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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program focusing on the principles, procedures, techniques, legal concerns, and problems associated with a criminal investigation. Includes instruction in administrative law and procedures, courtroom evidence management and preparation, case presentation and court testimony, description and identification, state and federal criminal law and procedures, informant and suspect rights, officer liability, informant and witness management, victim awareness, tactical interviewing, psychology, criminal investigation methods and procedures, report writing and documentation, investigative techniques, and case management.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes. Collect evidence at crime scene, classify and identify fingerprints, and photograph evidence for use in criminal and civil cases. Use intelligence data to anticipate and prevent organized crime activities, such as terrorism. Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Investigate and inspect persons, common carriers, goods, and merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $61,762
"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.): 8.68%
The "average of job growth averages" is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years

Education Costs

Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $14,154/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $10,716/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $13,606/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $11,387/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $13,993/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $10,913/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: $61,762

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($100,321) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($81,967).

Fairbanks, AK	$81,967
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$69,600

$75,783

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($71,590).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$69,718
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$57,776
Huntsville, AL	$71,590
Mobile, AL	$53,886
Montgomery, AL	$55,938
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$40,080
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$41,714
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$40,036
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$41,306
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$49,620
Decatur, AL	$43,470
Dothan, AL	$41,510
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$40,060
Gadsden, AL	$41,380
Tuscaloosa, AL	$54,420

$50,897

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($50,792).

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$43,897
Hot Springs, AR	$46,233
Jonesboro, AR	$41,753
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$50,792
Pine Bluff, AR	$42,493
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$37,500
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$35,783
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$37,410
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$37,232

$41,732

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($83,558).

Tucson, AZ	$75,893
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$83,558
Prescott, AZ	$57,062
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$76,568
Yuma, AZ	$75,846
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$73,950
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$56,640

$72,835

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($125,840).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$124,280
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$97,202
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$125,840
El Centro, CA	$80,644
Fresno, CA	$95,622
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$81,420
Modesto, CA	$92,064
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$122,538
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$101,516
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$99,974
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$122,608
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$110,714
Santa Rosa, CA	$108,440
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$99,900
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$109,762
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$50,110
Chico, CA	$76,750
Merced, CA	$115,660
Napa, CA	$105,590
Redding, CA	$119,840
Salinas, CA	$78,280
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$103,390
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$108,360
Yuba City, CA	$80,420
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$75,730
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$86,800
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$85,810

$100,321

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($85,927).

Colorado Springs, CO	$70,092
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$85,927
Fort Collins, CO	$81,512
Grand Junction, CO	$71,797
Greeley, CO	$71,070
Pueblo, CO	$69,077
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$52,260
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$61,427
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$68,455

$70,179

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($91,100).

Danbury, CT	$86,766
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$83,308
New Haven, CT	$91,100
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$81,396
Waterbury, CT	$76,794
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$75,560

$83,257

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($91,410).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$81,947
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$58,935
Tallahassee, FL	$53,167
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$50,910
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$48,766
Gainesville, FL	$49,706
Jacksonville, FL	$62,230
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$51,794
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$60,260
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$58,270
Ocala, FL	$53,388
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$52,532
Panama City, FL	$50,788
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$53,376
Port St. Lucie, FL	$91,410
Punta Gorda, FL	$55,222
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$50,706
Sebring, FL	$47,766
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$74,786
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$62,858
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$43,318
The Villages, FL	$48,190

$57,737

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($98,454).

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$47,130
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$55,644
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$49,978
Brunswick, GA	$98,454
Columbus, GA-AL	$46,840
Gainesville, GA	$50,256
Macon, GA	$51,264
Savannah, GA	$66,592
Valdosta, GA	$41,452
Warner Robins, GA	$46,528
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$43,750
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$45,758
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$43,794
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$40,698
Dalton, GA	$44,540
Hinesville, GA	$41,730
Rome, GA	$39,520

$51,214

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($86,563).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$70,650
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$86,563

$81,259

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($75,354).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$71,998
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$75,354
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$66,406
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$62,154
Cedar Rapids, IA	$64,720
Dubuque, IA	$64,470
Iowa City, IA	$63,610
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$64,660
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$59,120
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$57,020

$65,877

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($69,360).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$62,897
Idaho Falls, ID	$61,317
Lewiston, ID-WA	$53,890
Pocatello, ID	$60,588
Twin Falls, ID	$51,160
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$69,360
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$46,417

$59,981

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($87,760).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$87,760
Peoria, IL	$69,274
Rockford, IL	$85,016
Springfield, IL	$83,632
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$65,238
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$57,386
Carbondale-Marion, IL	$57,640
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$75,630
Danville, IL	$62,380
Decatur, IL	$72,400
Kankakee, IL	$73,260
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$56,880
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$47,040

$71,182

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($70,622).

Terre Haute, IN	$46,705
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$49,617
Fort Wayne, IN	$62,276
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$70,622
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$66,130
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$57,950
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$54,630
Columbus, IN	$52,320
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$58,740
Evansville, IN-KY	$57,500
Kokomo, IN	$50,060
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$47,490
Muncie, IN	$49,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$49,040

$56,174

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($61,392).

Wichita, KS	$61,392
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$46,738
Manhattan, KS	$46,450
Topeka, KS	$49,270

$52,292

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($59,083).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$44,880
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$48,527
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$59,083
Owensboro, KY	$44,810
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$47,873
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$42,155
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$46,807
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$40,877

$47,578

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($58,670).

Baton Rouge, LA	$47,710
Hammond, LA	$36,352
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$44,522
Lafayette, LA	$40,282
Lake Charles, LA	$44,666
Monroe, LA	$47,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$58,670
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$56,384
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$40,368
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$45,760
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$36,734

$45,274

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($79,560).

Springfield, MA-CT	$77,898
Worcester, MA-CT	$67,063
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$75,840
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$65,330
New Bedford, MA	$79,560
Pittsfield, MA	$58,990
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$65,610

$70,929

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($104,038).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$104,038
California-Lexington Park, MD	$56,740
Cumberland, MD-WV	$54,670
Salisbury, MD-DE	$61,360
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$55,050

$75,064

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($67,013).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$51,437
Portland-South Portland, ME	$64,112
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$67,013
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$57,040

$61,110

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($83,697).

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$83,697
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$83,244
Flint, MI	$73,592
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$71,072
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$72,754
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$65,722
Saginaw, MI	$66,812
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$73,782
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$68,484
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$61,074
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$64,430
Battle Creek, MI	$63,370
Bay City, MI	$64,740
Jackson, MI	$61,170
Midland, MI	$64,390
Monroe, MI	$59,800
Muskegon, MI	$61,140

$69,945

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($80,108).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$80,108
Rochester, MN	$75,670
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$69,236
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$69,492
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$73,120
St. Cloud, MN	$69,570
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$64,190
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$55,790

$71,353

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($73,842).

St. Louis, MO-IL	$73,842
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$46,183
Kansas City, MO-KS	$68,952
Springfield, MO	$49,308
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$39,708
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$40,662
Columbia, MO	$49,440
Jefferson City, MO	$42,970
Joplin, MO	$38,920
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$50,280
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$41,070

$51,397

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($52,723).

Hattiesburg, MS	$39,117
Jackson, MS	$46,407
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,723
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$41,158
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$33,583
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$51,212

$44,480

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($69,890).

