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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Machine Shop Technology & Assistant Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to fabricate and modify metal parts in support of other manufacturing, repair or design activities, or as an independent business.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces. Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures. Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Operate computer-controlled tools, machines, or robots to machine or process parts, tools, or other work pieces made of metal, plastic, wood, stone, or other materials.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $39,630
    "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.): -0.4%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,921/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,417/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,472/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,984/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,063/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,503/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: $39,630

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Wyoming ($50,707) in the Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($56,820).

Fairbanks, AK $56,820
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $41,650
$48,729
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($48,003).

Decatur, AL $41,520
Dothan, AL $29,625
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $43,137
Gadsden, AL $30,678
Huntsville, AL $39,668
Montgomery, AL $37,218
Tuscaloosa, AL $41,557
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,175
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,351
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $38,338
Mobile, AL $48,003
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,645
Auburn-Opelika, AL $36,313
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $38,365
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,780
$38,538
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($39,863).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $37,890
Jonesboro, AR $35,417
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $34,162
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,440
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,968
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,863
Hot Springs, AR $36,588
Pine Bluff, AR $32,550
$36,009
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($47,817).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $39,940
Tucson, AZ $37,785
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $39,187
Prescott, AZ $37,880
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $47,817
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $32,020
Yuma, AZ $34,910
$38,955
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Madera, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($58,020).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $40,868
Merced, CA $44,665
Modesto, CA $43,435
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $40,536
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $37,480
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $42,953
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $43,617
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $47,197
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $45,336
Santa Rosa, CA $41,103
Stockton-Lodi, CA $45,643
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $49,393
Visalia-Porterville, CA $41,253
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $40,030
Fresno, CA $39,397
Chico, CA $37,080
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $46,430
Madera, CA $58,020
Redding, CA $57,290
Salinas, CA $50,110
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $47,930
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $55,410
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $43,945
Yuba City, CA $43,310
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,920
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $44,720
$43,789
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($46,965).

Greeley, CO $40,941
Pueblo, CO $45,668
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $41,363
Colorado Springs, CO $37,652
Fort Collins, CO $42,343
Grand Junction, CO $37,478
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,420
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,516
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,965
$40,854
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($51,170).

New Haven, CT $43,671
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $46,017
Waterbury, CT $40,863
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $40,298
Danbury, CT $41,223
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $51,170
$43,757
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($39,583).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $35,624
Jacksonville, FL $37,603
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $38,137
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $34,970
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $36,590
Ocala, FL $33,217
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,816
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,897
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $35,037
The Villages, FL $34,020
Port St. Lucie, FL $37,805
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $36,680
Gainesville, FL $35,905
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $39,583
Panama City, FL $37,727
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $35,550
Punta Gorda, FL $36,420
Tallahassee, FL $33,740
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,842
Homosassa Springs, FL $33,890
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $36,570
Sebring, FL $33,570
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $31,870
$35,773
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($44,162).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $36,395
Savannah, GA $44,162
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,116
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,024
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,753
Columbus, GA-AL $31,405
Gainesville, GA $37,840
Athens-Clarke County, GA $38,473
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $36,620
Brunswick, GA $36,020
Dalton, GA $35,077
Macon, GA $36,645
Rome, GA $41,350
Valdosta, GA $32,467
Warner Robins, GA $41,793
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,785
Hinesville, GA $40,910
$36,800
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($40,700).

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,700
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $36,250
$38,475
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($47,055).

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $41,470
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $40,164
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,099
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,465
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,505
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $39,300
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $39,602
Cedar Rapids, IA $47,055
Dubuque, IA $40,193
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,260
Iowa City, IA $36,810
$40,042
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($49,070).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,134
Twin Falls, ID $37,468
Idaho Falls, ID $37,444
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $36,942
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $39,864
Lewiston, ID-WA $49,070
Pocatello, ID $30,880
$38,411
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Decatur, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($53,510).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $43,277
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $40,220
Peoria, IL $42,873
Rockford, IL $38,075
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,286
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,158
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,730
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,103
Carbondale-Marion, IL $46,550
Danville, IL $41,430
Decatur, IL $53,510
Kankakee, IL $45,870
Springfield, IL $33,570
$40,626
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($47,520).

Evansville, IN-KY $42,238
Fort Wayne, IN $42,620
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $41,171
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $39,093
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $37,799
Terre Haute, IN $43,375
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,151
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,510
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $38,808
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $36,720
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,708
Columbus, IN $38,290
Kokomo, IN $47,520
Muncie, IN $38,980
$40,177
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($43,370).

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $36,166
Wichita, KS $43,370
Manhattan, KS $36,190
Topeka, KS $36,700
$37,829
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($43,970).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,889
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,925
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,859
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,684
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $41,380
Lexington-Fayette, KY $43,970
Owensboro, KY $43,378
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,775
$39,165
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($57,360).

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $48,353
Lafayette, LA $45,198
Monroe, LA $37,000
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $42,574
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $39,288
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,523
Baton Rouge, LA $56,640
Hammond, LA $34,800
Lake Charles, LA $57,360
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,267
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$43,484
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($53,690).

Springfield, MA-CT $46,405
Worcester, MA-CT $43,132
Leominster-Gardner, MA $45,015
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $53,690
New Bedford, MA $47,830
Pittsfield, MA $50,220
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $45,360
$45,991
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($49,910).

Maryland nonmetropolitan area $37,128
Cumberland, MD-WV $38,515
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $40,085
Salisbury, MD-DE $34,893
California-Lexington Park, MD $49,910
$38,023
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($47,032).

Portland-South Portland, ME $43,955
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $47,032
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $39,703
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,420
$43,331
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($55,155).

Flint, MI $36,832
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $38,370
Jackson, MI $37,632
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $38,518
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $40,380
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,713
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,896
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $42,104
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $38,720
Saginaw, MI $39,836
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,000
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,097
Bay City, MI $43,415
Midland, MI $44,975
Monroe, MI $55,155
Muskegon, MI $38,913
Battle Creek, MI $34,813
$39,230
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($57,165).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $46,244
St. Cloud, MN $46,562
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,048
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $41,390
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,875
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $57,165
Rochester, MN $46,695
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,523
$44,194
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($44,310).

