Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Kindergarten & Preschool Education and Teaching Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to teach students in formal settings prior to beginning regular elementary school, usually ranging in age from three to six years (or grade one), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth. Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $49,599
    "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.): 10.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,413/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,694/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,803/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,451/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,557/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,972/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.


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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.


Overall Salary Value: $49,599

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($56,130) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($51,355).

Fairbanks, AK $51,355
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $47,065
$49,210
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($47,195).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $42,375
Huntsville, AL $44,130
Mobile, AL $40,855
Montgomery, AL $44,477
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,195
Auburn-Opelika, AL $22,850
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $19,120
Dothan, AL $19,470
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $20,320
Tuscaloosa, AL $26,480
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $17,860
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,435
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,790
$34,965
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($42,665).

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,303
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,893
Fort Smith, AR-OK $37,685
Hot Springs, AR $36,960
Jonesboro, AR $39,005
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $39,880
Pine Bluff, AR $42,235
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,515
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,665
$39,324
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($43,360).

Tucson, AZ $40,663
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $35,555
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $38,260
Prescott, AZ $35,440
Yuma, AZ $37,025
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $43,360
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $39,050
$38,594
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($77,080).

Fresno, CA $70,243
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $74,637
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $57,413
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $49,727
Stockton-Lodi, CA $75,037
Chico, CA $47,470
El Centro, CA $47,190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $58,500
Madera, CA $30,190
Merced, CA $76,690
Modesto, CA $64,385
Napa, CA $38,620
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $53,605
Redding, CA $57,740
Salinas, CA $36,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $44,880
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $60,770
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $35,820
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $38,370
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $63,260
Santa Rosa, CA $50,495
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $38,560
Visalia-Porterville, CA $54,630
Yuba City, CA $42,880
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,010
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,780
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $40,810
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $77,080
$55,829
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($46,877).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $46,877
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $40,770
Colorado Springs, CO $38,435
Fort Collins, CO $43,805
Greeley, CO $31,055
Pueblo, CO $39,780
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,295
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $40,885
$40,414
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($64,270).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $64,270
New Haven, CT $61,437
Danbury, CT $51,125
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $51,305
Waterbury, CT $54,995
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $37,720
$56,130
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($52,393).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $52,393
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $51,823
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $45,027
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $23,820
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $25,710
Gainesville, FL $29,035
Homosassa Springs, FL $37,360
Jacksonville, FL $43,495
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $38,690
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $30,800
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $45,570
Ocala, FL $25,260
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $33,090
Panama City, FL $24,360
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $26,190
Port St. Lucie, FL $23,620
Punta Gorda, FL $26,370
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $25,530
Sebring, FL $24,380
Tallahassee, FL $38,235
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,295
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $38,045
$37,557
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($52,785).

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,983
Athens-Clarke County, GA $52,455
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $43,195
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $36,910
Brunswick, GA $27,930
Columbus, GA-AL $29,220
Dalton, GA $25,290
Gainesville, GA $27,550
Hinesville, GA $44,850
Macon, GA $44,205
Savannah, GA $42,185
Valdosta, GA $36,700
Warner Robins, GA $32,920
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,785
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,915
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,635
$40,692
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($38,780).

Urban Honolulu, HI $38,780
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $38,190
$38,387
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($47,697).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $43,833
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,697
Cedar Rapids, IA $28,950
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $42,605
Dubuque, IA $38,525
Iowa City, IA $27,620
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $39,335
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $39,405
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,610
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,645
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,180
$41,535
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($36,190).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $24,460
Idaho Falls, ID $29,100
Lewiston, ID-WA $28,750
Pocatello, ID $18,620
Twin Falls, ID $24,400
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $30,220
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $36,190
$28,491
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($47,085).

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,787
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,663
Carbondale-Marion, IL $25,650
Champaign-Urbana, IL $29,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $47,085
Danville, IL $28,570
Decatur, IL $35,785
Kankakee, IL $29,680
Peoria, IL $39,100
Rockford, IL $46,585
Springfield, IL $40,560
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,715
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,625
$39,848
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($42,695).