Great Falls, MT	$56,763
Missoula, MT	$68,880
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$57,493
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$69,890
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$44,843

$61,767

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($75,916).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$56,820
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$55,617
Greenville, NC	$56,270
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$47,892
Raleigh, NC	$61,768
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$46,473
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$47,237
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$46,590
Burlington, NC	$48,048
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$54,624
Fayetteville, NC	$49,286
Goldsboro, NC	$43,956
Jacksonville, NC	$59,114
Wilmington, NC	$75,916
Winston-Salem, NC	$47,530
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$44,878
New Bern, NC	$47,800
Rocky Mount, NC	$45,380

$52,338

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($73,272).

Fargo, ND-MN	$68,643
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$73,272
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$70,537
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$70,458

$70,728

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($79,096).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$57,802
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$79,096
Lincoln, NE	$68,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$46,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$49,950

$63,158

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($62,733).

Manchester, NH	$57,577
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$62,733
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$50,623
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$62,497
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$53,407

$58,867

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($86,278).

Ocean City, NJ	$74,178
Trenton, NJ	$86,278
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$78,865

$79,774

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($71,855).

Farmington, NM	$54,765
Las Cruces, NM	$71,855
Santa Fe, NM	$61,290
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$49,788
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$68,197

$61,179

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($82,395).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$76,960
Reno, NV	$82,395
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$63,873

$72,904

New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($91,565).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$74,817
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$91,565
Rochester, NY	$81,625
Syracuse, NY	$81,103
Utica-Rome, NY	$73,552
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$77,955
Binghamton, NY	$78,622
Glens Falls, NY	$61,580
Ithaca, NY	$86,334
Kingston, NY	$76,208
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$80,722
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$72,620
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$84,124
Elmira, NY	$77,580

$78,559

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($75,812).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$69,823
Columbus, OH	$75,812
Dayton, OH	$74,378
Toledo, OH	$66,260
Canton-Massillon, OH	$61,088
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$73,886
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$57,610
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$74,024
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$70,270
Lima, OH	$52,310
Mansfield, OH	$59,900
Springfield, OH	$60,240
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$53,940
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$53,200

$67,139

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($59,728).

Tulsa, OK	$59,728
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$58,320
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$50,298
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$46,610
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$48,504
Lawton, OK	$40,280
Oklahoma City, OK	$57,930

$51,744

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($81,895).

Bend-Redmond, OR	$69,630
Corvallis, OR	$71,753
Eugene, OR	$67,647
Grants Pass, OR	$55,120
Medford, OR	$65,277
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$74,170
Salem, OR	$81,895
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$56,987
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$54,500
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$63,730

$67,509

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($89,680).

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$81,247
Pittsburgh, PA	$75,773
Erie, PA	$86,190
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$75,172
Lancaster, PA	$77,126
Reading, PA	$77,750
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$73,684
State College, PA	$83,856
York-Hanover, PA	$78,754
Altoona, PA	$58,240
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$51,570
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$57,290
East Stroudsburg, PA	$71,060
Gettysburg, PA	$89,680
Johnstown, PA	$51,000
Lebanon, PA	$75,190
Williamsport, PA	$51,850
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$51,850
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$58,280
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$62,640

$73,363

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($48,073).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$48,073
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$18,990
Arecibo, PR	$18,760
Guayama, PR	$20,900
Ponce, PR	$26,370
San German, PR	$19,900
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$20,040

$29,909

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($49,776).

Columbia, SC	$49,776
Florence, SC	$40,098
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$48,912
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$46,908
Spartanburg, SC	$44,436
Sumter, SC	$42,596
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$39,414
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$49,210
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,980
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,970

$44,269

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($70,822).

Sioux Falls, SD	$70,822
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$51,770
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$47,545

$56,712

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($64,224).

Clarksville, TN-KY	$50,938
Cleveland, TN	$43,264
Jackson, TN	$53,638
Johnson City, TN	$50,154
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$53,910
Knoxville, TN	$54,734
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$64,224
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$59,044
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$44,738
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$46,174
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$46,454
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$43,948
Morristown, TN	$39,100

$50,553

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

El Paso, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($81,584).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$73,025
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$72,930
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$67,965
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$43,423
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$56,223
Amarillo, TX	$67,008
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$73,012
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$62,130
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$74,818
College Station-Bryan, TX	$57,042
Corpus Christi, TX	$63,618
El Paso, TX	$81,584
Killeen-Temple, TX	$56,012
Laredo, TX	$81,220
Longview, TX	$49,108
Lubbock, TX	$66,812
Midland, TX	$74,770
San Angelo, TX	$70,496
Tyler, TX	$63,398
Victoria, TX	$56,380
Waco, TX	$64,508
Wichita Falls, TX	$57,506
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$58,844
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,264
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$73,050
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$71,118
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$52,610
Odessa, TX	$60,310
Sherman-Denison, TX	$58,190
Texarkana, TX-AR	$48,850

$64,160

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($70,102).

Salt Lake City, UT	$70,102
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$61,400
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$53,040
Provo-Orem, UT	$54,010
St. George, UT	$55,440
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$49,830

$60,119

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($77,672).

Richmond, VA	$64,293
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$63,160
Charlottesville, VA	$72,516
Harrisonburg, VA	$56,996
Lynchburg, VA	$71,690
Roanoke, VA	$70,848
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$59,026
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$67,304
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$77,672
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$68,738
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$46,950
Winchester, VA-WV	$54,880

$65,934

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($72,500).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$54,970
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$72,500

$66,657

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($102,056).

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$80,558
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$89,418
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$102,056
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$86,808
Yakima, WA	$100,384
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$83,854
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$82,712
Longview, WA	$82,140
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$80,460
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$85,010
Walla Walla, WA	$77,750
Wenatchee, WA	$84,760

$87,760

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($86,702).

Eau Claire, WI	$71,410
Green Bay, WI	$84,324
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$72,394
Madison, WI	$73,864
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$86,702
Racine, WI	$74,244
Wausau, WI	$74,578
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$64,754
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$65,038
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$55,794
Fond du Lac, WI	$64,480
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$57,910
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$73,280
Sheboygan, WI	$73,150
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$56,320

$71,097

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($60,798).

Charleston, WV	$45,713
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$44,653
Morgantown, WV	$46,390
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$44,913
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$46,090
Wheeling, WV-OH	$48,043
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$40,910
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$60,798

$48,701

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($53,043).

Cheyenne, WY	$51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$53,043

$51,500

Master's

Average Salary Median: $50,647

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($98,423) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

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

Fairbanks, AK	$66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$54,960

$60,860

Alabama

N/A

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($48,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

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

$43,910

Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($59,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$59,870
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	N/A
Prescott, AZ	N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	N/A
Yuma, AZ	N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	N/A

$59,870

California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($119,710) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$119,710
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$57,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$117,910
El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
Chico, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Salinas, CA	N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
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

$98,423

Colorado

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

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

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

$46,638

Connecticut

N/A

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Tallahassee, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($77,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$63,030
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$69,140
Tallahassee, FL	$77,680
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	N/A
Gainesville, 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
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
The Villages, FL	N/A

$69,950

Georgia

N/A

Hawaii

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

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

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

$49,995

Iowa

N/A

Idaho

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

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

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

$40,664

Illinois

N/A

Indiana

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

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($44,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Terre Haute, IN	$43,220
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$44,810
Fort Wayne, IN	N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Columbus, IN	N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Evansville, IN-KY	N/A
Kokomo, IN	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$44,015

Kansas

N/A

Kentucky

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

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

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

$48,970

Louisiana

N/A

Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($70,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT	$54,510
Worcester, MA-CT	$70,870
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

$62,690

Maryland

N/A

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

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

$44,188

Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($54,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$54,700
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	N/A
Flint, MI	N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, 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
Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Jackson, MI	N/A
Midland, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A

$54,700

Minnesota

N/A

Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($74,520) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$74,520
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$60,710
Kansas City, MO-KS	N/A
Springfield, MO	N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Columbia, MO	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$67,615