St. Louis, MO-IL $40,950
Kansas City, MO-KS $42,868
St. Joseph, MO-KS $42,128
Springfield, MO $39,335
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,465
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,170
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,607
Columbia, MO $44,310
Jefferson City, MO $39,950
Joplin, MO $36,004
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,004
$38,944
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($39,235).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,235
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,024
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,694
Jackson, MS $37,750
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,120
Hattiesburg, MS $34,910
$36,018
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($39,741).

Great Falls, MT $35,770
Missoula, MT $37,975
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,741
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,071
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,478
$38,331
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($45,395).

Fayetteville, NC $42,320
Greensboro-High Point, NC $39,930
Winston-Salem, NC $40,317
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,950
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,105
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $39,997
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $34,815
New Bern, NC $45,233
Burlington, NC $34,610
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $38,293
Goldsboro, NC $36,513
Greenville, NC $40,425
Jacksonville, NC $37,635
Raleigh, NC $38,362
Rocky Mount, NC $40,375
Wilmington, NC $38,540
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,395
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,395
$38,576
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($50,752).

Fargo, ND-MN $41,410
Grand Forks, ND-MN $43,760
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,752
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,824
$45,732
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($43,354).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $37,315
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,977
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,794
Lincoln, NE $43,354
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,661
$38,317
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($45,790).

Portsmouth, NH-ME $44,750
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,850
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,157
Manchester, NH $45,790
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,085
$42,372
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($40,408).

Ocean City, NJ $39,200
Trenton, NJ $40,408
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $39,260
$39,648
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($48,142).

Farmington, NM $48,142
Las Cruces, NM $29,958
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,436
Santa Fe, NM $35,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,560
$39,144
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($40,466).

Reno, NV $40,364
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $40,466
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $35,680
$38,906
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($44,150).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $43,128
Kingston, NY $42,923
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $40,801
Rochester, NY $39,799
Syracuse, NY $41,792
Utica-Rome, NY $39,022
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $41,744
Binghamton, NY $38,448
Elmira, NY $44,082
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $42,244
Glens Falls, NY $39,803
Ithaca, NY $44,150
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $43,510
$41,334
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Lima, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($46,245).

Canton-Massillon, OH $36,996
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $41,654
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $38,661
Columbus, OH $38,969
Dayton, OH $38,226
Springfield, OH $35,620
Toledo, OH $38,533
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $41,662
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,364
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $37,888
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $32,412
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,505
Mansfield, OH $36,610
Lima, OH $46,245
$38,504
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($38,695).

Tulsa, OK $38,510
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,160
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,997
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,683
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,695
Oklahoma City, OK $36,960
$37,196
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($47,908).

Bend-Redmond, OR $45,925
Eugene, OR $43,373
Medford, OR $40,055
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $46,301
Salem, OR $38,608
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,908
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,315
Grants Pass, OR $36,528
Corvallis, OR $41,725
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $41,400
$42,933
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($54,120).

Altoona, PA $49,570
Erie, PA $36,576
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $42,684
Lancaster, PA $42,520
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $44,575
Pittsburgh, PA $43,743
Reading, PA $44,836
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $38,272
York-Hanover, PA $44,450
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,200
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $42,818
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $41,510
Lebanon, PA $42,943
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,920
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $40,270
East Stroudsburg, PA $54,120
Gettysburg, PA $38,580
Johnstown, PA $39,750
State College, PA $35,510
Williamsport, PA $44,618
$41,916
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($24,905).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $21,698
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,192
Arecibo, PR $19,840
Guayama, PR $24,220
Mayaguez, PR $18,500
Ponce, PR $19,510
San German, PR $18,200
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $24,905
$20,878
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 ($41,523).

Columbia, SC $39,754
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $39,540
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $36,063
Spartanburg, SC $41,523
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,526
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,684
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,586
Florence, SC $38,243
Sumter, SC $40,585
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $33,330
$38,710
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($39,602).

Sioux Falls, SD $37,038
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,602
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,300
$37,820
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Cleveland, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($41,693).

Knoxville, TN $37,318
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $37,997
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $40,593
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $37,933
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,720
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,173
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $31,187
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,838
Clarksville, TN-KY $37,500
Cleveland, TN $41,693
Jackson, TN $32,875
Johnson City, TN $41,667
Morristown, TN $38,680
$38,011
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($50,380).

Amarillo, TX $41,780
Austin-Round Rock, TX $43,805
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $46,222
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $37,410
College Station-Bryan, TX $35,353
Corpus Christi, TX $44,213
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $38,076
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $39,494
Killeen-Temple, TX $35,053
Longview, TX $40,007
Lubbock, TX $35,667
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $33,020
Odessa, TX $42,280
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $35,786
Sherman-Denison, TX $44,163
Texarkana, TX-AR $37,760
Tyler, TX $45,384
Wichita Falls, TX $41,500
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,183
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,923
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,423
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,230
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,930
El Paso, TX $33,193
Midland, TX $40,045
San Angelo, TX $39,830
Victoria, TX $46,550
Waco, TX $48,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,380
$39,992
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Central Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($44,395).

Provo-Orem, UT $40,465
St. George, UT $37,157
Salt Lake City, UT $40,764
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $43,950
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $44,007
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,395
$41,345
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($44,630).

Roanoke, VA $38,703
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $44,630
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $42,810
Winchester, VA-WV $42,046
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,103
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,180
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,682
Richmond, VA $44,600
Charlottesville, VA $41,310
Harrisonburg, VA $38,127
Lynchburg, VA $43,053
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,300
$40,725
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($39,116).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,858
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,116
$38,487
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Sheboygan, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($45,118).

Eau Claire, WI $42,580
Fond du Lac, WI $41,796
Green Bay, WI $44,025
Janesville-Beloit, WI $41,596
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $42,003
Madison, WI $42,342
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $44,203
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $44,460
Racine, WI $42,314
Sheboygan, WI $45,118
Wausau, WI $42,514
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,280
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,733
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,584
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,140
$42,009
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($48,282).

