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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Insurance Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to manage risk in organizational settings and provide insurance and risk-aversion services to businesses, individuals, and other organizations. Includes instruction in casualty insurance and general liability, property insurance, employee benefits, social and health insurance, loss adjustment, underwriting, risk theory, and pension planning.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Review settled claims to determine that payments and settlements are made in accordance with company practices and procedures. May also settle insurance claims. Appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations. May seek agreement with automotive repair shop on repair costs.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $64,169
    "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.): 7.25%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 4-6 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,396/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,967/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,280/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,161/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,348/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,047/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: $64,169

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($78,470) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($64,400).

Fairbanks, AK $62,364
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $64,400
$63,382
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($72,613).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $72,613
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $59,460
Decatur, AL $61,183
Huntsville, AL $64,224
Mobile, AL $68,308
Montgomery, AL $58,315
Tuscaloosa, AL $68,588
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $62,827
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,923
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $68,770
Auburn-Opelika, AL $69,090
Dothan, AL $50,220
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,680
Gadsden, AL $52,090
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $70,500
$63,534
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($61,520).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,520
Fort Smith, AR-OK $54,070
Hot Springs, AR $55,290
Jonesboro, AR $59,745
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,910
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,236
Pine Bluff, AR $45,763
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,305
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,310
$55,164
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($64,285).

Prescott, AZ $60,407
Tucson, AZ $64,285
Yuma, AZ $61,477
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $52,495
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $45,295
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $60,967
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $53,480
$58,895
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($96,473).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $74,912
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $80,306
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $84,333
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $86,126
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $93,336
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $96,473
Chico, CA $62,268
Fresno, CA $57,598
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $81,762
Modesto, CA $65,573
Napa, CA $69,200
Redding, CA $58,900
Salinas, CA $65,700
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $65,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $66,215
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $62,390
Santa Rosa, CA $70,848
Stockton-Lodi, CA $80,292
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $71,734
Visalia-Porterville, CA $51,020
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $63,563
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,513
El Centro, CA $52,770
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $57,880
Madera, CA $68,530
Merced, CA $49,415
Yuba City, CA $65,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $57,535
$72,791
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($72,023).

Colorado Springs, CO $62,743
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $72,023
Fort Collins, CO $65,113
Greeley, CO $56,660
Grand Junction, CO $50,260
Pueblo, CO $57,565
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,405
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $64,820
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,090
$62,271
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($87,833).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $87,833
New Haven, CT $87,681
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $67,490
Waterbury, CT $75,865
Danbury, CT $62,490
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $64,600
$78,470
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($71,368).

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,733
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $63,223
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,368
Tallahassee, FL $52,650
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $67,446
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $62,280
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $56,843
Gainesville, FL $53,772
Jacksonville, FL $61,442
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $60,223
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $62,286
Ocala, FL $56,907
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $53,433
Panama City, FL $63,643
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $52,855
Port St. Lucie, FL $59,000
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,707
Homosassa Springs, FL $45,825
Punta Gorda, FL $44,005
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,615
Sebring, FL $44,575
The Villages, FL $56,520
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $56,180
$59,075
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($78,040).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $56,263
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $60,843
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $71,875
Brunswick, GA $59,033
Columbus, GA-AL $52,320
Gainesville, GA $57,613
Macon, GA $52,533
Rome, GA $54,130
Savannah, GA $63,626
Valdosta, GA $40,423
Warner Robins, GA $78,040
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $55,350
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,790
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $55,630
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,308
Dalton, GA $46,830
Hinesville, GA $67,010
$57,807
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($62,460).

Urban Honolulu, HI $62,460
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $50,170
$55,437
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($67,557).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $64,268
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $67,557
Dubuque, IA $59,408
Iowa City, IA $61,530
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $55,318
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,433
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,484
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,428
Cedar Rapids, IA $59,253
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $60,878
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,774
$60,144
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($65,720).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $56,778
Idaho Falls, ID $65,720
Lewiston, ID-WA $54,768
Pocatello, ID $55,857
Twin Falls, ID $55,852
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $63,655
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $57,498
$58,458
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($73,615).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $57,703
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $73,615
Danville, IL $51,645
Decatur, IL $53,080
Peoria, IL $62,870
Rockford, IL $51,262
Springfield, IL $59,126
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $64,453
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,038
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,397
Carbondale-Marion, IL $47,160
Kankakee, IL $46,830
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,375
$58,502
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($61,656).

Evansville, IN-KY $58,336
Fort Wayne, IN $59,032
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $61,656
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,725
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,186
Terre Haute, IN $49,434
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,378
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,797
Columbus, IN $60,693
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $49,350
Kokomo, IN $55,980
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $51,273
Muncie, IN $54,975
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,630
$56,360
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($65,391).

Manhattan, KS $59,918
Topeka, KS $59,956
Wichita, KS $65,391
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $57,914
$60,854
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($61,593).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $60,855
Lexington-Fayette, KY $57,550
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $61,593
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,963
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,818
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,894
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,070
Owensboro, KY $53,367
$56,959
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($67,563).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $67,563
Baton Rouge, LA $55,902
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,484
Lafayette, LA $57,040
Monroe, LA $52,366
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $59,260
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $60,890
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,603
Hammond, LA $48,700
Lake Charles, LA $53,270
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $61,940
$57,953
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($80,853).

Worcester, MA-CT $80,853
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $76,277
New Bedford, MA $77,005
Springfield, MA-CT $74,884
Leominster-Gardner, MA $68,850
Pittsfield, MA $67,400
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $59,385
$75,220
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($79,370).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $60,390
Salisbury, MD-DE $57,574
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $58,570
California-Lexington Park, MD $79,370
Cumberland, MD-WV $53,700
$60,705
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($74,216).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $63,287
Portland-South Portland, ME $74,216
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $59,280
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,580
$66,233
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Midland, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($76,470).

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $73,191
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $71,024
Flint, MI $64,193
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $69,048
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $72,000
Muskegon, MI $57,240
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $60,340
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,074
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,943
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,298
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,064
Battle Creek, MI $59,843
Saginaw, MI $60,827
Bay City, MI $52,390
Jackson, MI $59,380
Midland, MI $76,470
Monroe, MI $58,370
$64,384
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($72,953).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $72,953
Rochester, MN $66,163
St. Cloud, MN $59,772
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,192
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,580
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,222
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $60,850
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,610
$62,400
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($77,520).

St. Louis, MO-IL $77,520
Jefferson City, MO $46,567
Joplin, MO $64,645
Kansas City, MO-KS $69,054
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,697
Springfield, MO $60,890
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,780
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,868
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,653
Columbia, MO $52,405
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,765
$64,242
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($64,230).

Hattiesburg, MS $60,800
Jackson, MS $61,127
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $59,830
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,640
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,250
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $64,230
$60,806
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($65,440).