Mississippi

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

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

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

$41,640

Montana

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

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

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

$36,486

North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($73,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$63,470
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$57,360
Greenville, NC	$58,490
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$51,940
Raleigh, NC	$73,100
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$59,220
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$60,520
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$63,080
Burlington, NC	N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	N/A
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Goldsboro, NC	N/A
Jacksonville, NC	N/A
Wilmington, NC	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
New Bern, NC	N/A
Rocky Mount, NC	N/A

$60,898

North Dakota

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

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

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

$48,918

Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($57,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$57,870
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	N/A
Lincoln, NE	N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$57,870

New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for a master's 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 (Master's)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($62,330) for a master's 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 (Master's)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a master's 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 (Master's)

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$53,680
Reno, NV	$44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$54,210

$50,933

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($68,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$49,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$68,400
Rochester, NY	$57,870
Syracuse, NY	$66,110
Utica-Rome, NY	$61,860
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$63,140
Binghamton, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Elmira, NY	N/A

$61,115

Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($56,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$49,350
Columbus, OH	$53,700
Dayton, OH	$56,300
Toledo, OH	$56,020
Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$53,843

Oklahoma

N/A

Oregon

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

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

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

$48,779

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($76,190) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$76,190
Pittsburgh, PA	$67,820
Erie, PA	N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Reading, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	N/A
State College, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	N/A
Altoona, PA	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Williamsport, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$72,005

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($20,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$20,250
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Guayama, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	N/A
San German, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$20,250

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

N/A

South Dakota

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

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

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

$41,080

Tennessee

N/A

Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($61,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$56,870
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$61,800
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$61,340
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$18,950
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$53,850
Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
El Paso, TX	N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
Laredo, TX	N/A
Longview, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
San Angelo, TX	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A

$50,562

Utah

N/A

Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($51,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA	$51,250
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$32,480
Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Roanoke, VA	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
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A

$41,865

Vermont

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

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$53,680

$52,225

Washington

N/A

Wisconsin

N/A

West Virginia

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

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

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

$44,668

Wyoming

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

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

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

$48,640

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $62,500

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is California ($98,747) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($89,570) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK	$89,570
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$76,920

$83,245

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($68,555) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$67,090
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$56,440
Huntsville, AL	$68,555
Mobile, AL	$52,225
Montgomery, AL	$54,440
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$39,500
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$40,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$39,600
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$40,250
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$49,620
Decatur, AL	$43,470
Dothan, AL	$41,510
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$40,060
Gadsden, AL	$41,380
Tuscaloosa, AL	$54,420

$48,623

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($50,660) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$42,510
Hot Springs, AR	$45,700
Jonesboro, AR	$42,180
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$50,660
Pine Bluff, AR	$42,120
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$35,690
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$32,310
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$34,370
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$36,200

$40,193

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($81,930) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tucson, AZ	$76,255
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$81,930
Prescott, AZ	$57,300
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$73,095
Yuma, AZ	$72,430
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$69,820
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$56,640

$69,639

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($127,055) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$123,665
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$105,035
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$127,055
El Centro, CA	$78,425
Fresno, CA	$95,090
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$80,205
Modesto, CA	$90,955
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$121,575
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$101,475
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$99,210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$124,255
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$110,380
Santa Rosa, CA	$110,235
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$99,010
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$111,415
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$51,560
Chico, CA	$76,750
Merced, CA	$115,660
Napa, CA	$105,590
Redding, CA	$119,840
Salinas, CA	$78,280
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$103,390
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$108,360
Yuba City, CA	$80,420
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$75,730
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$86,800
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$85,810

$98,747

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($91,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO	$74,825
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$91,800
Fort Collins, CO	$86,845
Grand Junction, CO	$76,025
Greeley, CO	$75,895
Pueblo, CO	$72,380
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$53,265
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$64,130
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$71,645

$74,090

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($88,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT	$84,535
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$82,445
New Haven, CT	$88,690
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$80,130
Waterbury, CT	$76,405
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$75,560

$81,294

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($84,255) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$83,640
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$57,065
Tallahassee, FL	$48,510
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$49,860
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$48,300
Gainesville, FL	$49,300
Jacksonville, FL	$61,565
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$51,700
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$60,950
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$58,455
Ocala, FL	$53,315
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$52,005
Panama City, FL	$50,140
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$52,050
Port St. Lucie, FL	$84,255
Punta Gorda, FL	$54,905
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$50,215
Sebring, FL	$47,050
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$72,570
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$61,235
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$42,965
The Villages, FL	$48,190

$56,284

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($89,805) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$46,505
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$54,710
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$49,340
Brunswick, GA	$89,805
Columbus, GA-AL	$46,040
Gainesville, GA	$49,485
Macon, GA	$48,980
Savannah, GA	$63,235
Valdosta, GA	$40,845
Warner Robins, GA	$45,260
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$42,780
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$44,545
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$42,115
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$39,795
Dalton, GA	$44,540
Hinesville, GA	$41,730
Rome, GA	$39,520

$48,778

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($91,315) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$80,940
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$91,315

$86,128

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($74,945) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$70,220
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$74,945
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$65,370
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$60,970
Cedar Rapids, IA	$64,720
Dubuque, IA	$64,470
Iowa City, IA	$63,610
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$64,660
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$59,120
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$57,020

$63,785

Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($69,420) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$68,025
Idaho Falls, ID	$64,450
Lewiston, ID-WA	$61,110
Pocatello, ID	$61,895
Twin Falls, ID	$57,530
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$69,420
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$48,050

$61,497

Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($87,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$87,270
Peoria, IL	$65,925
Rockford, IL	$83,225
Springfield, IL	$82,005
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$63,880
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$56,580
Carbondale-Marion, IL	$57,640
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$75,630
Danville, IL	$62,380
Decatur, IL	$72,400
Kankakee, IL	$73,260
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$56,880
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$47,040

$68,009

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($70,145) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Terre Haute, IN	$47,350
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$50,230
Fort Wayne, IN	$61,875
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$70,145
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$64,790
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$58,030
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$53,765
Columbus, IN	$52,320
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$58,740
Evansville, IN-KY	$57,500
Kokomo, IN	$50,060
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$47,490
Muncie, IN	$49,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$49,040

$55,046

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($59,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Wichita, KS	$59,000
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$45,705
Manhattan, KS	$46,450
Topeka, KS	$49,270

$50,106

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($59,645) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$42,720
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$48,180
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$59,645
Owensboro, KY	$43,070
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$46,365
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$40,055
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$45,685
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$37,540

$45,408

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($57,305) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA	$46,985
Hammond, LA	$35,640
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$43,670
Lafayette, LA	$39,935
Lake Charles, LA	$43,980
Monroe, LA	$47,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$57,305
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$54,315
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$39,205
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$45,760
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$36,430

$44,634

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($80,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Springfield, MA-CT	$80,010
Worcester, MA-CT	$65,980
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$75,840
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$65,330
New Bedford, MA	$79,560
Pittsfield, MA	$58,990
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$65,610

$70,189

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($95,825) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$95,825
California-Lexington Park, MD	$56,740
Cumberland, MD-WV	$54,670
Salisbury, MD-DE	$61,360
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$55,050

$64,729

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($68,045) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$57,360
Portland-South Portland, ME	$66,090
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$68,045
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$57,995

$62,373

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,055) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$86,055
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$79,850
Flint, MI	$71,660
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$69,390
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$71,510
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$63,985
Saginaw, MI	$64,540
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$69,850
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$65,755
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$59,925
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$62,605
Battle Creek, MI	$63,370
Bay City, MI	$64,740
Jackson, MI	$61,170
Midland, MI	$64,390
Monroe, MI	$59,800
Muskegon, MI	$61,140

