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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a General Legal Studies Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A general program that focuses on law and legal issues from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $45,970
    "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.): 8.8%
    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: 1 year
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,634/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,919/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,195/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,595/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,707/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,476/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: $45,970

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($59,950) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($59,270).

Fairbanks, AK $59,100
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $59,270
$59,185
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($54,500).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $31,350
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $52,560
Decatur, AL $39,110
Dothan, AL $37,490
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $40,070
Gadsden, AL $29,960
Huntsville, AL $47,710
Mobile, AL $54,500
Montgomery, AL $49,250
Tuscaloosa, AL $41,060
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,870
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,200
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,380
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,490
$41,429
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($43,850).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $39,150
Jonesboro, AR $34,130
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $38,390
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,850
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,670
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,780
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,610
$35,940
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($53,810).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $38,280
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $53,810
Prescott, AZ $42,160
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $42,850
Tucson, AZ $40,300
Yuma, AZ $44,820
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $43,020
$43,606
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($88,930).

Chico, CA $40,300
El Centro, CA $40,670
Fresno, CA $45,670
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $41,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $58,640
Merced, CA $54,030
Modesto, CA $39,950
Napa, CA $87,010
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $57,690
Redding, CA $53,780
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $56,640
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $58,300
Salinas, CA $55,770
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $66,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $71,270
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $88,930
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $50,420
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $61,760
Santa Rosa, CA $73,340
Stockton-Lodi, CA $61,430
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $60,070
Visalia-Porterville, CA $49,240
Yuba City, CA $61,990
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $57,940
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $55,230
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,490
$57,545
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($64,490).

Colorado Springs, CO $46,460
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,490
Fort Collins, CO $57,150
Grand Junction, CO $47,850
Greeley, CO $58,730
Pueblo, CO $39,960
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,430
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,430
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,000
$51,278
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($60,130).

Danbury, CT $58,320
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $58,050
New Haven, CT $59,190
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $53,930
Waterbury, CT $60,130
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $54,080
$57,283
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($63,420).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $38,080
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $42,990
Gainesville, FL $50,170
Homosassa Springs, FL $31,220
Jacksonville, FL $49,300
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,420
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $55,270
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $49,490
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $44,580
Ocala, FL $42,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $48,270
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $42,760
Panama City, FL $42,610
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $44,940
Port St. Lucie, FL $48,460
Punta Gorda, FL $42,640
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $43,820
Sebring, FL $44,290
Tallahassee, FL $42,810
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $46,020
The Villages, FL $41,230
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,400
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $36,860
$44,816
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($58,650).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $48,120
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $52,780
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $45,740
Brunswick, GA $49,440
Columbus, GA-AL $47,540
Dalton, GA $36,670
Gainesville, GA $40,010
Hinesville, GA $52,910
Macon, GA $40,300
Rome, GA $45,460
Savannah, GA $52,120
Valdosta, GA $37,720
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,770
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,650
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,610
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,140
$44,999
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($52,800).

Urban Honolulu, HI $52,800
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $50,750
$51,775
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($56,300).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $47,270
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $56,300
Dubuque, IA $49,430
Iowa City, IA $41,020
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $40,530
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $41,320
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,560
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $34,170
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,010
$42,734
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($56,930).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $37,340
Idaho Falls, ID $45,830
Lewiston, ID-WA $50,400
Pocatello, ID $41,840
Twin Falls, ID $37,980
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $32,340
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,930
$43,237
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($57,970).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $31,700
Champaign-Urbana, IL $50,020
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $57,970
Decatur, IL $54,260
Peoria, IL $48,340
Rockford, IL $51,820
Springfield, IL $57,600
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,460
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,640
$50,534
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($49,530).

Columbus, IN $31,450
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $44,060
Evansville, IN-KY $40,270
Fort Wayne, IN $44,360
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $49,530
Kokomo, IN $45,390
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $43,270
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,300
Muncie, IN $45,550
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $38,500
Terre Haute, IN $31,190
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,580
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,660
$41,208
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($45,620).

Manhattan, KS $30,970
Topeka, KS $44,590
Wichita, KS $45,620
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $29,350
$37,633
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($50,860).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $45,250
Lexington-Fayette, KY $50,860
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,350
Owensboro, KY $27,850
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,350
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,610
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,730
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,060
$38,883
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($53,030).

