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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Informatics Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on computer systems from a user-centered perspective and studies the structure, behavior and interactions of natural and artificial systems that store, process and communicate information. Includes instruction in information sciences, human computer interaction, information system analysis and design, telecommunications structure and information architecture and management.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software. Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. May work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems, and develop specifications and performance requirements. May design and test interfaces that facilitate the human-computer interaction and maximize the usability of digital devices, websites, and software with a focus on aesthetics and design.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $70,788
    "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.): 14.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,707/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,279/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,395/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,445/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $28,133/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,421/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: $70,788

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($89,120) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($84,960).

Fairbanks, AK $84,960
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $83,770
$84,365
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($96,550).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $67,800
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $80,000
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $58,300
Decatur, AL $67,900
Dothan, AL $69,470
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,110
Gadsden, AL $63,050
Huntsville, AL $96,550
Mobile, AL $64,980
Montgomery, AL $77,130
Tuscaloosa, AL $66,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,420
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,870
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,560
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,860
$67,555
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($66,730).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $55,400
Hot Springs, AR $57,710
Jonesboro, AR $49,700
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $66,730
Pine Bluff, AR $58,580
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,810
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,590
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,900
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,870
$53,699
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($93,062).

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $93,062
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $54,430
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $84,820
Prescott, AZ $63,940
Tucson, AZ $81,780
Yuma, AZ $68,590
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $58,200
$72,840
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($148,544).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $105,606
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $104,364
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $89,104
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $104,918
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $107,778
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $132,564
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $148,544
Chico, CA $64,720
El Centro, CA $66,590
Fresno, CA $69,950
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $77,200
Madera, CA $76,460
Merced, CA $75,350
Modesto, CA $72,420
Napa, CA $90,850
Redding, CA $67,820
Salinas, CA $96,170
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,650
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $93,910
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $89,170
Santa Rosa, CA $87,240
Stockton-Lodi, CA $78,340
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $92,400
Visalia-Porterville, CA $82,170
Yuba City, CA $81,350
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,600
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $71,320
$89,120
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($101,446).

Colorado Springs, CO $98,060
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $101,446
Fort Collins, CO $84,930
Grand Junction, CO $68,780
Greeley, CO $79,350
Pueblo, CO $68,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,700
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,500
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $79,490
$79,438
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($92,010).

Danbury, CT $86,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $90,200
New Haven, CT $83,070
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $92,010
Waterbury, CT $72,590
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $66,890
$81,855
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 ($90,830).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $84,850
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $84,162
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $84,428
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $86,680
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,710
Gainesville, FL $66,060
Homosassa Springs, FL $53,510
Jacksonville, FL $71,760
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $64,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $67,210
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $76,980
Ocala, FL $56,420
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $90,830
Panama City, FL $74,040
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $68,320
Port St. Lucie, FL $61,460
Punta Gorda, FL $78,790
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $58,620
Sebring, FL $40,090
Tallahassee, FL $56,020
The Villages, FL $64,590
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $64,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $49,020
$68,068
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($92,700).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $71,720
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $92,700
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $78,170
Brunswick, GA $91,240
Columbus, GA-AL $73,400
Dalton, GA $62,920
Gainesville, GA $67,110
Hinesville, GA $78,180
Macon, GA $71,060
Rome, GA $62,830
Savannah, GA $77,840
Valdosta, GA $62,430
Warner Robins, GA $78,000
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,670
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,620
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,180
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,360
$70,614
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($80,030).

Urban Honolulu, HI $80,030
$80,030
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($86,310).

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,310
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $83,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $86,000
Dubuque, IA $58,390
Iowa City, IA $71,650
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $73,460
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $68,730
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,440
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,770
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,190
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,430
$72,374
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($93,980).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $69,150
Idaho Falls, ID $93,980
Lewiston, ID-WA $70,800
Pocatello, ID $56,530
Twin Falls, ID $55,470
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,190
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,820
$66,706
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($97,374).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $97,374
Carbondale-Marion, IL $55,660
Champaign-Urbana, IL $74,270
Danville, IL $64,140
Decatur, IL $59,380
Kankakee, IL $70,810
Peoria, IL $87,060
Rockford, IL $67,770
Springfield, IL $85,960
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $64,150
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,690
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,960
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,630
$69,675
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($83,890).

Columbus, IN $83,890
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $61,210
Evansville, IN-KY $66,260
Fort Wayne, IN $71,520
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $79,150
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $68,150
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $58,840
Muncie, IN $68,750
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $63,890
Terre Haute, IN $56,700
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $66,610
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,990
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,080
$66,849
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($67,510).

Manhattan, KS $59,180
Topeka, KS $67,510
Wichita, KS $65,870
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,320
$62,720
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($89,936).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $89,936
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $70,890
Lexington-Fayette, KY $67,840
Owensboro, KY $71,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,470
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,160
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,380
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,440
$65,948
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($75,220).

Baton Rouge, LA $67,670
Hammond, LA $64,330
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $59,480
Lafayette, LA $63,830
Lake Charles, LA $57,440
Monroe, LA $68,540
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $75,220
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,820
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,640
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $61,680
$63,465
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($103,080).

Springfield, MA-CT $86,368
Worcester, MA-CT $97,288
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $103,080
Leominster-Gardner, MA $84,070
New Bedford, MA $83,480
Pittsfield, MA $96,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $66,610
$88,453
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($104,008).

California-Lexington Park, MD $104,008
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $77,620
Salisbury, MD-DE $73,220
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $65,540
$81,504
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($80,200).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,210
Portland-South Portland, ME $80,200
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $64,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $71,800
$70,768
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($88,596).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $88,596
Battle Creek, MI $81,830
Bay City, MI $59,810
Flint, MI $66,650
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $70,280
Jackson, MI $72,440
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $67,760
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $70,840
Midland, MI $88,020
Monroe, MI $73,680
Muskegon, MI $69,000
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,560
Saginaw, MI $73,410
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,790
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,410
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,000
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,560
$69,611
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($93,800).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $93,800
Rochester, MN $92,010
St. Cloud, MN $70,160
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,330
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,790
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,640
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $78,300
$75,835
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($87,510).