Wheeling, WV-OH $39,745
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,340
Charleston, WV $40,958
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $40,482
Morgantown, WV $38,438
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $46,670
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $48,282
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,996
$41,023
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($56,116).

Cheyenne, WY $39,990
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,674
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,116
$50,707

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $41,012

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Connecticut ($51,150) in the New Haven, CT metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($56,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $56,820
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,510
$48,165
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($38,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Decatur, AL $36,180
Dothan, AL $30,430
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $37,500
Gadsden, AL $30,330
Huntsville, AL $38,170
Montgomery, AL $37,280
Tuscaloosa, AL $38,550
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,860
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,740
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Mobile, AL N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$35,671
Arkansas

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

South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($38,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $31,540
Jonesboro, AR $33,070
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $26,570
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,000
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,870
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,570
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,700
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
$33,189
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($36,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $36,480
Tucson, AZ $32,080
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$34,280
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($54,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $42,250
Merced, CA $43,270
Modesto, CA $44,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $40,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $38,760
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $44,450
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $47,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $54,670
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $52,450
Santa Rosa, CA $39,470
Stockton-Lodi, CA $47,680
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $54,130
Visalia-Porterville, CA $39,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $40,030
Fresno, CA N/A
Chico, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,943
Colorado

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

Pueblo, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($48,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Greeley, CO $47,740
Pueblo, CO $48,900
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,320
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($51,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Haven, CT $51,150
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
$51,150
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 ($40,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $33,700
Jacksonville, FL $37,230
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $35,400
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $31,950
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $36,030
Ocala, FL $36,030
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,130
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $40,210
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $32,190
The Villages, FL $33,780
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$35,065
Georgia

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

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($40,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $37,530
Savannah, GA $38,300
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,820
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,610
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,100
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
$36,072
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,700
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $36,250
$38,475
Iowa

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

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($44,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $40,420
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $44,910
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,570
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,240
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,760
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
$41,380
Idaho

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

Twin Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($40,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,320
Twin Falls, ID $40,870
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
$39,595
Illinois

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

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($44,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $31,350
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $41,190
Peoria, IL $42,460
Rockford, IL $37,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,930
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,580
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,360
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
$39,911
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($44,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $34,310
Fort Wayne, IN $40,060
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $42,200
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $44,210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $40,700
Terre Haute, IN $37,470
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,710
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,940
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbus, IN N/A
Kokomo, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
$39,450
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

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

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($55,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $38,940
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,100
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,680
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,573
Louisiana

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

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($52,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $50,750
Lafayette, LA $52,890
Monroe, LA $34,390
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,840
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $31,600
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,260
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$39,955
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($49,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $41,460
Worcester, MA-CT $49,620
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,540
Maryland

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

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($37,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Maryland nonmetropolitan area $37,820
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV N/A
Salisbury, MD-DE N/A
California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
$37,820
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($49,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $47,540
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $49,450
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
$48,495
Michigan

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($43,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Flint, MI $43,470
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $39,760
Jackson, MI $23,870
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $38,970
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $38,040
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,470
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,220
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Battle Creek, MI N/A
$37,829
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($48,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $46,600
St. Cloud, MN $48,410
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,900
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $43,140
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,013
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($44,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $44,080
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,080
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($42,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,090
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,020
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,830
Jackson, MS N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
$41,647
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($39,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $35,770
Missoula, MT $36,190
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,180
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,990
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,380
$37,102
North Carolina

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($48,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fayetteville, NC $37,910
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,330
Winston-Salem, NC $45,780
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,100
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Burlington, NC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,838
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 ($46,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $46,590
Grand Forks, ND-MN $44,130
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,360
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 ($45,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $45,760
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,400
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,890
Lincoln, NE N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,350
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($39,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $39,640
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $37,750
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
$38,695
New York

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

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($57,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $57,530
Kingston, NY $46,020
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $48,170
Rochester, NY $53,230
Syracuse, NY $50,380
Utica-Rome, NY $45,550
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $43,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $44,760
Binghamton, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
$48,610
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($44,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $40,080
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,360
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $37,860
Columbus, OH $38,200
Dayton, OH $36,840
Springfield, OH $38,300
Toledo, OH $34,190
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $40,720
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,990
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $40,590
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,650
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
$37,980
Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($45,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $44,070
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,320
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $28,040
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
$39,143
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 ($54,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $37,350
Eugene, OR $44,270
Medford, OR $43,140
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $54,260
Salem, OR $44,380
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,170
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,670
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,320
Pennsylvania

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

Altoona, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($46,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $46,920
Erie, PA $36,740
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $45,890
Lancaster, PA $45,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $44,540
Pittsburgh, PA $40,460
Reading, PA $40,560
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,070
York-Hanover, PA $46,220
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,010
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,750
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
$42,791
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 ($24,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $24,100
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$24,100
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($41,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $36,220
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $36,710
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $36,430
Spartanburg, SC $41,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,110
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,320
Florence, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
$37,357
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($36,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $36,220
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,400
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,300
$35,973
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 ($39,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN $38,780
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,110
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $39,370
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
$39,087
Texas

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

Sherman-Denison, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($48,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $38,700
Austin-Round Rock, TX $39,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $46,560
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $44,110
College Station-Bryan, TX $38,390
Corpus Christi, TX $37,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $37,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $40,930
Killeen-Temple, TX $37,120
Longview, TX $42,200
Lubbock, TX $38,660
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $45,010
Odessa, TX $38,110
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $36,600
Sherman-Denison, TX $48,170
Texarkana, TX-AR $36,160
Tyler, TX $46,580
Wichita Falls, TX $43,990
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,610
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,410
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,960
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,870
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,380
El Paso, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,722
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($55,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $43,150
St. George, UT $37,900
Salt Lake City, UT $55,440
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $41,110
Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,400
Virginia

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($47,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA $37,680
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $47,170
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $45,190
Winchester, VA-WV $43,690
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,810
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,360
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,310
Richmond, VA N/A
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,030
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($38,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,010
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,940
$37,975
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 ($50,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $43,290
Fond du Lac, WI $42,950
Green Bay, WI $46,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI $46,550
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $47,690
Madison, WI $47,420
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,170
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $43,830
Racine, WI $48,680
Sheboygan, WI $47,130
Wausau, WI $49,980
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,550
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,060
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,220
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,840
$45,511
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($56,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $39,990
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,840
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$50,740

