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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Institutional Food Workers Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals in production and service used in governmental, commercial or independently owned institutional food establishments and related food industry occupations. Includes instruction in selecting, storing, preparing, and serving food and food products; basic nutrition; sanitation, and food safety; the use and care of commercial equipment; serving techniques; and the operation of institutional food establishments.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Prepare and cook large quantities of food for institutions, such as schools, hospitals, or cafeterias.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $27,942
    "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.): 19.6%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,863/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,926/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,501/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,501/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,997/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,405/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: $27,942

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Hawaii ($45,195) in the Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($41,660).

Fairbanks, AK $41,660
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,610
$40,635
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($25,750).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $22,060
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $20,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $21,540
Decatur, AL $19,620
Dothan, AL $19,570
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $20,120
Gadsden, AL $19,100
Huntsville, AL $20,070
Mobile, AL $20,400
Montgomery, AL $18,780
Tuscaloosa, AL $25,750
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,130
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $21,130
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,910
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,890
$20,449
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($24,120).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $20,820
Hot Springs, AR $24,120
Jonesboro, AR $21,880
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $22,060
Pine Bluff, AR $21,020
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,050
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,020
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,200
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,200
$21,708
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($32,930).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $29,000
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $30,290
Prescott, AZ $32,930
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $28,310
Tucson, AZ $29,530
Yuma, AZ $27,790
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $30,800
$29,807
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($43,750).

Chico, CA $31,240
El Centro, CA $35,950
Fresno, CA $30,790
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $43,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $36,690
Madera, CA $38,010
Merced, CA $36,830
Modesto, CA $31,150
Napa, CA $39,910
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $36,920
Redding, CA $34,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $33,000
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $35,050
Salinas, CA $43,350
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $36,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $41,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $40,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $35,960
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $32,890
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $38,720
Santa Rosa, CA $39,270
Stockton-Lodi, CA $32,970
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $35,290
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,760
Yuba City, CA $39,950
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $32,550
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,300
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $32,630
$36,471
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($32,800).

Colorado Springs, CO $29,460
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $31,070
Fort Collins, CO $31,980
Grand Junction, CO $27,370
Greeley, CO $30,520
Pueblo, CO $28,090
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $27,480
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,530
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $32,800
$29,922
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($40,620).

Danbury, CT $31,110
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $40,620
New Haven, CT $39,230
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $35,780
Waterbury, CT $39,350
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $33,910
$36,667
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($33,100).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $25,520
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $25,460
Gainesville, FL $26,070
Homosassa Springs, FL $24,650
Jacksonville, FL $26,700
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $19,570
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $27,050
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $33,100
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $29,660
Ocala, FL $21,570
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $28,100
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $26,610
Panama City, FL $23,930
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $27,460
Port St. Lucie, FL $28,320
Punta Gorda, FL $27,820
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $28,840
Sebring, FL $25,690
Tallahassee, FL $24,230
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $29,030
The Villages, FL $24,550
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $21,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $20,880
$25,917
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($28,170).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $27,740
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $26,450
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $22,510
Brunswick, GA $28,170
Columbus, GA-AL $22,100
Dalton, GA $24,660
Gainesville, GA $26,510
Macon, GA $24,640
Rome, GA $24,260
Savannah, GA $23,940
Warner Robins, GA $23,200
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,670
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,090
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,880
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,780
$24,307
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($49,720).

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,670
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,720
$45,195
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($30,820).

Cedar Rapids, IA $28,720
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $26,750
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $30,820
Dubuque, IA $28,640
Iowa City, IA $30,790
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $26,820
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $27,980
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $28,000
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $26,330
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $26,260
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $27,100
$28,019
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Twin Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($27,960).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $26,820
Idaho Falls, ID $23,520
Lewiston, ID-WA $26,260
Pocatello, ID $22,910
Twin Falls, ID $27,960
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $25,690
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,150
$25,330
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($30,680).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $25,930
Champaign-Urbana, IL $30,680
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $29,730
Danville, IL $25,170
Decatur, IL $24,720
Kankakee, IL $27,000
Peoria, IL $26,370
Rockford, IL $25,940
Springfield, IL $24,380
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $25,920
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,490
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $27,580
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $22,820
$26,133
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($30,290).