$67,043

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($80,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$80,580
Rochester, MN	$74,435
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$67,635
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$68,485
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$73,120
St. Cloud, MN	$69,570
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$64,190
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$55,790

$69,226

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($72,335) for jobs which don't require a degree.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$72,335
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$42,555
Kansas City, MO-KS	$66,280
Springfield, MO	$48,605
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$39,665
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$40,380
Columbia, MO	$49,440
Jefferson City, MO	$42,970
Joplin, MO	$38,920
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$50,280
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$41,070

$48,409

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($52,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS	$36,830
Jackson, MS	$45,475
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,100
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$39,595
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$32,205
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$49,745

$42,658

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($73,925) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT	$69,070
Missoula, MT	$73,925
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$59,860
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$72,395
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$50,510

$65,152

North Carolina

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

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($70,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$54,895
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$54,305
Greenville, NC	$55,000
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$46,210
Raleigh, NC	$58,110
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$43,100
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$43,810
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$42,590
Burlington, NC	$47,925
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$53,910
Fayetteville, NC	$48,575
Goldsboro, NC	$43,185
Jacksonville, NC	$57,130
Wilmington, NC	$70,920
Winston-Salem, NC	$46,745
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$44,255
New Bern, NC	$47,800
Rocky Mount, NC	$45,380

$50,214

North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($74,935) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN	$70,995
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$74,935
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$72,770
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$72,330

$72,758

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($77,700) for jobs which don't require a degree.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$56,985
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$77,700
Lincoln, NE	$68,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$46,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$49,950

$60,077

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (No Degree)

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($64,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH	$62,060
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$63,535
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$56,250
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$64,820
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$54,070

$60,147

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (No Degree)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($90,405) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ	$77,810
Trenton, NJ	$90,405
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$79,325

$82,513

New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (No Degree)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($71,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM	$55,555
Las Cruces, NM	$71,000
Santa Fe, NM	$62,395
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$51,065
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$69,655

$61,934

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($94,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$84,720
Reno, NV	$94,890
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$64,830

$81,480

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (No Degree)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($95,470) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$78,135
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$95,470
Rochester, NY	$84,530
Syracuse, NY	$86,100
Utica-Rome, NY	$73,575
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$78,130
Binghamton, NY	$77,810
Glens Falls, NY	$59,715
Ithaca, NY	$83,105
Kingston, NY	$73,780
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$78,525
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$70,665
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$81,195
Elmira, NY	$77,580

$78,451

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($81,655) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$72,195
Columbus, OH	$81,655
Dayton, OH	$76,930
Toledo, OH	$67,760
Canton-Massillon, OH	$59,700
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$73,450
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$55,355
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$70,790
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$67,400
Lima, OH	$52,310
Mansfield, OH	$59,900
Springfield, OH	$60,240
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$53,940
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$53,200

$64,630

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($58,675) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tulsa, OK	$58,675
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$58,320
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$49,225
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$45,385
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$46,820
Lawton, OK	$40,280
Oklahoma City, OK	$57,930

$50,948

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($85,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$78,960
Corvallis, OR	$77,550
Eugene, OR	$76,070
Grants Pass, OR	$65,070
Medford, OR	$74,460
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$82,370
Salem, OR	$85,940
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$63,630
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$59,160
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$72,100

$73,531

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($89,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$81,250
Pittsburgh, PA	$75,395
Erie, PA	$84,720
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$75,050
Lancaster, PA	$77,235
Reading, PA	$77,275
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$72,100
State College, PA	$83,165
York-Hanover, PA	$76,875
Altoona, PA	$58,240
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$51,570
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$57,290
East Stroudsburg, PA	$71,060
Gettysburg, PA	$89,680
Johnstown, PA	$51,000
Lebanon, PA	$75,190
Williamsport, PA	$51,850
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$51,850
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$58,280
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$62,640

$69,086

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (No Degree)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($51,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$51,550
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$18,990
Arecibo, PR	$18,760
Guayama, PR	$20,900
Ponce, PR	$26,370
San German, PR	$19,900
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$20,040

$25,216

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($49,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC	$48,720
Florence, SC	$39,980
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$48,135
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$46,500
Spartanburg, SC	$44,155
Sumter, SC	$42,015
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,835
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$49,210
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,980
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,970

$43,550

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($74,260) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD	$74,260
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$52,605
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$48,540

$58,468

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($62,665) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$50,190
Cleveland, TN	$42,120
Jackson, TN	$52,430
Johnson City, TN	$48,590
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$51,410
Knoxville, TN	$52,415
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$62,665
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$57,820
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$43,795
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$45,235
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$45,130
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$42,525
Morristown, TN	$39,100

$48,725

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

El Paso, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,965) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$75,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$73,700
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$67,890
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,050
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$55,425
Amarillo, TX	$67,760
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$73,265
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$63,405
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$70,505
College Station-Bryan, TX	$58,345
Corpus Christi, TX	$62,985
El Paso, TX	$78,965
Killeen-Temple, TX	$56,330
Laredo, TX	$78,580
Longview, TX	$50,320
Lubbock, TX	$65,995
Midland, TX	$73,070
San Angelo, TX	$68,300
Tyler, TX	$63,650
Victoria, TX	$56,025
Waco, TX	$64,095
Wichita Falls, TX	$58,075
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$57,230
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,595
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$68,935
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$67,160
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$52,610
Odessa, TX	$60,310
Sherman-Denison, TX	$58,190
Texarkana, TX-AR	$48,850

$63,075

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($68,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Salt Lake City, UT	$68,890
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$60,600
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$53,040
Provo-Orem, UT	$54,010
St. George, UT	$55,440
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$49,830

$56,968

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($72,830) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Richmond, VA	$64,970
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$66,855
Charlottesville, VA	$68,895
Harrisonburg, VA	$55,335
Lynchburg, VA	$67,330
Roanoke, VA	$67,125
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$56,300
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$63,805
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$72,830
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$64,985
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$46,950
Winchester, VA-WV	$54,880

$62,522

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($72,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$57,070
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$72,950

$65,010

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (No Degree)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($99,935) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$81,135
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$89,710
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$99,935
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$85,490
Yakima, WA	$96,970
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$81,800
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$81,010
Longview, WA	$82,140
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$80,460
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$85,010
Walla Walla, WA	$77,750
Wenatchee, WA	$84,760

$85,514

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($85,005) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI	$69,650
Green Bay, WI	$82,520
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$71,915
Madison, WI	$72,405
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$85,005
Racine, WI	$73,640
Wausau, WI	$73,100
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$63,875
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$63,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$54,560
Fond du Lac, WI	$64,480
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$57,910
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$73,280
Sheboygan, WI	$73,150
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$56,320

$69,037

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (No Degree)

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($60,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV	$47,160
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$44,720
Morgantown, WV	$47,760
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$46,100
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$44,420
Wheeling, WV-OH	$48,250
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$40,120
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$60,130

$47,333

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($55,790) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY	N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$55,790

$55,790

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $71,399

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Maryland ($136,890) in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area.

