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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Labor Studies Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the study of various aspects of work, labor organization and policy, and labor movements from the perspective of the social sciences and history. Includes instruction in labor history; political and ideological issues; worker movements and social organizations; civil rights; labor law and policy studies; labor economics; international and comparative labor studies; and applications to specific industries, groups, locations, and time periods.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization. Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints. Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $85,281
    "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.): 9.13%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 4-6 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,775/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,095/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,491/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,350/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,665/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,733/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: $85,281

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Hampshire ($126,822) in the West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($91,987).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $91,987
Fairbanks, AK $66,760
$85,680
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($105,640).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $105,640
Decatur, AL $94,640
Huntsville, AL $85,885
Mobile, AL $79,840
Montgomery, AL $57,830
Tuscaloosa, AL $77,000
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $100,940
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $94,830
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $17,800
$77,909
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($93,030).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $88,930
Jonesboro, AR $84,080
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $84,855
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $86,440
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,700
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $93,030
Pine Bluff, AR $35,260
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,370
$74,622
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($100,790).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $86,170
Tucson, AZ $86,873
Yuma, AZ $91,250
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $100,790
$89,286
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Visalia-Porterville, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($133,560).

El Centro, CA $100,890
Fresno, CA $97,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $118,997
Merced, CA $120,300
Modesto, CA $71,135
Napa, CA $119,060
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $108,765
Redding, CA $100,340
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $96,630
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $111,247
Salinas, CA $83,227
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $108,517
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $106,843
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $128,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $130,720
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $131,760
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $108,800
Santa Rosa, CA $132,480
Stockton-Lodi, CA $109,017
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $128,880
Visalia-Porterville, CA $133,560
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $90,640
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $109,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $96,370
$107,577
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($135,230).

Colorado Springs, CO $94,640
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $100,227
Fort Collins, CO $135,230
Greeley, CO $133,530
Pueblo, CO $109,720
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $133,060
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,920
$109,142
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($92,960).

Danbury, CT $91,800
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $90,520
New Haven, CT $90,013
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $82,865
Waterbury, CT $83,267
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $92,960
$88,121
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Ocala, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($100,100).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $98,660
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $91,900
Gainesville, FL $100,050
Jacksonville, FL $76,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $97,680
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $81,180
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $80,980
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $68,765
Ocala, FL $100,100
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $93,137
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $78,975
Panama City, FL $89,930
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $77,090
Port St. Lucie, FL $88,630
Tallahassee, FL $58,315
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $84,025
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $94,780
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $81,420
$83,700
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($119,190).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $119,190
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $86,630
Columbus, GA-AL $100,140
Dalton, GA $109,200
Gainesville, GA $83,150
Macon, GA $86,000
Rome, GA $75,795
Savannah, GA $64,510
Valdosta, GA $75,690
Warner Robins, GA $92,080
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,580
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $86,625
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $74,440
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,630
$81,299
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($105,930).

Urban Honolulu, HI $105,930
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $84,770
$90,060
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($105,300).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $84,900
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $89,823
Dubuque, IA $92,450
Iowa City, IA $105,300
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $85,095
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $95,395
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $96,600
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $95,640
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $86,370
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,455
$87,536
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($95,520).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $95,520
Idaho Falls, ID $83,080
Twin Falls, ID $91,720
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $82,110
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $84,540
$87,394
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Danville, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($115,290).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $111,900
Champaign-Urbana, IL $76,615
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $95,817
Danville, IL $115,290
Decatur, IL $69,520
Kankakee, IL $92,000
Peoria, IL $81,715
Rockford, IL $94,830
Springfield, IL $70,890
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $93,450
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,110
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $80,210
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,900
$84,430
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($88,250).

Columbus, IN $88,250
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $66,915
Evansville, IN-KY $70,845
Fort Wayne, IN $78,190
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $62,523
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $84,205
Muncie, IN $76,650
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $72,135
Terre Haute, IN $67,773
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $68,585
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,130
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $67,305
Kokomo, IN $50,540
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
$70,043
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($107,830).

Topeka, KS $107,830
Wichita, KS $84,000
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $56,243
$74,093
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($101,400).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $101,400
Lexington-Fayette, KY $95,450
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $76,025
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $86,740
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,403
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,020
Owensboro, KY $75,330
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $62,100
$73,693
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($99,350).