Columbus, IN $27,630
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $28,420
Evansville, IN-KY $25,300
Fort Wayne, IN $28,240
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $29,100
Kokomo, IN $24,900
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $30,290
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $27,240
Muncie, IN $28,500
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $28,270
Terre Haute, IN $24,380
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $23,670
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,880
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $25,970
$26,771
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($25,700).

Manhattan, KS $23,090
Topeka, KS $25,700
Wichita, KS $24,940
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $24,140
$24,468
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($29,230).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $24,930
Lexington-Fayette, KY $28,800
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $29,230
Owensboro, KY $24,500
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,920
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,720
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,800
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $22,890
$25,349
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($26,540).

Baton Rouge, LA $24,460
Hammond, LA $23,990
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $24,060
Lafayette, LA $23,140
Lake Charles, LA $26,340
Monroe, LA $23,250
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $26,540
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $24,050
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $23,710
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $21,230
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $22,600
$23,943
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($40,350).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $40,350
Leominster-Gardner, MA $37,880
New Bedford, MA $35,350
Pittsfield, MA $37,440
Springfield, MA-CT $37,670
Worcester, MA-CT $37,070
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $37,920
$37,669
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($34,510).

California-Lexington Park, MD $29,710
Cumberland, MD-WV $25,570
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $29,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $34,510
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $29,280
$29,716
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($34,940).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $32,780
Portland-South Portland, ME $34,940
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,620
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $32,110
$32,363
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($31,690).

Battle Creek, MI $29,750
Bay City, MI $26,240
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $30,330
Flint, MI $27,060
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $30,090
Jackson, MI $31,690
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $28,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $29,160
Midland, MI $27,330
Monroe, MI $25,710
Muskegon, MI $29,220
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $25,340
Saginaw, MI $26,100
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $25,340
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,820
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,090
$27,967
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($36,810).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $32,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $36,810
Rochester, MN $32,570
St. Cloud, MN $34,750
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $30,200
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,200
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $30,620
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,170
$33,061
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($29,250).

Columbia, MO $29,250
Jefferson City, MO $24,230
Joplin, MO $21,690
Kansas City, MO-KS $27,920
St. Joseph, MO-KS $23,240
St. Louis, MO-IL $25,730
Springfield, MO $24,240
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $22,900
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,110
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,790
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $22,880
$24,180
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($20,380).

Hattiesburg, MS $19,850
Jackson, MS $20,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,510
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,410
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,080
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,740
$19,662
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($28,830).

Great Falls, MT $25,860
Missoula, MT $27,920
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $27,710
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $28,230
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $28,830
$27,710
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($30,380).

Burlington, NC $28,180
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $26,860
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $30,380
Fayetteville, NC $27,550
Goldsboro, NC $28,260
Greensboro-High Point, NC $27,210
Greenville, NC $26,410
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $23,990
Jacksonville, NC $29,760
New Bern, NC $26,620
Raleigh, NC $29,580
Rocky Mount, NC $19,740
Wilmington, NC $25,760
Winston-Salem, NC $26,630
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,090
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,470
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,900
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,500
$26,438
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($33,630).

Fargo, ND-MN $32,950
Grand Forks, ND-MN $33,200
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,630
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,060
$32,460
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($31,180).

Lincoln, NE $31,100
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $31,180
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $26,000
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $26,550
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $26,780
$28,322
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($38,510).

Manchester, NH $34,600
Portsmouth, NH-ME $38,510
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $34,830
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $34,920
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,390
$35,650
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($36,080).

Ocean City, NJ $32,230
Trenton, NJ $36,080
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $33,720
$34,010
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($28,730).

Farmington, NM $24,030
Las Cruces, NM $21,400
Santa Fe, NM $28,730
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $23,930
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $22,600
$24,138
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($34,940).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $31,700
Reno, NV $34,940
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $26,740
$31,127
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($38,210).

Binghamton, NY $30,140
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $34,270
Elmira, NY $30,870
Glens Falls, NY $31,150
Ithaca, NY $38,210
Kingston, NY $37,710
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $37,710
Rochester, NY $30,800
Syracuse, NY $34,990
Utica-Rome, NY $31,490
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $31,470
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $34,470
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $32,640
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $31,940
$33,419
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($29,940).

