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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Interior Design Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional planning, designing, equipping, and furnishing of residential and commercial interior spaces. Includes instruction in computer applications, drafting, and graphic techniques; principles of interior lighting, acoustics, systems integration, and color coordination; furniture and furnishings; textiles and their finishing; the history of interior design and period styles; basic structural design; building codes and inspection regulations; and applications to office, hotel, factory, restaurant and housing design.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Plan, design, and furnish the internal space of rooms or buildings. Design interior environments or create physical layouts that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $48,642
    "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.): 11.6%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,893/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,307/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,514/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,559/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,804/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,089/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: $48,642

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New York ($70,570) in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($56,480).

Fairbanks, AK $56,480
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $52,185
$54,333
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($57,465).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,290
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $42,725
Decatur, AL $52,690
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Huntsville, AL $57,465
Mobile, AL $48,680
Montgomery, AL $51,920
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,640
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,960
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,930
$50,584
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($49,530).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $49,530
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$44,545
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($45,620).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $42,105
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$40,848
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($76,590).

Chico, CA $50,240
El Centro, CA $63,780
Fresno, CA $53,360
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $53,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $62,730
Merced, CA $57,440
Modesto, CA $53,630
Napa, CA $64,710
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $58,300
Redding, CA $47,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $65,620
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $56,445
Salinas, CA $65,765
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $60,490
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $66,640
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $76,590
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $55,625
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $64,265
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $62,260
Santa Rosa, CA $60,720
Stockton-Lodi, CA $52,420
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $53,700
Visalia-Porterville, CA $53,250
Yuba City, CA $55,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,180
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,170
$59,585
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($56,025).

Colorado Springs, CO $42,020
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $56,025
Fort Collins, CO $50,040
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $47,070
Pueblo, CO $48,500
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,725
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $54,625
$47,951
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($63,070).

Danbury, CT $61,910
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $56,405
New Haven, CT $63,070
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $62,130
Waterbury, CT $60,420
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$60,666
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($68,700).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $42,980
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $45,860
Jacksonville, FL $38,090
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $39,510
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $47,710
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $49,230
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $57,320
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $48,580
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $50,100
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $68,700
Port St. Lucie, FL $26,780
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $49,640
$47,042
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($62,050).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $56,055
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $44,065
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Columbus, GA-AL $47,560
Dalton, GA $45,980
Gainesville, GA $51,770
Hinesville, GA $33,140
Macon, GA $43,080
Rome, GA $52,520
Savannah, GA $44,405
Valdosta, GA $46,630
Warner Robins, GA $41,650
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,990
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,460
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,150
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,760
$48,108
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($50,070).

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
$49,995
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($53,200).

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,450
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $49,235
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $50,090
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $53,200
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$46,604
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($50,050).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($53,780).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $52,890
Champaign-Urbana, IL $53,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $52,235
Danville, IL $42,800
Decatur, IL $38,420
Kankakee, IL $42,850
Peoria, IL $39,760
Rockford, IL $46,450
Springfield, IL $43,410
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,320
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,680
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,510
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,100
$44,747
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($56,070).

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $46,625
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,420
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $50,370
$45,941
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($55,790).

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $43,960
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,096
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($51,010).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $50,715
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$49,407
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($54,845).

Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lafayette, LA $45,055
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $54,845
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$45,886
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($61,280).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $61,280
$61,280
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($44,350).

Salisbury, MD-DE $44,350
$44,350
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($50,460).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,565
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,310
$41,898
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($56,695).

Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $56,695
Flint, MI $51,520
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,365
Jackson, MI $52,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $43,095
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $52,345
Midland, MI $37,640
Monroe, MI $54,990
Muskegon, MI $51,830
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,480
Saginaw, MI $54,790
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,680
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,570
$49,497
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($56,195).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $51,190
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $56,195
Rochester, MN $48,440
St. Cloud, MN $53,090
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,260
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,170
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,060
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,660
$49,752
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($53,430).