Baton Rouge, LA $86,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $87,200
Lafayette, LA $86,200
Lake Charles, LA $88,910
Monroe, LA $73,970
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $86,845
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $81,720
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,225
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $99,350
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $84,410
$85,525
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($110,975).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $110,975
Leominster-Gardner, MA $101,990
New Bedford, MA $91,530
Pittsfield, MA $95,840
Springfield, MA-CT $91,420
Worcester, MA-CT $102,163
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $95,570
$98,397
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($139,760).

California-Lexington Park, MD $113,680
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $111,520
Salisbury, MD-DE $139,760
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $119,030
$120,998
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($102,240).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $102,240
Portland-South Portland, ME $93,375
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $85,990
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $81,677
$88,250
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($120,280).

Battle Creek, MI $93,155
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $98,087
Flint, MI $100,885
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $79,163
Jackson, MI $120,280
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $97,377
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $105,000
Monroe, MI $117,540
Muskegon, MI $101,900
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $97,630
Saginaw, MI $93,055
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $94,990
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $94,720
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $97,940
$97,425
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($102,815).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $92,210
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $97,560
Rochester, MN $102,815
St. Cloud, MN $78,865
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $94,745
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $75,605
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,210
$86,241
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($98,280).

Jefferson City, MO $74,790
Kansas City, MO-KS $97,815
St. Joseph, MO-KS $98,280
St. Louis, MO-IL $70,050
Springfield, MO $93,645
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $89,695
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $72,133
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $87,370
$83,287
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($92,330).

Hattiesburg, MS $92,330
Jackson, MS $79,580
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $91,040
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $77,220
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $76,725
$81,886
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($100,380).

Missoula, MT $100,380
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $93,500
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $94,960
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $78,450
$91,823
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($100,120).

Burlington, NC $100,090
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $100,120
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $99,867
Fayetteville, NC $90,785
Greensboro-High Point, NC $85,747
Greenville, NC $99,780
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $97,960
Raleigh, NC $82,670
Rocky Mount, NC $90,560
Wilmington, NC $96,595
Winston-Salem, NC $90,590
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $77,950
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $80,555
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $94,865
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,880
$90,379
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($116,680).

Fargo, ND-MN $116,680
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $101,110
$108,895
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($93,970).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $79,823
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $85,660
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $93,970
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,215
$81,933
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 ($138,200).

Manchester, NH $130,950
Portsmouth, NH-ME $123,580
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $103,180
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $138,200
$126,822
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($96,705).

Trenton, NJ $93,107
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $96,705
Ocean City, NJ $48,080
$86,802
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($96,110).

Las Cruces, NM $93,960
Santa Fe, NM $89,570
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $96,110
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $91,425
$92,498
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($103,480).

Reno, NV $102,677
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $103,480
$102,878
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($160,690).

Binghamton, NY $103,313
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $85,207
Ithaca, NY $160,690
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $121,693
Rochester, NY $103,600
Syracuse, NY $90,827
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $93,757
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $91,440
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $90,030
Elmira, NY $54,890
Utica-Rome, NY $74,055
$96,546
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($101,223).

Canton-Massillon, OH $91,070
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $101,223
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $97,350
Columbus, OH $95,897
Dayton, OH $87,435
Lima, OH $76,930
Toledo, OH $82,903
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $85,095
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $75,840
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $61,425
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $88,995
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $90,803
Mansfield, OH $19,870
$84,849
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($97,420).

Oklahoma City, OK $97,420
Tulsa, OK $64,703
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $86,870
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $90,350
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $79,480
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $72,550
$77,037
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($112,717).

Bend-Redmond, OR $96,730
Eugene, OR $53,495
Medford, OR $94,970
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $103,293
Salem, OR $112,717
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $83,487
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $98,780
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $109,820
$93,719
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($120,600).

Altoona, PA $112,670
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $114,800
East Stroudsburg, PA $120,600
Erie, PA $82,775
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $89,800
Lancaster, PA $92,560
Lebanon, PA $97,070
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $105,033
Pittsburgh, PA $103,607
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $88,080
State College, PA $119,390
York-Hanover, PA $90,090
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $111,765
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,100
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $91,780
Reading, PA $79,320
Johnstown, PA $65,530
$95,509
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($71,480).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $44,700
Arecibo, PR $50,580
Ponce, PR $50,510
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $49,613
Mayaguez, PR $71,480
$51,911
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($103,430).

Columbia, SC $90,080
Florence, SC $103,120
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $76,080
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $103,080
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $103,430
Spartanburg, SC $90,330
Sumter, SC $90,160
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $76,305
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,540
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $93,800
$87,396
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($82,255).