Canton-Massillon, OH $22,130
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $27,900
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $29,890
Columbus, OH $29,120
Dayton, OH $28,060
Lima, OH $28,250
Mansfield, OH $28,680
Springfield, OH $29,940
Toledo, OH $28,840
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $26,480
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,250
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $27,050
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,680
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $24,810
$27,649
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($24,010).

Lawton, OK $20,550
Oklahoma City, OK $22,460
Tulsa, OK $24,010
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,440
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,810
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,610
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $20,120
$21,429
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($36,550).

Bend-Redmond, OR $36,550
Corvallis, OR $31,360
Eugene, OR $30,810
Grants Pass, OR $29,340
Medford, OR $32,120
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $35,930
Salem, OR $32,380
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $31,260
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $31,870
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $28,920
$32,054
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($35,590).

Altoona, PA $28,460
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $29,160
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $25,790
East Stroudsburg, PA $28,490
Erie, PA $29,690
Gettysburg, PA $22,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $28,790
Johnstown, PA $25,000
Lancaster, PA $28,000
Lebanon, PA $31,140
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $35,590
Pittsburgh, PA $30,180
Reading, PA $28,530
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $26,080
State College, PA $27,400
Williamsport, PA $27,600
York-Hanover, PA $26,840
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $26,340
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $26,170
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $23,460
$27,740
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($24,550).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $22,940
Arecibo, PR $21,780
Mayaguez, PR $19,670
Ponce, PR $24,550
San German, PR $20,250
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $21,270
$21,743
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 ($30,050).

Columbia, SC $23,580
Florence, SC $19,830
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $24,840
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $30,050
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $21,160
Spartanburg, SC $24,400
Sumter, SC $20,620
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,410
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,180
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,240
$22,531
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($29,040).

Sioux Falls, SD $29,040
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $27,300
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,540
$28,293
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($29,080).

Clarksville, TN-KY $23,950
Cleveland, TN $22,020
Jackson, TN $22,620
Johnson City, TN $22,520
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $24,840
Knoxville, TN $26,900
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $23,530
Morristown, TN $22,590
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $29,080
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,280
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $23,060
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,700
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $27,710
$24,138
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($30,020).

Amarillo, TX $24,780
Austin-Round Rock, TX $29,060
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $22,460
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $23,040
College Station-Bryan, TX $26,950
Corpus Christi, TX $24,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $27,220
El Paso, TX $26,380
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $25,120
Killeen-Temple, TX $22,370
Laredo, TX $22,100
Longview, TX $21,530
Lubbock, TX $26,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $22,540
Midland, TX $30,020
Odessa, TX $24,390
San Angelo, TX $20,610
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $29,260
Sherman-Denison, TX $23,610
Texarkana, TX-AR $23,520
Tyler, TX $25,300
Victoria, TX $24,410
Waco, TX $23,640
Wichita Falls, TX $23,530
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,400
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,130
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,170
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,470
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,190
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,250
$24,200
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($30,310).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $29,720
Provo-Orem, UT $28,070
St. George, UT $28,890
Salt Lake City, UT $30,310
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $24,380
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $30,230
$28,600
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($34,550).

Charlottesville, VA $31,000
Lynchburg, VA $23,550
Richmond, VA $28,140
Roanoke, VA $24,810
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $34,550
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $30,020
Winchester, VA-WV $28,870
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,100
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,980
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $27,680
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $28,770
$27,770
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($34,150).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $34,150
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $33,150
$33,650
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($34,220).

Eau Claire, WI $29,900
Fond du Lac, WI $27,670
Green Bay, WI $32,080
Janesville-Beloit, WI $32,700
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $29,960
Madison, WI $34,220
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $30,380
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $29,130
Racine, WI $28,720
Sheboygan, WI $28,240
Wausau, WI $28,210
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $28,470
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,180
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,220
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,100
$29,945
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($27,820).

Charleston, WV $27,150
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $24,470
Morgantown, WV $27,820
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,640
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $24,410
Wheeling, WV-OH $26,850
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,280
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,620
$25,530
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($31,500).

