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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Library and Archives Assisting Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to assist professional librarians and archivists. Includes instruction in principles, systems, processes, and procedures of library and archive operation; library resources and services; processes of acquisition, cataloging, storage, and display systems; discovery and retrieval of requested materials; and management of books, periodicals, and other documents and records.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Assist librarians by helping readers in the use of library catalogs, databases, and indexes to locate books and other materials; and by answering questions that require only brief consultation of standard reference. Compile records; sort and shelve books or other media; remove or repair damaged books or other media; register patrons; and check materials in and out of the circulation process. Replace materials in shelving area (stacks) or files.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $32,705
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1 year
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,114/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,222/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,269/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,976/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,638/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,643/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: $32,705

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($47,620) 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 ($46,540).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $46,540
$46,540
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($41,630).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $27,390
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $30,610
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $27,950
Huntsville, AL $23,860
Mobile, AL $34,510
Montgomery, AL $41,630
Tuscaloosa, AL $31,860
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $28,710
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $27,340
$30,429
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($24,790).

Jonesboro, AR $20,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $24,790
Pine Bluff, AR $23,760
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,320
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,610
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,130
$23,405
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($36,890).

Prescott, AZ $36,110
Tucson, AZ $36,890
Yuma, AZ $25,000
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $29,760
$31,940
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($59,900).

Chico, CA $48,570
El Centro, CA $34,380
Fresno, CA $41,800
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $47,270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $46,930
Merced, CA $44,320
Modesto, CA $35,520
Napa, CA $49,170
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $45,550
Redding, CA $31,360
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $46,340
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $47,200
Salinas, CA $45,490
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $42,390
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $59,900
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $49,650
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $38,500
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $47,290
Santa Rosa, CA $50,700
Stockton-Lodi, CA $43,400
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $31,990
Visalia-Porterville, CA $45,220
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,920
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,850
$43,470
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($36,940).

Colorado Springs, CO $36,560
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $36,940
Fort Collins, CO $34,030
Grand Junction, CO $33,920
Greeley, CO $35,300
Pueblo, CO $34,820
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,590
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $28,410
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $31,420
$33,554
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($56,710).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $54,830
New Haven, CT $56,710
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $38,360
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $36,180
$46,520
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Gainesville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($36,930).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $32,710
Gainesville, FL $36,930
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $29,820
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $33,320
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $36,420
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,770
Port St. Lucie, FL $34,630
Tallahassee, FL $29,700
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $36,720
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $26,120
$33,314
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($58,740).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $33,170
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $30,830
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $25,800
Columbus, GA-AL $27,710
Gainesville, GA $24,270
Macon, GA $23,940
Savannah, GA $58,740
Warner Robins, GA $25,160
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,220
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,210
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $20,280
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $26,910
$28,603
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($57,180).

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,270
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $35,390
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $34,480
Iowa City, IA $57,180
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $35,680
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $44,230
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $27,390
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,550
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $19,210
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,310
$36,469
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($33,740).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $30,260
Twin Falls, ID $18,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,740
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $26,310
$27,078
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($44,610).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $30,980
Champaign-Urbana, IL $44,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $33,390
Danville, IL $27,440
Kankakee, IL $24,880
Peoria, IL $25,330
Rockford, IL $24,820
Springfield, IL $31,370
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,830
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $25,180
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $22,710
$28,320
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($30,870).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $25,270
Evansville, IN-KY $24,630
Fort Wayne, IN $26,150
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $25,320
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $24,200
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $24,280
Terre Haute, IN $30,870
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $26,190
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,750
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,940
$25,260
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($42,260).

Manhattan, KS $29,250
Topeka, KS $40,720
Wichita, KS $31,550
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $42,260
$35,945
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($36,810).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $30,330
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $29,190
Owensboro, KY $36,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $25,040
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,510
$30,176
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($35,110).

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $33,150
Lafayette, LA $29,580
Monroe, LA $31,690
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,110
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $32,250
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,680
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,890
$32,050
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($49,360).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $49,360
Leominster-Gardner, MA $35,840
Springfield, MA-CT $39,200
Worcester, MA-CT $37,150
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $44,220
$41,154
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($41,210).

California-Lexington Park, MD $41,210
Salisbury, MD-DE $37,160
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $30,920
$36,430
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($38,010).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $34,710
Portland-South Portland, ME $38,010
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,710
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,920
$34,588
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Muskegon, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($47,540).

Bay City, MI $23,500
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $31,620
Flint, MI $23,210
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $35,830
Jackson, MI $31,090
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $27,270
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $41,240
Muskegon, MI $47,540
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $26,820
Saginaw, MI $29,850
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $24,330
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $25,320
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,580
$30,323
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($53,130).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $46,120
Rochester, MN $53,130
St. Cloud, MN $39,680
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,740
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,180
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,310
$42,360
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($35,300).