Sioux Falls, SD $82,255
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $75,620
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,565
$72,643
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Cleveland, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($87,670).

Clarksville, TN-KY $84,510
Cleveland, TN $87,670
Jackson, TN $72,780
Johnson City, TN $77,550
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $80,350
Knoxville, TN $83,725
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $72,207
Morristown, TN $85,670
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $80,300
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,650
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $66,785
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $81,980
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,660
$77,166
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($127,455).

Amarillo, TX $96,550
Austin-Round Rock, TX $109,610
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $110,370
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $84,395
College Station-Bryan, TX $127,455
Corpus Christi, TX $84,727
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $87,323
El Paso, TX $73,905
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $84,880
Killeen-Temple, TX $91,990
Laredo, TX $92,750
Longview, TX $108,770
Lubbock, TX $111,910
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $103,250
Midland, TX $102,060
Odessa, TX $117,490
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $84,437
Tyler, TX $96,620
Waco, TX $105,560
Wichita Falls, TX $97,430
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $102,520
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,640
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $99,960
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $88,960
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $90,480
$93,908
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($102,670).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $95,930
Provo-Orem, UT $102,250
St. George, UT $80,770
Salt Lake City, UT $102,670
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $98,810
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $80,600
$93,505
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($126,670).

Charlottesville, VA $105,530
Harrisonburg, VA $106,390
Lynchburg, VA $101,700
Richmond, VA $90,410
Roanoke, VA $84,340
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $126,670
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $96,637
Winchester, VA-WV $122,070
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,555
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $110,670
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $121,380
$97,933
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($77,215).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $77,215
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $68,185
$72,700
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($114,800).

Eau Claire, WI $62,390
Green Bay, WI $102,310
Janesville-Beloit, WI $75,040
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $91,180
Madison, WI $77,773
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $97,765
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $69,945
Racine, WI $69,315
Sheboygan, WI $108,230
Wausau, WI $111,280
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $102,710
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $67,933
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $64,493
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $114,800
$80,815
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($101,450).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $66,090
Morgantown, WV $101,450
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,670
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,627
Charleston, WV $65,700
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $21,080
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $19,400
$56,927
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($76,175).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $71,965
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $76,175
Cheyenne, WY $51,510
$69,558

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $92,791

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Colorado ($125,185) in the Fort Collins, CO 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 ($110,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $110,500
Fairbanks, AK N/A
$110,500
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($110,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $105,640
Decatur, AL $94,640
Huntsville, AL $110,350
Mobile, AL $66,615
Montgomery, AL $54,840
Tuscaloosa, AL $62,835
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $100,940
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $96,520
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $17,800
$78,909
Arkansas

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

South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($93,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $88,930
Jonesboro, AR $84,080
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $90,170
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $86,440
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $78,870
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $93,030
Pine Bluff, AR $35,260
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,540
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($108,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $108,580
Tucson, AZ $79,775
Yuma, AZ $91,250
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $100,790
$95,099
California

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

Visalia-Porterville, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($133,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

El Centro, CA $100,890
Fresno, CA $97,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $111,345
Merced, CA $120,300
Modesto, CA $71,135
Napa, CA $119,060
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $108,765
Redding, CA $100,340
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $96,770
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $105,465
Salinas, CA $90,345
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $100,335
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $119,895
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $128,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $130,720
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $131,760
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $108,800
Santa Rosa, CA $132,480
Stockton-Lodi, CA $93,230
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $128,880
Visalia-Porterville, CA $133,560
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $90,640
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $109,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $96,370
$109,408
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($135,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $121,240
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $118,330
Fort Collins, CO $135,230
Greeley, CO $133,530
Pueblo, CO $109,720
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $133,060
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$125,185
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($95,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $91,800
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $95,520
New Haven, CT $86,995
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $82,865
Waterbury, CT $78,660
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $92,960
$88,133
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Ocala, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($100,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $98,660
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $91,900
Gainesville, FL $100,050
Jacksonville, FL $95,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $97,680
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $81,180
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $80,980
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $68,765
Ocala, FL $100,100
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $84,985
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $78,975
Panama City, FL $89,930
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $77,090
Port St. Lucie, FL $88,630
Tallahassee, FL $58,315
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $84,025
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $94,780
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $81,420
$86,278
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 ($119,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $119,190
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $85,465
Columbus, GA-AL $100,140
Dalton, GA $109,200
Gainesville, GA $83,150
Macon, GA $86,000
Rome, GA $96,750
Savannah, GA $59,580
Valdosta, GA $75,690
Warner Robins, GA $92,080
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $83,780
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $86,300
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $74,440
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $70,630
$87,314
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($107,155) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $105,930
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $107,155
$106,543
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($105,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $84,900
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $100,840
Dubuque, IA $92,450
Iowa City, IA $105,300
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $97,790
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $95,395
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $103,450
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $95,640
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $86,370
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,455
$91,959
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($95,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $95,520
Idaho Falls, ID $83,080
Twin Falls, ID $91,720
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $82,110
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $84,540
$87,394
Illinois