Columbus, IN $35,530
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $35,545
Evansville, IN-KY $41,440
Fort Wayne, IN $39,363
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $41,643
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $42,695
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $34,360
Muncie, IN $39,095
Terre Haute, IN $38,730
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,190
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,190
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,770
Kokomo, IN $29,040
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $35,640
$38,243
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($50,085).

Manhattan, KS $50,085
Topeka, KS $44,000
Wichita, KS $39,145
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $45,075
$44,576
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($56,220).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,343
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,187
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,047
Lexington-Fayette, KY $43,445
Owensboro, KY $50,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,450
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,455
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $56,220
$48,013
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($38,965).

Baton Rouge, LA $32,470
Lafayette, LA $23,020
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $38,965
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $33,090
$33,302
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($64,810).

Springfield, MA-CT $64,810
Worcester, MA-CT $62,490
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $57,765
Leominster-Gardner, MA $46,755
New Bedford, MA $51,625
Pittsfield, MA $36,760
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $54,675
$56,020
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($59,445).

California-Lexington Park, MD $31,870
Cumberland, MD-WV $37,960
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $59,445
Salisbury, MD-DE $52,935
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $43,745
$47,760
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($52,577).

Portland-South Portland, ME $52,577
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $47,807
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $38,145
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $47,390
$47,222
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($55,720).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $49,205
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,837
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $55,720
Battle Creek, MI $31,960
Bay City, MI $24,410
Flint, MI $34,430
Jackson, MI $31,420
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $43,875
Midland, MI $27,140
Muskegon, MI $36,490
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $43,170
Saginaw, MI $28,550
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,105
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,900
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,560
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,325
$41,705
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($59,973).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $59,973
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $47,690
Rochester, MN $44,535
St. Cloud, MN $42,055
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,465
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,040
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,110
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,390
$48,735
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($51,463).

Kansas City, MO-KS $51,463
St. Louis, MO-IL $49,197
Springfield, MO $43,880
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,040
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,377
Jefferson City, MO $28,440
St. Joseph, MO-KS $25,150
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,530
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,610
$42,607
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($39,095).

Hattiesburg, MS $26,510
Jackson, MS $34,060
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,475
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,800
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,095
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,755
$34,807
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($43,895).

Great Falls, MT $33,865
Missoula, MT $37,635
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $40,975
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,895
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,640
$38,402
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($51,843).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $49,083
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $51,843
Greensboro-High Point, NC $49,730
Raleigh, NC $49,853
Wilmington, NC $47,650
Winston-Salem, NC $48,867
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,083
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,017
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,410
Burlington, NC $27,710
Fayetteville, NC $37,090
Goldsboro, NC $25,650
Greenville, NC $29,940
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $26,160
Jacksonville, NC $34,380
New Bern, NC $29,770
Rocky Mount, NC $35,865
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,895
$43,308
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($45,750).

Fargo, ND-MN $45,385
Grand Forks, ND-MN $45,750
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,710
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,665
$42,378
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($58,457).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $58,457
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $50,405
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,565
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,115
$52,616
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($49,060).

Manchester, NH $47,543
Portsmouth, NH-ME $49,060
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,380
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,280
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,060
$46,465
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($63,260).

Ocean City, NJ $51,013
Trenton, NJ $54,833
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $63,260
$55,508
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($50,873).

Farmington, NM $44,297
Las Cruces, NM $50,873
Santa Fe, NM $43,175
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,443
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,163
$44,049
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($61,750).

Reno, NV $50,420
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $61,750
$53,253
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($71,803).

Binghamton, NY $62,320
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $47,273
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $67,733
Rochester, NY $54,617
Syracuse, NY $61,503
Utica-Rome, NY $71,803
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $61,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $48,597
Elmira, NY $33,670
Glens Falls, NY $27,140
Ithaca, NY $46,810
Kingston, NY $59,455
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $46,060
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $49,375
$55,595
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($57,553).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $48,280
Toledo, OH $57,553
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $51,290
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,707
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,890
Canton-Massillon, OH $22,340
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $44,490
Columbus, OH $43,965
Dayton, OH $35,470
Lima, OH $19,330
Mansfield, OH $25,620
Springfield, OH $27,260
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $29,030
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,430
$42,216
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($53,523).