Great Falls, MT $55,616
Missoula, MT $62,688
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,603
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,294
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $65,440
$61,501
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($83,585).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $83,585
Raleigh, NC $70,124
Winston-Salem, NC $63,553
Burlington, NC $64,105
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,154
Fayetteville, NC $80,153
Goldsboro, NC $54,967
Greensboro-High Point, NC $65,113
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $59,195
Wilmington, NC $59,682
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,480
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $66,883
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,766
Greenville, NC $56,870
Jacksonville, NC $51,690
New Bern, NC $59,645
Rocky Mount, NC $54,940
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,267
$64,466
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($68,613).

Fargo, ND-MN $68,613
Grand Forks, ND-MN $68,574
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,660
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $63,212
$66,988
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($65,471).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $65,471
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,623
Lincoln, NE $58,577
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,423
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,675
$61,119
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($87,707).

Manchester, NH $78,307
Portsmouth, NH-ME $80,975
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63,638
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $72,373
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $87,707
$77,526
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($82,593).

Ocean City, NJ $68,670
Trenton, NJ $82,593
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $72,580
$75,553
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($68,317).

Farmington, NM $68,317
Las Cruces, NM $60,068
Santa Fe, NM $63,920
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $63,165
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,540
$64,125
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($70,227).

Reno, NV $70,227
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $52,155
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,020
$65,521
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 ($95,920).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $78,225
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $95,920
Binghamton, NY $66,350
Glens Falls, NY $64,897
Kingston, NY $58,125
Rochester, NY $69,082
Syracuse, NY $76,310
Utica-Rome, NY $75,897
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $62,570
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $63,606
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $57,970
Elmira, NY $54,140
Ithaca, NY $62,867
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $51,875
$71,013
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($78,151).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $75,740
Columbus, OH $78,151
Canton-Massillon, OH $60,515
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $68,402
Dayton, OH $66,516
Springfield, OH $54,287
Toledo, OH $63,818
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $60,580
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,778
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,862
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,990
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,323
Lima, OH $55,980
Mansfield, OH $51,730
$65,454
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($69,491).

Tulsa, OK $69,491
Oklahoma City, OK $54,875
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,058
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,337
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,163
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,252
Lawton, OK $57,795
$58,340
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($77,822).

Eugene, OR $55,890
Medford, OR $60,433
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $74,054
Salem, OR $77,822
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $62,770
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $62,037
Bend-Redmond, OR $58,000
Corvallis, OR $55,480
Grants Pass, OR $53,985
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $64,540
$64,687
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($82,670).

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $82,670
Pittsburgh, PA $76,149
Altoona, PA $51,093
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,398
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,883
Johnstown, PA $56,726
Lancaster, PA $62,718
Reading, PA $57,390
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $59,628
York-Hanover, PA $58,868
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,440
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $65,673
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $60,695
East Stroudsburg, PA $54,145
Erie, PA $60,015
Gettysburg, PA $56,685
Lebanon, PA $54,985
State College, PA $55,370
Williamsport, PA $47,120
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,755
$63,366
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($47,915).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $41,470
Arecibo, PR $42,777
Guayama, PR $47,915
Mayaguez, PR $44,120
Ponce, PR $37,882
San German, PR $32,540
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,474
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $39,210
$41,010
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 ($63,363).

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $62,794
Columbia, SC $56,558
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $63,363
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $58,920
Spartanburg, SC $61,435
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,050
Florence, SC $48,100
Sumter, SC $48,110
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,757
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$58,040
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($70,272).

Sioux Falls, SD $70,272
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,614
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,221
$65,474
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($68,687).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,687
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $64,524
Clarksville, TN-KY $56,127
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $63,042
Knoxville, TN $59,016
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,778
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $59,548
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $58,050
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,823
Cleveland, TN $48,050
Jackson, TN $49,890
Johnson City, TN $54,380
Morristown, TN $44,505
$58,993
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($93,360).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $77,111
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $76,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $67,803
Austin-Round Rock, TX $69,255
Corpus Christi, TX $68,964
El Paso, TX $57,400
Killeen-Temple, TX $62,270
Laredo, TX $57,210
Lubbock, TX $63,408
Texarkana, TX-AR $58,830
Tyler, TX $57,687
Waco, TX $57,928
Wichita Falls, TX $53,027
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,224
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,257
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $53,093
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $51,580
Midland, TX $61,100
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,983
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,725
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,743
Amarillo, TX $53,665
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $51,533
College Station-Bryan, TX $93,360
Longview, TX $55,110
Odessa, TX $48,620
San Angelo, TX $48,235
Sherman-Denison, TX $47,970
Victoria, TX $62,070
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,520
$61,890
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($54,870).

Provo-Orem, UT $54,752
Salt Lake City, UT $54,870
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $47,245
St. George, UT $50,025
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $49,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $45,620
$51,775
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($74,049).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $74,049
Lynchburg, VA $58,233
Richmond, VA $65,015
Roanoke, VA $59,580
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $54,933
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,987
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,043
Charlottesville, VA $61,450
Harrisonburg, VA $53,360
Winchester, VA-WV $58,665
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,420
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,970
$61,304
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($64,741).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,821
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,741
$63,845
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($74,723).

Eau Claire, WI $50,185
Green Bay, WI $55,850
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $65,605
Madison, WI $74,723
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $72,668
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $61,508
Racine, WI $66,777
Sheboygan, WI $63,047
Wausau, WI $58,393
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,977
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $64,637
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $67,057
Janesville-Beloit, WI $53,947
Fond du Lac, WI $70,305
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,360
$63,159
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($71,947).

Charleston, WV $55,532
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,603
Morgantown, WV $60,078
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $71,947
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $57,972
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,288
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,323
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,069
$57,953
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($65,854).

Cheyenne, WY $65,534
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,727
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $65,854
$65,394

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $54,608

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($82,570) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($58,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $48,830
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $58,390
$53,610
Alabama

