
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$70,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,460
Columbia, MO	$83,710
Joplin, MO	$76,820
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,150

$81,295

Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($77,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	$71,120
Jackson, MS	$77,960
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$67,260
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$69,170
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$73,530
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$73,020

$72,010

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($90,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT	$83,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$90,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$80,750
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$77,620
Great Falls, MT	$86,950

$83,674

North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($125,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC	$95,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$120,110
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$125,790
Fayetteville, NC	$95,950
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$107,730
Greenville, NC	$105,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$93,720
Raleigh, NC	$117,510
Rocky Mount, NC	$92,120
Wilmington, NC	$96,770
Winston-Salem, NC	$104,730
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$85,610
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$85,300
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$82,880
Goldsboro, NC	$88,200
Jacksonville, NC	$84,400
New Bern, NC	$91,420
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$79,770

$97,347

North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($96,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$96,880
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$87,370
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$93,050
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$82,420

$89,930

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($97,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$97,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$80,440
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$83,240
Lincoln, NE	$88,510

$85,582

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 ($124,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$114,830
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$124,140
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$94,450
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$98,910
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$75,020

$101,470

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 ($141,460) for an associate'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 (Associate's)

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM	$81,350
Santa Fe, NM	$86,670
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$85,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$86,740
Farmington, NM	$88,970

$85,836

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($97,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV	$97,840
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$87,950
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$94,840

$93,543

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($156,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$102,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$108,590
Ithaca, NY	$118,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$156,280
Rochester, NY	$113,290
Syracuse, NY	$107,460
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$92,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$93,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$94,140
Elmira, NY	$96,770
Glens Falls, NY	$97,930
Kingston, NY	$91,310
Utica-Rome, NY	$97,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$90,720

$104,380

Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($104,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$104,460
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$104,530
Columbus, OH	$104,980
Dayton, OH	$101,850
Lima, OH	$86,190
Toledo, OH	$97,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$89,100
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$86,960
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$84,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$83,820
Mansfield, OH	$78,640
Springfield, OH	$84,920

$91,175

Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK	$93,490
Tulsa, OK	$93,260
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$77,610
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$81,340
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$72,680
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$74,850
Lawton, OK	$82,400

$82,233

Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($109,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$86,300
Eugene, OR	$82,800
Medford, OR	$84,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$109,690
Salem, OR	$97,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$81,900
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$79,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$78,930
Corvallis, OR	$100,370
Grants Pass, OR	$77,520

$87,897

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($129,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	$91,250
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA	$93,980
Erie, PA	$85,260
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$107,950
Lancaster, PA	$97,270
Lebanon, PA	$98,720
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$129,250
Pittsburgh, PA	$112,220
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$94,140
State College, PA	$96,700
York-Hanover, PA	$106,640
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$82,280
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$89,750
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$86,950
Reading, PA	$112,130
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$104,360
Gettysburg, PA	$96,080
Johnstown, PA	$82,960
Williamsport, PA	$90,840

$97,829

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($65,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$49,140
Arecibo, PR	$46,040
Ponce, PR	$52,610
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$65,190
Guayama, PR	$50,620
Mayaguez, PR	$47,340
San German, PR	$40,770
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$43,840

$49,444

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($98,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$98,200
Florence, SC	$92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$94,330
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$88,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$82,600
Spartanburg, SC	$96,630
Sumter, SC	$85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,100
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,440

$88,116

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($106,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$106,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$96,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$80,130

$94,357

Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($96,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$79,960
Cleveland, TN	$77,140
Jackson, TN	$79,690
Johnson City, TN	$77,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$84,940
Knoxville, TN	$84,020
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$91,360
Morristown, TN	$71,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$96,400
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$72,460
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$70,860
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$68,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$67,530

$78,683

Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($114,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX	$85,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$108,710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$89,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$71,130
College Station-Bryan, TX	$89,190
Corpus Christi, TX	$85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$114,010
El Paso, TX	$84,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$111,570
Killeen-Temple, TX	$87,720
Laredo, TX	$81,730
Longview, TX	$91,340
Lubbock, TX	$86,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$81,080
Midland, TX	$113,270
Odessa, TX	$99,430
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$101,880
Tyler, TX	$80,080
Waco, TX	$86,260
Wichita Falls, TX	$79,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$86,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$81,900
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$75,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$78,130
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$83,970
San Angelo, TX	$77,320
Sherman-Denison, TX	$83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR	$76,310
Victoria, TX	$82,200
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$85,410

