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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Library and Information Science Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the knowledge and skills required to develop, organize, store, retrieve, administer, and facilitate the use of local, remote, and networked collections of information in print, audiovisual, and electronic formats and that prepares individuals for professional service as librarians and information consultants.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards. Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning. Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $70,848
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 9.5%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 4-6 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,416/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,175/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,983/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,958/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,741/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,073/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: $70,848

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($107,490) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($89,749).

Fairbanks, AK $89,749
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $83,363
$86,343
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($103,673).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $88,454
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $88,606
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $70,674
Decatur, AL $86,455
Dothan, AL $75,556
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $73,666
Gadsden, AL $72,535
Huntsville, AL $103,673
Mobile, AL $83,320
Montgomery, AL $81,551
Tuscaloosa, AL $81,755
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $74,859
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $76,671
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $70,471
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $75,099
$80,223
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($75,369).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $64,509
Hot Springs, AR $61,666
Jonesboro, AR $64,865
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $75,369
Pine Bluff, AR $68,051
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $60,240
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $66,063
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $60,036
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,710
$64,525
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($90,766).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $69,791
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $90,766
Prescott, AZ $65,049
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $79,111
Tucson, AZ $77,183
Yuma, AZ $68,243
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $69,226
$74,276
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($175,980).

Chico, CA $87,206
El Centro, CA $99,090
Fresno, CA $92,507
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $118,900
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $99,277
Modesto, CA $96,463
Napa, CA $121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,930
Redding, CA $91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $97,554
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $108,411
Salinas, CA $101,364
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $118,810
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $134,989
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $175,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $89,777
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $105,587
Santa Rosa, CA $106,307
Stockton-Lodi, CA $99,820
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $115,259
Visalia-Porterville, CA $93,470
Yuba City, CA $96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,504
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $80,184
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $81,487
$103,508
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($116,631).

Colorado Springs, CO $96,485
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $116,631
Fort Collins, CO $97,533
Grand Junction, CO $85,423
Greeley, CO $94,295
Pueblo, CO $85,049
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,914
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $79,209
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,163
$90,411
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($112,043).

Danbury, CT $107,848
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $112,043
New Haven, CT $102,121
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $100,620
Waterbury, CT $93,474
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $87,279
$100,564
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($92,060).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $72,451
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $70,325
Gainesville, FL $75,703
Homosassa Springs, FL $68,376
Jacksonville, FL $81,751
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $76,456
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $88,489
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $83,936
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $76,869
Ocala, FL $78,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $81,411
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $88,345
Panama City, FL $69,854
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $72,233
Port St. Lucie, FL $74,886
Punta Gorda, FL $72,739
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $77,824
Sebring, FL $62,579
Tallahassee, FL $73,776
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $85,796
The Villages, FL $92,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $70,200
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $63,911
$76,433
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($103,671).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $79,403
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $103,671
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $86,777
Brunswick, GA $87,723
Columbus, GA-AL $83,470
Dalton, GA $85,680
Gainesville, GA $77,251
Hinesville, GA $86,950
Macon, GA $77,407
Rome, GA $75,240
Savannah, GA $83,090
Valdosta, GA $75,450
Warner Robins, GA $80,284
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $70,767
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,500
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $70,294
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,323
$80,414
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($92,963).

Urban Honolulu, HI $92,963
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $80,804
$86,883
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($92,246).

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,931
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $83,386
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $92,246
Dubuque, IA $78,845
Iowa City, IA $82,859
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $81,179
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $76,565
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $66,226
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $68,164
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $64,993
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,190
$77,722
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($73,298).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $63,090
Idaho Falls, ID $73,298
Lewiston, ID-WA $64,530
Pocatello, ID $59,614
Twin Falls, ID $62,060
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $64,951
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $61,641
$64,201
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($107,601).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL $82,590
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $107,601
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $75,674
Kankakee, IL $76,967
Peoria, IL $91,086
Rockford, IL $84,649
Springfield, IL $86,179
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $77,729
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,116
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,389
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $67,354
$80,847
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($102,049).

Columbus, IN $102,049
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $80,333
Evansville, IN-KY $73,800
Fort Wayne, IN $80,525
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $82,786
Kokomo, IN $89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $83,223
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $76,198
Muncie, IN $76,016
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $83,994
Terre Haute, IN $71,805
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $73,571
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $70,475
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,484
$79,158
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($81,948).

Manhattan, KS $76,341
Topeka, KS $75,261
Wichita, KS $81,948
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $68,119
$75,417
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($81,219).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $75,313
Lexington-Fayette, KY $79,633
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $81,219
Owensboro, KY $70,716
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $68,900
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $70,991
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $69,458
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,764
$72,499
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($90,417).

Baton Rouge, LA $82,836
Hammond, LA $79,650
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $85,636
Lafayette, LA $84,706
Lake Charles, LA $86,977
Monroe, LA $73,081
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $90,417
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $78,960
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $71,753
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $78,661
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $76,796
$80,861
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($115,338).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $115,338
Leominster-Gardner, MA $91,298
New Bedford, MA $89,843
Pittsfield, MA $85,200
Springfield, MA-CT $88,664
Worcester, MA-CT $93,564
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $82,248
$92,437
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($107,465).

California-Lexington Park, MD $107,465
Cumberland, MD-WV $75,808
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $83,131
Salisbury, MD-DE $88,616
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $78,788
$86,762
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($90,221).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $73,890
Portland-South Portland, ME $90,221
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $70,349
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $74,294
$77,188
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($100,875).

Battle Creek, MI $89,980
Bay City, MI $85,211
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $100,875
Flint, MI $82,416
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $88,423
Jackson, MI $89,555
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $86,754
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $92,279
Monroe, MI $90,210
Muskegon, MI $78,876
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $77,583
Saginaw, MI $85,025
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $70,503
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,538
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $67,374
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,979
Midland, MI $37,640
$82,164
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($112,097).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $86,334
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $112,097
Rochester, MN $88,584
St. Cloud, MN $86,700
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $82,740
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $78,520
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $80,270
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $87,641
$87,861
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($98,387).

Columbia, MO $79,106
Jefferson City, MO $72,224
Joplin, MO $72,950
Kansas City, MO-KS $98,387
St. Joseph, MO-KS $81,291
St. Louis, MO-IL $97,424
Springfield, MO $77,127
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,589
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,939
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $65,137
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,720
$76,809
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($69,569).

Hattiesburg, MS $64,595
Jackson, MS $69,569
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,320
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $62,380
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $65,129
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,199
$64,865
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($79,353).

Great Falls, MT $79,121
Missoula, MT $73,538
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $79,353
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $72,786
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,225
$74,284
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($117,003).

Burlington, NC $90,249
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $111,500
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $117,003
Fayetteville, NC $90,004
Goldsboro, NC $83,197
Greensboro-High Point, NC $99,784
Greenville, NC $97,256
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $88,113
Jacksonville, NC $79,791
New Bern, NC $86,261
Raleigh, NC $109,537
Rocky Mount, NC $86,104
Wilmington, NC $90,629
Winston-Salem, NC $98,014
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $80,990
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $75,970
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $80,664
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $77,970
$91,280
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($87,325).