St. Louis, MO-IL $87,510
Columbia, MO $71,170
Jefferson City, MO $56,480
Joplin, MO $60,540
Kansas City, MO-KS $81,260
St. Joseph, MO-KS $65,650
Springfield, MO $59,240
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,360
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,840
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,730
$65,892
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($73,180).

Hattiesburg, MS $66,980
Jackson, MS $64,370
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,860
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,760
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,180
$63,948
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($71,220).

Great Falls, MT $44,690
Missoula, MT $61,010
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $68,760
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $71,220
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,700
$61,676
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($95,186).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $89,796
Raleigh, NC $95,186
Burlington, NC $72,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $91,690
Fayetteville, NC $79,720
Goldsboro, NC $64,920
Greensboro-High Point, NC $82,010
Greenville, NC $69,720
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $62,960
Jacksonville, NC $67,330
New Bern, NC $67,320
Rocky Mount, NC $65,520
Wilmington, NC $70,220
Winston-Salem, NC $80,810
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,260
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,070
$73,082
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($72,860).

Fargo, ND-MN $70,710
Grand Forks, ND-MN $72,860
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,870
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,270
$68,178
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($83,320).

Lincoln, NE $66,780
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $83,320
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,110
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,240
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,280
$67,546
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($100,060).

Manchester, NH $80,820
Portsmouth, NH-ME $100,060
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,480
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,070
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $81,150
$82,716
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($98,846).

Trenton, NJ $98,846
Ocean City, NJ $79,100
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,180
$86,104
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($91,020).

Farmington, NM $56,530
Las Cruces, NM $68,610
Santa Fe, NM $72,940
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $91,020
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $60,240
$69,868
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($75,990).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $73,770
Reno, NV $75,990
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,610
$73,790
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 ($110,032).

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $110,032
Utica-Rome, NY $83,546
Binghamton, NY $83,370
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $75,690
Elmira, NY $65,760
Glens Falls, NY $53,980
Ithaca, NY $82,860
Kingston, NY $69,500
Rochester, NY $77,060
Syracuse, NY $77,110
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $68,950
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $62,900
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $63,720
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,030
$74,959
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($92,040).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $84,984
Columbus, OH $92,040
Dayton, OH $88,590
Canton-Massillon, OH $62,120
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $79,580
Lima, OH $66,430
Mansfield, OH $64,260
Toledo, OH $67,040
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $67,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,030
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $65,200
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,580
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,780
$72,371
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($79,220).

Lawton, OK $70,250
Oklahoma City, OK $72,240
Tulsa, OK $72,150
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $79,220
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,170
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,580
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,130
$66,534
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($100,006).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $100,006
Bend-Redmond, OR $74,550
Corvallis, OR $76,070
Eugene, OR $72,010
Grants Pass, OR $61,510
Medford, OR $72,470
Salem, OR $84,460
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $65,640
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,520
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,170
$75,064
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($92,960).

Pittsburgh, PA $85,016
Altoona, PA $64,950
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $80,250
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,710
Erie, PA $71,980
Gettysburg, PA $71,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $79,000
Johnstown, PA $67,270
Lancaster, PA $68,240
Lebanon, PA $80,350
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $92,960
Reading, PA $76,730
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,770
State College, PA $73,690
Williamsport, PA $64,970
York-Hanover, PA $77,450
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,740
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,730
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,120
$72,273
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($51,810).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $40,320
Arecibo, PR $24,890
Guayama, PR $51,810
Mayaguez, PR $33,470
Ponce, PR $41,790
San German, PR $22,690
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,200
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $35,170
$36,168
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($75,750).

Columbia, SC $69,160
Florence, SC $61,930
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $70,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $75,750
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $61,440
Spartanburg, SC $65,570
Sumter, SC $57,110
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,740
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,220
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,110
$63,763
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($68,780).

Sioux Falls, SD $68,780
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,220
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,120
$63,373
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($81,214).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $75,530
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $81,214
Clarksville, TN-KY $66,170
Cleveland, TN $50,110
Jackson, TN $64,330
Johnson City, TN $62,750
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $72,570
Knoxville, TN $70,810
Morristown, TN $61,200
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,410
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,690
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,710
$65,744
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($103,330).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $103,330
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $100,492
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $90,092
Amarillo, TX $68,350
Austin-Round Rock, TX $88,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,330
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $49,620
College Station-Bryan, TX $65,520
Corpus Christi, TX $66,350
El Paso, TX $62,160
Killeen-Temple, TX $74,640
Laredo, TX $54,590
Longview, TX $67,680
Lubbock, TX $58,870
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,440
Odessa, TX $67,420
San Angelo, TX $67,800
Sherman-Denison, TX $71,430
Texarkana, TX-AR $63,510
Tyler, TX $68,090
Victoria, TX $59,830
Waco, TX $62,250
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,450
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,460
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,610
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,910
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,910
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,310
$68,535
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($83,982).

Provo-Orem, UT $83,982
Salt Lake City, UT $83,560
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $80,220
St. George, UT $57,200
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $66,780
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,800
$72,527
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($108,430).

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $108,430
Charlottesville, VA $89,640
Harrisonburg, VA $65,660
Lynchburg, VA $85,270
Richmond, VA $94,600
Roanoke, VA $71,210
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $73,980
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $86,600
Winchester, VA-WV $85,480
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,660
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,490
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,480
$81,356
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($72,850).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $72,850
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $70,880
$71,865
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($85,000).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $80,752
Eau Claire, WI $62,350
Fond du Lac, WI $74,300
Green Bay, WI $71,930
Janesville-Beloit, WI $67,850
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $62,710
Madison, WI $85,000
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $68,410
Racine, WI $77,570
Sheboygan, WI $71,090
Wausau, WI $72,310
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,940
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $70,300
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,960
$70,123
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($79,270).

Charleston, WV $55,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,960
Morgantown, WV $68,740
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $79,270
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $61,570
Wheeling, WV-OH $60,790
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,840
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,960
$63,119
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($64,150).