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $38,248

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Washington ($55,285) in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($56,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $56,820
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,510
$48,165
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($43,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Decatur, AL $37,420
Dothan, AL $28,820
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $35,060
Gadsden, AL $30,420
Huntsville, AL $38,650
Montgomery, AL $35,030
Tuscaloosa, AL $39,168
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,970
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,353
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $37,583
Mobile, AL $43,570
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $28,835
Auburn-Opelika, AL $34,465
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $31,700
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,085
$34,809
Arkansas

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

Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($38,605) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $38,605
Jonesboro, AR $34,880
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $34,580
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,867
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,745
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,587
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,660
Hot Springs, AR $32,230
Pine Bluff, AR $32,550
$34,189
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $38,037
Tucson, AZ $37,353
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $35,620
Prescott, AZ $37,770
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $45,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $32,020
Yuma, AZ $34,910
$37,300
California

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

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($53,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $40,970
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA $42,640
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $40,060
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $37,625
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $47,700
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $44,858
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $41,840
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $41,255
Santa Rosa, CA $36,430
Stockton-Lodi, CA $45,700
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $53,090
Visalia-Porterville, CA $46,590
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Fresno, CA $47,040
Chico, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $53,450
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $40,100
Yuba City, CA N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,190
$43,909
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($47,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Greeley, CO $39,602
Pueblo, CO $44,675
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $41,342
Colorado Springs, CO $37,154
Fort Collins, CO $40,704
Grand Junction, CO $36,310
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,810
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,278
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,220
$40,011
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($48,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

New Haven, CT $41,298
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $44,138
Waterbury, CT $40,813
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $39,090
Danbury, CT $41,673
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $48,630
$42,607
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($38,373) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $34,957
Jacksonville, FL $38,353
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $38,373
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $34,834
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $36,570
Ocala, FL $31,760
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $33,320
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,478
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $34,878
The Villages, FL $34,140
Port St. Lucie, FL $36,680
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $33,440
Gainesville, FL $34,637
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $36,713
Panama City, FL $35,330
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $34,347
Punta Gorda, FL $33,450
Tallahassee, FL $33,120
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,168
Homosassa Springs, FL $33,890
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $36,570
Sebring, FL $33,570
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $31,870
$34,802
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($42,883) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $34,463
Savannah, GA $42,883
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,845
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,820
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,928
Columbus, GA-AL $33,830
Gainesville, GA $33,063
Athens-Clarke County, GA $34,350
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $34,520
Brunswick, GA $34,480
Dalton, GA $32,480
Macon, GA $34,310
Rome, GA $32,980
Valdosta, GA $30,910
Warner Robins, GA $35,820
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,070
Hinesville, GA $40,910
$34,509
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,700
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $36,250
$38,475
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($46,457) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $37,200
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $37,755
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,273
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,023
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,423
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $38,517
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $39,223
Cedar Rapids, IA $46,457
Dubuque, IA $38,997
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,777
Iowa City, IA $36,810
$39,223
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($49,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $36,102
Twin Falls, ID $34,100
Idaho Falls, ID $34,520
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,150
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $38,900
Lewiston, ID-WA $49,070
Pocatello, ID $30,880
$36,960
Illinois

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

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($48,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $46,230
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $36,670
Peoria, IL $41,605
Rockford, IL $37,230
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,065
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,830
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,050
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL $48,990
Springfield, IL $26,300
$39,552
Indiana

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

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($45,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $43,440
Fort Wayne, IN $45,830
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $41,820
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $39,740
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $35,398
Terre Haute, IN $44,290
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,383
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,865
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $38,623
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $36,523
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,975
Columbus, IN $37,430
Kokomo, IN N/A
Muncie, IN $39,130
$40,265
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($44,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $36,483
Wichita, KS $44,100
Manhattan, KS $36,190
Topeka, KS $36,700
$38,368
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($43,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,374
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,040
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,102
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,318
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $42,310
Lexington-Fayette, KY $42,630
Owensboro, KY $43,130
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,690
$38,449
Louisiana

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

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($61,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $46,730
Lafayette, LA $40,350
Monroe, LA $31,430
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $42,300
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $38,970
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,940
Baton Rouge, LA $56,320
Hammond, LA $30,590
Lake Charles, LA $61,680
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,220
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $40,230
$41,524
Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($48,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $48,180
Worcester, MA-CT $40,753
Leominster-Gardner, MA $44,040
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
New Bedford, MA $34,140
Pittsfield, MA $43,580
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $44,770
$42,577
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($49,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Maryland nonmetropolitan area $33,127
Cumberland, MD-WV $31,460
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $39,630
Salisbury, MD-DE $31,023
California-Lexington Park, MD $49,910
$37,030
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($45,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $38,540
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $45,360
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,420
$39,188
Michigan

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

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($45,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Flint, MI $35,870
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $37,640
Jackson, MI $39,163
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $35,873
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $38,970
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,287
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,518
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $40,707
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $37,740
Saginaw, MI $38,057
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,627
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,413
Bay City, MI $41,870
Midland, MI $45,670
Monroe, MI $43,410
Muskegon, MI $40,025
Battle Creek, MI $34,813
$38,980
Minnesota

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

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($59,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $45,780
St. Cloud, MN $44,275
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,925
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,655
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,895
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $59,500
Rochester, MN $44,720
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,185
$44,242
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($41,888) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $38,553
Kansas City, MO-KS $41,888
St. Joseph, MO-KS $39,713
Springfield, MO $37,168
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,918
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,308
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,905
Columbia, MO $39,360
Jefferson City, MO $35,930
Joplin, MO $35,225
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,620
$37,417
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($36,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,960
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,677
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,400
Jackson, MS $34,380
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,690
Hattiesburg, MS $34,910
$33,669
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($39,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $35,770
Missoula, MT $36,190
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,246
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,390
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,380
$37,595
North Carolina