Fargo, ND-MN $87,325
Grand Forks, ND-MN $83,341
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $78,398
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $73,011
$80,519
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($88,149).

Lincoln, NE $83,649
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $88,149
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $67,799
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $69,956
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $74,371
$76,609
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($106,823).

Manchester, NH $99,766
Portsmouth, NH-ME $106,823
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $66,788
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $83,861
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $87,564
$88,960
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($123,058).

Ocean City, NJ $98,257
Trenton, NJ $123,058
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $100,000
$107,490
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($83,384).

Farmington, NM $83,384
Las Cruces, NM $75,105
Santa Fe, NM $77,876
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,524
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $76,643
$77,561
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($88,960).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $88,960
Reno, NV $87,738
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $80,440
$85,571
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($144,620).

Binghamton, NY $96,977
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $100,959
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $90,819
Ithaca, NY $112,049
Kingston, NY $87,477
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $144,620
Rochester, NY $105,204
Syracuse, NY $101,044
Utica-Rome, NY $91,999
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $85,741
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $87,791
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $86,751
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $88,371
$98,343
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($93,004).

Canton-Massillon, OH $77,893
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $93,004
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $92,744
Columbus, OH $92,576
Dayton, OH $88,674
Lima, OH $77,571
Mansfield, OH $70,585
Springfield, OH $77,591
Toledo, OH $86,308
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $71,244
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $78,801
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $77,324
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $75,943
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $75,378
$81,117
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($82,583).

Lawton, OK $73,431
Oklahoma City, OK $81,864
Tulsa, OK $82,583
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $68,080
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,249
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $64,939
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,568
$72,673
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($98,213).

Bend-Redmond, OR $81,253
Corvallis, OR $91,971
Eugene, OR $76,604
Grants Pass, OR $71,477
Medford, OR $80,345
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $98,213
Salem, OR $88,438
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $73,614
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $74,623
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $70,624
$80,908
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($119,871).

Altoona, PA $85,039
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $104,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $91,750
East Stroudsburg, PA $88,829
Erie, PA $79,726
Gettysburg, PA $91,771
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $101,540
Johnstown, PA $75,511
Lancaster, PA $90,560
Lebanon, PA $92,253
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $119,871
Pittsburgh, PA $104,424
Reading, PA $104,637
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $87,176
State College, PA $96,700
Williamsport, PA $83,291
York-Hanover, PA $106,640
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $76,798
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $81,586
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $81,251
$91,848
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($61,156).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $48,156
Arecibo, PR $46,040
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $46,936
Ponce, PR $50,137
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $61,156
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,051
$48,502
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($87,514).

Columbia, SC $87,498
Florence, SC $80,730
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $83,935
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $79,043
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $73,826
Spartanburg, SC $87,514
Sumter, SC $75,288
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $73,349
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $73,481
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $72,769
$78,743
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($91,589).

Sioux Falls, SD $91,589
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,634
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,901
$81,041
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($90,406).

Clarksville, TN-KY $79,229
Cleveland, TN $73,657
Jackson, TN $76,406
Johnson City, TN $74,437
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $80,493
Knoxville, TN $79,870
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $86,551
Morristown, TN $69,306
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $90,406
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,890
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,387
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $66,360
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,530
$75,590
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($106,527).

Amarillo, TX $83,043
Austin-Round Rock, TX $101,980
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $85,023
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $69,674
College Station-Bryan, TX $83,994
Corpus Christi, TX $83,371
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $106,527
El Paso, TX $81,784
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $100,641
Killeen-Temple, TX $82,883
Laredo, TX $79,210
Longview, TX $85,849
Lubbock, TX $82,431
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $78,391
Midland, TX $105,400
Odessa, TX $93,556
San Angelo, TX $73,930
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $95,927
Sherman-Denison, TX $83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR $76,310
Tyler, TX $76,753
Victoria, TX $75,930
Waco, TX $82,297
Wichita Falls, TX $75,271
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,216
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,537
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $72,729
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $74,056
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $79,499
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $79,091
$83,697
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($79,005).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $66,630
Provo-Orem, UT $78,776
St. George, UT $55,524
Salt Lake City, UT $79,005
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $60,378
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,223
$65,923
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($100,640).

Charlottesville, VA $100,640
Harrisonburg, VA $90,406
Lynchburg, VA $83,945
Richmond, VA $98,596
Roanoke, VA $86,846
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $85,305
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $96,285
Winchester, VA-WV $98,718
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $71,801
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,443
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $82,275
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,619
$87,459
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($76,074).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $71,441
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $76,074
$73,758
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($102,191).

Eau Claire, WI $81,806
Fond du Lac, WI $94,366
Green Bay, WI $92,255
Janesville-Beloit, WI $92,219
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $86,860
Madison, WI $97,945
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $102,191
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $91,346
Racine, WI $94,513
Sheboygan, WI $90,670
Wausau, WI $95,073
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $75,018
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $80,951
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $82,308
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $74,750
$88,765
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($81,320).

Charleston, WV $77,740
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $71,159
Morgantown, WV $81,320
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $72,139
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $74,340
Wheeling, WV-OH $69,820
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,744
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,748
$71,021
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($85,556).

Cheyenne, WY $85,556
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $78,371
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $77,093
$80,113