Cheyenne, WY $60,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,150
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,310
$61,433

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $71,132

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Massachusetts ($89,376) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($84,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $84,960
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $83,770
$84,365
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($96,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $67,800
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $80,000
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $58,300
Decatur, AL $67,900
Dothan, AL $69,470
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,110
Gadsden, AL $63,050
Huntsville, AL $96,550
Mobile, AL $64,980
Montgomery, AL $77,130
Tuscaloosa, AL $66,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,420
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,870
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,560
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,860
$67,555
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 ($66,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $55,400
Hot Springs, AR $57,710
Jonesboro, AR $49,700
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $66,730
Pine Bluff, AR $58,580
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,810
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,590
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,900
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,870
$53,699
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($96,503) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $96,503
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $54,430
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $84,820
Prescott, AZ $63,940
Tucson, AZ $81,780
Yuma, AZ $68,590
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $58,200
$72,609
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 ($152,253) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $110,923
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $103,847
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $93,180
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $111,263
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $111,937
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $137,027
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $152,253
Chico, CA $64,720
El Centro, CA $66,590
Fresno, CA $69,950
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $77,200
Madera, CA $76,460
Merced, CA $75,350
Modesto, CA $72,420
Napa, CA $90,850
Redding, CA $67,820
Salinas, CA $96,170
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,650
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $93,910
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $89,170
Santa Rosa, CA $87,240
Stockton-Lodi, CA $78,340
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $92,400
Visalia-Porterville, CA $82,170
Yuba City, CA $81,350
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,600
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $71,320
$88,595
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($103,217) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $99,353
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $103,217
Fort Collins, CO $84,930
Grand Junction, CO $68,780
Greeley, CO $79,350
Pueblo, CO $68,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,700
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,500
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $79,490
$78,650
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($92,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $86,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $90,200
New Haven, CT $83,070
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $92,010
Waterbury, CT $72,590
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $66,890
$81,855
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 ($90,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $89,663
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $87,030
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $86,967
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $86,680
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,710
Gainesville, FL $66,060
Homosassa Springs, FL $53,510
Jacksonville, FL $71,760
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $64,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $67,210
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $76,980
Ocala, FL $56,420
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $90,830
Panama City, FL $74,040
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $68,320
Port St. Lucie, FL $61,460
Punta Gorda, FL $78,790
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $58,620
Sebring, FL $40,090
Tallahassee, FL $56,020
The Villages, FL $64,590
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $64,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $49,020
$67,977
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 ($92,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $71,720
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $92,700
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $78,170
Brunswick, GA $91,240
Columbus, GA-AL $73,400
Dalton, GA $62,920
Gainesville, GA $67,110
Hinesville, GA $78,180
Macon, GA $71,060
Rome, GA $62,830
Savannah, GA $77,840
Valdosta, GA $62,430
Warner Robins, GA $78,000
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,670
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,620
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,180
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,360
$70,614
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($80,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $80,030
$80,030
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($86,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,310
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $83,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $86,000
Dubuque, IA $58,390
Iowa City, IA $71,650
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $73,460
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $68,730
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,440
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,770
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,190
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,430
$72,374
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($93,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $69,150
Idaho Falls, ID $93,980
Lewiston, ID-WA $70,800
Pocatello, ID $56,530
Twin Falls, ID $55,470
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,190
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,820
$66,706
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 ($101,143) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $101,143
Carbondale-Marion, IL $55,660
Champaign-Urbana, IL $74,270
Danville, IL $64,140
Decatur, IL $59,380
Kankakee, IL $70,810
Peoria, IL $87,060
Rockford, IL $67,770
Springfield, IL $85,960
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $64,150
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,690
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,960
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,630
$69,433
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($83,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $83,890
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $61,210
Evansville, IN-KY $66,260
Fort Wayne, IN $71,520
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $79,150
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $68,150
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $58,840
Muncie, IN $68,750
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $63,890
Terre Haute, IN $56,700
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $66,610
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,990
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,080
$66,849
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($67,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $59,180
Topeka, KS $67,510
Wichita, KS $65,870
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,320
$62,720
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 ($98,487) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $98,487
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $70,890
Lexington-Fayette, KY $67,840
Owensboro, KY $71,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,470
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,160
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,380
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,440
$66,267
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($75,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $67,670
Hammond, LA $64,330
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $59,480
Lafayette, LA $63,830
Lake Charles, LA $57,440
Monroe, LA $68,540
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $75,220
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,820
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,640
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $61,680
$63,465
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 ($103,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $92,267
Worcester, MA-CT $99,533
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $103,080
Leominster-Gardner, MA $84,070
New Bedford, MA $83,480
Pittsfield, MA $96,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $66,610
$89,376
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($106,733) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $106,733
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $77,620
Salisbury, MD-DE $73,220
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $65,540
$80,778
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($80,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,210
Portland-South Portland, ME $80,200
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $64,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $71,800
$70,768
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($91,073) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $91,073
Battle Creek, MI $81,830
Bay City, MI $59,810
Flint, MI $66,650
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $70,280
Jackson, MI $72,440
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $67,760
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $70,840
Midland, MI $88,020
Monroe, MI $73,680
Muskegon, MI $69,000
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,560
Saginaw, MI $73,410
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,790
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,410
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,000
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,560
$69,477
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 ($93,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $93,800
Rochester, MN $92,010
St. Cloud, MN $70,160
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,330
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,790
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,640
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $78,300
$75,835
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($90,197) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $90,197
Columbia, MO $71,170
Jefferson City, MO $56,480
Joplin, MO $60,540
Kansas City, MO-KS $81,260
St. Joseph, MO-KS $65,650
Springfield, MO $59,240
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,360
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,840
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,730
$65,645
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($73,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $66,980
Jackson, MS $64,370
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,860
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,760
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,180
$63,948
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($71,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $44,690
Missoula, MT $61,010
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $68,760
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $71,220
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,700
$61,676
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($96,003) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $88,040
Raleigh, NC $96,003
Burlington, NC $72,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $91,690
Fayetteville, NC $79,720
Goldsboro, NC $64,920
Greensboro-High Point, NC $82,010
Greenville, NC $69,720
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $62,960
Jacksonville, NC $67,330
New Bern, NC $67,320
Rocky Mount, NC $65,520
Wilmington, NC $70,220
Winston-Salem, NC $80,810
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,260
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,070
$72,455
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($72,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $70,710
Grand Forks, ND-MN $72,860
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,870
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,270
$68,178
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 ($83,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $66,780
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $83,320
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,110
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,240
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,280
$67,546
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 ($100,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $80,820
Portsmouth, NH-ME $100,060
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,480
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,070
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $81,150
$82,716
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 ($101,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $101,590
Ocean City, NJ $79,100
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,180
$85,957
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($91,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $56,530
Las Cruces, NM $68,610
Santa Fe, NM $72,940
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $91,020
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $60,240
$69,868
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($75,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $73,770
Reno, NV $75,990
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,610
$73,790
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 ($114,533) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $114,533
Utica-Rome, NY $88,143
Binghamton, NY $83,370
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $75,690
Elmira, NY $65,760
Glens Falls, NY $53,980
Ithaca, NY $82,860
Kingston, NY $69,500
Rochester, NY $77,060
Syracuse, NY $77,110
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $68,950
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $62,900
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $63,720
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,030
$74,829
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($94,447) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $86,967
Columbus, OH $94,447
Dayton, OH $93,077
Canton-Massillon, OH $62,120
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $79,580
Lima, OH $66,430
Mansfield, OH $64,260
Toledo, OH $67,040
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $67,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,030
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $65,200
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,580
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,780
$72,122
Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($79,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $70,250
Oklahoma City, OK $72,240
Tulsa, OK $72,150
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $79,220
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,170
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,580
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,130
$66,534
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 ($104,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $104,430
Bend-Redmond, OR $74,550
Corvallis, OR $76,070
Eugene, OR $72,010
Grants Pass, OR $61,510
Medford, OR $72,470
Salem, OR $84,460
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $65,640
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,520
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,170
$74,883
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 ($92,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Pittsburgh, PA $88,713
Altoona, PA $64,950
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $80,250
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,710
Erie, PA $71,980
Gettysburg, PA $71,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $79,000
Johnstown, PA $67,270
Lancaster, PA $68,240
Lebanon, PA $80,350
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $92,960
Reading, PA $76,730
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,770
State College, PA $73,690
Williamsport, PA $64,970
York-Hanover, PA $77,450
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,740
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,730
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,120
$72,300
Puerto Rico