$87,952

Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$76,350
Provo-Orem, UT	$88,790
St. George, UT	$60,610
Salt Lake City, UT	$90,130
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$67,400
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$61,030

$74,052

Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($113,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	$112,760
Harrisonburg, VA	$96,040
Lynchburg, VA	$96,250
Richmond, VA	$113,150
Roanoke, VA	$97,380
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$96,790
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$108,420
Winchester, VA-WV	$106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$80,000
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$83,290
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$90,090
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$93,120

$97,838

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$79,170
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$84,500

$81,835

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($136,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$110,400
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$120,950
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$103,820
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$103,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$136,670
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$101,270
Yakima, WA	$103,980
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$96,980
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$95,050
Longview, WA	$109,590
Walla Walla, WA	$92,420
Wenatchee, WA	$100,970

$106,268

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 ($118,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	$93,850
Green Bay, WI	$104,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$107,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$97,540
Madison, WI	$112,110
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$118,460
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$103,580
Racine, WI	$108,780
Sheboygan, WI	$104,340
Wausau, WI	$102,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$84,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$92,250
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$94,580
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$84,760
Fond du Lac, WI	$107,510

$101,111

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$78,820
Morgantown, WV	$92,400
Wheeling, WV-OH	$79,930
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$72,310
Charleston, WV	$83,560
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$83,790
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$67,740

$80,011

Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$89,380
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$85,220
Cheyenne, WY	$91,230

$88,610

Master's

Average Salary Median: $76,337

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is New Jersey ($98,615) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($112,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$112,630
Fairbanks, AK	$81,120

$96,875

Alabama

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

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($174,480) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$91,210
Decatur, AL	$67,230
Huntsville, AL	$100,480
Mobile, AL	$68,690
Montgomery, AL	$76,550
Tuscaloosa, AL	$74,070
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$65,770
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$76,510
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$84,020
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$92,740
Dothan, AL	$174,480
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$65,530

$86,440

Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($69,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$58,870
Jonesboro, AR	$31,590
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$39,540
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$33,750
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$30,980
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$31,040
Hot Springs, AR	$69,750
Pine Bluff, AR	$36,370
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$41,486

Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($79,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$78,610
Tucson, AZ	$79,820
Yuma, AZ	N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$66,830
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$60,480
Prescott, AZ	$76,870
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$77,650

$73,377

California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($111,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

El Centro, CA	$71,900
Fresno, CA	$73,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$97,620
Merced, CA	$76,660
Modesto, CA	$70,290
Napa, CA	$76,880
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$89,000
Redding, CA	$63,060
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$77,550
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$76,510
Salinas, CA	$82,030
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$85,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$106,380
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$111,120
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$73,050
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$89,180
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$79,600
Santa Rosa, CA	$87,830
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$85,280
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$83,890
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$76,200
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$61,720
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$73,660
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$72,430
Chico, CA	$65,940
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$73,410
Madera, CA	$74,310
Yuba City, CA	$76,580

$79,710

Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($107,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$90,920
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$97,550
Fort Collins, CO	$107,930
Greeley, CO	$90,670
Pueblo, CO	$53,960
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$84,050
Grand Junction, CO	$67,860
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$73,570
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$88,020

$83,837

Connecticut

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

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($97,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$93,200
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$91,610
New Haven, CT	$85,700
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$84,690
Waterbury, CT	$97,750
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$90,590

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($92,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$92,080
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$60,910
Gainesville, FL	$63,360
Jacksonville, FL	$73,710
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$61,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$72,760
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$66,070
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$73,030
Ocala, FL	$52,720
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$81,260
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$85,960
Panama City, FL	$89,060
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$76,720
Port St. Lucie, FL	$60,560
Tallahassee, FL	$49,160
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$80,340
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$89,070
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$46,650
Homosassa Springs, FL	$60,780
Punta Gorda, FL	$73,400
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$79,540
Sebring, FL	$38,490
The Villages, FL	N/A

$69,420

Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($91,240) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$87,660
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$91,240
Columbus, GA-AL	$79,290
Dalton, GA	$74,350
Gainesville, GA	$79,620
Macon, GA	$60,350
Rome, GA	$74,570
Savannah, GA	$83,200
Valdosta, GA	$74,130
Warner Robins, GA	$83,200
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$73,730
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$64,760
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$78,940
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$81,760
Brunswick, GA	N/A
Hinesville, GA	N/A