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $90,146

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($120,237) 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 ($93,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $93,580
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $93,920
$93,750
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($120,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $99,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $77,920
Decatur, AL $96,520
Dothan, AL $84,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $80,440
Gadsden, AL $80,770
Huntsville, AL $120,580
Mobile, AL $94,120
Montgomery, AL $90,570
Tuscaloosa, AL $90,360
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $84,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $77,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,410
$89,333
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 ($82,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $69,500
Hot Springs, AR $64,060
Jonesboro, AR $70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $82,890
Pine Bluff, AR $75,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $65,300
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $73,480
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,720
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,609
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $75,330
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $104,050
Prescott, AZ $72,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $92,200
Tucson, AZ $88,140
Yuma, AZ $77,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $78,680
$84,091
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($175,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $88,860
El Centro, CA $99,090
Fresno, CA $93,040
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $125,020
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $103,780
Modesto, CA $101,790
Napa, CA $121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $113,540
Redding, CA $91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $103,040
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $113,270
Salinas, CA $105,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $123,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $155,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $175,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,050
Santa Rosa, CA $113,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA $105,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $119,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA $93,470
Yuba City, CA $96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $81,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $83,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,220
$107,343
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($136,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $111,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $136,280
Fort Collins, CO $111,360
Grand Junction, CO $97,660
Greeley, CO $108,220
Pueblo, CO $96,060
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $80,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $100,800
$103,476
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($126,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $120,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $126,710
New Haven, CT $114,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $113,530
Waterbury, CT $103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $98,280
$112,802
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($102,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $76,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $76,930
Gainesville, FL $82,550
Homosassa Springs, FL $73,410
Jacksonville, FL $90,940
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $85,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $99,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $89,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $86,170
Ocala, FL $78,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $92,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $102,580
Panama City, FL $72,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $77,320
Port St. Lucie, FL $81,640
Punta Gorda, FL $74,520
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $83,530
Sebring, FL $66,540
Tallahassee, FL $81,910
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $98,020
The Villages, FL $92,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $77,390
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $70,480
$83,056
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($109,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $109,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $90,640
Brunswick, GA $89,440
Columbus, GA-AL $85,650
Dalton, GA $85,680
Gainesville, GA $80,510
Hinesville, GA $86,950
Macon, GA $79,580
Rome, GA $75,240
Savannah, GA $86,680
Valdosta, GA $75,450
Warner Robins, GA $81,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,640
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $75,120
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,390
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$82,462
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $103,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $89,380
$96,450
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($104,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $102,400
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $94,840
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $104,940
Dubuque, IA $88,010
Iowa City, IA $86,670
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $91,600
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $85,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $75,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $83,240
$87,772
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($87,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $70,120
Idaho Falls, ID $87,770
Lewiston, ID-WA $68,710
Pocatello, ID $62,950
Twin Falls, ID $66,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $70,570
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,460
$70,654
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($115,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL $86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $115,400
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $81,500
Kankakee, IL $80,590
Peoria, IL $99,860
Rockford, IL $89,540
Springfield, IL $90,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,010
$85,655
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($112,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $93,850
Evansville, IN-KY $83,080
Fort Wayne, IN $91,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $94,830
Kokomo, IN $89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $94,330
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $87,990
Muncie, IN $80,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $87,600
Terre Haute, IN $80,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $85,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $80,350
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $80,480
$88,718
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $84,730
Topeka, KS $83,130
Wichita, KS $91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $79,990
$84,950
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($90,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $81,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY $88,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $90,420
Owensboro, KY $76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,030
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $76,480
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,510
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $67,200
$78,503
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $87,670
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $90,610
Lafayette, LA $90,400
Lake Charles, LA $92,810
Monroe, LA $76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $96,180
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $82,220
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $83,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $81,620
$85,508
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 ($130,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $130,600
Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $97,530
Pittsfield, MA $89,560
Springfield, MA-CT $97,520
Worcester, MA-CT $103,800
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $89,400
$101,150
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $124,070
Cumberland, MD-WV $83,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $92,550
Salisbury, MD-DE $96,880
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $86,520
$96,624
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME $102,710
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,910
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $82,800
$86,933
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($116,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $101,110
Bay City, MI $91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $116,250
Flint, MI $91,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $100,830
Jackson, MI $101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $99,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $102,910
Monroe, MI $96,080
Muskegon, MI $87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $87,910
Saginaw, MI $96,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $78,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $85,490
Midland, MI N/A
$92,789
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($120,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $120,050
Rochester, MN $93,040
St. Cloud, MN $91,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $86,410
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$92,488
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $83,710
Jefferson City, MO $77,410
Joplin, MO $76,820
Kansas City, MO-KS $104,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS $87,470
St. Louis, MO-IL $103,250
Springfield, MO $82,150
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,400
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,460
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,150
$81,295
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($77,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $71,120
Jackson, MS $77,960
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,260
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,170
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,530
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,020
$72,010
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($90,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $86,950
Missoula, MT $83,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $90,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $80,750
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,620
$83,674
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 ($125,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $95,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $120,110
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $125,790
Fayetteville, NC $95,950
Goldsboro, NC $88,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $107,730
Greenville, NC $105,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $93,720
Jacksonville, NC $84,400
New Bern, NC $91,420
Raleigh, NC $117,510
Rocky Mount, NC $92,120
Wilmington, NC $96,770
Winston-Salem, NC $104,730
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,610
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $79,770
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,300
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $82,880
$97,347
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 ($96,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $96,880
Grand Forks, ND-MN $93,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $87,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,420
$89,930
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($97,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $97,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $80,440
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $83,240
$85,582
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 ($124,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $114,830
Portsmouth, NH-ME $124,140
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,020
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,450
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $98,910
$101,470
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 ($141,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $106,620
Trenton, NJ $141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $112,630
$120,237
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $88,970
Las Cruces, NM $81,350
Santa Fe, NM $86,670
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $85,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $86,740
$85,836
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($97,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $94,840
Reno, NV $97,840
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $87,950
$93,543
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($156,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $102,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $108,590
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $97,930
Ithaca, NY $118,600
Kingston, NY $91,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $156,280
Rochester, NY $113,290
Syracuse, NY $107,460
Utica-Rome, NY $97,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $92,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $93,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $94,140
$104,380
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($104,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $104,460
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $104,530
Columbus, OH $104,980
Dayton, OH $101,850
Lima, OH $86,190
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $84,920
Toledo, OH $97,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $89,100
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $86,960
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $84,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $83,820
$91,175
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $82,400
Oklahoma City, OK $93,490
Tulsa, OK $93,260
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $77,610
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $81,340
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $72,680
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$82,233
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($109,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $86,300
Corvallis, OR $100,370
Eugene, OR $82,800
Grants Pass, OR $77,520
Medford, OR $84,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $109,690
Salem, OR $97,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $81,900
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,930
$87,897
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($129,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $91,250
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $104,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $93,980
Erie, PA $85,260
Gettysburg, PA $96,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $107,950
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $97,270
Lebanon, PA $98,720
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $129,250
Pittsburgh, PA $112,220
Reading, PA $112,130
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $94,140
State College, PA $96,700
Williamsport, PA $90,840
York-Hanover, PA $106,640
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $82,280
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $89,750
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $86,950
$97,829
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($65,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $49,140
Arecibo, PR $46,040
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $52,610
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $65,190
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$49,444
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($98,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $98,200
Florence, SC $92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $94,330
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $88,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $82,600
Spartanburg, SC $96,630
Sumter, SC $85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,100
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,440
$88,116
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 ($106,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $106,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $96,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,130
$94,357
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 ($96,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $79,960
Cleveland, TN $77,140
Jackson, TN $79,690
Johnson City, TN $77,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $84,940
Knoxville, TN $84,020
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $91,360
Morristown, TN $71,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $96,400
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,460
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,860
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,530
$78,683
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($114,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $85,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX $108,710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $89,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $71,130
College Station-Bryan, TX $89,190
Corpus Christi, TX $85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $114,010
El Paso, TX $84,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $111,570
Killeen-Temple, TX $87,720
Laredo, TX $81,730
Longview, TX $91,340
Lubbock, TX $86,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $81,080
Midland, TX $113,270
Odessa, TX $99,430
San Angelo, TX $77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $101,880
Sherman-Denison, TX $83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR $76,310
Tyler, TX $80,080
Victoria, TX $82,200
Waco, TX $86,260
Wichita Falls, TX $79,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,900
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $85,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,970
$87,952
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,350
Provo-Orem, UT $88,790
St. George, UT $60,610
Salt Lake City, UT $90,130
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,400
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,030
$74,052
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($113,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $112,760
Harrisonburg, VA $96,040
Lynchburg, VA $96,250
Richmond, VA $113,150
Roanoke, VA $97,380
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $96,790
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $108,420
Winchester, VA-WV $106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,000
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,290
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,120
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $90,090
$97,838
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $79,170
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $84,500
$81,835
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($118,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $93,850
Fond du Lac, WI $107,510
Green Bay, WI $104,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI $107,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $97,540
Madison, WI $112,110
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $118,460
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $103,580
Racine, WI $108,780
Sheboygan, WI $104,340
Wausau, WI $102,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,250
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $94,580
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,760
$101,111
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $83,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $78,820
Morgantown, WV $92,400
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $83,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $79,930
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,310
$80,011
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $91,230
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $89,380
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $85,220
$88,610