Alaska

N/A

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($83,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$80,230
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$63,120
Huntsville, AL	$83,730
Mobile, AL	$60,530
Montgomery, AL	$61,930
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$42,400
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$45,450
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$41,780
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$45,530
Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Dothan, AL	N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL	N/A

$58,300

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($53,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$50,450
Hot Springs, AR	N/A
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$53,310
Pine Bluff, AR	N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$38,500
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$36,490

$44,688

Arizona

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

metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($2) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$90,470
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$90,070
Prescott, AZ	$56,110
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$90,460
Yuma, AZ	$89,510
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$90,470
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	N/A

$84,515

California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($131,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$131,310
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$105,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$128,910
El Centro, CA	$89,520
Fresno, CA	$97,750
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$86,280
Modesto, CA	$96,500
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$126,390
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$101,680
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$103,030
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$116,020
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$112,050
Santa Rosa, CA	$101,260
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$103,460
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$103,150
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$44,310
Chico, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Salinas, CA	N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
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

$102,940

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($95,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$74,980
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$95,050
Fort Collins, CO	$88,880
Grand Junction, CO	$84,470
Greeley, CO	$75,770
Pueblo, CO	$76,440
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$61,840
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$69,090
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$76,190

$78,079

Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($100,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$95,690
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$86,760
New Haven, CT	$100,740
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$86,460
Waterbury, CT	$78,350
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$89,600

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($120,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$94,090
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$56,210
Tallahassee, FL	$47,280
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$55,110
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$50,630
Gainesville, FL	$51,330
Jacksonville, FL	$64,890
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$52,170
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$57,500
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$57,530
Ocala, FL	$53,680
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$54,640
Panama City, FL	$53,380
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$58,680
Port St. Lucie, FL	$120,030
Punta Gorda, FL	$56,490
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$52,670
Sebring, FL	$50,630
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$83,650
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$69,350
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$44,730
The Villages, FL	N/A

$61,175

Georgia

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

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($133,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$49,630
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$59,380
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$52,530
Brunswick, GA	$133,050
Columbus, GA-AL	$50,040
Gainesville, GA	$53,340
Macon, GA	$60,400
Savannah, GA	$80,020
Valdosta, GA	$43,880
Warner Robins, GA	$51,600
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$47,630
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$50,610
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$50,510
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$44,310
Dalton, GA	N/A
Hinesville, GA	N/A
Rome, GA	N/A

$59,066

Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($104,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	N/A
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$104,200

$104,200

Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($79,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$79,110
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$76,990
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$70,550
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$66,890
Cedar Rapids, IA	N/A
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Iowa City, IA	N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$73,385

Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($89,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$72,870
Idaho Falls, ID	$77,910
Lewiston, ID-WA	N/A
Pocatello, ID	$65,900
Twin Falls, ID	N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$89,500
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$76,545

Illinois

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

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($92,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$89,720
Peoria, IL	$82,670
Rockford, IL	$92,180
Springfield, IL	$90,140
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$70,670
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$60,610
Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	N/A
Danville, IL	N/A
Decatur, IL	N/A
Kankakee, IL	N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$80,998

Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($72,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Terre Haute, IN	$47,610
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$51,970
Fort Wayne, IN	$63,880
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$72,530
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$71,490
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$57,630
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$58,090
Columbus, IN	N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Evansville, IN-KY	N/A
Kokomo, IN	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$60,457

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($70,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS	$70,960
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$50,870
Manhattan, KS	N/A
Topeka, KS	N/A

$60,915

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($67,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY	N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$67,390
Owensboro, KY	N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$53,290
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$43,240
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$47,090
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$52,753

Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($64,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	$50,610
Hammond, LA	$39,200
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$47,930
Lafayette, LA	$41,670
Lake Charles, LA	$47,410
Monroe, LA	$47,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$64,130
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$64,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$45,020
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$45,760
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$37,950

$48,372

Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($92,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT	$92,840
Worcester, MA-CT	$67,590
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

$80,215

Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($136,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$136,890
California-Lexington Park, MD	N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV	N/A
Salisbury, MD-DE	N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$136,890

Maine

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

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($89,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME	$69,850
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$89,510
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$63,950

$74,437

Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($103,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$103,260
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$96,820
Flint, MI	$81,320
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$77,800
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$77,730
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$72,670
Saginaw, MI	$75,900
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$89,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$79,400
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$65,670
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$71,730
Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Jackson, MI	N/A
Midland, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A

$81,074

Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($80,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$78,220
Rochester, MN	$80,610
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$75,640
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$73,520
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	N/A
St. Cloud, MN	N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$76,998

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($79,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$79,190
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$46,170
Kansas City, MO-KS	$79,640
Springfield, MO	$52,120
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$39,880
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$41,790
Columbia, MO	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$56,465

Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($68,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	N/A
Jackson, MS	$53,160
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$65,780
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$47,690
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$32,510
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$68,730

$53,574

Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($92,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT	N/A
Missoula, MT	$82,510
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$61,520
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$92,060
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$78,697

North Carolina

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

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($95,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$57,870
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$59,120
Greenville, NC	$59,130
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$50,570
Raleigh, NC	$65,070
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$47,220
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$47,660
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$46,100
Burlington, NC	$48,540
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$57,480
Fayetteville, NC	$52,130
Goldsboro, NC	$47,040
Jacksonville, NC	$67,050
Wilmington, NC	$95,900
Winston-Salem, NC	$50,670
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$47,370
New Bern, NC	N/A
Rocky Mount, NC	N/A

$56,183

North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($89,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$76,660
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$89,510
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$84,400
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$87,100

$84,418

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($84,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$61,000
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$84,680
Lincoln, NE	N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$72,840

New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($70,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$70,880
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$66,160
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$68,520

New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($96,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$85,750
Trenton, NJ	$93,720
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$96,420

$91,963

New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($89,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$56,500
Las Cruces, NM	$89,520
Santa Fe, NM	$67,140
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$51,670
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$86,950

$70,356

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($94,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$84,720
Reno, NV	$94,890
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$69,710

$83,107

New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($99,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$87,050
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$99,110
Rochester, NY	$93,760
Syracuse, NY	$86,100
Utica-Rome, NY	$85,150
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$92,070
Binghamton, NY	$81,870
Glens Falls, NY	$69,040
Ithaca, NY	$99,250
Kingston, NY	$85,920
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$89,510
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$80,440
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$95,840
Elmira, NY	N/A

$88,085

Ohio

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

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($86,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$80,810
Columbus, OH	$74,550
Dayton, OH	$82,250
Toledo, OH	$70,500
Canton-Massillon, OH	$66,640
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$75,630
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$66,630
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$86,960
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$81,750
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$76,191

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($63,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$63,940
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$58,320
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$54,590
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$51,510
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$55,240
Lawton, OK	N/A
Oklahoma City, OK	N/A

$56,720

Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($97,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Corvallis, OR	N/A
Eugene, OR	N/A
Grants Pass, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	N/A
Salem, OR	$97,520
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$97,520

Pennsylvania

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

Erie, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($92,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$86,290
Pittsburgh, PA	$85,240
Erie, PA	$92,070
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$75,660
Lancaster, PA	$76,690
Reading, PA	$79,650
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$80,020
State College, PA	$86,620
York-Hanover, PA	$86,270
Altoona, PA	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Williamsport, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$83,168

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($61,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$61,990
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Guayama, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	N/A
San German, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,990

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($54,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$54,000
Florence, SC	$40,570
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$52,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$48,540
Spartanburg, SC	$45,560
Sumter, SC	$44,920
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$41,730
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$46,763

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($85,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$85,060
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$57,810
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$53,090

$65,320

Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($70,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$53,930
Cleveland, TN	$47,840
Jackson, TN	$58,470
Johnson City, TN	$56,410
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$63,910
Knoxville, TN	$64,010
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$70,460
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$63,940
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$48,510
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$49,930
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$51,750
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$49,640
Morristown, TN	N/A