Baton Rouge, LA $44,420
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $45,070
Lafayette, LA $45,630
Lake Charles, LA $37,370
Monroe, LA $35,570
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $53,030
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $46,920
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $35,740
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $37,490
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,500
$41,174
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($60,260).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $59,600
Leominster-Gardner, MA $48,390
New Bedford, MA $58,000
Pittsfield, MA $50,680
Springfield, MA-CT $49,650
Worcester, MA-CT $60,260
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $48,710
$53,613
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($59,550).

California-Lexington Park, MD $52,020
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $59,550
Salisbury, MD-DE $44,160
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $48,610
$51,085
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($50,300).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $46,140
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,300
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,950
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,180
$47,393
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($71,280).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $50,880
Flint, MI $48,230
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $71,280
Jackson, MI $51,620
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $51,520
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $54,670
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $42,840
Saginaw, MI $45,350
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,600
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,020
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,740
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,220
$49,331
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($59,540).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $52,100
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $59,540
Rochester, MN $46,840
St. Cloud, MN $51,790
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,700
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,790
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,310
$50,003
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($50,870).

Joplin, MO $37,170
Kansas City, MO-KS $49,340
St. Joseph, MO-KS $31,810
St. Louis, MO-IL $50,870
Springfield, MO $36,110
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,440
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,300
$38,720
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($49,630).

Hattiesburg, MS $39,300
Jackson, MS $49,630
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,860
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,260
$41,513
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($49,260).

Great Falls, MT $34,250
Missoula, MT $49,260
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,140
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,740
$43,098
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($52,910).

Burlington, NC $46,070
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $51,650
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $48,240
Fayetteville, NC $40,840
Goldsboro, NC $35,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $41,520
Greenville, NC $39,270
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $40,730
Jacksonville, NC $39,520
New Bern, NC $44,260
Raleigh, NC $52,910
Rocky Mount, NC $40,110
Wilmington, NC $38,160
Winston-Salem, NC $44,500
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,960
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,730
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,910
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,960
$42,474
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($49,200).

Fargo, ND-MN $49,200
Grand Forks, ND-MN $40,840
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,050
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,510
$45,400
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($58,480).

Lincoln, NE $55,220
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $58,480
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,650
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,060
$46,832
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($58,620).

Manchester, NH $58,330
Portsmouth, NH-ME $58,620
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,460
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,200
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,360
$50,594
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($68,390).

Trenton, NJ $68,390
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,510
$59,950
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($51,800).

Farmington, NM $51,800
Las Cruces, NM $38,720
Santa Fe, NM $50,150
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $49,980
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $46,290
$47,388
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($60,720).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $58,450
Reno, NV $60,720
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $46,410
$55,193
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($60,980).

Binghamton, NY $45,820
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $47,030
Elmira, NY $46,580
Glens Falls, NY $47,890
Ithaca, NY $47,680
Kingston, NY $47,850
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $59,730
Rochester, NY $48,890
Syracuse, NY $45,170
Utica-Rome, NY $40,420
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $60,980
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $47,860
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $38,450
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $48,570
$48,066
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($55,220).

Canton-Massillon, OH $41,340
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $55,220
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $47,360
Columbus, OH $47,380
Dayton, OH $38,050
Lima, OH $35,010
Mansfield, OH $30,080
Springfield, OH $41,910
Toledo, OH $42,040
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $39,190
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,790
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $37,380
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,010
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $37,240
$41,429
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($54,270).

Oklahoma City, OK $42,750
Tulsa, OK $49,370
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,870
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,270
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,890
$43,537
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($58,230).

Bend-Redmond, OR $52,490
Corvallis, OR $44,950
Eugene, OR $47,100
Grants Pass, OR $36,550
Medford, OR $52,820
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $58,230
Salem, OR $49,730
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $44,770
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $41,280
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,600
$46,652
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($61,370).

Altoona, PA $36,050
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $51,980
East Stroudsburg, PA $54,800
Erie, PA $48,780
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $48,680
Johnstown, PA $35,010
Lancaster, PA $44,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $57,960
Pittsburgh, PA $61,370
Reading, PA $55,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $47,450
State College, PA $32,510
Williamsport, PA $40,770
York-Hanover, PA $44,870
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $45,970
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,980
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,270
$46,808
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($35,990).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $35,990
$35,990
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($47,680).

Columbia, SC $43,860
Florence, SC $34,780
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $40,720
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $47,680
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $42,250
Spartanburg, SC $44,970
Sumter, SC $30,020
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,800
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,990
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,050
$39,412
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($56,980).