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $90,146

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is New Jersey ($120,237) 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 ($93,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $93,580
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $93,920
$93,750
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($120,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $99,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $77,920
Decatur, AL $96,520
Dothan, AL $84,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $80,440
Gadsden, AL $80,770
Huntsville, AL $120,580
Mobile, AL $94,120
Montgomery, AL $90,570
Tuscaloosa, AL $90,360
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $84,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $77,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,410
$89,333
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($82,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $69,500
Hot Springs, AR $64,060
Jonesboro, AR $70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $82,890
Pine Bluff, AR $75,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $65,300
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $73,480
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,720
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,609
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $75,330
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $104,050
Prescott, AZ $72,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $92,200
Tucson, AZ $88,140
Yuma, AZ $77,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $78,680
$84,091
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 ($175,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $88,860
El Centro, CA $99,090
Fresno, CA $93,040
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $125,020
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $103,780
Modesto, CA $101,790
Napa, CA $121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $113,540
Redding, CA $91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $103,040
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $113,270
Salinas, CA $105,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $123,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $155,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $175,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,050
Santa Rosa, CA $113,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA $105,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $119,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA $93,470
Yuba City, CA $96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $81,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $83,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,220
$107,343
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($136,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $111,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $136,280
Fort Collins, CO $111,360
Grand Junction, CO $97,660
Greeley, CO $108,220
Pueblo, CO $96,060
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $80,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $100,800
$103,476
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($126,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $120,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $126,710
New Haven, CT $114,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $113,530
Waterbury, CT $103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $98,280
$112,802
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($102,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $76,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $76,930
Gainesville, FL $82,550
Homosassa Springs, FL $73,410
Jacksonville, FL $90,940
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $85,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $99,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $89,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $86,170
Ocala, FL $78,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $92,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $102,580
Panama City, FL $72,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $77,320
Port St. Lucie, FL $81,640
Punta Gorda, FL $74,520
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $83,530
Sebring, FL $66,540
Tallahassee, FL $81,910
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $98,020
The Villages, FL $92,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $77,390
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $70,480
$83,056
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($109,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $109,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $90,640
Brunswick, GA $89,440
Columbus, GA-AL $85,650
Dalton, GA $85,680
Gainesville, GA $80,510
Hinesville, GA $86,950
Macon, GA $79,580
Rome, GA $75,240
Savannah, GA $86,680
Valdosta, GA $75,450
Warner Robins, GA $81,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,640
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $75,120
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,390
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$82,462
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $103,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $89,380
$96,450
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 ($104,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $102,400
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $94,840
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $104,940
Dubuque, IA $88,010
Iowa City, IA $86,670
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $91,600
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $85,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $75,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $83,240
$87,772
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($87,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $70,120
Idaho Falls, ID $87,770
Lewiston, ID-WA $68,710
Pocatello, ID $62,950
Twin Falls, ID $66,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $70,570
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,460
$70,654
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 ($115,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL $86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $115,400
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $81,500
Kankakee, IL $80,590
Peoria, IL $99,860
Rockford, IL $89,540
Springfield, IL $90,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,010
$85,655
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($112,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $93,850
Evansville, IN-KY $83,080
Fort Wayne, IN $91,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $94,830
Kokomo, IN $89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $94,330
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $87,990
Muncie, IN $80,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $87,600
Terre Haute, IN $80,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $85,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $80,350
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $80,480
$88,718
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $84,730
Topeka, KS $83,130
Wichita, KS $91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $79,990
$84,950
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($90,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $81,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY $88,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $90,420
Owensboro, KY $76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,030
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $76,480
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,510
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $67,200
$78,503
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $87,670
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $90,610
Lafayette, LA $90,400
Lake Charles, LA $92,810
Monroe, LA $76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $96,180
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $82,220
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $83,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $81,620
$85,508
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($130,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $130,600
Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $97,530
Pittsfield, MA $89,560
Springfield, MA-CT $97,520
Worcester, MA-CT $103,800
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $89,400
$101,150
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $124,070
Cumberland, MD-WV $83,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $92,550
Salisbury, MD-DE $96,880
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $86,520
$96,624
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME $102,710
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,910
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $82,800
$86,933
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($116,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $101,110
Bay City, MI $91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $116,250
Flint, MI $91,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $100,830
Jackson, MI $101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $99,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $102,910
Monroe, MI $96,080
Muskegon, MI $87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $87,910
Saginaw, MI $96,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $78,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $85,490
Midland, MI N/A
$92,789
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 ($120,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $120,050
Rochester, MN $93,040
St. Cloud, MN $91,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $86,410
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$92,488
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $83,710
Jefferson City, MO $77,410
Joplin, MO $76,820
Kansas City, MO-KS $104,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS $87,470
St. Louis, MO-IL $103,250
Springfield, MO $82,150
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,400
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,460
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,150
$81,295
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($77,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $71,120
Jackson, MS $77,960
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,260
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,170
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,530
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,020
$72,010
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($90,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $86,950
Missoula, MT $83,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $90,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $80,750
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,620
$83,674
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($125,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $95,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $120,110
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $125,790
Fayetteville, NC $95,950
Goldsboro, NC $88,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $107,730
Greenville, NC $105,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $93,720
Jacksonville, NC $84,400
New Bern, NC $91,420
Raleigh, NC $117,510
Rocky Mount, NC $92,120
Wilmington, NC $96,770
Winston-Salem, NC $104,730
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,610
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $79,770
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,300
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $82,880
$97,347
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 ($96,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $96,880
Grand Forks, ND-MN $93,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $87,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,420
$89,930
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 ($97,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $97,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $80,440
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $83,240
$85,582
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 ($124,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $114,830
Portsmouth, NH-ME $124,140
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,020
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,450
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $98,910
$101,470
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 ($141,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $106,620
Trenton, NJ $141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $112,630
$120,237
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 ($88,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $88,970
Las Cruces, NM $81,350
Santa Fe, NM $86,670
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $85,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $86,740
$85,836
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($97,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $94,840
Reno, NV $97,840
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $87,950
$93,543
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($156,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $102,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $108,590
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $97,930
Ithaca, NY $118,600
Kingston, NY $91,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $156,280
Rochester, NY $113,290
Syracuse, NY $107,460
Utica-Rome, NY $97,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $92,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $93,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $94,140
$104,380
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($104,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $104,460
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $104,530
Columbus, OH $104,980
Dayton, OH $101,850
Lima, OH $86,190
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $84,920
Toledo, OH $97,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $89,100
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $86,960
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $84,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $83,820
$91,175
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $82,400
Oklahoma City, OK $93,490
Tulsa, OK $93,260
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $77,610
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $81,340
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $72,680
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$82,233
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 ($109,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $86,300
Corvallis, OR $100,370
Eugene, OR $82,800
Grants Pass, OR $77,520
Medford, OR $84,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $109,690
Salem, OR $97,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $81,900
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,930
$87,897
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($129,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $91,250
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $104,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $93,980
Erie, PA $85,260
Gettysburg, PA $96,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $107,950
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $97,270
Lebanon, PA $98,720
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $129,250
Pittsburgh, PA $112,220
Reading, PA $112,130
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $94,140
State College, PA $96,700
Williamsport, PA $90,840
York-Hanover, PA $106,640
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $82,280
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $89,750
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $86,950
$97,829
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 ($65,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $49,140
Arecibo, PR $46,040
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $52,610
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $65,190
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$49,444
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($98,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $98,200
Florence, SC $92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $94,330
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $88,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $82,600
Spartanburg, SC $96,630
Sumter, SC $85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,100
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,440
$88,116
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($106,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $106,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $96,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,130
$94,357
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($96,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $79,960
Cleveland, TN $77,140
Jackson, TN $79,690
Johnson City, TN $77,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $84,940
Knoxville, TN $84,020
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $91,360
Morristown, TN $71,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $96,400
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,460
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,860
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,530
$78,683
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 ($114,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $85,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX $108,710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $89,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $71,130
College Station-Bryan, TX $89,190
Corpus Christi, TX $85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $114,010
El Paso, TX $84,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $111,570
Killeen-Temple, TX $87,720
Laredo, TX $81,730
Longview, TX $91,340
Lubbock, TX $86,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $81,080
Midland, TX $113,270
Odessa, TX $99,430
San Angelo, TX $77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $101,880
Sherman-Denison, TX $83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR $76,310
Tyler, TX $80,080
Victoria, TX $82,200
Waco, TX $86,260
Wichita Falls, TX $79,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,900
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $85,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,970
$87,952
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,350
Provo-Orem, UT $88,790
St. George, UT $60,610
Salt Lake City, UT $90,130
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,400
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,030
$74,052
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($113,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $112,760
Harrisonburg, VA $96,040
Lynchburg, VA $96,250
Richmond, VA $113,150
Roanoke, VA $97,380
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $96,790
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $108,420
Winchester, VA-WV $106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,000
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,290
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,120
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $90,090
$97,838
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $79,170
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $84,500
$81,835
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($118,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $93,850
Fond du Lac, WI $107,510
Green Bay, WI $104,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI $107,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $97,540
Madison, WI $112,110
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $118,460
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $103,580
Racine, WI $108,780
Sheboygan, WI $104,340
Wausau, WI $102,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,250
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $94,580
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,760
$101,111
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $83,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $78,820
Morgantown, WV $92,400
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $83,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $79,930
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,310
$80,011
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $91,230
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $89,380
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $85,220
$88,610