Jefferson City, MO $43,050
Joplin, MO $41,310
Kansas City, MO-KS $53,430
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,140
St. Louis, MO-IL $48,515
Springfield, MO $40,820
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,530
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,120
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,480
$44,302
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($43,690).

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$41,640
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($44,000).

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($65,500).

Raleigh, NC $65,500
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $58,730
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $52,000
Greensboro-High Point, NC $39,730
Winston-Salem, NC $47,290
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,670
$54,774
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($51,220).

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($54,480).

Lincoln, NE $54,480
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,040
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,350
$49,457
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 ($52,080).

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($62,330).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($57,610).

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($54,210).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $52,530
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$53,238
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 ($98,500).

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $98,500
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $49,160
Rochester, NY $52,580
Syracuse, NY $54,110
$70,570
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($59,115).

Canton-Massillon, OH $39,215
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $55,960
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $59,115
Columbus, OH $57,070
Dayton, OH $55,135
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Springfield, OH $56,340
Toledo, OH $45,775
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $50,970
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,180
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $50,470
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,450
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,305
$52,391
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($44,420).

Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Tulsa, OK $44,140
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
$42,330
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($60,160).

Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Corvallis, OR $60,160
Eugene, OR $50,800
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
Medford, OR $46,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,785
Salem, OR $50,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,990
$49,599
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($65,360).

Altoona, PA $48,400
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $58,120
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $60,780
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,360
Erie, PA $50,040
Gettysburg, PA $62,690
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $57,970
Johnstown, PA $50,330
Lancaster, PA $52,560
Lebanon, PA $56,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $61,190
Pittsburgh, PA $58,120
Reading, PA $57,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $56,940
Williamsport, PA $63,960
York-Hanover, PA $59,325
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,710
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,610
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,670
$57,104
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($31,800).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,015
Arecibo, PR $28,585
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $28,620
Ponce, PR $25,710
San German, PR $27,145
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $31,800
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $26,025
$27,715
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($51,270).

Columbia, SC $41,055
Florence, SC $42,670
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $38,915
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $47,460
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $38,120
Spartanburg, SC $51,270
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
$43,060
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($42,830).

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($56,750).

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,750
Cleveland, TN $49,270
Jackson, TN $47,620
Johnson City, TN $48,090
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $48,715
Knoxville, TN $43,610
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $48,925
Morristown, TN $44,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,015
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,060
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,750
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,400
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,270
$47,324
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($62,360).

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $62,360
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $54,670
Corpus Christi, TX $42,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $52,950
Lubbock, TX $46,150
$53,627
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($49,005).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $44,175
St. George, UT $36,070
Salt Lake City, UT $49,005
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,010
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$41,840
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($65,180).

Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $50,525
Roanoke, VA $55,055
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $52,110
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
$52,011
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($50,770).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $42,220
$45,070
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($52,900).

Eau Claire, WI $42,240
Fond du Lac, WI $50,620
Green Bay, WI $50,280
Janesville-Beloit, WI $48,280
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,900
Madison, WI $46,565
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $51,625
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,930
Racine, WI $48,910
Sheboygan, WI $48,950
Wausau, WI $48,740
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,960
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,660
$48,262
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($44,390).

Charleston, WV $40,415
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $42,625
Morgantown, WV $42,750
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $38,085
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $44,390
Wheeling, WV-OH $43,440
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,915
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,395
$41,002
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($51,510).

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

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $48,574

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is New York ($128,660) in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 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)