Tulsa, OK $53,523
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,937
Lawton, OK $36,020
Oklahoma City, OK $37,220
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,295
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,405
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,360
$42,124
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($63,813).

Salem, OR $63,813
Bend-Redmond, OR $29,450
Corvallis, OR $45,005
Eugene, OR $41,025
Grants Pass, OR $24,370
Medford, OR $44,420
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $55,150
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,630
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $44,275
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $27,290
$46,087
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($60,190).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $51,387
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $52,397
Pittsburgh, PA $58,797
Altoona, PA $41,565
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $23,930
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $42,460
East Stroudsburg, PA $26,510
Erie, PA $42,235
Gettysburg, PA $24,920
Johnstown, PA $44,335
Lancaster, PA $32,690
Lebanon, PA $28,370
Reading, PA $48,505
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $46,285
State College, PA $33,230
Williamsport, PA $46,130
York-Hanover, PA $59,405
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,450
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,190
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,355
$45,892
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($29,145).

Ponce, PR $23,360
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $27,623
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $29,145
Arecibo, PR $17,570
Guayama, PR $28,280
Mayaguez, PR $23,610
San German, PR $21,420
$25,342
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($43,797).

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $43,797
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,113
Columbia, SC $38,250
Florence, SC $38,820
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $35,070
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $25,980
Spartanburg, SC $41,750
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,915
$39,842
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($47,480).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,480
Sioux Falls, SD $37,855
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,295
$41,249
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($47,937).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $47,937
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $47,740
Clarksville, TN-KY $38,850
Cleveland, TN $39,735
Jackson, TN $37,820
Johnson City, TN $43,175
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $42,260
Knoxville, TN $40,235
Morristown, TN $41,595
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,000
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,275
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,760
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,275
$42,607
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Amarillo, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($60,710).

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $47,930
College Station-Bryan, TX $56,500
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $48,650
El Paso, TX $58,947
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $54,030
Killeen-Temple, TX $56,633
Laredo, TX $50,350
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $51,000
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $50,927
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,893
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,187
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,433
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,733
Amarillo, TX $60,710
Austin-Round Rock, TX $42,545
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $49,705
Corpus Christi, TX $46,555
Longview, TX $50,405
Lubbock, TX $44,360
Midland, TX $59,435
Odessa, TX $51,635
San Angelo, TX $37,125
Sherman-Denison, TX $47,785
Texarkana, TX-AR $34,590
Tyler, TX $37,125
Waco, TX $45,445
Wichita Falls, TX $45,040
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,995
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,500
$48,656
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($45,345).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $23,630
Provo-Orem, UT $35,535
Salt Lake City, UT $39,830
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $45,345
$37,864
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($53,307).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $53,307
Charlottesville, VA $52,975
Lynchburg, VA $27,795
Richmond, VA $39,785
Roanoke, VA $36,490
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $38,680
Winchester, VA-WV $45,195
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,085
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,080
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,545
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,895
$43,694
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($48,697).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,697
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $45,405
$47,380
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($54,690).

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $42,380
Madison, WI $54,690
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $51,267
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,927
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,970
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,843
Eau Claire, WI $24,220
Fond du Lac, WI $19,900
Green Bay, WI $40,805
Janesville-Beloit, WI $22,170
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $23,830
Racine, WI $36,775
Sheboygan, WI $27,840
Wausau, WI $24,290
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,585
$40,980
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($43,450).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $27,640
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,460
Charleston, WV $43,450
Morgantown, WV $26,280
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $32,840
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $42,590
Wheeling, WV-OH $27,910
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,740
$33,518
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($45,387).