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

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($51,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $40,320
Arecibo, PR $24,890
Guayama, PR $51,810
Mayaguez, PR $33,470
Ponce, PR $41,790
San German, PR $22,690
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,200
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $35,170
$36,168
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($75,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $69,160
Florence, SC $61,930
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $70,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $75,750
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $61,440
Spartanburg, SC $65,570
Sumter, SC $57,110
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,740
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,220
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,110
$63,763
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 ($68,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $68,780
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,220
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,120
$63,373
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 ($85,397) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $79,223
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $85,397
Clarksville, TN-KY $66,170
Cleveland, TN $50,110
Jackson, TN $64,330
Johnson City, TN $62,750
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $72,570
Knoxville, TN $70,810
Morristown, TN $61,200
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,410
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,690
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,710
$65,865
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 ($108,737) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $108,737
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $104,407
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $94,473
Amarillo, TX $68,350
Austin-Round Rock, TX $88,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,330
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $49,620
College Station-Bryan, TX $65,520
Corpus Christi, TX $66,350
El Paso, TX $62,160
Killeen-Temple, TX $74,640
Laredo, TX $54,590
Longview, TX $67,680
Lubbock, TX $58,870
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,440
Odessa, TX $67,420
San Angelo, TX $67,800
Sherman-Denison, TX $71,430
Texarkana, TX-AR $63,510
Tyler, TX $68,090
Victoria, TX $59,830
Waco, TX $62,250
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,450
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,460
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,610
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,910
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,910
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,310
$68,236
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($87,403) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $87,403
Salt Lake City, UT $85,627
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $80,220
St. George, UT $57,200
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $66,780
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,800
$72,505
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($110,223) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $110,223
Charlottesville, VA $89,640
Harrisonburg, VA $65,660
Lynchburg, VA $85,270
Richmond, VA $94,600
Roanoke, VA $71,210
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $73,980
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $86,600
Winchester, VA-WV $85,480
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,660
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,490
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,480
$80,941
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($72,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $72,850
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $70,880
$71,865
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($85,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $80,733
Eau Claire, WI $62,350
Fond du Lac, WI $74,300
Green Bay, WI $71,930
Janesville-Beloit, WI $67,850
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $62,710
Madison, WI $85,000
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $68,410
Racine, WI $77,570
Sheboygan, WI $71,090
Wausau, WI $72,310
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,940
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $70,300
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,960
$69,944
West Virginia

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

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($79,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $55,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,960
Morgantown, WV $68,740
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $79,270
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $61,570
Wheeling, WV-OH $60,790
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,840
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,960
$63,119
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($64,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $60,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,150
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,310
$61,433