Sioux Falls, SD $48,300
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,970
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,980
$51,750
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($51,980).

Clarksville, TN-KY $37,810
Cleveland, TN $35,090
Jackson, TN $35,130
Johnson City, TN $41,020
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,670
Knoxville, TN $49,250
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $42,740
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,910
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,940
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,470
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,810
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,980
$42,402
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($59,980).

Amarillo, TX $48,130
Austin-Round Rock, TX $57,700
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $45,350
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $39,950
Corpus Christi, TX $46,060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,980
El Paso, TX $47,770
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $47,950
Killeen-Temple, TX $46,370
Laredo, TX $47,210
Longview, TX $57,300
Lubbock, TX $48,030
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $37,160
Midland, TX $43,020
Odessa, TX $36,740
San Angelo, TX $44,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $55,210
Sherman-Denison, TX $42,020
Texarkana, TX-AR $36,200
Tyler, TX $50,230
Victoria, TX $39,570
Waco, TX $47,280
Wichita Falls, TX $39,620
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,070
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,580
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,510
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,240
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,260
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,620
$44,809
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($55,730).

Provo-Orem, UT $54,860
St. George, UT $43,610
Salt Lake City, UT $55,730
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,300
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $37,650
$47,830
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($49,690).

Charlottesville, VA $45,290
Harrisonburg, VA $31,980
Lynchburg, VA $32,340
Richmond, VA $49,690
Roanoke, VA $38,520
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,990
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $43,470
Winchester, VA-WV $37,840
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,200
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,270
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,680
$39,843
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($50,310).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,310
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $49,070
$49,690
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($57,380).

Eau Claire, WI $35,960
Fond du Lac, WI $47,880
Green Bay, WI $48,320
Janesville-Beloit, WI $44,070
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $50,250
Madison, WI $57,380
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $47,550
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $51,340
Racine, WI $55,250
Sheboygan, WI $41,730
Wausau, WI $38,180
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,430
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,390
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,770
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,150
$47,443
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($56,130).

Charleston, WV $56,130
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $47,550
Morgantown, WV $53,640
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $46,380
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $39,550
Wheeling, WV-OH $42,600
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,110
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,910
$45,359
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($50,910).

Cheyenne, WY $50,910
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $43,790
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $35,660
$43,453

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $45,970

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is New Jersey ($59,950) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($59,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $59,100
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $59,270
$59,185
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($54,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $31,350
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $52,560
Decatur, AL $39,110
Dothan, AL $37,490
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $40,070
Gadsden, AL $29,960
Huntsville, AL $47,710
Mobile, AL $54,500
Montgomery, AL $49,250
Tuscaloosa, AL $41,060
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,870
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,200
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,380
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,490
$41,429
Arkansas

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

North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($43,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $39,150
Jonesboro, AR $34,130
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $38,390
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,850
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,670
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,780
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,610
$35,940
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($53,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $38,280
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $53,810
Prescott, AZ $42,160
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $42,850
Tucson, AZ $40,300
Yuma, AZ $44,820
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $43,020
$43,606
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($88,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $40,300
El Centro, CA $40,670
Fresno, CA $45,670
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $41,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $58,640
Merced, CA $54,030
Modesto, CA $39,950
Napa, CA $87,010
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $57,690
Redding, CA $53,780
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $56,640
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $58,300
Salinas, CA $55,770
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $66,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $71,270
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $88,930
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $50,420
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $61,760
Santa Rosa, CA $73,340
Stockton-Lodi, CA $61,430
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $60,070
Visalia-Porterville, CA $49,240
Yuba City, CA $61,990
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $57,940
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $55,230
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,490
$57,545
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($64,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $46,460
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,490
Fort Collins, CO $57,150
Grand Junction, CO $47,850
Greeley, CO $58,730
Pueblo, CO $39,960
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,430
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,430
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,000
$51,278
Connecticut

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

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($60,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $58,320
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $58,050
New Haven, CT $59,190
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $53,930
Waterbury, CT $60,130
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $54,080
$57,283
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($63,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $38,080
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $42,990
Gainesville, FL $50,170
Homosassa Springs, FL $31,220
Jacksonville, FL $49,300
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,420
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $55,270
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $49,490
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $44,580
Ocala, FL $42,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $48,270
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $42,760
Panama City, FL $42,610
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $44,940
Port St. Lucie, FL $48,460
Punta Gorda, FL $42,640
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $43,820
Sebring, FL $44,290
Tallahassee, FL $42,810
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $46,020
The Villages, FL $41,230
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,400
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $36,860
$44,816
Georgia