$77,629

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($79,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$79,200
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$68,290

$73,745

Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($86,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$85,190
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$82,860
Dubuque, IA	$75,520
Iowa City, IA	$76,810
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$74,930
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$73,340
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$72,500
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$65,140
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$71,500
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$65,960
Cedar Rapids, IA	$86,070

$75,438

Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($86,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$64,140
Idaho Falls, ID	$53,380
Twin Falls, ID	$64,010
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$73,650
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$67,600
Lewiston, ID-WA	$86,700
Pocatello, ID	$74,300

$69,111

Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($99,000) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$95,110
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$91,910
Danville, IL	$70,730
Decatur, IL	N/A
Kankakee, IL	$63,120
Peoria, IL	$99,000
Rockford, IL	$59,790
Springfield, IL	$76,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$81,610
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$70,150
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$78,800
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$59,550

$76,895

Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($105,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN	$105,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$67,970
Evansville, IN-KY	$62,130
Fort Wayne, IN	$60,360
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$77,140
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$80,440
Muncie, IN	$73,320
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$60,370
Terre Haute, IN	$73,790
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$69,880
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$79,950
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$85,670
Kokomo, IN	$67,900
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$59,280

$73,100

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS	$52,910
Wichita, KS	$65,200
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$52,020
Manhattan, KS	$63,490

$58,405

Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($79,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$79,290
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$63,170
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$77,980
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$61,290
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$46,440
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$64,100
Owensboro, KY	$74,260
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$58,700

$65,654

Louisiana

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

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($108,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	$72,530
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$85,700
Lafayette, LA	$108,250
Lake Charles, LA	$76,400
Monroe, LA	$62,550
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$76,790
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$84,400
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$68,280
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hammond, LA	N/A

$79,363

Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($102,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$102,300
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$89,290
New Bedford, MA	$87,690
Pittsfield, MA	$77,040
Springfield, MA-CT	$93,490
Worcester, MA-CT	$93,730
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$85,540

$89,869

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($111,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$111,750
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$94,960
Salisbury, MD-DE	$100,850
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$74,820
Cumberland, MD-WV	$77,310

$91,938

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($84,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$78,980
Portland-South Portland, ME	$84,260
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$61,960

$75,067

Michigan

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

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($107,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	$76,800
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$87,890
Flint, MI	$79,560
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$77,230
Jackson, MI	$95,630
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$86,770
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$67,570
Monroe, MI	$71,430
Muskegon, MI	$84,120
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$72,820
Saginaw, MI	$92,030
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$71,670
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$67,680
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$90,730
Bay City, MI	$79,950
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$81,970
Midland, MI	$107,460

$81,842

Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($89,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$64,530
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$88,410
Rochester, MN	$89,950
St. Cloud, MN	$78,900
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$54,350
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$68,880
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$68,390
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$73,344

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($86,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO	$72,610
Kansas City, MO-KS	$86,770
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$74,520
St. Louis, MO-IL	$83,980
Springfield, MO	$62,330
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$66,120
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$62,700
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$66,060
Columbia, MO	$66,410
Joplin, MO	$60,280
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$79,170

$70,995

Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($81,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	$52,750
Jackson, MS	$63,500
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$54,490
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$61,250
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$63,490
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$81,740

$62,870

Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($76,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT	$76,630
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$70,330
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$75,680
Great Falls, MT	N/A

$74,213

North Carolina

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

Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($103,830) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC	$83,160
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$97,770
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$91,570
Fayetteville, NC	$78,510
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$80,040
Greenville, NC	$78,640
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$62,470
Raleigh, NC	$86,700
Rocky Mount, NC	$83,670
Wilmington, NC	$87,550
Winston-Salem, NC	$77,570
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$55,380
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$87,010
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$103,830
Goldsboro, NC	$63,760
Jacksonville, NC	$76,810
New Bern, NC	$88,440
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$70,440

$80,740

North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($89,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$63,690
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$69,010
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$89,100
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$73,933

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($80,660) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$80,660
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$63,680
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$62,630
Lincoln, NE	$62,060

$67,258

New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($91,000) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$85,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$91,000
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$83,530
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$80,580
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$75,460