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

Danville, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($115,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $111,900
Champaign-Urbana, IL $76,615
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $96,685
Danville, IL $115,290
Decatur, IL $69,520
Kankakee, IL $92,000
Peoria, IL $81,715
Rockford, IL $94,830
Springfield, IL $70,890
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $93,450
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $75,105
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $79,980
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,900
$86,914
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($135,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $135,300
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $91,250
Evansville, IN-KY $99,030
Fort Wayne, IN $95,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $70,160
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $112,340
Muncie, IN $103,770
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $72,135
Terre Haute, IN $78,220
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $99,230
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $74,495
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $96,020
Kokomo, IN $50,540
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
$90,626
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($107,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS $107,830
Wichita, KS $84,000
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $56,650
$82,827
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($101,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $101,400
Lexington-Fayette, KY $95,450
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $76,025
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $86,740
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,150
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,020
Owensboro, KY $75,330
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,731
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $86,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $87,200
Lafayette, LA $86,200
Lake Charles, LA $88,910
Monroe, LA $73,970
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $96,530
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $81,720
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $85,600
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $90,070
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $84,410
$86,118
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 ($110,975) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $110,975
Leominster-Gardner, MA $101,990
New Bedford, MA $91,530
Pittsfield, MA $95,840
Springfield, MA-CT $89,905
Worcester, MA-CT $101,625
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $95,570
$98,205
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($139,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $113,680
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $111,520
Salisbury, MD-DE $139,760
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $119,030
$120,998
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($119,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $102,240
Portland-South Portland, ME $119,260
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $116,930
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $89,195
$106,906
Michigan

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

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($120,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $93,155
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $102,055
Flint, MI $100,885
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $84,440
Jackson, MI $120,280
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $91,995
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $98,055
Monroe, MI $117,540
Muskegon, MI $101,900
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $97,630
Saginaw, MI $93,055
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $87,600
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $94,720
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $97,940
$98,661
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 ($103,925) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $92,210
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $103,925
Rochester, MN $102,815
St. Cloud, MN $78,865
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $94,745
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $75,605
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,210
$86,768
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($119,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO $74,790
Kansas City, MO-KS $119,050
St. Joseph, MO-KS $98,280
St. Louis, MO-IL $64,365
Springfield, MO $96,520
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $98,240
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $63,190
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $87,370
$87,726
Mississippi

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

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($92,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $92,330
Jackson, MS $79,580
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $91,040
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $77,220
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $87,620
$85,558
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($100,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $100,380
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $93,500
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $94,960
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $78,450
$91,823
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 ($128,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $100,090
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $128,480
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $91,750
Fayetteville, NC $90,785
Greensboro-High Point, NC $90,240
Greenville, NC $117,330
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $97,960
Raleigh, NC $85,995
Rocky Mount, NC $115,420
Wilmington, NC $116,280
Winston-Salem, NC $90,590
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $93,160
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $97,530
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $95,310
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$100,780
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($116,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $116,680
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $101,110
$108,895
Nebraska

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

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($93,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $83,585
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $85,660
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $93,970
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $88,970
$88,046
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($130,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $130,950
Portsmouth, NH-ME $123,580
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $103,180
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $112,320
$117,508
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 ($133,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $108,495
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $133,940
Ocean City, NJ N/A
$121,218
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($99,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $93,960
Santa Fe, NM $89,570
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $96,110
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $99,830
$94,868
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($103,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $88,630
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $103,480
$96,055
New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($160,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $109,835
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $90,585
Ithaca, NY $160,690
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $128,805
Rochester, NY $107,155
Syracuse, NY $86,795
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $93,390
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $102,055
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $101,490
Elmira, NY $54,890
Utica-Rome, NY $71,390
$100,644
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($99,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $91,070
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $99,980
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $97,350
Columbus, OH $89,750
Dayton, OH $87,435
Lima, OH $76,930
Toledo, OH $80,455
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $90,330
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $75,840
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $61,425
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $88,995
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $79,655
Mansfield, OH $19,870
$79,930
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($97,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $97,420
Tulsa, OK $62,330
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $86,870
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $90,350
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $79,480
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $81,640
$83,015
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 ($111,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $96,730
Eugene, OR $53,495
Medford, OR $94,970
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $111,300
Salem, OR $100,710
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $86,180
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $98,780
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $109,820
$93,998
Pennsylvania