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,290
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Decatur, AL $52,690
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Huntsville, AL $50,270
Mobile, AL $48,680
Montgomery, AL $50,950
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,110
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,960
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,930
$50,173
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 ($48,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,800
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$43,910
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $40,440
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$40,430
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Salinas, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($66,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $50,240
El Centro, CA $63,780
Fresno, CA $53,360
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $53,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $62,600
Merced, CA $57,440
Modesto, CA $53,630
Napa, CA $64,710
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $59,090
Redding, CA $47,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $63,450
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $56,440
Salinas, CA $66,430
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $61,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $64,650
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $52,330
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $61,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $62,260
Santa Rosa, CA $56,630
Stockton-Lodi, CA $52,420
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $53,700
Visalia-Porterville, CA $53,250
Yuba City, CA $55,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,180
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,150
$56,681
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($53,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $46,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $53,310
Fort Collins, CO $52,810
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $47,070
Pueblo, CO $48,500
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$46,638
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($66,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $61,910
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $62,490
New Haven, CT $66,540
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $62,130
Waterbury, CT $60,420
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$62,568
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida N/A
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($62,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,920
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $47,240
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Columbus, GA-AL $47,560
Dalton, GA $45,980
Gainesville, GA $51,770
Hinesville, GA $33,140
Macon, GA $43,080
Rome, GA $52,520
Savannah, GA $49,460
Valdosta, GA $46,630
Warner Robins, GA $41,650
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,990
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,460
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,150
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,760
$48,278
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($50,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
$49,995
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,230
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$43,997
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
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 ($53,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $52,890
Champaign-Urbana, IL $53,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $53,790
Danville, IL $42,800
Decatur, IL $38,420
Kankakee, IL $42,850
Peoria, IL $41,030
Rockford, IL $46,450
Springfield, IL $43,410
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,320
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,680
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,510
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,100
$44,772
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.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $44,250
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,703
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,530
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,970
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($47,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lafayette, LA $43,830
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $47,390
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$44,358
Massachusetts N/A
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 ($50,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,310
$44,188
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($57,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $57,040
Flint, MI $51,520
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $49,130
Jackson, MI $52,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,310
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,550
Midland, MI $37,640
Monroe, MI $54,990
Muskegon, MI $51,830
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,480
Saginaw, MI $54,790
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,040
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,970
$49,410
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($53,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $51,190
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $51,450
Rochester, MN $48,440
St. Cloud, MN $53,090
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,850
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,170
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,060
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,660
$48,614
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($45,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO $43,050
Joplin, MO $41,310
Kansas City, MO-KS $45,460
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,140
St. Louis, MO-IL $45,290
Springfield, MO $43,120
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,530
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,120
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,480
$42,427
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($43,690) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$41,640
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($78,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Raleigh, NC $78,980
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,980
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($54,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $54,480
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,270
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,350
$48,786
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 ($52,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
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)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
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 ($128,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $128,660
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY N/A
Rochester, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY N/A
$128,660
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($58,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $53,560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $54,400
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,530
Columbus, OH $57,210
Dayton, OH $52,700
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Springfield, OH $56,340
Toledo, OH $52,210
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $50,970
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,180
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,100
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,450
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,510
$53,767
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($44,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Tulsa, OK $44,890
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
$42,179
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($60,160) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Corvallis, OR $60,160
Eugene, OR $50,800
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
Medford, OR $46,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,770
Salem, OR $50,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,990
$48,779
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($65,360) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $48,400
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $58,120
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $60,780
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,360
Erie, PA $50,040
Gettysburg, PA $62,690
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,810
Johnstown, PA $50,330
Lancaster, PA $53,610
Lebanon, PA $56,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,900
Pittsburgh, PA $61,900
Reading, PA $57,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $56,940
Williamsport, PA $63,960
York-Hanover, PA $60,570
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,710
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,610
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,670
$57,208
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($37,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
Ponce, PR $32,200
San German, PR $31,220
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,450
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$32,401
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($51,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,380
Florence, SC $42,670
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,450
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $51,270
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
$45,647
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($42,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($56,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,750
Cleveland, TN $49,270
Jackson, TN $47,620
Johnson City, TN $48,090
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $47,840
Knoxville, TN $48,970
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $48,760
Morristown, TN $44,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $48,470
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,060
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,750
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,400
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,270
$47,539
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($67,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $67,000
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $58,400
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
$62,700
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($49,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $49,920
St. George, UT $46,770
Salt Lake City, UT $46,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$43,500
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($65,180) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $50,380
Roanoke, VA $49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,250
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
$51,755
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)