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($84,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $84,520
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $54,090
Decatur, AL $63,970
Huntsville, AL $49,715
Mobile, AL $56,770
Montgomery, AL $52,157
Tuscaloosa, AL $50,520
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,270
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $43,330
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $74,430
Auburn-Opelika, AL $79,640
Dothan, AL $43,250
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $46,560
Gadsden, AL N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,280
$57,250
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 ($62,583) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $62,583
Fort Smith, AR-OK $44,495
Hot Springs, AR $36,080
Jonesboro, AR $57,710
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,310
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Pine Bluff, AR $33,770
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,790
$45,941
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($54,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Prescott, AZ $53,010
Tucson, AZ $49,937
Yuma, AZ $52,980
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $42,470
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $39,230
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $54,460
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $31,490
$46,225
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($102,605) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $72,388
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $79,208
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $79,098
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $82,188
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $102,605
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $99,278
Chico, CA $54,080
Fresno, CA $52,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $66,740
Modesto, CA $63,675
Napa, CA $65,635
Redding, CA $50,020
Salinas, CA $53,737
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $47,780
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $56,535
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $59,520
Santa Rosa, CA $64,340
Stockton-Lodi, CA $65,847
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $68,440
Visalia-Porterville, CA $34,650
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $55,870
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $41,770
El Centro, CA $39,150
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $49,750
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA $35,030
Yuba City, CA N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,660
$61,112
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($71,967) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $60,067
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $71,967
Fort Collins, CO $58,075
Greeley, CO $43,830
Grand Junction, CO $38,850
Pueblo, CO $53,060
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $40,900
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $43,040
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $54,850
$51,626
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 ($95,028) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $95,028
New Haven, CT $93,400
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $59,190
Waterbury, CT $49,060
Danbury, CT $56,275
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,800
$69,792
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($69,775) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $67,040
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $63,568
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $67,890
Tallahassee, FL $52,820
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $69,775
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $41,980
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,110
Gainesville, FL $50,890
Jacksonville, FL $61,557
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $51,780
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,753
Ocala, FL $39,980
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $47,320
Panama City, FL $49,440
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $53,160
Port St. Lucie, FL $48,800
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,620
Homosassa Springs, FL $42,840
Punta Gorda, FL $36,660
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,760
Sebring, FL $41,900
The Villages, FL $55,180
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,350
$52,442
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($71,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $39,350
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $46,460
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $71,100
Brunswick, GA $41,310
Columbus, GA-AL $44,925
Gainesville, GA $42,610
Macon, GA $49,105
Rome, GA $42,700
Savannah, GA $59,220
Valdosta, GA $32,000
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,610
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,280
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,500
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,895
Dalton, GA $42,180
Hinesville, GA N/A
$44,150
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($51,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $51,440
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $39,340
$45,390
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 ($67,013) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $62,277
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $67,013
Dubuque, IA $55,980
Iowa City, IA $50,610
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,515
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,585
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,750
Cedar Rapids, IA $44,520
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $57,023
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,737
$54,001
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($72,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $53,895
Idaho Falls, ID $64,900
Lewiston, ID-WA $54,265
Pocatello, ID $62,950
Twin Falls, ID $51,865
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $72,220
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,375
$59,496
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 ($68,457) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $49,695
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $68,457
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL $49,805
Peoria, IL $55,960
Rockford, IL $48,527
Springfield, IL $54,590
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,145
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,690
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Carbondale-Marion, IL $41,410
Kankakee, IL $32,110
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,040
$49,557
Indiana

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

Evansville, IN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($71,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $71,090
Fort Wayne, IN $61,990
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $64,983
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $49,840
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $52,370
Terre Haute, IN $43,890
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $52,080
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Columbus, IN $56,970
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $40,500
Kokomo, IN $60,180
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $47,090
Muncie, IN $49,770
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $60,565
$54,307
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,683) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $65,105
Topeka, KS $64,630
Wichita, KS $65,683
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $55,745
$62,791
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 ($58,183) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $40,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY $50,010
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $58,183
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,870
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,440
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,705
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Owensboro, KY $40,820
$43,090
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($65,843) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $65,843
Baton Rouge, LA $48,365
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $47,795
Lafayette, LA $47,310
Monroe, LA $37,915
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $54,287
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,340
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $37,510
Hammond, LA $37,910
Lake Charles, LA $44,200
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $45,745
$46,838
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($82,098) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $82,098
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $69,940
New Bedford, MA $73,435
Springfield, MA-CT $66,790
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA $66,990
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$69,035
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($53,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $53,210
Salisbury, MD-DE $52,950
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $43,670
California-Lexington Park, MD $49,380
Cumberland, MD-WV $49,950
$49,832
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($88,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $64,195
Portland-South Portland, ME $88,100
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $59,105
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,685
$69,521
Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($77,908) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $77,908
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $59,545
Flint, MI $57,780
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $60,753
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $60,623
Muskegon, MI $48,890
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $48,250
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,275
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,410
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,285
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,370
Battle Creek, MI $54,560
Saginaw, MI $59,235
Bay City, MI $40,190
Jackson, MI $49,730
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI $52,680
$54,405
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 ($68,495) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $68,495
Rochester, MN $63,590
St. Cloud, MN $52,425
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,985
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,680
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,447
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $61,870
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,690
$58,273
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($79,693) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $79,693
Jefferson City, MO $34,810
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $63,710
St. Joseph, MO-KS $47,700
Springfield, MO $50,510
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,450
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,410
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,570
Columbia, MO $47,730
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,270
$50,985
Mississippi

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

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($71,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $71,120
Jackson, MS $62,047
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,297
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,625
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,715
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,515
$59,553
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 ($77,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $65,515
Missoula, MT $65,290
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,060
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,515
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,620
$66,400
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($93,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $77,595
Raleigh, NC $70,445
Winston-Salem, NC $64,315
Burlington, NC $60,790
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $65,290
Fayetteville, NC $93,530
Goldsboro, NC $41,260
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,083
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $52,870
Wilmington, NC $44,025
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,470
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,290
Greenville, NC $41,580
Jacksonville, NC $39,890
New Bern, NC $47,970
Rocky Mount, NC $39,390
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,460
$56,544
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($75,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $75,550
Grand Forks, ND-MN $71,703
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,527
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,797
$70,644
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 ($64,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,400
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,130
Lincoln, NE $53,370
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,830
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,420
$58,430
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($86,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $86,580
Portsmouth, NH-ME $85,920
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $69,895
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $76,230
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $77,133
$79,152
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 ($90,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $76,045
Trenton, NJ $90,630
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $81,035
$82,570
New Mexico

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

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

Farmington, NM $88,970
Las Cruces, NM $53,960
Santa Fe, NM $67,550
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $57,493
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $61,525
$65,900
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($51,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $51,970
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $41,760
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,865
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 ($105,043) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $89,308
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $105,043
Binghamton, NY $49,000
Glens Falls, NY $71,570
Kingston, NY N/A
Rochester, NY $56,030
Syracuse, NY $72,500
Utica-Rome, NY $82,570
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $53,455
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $53,785
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $54,783
Elmira, NY $47,750
Ithaca, NY $58,245
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $37,740
$63,983
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($81,823) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $78,608
Columbus, OH $81,823
Canton-Massillon, OH $59,670
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $59,040
Dayton, OH $60,667
Springfield, OH $51,140
Toledo, OH $57,253
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $51,477
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,640
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $56,120
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,400
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,060
Lima, OH $49,120
Mansfield, OH $47,450
$56,462
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,178) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $70,178
Oklahoma City, OK $47,125
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,700
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,790
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,510
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,920
Lawton, OK $49,460
$48,955
Oregon