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $48,770

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($105,185) in the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,290
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Decatur, AL $52,690
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Huntsville, AL $50,270
Mobile, AL $48,680
Montgomery, AL $50,950
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,110
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,960
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,930
$50,173
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,800
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$43,910
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $40,440
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$40,430
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($135,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $135,210
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $75,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$105,185
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

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

Colorado Springs, CO $46,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $53,310
Fort Collins, CO $52,810
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $47,070
Pueblo, CO $48,500
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$46,638
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($66,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $61,910
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $62,490
New Haven, CT $66,540
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $62,130
Waterbury, CT $60,420
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$62,568
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($62,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $56,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $44,970
Gainesville, FL $48,750
Homosassa Springs, FL $38,170
Jacksonville, FL $52,550
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $45,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $53,240
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $56,880
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,400
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $47,530
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $43,270
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $52,410
Port St. Lucie, FL $55,310
Punta Gorda, FL $62,050
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $57,150
Sebring, FL $38,810
Tallahassee, FL $45,770
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $47,750
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $44,020
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,310
$48,752
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
$49,995
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,230
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$43,997
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $44,250
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,703
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,530
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,970
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($68,580) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $65,350
Leominster-Gardner, MA $68,580
New Bedford, MA $65,160
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $65,220
Worcester, MA-CT $64,560
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $62,390
$65,210
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($63,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $54,220
Cumberland, MD-WV $56,590
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $54,700
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,100
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $51,470
$56,016
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

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

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,310
$44,188
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($57,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $57,040
Flint, MI $51,520
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $49,130
Jackson, MI $52,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,310
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,550
Monroe, MI $54,990
Muskegon, MI $51,830
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,480
Saginaw, MI $54,790
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,040
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,970
Midland, MI $37,640
$49,410
Minnesota N/A
Missouri N/A
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$41,640
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

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

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina N/A
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

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

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($54,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $54,480
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,270
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,350
$48,786
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York N/A
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($58,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $53,560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $54,400
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,530
Columbus, OH $57,210
Dayton, OH $52,700
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Springfield, OH $56,340
Toledo, OH $52,210
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $50,970
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,180
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,100
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,450
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,510
$53,767
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($44,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Tulsa, OK $44,890
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
$42,179
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

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

Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Corvallis, OR $60,160
Eugene, OR $50,800
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
Medford, OR $46,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,770
Salem, OR $50,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,990
$48,779
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($80,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD N/A
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $80,980
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,980
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($51,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,380
Florence, SC $42,670
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,450
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $51,270
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
$45,647
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee N/A
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($73,370) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $73,370
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,370
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($49,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $49,920
St. George, UT $46,770
Salt Lake City, UT $46,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$43,500
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($65,180) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $50,380
Roanoke, VA $49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,250
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
$51,755
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($52,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $42,240
Fond du Lac, WI $50,620
Green Bay, WI $49,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,730
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,900
Madison, WI $48,710
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,320
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,930
Racine, WI $48,910
Sheboygan, WI $48,950
Wausau, WI $49,910
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,960
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,660
$48,027
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$44,668
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $54,331