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

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($58,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $48,120
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $52,780
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $45,740
Brunswick, GA $49,440
Columbus, GA-AL $47,540
Dalton, GA $36,670
Gainesville, GA $40,010
Hinesville, GA $52,910
Macon, GA $40,300
Rome, GA $45,460
Savannah, GA $52,120
Valdosta, GA $37,720
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,770
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,650
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,610
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,140
$44,999
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($52,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $52,800
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $50,750
$51,775
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($56,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $47,270
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $56,300
Dubuque, IA $49,430
Iowa City, IA $41,020
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $40,530
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $41,320
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,560
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $34,170
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,010
$42,734
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($56,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $37,340
Idaho Falls, ID $45,830
Lewiston, ID-WA $50,400
Pocatello, ID $41,840
Twin Falls, ID $37,980
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $32,340
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,930
$43,237
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($57,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $31,700
Champaign-Urbana, IL $50,020
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $57,970
Decatur, IL $54,260
Peoria, IL $48,340
Rockford, IL $51,820
Springfield, IL $57,600
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,460
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,640
$50,534
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($49,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $31,450
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $44,060
Evansville, IN-KY $40,270
Fort Wayne, IN $44,360
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $49,530
Kokomo, IN $45,390
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $43,270
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,300
Muncie, IN $45,550
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $38,500
Terre Haute, IN $31,190
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,580
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,660
$41,208
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($45,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $30,970
Topeka, KS $44,590
Wichita, KS $45,620
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $29,350
$37,633
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($50,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $45,250
Lexington-Fayette, KY $50,860
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,350
Owensboro, KY $27,850
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,350
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,610
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,730
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,060
$38,883
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($53,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $44,420
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $45,070
Lafayette, LA $45,630
Lake Charles, LA $37,370
Monroe, LA $35,570
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $53,030
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $46,920
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $35,740
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $37,490
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,500
$41,174
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($60,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $59,600
Leominster-Gardner, MA $48,390
New Bedford, MA $58,000
Pittsfield, MA $50,680
Springfield, MA-CT $49,650
Worcester, MA-CT $60,260
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $48,710
$53,613
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($59,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $52,020
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $59,550
Salisbury, MD-DE $44,160
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $48,610
$51,085
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $46,140
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,300
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,950
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,180
$47,393
Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($71,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $50,880
Flint, MI $48,230
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $71,280
Jackson, MI $51,620
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $51,520
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $54,670
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $42,840
Saginaw, MI $45,350
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,600
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,020
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,740
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,220
$49,331
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($59,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $52,100
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $59,540
Rochester, MN $46,840
St. Cloud, MN $51,790
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,700
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,790
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,310
$50,003
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($50,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Joplin, MO $37,170
Kansas City, MO-KS $49,340
St. Joseph, MO-KS $31,810
St. Louis, MO-IL $50,870
Springfield, MO $36,110
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,440
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,300
$38,720
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($49,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $39,300
Jackson, MS $49,630
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,860
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,260
$41,513
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($49,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $34,250
Missoula, MT $49,260
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,140
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,740
$43,098
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($52,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $46,070
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $51,650
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $48,240
Fayetteville, NC $40,840
Goldsboro, NC $35,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $41,520
Greenville, NC $39,270
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $40,730
Jacksonville, NC $39,520
New Bern, NC $44,260
Raleigh, NC $52,910
Rocky Mount, NC $40,110
Wilmington, NC $38,160
Winston-Salem, NC $44,500
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,960
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,730
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,910
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,960
$42,474
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($49,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $49,200
Grand Forks, ND-MN $40,840
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,050
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,510
$45,400
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 ($58,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $55,220
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $58,480
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,650
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,060
$46,832
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 ($58,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $58,330
Portsmouth, NH-ME $58,620
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,460
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,200
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,360
$50,594
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($68,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $68,390
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,510
$59,950
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($51,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $51,800
Las Cruces, NM $38,720
Santa Fe, NM $50,150
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $49,980
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $46,290
$47,388
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($60,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $58,450
Reno, NV $60,720
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $46,410
$55,193
New York