$56,567

Texas

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

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($92,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$78,720
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$80,980
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$74,890
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$49,390
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$61,790
Amarillo, TX	$64,000
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$72,000
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$57,030
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$92,070
College Station-Bryan, TX	$51,830
Corpus Christi, TX	$66,150
El Paso, TX	$92,060
Killeen-Temple, TX	$54,740
Laredo, TX	$91,780
Longview, TX	$44,260
Lubbock, TX	$70,080
Midland, TX	$81,570
San Angelo, TX	$79,280
Tyler, TX	$62,390
Victoria, TX	$57,800
Waco, TX	$66,160
Wichita Falls, TX	$55,230
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$65,300
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$46,940
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$89,510
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$86,950
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A

$68,958

Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($74,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT	$74,950
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$64,600
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	N/A
Provo-Orem, UT	N/A
St. George, UT	N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$69,775

Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($97,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA	$74,630
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$79,060
Charlottesville, VA	$87,000
Harrisonburg, VA	$63,640
Lynchburg, VA	$89,130
Roanoke, VA	$85,740
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$69,930
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$81,300
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$97,040
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$83,750
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A

$81,122

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($89,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$89,520

$89,520

Washington

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

Yakima, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($114,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$78,250
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$88,250
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$110,540
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$92,080
Yakima, WA	$114,040
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$92,070
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$89,520
Longview, WA	N/A
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	N/A
Walla Walla, WA	N/A
Wenatchee, WA	N/A

$94,964

Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($93,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	$78,450
Green Bay, WI	$91,540
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$74,310
Madison, WI	$79,700
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$93,490
Racine, WI	$76,660
Wausau, WI	$80,490
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$68,270
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$70,230
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$60,730
Fond du Lac, WI	N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	N/A
Sheboygan, WI	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$77,387

West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($80,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	N/A
Morgantown, WV	N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH	N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$80,010

$80,010

Wyoming

N/A

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $62,500

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($98,747) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($89,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$89,570
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$76,920

$83,245

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($68,555) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$67,090
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$56,440
Huntsville, AL	$68,555
Mobile, AL	$52,225
Montgomery, AL	$54,440
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$39,500
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$40,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$39,600
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$40,250
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$49,620
Decatur, AL	$43,470
Dothan, AL	$41,510
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$40,060
Gadsden, AL	$41,380
Tuscaloosa, AL	$54,420

$48,623

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($50,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$42,510
Hot Springs, AR	$45,700
Jonesboro, AR	$42,180
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$50,660
Pine Bluff, AR	$42,120
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$35,690
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$32,310
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$34,370
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$36,200

$40,193

Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($81,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$76,255
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$81,930
Prescott, AZ	$57,300
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$73,095
Yuma, AZ	$72,430
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$69,820
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$56,640

$69,639

California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($127,055) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$123,665
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$105,035
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$127,055
El Centro, CA	$78,425
Fresno, CA	$95,090
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$80,205
Modesto, CA	$90,955
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$121,575
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$101,475
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$99,210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$124,255
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$110,380
Santa Rosa, CA	$110,235
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$99,010
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$111,415
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$51,560
Chico, CA	$76,750
Merced, CA	$115,660
Napa, CA	$105,590
Redding, CA	$119,840
Salinas, CA	$78,280
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$103,390
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$108,360
Yuba City, CA	$80,420
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$75,730
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$86,800
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$85,810

$98,747

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($91,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$74,825
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$91,800
Fort Collins, CO	$86,845
Grand Junction, CO	$76,025
Greeley, CO	$75,895
Pueblo, CO	$72,380
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$53,265
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$64,130
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$71,645

$74,090

Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($88,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$84,535
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$82,445
New Haven, CT	$88,690
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$80,130
Waterbury, CT	$76,405
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$75,560

$81,294

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($84,255) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$83,640
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$57,065
Tallahassee, FL	$48,510
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$49,860
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$48,300
Gainesville, FL	$49,300
Jacksonville, FL	$61,565
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$51,700
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$60,950
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$58,455
Ocala, FL	$53,315
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$52,005
Panama City, FL	$50,140
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$52,050
Port St. Lucie, FL	$84,255
Punta Gorda, FL	$54,905
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$50,215
Sebring, FL	$47,050
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$72,570
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$61,235
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$42,965
The Villages, FL	$48,190

$56,284

Georgia

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

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($89,805) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$46,505
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$54,710
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$49,340
Brunswick, GA	$89,805
Columbus, GA-AL	$46,040
Gainesville, GA	$49,485
Macon, GA	$48,980
Savannah, GA	$63,235
Valdosta, GA	$40,845
Warner Robins, GA	$45,260
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$42,780
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$44,545
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$42,115
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$39,795
Dalton, GA	$44,540
Hinesville, GA	$41,730
Rome, GA	$39,520

$48,778

Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($91,315) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$80,940
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$91,315

$86,128

Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($74,945) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$70,220
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$74,945
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$65,370
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$60,970
Cedar Rapids, IA	$64,720
Dubuque, IA	$64,470
Iowa City, IA	$63,610
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$64,660
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$59,120
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$57,020

$63,785

Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($69,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$68,025
Idaho Falls, ID	$64,450
Lewiston, ID-WA	$61,110
Pocatello, ID	$61,895
Twin Falls, ID	$57,530
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$69,420
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$48,050

$61,497

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 ($87,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$87,270
Peoria, IL	$65,925
Rockford, IL	$83,225
Springfield, IL	$82,005
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$63,880
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$56,580
Carbondale-Marion, IL	$57,640
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$75,630
Danville, IL	$62,380
Decatur, IL	$72,400
Kankakee, IL	$73,260
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$56,880
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$47,040

$68,009

Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($70,145) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Terre Haute, IN	$47,350
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$50,230
Fort Wayne, IN	$61,875
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$70,145
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$64,790
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$58,030
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$53,765
Columbus, IN	$52,320
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$58,740
Evansville, IN-KY	$57,500
Kokomo, IN	$50,060
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$47,490
Muncie, IN	$49,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$49,040

$55,046

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($59,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS	$59,000
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$45,705
Manhattan, KS	$46,450
Topeka, KS	$49,270

$50,106

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($59,645) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$42,720
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$48,180
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$59,645
Owensboro, KY	$43,070
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$46,365
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$40,055
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$45,685
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$37,540

$45,408

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($57,305) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	$46,985
Hammond, LA	$35,640
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$43,670
Lafayette, LA	$39,935
Lake Charles, LA	$43,980
Monroe, LA	$47,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$57,305
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$54,315
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$39,205
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$45,760
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$36,430

$44,634

Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($80,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT	$80,010
Worcester, MA-CT	$65,980
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$75,840
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$65,330
New Bedford, MA	$79,560
Pittsfield, MA	$58,990
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$65,610

$70,189

Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($95,825) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$95,825
California-Lexington Park, MD	$56,740
Cumberland, MD-WV	$54,670
Salisbury, MD-DE	$61,360
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$55,050

$64,729

Maine

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

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($68,045) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$57,360
Portland-South Portland, ME	$66,090
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$68,045
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$57,995

$62,373

Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,055) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$86,055
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$79,850
Flint, MI	$71,660
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$69,390
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$71,510
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$63,985
Saginaw, MI	$64,540
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$69,850
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$65,755
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$59,925
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$62,605
Battle Creek, MI	$63,370
Bay City, MI	$64,740
Jackson, MI	$61,170
Midland, MI	$64,390
Monroe, MI	$59,800
Muskegon, MI	$61,140

$67,043

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 ($80,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$80,580
Rochester, MN	$74,435
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$67,635
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$68,485
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$73,120
St. Cloud, MN	$69,570
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$64,190
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$55,790

$69,226

Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($72,335) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$72,335
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$42,555
Kansas City, MO-KS	$66,280
Springfield, MO	$48,605
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$39,665
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$40,380
Columbia, MO	$49,440
Jefferson City, MO	$42,970
Joplin, MO	$38,920
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$50,280
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$41,070