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

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($70,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR $48,240
Medford, OR $51,975
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $66,715
Salem, OR $55,945
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,700
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $41,780
Bend-Redmond, OR $52,380
Corvallis, OR $50,830
Grants Pass, OR $53,370
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $70,030
$52,997
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 ($84,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $84,740
Pittsburgh, PA $75,163
Altoona, PA $39,440
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,210
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $63,657
Johnstown, PA $42,575
Lancaster, PA $59,827
Reading, PA $61,575
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $58,240
York-Hanover, PA $52,287
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,350
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $52,057
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $52,170
East Stroudsburg, PA $40,050
Erie, PA $59,860
Gettysburg, PA $49,760
Lebanon, PA $44,480
State College, PA $45,870
Williamsport, PA $36,280
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,620
$54,810
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 ($50,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $49,140
Arecibo, PR $46,040
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $37,700
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $43,418
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$44,858
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 ($66,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $62,498
Columbia, SC $51,293
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $66,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $46,090
Spartanburg, SC $51,295
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,590
Florence, SC $42,230
Sumter, SC $32,200
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,820
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,570
$47,498
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 ($76,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $76,850
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,543
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $63,910
$69,434
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,510
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $64,265
Clarksville, TN-KY $36,750
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $58,940
Knoxville, TN $53,517
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,380
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,300
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,135
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,230
Cleveland, TN $42,580
Jackson, TN $35,240
Johnson City, TN $58,320
Morristown, TN $43,660
$49,525
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 ($79,665) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $79,665
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $74,820
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $69,938
Austin-Round Rock, TX $46,240
Corpus Christi, TX $59,990
El Paso, TX $50,770
Killeen-Temple, TX $51,760
Laredo, TX $36,120
Lubbock, TX $38,290
Texarkana, TX-AR $31,120
Tyler, TX $36,140
Waco, TX $52,230
Wichita Falls, TX $40,690
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,630
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $46,220
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $48,600
Midland, TX $52,720
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,835
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,085
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,655
Amarillo, TX $44,610
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $40,960
College Station-Bryan, TX $68,300
Longview, TX $46,750
Odessa, TX $32,340
San Angelo, TX $37,410
Sherman-Denison, TX $42,720
Victoria, TX $55,480
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,160
$48,514
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($57,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $57,220
Salt Lake City, UT $53,597
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $32,230
St. George, UT $43,090
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,170
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$43,978
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($74,875) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $74,875
Lynchburg, VA $45,965
Richmond, VA $61,585
Roanoke, VA $56,533
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $39,230
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,260
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,660
Charlottesville, VA $52,470
Harrisonburg, VA $46,630
Winchester, VA-WV $43,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,540
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,450
$49,258
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($66,268) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $66,123
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $66,268
$66,195
Wisconsin

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

Fond du Lac, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($78,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $50,290
Green Bay, WI $55,327
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $61,900
Madison, WI $70,947
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $74,977
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $58,030
Racine, WI $59,810
Sheboygan, WI $40,160
Wausau, WI $48,935
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,753
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,160
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,290
Janesville-Beloit, WI $50,010
Fond du Lac, WI $78,740
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,230
$58,104
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 ($67,147) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $55,048
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $52,028
Morgantown, WV $59,518
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $67,147
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $59,807
Wheeling, WV-OH $55,928
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,220
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,533
$56,028
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($70,613) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $70,613
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,713
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $65,983
$68,103

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $63,912

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is New Jersey ($74,397) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($75,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $61,190
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $75,130
$68,160
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($80,135) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $66,660
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $62,145
Decatur, AL $59,790
Huntsville, AL $80,135
Mobile, AL $66,625
Montgomery, AL $64,805
Tuscaloosa, AL $68,285
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $70,605
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,720
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $65,940
Auburn-Opelika, AL $58,540
Dothan, AL $57,190
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,800
Gadsden, AL $52,090
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,080
$63,894
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($65,470) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,365
Fort Smith, AR-OK $64,010
Hot Springs, AR $65,470
Jonesboro, AR $64,520
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,005
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $61,495
Pine Bluff, AR $51,760
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,600
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,070
$59,033
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($75,470) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Prescott, AZ $64,105
Tucson, AZ $67,415
Yuma, AZ $65,725
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $62,520
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $51,360
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $64,680
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $75,470
$64,468
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 ($90,865) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $79,960
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $74,480
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $75,565
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $74,625
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $90,475
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $90,865
Chico, CA $70,455
Fresno, CA $62,275
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $78,025
Modesto, CA $67,470
Napa, CA $72,765
Redding, CA $63,340
Salinas, CA $82,000
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $73,925
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $75,895
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $65,260
Santa Rosa, CA $77,355
Stockton-Lodi, CA $71,810
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $76,675
Visalia-Porterville, CA $67,390
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,410
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,885
El Centro, CA $66,390
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $66,010
Madera, CA $68,530
Merced, CA $63,800
Yuba City, CA $65,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,410
$72,288
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($76,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $64,110
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $76,110
Fort Collins, CO $72,150
Greeley, CO $63,075
Grand Junction, CO $61,670
Pueblo, CO $62,070
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $57,910
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,500
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,330
$64,881
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($80,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $77,100
New Haven, CT $72,060
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $75,790
Waterbury, CT $80,960
Danbury, CT $74,920
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $63,400
$74,038
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($72,430) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $57,120
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $62,535
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $64,070
Tallahassee, FL $52,310
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,125
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $72,430
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $63,575
Gainesville, FL $58,095
Jacksonville, FL $63,225
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $64,445
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $66,085
Ocala, FL $65,370
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $59,545
Panama City, FL $70,745
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $52,550
Port St. Lucie, FL $69,200
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,750
Homosassa Springs, FL $48,810
Punta Gorda, FL $51,350
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,470
Sebring, FL $47,250
The Villages, FL $57,860
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,010
$59,823
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($78,040) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $64,720
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $68,035
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $64,495
Brunswick, GA $67,895
Columbus, GA-AL $59,715
Gainesville, GA $65,115
Macon, GA $55,960
Rome, GA $59,490
Savannah, GA $62,660
Valdosta, GA $44,635
Warner Robins, GA $78,040
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,205
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,965
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $65,695
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,560
Dalton, GA $56,130
Hinesville, GA $67,010
$62,607
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($67,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $67,970
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $60,670
$64,320
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($67,975) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $64,725
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $66,960
Dubuque, IA $60,695
Iowa City, IA $66,165
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,535
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,740
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,445
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $67,975
Cedar Rapids, IA $66,620
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $60,900
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,330
$61,099
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($66,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $59,660
Idaho Falls, ID $66,540
Lewiston, ID-WA $53,825
Pocatello, ID $52,310
Twin Falls, ID $61,485
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $55,090
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,620
$58,219
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($73,235) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $65,710
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $71,120
Danville, IL $51,645
Decatur, IL $56,355
Peoria, IL $73,235
Rockford, IL $55,365
Springfield, IL $65,930
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,760
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,520
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $67,965
Carbondale-Marion, IL $52,910
Kankakee, IL $61,550
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,980
$62,157
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($72,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Evansville, IN-KY $60,520
Fort Wayne, IN $63,185
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $62,325
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $61,845
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $66,050
Terre Haute, IN $51,220
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $66,355
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $68,230
Columbus, IN $72,300
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $57,160
Kokomo, IN $53,880
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $57,440
Muncie, IN $60,300
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,540
$61,454
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,285) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $54,730
Topeka, KS $55,965
Wichita, KS $65,285
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $64,835
$60,204
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($67,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $67,020
Lexington-Fayette, KY $63,370
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $65,595
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,120
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,790
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,620
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,365
Owensboro, KY $59,640
$63,190
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($68,125) for jobs which don't require a degree.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $68,125
Baton Rouge, LA $63,215
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $63,060
Lafayette, LA $63,885
Monroe, LA $66,235
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $67,375
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $67,015
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $65,960
Hammond, LA $59,490
Lake Charles, LA $62,340
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,790
$63,772
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($80,575) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Worcester, MA-CT $69,930
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $79,445
New Bedford, MA $80,575
Springfield, MA-CT $73,195
Leominster-Gardner, MA $68,850
Pittsfield, MA $67,810
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $63,810
$71,945
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($109,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $67,570
Salisbury, MD-DE $64,510
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $66,020
California-Lexington Park, MD $109,360
Cumberland, MD-WV $57,450
$72,982
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($63,945) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $61,470
Portland-South Portland, ME $63,695
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $63,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $63,945
$63,243
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($76,470) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $66,050
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $72,940
Flint, MI $70,605
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $61,945
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $65,620
Muskegon, MI $65,590
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $66,385
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $65,720
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,710
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $68,310
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $66,605
Battle Creek, MI $70,410
Saginaw, MI $64,010
Bay City, MI $64,590
Jackson, MI $69,030
Midland, MI $76,470
Monroe, MI $64,060
$67,003
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 ($70,435) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $70,435
Rochester, MN $67,870
St. Cloud, MN $65,705
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,195
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,485
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,630
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $60,340
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,070
$64,466
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($71,225) for jobs which don't require a degree.