Kansas City, MO-KS $35,300
St. Louis, MO-IL $29,780
Springfield, MO $33,850
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,480
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,140
$31,310
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($27,070).

Jackson, MS $24,530
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,070
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,030
$26,210
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($32,290).

Missoula, MT $30,910
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $30,870
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $32,290
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $30,450
$31,130
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($45,590).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $36,820
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $45,590
Fayetteville, NC $35,620
Greensboro-High Point, NC $36,300
Greenville, NC $38,980
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $32,480
Raleigh, NC $36,730
Rocky Mount, NC $28,400
Wilmington, NC $39,870
Winston-Salem, NC $39,800
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,170
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,780
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,190
$36,518
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($36,850).

Fargo, ND-MN $36,850
Grand Forks, ND-MN $31,580
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,350
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $23,170
$31,488
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($31,990).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $31,720
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $24,240
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,990
$29,317
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($40,840).

Manchester, NH $40,390
Portsmouth, NH-ME $40,840
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $23,990
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,920
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,140
$36,256
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($47,620).

Trenton, NJ $47,620
$47,620
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($33,040).

Farmington, NM $31,590
Las Cruces, NM $32,610
Santa Fe, NM $33,040
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $28,520
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $27,440
$30,640
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($40,640).

Reno, NV $40,640
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $30,630
$35,635
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($44,590).

Binghamton, NY $29,560
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $25,360
Ithaca, NY $44,590
Kingston, NY $28,130
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $37,520
Rochester, NY $28,040
Syracuse, NY $28,370
Utica-Rome, NY $30,250
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $26,070
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $25,500
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $30,460
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $25,650
$29,958
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($44,010).

Canton-Massillon, OH $26,110
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $31,270
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $44,010
Columbus, OH $33,050
Dayton, OH $34,080
Springfield, OH $37,190
Toledo, OH $38,890
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $28,180
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $22,650
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $27,530
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $29,750
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $32,010
$32,060
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($32,040).

Tulsa, OK $32,040
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,060
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $27,790
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,690
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $28,790
$25,474
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Eugene, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($46,180).

Corvallis, OR $45,130
Eugene, OR $46,180
Medford, OR $38,810
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $45,540
Salem, OR $36,500
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,090
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $40,120
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,040
$39,176
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

State College, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($46,940).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $34,740
Lancaster, PA $24,680
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $40,330
Pittsburgh, PA $32,920
Reading, PA $30,500
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $33,340
State College, PA $46,940
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,880
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $24,510
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $19,560
$32,040
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($23,260).

Ponce, PR $23,260
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,580
$22,920
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($31,830).

Columbia, SC $30,900
Florence, SC $26,260
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $31,540
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $28,460
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $27,520
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,830
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,580
$28,130
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($28,810).

Sioux Falls, SD $28,810
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,620
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $23,010
$25,480
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($31,910).

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $27,560
Knoxville, TN $24,100
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $25,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $31,910
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $25,840
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,690
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,560
$25,174
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($37,260).

Amarillo, TX $28,260
Austin-Round Rock, TX $37,260
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $29,820
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $23,930
College Station-Bryan, TX $32,440
Corpus Christi, TX $29,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $32,100
El Paso, TX $30,670
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $32,380
Killeen-Temple, TX $25,440
Laredo, TX $30,010
Lubbock, TX $31,140
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $28,010
San Angelo, TX $31,910
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $31,730
Sherman-Denison, TX $28,840
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,650
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,880
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,860
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,470
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,400
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,230
$29,974
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($34,470).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $34,470
Provo-Orem, UT $29,300
Salt Lake City, UT $21,040
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $31,110
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $26,270
$28,438
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($37,410).

Lynchburg, VA $33,250
Richmond, VA $30,880
Roanoke, VA $31,310
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $37,410
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,030
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,920
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,120
$33,560
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($31,280).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,280
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $30,770
$31,025
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($34,300).

Eau Claire, WI $28,040
Fond du Lac, WI $30,010
Green Bay, WI $32,560
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $28,100
Madison, WI $27,800
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $34,110
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $34,300
Racine, WI $25,320
Sheboygan, WI $24,010
Wausau, WI $30,850
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $24,110
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $26,510
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $26,230
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $26,740
$28,478
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($24,070).