Cheyenne, WY $37,625
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $45,387
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $44,560
$43,136

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $59,165

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($85,412) in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 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)

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $64,750
Huntsville, AL $65,350
Mobile, AL $59,370
Montgomery, AL $59,690
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $72,380
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,308
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($43,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,810
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,380
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,095
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($51,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $51,780
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
$51,780
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($110,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $99,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $110,710
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $59,100
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA $102,340
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA 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 N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
$85,412
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($54,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,960
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,510
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,735
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($84,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $84,080
New Haven, CT $69,640
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,860
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 ($79,600) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $68,270
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $79,600
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,560
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, 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
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,143
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($24,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,650
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
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
Savannah, GA N/A
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
$24,650
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($63,040) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $50,330
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,040
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,685
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($57,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,050
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$55,420
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
Kokomo, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
$44,374
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($66,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,900
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,750
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $66,880
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
$60,510
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($75,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $75,090
Worcester, MA-CT $73,790
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,440
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 ($59,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $59,340
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,180
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,260
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($84,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,810
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,020
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $84,540
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Midland, 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 N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,790
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 ($76,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,090
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,090
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,190) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $67,190
St. Louis, MO-IL $58,830
Springfield, MO $63,140
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,340
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,650
Jefferson City, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,430
Mississippi N/A
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,130) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $72,130
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $71,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC $71,460
Raleigh, NC $65,110
Wilmington, NC $67,010
Winston-Salem, NC $67,610
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,500
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,210
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,140
Burlington, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,087
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($63,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,300
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,300
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)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($79,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $79,660
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,660
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($108,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $84,130
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $42,860
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $86,070
Rochester, NY $72,160
Syracuse, NY $79,130
Utica-Rome, NY $108,740
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,380
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $43,830
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,913
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($76,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,350
Toledo, OH $76,310
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,610
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,160
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,030
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,692
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($75,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $75,070
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,710
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,890
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($72,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salem, OR $72,880
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 N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,880
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($81,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $61,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $66,020
Pittsburgh, PA $81,530
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
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,627
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($39,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $23,030
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,750
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
$31,390
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 ($60,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,170
Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, 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
$58,905
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 ($65,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,200
Sioux Falls, SD N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,200
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,550
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
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
$67,100
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($92,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,400
College Station-Bryan, TX $92,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,030
El Paso, TX $68,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,260
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,040
Laredo, TX $41,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,170
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $39,550
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,950
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,650
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,980
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,220
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,655
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 ($63,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,720
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
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
$63,720
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 ($77,130) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,360
Madison, WI $77,130
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $58,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,540
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,890
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,477
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 ($30,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $30,240
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,560
Charleston, WV N/A
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$25,400
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: $40,034

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($56,872) in the Vineland-Bridgeton, 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 ($39,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $35,950
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,170
$37,560
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($36,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $20,000
Huntsville, AL $22,910
Mobile, AL $22,340
Montgomery, AL $36,870
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $22,010
Auburn-Opelika, AL $22,850
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $19,120
Dothan, AL $19,470
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $20,320
Tuscaloosa, AL $26,480
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $17,860
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,435
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,790
$23,497
Arkansas

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

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($42,665) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,050
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,150
Fort Smith, AR-OK $37,685
Hot Springs, AR $36,960
Jonesboro, AR $39,005
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $39,880
Pine Bluff, AR $42,235
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,515
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,665
$39,127
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($43,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $35,105
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $35,555
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $38,260
Prescott, AZ $35,440
Yuma, AZ $37,025
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $43,360
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $39,050
$37,685
California