St. Louis, MO-IL $71,225
Jefferson City, MO $52,445
Joplin, MO $64,645
Kansas City, MO-KS $70,635
St. Joseph, MO-KS $67,195
Springfield, MO $51,140
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,760
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,020
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $65,695
Columbia, MO $57,080
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,260
$63,009
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($72,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $60,695
Jackson, MS $61,385
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,860
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $60,270
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,585
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $72,300
$65,016
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($66,235) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $45,810
Missoula, MT $61,505
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $61,520
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,235
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,350
$58,884
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($75,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $75,030
Raleigh, NC $66,535
Winston-Salem, NC $62,030
Burlington, NC $67,420
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $71,715
Fayetteville, NC $73,465
Goldsboro, NC $61,820
Greensboro-High Point, NC $59,020
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $65,520
Wilmington, NC $66,725
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,365
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,885
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $66,835
Greenville, NC $62,090
Jacksonville, NC $63,490
New Bern, NC $71,320
Rocky Mount, NC $59,730
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,920
$65,384
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($66,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $57,750
Grand Forks, ND-MN $63,880
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,360
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,480
$61,868
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 ($64,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,270
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Lincoln, NE $61,180
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $56,220
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,410
$60,274
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 ($74,845) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $70,650
Portsmouth, NH-ME $74,845
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,380
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $70,085
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,380
$67,668
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 ($80,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $71,590
Trenton, NJ $80,920
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $70,680
$74,397
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 ($69,875) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $57,990
Las Cruces, NM $67,840
Santa Fe, NM $64,375
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $69,875
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $67,495
$65,515
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($67,340) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Reno, NV $67,340
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $62,550
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,020
$64,637
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 ($85,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $65,755
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $85,550
Binghamton, NY $71,740
Glens Falls, NY $61,560
Kingston, NY $58,125
Rochester, NY $68,430
Syracuse, NY $70,735
Utica-Rome, NY $65,475
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $55,725
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $70,125
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $58,390
Elmira, NY $60,530
Ithaca, NY $72,110
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $66,010
$66,447
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($75,290) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $70,005
Columbus, OH $63,615
Canton-Massillon, OH $61,360
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,790
Dayton, OH $75,290
Springfield, OH $55,860
Toledo, OH $61,675
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $64,595
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,915
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $60,475
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,285
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $71,565
Lima, OH $62,840
Mansfield, OH $56,010
$64,091
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($68,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tulsa, OK $68,140
Oklahoma City, OK $62,625
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,415
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,110
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,490
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,980
Lawton, OK $66,130
$62,984
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 ($74,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eugene, OR $59,715
Medford, OR $68,890
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $74,780
Salem, OR $70,245
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $67,140
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $72,165
Bend-Redmond, OR $63,620
Corvallis, OR $60,130
Grants Pass, OR $54,600
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,050
$65,034
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 ($76,625) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $76,625
Pittsburgh, PA $64,735
Altoona, PA $56,920
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,680
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,240
Johnstown, PA $66,475
Lancaster, PA $67,055
Reading, PA $53,205
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $61,015
York-Hanover, PA $68,740
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $65,985
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,640
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $69,220
East Stroudsburg, PA $68,240
Erie, PA $60,170
Gettysburg, PA $63,610
Lebanon, PA $65,490
State College, PA $64,870
Williamsport, PA $57,960
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,890
$63,638
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 ($45,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $33,800
Arecibo, PR $30,170
Guayama, PR $45,210
Mayaguez, PR $28,830
Ponce, PR $33,695
San German, PR $24,310
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $35,020
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $34,580
$33,202
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($71,575) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $64,840
Columbia, SC $64,455
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,850
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $65,335
Spartanburg, SC $71,575
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Florence, SC $53,970
Sumter, SC $64,020
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,220
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,960
$62,501
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($66,500) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $63,465
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,500
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,845
$60,937
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($67,265) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $64,380
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $58,875
Clarksville, TN-KY $65,815
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $66,610
Knoxville, TN $67,265
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,175
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $61,005
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $64,965
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $64,620
Cleveland, TN $53,520
Jackson, TN $50,780
Johnson City, TN $50,440
Morristown, TN $45,350
$59,908
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($77,990) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $74,615
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $77,990
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $67,395
Austin-Round Rock, TX $62,620
Corpus Christi, TX $70,150
El Paso, TX $67,345
Killeen-Temple, TX $62,465
Laredo, TX $67,755
Lubbock, TX $59,355
Texarkana, TX-AR $72,685
Tyler, TX $68,460
Waco, TX $63,625
Wichita Falls, TX $59,195
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,235
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,800
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $66,840
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $57,540
Midland, TX $77,860
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,280
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,770
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,270
Amarillo, TX $62,720
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $60,290
College Station-Bryan, TX $59,760
Longview, TX $63,470
Odessa, TX $64,900
San Angelo, TX $59,060
Sherman-Denison, TX $53,220
Victoria, TX $68,660
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,880
$64,407
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($62,260) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Provo-Orem, UT $51,050
Salt Lake City, UT $56,780
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $62,260
St. George, UT $56,960
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,890
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $51,680
$56,437
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($85,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $70,030
Lynchburg, VA $70,500
Richmond, VA $68,445
Roanoke, VA $64,150
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $62,785
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,350
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,235
Charlottesville, VA $70,430
Harrisonburg, VA $60,090
Winchester, VA-WV $73,430
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $85,300
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,490
$67,686
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($67,505) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,905
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $67,505
$66,205
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Sheboygan, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,490) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $50,080
Green Bay, WI $56,635
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,865
Madison, WI $67,255
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $69,205
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $66,725
Racine, WI $70,260
Sheboygan, WI $74,490
Wausau, WI $67,850
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,945
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,310
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,940
Janesville-Beloit, WI $61,820
Fond du Lac, WI $61,870
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,490
$63,849
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 ($76,760) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $56,500
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $64,690
Morgantown, WV $61,200
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $76,760
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,220
Wheeling, WV-OH $57,010
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,630
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,575
$61,323
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($75,935) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $62,390
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,690
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $75,935
$68,672