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

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($38,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fayetteville, NC $31,380
Greensboro-High Point, NC $34,333
Winston-Salem, NC $35,820
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $27,425
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,057
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $38,788
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $33,830
New Bern, NC $38,980
Burlington, NC $30,825
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $36,960
Goldsboro, NC $36,930
Greenville, NC $34,820
Jacksonville, NC $30,660
Raleigh, NC $35,783
Rocky Mount, NC $34,200
Wilmington, NC $35,500
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,330
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,013
$34,257
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($48,683) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $38,560
Grand Forks, ND-MN $41,070
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,683
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,332
$43,661
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($42,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $34,474
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,505
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,356
Lincoln, NE $42,330
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,802
$38,093
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($45,264) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $42,820
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,635
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,758
Manchester, NH $45,264
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,850
$40,865
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($39,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $39,200
Trenton, NJ $37,800
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $36,400
$37,800
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 ($44,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $44,720
Las Cruces, NM $29,350
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,450
Santa Fe, NM $35,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,560
$37,736
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($41,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $39,206
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $41,680
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $34,942
$38,609
New York

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

Elmira, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($45,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $37,373
Kingston, NY $36,900
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $38,154
Rochester, NY $36,335
Syracuse, NY $39,760
Utica-Rome, NY $34,190
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $41,217
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $40,105
Binghamton, NY $39,630
Elmira, NY $45,420
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $44,687
Glens Falls, NY $36,420
Ithaca, NY $44,150
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $43,510
$39,846
Ohio

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

Lima, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($46,245) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $37,238
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $40,090
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $38,426
Columbus, OH $38,415
Dayton, OH $36,010
Springfield, OH $34,445
Toledo, OH $38,787
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $38,520
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,094
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $38,840
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $34,560
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,050
Mansfield, OH $35,115
Lima, OH $46,245
$38,202
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($37,983) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $37,983
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,237
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,518
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,405
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,677
Oklahoma City, OK $36,960
$35,963
Oregon

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

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($46,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $45,630
Eugene, OR $39,935
Medford, OR $35,760
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $43,148
Salem, OR $34,170
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,890
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $41,170
Grants Pass, OR $34,415
Corvallis, OR $38,880
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $36,235
$39,623
Pennsylvania

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

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($47,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Erie, PA $35,660
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $39,855
Lancaster, PA $42,145
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $43,177
Pittsburgh, PA $45,798
Reading, PA $42,910
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $35,150
York-Hanover, PA $42,410
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,063
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,747
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $43,000
Lebanon, PA $47,540
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,163
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA $36,230
Johnstown, PA $37,630
State College, PA $31,390
Williamsport, PA $44,327
$40,364
Puerto Rico

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

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($24,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $20,990
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,320
Arecibo, PR $19,840
Guayama, PR $24,220
Mayaguez, PR $18,500
Ponce, PR $19,510
San German, PR $18,200
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $21,280
$20,233
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Sumter, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($41,927) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $41,223
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $40,410
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $32,770
Spartanburg, SC $40,273
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,142
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,143
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,787
Florence, SC $35,720
Sumter, SC $41,927
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $33,330
$37,673
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($40,088) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $36,220
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,088
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,300
$37,203
Tennessee

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

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($42,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN $35,580
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $34,007
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $42,603
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $31,000
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,893
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,720
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $31,188
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,825
Clarksville, TN-KY $32,160
Cleveland, TN $41,915
Jackson, TN $32,710
Johnson City, TN $42,610
Morristown, TN $37,200
$36,570
Texas

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

Waco, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($50,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $43,350
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX $37,650
Corpus Christi, TX $37,980
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $38,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $38,628
Killeen-Temple, TX $30,240
Longview, TX $38,663
Lubbock, TX $28,580
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $28,540
Odessa, TX $43,730
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $33,130
Sherman-Denison, TX $31,290
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX $44,225
Wichita Falls, TX $36,000
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,925
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,453
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,380
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,403
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,800
El Paso, TX $32,610
Midland, TX $32,850
San Angelo, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX $50,230
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$37,328
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($37,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $36,360
St. George, UT $33,190
Salt Lake City, UT $36,215
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $37,950
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $37,230
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $31,110
$35,343
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($42,435) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA $37,365
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $40,523
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $42,435
Winchester, VA-WV $38,790
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,403
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,227
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,070
Richmond, VA $39,137
Charlottesville, VA $37,150
Harrisonburg, VA $34,890
Lynchburg, VA $37,920
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,300
$36,934
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($38,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,010
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,580
$37,795
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 ($45,148) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $43,770
Fond du Lac, WI $44,870
Green Bay, WI $43,280
Janesville-Beloit, WI $43,800
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $44,125
Madison, WI $43,243
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $45,148
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $44,150
Racine, WI $42,780
Sheboygan, WI $44,715
Wausau, WI $44,035
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,065
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,917
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,730
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,577
$42,947
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($47,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Wheeling, WV-OH $39,920
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,736
Charleston, WV $39,110
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $40,310
Morgantown, WV $37,340
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $44,580
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $47,200
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,430
$40,203
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($56,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $39,990
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,840
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$50,740

8 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $41,012.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $38,248. 

  Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.