$48,409

Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($52,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	$36,830
Jackson, MS	$45,475
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,100
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$39,595
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$32,205
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$49,745

$42,658

Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($73,925) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT	$69,070
Missoula, MT	$73,925
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$59,860
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$72,395
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$50,510

$65,152

North Carolina

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

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($70,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$54,895
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$54,305
Greenville, NC	$55,000
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$46,210
Raleigh, NC	$58,110
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$43,100
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$43,810
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$42,590
Burlington, NC	$47,925
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$53,910
Fayetteville, NC	$48,575
Goldsboro, NC	$43,185
Jacksonville, NC	$57,130
Wilmington, NC	$70,920
Winston-Salem, NC	$46,745
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$44,255
New Bern, NC	$47,800
Rocky Mount, NC	$45,380

$50,214

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 ($74,935) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$70,995
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$74,935
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$72,770
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$72,330

$72,758

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($77,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$56,985
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$77,700
Lincoln, NE	$68,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$46,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$49,950

$60,077

New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($64,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$62,060
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$63,535
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$56,250
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$64,820
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$54,070

$60,147

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($90,405) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$77,810
Trenton, NJ	$90,405
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$79,325

$82,513

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 ($71,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$55,555
Las Cruces, NM	$71,000
Santa Fe, NM	$62,395
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$51,065
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$69,655

$61,934

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($94,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$84,720
Reno, NV	$94,890
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$64,830

$81,480

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($95,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$78,135
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$95,470
Rochester, NY	$84,530
Syracuse, NY	$86,100
Utica-Rome, NY	$73,575
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$78,130
Binghamton, NY	$77,810
Glens Falls, NY	$59,715
Ithaca, NY	$83,105
Kingston, NY	$73,780
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$78,525
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$70,665
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$81,195
Elmira, NY	$77,580

$78,451

Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($81,655) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$72,195
Columbus, OH	$81,655
Dayton, OH	$76,930
Toledo, OH	$67,760
Canton-Massillon, OH	$59,700
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$73,450
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$55,355
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$70,790
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$67,400
Lima, OH	$52,310
Mansfield, OH	$59,900
Springfield, OH	$60,240
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$53,940
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$53,200

$64,630

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($58,675) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$58,675
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$58,320
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$49,225
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$45,385
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$46,820
Lawton, OK	$40,280
Oklahoma City, OK	$57,930

$50,948

Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($85,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$78,960
Corvallis, OR	$77,550
Eugene, OR	$76,070
Grants Pass, OR	$65,070
Medford, OR	$74,460
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$82,370
Salem, OR	$85,940
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$63,630
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$59,160
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$72,100

$73,531

Pennsylvania

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

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($89,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$81,250
Pittsburgh, PA	$75,395
Erie, PA	$84,720
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$75,050
Lancaster, PA	$77,235
Reading, PA	$77,275
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$72,100
State College, PA	$83,165
York-Hanover, PA	$76,875
Altoona, PA	$58,240
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$51,570
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$57,290
East Stroudsburg, PA	$71,060
Gettysburg, PA	$89,680
Johnstown, PA	$51,000
Lebanon, PA	$75,190
Williamsport, PA	$51,850
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$51,850
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$58,280
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$62,640

$69,086

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($51,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$51,550
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$18,990
Arecibo, PR	$18,760
Guayama, PR	$20,900
Ponce, PR	$26,370
San German, PR	$19,900
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$20,040

$25,216

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($49,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$48,720
Florence, SC	$39,980
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$48,135
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$46,500
Spartanburg, SC	$44,155
Sumter, SC	$42,015
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,835
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$49,210
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,980
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,970

$43,550

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 ($74,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$74,260
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$52,605
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$48,540

$58,468

Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($62,665) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$50,190
Cleveland, TN	$42,120
Jackson, TN	$52,430
Johnson City, TN	$48,590
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$51,410
Knoxville, TN	$52,415
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$62,665
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$57,820
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$43,795
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$45,235
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$45,130
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$42,525
Morristown, TN	$39,100

$48,725

Texas

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

El Paso, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,965) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$75,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$73,700
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$67,890
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,050
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$55,425
Amarillo, TX	$67,760
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$73,265
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$63,405
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$70,505
College Station-Bryan, TX	$58,345
Corpus Christi, TX	$62,985
El Paso, TX	$78,965
Killeen-Temple, TX	$56,330
Laredo, TX	$78,580
Longview, TX	$50,320
Lubbock, TX	$65,995
Midland, TX	$73,070
San Angelo, TX	$68,300
Tyler, TX	$63,650
Victoria, TX	$56,025
Waco, TX	$64,095
Wichita Falls, TX	$58,075
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$57,230
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,595
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$68,935
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$67,160
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$52,610
Odessa, TX	$60,310
Sherman-Denison, TX	$58,190
Texarkana, TX-AR	$48,850

$63,075

Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($68,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT	$68,890
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$60,600
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$53,040
Provo-Orem, UT	$54,010
St. George, UT	$55,440
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$49,830

$56,968

Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($72,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA	$64,970
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$66,855
Charlottesville, VA	$68,895
Harrisonburg, VA	$55,335
Lynchburg, VA	$67,330
Roanoke, VA	$67,125
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$56,300
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$63,805
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$72,830
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$64,985
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$46,950
Winchester, VA-WV	$54,880

$62,522

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($72,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$57,070
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$72,950

$65,010

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($99,935) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$81,135
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$89,710
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$99,935
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$85,490
Yakima, WA	$96,970
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$81,800
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$81,010
Longview, WA	$82,140
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$80,460
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$85,010
Walla Walla, WA	$77,750
Wenatchee, WA	$84,760

$85,514

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 ($85,005) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	$69,650
Green Bay, WI	$82,520
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$71,915
Madison, WI	$72,405
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$85,005
Racine, WI	$73,640
Wausau, WI	$73,100
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$63,875
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$63,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$54,560
Fond du Lac, WI	$64,480
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$57,910
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$73,280
Sheboygan, WI	$73,150
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$56,320

$69,037

West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($60,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	$47,160
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$44,720
Morgantown, WV	$47,760
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$46,100
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$44,420
Wheeling, WV-OH	$48,250
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$40,120
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$60,130

$47,333

Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($55,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY	N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$55,790

$55,790

6 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree. For a master's degree, the average salary median is $50,647. The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $62,500. For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $71,399. For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $62,500.

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.58

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

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

Common Job Titles

Adjunct Instructor
Adjunct Professor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Criminal Justice Adjunct Instructor
Criminal Justice Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice Associate Instructor
Criminal Justice Faculty Member
Criminal Justice Instructor
Criminal Justice Professor
Criminology Professor
Criminology Teacher
Digital Forensics Instructor
Instructor
Justice Professor
Penology Professor
Penology Teacher
Professor
University Faculty Member

US Salary Median: $56,594
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Master's

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.