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $60,383

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Massachusetts ($75,330) in the Worcester, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($75,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $73,850
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $75,130
$74,490
Alabama N/A
Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($55,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,620
Fort Smith, AR-OK $53,340
Hot Springs, AR $54,140
Jonesboro, AR $52,230
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,320
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,580
Pine Bluff, AR $51,760
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,600
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,070
$52,851
Arizona N/A
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($74,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $74,580
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Chico, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,580
Colorado N/A
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($64,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $61,800
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,770
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,285
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($67,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $67,970
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $60,670
$64,320
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($70,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $69,330
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $70,150
Dubuque, IA $60,260
Iowa City, IA $63,180
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,490
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,500
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,360
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,010
Cedar Rapids, IA $66,620
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $60,900
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,330
$61,648
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($66,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $59,660
Idaho Falls, ID $66,540
Lewiston, ID-WA $57,660
Pocatello, ID $52,310
Twin Falls, ID $52,560
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $55,090
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,620
$57,491
Illinois N/A
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($72,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $56,890
Fort Wayne, IN $60,570
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $64,740
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $60,910
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,090
Terre Haute, IN $53,960
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,000
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,770
Columbus, IN $72,300
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $57,160
Kokomo, IN $53,880
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $57,440
Muncie, IN $60,300
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,540
$59,754
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($64,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $54,730
Topeka, KS $58,590
Wichita, KS $64,440
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $55,230
$58,248
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($68,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $68,780
Lexington-Fayette, KY $60,990
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,820
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,740
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,160
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,820
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,450
Owensboro, KY $59,640
$57,550
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($63,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $63,720
Baton Rouge, LA $56,350
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,710
Lafayette, LA $53,080
Monroe, LA $53,530
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $57,950
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,230
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,980
Hammond, LA $59,490
Lake Charles, LA $62,340
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,790
$57,015
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($75,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $75,330
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,330
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan N/A
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($75,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $75,030
Rochester, MN $65,320
St. Cloud, MN $62,600
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,600
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,570
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,730
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $60,340
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,070
$63,408
Missouri N/A
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($63,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $50,690
Jackson, MS $57,850
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,370
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,410
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,070
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,520
$56,485
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $55,430
Missoula, MT $59,850
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,940
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,970
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,350
$58,708
North Carolina

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($71,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $71,740
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,740
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($66,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $62,590
Grand Forks, ND-MN $63,880
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,360
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,920
$63,188
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($64,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,260
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,780
Lincoln, NE $61,180
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $56,220
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,410
$59,370
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($78,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $68,800
Portsmouth, NH-ME $78,400
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,380
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,380
$67,068
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($82,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $71,590
Trenton, NJ $82,090
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $70,680
$74,787
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($66,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $57,990
Las Cruces, NM $56,740
Santa Fe, NM $55,750
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$59,084
Nevada N/A
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($68,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $62,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $68,620
Binghamton, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Rochester, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
$65,615
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($62,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $62,500
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
$62,500
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania N/A
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($41,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,740
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,740
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($64,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $64,150
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,150
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,630
$60,643
Tennessee N/A
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($64,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $64,380
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Amarillo, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,380
Utah N/A
Virginia N/A
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($64,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,800
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,170
$62,485
Wisconsin N/A
West Virginia

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

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($76,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $56,500
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $56,840
Morgantown, WV $61,200
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $76,720
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,220
Wheeling, WV-OH $57,010
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,120
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,210
$58,478
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($67,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $62,390
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,690
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,480
$64,520

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $77,772

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

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $61,420
Mobile, AL $106,290
Montgomery, AL $63,810
Tuscaloosa, AL $105,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $93,140
$85,998
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $79,540
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,370
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,530
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,147
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

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

Prescott, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $101,070
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $63,760
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
$82,415
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

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

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $96,350
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $122,810
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $124,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $80,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Chico, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $134,300
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA $68,990
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA $140,590
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$109,809
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

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

Colorado Springs, CO $68,040
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,020
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,920
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,993
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $80,520
New Haven, CT $96,050
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT $92,480
Danbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,683
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $109,440
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $57,530
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,485
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

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

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $88,960
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA $54,840
Savannah, GA $74,370
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $63,380
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $86,950
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,630
Dalton, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
$70,188
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $67,790
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $89,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $72,400
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,647
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

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

Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $94,080
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $72,120
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $80,440
$82,213
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Kokomo, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,910
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $62,100
Owensboro, KY N/A
$63,505
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $77,160
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $64,850
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $108,630
$83,547
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

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

Worcester, MA-CT $103,240
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $94,450
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$98,845
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

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

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME $67,490
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,050
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,640
$63,060
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,610
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $90,150
Flint, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $108,140
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $118,890
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $102,380
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
$97,634
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

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

St. Louis, MO-IL $81,420
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $76,580
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO $90,770
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $81,150
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $90,020
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbia, MO N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,988
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $116,100
Raleigh, NC $76,020
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $71,760
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $76,760
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC $76,910
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,740
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,880
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,580
Greenville, NC $82,230
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC $65,700
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $94,420
$77,373
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $72,300
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $65,460
$68,880
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$56,627
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

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

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $74,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $107,470
Binghamton, NY $90,270
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Rochester, NY $96,490
Syracuse, NY $98,890
Utica-Rome, NY $76,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $94,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $70,210
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $67,110
Elmira, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
$86,233
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $108,190
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $103,710
Dayton, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $87,800
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $79,860
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $113,100
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
$98,532
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

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

Tulsa, OK $69,450
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,460
Lawton, OK N/A
$66,455
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

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

Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $87,280
Salem, OR $136,730
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,100
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$100,703
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $86,480
Pittsburgh, PA $102,920
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $81,850
Johnstown, PA $65,530
Lancaster, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $122,590
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$91,874
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR $52,120
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR $71,480
Ponce, PR $46,620
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $46,340
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,140
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $59,890
Columbia, SC N/A
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,230
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,100
$64,407
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

Sioux Falls, SD N/A
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,520
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,500
$68,510
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $78,010
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $76,860
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,110
Knoxville, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $64,880
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN $63,650
Johnson City, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
$69,502
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $71,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $88,520
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $60,080
Austin-Round Rock, TX $105,540
Corpus Christi, TX $84,540
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX $82,900
Laredo, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX $121,750
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,390
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $97,960
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,390
Amarillo, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,350
College Station-Bryan, TX $152,020
Longview, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,861
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

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

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $82,790
Madison, WI $100,990
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $86,710
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $83,720
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$88,553
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $82,490
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,060
$64,275
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,640

8 Jobs 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 $54,608.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $63,912.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $60,383.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $77,772. 