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($52,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $42,240
Fond du Lac, WI $50,620
Green Bay, WI $49,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,730
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,900
Madison, WI $48,710
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,320
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,930
Racine, WI $48,910
Sheboygan, WI $48,950
Wausau, WI $49,910
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,960
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,660
$48,027
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($49,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$44,668
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

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $48,709

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($66,120) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 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 ($49,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $46,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $49,410
$47,805
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($64,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $39,780
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $64,660
Mobile, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL $52,890
Tuscaloosa, AL $51,170
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,125
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 ($50,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $50,260
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,260
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($43,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $43,770
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$43,770
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($88,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $62,860
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $57,510
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $67,790
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $56,450
Salinas, CA $65,100
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $65,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $72,280
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $88,530
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $58,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $67,250
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA $64,810
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,190
$66,120
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($61,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $37,770
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $58,740
Fort Collins, CO $47,270
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,500
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,290
$50,314
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($59,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $50,320
New Haven, CT $59,600
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,960
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($68,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $42,980
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $45,860
Jacksonville, FL $38,090
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $39,510
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $47,710
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $49,230
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $57,320
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $48,580
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $50,100
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $68,700
Port St. Lucie, FL $26,780
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $49,640
$47,042
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($61,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $61,190
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $40,890
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA $39,350
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,143
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($54,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $51,900
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $52,240
Dubuque, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $53,530
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,810
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,120
Idaho N/A
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 ($50,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $50,680
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL $38,490
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,585
Indiana

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

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($60,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $46,000
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $60,250
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $50,370
$52,207
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($43,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS $43,670
Kansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$43,670
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 ($52,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $52,900
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,900
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($62,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA $46,280
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $62,300
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,290
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($61,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $61,280
$61,280
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($44,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $44,350
$44,350
Maine

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

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($32,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $32,740
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$32,740
Michigan

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

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($57,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $56,350
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $47,600
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $37,880
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $47,140
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,320
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,170
$49,743
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 ($60,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $60,940
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,670
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,305
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($61,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $61,400
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $51,740
Springfield, MO $38,520
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,553
Mississippi N/A
Montana N/A
North Carolina

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($58,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Raleigh, NC $52,020
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $58,730
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $52,000
Greensboro-High Point, NC $39,730
Winston-Salem, NC $47,290
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,670
$50,740
North Dakota N/A
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 ($52,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $52,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,810
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($60,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $60,150
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,150
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 ($68,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $68,340
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $49,160
Rochester, NY $52,580
Syracuse, NY $54,110
$56,048
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($59,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $24,870
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $57,520
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $59,700
Columbus, OH $56,930
Dayton, OH $57,570
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $39,340
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $46,840
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,100
$49,984
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($43,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $43,390
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$43,390
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($57,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,800
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,800
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 ($63,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,130
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $51,510
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $63,480
Pittsburgh, PA $54,340
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA $58,080
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,708
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($33,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,830
Arecibo, PR $23,780
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR $19,650
Ponce, PR $19,220
San German, PR $23,070
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,150
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,810
$22,359
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 ($48,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $30,730
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $32,380
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $48,900
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $34,360
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$36,593
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

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

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($49,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $49,590
Knoxville, TN $38,250
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $49,090
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,560
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,623
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($57,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $57,720
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $50,940
Corpus Christi, TX $42,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $52,950
Lubbock, TX $46,150
$49,998
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($51,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT $38,430
St. George, UT $25,370
Salt Lake City, UT $51,610
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $41,990
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$39,350
Virginia

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

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($60,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $50,670
Roanoke, VA $60,210
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $47,970
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,950
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($30,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $30,760
$30,760
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($52,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI $51,080
Janesville-Beloit, WI $48,830
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $44,420
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $52,930
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI $47,570
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,966
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($41,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $38,010
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $40,730
Morgantown, WV $41,850
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $33,630
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $39,350
Wheeling, WV-OH $39,250
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,340
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,530
$37,336
Wyoming N/A

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $48,574.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $48,709. 

  Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.29    

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    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Architectural Design Professor
  • Architectural Drafting Instructor
  • Architecture Faculty Member
  • Architecture Instructor
  • Architecture Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Faculty Member
  • Instructor
  • Interior Design Faculty Member
  • Interior Design Instructor
  • Interior Design Professor
  • Landscape Architecture Professor
  • Landscape Architecture Teacher
  • Lecturer
  • Professor
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $53,941
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Interior Designers

Plan, design, and furnish the internal space of rooms or buildings. Design interior environments or create physical layouts that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

Salary Ratio: 0.77    

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    
  • Bath Designer
  • Certified Kitchen Designer
  • Color Expert
  • Decorating Consultant
  • Decorator
  • Design Consultant
  • Designer
  • Furniture Arranger
  • Home Decorator
  • Home Designer
  • Home Lighting Advisor
  • House Designer
  • Interior Decorator
  • Interior Design Consultant
  • Interior Design Coordinator
  • Interior Designer
  • Kitchen and Batch Designer
  • Kitchen and Bath Designer
  • Kitchen Designer
  • Lighting Designer
  • Residential Designer
  • Room Designer
  • US Salary Median: $51,059
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $16,558 per year (or $22,514 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $66,232 to earn a doctorate (or $90,056 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($57,224 if you're in-state, $79,568 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($33,116 if you're in-state, $45,028 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $14,306 per year (or $19,892 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $57,224 to earn a bachelor's (or $79,568 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Interior Design Degrees

Brigham Young University-Idaho

525 S Center - Rexburg, ID

Out-of-state cost: $4,300/year
In-state cost: $4,300/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

Out-of-state cost: $5,970/year
In-state cost: $5,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Western Carolina University

Highway 107 - Cullowhee, NC

Out-of-state cost: $8,285/year
In-state cost: $4,285/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Park University

8700 NW River Park Dr - Parkville, MO

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

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Bellevue College

3000 Landerholm Cir SE - Bellevue, WA

Out-of-state cost: $9,349/year
In-state cost: $3,958/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Baker College

1020 S Washington St - Owosso, MI

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

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Seminole State College of Florida

100 Weldon Blvd - Sanford, FL

Out-of-state cost: $11,456/year
In-state cost: $3,131/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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South Dakota State University

1004 Campanile Ave - Brookings, SD

Out-of-state cost: $12,675/year
In-state cost: $9,200/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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Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts

1521 Washington Avenue - Saint Louis, MO

Out-of-state cost: $12,960/year
In-state cost: $12,960/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Sullivan University

3101 Bardstown Rd - Louisville, KY

Out-of-state cost: $13,500/year
In-state cost: $13,500/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Memphis

Southern Avenue - Memphis, TN

Out-of-state cost: $13,752/year
In-state cost: $9,912/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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North Dakota State University-Main Campus

1301 12th Avenue North - Fargo, ND

Out-of-state cost: $14,336/year
In-state cost: $10,033/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Wade College

1950 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 4080 Dallas INFOMART - Dallas, TX

Out-of-state cost: $14,955/year
In-state cost: $14,955/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Lincoln Drive - Carbondale, IL

Out-of-state cost: $15,057/year
In-state cost: $15,057/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Eastern Michigan University

900 Oakwood St. - Ypsilanti, MI

Out-of-state cost: $15,295/year
In-state cost: $15,295/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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University of Central Missouri

108 W South Street - Warrensburg, MO

Out-of-state cost: $15,434/year
In-state cost: $8,306/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Liberty University

1971 University Blvd - Lynchburg, VA

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

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Western Michigan University

1903 W Michigan Ave - Kalamazoo, MI

Out-of-state cost: $16,041/year
In-state cost: $13,017/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Weber State University

3850 Dixon Parkway Dr. Dept. 1031 - Ogden, UT

Out-of-state cost: $16,138/year
In-state cost: $5,956/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Interior Design Degrees

Lawrence Technological University

21000 West Ten Mile Road - Southfield, MI

Out-of-state cost: $17,918/year
In-state cost: $17,918/year
Degrees: Master's

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