Salary Ratio: 10.01

Common Job Titles

Air Marshal
Burglary Investigator
Child Support Agent
Child Support Investigator
Child Support Officer
CIA Agent (Central Intelligence Agency Agent)
City Detective
Counter Intelligence Agent
Crime Analyst
Crime Investigator Special Agent
Crime Scene Investigator (CSI)
Criminal Analyst
Criminal Investigations Agent
Criminal Investigative Agent
Criminal Investigator
Criminal Profiler
Criminalist
Cyber Crime Investigator
Cyber Special Agent
Cybercrime Investigator
Deputy Sheriff
Deputy United States Marshal (Deputy US Marshal)
Detective
Detective Sergeant
Drug Enforcement Administration Agent (DEA AGENT)
FBI Field Agent (Federal Bureau of Investigation Field Agent)
FBI Investigator (Federal Bureau of Investigation Investigator)
FBI Profiler (Federal Bureau of Investigation Profiler)
FBI Sharpshooter (Federal Bureau of Investigation Sharpshooter)
FBI Special Agent (Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent)
Federal Air Marshal
Fugitive Detective
Fugitive Investigator
Gang Investigator
Homicide Detective
Homicide Investigator
Identification Officer
Inspector
Intelligence Officer
Internal Affairs Investigator
Investigation Officer
Investigative Analyst
Investigator
Major Case Detective
Master Police Detective
Missing Persons Investigator
Narcotics Agent
Narcotics Detective
Narcotics Investigator
Police Detective
Police Inspector
Police Investigator
Secret Service Agent
Sex Crimes Detective
Sheriff's Detective
Special Agent
Special Crimes Investigator
Special Inspector
Spy
State Trooper
Station Detective
Undercover Cop
Unemployment Examiner
Unemployment Inspector
Unemployment Insurance Fraud Investigator
United States Marshal (US Marshal)
Vice Detective
Vice Investigator
Victim Liaison
Violent Crimes Detective

US Salary Median: $76,747
Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
Prior Experience: N/A
Degree Level Required: None

Police Identification and Records Officers

Collect evidence at crime scene, classify and identify fingerprints, and photograph evidence for use in criminal and civil cases.

Salary Ratio: 2.5

Common Job Titles

Accident Examiner
Accident Investigator
Accident Reconstructionist
Community Service Officer
Computer Forensic Examiner
Computer Forensic Specialist
Corrections Identification Technician
Crime Lab Analyst (Crime Laboratory Analyst)
Crime Scene Evidence Technician
Crime Scene Examiner
Crime Scene Investigator
Crime Scene Specialist
Crime Scene Technician
Crime Victim Specialist
Criminal Identification Coordination Specialist
Criminal Records Technician
Criminal Specialist
Criminalist
Cyber Forensic Specialist
Evidence Custodian
Evidence Technician
Field Evidence Technician
Field Identification Specialist
Fingerprint Classifier
Forensic Identification Specialist
Forensic Science Examiner
Forensic Scientist
Forensic Sergeant
Forensic Specialist
Forensic Technician
Identification Officer
Identification Technician
Investigative Police Specialist
Latent Fingerprint Examiner
Latent Print Examiner
Parts Identification Technician
Police Crime Scene Technician
Police Evidence Specialist
Site Identification Specialist

US Salary Median: $76,747
Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Associate's

Intelligence Analysts

Gather, analyze, or evaluate information from a variety of sources, such as law enforcement databases, surveillance, intelligence networks or geographic information systems. Use intelligence data to anticipate and prevent organized crime activities, such as terrorism.

Salary Ratio: 1.25

Common Job Titles

Anti-Terrorist Analyst
CIA Agent (Central Intelligence Agency Agent)
Counter Intelligence Agent
Counterintelligence Analyst
Crime Analyst
Crime and Intelligence Analyst
Criminal Intelligence Analyst
Criminal Intelligence Specialist
Criminal Research Specialist
Cyber All Source Analyst
Cyber Analyst
Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst
Cyber Intel Planner
Cyber Intelligence Specialist
Cyber Operations Specialist
Cybersecurity All-Source Analyst
Cybersecurity Analyst
Cybersecurity Exploitation Analyst
Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
Cybersecurity Target Developer
Cybersecurity Target Network Analyst
Cybersecurity Threat Analyst
Intelligence Agent
Intelligence Analyst
Intelligence Research Specialist
Intelligence Specialist
Investigative Research Specialist
Police Crime and Intelligence Analyst
Threat Intelligence Analyst

US Salary Median: $76,747
Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

Salary Ratio: 8.1

Common Job Titles

Accident Prevention Squad Police Officer
Alcohol Law Enforcement Agent (ALE Agent)
Animal Cop
Border Guard
Border Patrol Agent
Border Patrol Officer
Campus Police Officer
Canine Deputy (K-9 Deputy)
Chief Deputy Sheriff
City Constable
City Marshal
Civil Division Deputy Sheriff
Civil Process Server
Community Service Patrol Officer
Complaint Evaluation Officer
Constable
Cop
County Sheriff
Crime Prevention Police Officer
Customs Patrol Officer
Deputy
Deputy Certified Sheriff
Deputy K-9
Deputy Sheriff
Deputy Sheriff (Generalist)-Bailiff
Deputy Sheriff Generalist
Deputy Sheriff Lieutenant
Deputy Sheriff-Custody
Deputy Sheriff-K9 Handler
Desk Officer
Drug Abuse Resistance Education Officer (DARE Officer)
Drug Enforcement Agent
Grand Jury Deputy Sheriff
Highway Patrol Officer
Highway Patrol Pilot
Immigration Guard
K-9 Handler
K-9 Police Officer
K9 Handler
Law Enforcement Officer
Lieutenant
Marshal
Master Deputy Sheriff-Court Security
Military Police Officer
Motorcycle Police
Mounted Police
Officer
Park Police
Patrol Deputy Sheriff
Patrol Driver
Patrol Officer
Patrol Park Officer
Patrol Sergeant
Sheriff's Office
Peace Officer
Police Booking Officer
Police Inspector
Police Officer
Police Park Officer
Police Patrol Officer
Police Worker
Policeman
Policewoman
Protective Officer
Protective Service Specialist
Public Safety Officer
Safety Instruction Police Officer
Safety Patrol Officer
Sheriff
Sheriff Department Corporal-Road Deputy
Sheriff Deputy
Sheriff Officer
Sheriff's Detective
Sheriff's Officer
Sheriff's Sergeant
Sheriffs Detective
Sheriffs Officer
Special Deputy
Special Deputy Sheriff
State Highway Police Officer
State Patrol Officer
State Trooper
SWAT Team Member (Special Weapons and Tactics Team Member)
Town Marshal
Trooper
Under Sheriff
Uniform Patrol Police Officer

US Salary Median: $58,627
Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
Prior Experience: N/A
Degree Level Required: None

Customs and Border Protection Officers

Investigate and inspect persons, common carriers, goods, and merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations.

Salary Ratio: 1.01

Common Job Titles

Agriculture Specialist
Air Import Specialist
Border Patrol Agent
Canine Enforcement Officer (K-9 Enforcement Officer)
Customs Import Specialist
Customs Inspector
Customs Officer
Customs Opener
Customs Packer
Customs Specialist
Customs Verifier
Deportation Officer
Drug Enforcement Agent
Drug Inspector
Duty Officer
Immigration Services Officer
Import Specialist
Inspector
Ocean Import Specialist
Patrol Inspector
Special Agent
US Customs and Border Officer
US Customs and Border Protection Officer (US CBPO)

US Salary Median: $58,627
Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $11,387 per year (or $13,606 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $22,774 to earn a master's (or $27,212 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($42,860 if you're in-state, $56,612 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $10,715 per year (or $14,153 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $21,430 to earn an associate's (or $28,306 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $10,715 per year (or $14,153 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $42,860 to earn a bachelor's (or $56,612 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing Degrees

SUNY College of Technology at Canton

34 Cornell Drive - Canton, NY

Out-of-state cost: $14,842/year
In-state cost: $8,689/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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California University of Pennsylvania

250 University Ave - California, PA

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

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing Degrees

Waynesburg University

51 W College St - Waynesburg, PA

Out-of-state cost: $16,320/year
In-state cost: $16,320/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of New Haven

300 Boston Post Road - West Haven, CT

Out-of-state cost: $17,610/year
In-state cost: $17,610/year
Degrees: Master's

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