Salary Ratio: 1.25    

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    
  • Component Fabricator
  • Fabricator
  • Fitter
  • Ground Support Equipment Assembler
  • Hand Former
  • Industrial Fabricator
  • Layout Man
  • Machine Cage Maker
  • Metal Box Maker
  • Metal Fabricator
  • Metal Framer
  • Metal Products Assembler
  • Metal Products Fabricator
  • Mill Beam Fitter
  • Motorcycle Assembler
  • Motorcycle Fabricator
  • Motorcycle Maker
  • Ornamental Metal Worker
  • Pneumatic Tool Operator
  • Precision Structural Metal Fitter
  • Protector Plate Attacher
  • Ship Fitter
  • Ship Propeller Finisher
  • Steel Fabricator
  • Steel Fitter
  • Steelworker
  • Structural and Ornamental Metalwork Metal Fabricator
  • Structural and Ornamental Metalwork Steel Fabricator
  • Structural Fabricator
  • Structural Fitter
  • Structural Steel Fabricator
  • Structural Steel Fitter
  • Tack Welder
  • Weld Fitter
  • Weld Technician
  • US Salary Median: $40,673
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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    
  • Abrasive Worker
  • Air Grinder
  • Aluminum Polisher
  • Automatic Grinder Operator
  • Axle Bearing Polisher
  • Axle Polisher
  • Balance Screwhead Polisher
  • Band Reamer Machine Operator
  • Band Saw Filer
  • Barrel Centerer
  • Barrel Polisher
  • Bearing Grinder
  • Bearingizer
  • Belt Polisher
  • Bench Grinder
  • Bevel Face Stoner and Polisher
  • Bevel Polisher
  • Billet Grinder
  • Bit Grinder
  • Bit Sharpener
  • Bit Sharpener Operator
  • Blade Filer
  • Blade Grinder
  • Blade Groover
  • Blade Sharpener
  • Body Finisher
  • Bottom Polisher
  • Bottom Sander
  • Brass Buffer
  • Brass Burnisher
  • Brass Finisher
  • Brass Polisher
  • Broach Grinder
  • Brush Polisher
  • Buffer
  • Bufferer
  • Buffing Line Set Up Worker
  • Buffing Machine Operator
  • Buffing Machine Tender
  • Burnisher
  • Burnishing Machine Operator
  • Burr Bench Hand
  • Burr Bench Operator
  • Burr Filer
  • Burr Machine Operator
  • Burr Sander
  • Burrer
  • Burrer Operator
  • Burring Machine Operator
  • Burring Wheel Operator
  • Castings Trimmer
  • Cell Operator
  • Centerless Grinder
  • Centerless Grinder Operator
  • Centerless Grinder Set-Up Operator
  • Chrome Polisher
  • CNC Grinder (Computer Numerically Controlled Grinder)
  • Color Buffer
  • Computer Numerical Control Grinder (CNC Grinder)
  • Crankshaft Grinder
  • Cutlery Grinder
  • Cutter Grinder
  • Cylinder Grinder
  • Deburrer
  • Deburring and Tooling Machine Operator
  • Deburring Machine Operator
  • Deburring Technician
  • Dial Buffer
  • Die Maintenance Technician
  • Dinger
  • Disc Sander
  • Disk Grinder
  • Disk Sander
  • Disk Sharpener
  • Double Reamer Operator
  • Dresser
  • Drill Bit Sharpener
  • Drill Grinder
  • Drum Sander
  • Dry Sander
  • Edge Grinder
  • Edger
  • Edging Machine Operator
  • Emery Grinder
  • Emery Wheel Worker
  • Enamel Buffer
  • End Polisher
  • External Grinder
  • Eye Glass Frame Polisher
  • Eyeglass Frames Polisher
  • Faucet Polisher
  • Fender Finisher
  • File Machine Operator
  • Filing Machine Operator
  • Finish Filer
  • Finish Grinder
  • Finish Opener
  • Finisher
  • Flat Polisher
  • Flute Grinder
  • Flute Polisher
  • Gear Finisher
  • Gear Grinder
  • Gear Lapper
  • Gear Lapping Machine Operator
  • Gold Wheel Blocker and Polisher
  • Gold-Nib Grinder
  • Grinder
  • Grinder Machine Setter
  • Grinder Operator
  • Grinder Set Up Operator
  • Grinder Setup Operator
  • Grinding Machine Operator
  • Grinding Machine Tender
  • Grinding Wheel Dresser
  • Grinding Wheel Facer
  • Grinding Wheel Operator
  • Hob Grinder
  • Honer
  • Honing Job Setter
  • Honing Machine Operator
  • Honing Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Inside Barrel Polisher
  • Internal Grinder
  • Jet Blade Polisher
  • Jewel Bearing Facer
  • Jewel Bearing Grinder
  • Jewel Bearing Polisher
  • Jig Grinder Set-Up Operator
  • Job Setter
  • Key Filer
  • Key Sander
  • Knife Blade Polisher
  • Knife Edger
  • Knife Glazer
  • Knife Grinder
  • Knife Sharpener
  • Lap Grinder
  • Lap Machine Tender
  • Lapper
  • Lapping Machine Operator
  • Lapping Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Lawn Mower Sharpener
  • Linter Saw Sharpener
  • Machine Burrer
  • Machine Finisher
  • Machine Grinder
  • Machine Tester
  • Machine Tool Dresser
  • Magnetic Grinder Operator
  • Manufacturing Assistant
  • Manufacturing Associate
  • Manufacturing Operator
  • Metal Buffer
  • Metal Burnisher
  • Metal Burrer
  • Metal Dresser
  • Metal Filer
  • Metal Finisher
  • Metal Furniture Polisher
  • Metal Grinder
  • Metal Polisher
  • Mirror Finishing Machine Operator
  • Mold Cutting Machine Operator
  • Mold Sander
  • Needle Grinder
  • Nicking Machine Operator
  • Notch Grinder
  • Pallet Rectifier
  • Pattern Filer
  • Pinion Polisher
  • Pivot Maker
  • Plate Grinder
  • Platen Grinder
  • Polisher
  • Polisher and Buffer
  • Polishing Machine Operator
  • Pot Sander
  • Precision Grinder
  • Printing Roller Polisher
  • Process Equipment Operator
  • Production Honing Machine Operator
  • Production Lapping Machine Operator
  • Profile Grinder Technician
  • Rail Grinder
  • Razor Grinder
  • Razor Sharpener
  • Roll Grinder
  • Roll Grinder Operator
  • Sample Grinder
  • Sand Bobber
  • Sand Buffer
  • Sand Polisher
  • Sander Operator
  • Sanding Machine Operator
  • Sanding Machine Tender
  • Satin Finisher
  • Saw Grinder
  • Saw Setter
  • Saw Sharpener
  • Scissors Grinder
  • Scissors Sharpener
  • Scratch Brusher
  • Scratch Finisher
  • Screwhead Polisher
  • Seater Grinder
  • Shear Grinder Operator
  • Shot Grinder Operator
  • Shot Polisher
  • Silver Buffer
  • Silverware Buffer
  • Silverware Buffing Machine Operator
  • Silverware Cleaner
  • Sizing Machine Operator
  • Smoother
  • Snag Grinder
  • Snagger
  • Snailer
  • Steel Buffer
  • Steel Grinder
  • Stone Polisher
  • Stove Polisher
  • Strip Deburrer
  • Surface Grinder
  • Swing Grinder
  • Tap Grinder
  • Thread Grinder
  • Thread Tool Grinder Set-Up Operator
  • Tool Dresser
  • Tool Grinder
  • Tool Honing Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Tool Polisher
  • Tool Polishing Machine Operator
  • Tooth Grinder
  • Tooth Polisher
  • Top Polisher
  • Track Grinder
  • Trimmer
  • Universal Grinder Operator
  • Valve Grinder
  • Watch Case Polisher
  • Watch Parts Grinder
  • Water Sander
  • Wet Sander
  • Wheel Buffer
  • Wheel Grinder
  • Wheel Polisher
  • US Salary Median: $37,262
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Machinists