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

Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($77,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $55,490
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $56,600
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $56,570
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $47,010
Stockton-Lodi, CA $61,385
Chico, CA $47,470
El Centro, CA $47,190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $58,500
Madera, CA $30,190
Merced, CA $76,690
Modesto, CA $64,385
Napa, CA $38,620
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $53,605
Redding, CA $57,740
Salinas, CA $36,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $44,880
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $60,770
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $35,820
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $38,370
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $63,260
Santa Rosa, CA $50,495
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $38,560
Visalia-Porterville, CA $54,630
Yuba City, CA $42,880
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,010
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,780
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $40,810
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $77,080
$50,648
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($43,805) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $42,835
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,900
Colorado Springs, CO $38,435
Fort Collins, CO $43,805
Greeley, CO $31,055
Pueblo, CO $39,780
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,295
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $40,885
$38,999
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($57,335) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $54,365
New Haven, CT $57,335
Danbury, CT $51,125
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $51,305
Waterbury, CT $54,995
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $37,720
$51,141
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($45,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $44,455
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $37,935
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $42,260
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $23,820
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $25,710
Gainesville, FL $29,035
Homosassa Springs, FL $37,360
Jacksonville, FL $43,495
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $38,690
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $30,800
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $45,570
Ocala, FL $25,260
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $33,090
Panama City, FL $24,360
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $26,190
Port St. Lucie, FL $23,620
Punta Gorda, FL $26,370
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $25,530
Sebring, FL $24,380
Tallahassee, FL $38,235
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,295
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $38,045
$32,887
Georgia

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

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($52,785) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,150
Athens-Clarke County, GA $52,455
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $43,195
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $36,910
Brunswick, GA $27,930
Columbus, GA-AL $29,220
Dalton, GA $25,290
Gainesville, GA $27,550
Hinesville, GA $44,850
Macon, GA $44,205
Savannah, GA $42,185
Valdosta, GA $36,700
Warner Robins, GA $32,920
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,785
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,915
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,635
$39,306
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($38,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $38,780
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $38,190
$38,485
Iowa

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

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($44,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $40,585
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,025
Cedar Rapids, IA $28,950
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $42,605
Dubuque, IA $38,525
Iowa City, IA $27,620
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $39,335
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $39,405
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,610
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,645
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,180
$38,953
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($36,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $24,460
Idaho Falls, ID $29,100
Lewiston, ID-WA $28,750
Pocatello, ID $18,620
Twin Falls, ID $24,400
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $30,220
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $36,190
$27,391
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 ($47,085) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $35,785
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,970
Carbondale-Marion, IL $25,650
Champaign-Urbana, IL $29,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $47,085
Danville, IL $28,570
Decatur, IL $35,785
Kankakee, IL $29,680
Peoria, IL $39,100
Rockford, IL $46,585
Springfield, IL $40,560
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,715
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,625
$36,868
Indiana

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

Evansville, IN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($40,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $29,860
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $28,510
Evansville, IN-KY $40,830
Fort Wayne, IN $37,410
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $38,840
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $29,320
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $25,600
Muncie, IN $28,660
Terre Haute, IN $30,580
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,815
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,585
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,860
Kokomo, IN $29,040
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $35,640
$33,254
Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($50,085) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $50,085
Topeka, KS $44,000
Wichita, KS $39,145
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $45,075
$44,576
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($56,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $41,065
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,405
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,130
Lexington-Fayette, KY $43,445
Owensboro, KY $50,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,450
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,455
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $56,220
$46,183
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($38,965) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $32,470
Lafayette, LA $23,020
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $38,965
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $33,090
$31,886
Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($59,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $59,670
Worcester, MA-CT $56,840
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $57,765
Leominster-Gardner, MA $46,755
New Bedford, MA $51,625
Pittsfield, MA $36,760
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $54,675
$52,013
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($59,445) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $31,870
Cumberland, MD-WV $37,960
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $59,445
Salisbury, MD-DE $52,935
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $43,745
$45,191
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($49,195) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $49,195
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $43,120
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $38,145
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $47,390
$44,463
Michigan