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,070
$24,070
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($31,030).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $31,030
$31,030

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $32,705

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($47,620) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($46,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $46,540
$46,540
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($41,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $27,390
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $30,610
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $27,950
Huntsville, AL $23,860
Mobile, AL $34,510
Montgomery, AL $41,630
Tuscaloosa, AL $31,860
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $28,710
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $27,340
$30,429
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 ($24,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jonesboro, AR $20,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $24,790
Pine Bluff, AR $23,760
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,320
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,610
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,130
$23,405
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($36,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Prescott, AZ $36,110
Tucson, AZ $36,890
Yuma, AZ $25,000
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $29,760
$31,940
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 ($59,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $48,570
El Centro, CA $34,380
Fresno, CA $41,800
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $47,270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $46,930
Merced, CA $44,320
Modesto, CA $35,520
Napa, CA $49,170
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $45,550
Redding, CA $31,360
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $46,340
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $47,200
Salinas, CA $45,490
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $42,390
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $59,900
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $49,650
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $38,500
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $47,290
Santa Rosa, CA $50,700
Stockton-Lodi, CA $43,400
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $31,990
Visalia-Porterville, CA $45,220
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,920
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,850
$43,470
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($36,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $36,560
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $36,940
Fort Collins, CO $34,030
Grand Junction, CO $33,920
Greeley, CO $35,300
Pueblo, CO $34,820
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,590
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $28,410
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $31,420
$33,554
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($56,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $54,830
New Haven, CT $56,710
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $38,360
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $36,180
$46,520
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Gainesville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($36,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $32,710
Gainesville, FL $36,930
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $29,820
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $33,320
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $36,420
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,770
Port St. Lucie, FL $34,630
Tallahassee, FL $29,700
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $36,720
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $26,120
$33,314
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($58,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $33,170
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $30,830
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $25,800
Columbus, GA-AL $27,710
Gainesville, GA $24,270
Macon, GA $23,940
Savannah, GA $58,740
Warner Robins, GA $25,160
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,220
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,210
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $20,280
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $26,910
$28,603
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($57,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,270
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $35,390
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $34,480
Iowa City, IA $57,180
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $35,680
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $44,230
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $27,390
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,550
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $19,210
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,310
$36,469
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($33,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $30,260
Twin Falls, ID $18,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,740
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $26,310
$27,078
Illinois

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

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($44,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $30,980
Champaign-Urbana, IL $44,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $33,390
Danville, IL $27,440
Kankakee, IL $24,880
Peoria, IL $25,330
Rockford, IL $24,820
Springfield, IL $31,370
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,830
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $25,180
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $22,710
$28,320
Indiana

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

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($30,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $25,270
Evansville, IN-KY $24,630
Fort Wayne, IN $26,150
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $25,320
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $24,200
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $24,280
Terre Haute, IN $30,870
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $26,190
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,750
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,940
$25,260
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($42,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $29,250
Topeka, KS $40,720
Wichita, KS $31,550
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $42,260
$35,945
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($36,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $30,330
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $29,190
Owensboro, KY $36,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $25,040
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,510
$30,176
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($35,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $33,150
Lafayette, LA $29,580
Monroe, LA $31,690
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,110
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $32,250
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,680
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,890
$32,050
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($49,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $49,360
Leominster-Gardner, MA $35,840
Springfield, MA-CT $39,200
Worcester, MA-CT $37,150
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $44,220
$41,154
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($41,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $41,210
Salisbury, MD-DE $37,160
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $30,920
$36,430
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($38,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $34,710
Portland-South Portland, ME $38,010
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,710
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,920
$34,588
Michigan

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

Muskegon, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($47,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bay City, MI $23,500
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $31,620
Flint, MI $23,210
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $35,830
Jackson, MI $31,090
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $27,270
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $41,240
Muskegon, MI $47,540
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $26,820
Saginaw, MI $29,850
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $24,330
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $25,320
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,580
$30,323
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($53,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $46,120
Rochester, MN $53,130
St. Cloud, MN $39,680
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,740
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,180
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,310
$42,360
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($35,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $35,300
St. Louis, MO-IL $29,780
Springfield, MO $33,850
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,480
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,140
$31,310
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($27,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $24,530
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,070
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,030
$26,210
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($32,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $30,910
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $30,870
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $32,290
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $30,450
$31,130
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($45,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $36,820
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $45,590
Fayetteville, NC $35,620
Greensboro-High Point, NC $36,300
Greenville, NC $38,980
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $32,480
Raleigh, NC $36,730
Rocky Mount, NC $28,400
Wilmington, NC $39,870
Winston-Salem, NC $39,800
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,170
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,780
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,190
$36,518
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($36,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $36,850
Grand Forks, ND-MN $31,580
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,350
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $23,170
$31,488
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($31,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $31,720
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $24,240
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,990
$29,317
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($40,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $40,390
Portsmouth, NH-ME $40,840
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $23,990
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,920
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,140
$36,256
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 ($47,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $47,620
$47,620
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($33,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $31,590
Las Cruces, NM $32,610
Santa Fe, NM $33,040
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $28,520
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $27,440
$30,640
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($40,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $40,640
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $30,630
$35,635
New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($44,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $29,560
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $25,360
Ithaca, NY $44,590
Kingston, NY $28,130
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $37,520
Rochester, NY $28,040
Syracuse, NY $28,370
Utica-Rome, NY $30,250
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $26,070
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $25,500
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $30,460
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $25,650
$29,958
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($44,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $26,110
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $31,270
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $44,010
Columbus, OH $33,050
Dayton, OH $34,080
Springfield, OH $37,190
Toledo, OH $38,890
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $28,180
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $22,650
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $27,530
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $29,750
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $32,010
$32,060
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($32,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $32,040
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,060
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $27,790
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,690
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $28,790
$25,474
Oregon