$83,246

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($99,140) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ	$99,140
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$98,090
Ocean City, NJ	N/A

$98,615

New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($89,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM	$66,120
Santa Fe, NM	$55,080
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$89,370
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$63,480
Farmington, NM	$75,190

$69,848

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($80,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV	$80,700
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$64,010
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$73,290

$72,667

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($104,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$65,980
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$75,200
Ithaca, NY	$85,670
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$104,960
Rochester, NY	$82,750
Syracuse, NY	$74,520
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$67,530
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$71,240
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$75,680
Elmira, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	$78,700
Kingston, NY	$76,290
Utica-Rome, NY	$67,570
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$70,420

$76,655

Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($92,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$78,070
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$80,390
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$88,480
Columbus, OH	$82,710
Dayton, OH	$92,170
Lima, OH	N/A
Toledo, OH	$61,050
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$66,370
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$73,870
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$65,000
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$65,990
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$82,060
Mansfield, OH	$79,220
Springfield, OH	$76,410

$76,292

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($86,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK	$76,730
Tulsa, OK	$86,390
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$76,720
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$64,450
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$63,250
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$67,030
Lawton, OK	N/A

$72,428

Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($92,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Eugene, OR	$75,130
Medford, OR	$76,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$92,050
Salem, OR	$81,880
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$71,110
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$85,480
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$78,390
Corvallis, OR	$74,360
Grants Pass, OR	N/A

$79,323

Pennsylvania

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

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($99,550) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	$65,260
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$99,550
East Stroudsburg, PA	$78,450
Erie, PA	$81,980
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$71,730
Lancaster, PA	$78,400
Lebanon, PA	$67,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$90,220
Pittsburgh, PA	$78,550
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$68,150
State College, PA	$74,000
York-Hanover, PA	$90,110
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$73,050
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$73,620
Reading, PA	$83,790
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$72,310
Gettysburg, PA	$89,780
Johnstown, PA	$60,590
Williamsport, PA	N/A

$77,627

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($60,210) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$37,480
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	$51,900
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$60,210
Guayama, PR	N/A
Mayaguez, PR	N/A
San German, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$49,863

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($90,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$74,130
Florence, SC	$63,500
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$79,130
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$75,050
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$76,870
Spartanburg, SC	$90,810
Sumter, SC	$83,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$78,910
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$67,090
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$62,660

$75,191

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($72,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$72,540
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$69,650
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$64,350

$68,847

Tennessee

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

East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($85,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$65,270
Cleveland, TN	$68,800
Jackson, TN	$58,190
Johnson City, TN	$68,280
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$76,010
Knoxville, TN	$80,040
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$79,280
Morristown, TN	N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$73,360
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$73,520
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$82,670
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$79,890
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$85,630

$74,245

Texas

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

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($105,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX	$65,920
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$87,720
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$105,700
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$42,740
College Station-Bryan, TX	$79,380
Corpus Christi, TX	$79,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$93,520
El Paso, TX	$76,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$94,120
Killeen-Temple, TX	$73,570
Laredo, TX	N/A
Longview, TX	$93,950
Lubbock, TX	$56,270
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$72,570
Midland, TX	$99,700
Odessa, TX	$101,690
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$82,420
Tyler, TX	$54,780
Waco, TX	$76,720
Wichita Falls, TX	$70,040
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$86,960
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$88,710
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$76,780
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$62,890
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$83,220
San Angelo, TX	$76,810
Sherman-Denison, TX	$72,830
Texarkana, TX-AR	$65,790
Victoria, TX	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$78,554

Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($76,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$76,720
Provo-Orem, UT	$59,440
St. George, UT	N/A
Salt Lake City, UT	$68,090
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$59,850
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$62,150

$65,250

Virginia

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

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($128,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	$91,120
Harrisonburg, VA	$87,560
Lynchburg, VA	$74,880
Richmond, VA	$81,630
Roanoke, VA	$80,410
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$75,830
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$92,510
Winchester, VA-WV	$92,090
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$65,480
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$65,980
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$128,090
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$109,100

$87,057

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($79,790) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$79,790

$79,790

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($106,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$86,850
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$92,450
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$77,270
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$68,180
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$106,450
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$79,290
Yakima, WA	$70,060
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$82,620
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$71,200
Longview, WA	N/A
Walla Walla, WA	$83,220
Wenatchee, WA	$85,290