Cheyenne, WY $30,500
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $31,500
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $28,670
$30,223

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $27,942

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Hawaii ($45,195) in the Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($41,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $41,660
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,610
$40,635
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($25,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $22,060
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $20,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $21,540
Decatur, AL $19,620
Dothan, AL $19,570
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $20,120
Gadsden, AL $19,100
Huntsville, AL $20,070
Mobile, AL $20,400
Montgomery, AL $18,780
Tuscaloosa, AL $25,750
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,130
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $21,130
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,910
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,890
$20,449
Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($24,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $20,820
Hot Springs, AR $24,120
Jonesboro, AR $21,880
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $22,060
Pine Bluff, AR $21,020
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,050
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,020
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,200
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,200
$21,708
Arizona

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

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($32,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $29,000
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $30,290
Prescott, AZ $32,930
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $28,310
Tucson, AZ $29,530
Yuma, AZ $27,790
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $30,800
$29,807
California

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

Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($43,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $31,240
El Centro, CA $35,950
Fresno, CA $30,790
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $43,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $36,690
Madera, CA $38,010
Merced, CA $36,830
Modesto, CA $31,150
Napa, CA $39,910
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $36,920
Redding, CA $34,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $33,000
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $35,050
Salinas, CA $43,350
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $36,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $41,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $40,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $35,960
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $32,890
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $38,720
Santa Rosa, CA $39,270
Stockton-Lodi, CA $32,970
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $35,290
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,760
Yuba City, CA $39,950
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $32,550
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,300
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $32,630
$36,471
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($32,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $29,460
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $31,070
Fort Collins, CO $31,980
Grand Junction, CO $27,370
Greeley, CO $30,520
Pueblo, CO $28,090
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $27,480
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,530
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $32,800
$29,922
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($40,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $31,110
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $40,620
New Haven, CT $39,230
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $35,780
Waterbury, CT $39,350
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $33,910
$36,667
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($33,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $25,520
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $25,460
Gainesville, FL $26,070
Homosassa Springs, FL $24,650
Jacksonville, FL $26,700
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $19,570
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $27,050
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $33,100
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $29,660
Ocala, FL $21,570
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $28,100
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $26,610
Panama City, FL $23,930
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $27,460
Port St. Lucie, FL $28,320
Punta Gorda, FL $27,820
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $28,840
Sebring, FL $25,690
Tallahassee, FL $24,230
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $29,030
The Villages, FL $24,550
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $21,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $20,880
$25,917
Georgia

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

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($28,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $27,740
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $26,450
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $22,510
Brunswick, GA $28,170
Columbus, GA-AL $22,100
Dalton, GA $24,660
Gainesville, GA $26,510
Macon, GA $24,640
Rome, GA $24,260
Savannah, GA $23,940
Warner Robins, GA $23,200
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,670
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,090
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,880
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,780
$24,307
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($49,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,670
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,720
$45,195
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($30,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $28,720
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $26,750
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $30,820
Dubuque, IA $28,640
Iowa City, IA $30,790
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $26,820
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $27,980
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $28,000
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $26,330
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $26,260
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $27,100
$28,019
Idaho

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

Twin Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($27,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $26,820
Idaho Falls, ID $23,520
Lewiston, ID-WA $26,260
Pocatello, ID $22,910
Twin Falls, ID $27,960
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $25,690
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,150
$25,330
Illinois