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

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($120,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $112,670
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $114,800
East Stroudsburg, PA $120,600
Erie, PA $82,775
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $93,775
Lancaster, PA $92,560
Lebanon, PA $97,070
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $114,310
Pittsburgh, PA $103,950
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $88,080
State College, PA $119,390
York-Hanover, PA $90,090
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $111,765
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,100
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $76,375
Reading, PA $79,320
Johnstown, PA N/A
$98,289
Puerto Rico

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

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($54,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $44,700
Arecibo, PR $49,040
Ponce, PR $54,400
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $51,250
Mayaguez, PR N/A
$49,848
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($103,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $90,080
Florence, SC $103,120
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $84,175
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $103,080
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $103,430
Spartanburg, SC $90,330
Sumter, SC $90,160
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $83,380
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $98,980
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $93,800
$94,054
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($82,255) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $82,255
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $75,170
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,630
$71,352
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 ($96,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $84,510
Cleveland, TN $87,670
Jackson, TN $81,910
Johnson City, TN $77,550
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $96,590
Knoxville, TN $83,725
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $69,305
Morristown, TN $85,670
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $82,020
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,650
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,690
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $81,980
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,660
$79,841
Texas

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

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($117,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $96,550
Austin-Round Rock, TX $113,680
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $110,370
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $115,440
College Station-Bryan, TX $102,890
Corpus Christi, TX $84,820
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $95,040
El Paso, TX $73,905
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $83,060
Killeen-Temple, TX $101,080
Laredo, TX $92,750
Longview, TX $108,770
Lubbock, TX $102,070
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $103,250
Midland, TX $102,060
Odessa, TX $117,490
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $96,615
Tyler, TX $96,620
Waco, TX $105,560
Wichita Falls, TX $97,430
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $102,520
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $92,890
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $99,960
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $79,960
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $105,570
$99,214
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($102,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $95,930
Provo-Orem, UT $102,250
St. George, UT $80,770
Salt Lake City, UT $102,670
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $98,810
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $80,600
$93,505
Virginia

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($126,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $105,530
Harrisonburg, VA $106,390
Lynchburg, VA $101,700
Richmond, VA $90,410
Roanoke, VA $84,340
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $126,670
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $105,565
Winchester, VA-WV $122,070
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,555
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $110,670
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $121,380
$103,753
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($103,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $103,660
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $82,690
$93,175
Wisconsin

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

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($114,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $62,390
Green Bay, WI $102,310
Janesville-Beloit, WI $75,040
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $99,570
Madison, WI $66,165
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $97,765
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $69,945
Racine, WI $69,315
Sheboygan, WI $108,230
Wausau, WI $111,280
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $102,710
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,545
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,880
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $114,800
$85,210
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 ($101,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $57,890
Morgantown, WV $101,450
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,670
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,910
Charleston, WV $65,700
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $21,080
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $19,400
$54,443
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($104,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $97,070
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $104,800
Cheyenne, WY N/A
$100,935

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $77,772

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

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $61,420
Mobile, AL $106,290
Montgomery, AL $63,810
Tuscaloosa, AL $105,330
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $93,140
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,998
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $63,760
Tucson, AZ $101,070
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,415
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

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

El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $134,300
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $96,350
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $122,810
Salinas, CA $68,990
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $124,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $80,740
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
Stockton-Lodi, CA $140,590
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, 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
$109,809
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $57,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $109,440
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
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,485
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

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
Muncie, IN $49,530
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
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
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

Reno, NV $130,770
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$130,770
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

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 bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $92,791.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $77,772. 

  Human Resources Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.