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

Eugene, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($46,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $45,130
Eugene, OR $46,180
Medford, OR $38,810
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $45,540
Salem, OR $36,500
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,090
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $40,120
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,040
$39,176
Pennsylvania

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

State College, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($46,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $34,740
Lancaster, PA $24,680
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $40,330
Pittsburgh, PA $32,920
Reading, PA $30,500
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $33,340
State College, PA $46,940
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,880
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $24,510
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $19,560
$32,040
Puerto Rico

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

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($23,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $23,260
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,580
$22,920
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($31,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $30,900
Florence, SC $26,260
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $31,540
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $28,460
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $27,520
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,830
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,580
$28,130
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 ($28,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $28,810
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,620
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $23,010
$25,480
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($31,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $27,560
Knoxville, TN $24,100
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $25,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $31,910
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $25,840
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,690
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,560
$25,174
Texas

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

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($37,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $28,260
Austin-Round Rock, TX $37,260
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $29,820
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $23,930
College Station-Bryan, TX $32,440
Corpus Christi, TX $29,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $32,100
El Paso, TX $30,670
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $32,380
Killeen-Temple, TX $25,440
Laredo, TX $30,010
Lubbock, TX $31,140
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $28,010
San Angelo, TX $31,910
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $31,730
Sherman-Denison, TX $28,840
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,650
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,880
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,860
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,470
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,400
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,230
$29,974
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($34,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $34,470
Provo-Orem, UT $29,300
Salt Lake City, UT $21,040
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $31,110
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $26,270
$28,438
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($37,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $33,250
Richmond, VA $30,880
Roanoke, VA $31,310
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $37,410
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,030
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,920
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,120
$33,560
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($31,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,280
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $30,770
$31,025
Wisconsin

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

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($34,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $28,040
Fond du Lac, WI $30,010
Green Bay, WI $32,560
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $28,100
Madison, WI $27,800
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $34,110
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $34,300
Racine, WI $25,320
Sheboygan, WI $24,010
Wausau, WI $30,850
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $24,110
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $26,510
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $26,230
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $26,740
$28,478
West Virginia

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

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($24,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,070
$24,070
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($31,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $31,030
$31,030

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $32,705. 

  Library Technicians

Assist librarians by helping readers in the use of library catalogs, databases, and indexes to locate books and other materials; and by answering questions that require only brief consultation of standard reference. Compile records; sort and shelve books or other media; remove or repair damaged books or other media; register patrons; and check materials in and out of the circulation process. Replace materials in shelving area (stacks) or files. Includes bookmobile drivers who assist with providing services in mobile libraries.

Salary Ratio: 0.7    

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    
  • Accessioner
  • Audio-Visual Aide
  • Bibliographer
  • Bindery Library Technical Assistant
  • Book Shelver
  • Book Sorter
  • Bookmobile Driver
  • Cataloging Library Technical Assistant (Cataloging LTA)
  • Circulation Clerk
  • Classifier
  • Librarian Helper
  • Library Acquisitions Technician
  • Library Aide
  • Library Assistant
  • Library Associate
  • Library Cataloging Technician
  • Library Circulation Technician
  • Library Clerk
  • Library Information Technician
  • Library Media Technician
  • Library Monitor
  • Library Page
  • Library Specialist
  • Library Technical Assistant (LTA)
  • Library Technician
  • Loan Technician
  • Media Center Specialist
  • Media Specialist
  • Page Technician
  • Serials Library Technical Assistant
  • Shelver
  • Stack Attendant
  • Stacker
  • Textbook Associate
  • US Salary Median: $34,296
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,222 per year (or $10,114 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $20,888 to earn a bachelor's (or $40,456 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Library and Archives Assisting Degrees

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

156 Thomas Boyd Hall - Baton Rouge, LA

Out-of-state cost: $28,639/year
In-state cost: $11,962/year
Degrees: Certificate

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