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

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($30,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $25,930
Champaign-Urbana, IL $30,680
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $29,730
Danville, IL $25,170
Decatur, IL $24,720
Kankakee, IL $27,000
Peoria, IL $26,370
Rockford, IL $25,940
Springfield, IL $24,380
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $25,920
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,490
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $27,580
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $22,820
$26,133
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($30,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $27,630
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $28,420
Evansville, IN-KY $25,300
Fort Wayne, IN $28,240
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $29,100
Kokomo, IN $24,900
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $30,290
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $27,240
Muncie, IN $28,500
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $28,270
Terre Haute, IN $24,380
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $23,670
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,880
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $25,970
$26,771
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($25,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $23,090
Topeka, KS $25,700
Wichita, KS $24,940
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $24,140
$24,468
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 ($29,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $24,930
Lexington-Fayette, KY $28,800
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $29,230
Owensboro, KY $24,500
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,920
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,720
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,800
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $22,890
$25,349
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($26,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $24,460
Hammond, LA $23,990
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $24,060
Lafayette, LA $23,140
Lake Charles, LA $26,340
Monroe, LA $23,250
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $26,540
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $24,050
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $23,710
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $21,230
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $22,600
$23,943
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 ($40,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $40,350
Leominster-Gardner, MA $37,880
New Bedford, MA $35,350
Pittsfield, MA $37,440
Springfield, MA-CT $37,670
Worcester, MA-CT $37,070
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $37,920
$37,669
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($34,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $29,710
Cumberland, MD-WV $25,570
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $29,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $34,510
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $29,280
$29,716
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($34,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $32,780
Portland-South Portland, ME $34,940
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,620
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $32,110
$32,363
Michigan

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

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($31,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $29,750
Bay City, MI $26,240
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $30,330
Flint, MI $27,060
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $30,090
Jackson, MI $31,690
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $28,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $29,160
Midland, MI $27,330
Monroe, MI $25,710
Muskegon, MI $29,220
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $25,340
Saginaw, MI $26,100
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $25,340
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,820
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,090
$27,967
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 ($36,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $32,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $36,810
Rochester, MN $32,570
St. Cloud, MN $34,750
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $30,200
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,200
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $30,620
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,170
$33,061
Missouri

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

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($29,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $29,250
Jefferson City, MO $24,230
Joplin, MO $21,690
Kansas City, MO-KS $27,920
St. Joseph, MO-KS $23,240
St. Louis, MO-IL $25,730
Springfield, MO $24,240
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $22,900
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,110
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,790
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $22,880
$24,180
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($20,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $19,850
Jackson, MS $20,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,510
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,410
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,080
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,740
$19,662
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($28,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $25,860
Missoula, MT $27,920
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $27,710
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $28,230
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $28,830
$27,710
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($30,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $28,180
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $26,860
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $30,380
Fayetteville, NC $27,550
Goldsboro, NC $28,260
Greensboro-High Point, NC $27,210
Greenville, NC $26,410
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $23,990
Jacksonville, NC $29,760
New Bern, NC $26,620
Raleigh, NC $29,580
Rocky Mount, NC $19,740
Wilmington, NC $25,760
Winston-Salem, NC $26,630
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,090
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,470
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,900
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,500
$26,438
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($33,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $32,950
Grand Forks, ND-MN $33,200
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,630
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,060
$32,460
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 ($31,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $31,100
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $31,180
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $26,000
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $26,550
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $26,780
$28,322
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 ($38,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $34,600
Portsmouth, NH-ME $38,510
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $34,830
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $34,920
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,390
$35,650
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 ($36,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $32,230
Trenton, NJ $36,080
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $33,720
$34,010
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($28,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $24,030
Las Cruces, NM $21,400
Santa Fe, NM $28,730
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $23,930
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $22,600
$24,138
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($34,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $31,700
Reno, NV $34,940
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $26,740
$31,127
New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($38,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $30,140
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $34,270
Elmira, NY $30,870
Glens Falls, NY $31,150
Ithaca, NY $38,210
Kingston, NY $37,710
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $37,710
Rochester, NY $30,800
Syracuse, NY $34,990
Utica-Rome, NY $31,490
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $31,470
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $34,470
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $32,640
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $31,940
$33,419
Ohio

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

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($29,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $22,130
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $27,900
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $29,890
Columbus, OH $29,120
Dayton, OH $28,060
Lima, OH $28,250
Mansfield, OH $28,680
Springfield, OH $29,940
Toledo, OH $28,840
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $26,480
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,250
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $27,050
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,680
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $24,810
$27,649
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($24,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $20,550
Oklahoma City, OK $22,460
Tulsa, OK $24,010
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,440
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,810
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,610
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $20,120
$21,429
Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($36,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $36,550
Corvallis, OR $31,360
Eugene, OR $30,810
Grants Pass, OR $29,340
Medford, OR $32,120
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $35,930
Salem, OR $32,380
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $31,260
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $31,870
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $28,920
$32,054
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 ($35,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $28,460
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $29,160
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $25,790
East Stroudsburg, PA $28,490
Erie, PA $29,690
Gettysburg, PA $22,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $28,790
Johnstown, PA $25,000
Lancaster, PA $28,000
Lebanon, PA $31,140
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $35,590
Pittsburgh, PA $30,180
Reading, PA $28,530
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $26,080
State College, PA $27,400
Williamsport, PA $27,600
York-Hanover, PA $26,840
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $26,340
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $26,170
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $23,460
$27,740
Puerto Rico