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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    
  • Aircraft Machinist
  • Auto Machinist
  • Automotive Machinist
  • Carbide Operator
  • CNC Lathe Machinist (Computer Numeric Controlled Lathe Machinist)
  • CNC Lathe Machinist (Computer Numerically Controlled Lathe Machinist)
  • CNC Machinist (Computer Numeric Controlled Machinist)
  • CNC Machinist (Computer Numerical Control Machinist)
  • CNC Machinist (Computer Numerically Controlled Machinist)
  • CNC Mill Machinist (Computer Numeric Controlled Mill Machinist)
  • CNC Mill Machinist (Computer Numerically Controlled Mill Machinist)
  • Conventional Machinist
  • Development Mechanic
  • Electrical Experimental Mechanic
  • Electrical Instrument Maker
  • Electrical Machinist
  • Experimental Machinist
  • Experimental Mechanic
  • Fixture Maker
  • Fluid-Power Mechanic
  • Four-Slide Operator
  • Gear Machinist
  • Geothermal Heat Pump Machinist
  • Hydroelectric Component Machinist
  • Instrument Maker
  • Jobber
  • Laboratory Machinist (Lab Machinist)
  • Lathe Machinist
  • Machine Fitter
  • Machine Repair Person
  • Machinist
  • Maintenance Machinist
  • Manual Lathe Machinist
  • Manual Machinist
  • Mechanist
  • Metal Machinist
  • Outside Machinist
  • Precision Instrument Maker
  • Precision Machinist
  • Printing Press Machinist
  • Production Machinist
  • Thermometer Maker
  • Tool and Die Machinist
  • Tool Machinist
  • Tool Room Machinist
  • Toolroom Machinist
  • Turret Lathe Machinist
  • Wind Turbine Machinist
  • US Salary Median: $46,115
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

Salary Ratio: 2.5    

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    
  • Automatic Wheel-Line Operator
  • Ballistics Laboratory Gunsmith
  • Cell Technician
  • Centrifugal Control Switch Machine Operator
  • CNC Machine Setter (Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Setter)
  • Combination Machine Tool Operator
  • Combination Machine Tool Setter
  • Electrode Turner and Finisher
  • Fabrication Set-Up Person
  • Four-Slide Machine Setter
  • Gear Cutting Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Gear Hobber Set-Up Operator
  • Gear Milling Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Gear Shaper Set-Up Operator
  • Gear Shaver Set-Up Operator
  • Gunsmith
  • Injection Molding Technician
  • Lay Up Technician
  • Loading Machine Tool Setter
  • Machine Operator
  • Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Machine Set-Up Technician
  • Machine Setter
  • Machine Technician
  • Machine Tool Operator
  • Machine Try-Out Setter
  • Manufacturing Associate
  • Manufacturing Operator
  • Metal and Plastic Combination Machine Tool Operator
  • Metal and Plastic Combination Machine Tool Setter
  • Metal and Plastic Transfer Machine Operator
  • Mold Set Up Technician
  • Mold Setter
  • Multi-Operation Forming Machine Operator
  • Multi-Operation Forming Machine Setter
  • Production Gear Cutting Machine Operator
  • Production Machine Tender
  • Production Operator
  • Rim Roller Operator
  • Rim Technician
  • Shear Operator
  • Spiral Bevel Gear Generator Set-Up Operator
  • Spring Maker
  • Spring Manufacturing Set-Up Technician
  • Straight Bevel Gear Generator Set-Up Operator
  • Test and Turn-Up Technician
  • Tool Gear Cutting Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Tool Machine Setup Operator
  • Tool Operator
  • Tooling Set-Up Person
  • Transfer Machine Operator
  • Trim Machine Operator
  • Utility Operator
  • Weigh Up Technician
  • US Salary Median: $37,566
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat treat metal or plastic objects.

Salary Ratio: 2.5    

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    
  • Annealer
  • Annealing Furnace Operator
  • Annealing Furnace Tender
  • Annealing Oven Operator
  • Annealing Torch Operator
  • Bagger
  • Base-Draw Operator
  • Batch Heat Treat Operator
  • Batch Operator
  • Billet Heater
  • Billet Heater Operator
  • Box Annealer
  • Burner
  • Burner Machine Operator
  • Carbonizer
  • Carburizing Furnace Operator
  • Case Hardener
  • Charger
  • Charger Operator
  • Coating Line Worker
  • Crack Off Person
  • Cyanide Case Hardener
  • Cyanide Furnace Operator
  • Cyanide Pot Hardener
  • Cyanide Pot Tender
  • Dental Amalgam Processor
  • Die Hardener
  • Draw Fire Operator
  • Face Hardener
  • Fagot Heater
  • Flame Annealing Machine Setter
  • Flame Hardener
  • Flame Hardening Machine Operator
  • Flame Hardening Machine Setter
  • Forge Heater
  • Furnace Feeder
  • Furnace Operator
  • Hardener
  • Heat Regulator
  • Heat Treat Furnace Operator
  • Heat Treat Operator
  • Heat Treat Technician
  • Heat Treater
  • Heat Treating Bluer
  • Heat Treating Furnace Tender
  • Heat Treating Operator
  • Hot Mill Worker
  • Induction Heat Treater
  • Induction Machine Operator
  • Induction Machine Setter
  • Metal and Plastic Heater
  • Metal and Plastic Heating Equipment Setter
  • Metal Annealer
  • Metal Hardener
  • Metal Temperer
  • Metal Treater
  • Muffle Operator
  • Normalizer
  • Parts Processor
  • Peelman
  • Pit Furnace Operator
  • Plate Furnace Operator
  • Pre Batch Operator
  • Preparatory Technician
  • Production Hardener
  • Pulpit Operator
  • Pusher
  • Quenching Machine Operator
  • Reheater
  • Rivet Heater
  • Scarf and Anneal Operator
  • Sheet Heater
  • Sinter Feeder
  • Slab Depiler Operator
  • Soaking Pit Operator
  • Spike Machine Heater
  • Steel Heater
  • Stove Tender
  • Temperer
  • Tempering Oven Operator
  • Tool Hardener
  • Torch Operator
  • Tube Heater
  • Wire Annealer
  • Wire Temperer
  • US Salary Median: $39,745
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters.