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

Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($45,105) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $27,600
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $44,745
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $41,310
Battle Creek, MI $31,960
Bay City, MI $24,410
Flint, MI $34,430
Jackson, MI $31,420
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $43,875
Midland, MI $27,140
Muskegon, MI $36,490
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $43,170
Saginaw, MI $28,550
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,105
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,900
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,560
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,325
$35,999
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 ($51,915) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $51,915
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $47,690
Rochester, MN $44,535
St. Cloud, MN $42,055
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,465
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,040
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,110
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,390
$47,025
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($44,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $43,600
St. Louis, MO-IL $44,380
Springfield, MO $34,250
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,890
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,240
Jefferson City, MO $28,440
St. Joseph, MO-KS $25,150
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,530
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,610
$35,899
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($39,095) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $26,510
Jackson, MS $34,060
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,475
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,800
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,095
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,755
$34,116
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($43,895) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $33,865
Missoula, MT $37,635
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $40,975
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,895
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,640
$38,402
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($42,225) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,560
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $41,960
Greensboro-High Point, NC $38,865
Raleigh, NC $42,225
Wilmington, NC $37,970
Winston-Salem, NC $39,495
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,375
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,920
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,545
Burlington, NC $27,710
Fayetteville, NC $37,090
Goldsboro, NC $25,650
Greenville, NC $29,940
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $26,160
Jacksonville, NC $34,380
New Bern, NC $29,770
Rocky Mount, NC $35,865
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,895
$35,465
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($45,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $45,385
Grand Forks, ND-MN $45,750
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,710
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,665
$42,378
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($56,035) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $56,035
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $50,405
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,565
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,115
$51,280
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($47,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $47,010
Portsmouth, NH-ME $47,900
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $42,385
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,150
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $44,550
$45,599
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($67,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $52,480
Trenton, NJ $51,085
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $67,050
$56,872
New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($47,505) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $41,510
Las Cruces, NM $47,505
Santa Fe, NM $35,330
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,765
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,440
$40,710
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($61,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $35,800
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $61,750
$48,775
New York

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

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($59,455) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $51,415
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $49,480
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $58,565
Rochester, NY $45,845
Syracuse, NY $52,690
Utica-Rome, NY $53,335
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $59,045
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $50,980
Elmira, NY $33,670
Glens Falls, NY $27,140
Ithaca, NY $46,810
Kingston, NY $59,455
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $46,060
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $49,375
$48,848
Ohio

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

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($48,175) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $39,245
Toledo, OH $48,175
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $47,630
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,980
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,820
Canton-Massillon, OH $22,340
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $44,490
Columbus, OH $43,965
Dayton, OH $35,470
Lima, OH $19,330
Mansfield, OH $25,620
Springfield, OH $27,260
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $29,030
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,430
$34,985
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($43,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $42,750
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,050
Lawton, OK $36,020
Oklahoma City, OK $37,220
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,295
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,405
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,360
$38,443
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($59,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salem, OR $59,280
Bend-Redmond, OR $29,450
Corvallis, OR $45,005
Eugene, OR $41,025
Grants Pass, OR $24,370
Medford, OR $44,420
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $55,150
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,630
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $44,275
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $27,290
$41,890
Pennsylvania

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

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($60,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $46,415
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $45,585
Pittsburgh, PA $47,430
Altoona, PA $41,565
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $23,930
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $42,460
East Stroudsburg, PA $26,510
Erie, PA $42,235
Gettysburg, PA $24,920
Johnstown, PA $44,335
Lancaster, PA $32,690
Lebanon, PA $28,370
Reading, PA $48,505
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $46,285
State College, PA $33,230
Williamsport, PA $46,130
York-Hanover, PA $59,405
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,450
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,190
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,355
$41,800
Puerto Rico

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($29,145) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $23,690
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $21,560
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $29,145
Arecibo, PR $17,570
Guayama, PR $28,280
Mayaguez, PR $23,610
San German, PR $21,420
$23,611
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($42,915) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $36,875
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,085
Columbia, SC $38,250
Florence, SC $38,820
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $35,070
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $25,980
Spartanburg, SC $41,750
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,915
$36,593
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($38,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,620
Sioux Falls, SD $37,855
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,295
$37,257
Tennessee

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

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($47,275) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $37,580
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $38,835
Clarksville, TN-KY $38,850
Cleveland, TN $39,735
Jackson, TN $37,820
Johnson City, TN $43,175
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $42,260
Knoxville, TN $40,235
Morristown, TN $41,595
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,000
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,275
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,760
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,275
$40,723
Texas