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is California ($69,428) in the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($48,420) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $48,420
$48,420
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($60,620) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $60,620
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,540
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,200
Decatur, AL $59,830
Dothan, AL $54,290
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,300
Gadsden, AL $48,160
Huntsville, AL $55,630
Mobile, AL $53,160
Montgomery, AL $58,040
Tuscaloosa, AL $57,770
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,730
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,270
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,400
$55,615
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($56,810) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,180
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR $53,100
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $56,810
Pine Bluff, AR $50,570
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,380
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,890
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,480
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,320
$51,216
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($56,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $56,210
Prescott, AZ $45,070
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $38,550
Tucson, AZ $48,180
Yuma, AZ $41,160
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $41,140
$45,052
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($89,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $77,280
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $89,310
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $82,180
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA $72,260
Modesto, CA $64,500
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $60,270
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $64,640
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $79,260
Salinas, CA $76,670
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $73,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $73,790
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $51,180
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $78,810
Santa Rosa, CA $65,970
Stockton-Lodi, CA $63,280
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $89,870
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,130
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $61,850
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,090
$69,428
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($62,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $58,050
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $62,060
Fort Collins, CO $59,290
Grand Junction, CO $55,210
Greeley, CO $57,970
Pueblo, CO $55,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,870
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,660
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,540
$55,798
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($78,650) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $78,650
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $73,590
New Haven, CT $66,250
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $61,650
Waterbury, CT $64,030
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $46,630
$65,133
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($76,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $64,040
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $56,050
Gainesville, FL $61,570
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $55,820
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $51,510
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $57,250
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $76,950
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $55,530
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $51,700
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $48,010
Panama City, FL $53,560
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $61,530
Port St. Lucie, FL $53,940
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $64,260
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $52,980
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,500
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $53,240
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,100
$56,419
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($77,420) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $58,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $66,480
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $63,600
Brunswick, GA $77,420
Columbus, GA-AL $70,390
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA $57,700
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $64,370
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA $61,550
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA $75,570
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $65,530
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,780
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,720
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,080
$64,350
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($72,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $72,510
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $60,230
$66,370
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Dubuque, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($62,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,260
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $53,050
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,100
Dubuque, IA $62,130
Iowa City, IA $59,990
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $53,180
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $48,470
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,460
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,090
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,340
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,830
$48,082
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($51,590) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $51,590
Idaho Falls, ID $27,570
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID $49,160
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,210
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $39,220
$42,950
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($60,810) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL $59,730
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $60,810
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL $40,720
Kankakee, IL $55,230
Peoria, IL $38,440
Rockford, IL $55,300
Springfield, IL $59,470
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,060
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $35,010
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,060
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $27,420
$46,750
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($62,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $36,980
Evansville, IN-KY $49,260
Fort Wayne, IN $51,330
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $46,060
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $43,730
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $38,520
Muncie, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,360
Terre Haute, IN $45,700
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,470
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,300
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,400
$44,101
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($59,630) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $46,560
Topeka, KS $56,540
Wichita, KS $59,630
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $25,010
$46,935
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($66,880) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $66,880
Lexington-Fayette, KY $59,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $58,700
Owensboro, KY $60,300
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,530
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,580
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,590
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,360
$60,008
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($59,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $53,830
Hammond, LA $56,550
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,790
Lafayette, LA $50,540
Lake Charles, LA $51,980
Monroe, LA $53,590
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $55,840
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $59,400
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,130
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $49,270
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,850
$52,979
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($73,750) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $73,750
Leominster-Gardner, MA $63,960
New Bedford, MA $68,400
Pittsfield, MA $59,040
Springfield, MA-CT $58,970
Worcester, MA-CT $61,150
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $59,190
$63,494
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($64,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $61,080
Cumberland, MD-WV $51,270
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $55,050
Salisbury, MD-DE $64,550
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $59,710
$58,332
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($55,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $51,670
Portland-South Portland, ME $55,050
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $48,940
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $51,240
$51,725
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Battle Creek, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($65,660) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI $65,660
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $52,460
Flint, MI $57,430
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $53,270
Jackson, MI $53,250
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,180
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $63,220
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI $52,320
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $45,720
Saginaw, MI $46,350
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,110
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,220
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,050
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,920
Midland, MI N/A
$49,083
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($68,720) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $68,720
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $64,380
Rochester, MN $61,850
St. Cloud, MN $57,180
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,720
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,650
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,370
$60,101
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($62,470) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $51,480
Jefferson City, MO $41,110
Joplin, MO $49,730
Kansas City, MO-KS $59,670
St. Joseph, MO-KS $44,220
St. Louis, MO-IL $62,470
Springfield, MO $46,990
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,720
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,090
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,200
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,140
$49,893
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($51,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $46,350
Jackson, MS $45,410
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,840
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,140
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,680
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,910
$45,222
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($60,090) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT $54,990
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $50,760
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,090
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,570
$51,103
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($64,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $61,560
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $59,840
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $64,280
Fayetteville, NC $54,330
Goldsboro, NC $53,180
Greensboro-High Point, NC $52,110
Greenville, NC $49,590
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $54,470
Jacksonville, NC $52,140
New Bern, NC $55,310
Raleigh, NC $61,700
Rocky Mount, NC $50,010
Wilmington, NC $53,780
Winston-Salem, NC $57,720
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,270
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,170
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,850
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,510
$54,879
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($66,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $66,100
Grand Forks, ND-MN $58,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,220
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,240
$55,653
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($65,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $65,060
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $32,590
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $30,520
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,180
$44,088
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($60,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $60,540
Portsmouth, NH-ME $58,360
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $44,810
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,650
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,970
$54,666
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($73,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ $73,370
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $64,750
$69,060
New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($55,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM $55,130
Santa Fe, NM $51,970
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $48,690
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $49,090
$51,220
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($69,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $69,950
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $61,610
$65,780
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($74,660) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $63,300
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $55,170
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY $48,150
Ithaca, NY $72,740
Kingston, NY $64,480
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $74,660
Rochester, NY $56,690
Syracuse, NY $62,550
Utica-Rome, NY $60,190
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $55,870
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $59,600
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $44,160
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $53,760
$59,332
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($62,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $40,680
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $62,870
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $56,240
Columbus, OH $53,520
Dayton, OH $45,590
Lima, OH $51,600
Mansfield, OH $43,090
Springfield, OH $54,870
Toledo, OH $53,730
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $31,960
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,630
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $42,730
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,530
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $46,590
$48,116
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($56,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK $52,780
Oklahoma City, OK $49,550
Tulsa, OK $56,210
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,020
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,860
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,170
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,080
$45,810
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Medford, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($87,590) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR $73,390
Eugene, OR $65,230
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR $87,590
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $69,790
Salem, OR $74,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $53,810
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $44,420
$66,903
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($65,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA $47,770
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $55,210
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,920
Erie, PA $46,520
Gettysburg, PA $65,920
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $63,080
Johnstown, PA $30,820
Lancaster, PA $50,300
Lebanon, PA $53,450
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $63,600
Pittsburgh, PA $57,650
Reading, PA $59,680
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $45,390
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA $38,000
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,720
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,600
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,060
$50,276
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($44,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $42,250
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR $44,510
Ponce, PR $35,300
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $36,950
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $38,320
$39,466
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $59,400
Florence, SC $49,970
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $60,050
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $56,100
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $53,130
Spartanburg, SC $69,060
Sumter, SC $46,700
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,240
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,160
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,210
$55,602
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($48,600) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $48,600
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,320
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,410
$41,110
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($74,840) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $74,840
Cleveland, TN $52,760
Jackson, TN $56,700
Johnson City, TN $53,240
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $53,810
Knoxville, TN $54,970
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $57,700
Morristown, TN $55,780
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $54,440
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,470
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,550
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,580
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$55,487
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($69,700) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX $69,320
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,600
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $58,040
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $60,940
College Station-Bryan, TX $52,820
Corpus Christi, TX $69,700
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $61,630
El Paso, TX $64,050
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $62,340
Killeen-Temple, TX $53,860
Laredo, TX $64,090
Longview, TX $52,900
Lubbock, TX $59,760
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $62,260
Midland, TX $58,180
Odessa, TX $58,310
San Angelo, TX $53,590
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $60,210
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX $56,790
Victoria, TX $38,310
Waco, TX $58,520
Wichita Falls, TX $50,800
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,670
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,360
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,520
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,610
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,030
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,820
$56,715
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($47,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $39,430
Provo-Orem, UT $47,550
St. George, UT $33,760
Salt Lake City, UT $44,860
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $36,590
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $35,230
$39,570
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($84,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $65,280
Harrisonburg, VA $56,600
Lynchburg, VA $45,010
Richmond, VA $59,490
Roanoke, VA $60,590
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $56,110
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,510
Winchester, VA-WV $84,000
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,130
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,410
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,980
$57,918
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($47,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $45,740
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,910
$46,825
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Green Bay, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($62,760) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $49,110
Fond du Lac, WI $59,250
Green Bay, WI $62,760
Janesville-Beloit, WI $46,160
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $56,740
Madison, WI $62,190
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $56,450
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $61,360
Racine, WI $54,510
Sheboygan, WI $50,370
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,040
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,630
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,380
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,780
$53,052
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($52,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $51,830
Morgantown, WV $52,510
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $45,330
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $42,550
Wheeling, WV-OH $31,350
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,020
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,860
$39,493
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($57,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $43,830
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $57,870
$50,850