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

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($24,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $22,940
Arecibo, PR $21,780
Mayaguez, PR $19,670
Ponce, PR $24,550
San German, PR $20,250
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $21,270
$21,743
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 ($30,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $23,580
Florence, SC $19,830
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $24,840
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $30,050
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $21,160
Spartanburg, SC $24,400
Sumter, SC $20,620
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,410
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,180
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,240
$22,531
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 ($29,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $29,040
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $27,300
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,540
$28,293
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 ($29,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $23,950
Cleveland, TN $22,020
Jackson, TN $22,620
Johnson City, TN $22,520
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $24,840
Knoxville, TN $26,900
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $23,530
Morristown, TN $22,590
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $29,080
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,280
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $23,060
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,700
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $27,710
$24,138
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($30,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $24,780
Austin-Round Rock, TX $29,060
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $22,460
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $23,040
College Station-Bryan, TX $26,950
Corpus Christi, TX $24,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $27,220
El Paso, TX $26,380
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $25,120
Killeen-Temple, TX $22,370
Laredo, TX $22,100
Longview, TX $21,530
Lubbock, TX $26,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $22,540
Midland, TX $30,020
Odessa, TX $24,390
San Angelo, TX $20,610
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $29,260
Sherman-Denison, TX $23,610
Texarkana, TX-AR $23,520
Tyler, TX $25,300
Victoria, TX $24,410
Waco, TX $23,640
Wichita Falls, TX $23,530
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,400
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,130
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,170
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,470
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,190
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,250
$24,200
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($30,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $29,720
Provo-Orem, UT $28,070
St. George, UT $28,890
Salt Lake City, UT $30,310
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $24,380
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $30,230
$28,600
Virginia

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($34,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $31,000
Lynchburg, VA $23,550
Richmond, VA $28,140
Roanoke, VA $24,810
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $34,550
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $30,020
Winchester, VA-WV $28,870
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,100
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,980
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $27,680
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $28,770
$27,770
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($34,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $34,150
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $33,150
$33,650
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($34,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $29,900
Fond du Lac, WI $27,670
Green Bay, WI $32,080
Janesville-Beloit, WI $32,700
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $29,960
Madison, WI $34,220
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $30,380
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $29,130
Racine, WI $28,720
Sheboygan, WI $28,240
Wausau, WI $28,210
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $28,470
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,180
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,220
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,100
$29,945
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($27,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $27,150
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $24,470
Morgantown, WV $27,820
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,640
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $24,410
Wheeling, WV-OH $26,850
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,280
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,620
$25,530
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($31,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $30,500
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $31,500
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $28,670
$30,223

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $27,942. 

  Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Prepare and cook large quantities of food for institutions, such as schools, hospitals, or cafeterias.

Salary Ratio: 0.58    

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    
  • Boarding House Cook
  • Cafeteria Cook
  • Camp Cook
  • Chef
  • Cook
  • Culinary Specialist
  • Dietary Aide
  • Dietary Cook
  • Dinner Cook
  • Food Service Specialist
  • Food Service Worker
  • Galley Cook
  • Institutional Cook
  • Kitchen Cook
  • Line Cook
  • Mess Cook
  • Prep Cook (Preparatory Cook)
  • Ranch Cook
  • School Cafeteria Cook
  • School Cook
  • Ship's Cook
  • Sous Chef
  • Special Diet Cook
  • US Salary Median: $29,212
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 19.6%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $8,926 per year (or $11,863 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $35,704 to earn a bachelor's (or $47,452 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Institutional Food Workers Degrees

Cornell University

300 Day Hall - Ithaca, NY

Out-of-state cost: $59,282/year
In-state cost: $59,282/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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