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $70,443

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Massachusetts ($86,467) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($84,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $84,960
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $83,770
$84,365
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($96,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $67,800
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $80,000
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $58,300
Decatur, AL $67,900
Dothan, AL $69,470
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,110
Gadsden, AL $63,050
Huntsville, AL $96,550
Mobile, AL $64,980
Montgomery, AL $77,130
Tuscaloosa, AL $66,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,420
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,870
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,560
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,860
$67,555
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($66,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $55,400
Hot Springs, AR $57,710
Jonesboro, AR $49,700
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $66,730
Pine Bluff, AR $58,580
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,810
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,590
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,900
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,870
$53,699
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($87,900) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $87,900
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $54,430
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $84,820
Prescott, AZ $63,940
Tucson, AZ $81,780
Yuma, AZ $68,590
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $58,200
$71,380
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($142,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $97,630
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,140
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $82,990
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $95,400
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $101,540
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $125,870
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $142,980
Chico, CA $64,720
El Centro, CA $66,590
Fresno, CA $69,950
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $77,200
Madera, CA $76,460
Merced, CA $75,350
Modesto, CA $72,420
Napa, CA $90,850
Redding, CA $67,820
Salinas, CA $96,170
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,650
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $93,910
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $89,170
Santa Rosa, CA $87,240
Stockton-Lodi, CA $78,340
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $92,400
Visalia-Porterville, CA $82,170
Yuba City, CA $81,350
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,600
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $71,320
$86,135
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($98,790) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $96,120
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $98,790
Fort Collins, CO $84,930
Grand Junction, CO $68,780
Greeley, CO $79,350
Pueblo, CO $68,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,700
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,500
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $79,490
$77,799
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($92,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $86,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $90,200
New Haven, CT $83,070
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $92,010
Waterbury, CT $72,590
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $66,890
$81,855
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($90,830) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $77,630
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $79,860
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $80,620
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $86,680
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,710
Gainesville, FL $66,060
Homosassa Springs, FL $53,510
Jacksonville, FL $71,760
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $64,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $67,210
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $76,980
Ocala, FL $56,420
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $90,830
Panama City, FL $74,040
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $68,320
Port St. Lucie, FL $61,460
Punta Gorda, FL $78,790
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $58,620
Sebring, FL $40,090
Tallahassee, FL $56,020
The Villages, FL $64,590
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $64,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $49,020
$66,866
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($92,700) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $71,720
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $92,700
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $78,170
Brunswick, GA $91,240
Columbus, GA-AL $73,400
Dalton, GA $62,920
Gainesville, GA $67,110
Hinesville, GA $78,180
Macon, GA $71,060
Rome, GA $62,830
Savannah, GA $77,840
Valdosta, GA $62,430
Warner Robins, GA $78,000
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,670
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,620
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,180
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,360
$70,614
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($80,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $80,030
$80,030
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($86,310) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,310
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $83,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $86,000
Dubuque, IA $58,390
Iowa City, IA $71,650
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $73,460
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $68,730
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,440
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,770
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,190
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,430
$72,374
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($93,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $69,150
Idaho Falls, ID $93,980
Lewiston, ID-WA $70,800
Pocatello, ID $56,530
Twin Falls, ID $55,470
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,190
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,820
$66,706
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($91,720) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $91,720
Carbondale-Marion, IL $55,660
Champaign-Urbana, IL $74,270
Danville, IL $64,140
Decatur, IL $59,380
Kankakee, IL $70,810
Peoria, IL $87,060
Rockford, IL $67,770
Springfield, IL $85,960
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $64,150
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,690
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,960
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,630
$68,708
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($83,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN $83,890
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $61,210
Evansville, IN-KY $66,260
Fort Wayne, IN $71,520
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $79,150
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $68,150
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $58,840
Muncie, IN $68,750
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $63,890
Terre Haute, IN $56,700
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $66,610
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,990
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,080
$66,849
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($67,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $59,180
Topeka, KS $67,510
Wichita, KS $65,870
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,320
$62,720
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($77,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $77,110
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $70,890
Lexington-Fayette, KY $67,840
Owensboro, KY $71,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,470
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,160
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,380
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,440
$63,595
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($75,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $67,670
Hammond, LA $64,330
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $59,480
Lafayette, LA $63,830
Lake Charles, LA $57,440
Monroe, LA $68,540
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $75,220
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,820
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,640
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $61,680
$63,465
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($103,080) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Springfield, MA-CT $77,520
Worcester, MA-CT $93,920
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $103,080
Leominster-Gardner, MA $84,070
New Bedford, MA $83,480
Pittsfield, MA $96,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $66,610
$86,467
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($99,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $99,920
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $77,620
Salisbury, MD-DE $73,220
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $65,540
$79,075
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($80,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,210
Portland-South Portland, ME $80,200
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $64,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $71,800
$70,768
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($88,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $84,880
Battle Creek, MI $81,830
Bay City, MI $59,810
Flint, MI $66,650
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $70,280
Jackson, MI $72,440
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $67,760
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $70,840
Midland, MI $88,020
Monroe, MI $73,680
Muskegon, MI $69,000
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,560
Saginaw, MI $73,410
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,790
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,410
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,000
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,560
$69,113
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($93,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $93,800
Rochester, MN $92,010
St. Cloud, MN $70,160
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,330
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,790
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,640
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $78,300
$75,835
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($83,480) for jobs which don't require a degree.

St. Louis, MO-IL $83,480
Columbia, MO $71,170
Jefferson City, MO $56,480
Joplin, MO $60,540
Kansas City, MO-KS $81,260
St. Joseph, MO-KS $65,650
Springfield, MO $59,240
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,360
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,840
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,730
$65,035
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($73,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $66,980
Jackson, MS $64,370
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,860
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,760
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,180
$63,948
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($71,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $44,690
Missoula, MT $61,010
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $68,760
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $71,220
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,700
$61,676
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($93,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $92,430
Raleigh, NC $93,960
Burlington, NC $72,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $91,690
Fayetteville, NC $79,720
Goldsboro, NC $64,920
Greensboro-High Point, NC $82,010
Greenville, NC $69,720
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $62,960
Jacksonville, NC $67,330
New Bern, NC $67,320
Rocky Mount, NC $65,520
Wilmington, NC $70,220
Winston-Salem, NC $80,810
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,260
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,070
$72,594
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($72,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $70,710
Grand Forks, ND-MN $72,860
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,870
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,270
$68,178
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($83,320) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $66,780
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $83,320
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,110
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,240
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,280
$67,546
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($100,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $80,820
Portsmouth, NH-ME $100,060
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,480
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,070
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $81,150
$82,716
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($94,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Trenton, NJ $94,730
Ocean City, NJ $79,100
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,180
$83,670
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($91,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $56,530
Las Cruces, NM $68,610
Santa Fe, NM $72,940
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $91,020
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $60,240
$69,868
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($75,990) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $73,770
Reno, NV $75,990
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,610
$73,790
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($103,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $103,280
Utica-Rome, NY $76,650
Binghamton, NY $83,370
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $75,690
Elmira, NY $65,760
Glens Falls, NY $53,980
Ithaca, NY $82,860
Kingston, NY $69,500
Rochester, NY $77,060
Syracuse, NY $77,110
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $68,950
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $62,900
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $63,720
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,030
$73,204
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($88,430) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $82,010
Columbus, OH $88,430
Dayton, OH $81,860
Canton-Massillon, OH $62,120
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $79,580
Lima, OH $66,430
Mansfield, OH $64,260
Toledo, OH $67,040
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $67,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,030
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $65,200
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,580
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,780
$70,415
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($79,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK $70,250
Oklahoma City, OK $72,240
Tulsa, OK $72,150
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $79,220
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,170
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,580
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,130
$66,534
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($93,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $93,370
Bend-Redmond, OR $74,550
Corvallis, OR $76,070
Eugene, OR $72,010
Grants Pass, OR $61,510
Medford, OR $72,470
Salem, OR $84,460
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $65,640
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,520
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,170
$73,777
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($92,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Pittsburgh, PA $79,470
Altoona, PA $64,950
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $80,250
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,710
Erie, PA $71,980
Gettysburg, PA $71,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $79,000
Johnstown, PA $67,270
Lancaster, PA $68,240
Lebanon, PA $80,350
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $92,960
Reading, PA $76,730
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,770
State College, PA $73,690
Williamsport, PA $64,970
York-Hanover, PA $77,450
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,740
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,730
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,120
$71,814
Puerto Rico