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

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($60,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $45,820
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $47,030
Elmira, NY $46,580
Glens Falls, NY $47,890
Ithaca, NY $47,680
Kingston, NY $47,850
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $59,730
Rochester, NY $48,890
Syracuse, NY $45,170
Utica-Rome, NY $40,420
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $60,980
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $47,860
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $38,450
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $48,570
$48,066
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($55,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $41,340
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $55,220
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $47,360
Columbus, OH $47,380
Dayton, OH $38,050
Lima, OH $35,010
Mansfield, OH $30,080
Springfield, OH $41,910
Toledo, OH $42,040
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $39,190
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,790
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $37,380
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,010
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $37,240
$41,429
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($54,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $42,750
Tulsa, OK $49,370
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,870
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,270
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,890
$43,537
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($58,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $52,490
Corvallis, OR $44,950
Eugene, OR $47,100
Grants Pass, OR $36,550
Medford, OR $52,820
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $58,230
Salem, OR $49,730
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $44,770
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $41,280
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,600
$46,652
Pennsylvania

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($61,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $36,050
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $51,980
East Stroudsburg, PA $54,800
Erie, PA $48,780
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $48,680
Johnstown, PA $35,010
Lancaster, PA $44,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $57,960
Pittsburgh, PA $61,370
Reading, PA $55,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $47,450
State College, PA $32,510
Williamsport, PA $40,770
York-Hanover, PA $44,870
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $45,970
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,980
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,270
$46,808
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 ($35,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $35,990
$35,990
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($47,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $43,860
Florence, SC $34,780
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $40,720
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $47,680
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $42,250
Spartanburg, SC $44,970
Sumter, SC $30,020
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,800
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,990
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,050
$39,412
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($56,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $48,300
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,970
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,980
$51,750
Tennessee

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

East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($51,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $37,810
Cleveland, TN $35,090
Jackson, TN $35,130
Johnson City, TN $41,020
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,670
Knoxville, TN $49,250
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $42,740
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,910
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,940
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,470
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,810
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,980
$42,402
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($59,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $48,130
Austin-Round Rock, TX $57,700
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $45,350
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $39,950
Corpus Christi, TX $46,060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,980
El Paso, TX $47,770
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $47,950
Killeen-Temple, TX $46,370
Laredo, TX $47,210
Longview, TX $57,300
Lubbock, TX $48,030
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $37,160
Midland, TX $43,020
Odessa, TX $36,740
San Angelo, TX $44,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $55,210
Sherman-Denison, TX $42,020
Texarkana, TX-AR $36,200
Tyler, TX $50,230
Victoria, TX $39,570
Waco, TX $47,280
Wichita Falls, TX $39,620
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,070
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,580
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,510
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,240
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,260
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,620
$44,809
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($55,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $54,860
St. George, UT $43,610
Salt Lake City, UT $55,730
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,300
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $37,650
$47,830
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($49,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $45,290
Harrisonburg, VA $31,980
Lynchburg, VA $32,340
Richmond, VA $49,690
Roanoke, VA $38,520
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,990
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $43,470
Winchester, VA-WV $37,840
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,200
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,270
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,680
$39,843
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($50,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,310
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $49,070
$49,690
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($57,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $35,960
Fond du Lac, WI $47,880
Green Bay, WI $48,320
Janesville-Beloit, WI $44,070
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $50,250
Madison, WI $57,380
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $47,550
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $51,340
Racine, WI $55,250
Sheboygan, WI $41,730
Wausau, WI $38,180
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,430
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,390
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,770
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,150
$47,443
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($56,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $56,130
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $47,550
Morgantown, WV $53,640
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $46,380
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $39,550
Wheeling, WV-OH $42,600
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,110
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,910
$45,359
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($50,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $50,910
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $43,790
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $35,660
$43,453

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $45,970. 

  Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.