Salary Ratio: 0.9    

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    
  • Diversity Manager
  • Efficiency Manager
  • Employee Relations Manager
  • Employee Welfare Manager
  • Employment Manager
  • HR Administration Director (Human Resources Administration Director)
  • HR Department Supervisor (Human Resources Department Supervisor)
  • Human Resources Administrator (HR Administrator)
  • Human Resources Coordinator (HR Coordinator)
  • Human Resources Director (HR Director)
  • Human Resources Manager (HR Manager)
  • Human Resources Operations Manager
  • Human Services Manager
  • Industrial Relations Director
  • Industrial Relations Manager
  • Job Analysis Manager
  • Labor Relations Director
  • Labor Relations Manager
  • Merit System Director
  • Personnel Administrator
  • Personnel Director
  • Personnel Generalist Manager
  • Personnel Manager
  • Placement Director
  • Position Classification Manager
  • Position Description Manager
  • Recruiting Manager
  • Recruitment Director
  • Recruitment Manager
  • Staffing Manager
  • Talent Acquisition Manager
  • US Salary Median: $103,887
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Labor Relations Specialists

Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.

Salary Ratio: 0.49    

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    
  • Appeals and Grievances Specialist
  • Arbitration Specialist
  • Business Agent
  • Business Representative
  • Collective Bargaining Specialist
  • Conciliator
  • Contract and Negotiations Professional
  • Contract Negotiator
  • Contracts and Negotiations Professional
  • Employee and Labor Relations Specialist
  • Employee Relations Representative
  • Employee Relations Specialist
  • Employee Representative
  • Employer Relations Representative
  • Employer Relations Specialist
  • Field Operations Coordinator
  • Grievance and Appeals Specialist
  • Grievance Manager
  • Grievances and Appeals Workflow Professional
  • Industrial Relations Analyst
  • Industrial Relations Counselor
  • Industrial Relations Representative
  • Industrial Relations Specialist
  • Industrial Relations Worker
  • Labor Conciliator
  • Labor Contract Analyst
  • Labor Mediator
  • Labor Organizer
  • Labor Relations Analyst
  • Labor Relations Consultant
  • Labor Relations Negotiator
  • Labor Relations Representative
  • Labor Relations Specialist
  • Labor Relations Worker
  • Labor Representative
  • Personnel Arbitrator
  • Personnel Negotiator
  • Relations Specialist
  • Union Organizer
  • Union Representative
  • Union Steward
  • US Salary Median: $63,821
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Business Teachers, Postsecondary

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

Salary Ratio: 0.23    

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

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

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


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $14,094 per year (or $27,775 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $56,376 to earn a bachelor's (or $111,100 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $13,349 per year (or $25,490 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $53,396 to earn a doctorate (or $101,960 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($56,376 if you're in-state, $111,100 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($26,698 if you're in-state, $50,980 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Labor Studies Degrees

CUNY Graduate School and University Center

365 Fifth Ave - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,360/year
In-state cost: $7,410/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

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CUNY Queens College

65-30 Kissena Blvd - Queens, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,488/year
In-state cost: $7,538/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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SUNY Empire State College

Two Union Ave - Saratoga Springs, NY

Out-of-state cost: $17,540/year
In-state cost: $7,630/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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California State University-Dominguez Hills

1000 E Victoria St - Carson, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,826/year
In-state cost: $6,946/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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San Francisco State University

1600 Holloway Ave - San Francisco, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,886/year
In-state cost: $7,006/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Florida International University

11200 S. W. 8 Street - Miami, FL

Out-of-state cost: $18,963/year
In-state cost: $6,565/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Indiana University-South Bend

1700 Mishawaka Ave - South Bend, IN

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

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Indiana University-Northwest

3400 Broadway - Gary, IN

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

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Eastern Connecticut State University

83 Windham St - Willimantic, CT

Out-of-state cost: $25,708/year
In-state cost: $12,304/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Wayne State University

656 West Kirby Street - Detroit, MI

Out-of-state cost: $31,499/year
In-state cost: $14,629/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

420 University Blvd - Indianapolis, IN

Out-of-state cost: $31,626/year
In-state cost: $9,944/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Indiana University-Bloomington

107 South Indiana Ave. - Bloomington, IN

Out-of-state cost: $37,600/year
In-state cost: $11,221/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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University of California-Los Angeles

405 Hilgard Ave - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $43,003/year
In-state cost: $13,249/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Manhattan College

4513 Manhattan College Parkway - Riverdale, NY

Out-of-state cost: $45,880/year
In-state cost: $45,880/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Hofstra University

100 Hofstra University - Hempstead, NY

Out-of-state cost: $49,410/year
In-state cost: $49,410/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Labor Studies Degrees

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive - Amherst, MA

Out-of-state cost: $32,341/year
In-state cost: $16,235/year
Degrees: Master's

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Michigan State University

Out-of-state cost: $37,056/year
In-state cost: $18,858/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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