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

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($51,810) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $40,320
Arecibo, PR $24,890
Guayama, PR $51,810
Mayaguez, PR $33,470
Ponce, PR $41,790
San German, PR $22,690
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,200
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $35,170
$36,168
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($75,750) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $69,160
Florence, SC $61,930
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $70,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $75,750
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $61,440
Spartanburg, SC $65,570
Sumter, SC $57,110
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,740
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,220
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,110
$63,763
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($68,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $68,780
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,220
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,120
$63,373
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($74,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $69,990
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $74,940
Clarksville, TN-KY $66,170
Cleveland, TN $50,110
Jackson, TN $64,330
Johnson City, TN $62,750
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $72,570
Knoxville, TN $70,810
Morristown, TN $61,200
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,410
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,690
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,710
$64,350
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($95,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $95,220
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $94,620
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $83,520
Amarillo, TX $68,350
Austin-Round Rock, TX $88,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,330
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $49,620
College Station-Bryan, TX $65,520
Corpus Christi, TX $66,350
El Paso, TX $62,160
Killeen-Temple, TX $74,640
Laredo, TX $54,590
Longview, TX $67,680
Lubbock, TX $58,870
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,440
Odessa, TX $67,420
San Angelo, TX $67,800
Sherman-Denison, TX $71,430
Texarkana, TX-AR $63,510
Tyler, TX $68,090
Victoria, TX $59,830
Waco, TX $62,250
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,450
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,460
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,610
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,910
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,910
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,310
$67,013
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($80,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Provo-Orem, UT $78,850
Salt Lake City, UT $80,460
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $80,220
St. George, UT $57,200
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $66,780
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,800
$70,218
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($105,740) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $105,740
Charlottesville, VA $89,640
Harrisonburg, VA $65,660
Lynchburg, VA $85,270
Richmond, VA $94,600
Roanoke, VA $71,210
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $73,980
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $86,600
Winchester, VA-WV $85,480
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,660
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,490
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,480
$80,568
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($72,850) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $72,850
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $70,880
$71,865
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($85,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $80,780
Eau Claire, WI $62,350
Fond du Lac, WI $74,300
Green Bay, WI $71,930
Janesville-Beloit, WI $67,850
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $62,710
Madison, WI $85,000
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $68,410
Racine, WI $77,570
Sheboygan, WI $71,090
Wausau, WI $72,310
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,940
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $70,300
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,960
$69,947
West Virginia

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

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($79,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $55,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,960
Morgantown, WV $68,740
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $79,270
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $61,570
Wheeling, WV-OH $60,790
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,840
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,960
$63,119
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($64,150) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $60,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,150
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,310
$61,433

5 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $71,132.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $70,443. 

  Computer and Information Research Scientists

Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.

Salary Ratio: 0.56    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Artificial Intelligence Specialist (AI Specialist)
  • Computational Linguist
  • Computational Theory Scientist
  • Computer Scientist
  • Computer Specialist
  • Control System Computer Scientist
  • Information Scientist
  • Languages Researcher
  • Machine Learning Scientist
  • Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
  • Programming Languages Researcher
  • Programming Methodology Researcher
  • Research and Development Specialist (R and D Specialist)
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientific Programmer Analyst
  • US Salary Median: $95,536
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Software Developers

Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Update software or enhance existing software capabilities. May work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems, and develop specifications and performance requirements. May maintain databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team.

Salary Ratio: 4.47    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • .NET Developer
  • Android Developer
  • AngularJS Developer
  • Apache Hadoop Developer
  • Application Architect
  • Application Developer
  • Application Integration Engineer
  • Application Integrator
  • Application Support Engineer
  • Application Systems Architect
  • Applications Analyst
  • Applications Developer
  • Applications Engineer
  • Applications Programmer
  • Applications Software Engineering Information Technology Specialist (Applications Software Engineering IT Specialist)
  • Applications System Analyst
  • Artificial Intelligence Specialist (AI Specialist)
  • ASP.NET Developer
  • Automation Engineer
  • Beta Tester
  • Business Application Developer
  • C Developer
  • C++ Developer
  • Certified Novell Engineer (CNE)
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
  • Commercial Drone Software Developer
  • Computer Applications Developer
  • Computer Applications Engineer
  • Computer Architect
  • Computer Consultant
  • Computer Engineer
  • Computer Programmer Analyst
  • Computer Software Engineer
  • Computer Systems Engineer
  • Computer Systems Software Architect
  • Computer Systems Software Engineer
  • Data Modeler
  • Database Developer
  • DataStage Developer
  • Dev Ops Engineer
  • Developer
  • DevOps Architect (Development and Operations Architect)
  • DevOps Developer (Development and Operations Developer)
  • DevOps Engineer
  • Drone Software Development Engineer
  • EDP System Engineer (Electronic Data Processing System Engineer)
  • Embedded Engineer
  • Embedded Software Engineer
  • Embedded Systems Software Developer
  • Enterprise Architect
  • Enterprise Systems Engineer
  • ETL Developer (Extract-Transform-Load Developer)
  • Game Developer
  • Game Engineer
  • Graphic Engineer
  • Implementation Specialist
  • Information Architect
  • Infrastructure Engineer
  • Interface Designer
  • Internet Application Developer
  • Internet Consultant
  • Internet Site Designer
  • iOS Developer
  • Java Architect
  • Java Programmer
  • Java Software Developer
  • Java Software Engineer
  • JavaScript Developer
  • jQuery Developer
  • Knowledge Management Application Developer
  • Lotus Notes Developer
  • Mainframe Systems Programmer
  • Mobile Application Developer
  • Mobile Applications Developer
  • Mobile Device Developer
  • Network Engineer
  • Networking Engineer
  • Node.js Developer
  • Operating System Designer
  • Operating Systems Specialist
  • Publishing Systems Analyst
  • Python Developer
  • Ruby on Rails Developer
  • Secure Software Assessor
  • Server Engineer
  • SharePoint Developer
  • Simulation Developer
  • SOA Developer (Service Oriented Architecture Developer)
  • Software Applications Architect
  • Software Applications Designer
  • Software Applications Developer
  • Software Applications Engineer
  • Software Applications Specialist
  • Software Architect
  • Software Computer Specialist
  • Software Design Engineer
  • Software Designer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Development Engineer
  • Software Engineer
  • Software Engineering Supervisor
  • Software Engineering Systems Information Technology Specialist (Software Engineering Systems IT Specialist)
  • Software Installer
  • Software Quality Engineer
  • Software Requirements Engineer
  • Software Systems Developer
  • Software Systems Engineer
  • Software Tester
  • Software Writer
  • Solution Architect
  • Solutions Architect
  • Solutions Engineer
  • Supplier Quality Engineer
  • System Engineer
  • Systems Analyst
  • Systems Analyst Engineer
  • Systems Coordinator
  • Systems Engineer
  • Systems Integration Engineer
  • Systems Software Designer
  • Systems Software Engineer
  • Systems Software Specialist
  • Systems Support Engineer
  • Technical Support Engineer
  • Test Engineer
  • Usability Engineer
  • User Interface Designer
  • Video Game Engineer
  • Wide Area Network Engineer (WAN Engineer)
  • Windows Software Engineer
  • XML Developer (Extensible Markup Language Developer)
  • US Salary Median: $71,793
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Develop and execute software tests to identify software problems and their causes. Test system modifications to prepare for implementation. Document software and application defects using a bug tracking system and report defects to software or web developers. Create and maintain databases of known defects. May participate in software design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, operational characteristics, product designs, and schedules.