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

Amarillo, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($60,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $47,695
College Station-Bryan, TX $38,665
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $44,960
El Paso, TX $54,180
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $50,415
Killeen-Temple, TX $49,930
Laredo, TX $54,715
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $49,415
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,615
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,865
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,455
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,660
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,490
Amarillo, TX $60,710
Austin-Round Rock, TX $42,545
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $49,705
Corpus Christi, TX $46,555
Longview, TX $50,405
Lubbock, TX $44,360
Midland, TX $59,435
Odessa, TX $51,635
San Angelo, TX $37,125
Sherman-Denison, TX $47,785
Texarkana, TX-AR $34,590
Tyler, TX $37,125
Waco, TX $45,445
Wichita Falls, TX $45,040
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,995
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,500
$47,311
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($45,345) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $23,630
Provo-Orem, UT $35,535
Salt Lake City, UT $39,830
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $45,345
$36,085
Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($52,975) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $48,100
Charlottesville, VA $52,975
Lynchburg, VA $27,795
Richmond, VA $39,785
Roanoke, VA $36,490
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $38,680
Winchester, VA-WV $45,195
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,085
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,080
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,545
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,895
$42,784
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($47,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,660
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,130
$42,395
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 ($47,445) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $26,400
Madison, WI $43,470
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $47,445
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,620
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,440
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,320
Eau Claire, WI $24,220
Fond du Lac, WI $19,900
Green Bay, WI $40,805
Janesville-Beloit, WI $22,170
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $23,830
Racine, WI $36,775
Sheboygan, WI $27,840
Wausau, WI $24,290
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,585
$33,341
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($43,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $25,040
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,910
Charleston, WV $43,450
Morgantown, WV $26,280
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $32,840
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $42,590
Wheeling, WV-OH $27,910
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,740
$34,345
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($44,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $23,740
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $44,650
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $43,065
$37,152

3 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 $59,165.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $40,034. 

  Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.35    

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
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Professor
  • Counselor Education Professor
  • Education Faculty Member
  • Education Instructor
  • Education Professor
  • Education Teacher
  • Educational Administration Teacher
  • Educational Teaching Instructor
  • Faculty Member
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Literacy Education Professor
  • Mathematics Education Professor
  • Primary Education Professor
  • Professor
  • Science Education Professor
  • Secondary Education Professor
  • Special Education Professor
  • Visual Education Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $61,249
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.

Salary Ratio: 0.38    

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    
  • Child Development Teacher
  • Childcare Teacher
  • Childhood Development Teacher
  • Day Care Teacher
  • Daycare Teacher
  • Early Childhood Teacher
  • Group Teacher
  • Home-Based Preschool Teacher
  • Infant Teacher
  • Montessori Paraprofessional
  • Montessori Preschool Teacher
  • Montessori Teacher
  • Nursery School Teacher
  • Nursery Teacher
  • Pre-Kindergarten Teacher (Pre-K Teacher)
  • Pre-School Teacher
  • Prekindergarten Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Toddler Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $31,425
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Salary Ratio: 0.83    

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    
  • Art Teacher
  • Bilingual Education Teacher
  • Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher
  • Classroom Teacher
  • Early Childhood Teacher
  • Educator
  • Instructor
  • Kinder Teacher
  • Kindergarten Classroom Teacher
  • Montessori Teacher
  • Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher)
  • Physical Fitness Teacher
  • Private Kindergarten Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Title One Kindergarten Teacher
  • Transitional Kindergarten Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $55,289
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $12,450 per year (or $17,803 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $49,800 to earn a doctorate (or $71,212 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($46,776 if you're in-state, $69,652 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($24,900 if you're in-state, $35,606 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $11,694 per year (or $17,413 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $46,776 to earn a bachelor's (or $69,652 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Kindergarten & Preschool Education and Teaching Degrees

Universidad Central de Bayamon

Avenida Zaya Verde La Milagrosa Barrio Hato Tejas - Bayam?n",PR, 00960-1725

Out-of-state cost: $5,462/year
In-state cost: $5,462/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Mississippi Valley State University