8 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $90,146.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $90,146.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $48,770.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $54,331. 

  Regulatory Affairs Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.

Salary Ratio: 0.9    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Global Regulatory Affairs Director (Global RA Director)
  • Global Regulatory Affairs Manager (Global RA Manager)
  • Regulatory Administrator
  • Regulatory Affairs Director (RA Director)
  • Regulatory Affairs Manager (RA Manager)
  • Regulatory Affairs Quality Assurance Director (RA QA Director)
  • Regulatory Director
  • Regulatory Process Manager
  • Regulatory Reports Manager
  • Regulatory Science Director
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Compliance Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.

Salary Ratio: 0.9    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Accreditation Lieutenant
  • Accreditation Manager
  • Audit Manager
  • Compliance Coordinator
  • Compliance Director
  • Compliance Manager
  • Compliance Operations Manager
  • Compliance Program Manager
  • Corporate Compliance Director
  • Environmental Health and Safety Director
  • Environmental Health and Safety Manager
  • Environmental Manager
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Ethics Manager
  • Governance Compliance and Risk Manager (GCR Manager)
  • Health
  • Safety
  • and Environmental Manager (HSE Manager)
  • Licensing Manager
  • Privacy Compliance Manager
  • Privacy Officer
  • Regulatory Compliance Director
  • Regulatory Compliance Manager
  • Risk Manager
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Loss Prevention Managers

Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Determine risk exposure or potential liability, and develop risk control measures.

Salary Ratio: 0.9    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Area Loss Prevention Manager
  • Asset Protection Leader
  • Asset Protection Manager
  • Asset Protection Supervisor
  • Asset Safety Manager
  • Logistics Loss Prevention Manager
  • Loss Control Manager
  • Loss Prevention Director
  • Loss Prevention Leader
  • Loss Prevention Manager
  • Loss Prevention Operations Director
  • Loss Prevention Operations Manager
  • Loss Prevention Supervisor
  • Market Asset Protection Manager
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Wind Energy Operations Managers

Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.

Salary Ratio: 1.81    

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    
  • Clean Energy Site Manager
  • Energy Environmental Manager
  • Energy Operations Manager
  • Energy Quality Control Manager (Energy QC Manager)
  • Energy Services Manager
  • Offshore Energy Environmental Manager
  • Offshore Wind Operations Manager
  • Renewable Energy Development Manager
  • Service Site Manager
  • Site Manager
  • Turbine Site Manager
  • Wind Facilities Manager
  • Wind Farm Operations Manager
  • Wind Field Service Manager
  • Wind Operations Manager
  • Wind Operations Supervisor
  • Wind Plant Manager
  • Wind Plant Operations Manager
  • Wind Power Development Manager
  • Wind Site Manager
  • Wind Site Supervisor
  • Wind Technician Leader
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Wind Energy Development Managers

Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.

Salary Ratio: 0.9    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Business Development Director
  • Business Development Manager
  • Development Director
  • Development Manager
  • Energy Director
  • Energy Project Director
  • Environmental Projects Advisor
  • Project Development Leader
  • Renewable Energy Civil Foreman
  • Renewable Energy Field Coordinator
  • Renewable Energy Project Handler
  • Renewable Energy Project Manager
  • Renewable Power Director
  • Renewable Project Management and Construction Director
  • Wind Development Director
  • Wind Development Leader
  • Wind Energy Project Manager
  • Wind Power Project Manager
  • Wind Power Technical Leader
  • Wind Project Manager
  • Wind Projects Supervisor
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers

Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Does not include properties sufficiently contaminated to qualify as Superfund sites.

Salary Ratio: 0.9    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Brownfield Program Director
  • Brownfield Program Manager
  • Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator
  • Brownfield Redevelopment Site Manager
  • Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist
  • Brownfields Practice Leader
  • Brownfields Program Coordinator
  • Brownfields Program Manager
  • Cleanup Monitor
  • Contaminated Land Consultant
  • Contamination Consultant
  • Corridor Redevelopment Manager
  • Damage Restoration Specialist
  • Debris Cleanup Monitor
  • Debris Monitor
  • Environmental Management Specialist
  • Environmental Practice Leader
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Environmental Quality Division Manager
  • Environmental Quality Specialist
  • Environmental Remediation Consultant
  • Environmental Remediation Specialist
  • Grounds Restoration Specialist
  • Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP)
  • Redevelopment Manager
  • Redevelopment Specialist
  • Remedial Project Manager
  • Remediation Bioanalytics Consultant
  • Remediation Consultant
  • Remediation Expert
  • Sediment Remediation Consultant
  • Site Remediation Professional
  • Urban Redevelopment Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in library science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.25    

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    
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Classification Instructor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Film and Media Program Instructor
  • Information Science Professor
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Library Instructor
  • Library Professor
  • Library Science Professor
  • Library Technology Instructor
  • Medical Record Librarians Teacher
  • Medical Records Library Professor
  • Professor
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $56,397
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.