Salary Ratio: 0.56    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Application Customer Service Representative
  • Application Integration Engineer
  • Application Integrator
  • Applications Analyst
  • Applications Quality Assurance Specialist (Applications QA Specialist)
  • Applications Software Engineering Information Technology Specialist (Applications Software Engineering IT Specialist)
  • Applications System Analyst
  • Applications Tester
  • Artificial Intelligence Specialist
  • Automation Engineer
  • Automation Tester
  • Beta Tester
  • Bug Bounty Hunter
  • Computer Consultant
  • Data Modeler
  • Database Developer
  • Game Tester
  • Implementation Specialist
  • Information Technology Analyst (IT Analyst)
  • Information Technology Consultant (IT Consultant)
  • IT Performance Analyst (Information Technology Performance Analyst)
  • Malware Analyst
  • Product Assurance Engineer
  • Quality Analyst
  • Quality Assurance Analyst (QA Analyst)
  • Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (QA Automation Engineer)
  • Quality Assurance Engineer (QA Engineer)
  • Quality Assurance Specialist (QA Specialist)
  • Quality Assurance Tester (QA Tester)
  • Quality Engineer
  • Secure Software Assessor
  • Server Engineer
  • Software Application Quality Assurance Specialist (Software Application QA Specialist)
  • Software Application Support Specialist
  • Software Installer
  • Software Quality Assurance Engineer (SQA Engineer)
  • Software Quality Assurance Specialist (Software QA Specialist)
  • Software Quality Assurance Technician (Software QA Technician)
  • Software Quality Control Specialist (Software QC Specialist)
  • Software Quality Engineer
  • Software Quality Tester
  • Software Requirements Engineer
  • Software Systems Engineer
  • Software Test Analyst
  • Software Test Engineer
  • Software Tester
  • Software Testing Specialist
  • Solution Architect
  • Solutions Architect
  • Solutions Engineer
  • Supplier Quality Engineer
  • System Engineer
  • System Testing and Evaluation Specialist
  • Systems Analyst
  • Systems Analyst Engineer
  • Systems Coordinator
  • Systems Engineer
  • Systems Integration Engineer
  • Systems Software Quality Assurance Specialist (Systems Software QA Specialist)
  • Systems Software Specialist
  • Systems Support Engineer
  • Systems Tester
  • Systems Tester Analyst
  • Technical Support Engineer
  • Technology Analyst
  • Test Automation Engineer
  • Test Engineer
  • Usability Engineer
  • User Experience Designer (UX Designer)
  • User Interface and User Experience Architect (UI/UX Architect)
  • User Interface and User Experience Designer (UI/UX Designer)
  • User Interface Designer
  • US Salary Median: $71,793
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Web and Digital Interface Designers

Design digital user interfaces or websites. Develop and test layouts, interfaces, functionality, and navigation menus to ensure compatibility and usability across browsers or devices. May use web framework applications as well as client-side code and processes. May evaluate web design following web and accessibility standards, and may analyze web use metrics and optimize websites for marketability and search engine ranking. May design and test interfaces that facilitate the human-computer interaction and maximize the usability of digital devices, websites, and software with a focus on aesthetics and design. May create graphics used in websites and manage website content and links.

Salary Ratio: 4.47    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Computer Graphic Artist
  • Computer Graphic Designer
  • Content Manager
  • Digital Designer
  • Front End Developer
  • Front End Web Developer
  • Graphics Designer
  • HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer)
  • Interface Designer
  • Internet Application Developer
  • Internet Architect
  • Internet Developer
  • Internet Site Designer
  • Internet Specialist
  • Intranet Developer
  • Multimedia Developer
  • PHP Developer (Personal Home Page Developer)
  • PHP Web Developer (Personal Home Page Web Developer)
  • PHP Website Developer (Personal Home Page Website Developer)
  • React.js Developer
  • Technology Applications Engineer
  • Usability Specialist
  • User Experience Designer (UX Designer)
  • User Interface and User Experience Architect (UI/UX Architect)
  • User Interface and User Experience Designer (UI/UX Designer)
  • User Interface Designer (UI Designer)
  • User Interface Developer (UI Developer)
  • User Interface Engineer (UI Engineer)
  • Web Application Developer
  • Web Applications Developer
  • Web Architect
  • Web Consultant
  • Web Content Developer
  • Web Content Specialist
  • Web Design Specialist
  • Web Designer
  • Web Developer
  • Web Engineer
  • Web Page Developer
  • Web Producer
  • Web Programmer
  • Web Site Designer
  • Web Site Developer
  • Web Site Specialist
  • Web Software Engineer
  • Web Specialist
  • Web Technician
  • Webmaster
  • Webmaster Analyst
  • Website Manager
  • Websphere Administrator
  • US Salary Median: $71,793
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Video Game Designers

Design core features of video games. Specify innovative game and role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies. Create and maintain design documentation. Guide and collaborate with production staff to produce games as designed.