  Compensation and Benefits Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities of an organization.

Salary Ratio: 1    

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    
  • Benefits Administrator
  • Benefits Advisor
  • Benefits Coordinator
  • Benefits Director
  • Benefits Manager
  • Compensation and Benefits Manager
  • Compensation Director
  • Compensation Manager
  • Employee Benefits Coordinator
  • Employee Benefits Director
  • Employee Benefits Manager
  • Field Reimbursement Manager
  • Job Analysis Manager
  • Payroll and Benefits Manger
  • Payroll Manager
  • Personnel Manager
  • Position Classification Manager
  • Reimbursement Manager
  • Reimbursements Manager
  • Wage and Salary Administrator
  • US Salary Median: $110,357
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

Review settled claims to determine that payments and settlements are made in accordance with company practices and procedures. Confer with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation. May also settle insurance claims.

Salary Ratio: 6.93    

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    
  • Accident Investigator
  • Adjuster
  • Adjustment Clerk
  • Benefit Authorizer
  • Claim Adjuster
  • Claim Agent
  • Claim Approver
  • Claim Auditor
  • Claim Examiner
  • Claim Inspector
  • Claim Investigator
  • Claim Processor
  • Claim Representative
  • Claims Account Specialist
  • Claims Adjuster
  • Claims Adjustor
  • Claims Analyst
  • Claims Auditor
  • Claims Consultant
  • Claims Examiner
  • Claims Investigator
  • Claims Representative
  • Claims Service Adjustor
  • Claims Service Specialist
  • Claims Specialist
  • Clerical Adjuster
  • Commercial Insurance Inspector
  • Compensation Adjuster
  • Corporate Claims Examiner
  • Customer Care Specialist
  • Disability Analyst
  • Disability Examiner
  • Disability Specialist
  • Estimator
  • Field Investigator
  • Field Liability Generalist
  • Fire Adjuster
  • Fire Claims Adjuster
  • General Adjuster
  • Health Claims Examiner
  • Health Insurance Adjuster
  • Home Office Claim Specialist
  • Home Office Claims Examiner
  • Independent Insurance Adjuster
  • Insurance Adjuster
  • Insurance Appraiser
  • Insurance Auditor
  • Insurance Claims Adjuster
  • Insurance Examiner
  • Insurance Fraud Investigator
  • Insurance Inspector
  • Liability Claims Examiner
  • Liability Claims Representative
  • Litigation Claim Representative
  • Litigation Examiner
  • Medical Claims Analyst
  • Medical Claims Examiner
  • Medical Claims Specialist
  • Property Adjuster
  • Property and Casualty Insurance Claims Examiner
  • Property Claims Adjuster
  • Property Damage Claims Adjustor
  • Property Inspector
  • Reinsurance Claim Analyst
  • Reinsurance Claims Analyst
  • Residential Insurance Inspector
  • Salvage Determiner
  • Worker's Compensation Claims Examiner
  • Workers Compensation Claims Adjuster
  • Workers Compensation Claims Examiner
  • Workers Compensation Examiner
  • US Salary Median: $68,092
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

Appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations. May seek agreement with automotive repair shop on repair costs.

Salary Ratio: 1.45    

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    
  • Appraisal Specialist
  • Appraiser
  • Auto Body Appraiser
  • Auto Body Repair Estimator
  • Auto Collision Estimator
  • Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser
  • Automobile Appraiser (Auto Appraiser)
  • Automobile Body Estimator (Auto Body Estimator)
  • Automobile Damage Appraiser (Auto Damage Appraiser)
  • Automobile Damage Estimator (Auto Damage Estimator)
  • Automobile Damage Field Appraiser (Auto Damage Field Appraiser)
  • Collision Appraiser
  • Collision Center Estimator
  • Collision Estimator
  • Commercial Field Inspector
  • Damage Appraiser
  • Field Appraiser
  • Field Auto Damage Adjuster
  • Field Automobile Adjuster (Field Auto Adjuster)
  • Field Automobile Damage Appraiser (Field Auto Damage Appraiser)
  • Field Inspector
  • Field Property Loss Specialist
  • Insurance Appraiser
  • Material Damage Adjuster
  • Material Damage Appraiser
  • Outside Physical Damage Appraiser
  • Physical Damage Appraiser
  • Property Field Inspector
  • Reinspector
  • Vehicle Damage Appraiser
  • US Salary Median: $65,394
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.

Salary Ratio: 0.72    

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    
  • Benefits Administrator
  • Benefits Analyst
  • Benefits Consultant
  • Benefits Coordinator
  • Benefits Representative
  • Benefits Specialist
  • Compensation Analyst
  • Compensation Consultant
  • Compensation Coordinator
  • Compensation Expert
  • Compensation Specialist
  • Contracts Specialist
  • Employee Benefits Specialist
  • Employment Advisor
  • Health Benefits Specialist
  • Health Plan Specialist
  • Healthcare Consultant
  • Job Analyst
  • Job Specification Writer
  • Occupational Analyst
  • Payroll Specialist
  • Pension Administrator
  • Pensions Retirement Plan Specialist
  • Personnel Specialist
  • Position Classification Specialist
  • Position Classifier
  • Rating Officer
  • Reimbursement Specialist
  • Retirement Plan Specialist
  • Salary and Wage Administrator
  • Union Contract Representative
  • Wage Adjuster
  • Wage Analyst
  • Wage and Salary Specialist
  • Wage Conciliator
  • US Salary Median: $60,373
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Appraisers of Personal and Business Property

Appraise and estimate the fair value of tangible personal or business property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment. May also appraise land.