$82,080

Wisconsin

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

South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($92,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	$67,380
Green Bay, WI	$85,840
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$87,420
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$65,460
Madison, WI	$80,180
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$87,200
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$83,280
Racine, WI	$81,960
Sheboygan, WI	$74,570
Wausau, WI	$69,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$74,430
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$70,610
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$92,390
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$66,040
Fond du Lac, WI	$79,230

$77,691

West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($90,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$67,240
Morgantown, WV	$78,480
Wheeling, WV-OH	$70,660
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$79,390
Charleston, WV	$55,480
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$88,660
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$90,220
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$70,430

$75,070

Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($96,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$96,090
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$67,680
Cheyenne, WY	$72,540

$78,770

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $62,326

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($111,558) in the Santa Rosa, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($68,535) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$63,490
Fairbanks, AK	$68,535

$66,013

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$61,550
Decatur, AL	$68,170
Huntsville, AL	$71,080
Mobile, AL	$64,835
Montgomery, AL	$60,315
Tuscaloosa, AL	$58,240
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$57,760
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$58,180
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$49,310
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$52,850
Dothan, AL	$72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$58,890
Gadsden, AL	$66,580
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$50,740
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$61,830

$60,883

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($92,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$56,450
Jonesboro, AR	$50,500
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$54,780
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$52,840
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$54,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$56,010
Hot Springs, AR	$54,660
Pine Bluff, AR	$92,070
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$55,930

$58,658

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($77,640) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$60,980
Tucson, AZ	$58,180
Yuma, AZ	$62,640
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$51,280
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$53,350
Prescott, AZ	$55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$77,640

$59,993

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Santa Rosa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($165,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	$117,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$101,010
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$83,910
Salinas, CA	N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$93,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$108,140
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	$165,000
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, 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
Chico, CA	N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Madera, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A

$111,558

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($81,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$73,065
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$68,815
Fort Collins, CO	$81,760
Greeley, CO	$62,190
Pueblo, CO	$72,530
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$62,340
Grand Junction, CO	$66,140
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$59,080
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$58,540

$67,162

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$66,720
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$82,575
New Haven, CT	$85,150
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$94,770
Waterbury, CT	$75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$65,190

$78,374

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($80,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$51,780
Gainesville, FL	$51,810
Jacksonville, FL	$57,810
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$54,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$71,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$57,520
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$59,450
Ocala, FL	$49,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$66,855
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$70,550
Panama City, FL	$60,340
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$59,590
Port St. Lucie, FL	$64,040
Tallahassee, FL	$48,610
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$80,890
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$55,730
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$47,570
Homosassa Springs, FL	$55,430
Punta Gorda, FL	$45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$53,700
Sebring, FL	$48,230
The Villages, FL	$72,540

$58,957

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$68,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$68,770
Columbus, GA-AL	$62,260
Dalton, GA	$52,590
Gainesville, GA	$31,610
Macon, GA	$43,150
Rome, GA	$63,960
Savannah, GA	$66,065
Valdosta, GA	$57,970
Warner Robins, GA	$64,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$50,715
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$58,360
Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Brunswick, GA	$53,900
Hinesville, GA	$64,290

$57,464

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$70,910
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$53,630

$62,270

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($78,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$78,870
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$65,170
Dubuque, IA	$50,130
Iowa City, IA	$58,870
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$53,830
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$53,120
Cedar Rapids, IA	$64,050

$59,225

Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$43,660
Idaho Falls, ID	$48,005
Twin Falls, ID	$42,740
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$46,830
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$45,340
Lewiston, ID-WA	$45,995
Pocatello, ID	$50,980

$46,221

Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($73,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$60,700
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$71,210
Danville, IL	$66,460
Decatur, IL	$46,790
Kankakee, IL	$73,800
Peoria, IL	$68,780
Rockford, IL	$57,840
Springfield, IL	$69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$66,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$67,625
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$65,770
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$59,410

$64,318

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($58,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN	$49,980
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$58,760
Evansville, IN-KY	$57,640
Fort Wayne, IN	$51,960
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$57,825
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$57,325
Muncie, IN	$54,050
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$54,490
Terre Haute, IN	$55,235
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$46,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,275
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$51,780
Kokomo, IN	$49,290
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$46,