Salary Ratio: 0.56    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Computer Game Designer
  • Computer Video Game Designer
  • Content Creator
  • Design Director
  • Designer
  • Environment Artist
  • Game Designer
  • Game Engineer
  • Gameplay Engineer
  • Interactive Multimedia Designer
  • Level Designer
  • Mobile Game Engineer
  • Video Game Creator
  • Video Game Designer
  • Video Game Developer
  • Video Game Engineer
  • Video Game Maker
  • Video Game Tester
  • Videogame Designer
  • World Designer
  • US Salary Median: $71,793
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $21,278 per year (or $30,707 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $85,112 to earn a bachelor's (or $122,828 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Informatics Degrees

University of Maryland Global Campus

3501 University Blvd East - Adelphi, MD

Out-of-state cost: $12,336/year
In-state cost: $7,560/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Ferris State University

1201 S State St - Big Rapids, MI

Out-of-state cost: $12,768/year
In-state cost: $12,768/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Capella University

225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor - Minneapolis, MN

Out-of-state cost: $14,148/year
In-state cost: $14,148/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Liberty University

1971 University Blvd - Lynchburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $15,460/year
In-state cost: $15,460/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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University of Wisconsin-Stout

712 S Broadway St - Menomonie, WI

Out-of-state cost: $17,455/year
In-state cost: $9,488/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Texas Woman's University

304 Administration Dr - Denton, TX

Out-of-state cost: $18,071/year
In-state cost: $8,255/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

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Indiana University-Northwest

3400 Broadway - Gary, IN

Out-of-state cost: $20,574/year
In-state cost: $7,715/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Indiana University-East

2325 Chester Blvd - Richmond, IN

Out-of-state cost: $20,574/year
In-state cost: $7,715/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Indiana University-Kokomo

2300 S Washington St - Kokomo, IN

Out-of-state cost: $20,574/year
In-state cost: $7,715/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate

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Indiana University-South Bend

1700 Mishawaka Ave - South Bend, IN

Out-of-state cost: $20,574/year
In-state cost: $7,715/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate

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Indiana University-Southeast

4201 Grant Line Rd - New Albany, IN

Out-of-state cost: $20,574/year
In-state cost: $7,715/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette

104 University Circle - Lafayette, LA

Out-of-state cost: $24,086/year
In-state cost: $10,358/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

Out-of-state cost: $24,494/year
In-state cost: $7,872/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate

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University of Montevallo

Station 6001 - Montevallo, AL

Out-of-state cost: $26,730/year
In-state cost: $13,710/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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SUNY at Albany

1400 Washington Avenue - Albany, NY

Out-of-state cost: $27,750/year
In-state cost: $10,160/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University at Buffalo

12 Capen Hall - Buffalo, NY

Out-of-state cost: $28,196/year
In-state cost: $10,526/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Mercer University

1501 Mercer University Drive - Macon, GA

Out-of-state cost: $28,995/year
In-state cost: $28,995/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Arizona State University Campus Immersion

University Drive And Mill Avenue - Tempe, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $29,428/year
In-state cost: $11,338/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Muskingum University

10 College Drive - New Concord, OH

Out-of-state cost: $29,490/year
In-state cost: $29,490/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Kentucky

South Limestone - Lexington, KY

Out-of-state cost: $31,294/year
In-state cost: $12,484/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Informatics Degrees

St. Thomas University

16401 NW 37th Ave - Miami Gardens, FL

Out-of-state cost: $14,400/year
In-state cost: $14,400/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Nebraska at Omaha

6001 Dodge St - Omaha, NE

Out-of-state cost: $16,374/year
In-state cost: $7,752/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Phoenix-Arizona

4035 South Riverpoint Parkway - Phoenix, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $17,096/year
In-state cost: $17,096/year
Degrees: Master's

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

1 Morrow Way - Slippery Rock, PA

Out-of-state cost: $17,652/year
In-state cost: $12,095/year
Degrees: Master's

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San Jose State University

One Washington Square - San Jose, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,790/year
In-state cost: $9,286/year
Degrees: Master's

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Chatham University

Woodland Road, Office Of Institutional Research - Pittsburgh, PA

Out-of-state cost: $18,836/year
In-state cost: $18,836/year
Degrees: Master's

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Northern Arizona University

1900 S Knoles Dr, Babbitt Administrative Center, Room 200 - Flagstaff, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $19,489/year
In-state cost: $11,166/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

1400 Spring Garden St - Greensboro, NC

Out-of-state cost: $21,918/year
In-state cost: $8,200/year
Degrees: Master's

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Emporia State University

1 Kellogg Circle - Emporia, KS

Out-of-state cost: $22,058/year
In-state cost: $8,240/year
Degrees: Master's

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Clemson University

201 Sikes Hall - Clemson, SC

Out-of-state cost: $23,246/year
In-state cost: $11,796/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Northeastern University Lifelong Learning Network

360 Huntington Ave - Boston, MA

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

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University of Maine

168 College Avenue - Orono, ME

Out-of-state cost: $28,352/year
In-state cost: $9,596/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Florida

Tigert Hall - Gainesville, FL

Out-of-state cost: $30,130/year
In-state cost: $12,737/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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The Pennsylvania State University

201 Old Main - University Park, PA

Out-of-state cost: $38,728/year
In-state cost: $22,994/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Syracuse University

900 South Crouse Ave. - Syracuse, NY

Out-of-state cost: $41,714/year
In-state cost: $41,714/year
Degrees: Master's

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Emory University

201 Dowman Drive - Atlanta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $44,676/year
In-state cost: $44,676/year
Degrees: Master's

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