Salary Ratio: 5.78    

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    
  • Appraiser
  • Appraiser Analyst
  • Certified Commercial Appraiser
  • Commercial Appraiser
  • Commercial Property Appraiser
  • Estate Appraiser
  • Gemologist
  • Industrial Appraiser
  • Jewelry Appraiser
  • Licensed Appraiser
  • Machinery Appraiser
  • Personal and Business Property Appraiser
  • Personal Property Appraiser
  • Personal Property Assessor
  • Physical Appraiser
  • Precious Metal Appraiser
  • Property Appraiser
  • Property Condition Assessor
  • Review Appraiser
  • Tangible Personal Property Appraiser
  • Valuation Consultant
  • Valuation Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $63,212
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Insurance Underwriters

Review individual applications for insurance to evaluate degree of risk involved and determine acceptance of applications.

Salary Ratio: 0.72    

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    
  • Account Underwriter
  • Automobile and Property Underwriter
  • Bond Underwriter
  • Commercial Lines Underwriter
  • Commercial Underwriter
  • Direct Endorsement Underwriter (DE Underwriter)
  • Health Underwriter
  • Insurance Analyst
  • Insurance Underwriter
  • Insurance Writer
  • Life Underwriter
  • Marine Underwriter
  • Personal Lines Underwriter
  • Property Underwriter
  • Underwriter
  • Underwriting Account Representative
  • Underwriting Consultant
  • Underwriting Service Representative
  • US Salary Median: $66,846
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Business Teachers, Postsecondary

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

Salary Ratio: 0.27    

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    
  • Accountancy Professor
  • Accounting Instructor
  • Accounting Professor
  • Accounting Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Advertising Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Banking Instructor
  • Banking Teacher
  • Bookkeeping Teacher
  • Business Administration Professor
  • Business Administration Teacher
  • Business Analytics Faculty Member
  • Business and Services Instructor
  • Business Education Instructor
  • Business Education Teacher
  • Business Instructor
  • Business Office Technology Instructor
  • Business Professor
  • Business Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Faculty Member
  • Finance Instructor
  • Finance Professor
  • Finance Teacher
  • Foreign Trade Teacher
  • Industrial Education Teacher
  • Industrial Management Teacher
  • Instructor
  • International Trade Teacher
  • Lecturer
  • Management Information Systems Professor (MIS Professor)
  • Management Instructor
  • Management Lecturer
  • Management Professor
  • Marketing Instructor
  • Marketing Professor
  • Marketing Teacher
  • Professor
  • Real Estate Professor
  • Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $80,032
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Insurance Sales Agents

Sell life, property, casualty, health, automotive, or other types of insurance. May refer clients to independent brokers, work as an independent broker, or be employed by an insurance company.

Salary Ratio: 0.59    

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    
  • Account Representative
  • Account Specialist
  • Bond Writer
  • Burial Agent
  • Compensation Agent
  • Cyber Insurance Policy Specialist
  • Debit Agent
  • District Agent
  • Enrollment Specialist
  • Estate Planner
  • Field Marketing Representative
  • Field Representative
  • Field Service Representative
  • Group Insurance Special Agent
  • Group Insurance Specialist
  • Health Insurance Sales Agent
  • Health Insurance Specialist
  • Inside Sales Representative
  • Insurance Agent
  • Insurance Broker
  • Insurance Producer
  • Insurance Representative
  • Insurance Sales Agent
  • Insurance Salesman
  • Insurance Salesperson
  • Insurance Solicitor
  • Insurance Special Agent
  • Life Insurance Agent
  • Life Insurance Salesperson
  • Network Contractor
  • Outside Sales Representative
  • Pension Agent
  • Sales Agent
  • Sales Associate
  • Sales Representative
  • Sales Special Agent
  • Sales Specialist
  • Solicitor
  • Underwriting Sales Representative
  • US Salary Median: $49,233
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -1.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $14,966 per year (or $22,395 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $59,864 to earn a bachelor's (or $89,580 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $14,966 per year (or $22,395 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $29,932 to earn an associate's (or $44,790 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $15,160 per year (or $22,280 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $60,640 to earn a doctorate (or $89,120 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($59,864 if you're in-state, $89,580 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($30,320 if you're in-state, $44,560 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Insurance Degrees

Franklin University

201 S Grant Ave - Columbus, OH

Out-of-state cost: $9,577/year
In-state cost: $9,577/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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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: Bachelor's

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Kent State University at Ashtabula

3300 Lake Road West - Ashtabula, OH

Out-of-state cost: $14,992/year
In-state cost: $6,116/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Kent State University at East Liverpool

400 E 4th St - East Liverpool, OH

Out-of-state cost: $14,992/year
In-state cost: $6,116/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Kent State University at Geauga

14111 Claridon-Troy Rd - Burton, OH

Out-of-state cost: $14,992/year
In-state cost: $6,116/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Kent State University at Salem

2491 State Route 45 South - Salem, OH

Out-of-state cost: $14,992/year
In-state cost: $6,116/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Central Arkansas

201 Donaghey Ave - Conway, AR

Out-of-state cost: $16,148/year
In-state cost: $9,338/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Missouri State University-Springfield

901 S National Avenue - Springfield, MO

Out-of-state cost: $16,608/year
In-state cost: $7,938/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Houston-Downtown

1 Main Street - Houston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $17,017/year
In-state cost: $7,129/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Gallaudet University

800 Florida Ave, NE - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $17,038/year
In-state cost: $17,038/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Saint Cloud State University

720 Fourth Ave. South - Saint Cloud, MN

Out-of-state cost: $17,195/year
In-state cost: $8,779/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Florida Atlantic University

777 Glades Rd, Administration Bldg., Room 339 - Boca Raton, FL

Out-of-state cost: $17,324/year
In-state cost: $4,879/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of South Florida

4202 East Fowler Ave - Tampa, FL

Out-of-state cost: $17,324/year
In-state cost: $6,410/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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SUNY College at Oswego

7060 State Route 104 - Oswego, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,561/year
In-state cost: $8,651/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Central Oklahoma

100 N University Dr - Edmond, OK

Out-of-state cost: $18,704/year
In-state cost: $7,817/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Eastern Kentucky University

521 Lancaster Ave - Richmond, KY

Out-of-state cost: $19,948/year
In-state cost: $9,876/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Central Christian College of Kansas

1200 S Main - McPherson, KS

Out-of-state cost: $20,100/year
In-state cost: $20,100/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Davenport University

6191 Kraft Avenue S.E. - Grand Rapids, MI

Out-of-state cost: $20,260/year
In-state cost: $20,260/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Indiana State University

210 N 7th St - Terre Haute, IN

Out-of-state cost: $20,570/year
In-state cost: $9,466/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of North Texas

1501 W.Chestnut Ave. - Denton, TX

Out-of-state cost: $20,906/year
In-state cost: $11,090/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Insurance Degrees

Husson University

1 College Circle - Bangor, ME

Out-of-state cost: $17,100/year
In-state cost: $17,100/year
Degrees: Master's

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Saint Peter's University

2641 Kennedy Blvd - Jersey City, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $21,246/year
In-state cost: $21,246/year
Degrees: Master's

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Boston University

One Silber Way - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $57,666/year
In-state cost: $57,666/year
Degrees: Master's

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