14000 Highway 82 West - Itta Bena, MS

Out-of-state cost: $6,746/year
In-state cost: $6,746/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Elizabeth City State University

1704 Weeksville Rd - Elizabeth City, NC

Out-of-state cost: $7,260/year
In-state cost: $3,260/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

One University Drive - Pembroke, NC

Out-of-state cost: $7,456/year
In-state cost: $3,456/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Western Carolina University

Highway 107 - Cullowhee, NC

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

Bemidji State University

1500 Birchmont Dr - Bemidji, MN

Out-of-state cost: $9,076/year
In-state cost: $9,076/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Glenville State College

200 High Street - Glenville, WV

Out-of-state cost: $9,514/year
In-state cost: $7,886/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Rust College

150 Rust Avenue - Holly Springs, MS

Out-of-state cost: $9,900/year
In-state cost: $9,900/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

New Mexico Highlands University

803 University Ave - Las Vegas, NM

Out-of-state cost: $10,998/year
In-state cost: $6,558/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Black Hills State University

1200 University St - Spearfish, SD

Out-of-state cost: $11,742/year
In-state cost: $8,672/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Minnesota-Crookston

2900 University Ave - Crookston, MN

Out-of-state cost: $12,014/year
In-state cost: $12,014/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Western New Mexico University

1000 W. College Ave - Silver City, NM

Out-of-state cost: $13,557/year
In-state cost: $6,574/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

University of Arkansas at Monticello

Highway 425 South - Monticello, AR

Out-of-state cost: $13,759/year
In-state cost: $7,909/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Athens State University

300 N Beaty St - Athens, AL

Out-of-state cost: $13,890/year
In-state cost: $7,710/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Eastern Illinois University

600 Lincoln Avenue - Charleston, IL

Out-of-state cost: $14,126/year
In-state cost: $11,931/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Shawnee State University

940 Second St - Portsmouth, OH

Out-of-state cost: $14,647/year
In-state cost: $8,604/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

15200 Kutztown Rd - Kutztown, PA

Out-of-state cost: $15,156/year
In-state cost: $11,048/year
Degrees: Certificate

Liberty University

1971 University Blvd - Lynchburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $15,460/year
In-state cost: $15,460/year
Degrees: Certificate

California University of Pennsylvania

250 University Ave - California, PA

Out-of-state cost: $15,726/year
In-state cost: $11,108/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's, Certificate

Winston-Salem State University

601 Martin Luther King Jr Dr - Winston-Salem, NC

Out-of-state cost: $16,188/year
In-state cost: $5,941/year
Degrees: Bachelor's


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Kindergarten & Preschool Education and Teaching Degrees

Furman University

3300 Poinsett Highway - Greenville, SC

Out-of-state cost: $7,513/year
In-state cost: $7,513/year
Degrees: Master's

Jackson State University

1400 John R. Lynch Street - Jackson, MS

Out-of-state cost: $9,445/year
In-state cost: $8,445/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Muskingum University

10 College Drive - New Concord, OH

Out-of-state cost: $10,260/year
In-state cost: $10,260/year
Degrees: Master's

Emporia State University

1 Kellogg Circle - Emporia, KS

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

SUNY College at Geneseo

1 College Circle - Geneseo, NY

Out-of-state cost: $24,085/year
In-state cost: $12,295/year
Degrees: Master's

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

103 South Bldg Cb 9100 - Chapel Hill, NC

Out-of-state cost: $30,248/year
In-state cost: $12,522/year
Degrees: Master's

Old Dominion University

5115 Hampton Blvd - Norfolk, VA

Out-of-state cost: $33,288/year
In-state cost: $13,224/year
Degrees: Master's

Adelphi University

South Ave - Garden City, NY

Out-of-state cost: $43,950/year
In-state cost: $43,950/year
Degrees: Master's

University of Rochester

Wilson Blvd. - Wallis Hall - Rochester, NY

Out-of-state cost: $50,505/year
In-state cost: $50,505/year
Degrees: Master's

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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