Salary Ratio: 2.5    

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    
  • Aircraft Lay Out Worker
  • Bellmaker
  • Development Mechanic
  • Dimensional Inspector
  • Duplicator
  • Hangersmith
  • Layout Fabricator
  • Layout Fitter
  • Layout Inspector
  • Layout Man
  • Layout Mechanic
  • Layout Technician (Layout Tech)
  • Layout Worker
  • Location and Measurement Technician
  • Machine Lay Out Worker
  • Marine Fitter
  • Marine Shipfitter
  • Pattern Layout Worker
  • Pattern Setter
  • Plate Fitter
  • Plate Hanger
  • Precision Layout Worker
  • Propeller Layout Worker
  • Ship Erector
  • Ship Fitter
  • Shipfitter
  • Solid Surface Fabricator
  • Surface Fabricator
  • US Salary Median: $40,324
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.

Salary Ratio: 2.5    

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    
  • Card Grinder
  • Computer Numerical Control Grinding Technician (CNC Grinding Technician)
  • Crankshaft Grinder
  • Cutter Grind Tool Technician
  • Cutter Grinder
  • Cutting Tool Sharpener
  • Cylinder Grinder
  • Deburrer
  • Die Barber
  • Die Fitter
  • Die Grinder
  • Die Polisher
  • Die Reamer
  • Die Sharpener
  • Die Trimmer
  • External Tool Grinder Operator
  • Filer
  • Finish Filer
  • Finisher
  • Grinder
  • Grinder Operator
  • Hand Tool Lapper
  • Internal Grinder Set-Up Operator
  • Mold Repair Specialist
  • OD Grinder Operator (Outer Diameter Grinder Operator)
  • Outer Diameter Grinder (OD Grinder)
  • Outer Diameter Technician (OD Technician)
  • Polisher
  • Precision Grinder
  • Precision Honer
  • Sapphire Stylus Grinder
  • Saw Filer
  • Saw Fitter
  • Saw Straightener
  • Sharpener
  • Surface Tool Grinder Operator
  • Thread Grinder
  • Tool and Cutter Grinder
  • Tool Dresser
  • Tool Filer
  • Tool Grinder
  • Tool Grinder Operator
  • Tool Grinding Machine Operator
  • Tool Grinding Technician
  • Tool Maintenance Worker
  • Tool Room Utility Specialist
  • Tool Sharpener
  • Tool Straightener
  • Tool Technician
  • Universal Grinder Set-Up Operator
  • Workcell Operator
  • US Salary Median: $41,106
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Operate computer-controlled tools, machines, or robots to machine or process parts, tools, or other work pieces made of metal, plastic, wood, stone, or other materials. May also set up and maintain equipment.

Salary Ratio: 2.5    

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    
  • Automated Cutting Machine Operator
  • Automation Machine Operator
  • Brake Press Operator
  • CNC Laser Operator (Computer Numerical Control Laser Operator)
  • CNC Machine Operator (Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Operator)
  • CNC Machinist (Computer Numerically Controlled Machinist)
  • CNC Milling Machine Operator (Computer Numerically Controlled Milling Machine Operator)
  • CNC Operator (Computer Numeric Control Operator)
  • CNC Technician (Computer Numerical Control Technician)
  • Computer Numerical Control Lathe Operator (CNC Lathe Operator)
  • Computer Numerical Control Machine Operator (CNC Machine Operator)
  • Computer Numerical Control Machinist (CNC Machinist)
  • Computer Numerical Control Mill Operator (CNC Mill Operator)
  • Computer Numerical Control Operator (CNC Operator)
  • Computer Numerical Control Set-Up and Operator (CNC Set-Up and Operator)
  • Computer Numerically Controlled Shot Peening Operator (CNC Shot Peening Operator)
  • Laser Beam Trim Operator
  • Machine Operator
  • Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Machinist
  • Medical Numerical Control Operator
  • Metal Computer Numerically Controlled Operator (Metal CNC Operator)
  • Metal Jig Boring Machine Operator
  • Metal Numerical Control Machine Operator
  • Numerical Control Drill Press Operator
  • Numerical Control Jig Boring Machine Operator
  • Numerical Control Lathe Operator
  • Numerical Control Machine Operator
  • Numerical Control Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Numerical Control Machine Tool Operator
  • Numerical Control Milling Machine Operator
  • Numerical Control Milling Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Numerical Control Router Operator
  • Numerical Control Router Set-Up Operator
  • Plastic Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Operator (Plastic CNC Machine Operator)
  • Plastic Numerical Control Machine Operator
  • Printed Circuit Boards Numerical Control Drill Operator
  • Robotic Machine Operator
  • Shot Peening Operator
  • Welding Robot Operator
  • US Salary Median: $41,127
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,416 per year (or $9,920 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $17,664 to earn a bachelor's (or $39,680 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,416 per year (or $9,920 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $8,832 to earn an associate's (or $19,840 if you're out-of-state).

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