Salary Ratio: 0.86    

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    
  • Certified Paralegal
  • Contract Preparer
  • Contracts Specialist
  • Corporate Law Assistant
  • Corporate Legal Assistant
  • Corporate Paralegal
  • Document Processor
  • Family Law Paralegal
  • Immigration Paralegal
  • Intellectual Property Paralegal
  • Law Associate
  • Legal Administrative Assistant
  • Legal Aide
  • Legal Analyst
  • Legal Assistant
  • Litigation Legal Assistant
  • Litigation Paralegal
  • Paralegal
  • Paralegal Assistant
  • Paralegal Specialist
  • Real Estate Paralegal
  • Trademark Paralegal
  • US Salary Median: $47,054
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $21,919 per year (or $27,634 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $43,838 to earn an associate's (or $55,268 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate General Legal Studies Degrees

American Public University System

111 W Congress St - Charles Town, WV

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

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Bellevue University

1000 Galvin Rd S - Bellevue, NE

Out-of-state cost: $7,851/year
In-state cost: $7,851/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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National Paralegal College

717 E Maryland Ave - Phoenix, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $7,995/year
In-state cost: $7,995/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Paul Quinn College

3837 Simpson Stuart Rd - Dallas, TX

Out-of-state cost: $9,992/year
In-state cost: $9,992/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Arizona State University Digital Immersion

1475 N Scottsdale Rd - Scottsdale, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $10,928/year
In-state cost: $10,818/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Maryland Global Campus

3501 University Blvd East - Adelphi, MD

Out-of-state cost: $12,336/year
In-state cost: $7,560/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brandman University

16355 Laguna Canyon Road - Irvine, CA

Out-of-state cost: $12,480/year
In-state cost: $12,480/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of the District of Columbia

4200 Connecticut Ave NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $13,004/year
In-state cost: $6,152/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Florida National University-Main Campus

4425 West. Jose Regueiro (20th) Avenue - Hialeah, FL

Out-of-state cost: $13,688/year
In-state cost: $13,688/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Morehead State University

University Blvd - Morehead, KY

Out-of-state cost: $13,876/year
In-state cost: $9,290/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Purdue University Global

2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100 - West Lafayette, IN

Out-of-state cost: $14,478/year
In-state cost: $10,167/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Hodges University

4501 Colonial Blvd - Fort Myers, FL

Out-of-state cost: $14,660/year
In-state cost: $14,660/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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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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Northeastern State University

600 N Grand - Tahlequah, OK

Out-of-state cost: $15,315/year
In-state cost: $6,915/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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CUNY Graduate School and University Center

365 Fifth Ave - New York, NY

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

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CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

524 W 59th St - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,420/year
In-state cost: $7,470/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Post University

800 Country Club Rd - Waterbury, CT

Out-of-state cost: $15,458/year
In-state cost: $15,458/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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University of Wisconsin-Superior

1605 Catlin Ave - Superior, WI

Out-of-state cost: $15,713/year
In-state cost: $8,140/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Winona State University

175 West Mark Street - Winona, MN

Out-of-state cost: $15,971/year
In-state cost: $9,780/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Holy Cross

4123 Woodland Drive - New Orleans, LA

Out-of-state cost: $16,000/year
In-state cost: $16,000/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate General Legal Studies Degrees

Touro College

500 7th Avenue - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $13,138/year
In-state cost: $13,138/year
Degrees: Master's

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Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses

6650 Inglewood Ave - Stockton, CA

Out-of-state cost: $13,200/year
In-state cost: $13,200/year
Degrees: Master's

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Northern Kentucky University

Nunn Drive - Highland Heights, KY

Out-of-state cost: $17,358/year
In-state cost: $11,418/year
Degrees: Master's

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Ohio University-Main Campus

020 Chubb Hall - Athens, OH

Out-of-state cost: $17,712/year
In-state cost: $9,720/year
Degrees: Master's

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Loyola Marymount University

One Lmu Drive - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $19,756/year
In-state cost: $19,756/year
Degrees: Master's

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West Virginia University

PO Box 6201 - Morgantown, WV

Out-of-state cost: $26,154/year
In-state cost: $10,134/year
Degrees: Master's

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Pace University

1 Pace Plaza - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $33,356/year
In-state cost: $33,356/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Arizona

1401 E University - Tucson, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $33,399/year
In-state cost: $13,272/year
Degrees: Master's

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Michigan State University

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

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University of Pennsylvania

34th & Spruce Street - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $41,760/year
In-state cost: $41,760/year
Degrees: Master's

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The Catholic University of America

620 Michigan Avenue, NE - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $50,340/year
In-state cost: $50,340/year
Degrees: Master's

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Harvard University

Massachusetts Hall - Cambridge, MA

Out-of-state cost: $50,654/year
In-state cost: $50,654/year
Degrees: Master's

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The Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law at Ventura

4475 Market St - Ventura, CA

Out-of-state cost: N/A
In-state cost: N/A
Degrees: Master's

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