Salary Ratio: 4.22    

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    
  • Access Services Librarian
  • Acquisitions Librarian
  • Audio Visual Coordinator
  • Audio Visual Specialist
  • Audio Visual Technician
  • Audio-Visual Aids Technician
  • Audio-Visual Collections Coordinator
  • Audiovisual Commissioning Specialist
  • Audiovisual Production Specialist
  • Bibliographer
  • Bookmobile Librarian
  • Catalog Librarian
  • Cataloger
  • Catalogue Librarian
  • Cataloguer
  • Chemical Librarian
  • Children's Librarian
  • Circulation Manager
  • Classifier
  • Collection Development Librarian
  • Digital Librarian
  • Document Manager
  • Electronic Resources Librarian
  • Elementary Librarian
  • Film Librarian
  • Government Documents Librarian
  • Hospital Librarian
  • Information Scientist
  • Institution Librarian
  • Instruction Librarian
  • Instructional Services Coordinator
  • Instructional Technologist
  • Instructional Technology Specialist
  • Interlibrary Loan Services Librarian
  • International Broadcast Music Librarian
  • Law Librarian
  • Librarian
  • Library Media Specialist
  • Library Services Coordinator
  • Library Specialist
  • Media Center Specialist
  • Media Librarian
  • Media Specialist
  • Media Technician
  • Medical Librarian
  • Medical Record Librarian
  • Multimedia Coordinator
  • Multimedia Services Coordinator
  • Multimedia Specialist
  • Music Librarian
  • News Librarian
  • Outreach Librarian
  • Periodicals Librarian
  • Prison Librarian
  • Public Services Librarian
  • Record Librarian
  • Reference and Instruction Librarian
  • Reference Librarian
  • Research Librarian
  • School Librarian
  • School Library Media Specialist
  • Serials Librarian
  • Special Collections Librarian
  • Special Library Librarian
  • Systems Librarian
  • Technical Services Librarian
  • Visual Coordinator
  • Visual Specialist
  • Youth Services Librarian
  • US Salary Median: $55,179
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $15,175 per year (or $25,416 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $60,700 to earn a bachelor's (or $101,664 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $15,175 per year (or $25,416 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $30,350 to earn an associate's (or $50,832 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $14,957 per year (or $23,982 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $59,828 to earn a doctorate (or $95,928 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($60,700 if you're in-state, $101,664 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($29,914 if you're in-state, $47,964 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Library and Information Science Degrees

Chadron State College

1000 Main St - Chadron, NE

Out-of-state cost: $7,188/year
In-state cost: $7,160/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Southern Mississippi

118 College Drive # 0001 - Hattiesburg, MS

Out-of-state cost: $10,896/year
In-state cost: $8,896/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

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Chicago State University

9501 S. King Drive - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $11,204/year
In-state cost: $11,204/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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University of Memphis

Southern Avenue - Memphis, TN

Out-of-state cost: $13,752/year
In-state cost: $9,912/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Ashford University

8620 Spectrum Center Boulevard - San Diego, CA

Out-of-state cost: $14,278/year
In-state cost: $14,278/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

15200 Kutztown Rd - Kutztown, PA

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

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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: Master's, Certificate

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University of Central Missouri

108 W South Street - Warrensburg, MO

Out-of-state cost: $15,434/year
In-state cost: $8,306/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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CUNY Queens College

65-30 Kissena Blvd - Queens, NY

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

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania

840 Wood Street - Clarion, PA

Out-of-state cost: $16,028/year
In-state cost: $11,149/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

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Texas Woman's University

304 Administration Dr - Denton, TX

Out-of-state cost: $18,071/year
In-state cost: $8,255/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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University of Maine at Augusta

46 University Dr - Augusta, ME

Out-of-state cost: $18,788/year
In-state cost: $8,378/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Marshall University

1 John Marshall Dr - Huntington, WV

Out-of-state cost: $19,366/year
In-state cost: $8,512/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Kent State University at Kent

Executive Office, 2nd Floor Library - Kent, OH

Out-of-state cost: $19,686/year
In-state cost: $10,810/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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San Jose State University

One Washington Square - San Jose, CA

Out-of-state cost: $19,732/year
In-state cost: $7,852/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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University of North Texas

1501 W.Chestnut Ave. - Denton, TX

Out-of-state cost: $20,906/year
In-state cost: $11,090/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Emporia State University

1 Kellogg Circle - Emporia, KS

Out-of-state cost: $21,215/year
In-state cost: $6,971/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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University of Baltimore

Charles At Mount Royal - Baltimore, MD

Out-of-state cost: $21,456/year
In-state cost: $9,096/year
Degrees: Certificate, Certificate

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University of Nebraska at Omaha

6001 Dodge St - Omaha, NE

Out-of-state cost: $21,718/year
In-state cost: $8,136/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Illinois State University

North And School Streets - Normal, IL

Out-of-state cost: $22,278/year
In-state cost: $13,115/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Library and Information Science Degrees

Trevecca Nazarene University

333 Murfreesboro Rd - Nashville, TN

Out-of-state cost: $9,282/year
In-state cost: $9,282/year
Degrees: Master's

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Texas A & M University-Commerce

2600 South Neal Street - Commerce, TX

Out-of-state cost: $14,549/year
In-state cost: $7,187/year
Degrees: Master's

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Fresno Pacific University

1717 S Chestnut Ave - Fresno, CA

Out-of-state cost: $15,000/year
In-state cost: $15,000/year
Degrees: Master's

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Sam Houston State University

1806 Ave J - Huntsville, TX

Out-of-state cost: $15,704/year
In-state cost: $8,342/year
Degrees: Master's

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St Catherine University

2004 Randolph Ave - Saint Paul, MN

Out-of-state cost: $17,400/year
In-state cost: $17,400/year
Degrees: Master's

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Western Kentucky University

1906 College Heights Blvd - Bowling Green, KY

Out-of-state cost: $18,340/year
In-state cost: $12,140/year
Degrees: Master's

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Valdosta State University

1500 N Patterson St - Valdosta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $18,682/year
In-state cost: $6,784/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Houston-Clear Lake

2700 Bay Area Blvd - Houston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $19,216/year
In-state cost: $9,568/year
Degrees: Master's

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North Carolina Central University

1801 Fayetteville Street - Durham, NC

Out-of-state cost: $20,595/year
In-state cost: $7,641/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of South Florida

4202 East Fowler Ave - Tampa, FL

Out-of-state cost: $21,126/year
In-state cost: $10,428/year
Degrees: Master's

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Appalachian State University

287 Rivers St - Boone, NC

Out-of-state cost: $21,439/year
In-state cost: $8,007/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

1400 Spring Garden St - Greensboro, NC

Out-of-state cost: $21,918/year
In-state cost: $8,200/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Northern Iowa

1227 W 27th St - Cedar Falls, IA

Out-of-state cost: $22,648/year
In-state cost: $10,432/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

1380 Lawrence Street, Lawrence Street Center, Suite 1400 - Denver, CO

Out-of-state cost: $23,915/year
In-state cost: $8,111/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2200 E Kenwood Blvd - Milwaukee, WI

Out-of-state cost: $25,295/year
In-state cost: $11,864/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

500 Lincoln Dr - Madison, WI

Out-of-state cost: $25,523/year
In-state cost: $12,197/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Middle Tennessee State University

1301 East Main Street - Murfreesboro, TN

Out-of-state cost: $26,172/year
In-state cost: $10,350/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Missouri-Columbia

105 Jesse Hall - Columbia, MO

Out-of-state cost: $27,193/year
In-state cost: $10,725/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Iowa

101 Jessup Hall - Iowa City, IA

Out-of-state cost: $27,613/year
In-state cost: $11,666/year
Degrees: Master's

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

156 Thomas Boyd Hall - Baton Rouge, LA

Out-of-state cost: $29,970/year
In-state cost: $13,035/year
Degrees: Master's

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