Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Machine Tool Technology & Machinist Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, manufacture, assemble, test, and repair parts, mechanisms, machines, and structures in which materials are cast, formed, shaped, molded, heat treated, cut, twisted, pressed, fused, stamped or worked.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts. Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material. Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces. Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock. Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $37,627
"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: no prior years

Education Costs

Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $8,534/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $4,904/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $21,932/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $12,371/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $8,748/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $5,023/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: $37,627

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Wyoming ($50,718) 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	$40,937

$48,533

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($51,335).

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$39,178
Huntsville, AL	$37,765
Montgomery, AL	$39,078
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$34,126
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$34,613
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$33,523
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$39,175
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$36,377
Decatur, AL	$42,670
Dothan, AL	$29,420
Gadsden, AL	$28,740
Mobile, AL	$51,335
Tuscaloosa, AL	$43,010
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$36,407
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$37,257

$37,705

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($37,153).

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$32,580
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$36,147
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$33,160
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$36,390
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$37,153
Hot Springs, AR	$33,724
Jonesboro, AR	$35,734
Pine Bluff, AR	$32,550
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$36,246

$35,086

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($49,030).

Prescott, AZ	$36,993
Tucson, AZ	$37,303
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$40,970
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$43,065
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$49,030
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$32,020
Yuma, AZ	$34,910

$39,550

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

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

Fresno, CA	$35,453
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$39,492
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$38,481
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$38,708
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$40,860
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$40,838
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$43,623
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$41,479
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$42,395
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$42,060
Modesto, CA	$44,120
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$42,755
Santa Rosa, CA	$41,433
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$38,320
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$35,890
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$41,585
Chico, CA	$37,080
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$46,430
Madera, CA	$58,020
Merced, CA	$46,060
Redding, CA	$57,290
Salinas, CA	$50,110
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$57,370
Yuba City, CA	$43,310
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$43,920

$41,300

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($47,016).

Colorado Springs, CO	$36,162
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$40,383
Fort Collins, CO	$41,373
Grand Junction, CO	$37,630
Greeley, CO	$38,793
Pueblo, CO	$42,914
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$37,298
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$38,590
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$47,016

$39,940

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($48,097).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$43,700
New Haven, CT	$45,736
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$48,097
Danbury, CT	$37,435
Waterbury, CT	$38,843
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$39,860

$42,964

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 ($40,170).

Jacksonville, FL	$34,228
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$34,200
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$40,170
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$34,921
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$35,878
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$33,594
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$33,280
Ocala, FL	$31,835
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$37,375
Panama City, FL	$35,813
Tallahassee, FL	$36,448
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$36,680
Gainesville, FL	$35,477
Homosassa Springs, FL	$33,890
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$36,613
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$35,547
Port St. Lucie, FL	$37,805
Punta Gorda, FL	$36,420
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$36,570
Sebring, FL	$33,570
The Villages, FL	$34,140
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$31,870
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$33,498

$35,166

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($44,972).

Dalton, GA	$34,220
Gainesville, GA	$36,688
Macon, GA	$37,402
Valdosta, GA	$30,824
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$34,758
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$33,060
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$33,254
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$37,443
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$36,095
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$35,208
Brunswick, GA	$35,635
Columbus, GA-AL	$32,892
Hinesville, GA	$40,910
Rome, GA	$42,660
Savannah, GA	$44,972
Warner Robins, GA	$39,205
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$33,206

$35,912

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 ($44,858).

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$38,948
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$39,566
Cedar Rapids, IA	$44,858
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$39,230
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$38,723
Dubuque, IA	$39,463
Iowa City, IA	$37,405
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$39,398
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$39,661
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$37,666
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$39,340

$39,377

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	$36,680
Idaho Falls, ID	$35,982
Lewiston, ID-WA	$49,070
Pocatello, ID	$30,880
Twin Falls, ID	$35,444
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$36,834
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$39,382

$37,675

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

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

Kankakee, IL	$37,890
Rockford, IL	$43,065
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$37,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$39,687
Carbondale-Marion, IL	$41,895
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$47,987
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$38,517
Danville, IL	$40,725
Peoria, IL	$43,800
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$36,618
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$34,990
Decatur, IL	$53,510
Springfield, IL	$33,570

$40,556

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

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

Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$38,044
Evansville, IN-KY	$39,218
Fort Wayne, IN	$41,803
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$40,793
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$38,373
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$36,970
Terre Haute, IN	$44,263
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$38,943
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$39,971
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$39,667
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$35,602
Muncie, IN	$37,160
Columbus, IN	$38,290
Kokomo, IN	$47,520

$39,408

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($41,105).

Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$36,892
Topeka, KS	$36,150
Wichita, KS	$41,105
Manhattan, KS	$36,190

$37,588

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($43,399).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$40,428
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$34,838
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$39,391
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$41,690
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$43,399
Owensboro, KY	$42,313
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$36,195
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$33,080

$38,920

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($59,829).

Baton Rouge, LA	$56,457
Hammond, LA	$32,394
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$47,083
Lafayette, LA	$39,153
Lake Charles, LA	$59,829
Monroe, LA	$34,190
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$43,845
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$39,934
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$38,383
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$34,227
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$41,679

$42,414

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

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

Leominster-Gardner, MA	$37,926
New Bedford, MA	$44,007
Worcester, MA-CT	$40,300
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$41,320
Springfield, MA-CT	$44,308
Pittsfield, MA	$44,135
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$53,690

$42,217

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$39,582
California-Lexington Park, MD	$49,910
Cumberland, MD-WV	$34,988
Salisbury, MD-DE	$33,388
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$35,756

$37,683

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($45,330).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$36,420
Portland-South Portland, ME	$40,349
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$37,833
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$45,330

$40,301

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($49,833).

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$36,913
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$36,857
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$35,976
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$36,460
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$36,258
Jackson, MI	$41,027
Muskegon, MI	$39,930
Battle Creek, MI	$38,105
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$41,788
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$40,018
Monroe, MI	$49,833
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$37,240
Saginaw, MI	$38,154
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$39,943
Flint, MI	$36,497
Bay City, MI	$43,415
Midland, MI	$44,975

$38,721

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($46,218).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$46,218
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$43,818
St. Cloud, MN	$42,717
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$38,134
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$40,650
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$40,670
Rochester, MN	$43,077
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$38,508

$41,570

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($42,835).

Kansas City, MO-KS	$41,483
St. Louis, MO-IL	$39,163
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$36,004
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$35,893
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$36,229
Springfield, MO	$39,401
Columbia, MO	$42,835
Joplin, MO	$34,412
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$41,056
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$34,523
Jefferson City, MO	$39,950

$38,046

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($37,315).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$35,703
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$35,346
Jackson, MS	$37,315
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$30,445
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$33,528
Hattiesburg, MS	$34,910

$34,635

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($39,410).

Great Falls, MT	$35,770
Missoula, MT	$37,261
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$39,240
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$36,247
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$39,410

$37,658

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).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$41,203
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$36,815
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$33,339
Rocky Mount, NC	$38,900
Winston-Salem, NC	$36,953
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$33,970
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$37,287
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$36,920
Fayetteville, NC	$41,937
Greenville, NC	$38,847
Raleigh, NC	$36,444
Wilmington, NC	$37,340
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$31,940
New Bern, NC	$45,233
Burlington, NC	$36,980
Goldsboro, NC	$34,085
Jacksonville, NC	$37,635
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$45,395

$37,383

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($51,201).

Fargo, ND-MN	$39,467
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$42,378
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$51,201
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$46,803

$45,193

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($42,773).

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$36,692
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$37,412
Lincoln, NE	$42,773
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$36,345
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$36,227

$37,750

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($43,150).

Manchester, NH	$42,966
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$43,150
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$36,968
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$40,616
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$40,531

$40,953

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($39,365).

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$38,508
Ocean City, NJ	$39,200
Trenton, NJ	$39,365

$38,985

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($46,859).

Farmington, NM	$46,859
Las Cruces, NM	$29,624
Santa Fe, NM	$35,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$37,560
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$42,691

$38,337

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($40,759).

Reno, NV	$37,901
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$33,873
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$40,759

$37,535

New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

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

Binghamton, NY	$36,371
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$42,147
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$38,279
Syracuse, NY	$39,489
Utica-Rome, NY	$37,613
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$38,102
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$38,493
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$40,106
Rochester, NY	$37,376
Elmira, NY	$40,953
Kingston, NY	$38,823
Glens Falls, NY	$38,965
Ithaca, NY	$44,150
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$43,510

$39,007

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($41,508).

Canton-Massillon, OH	$38,210
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$41,409
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$39,737
Columbus, OH	$40,112
Dayton, OH	$39,414
Toledo, OH	$39,840
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$41,508
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$40,587
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$38,808
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$36,515
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$31,862
Lima, OH	$36,985
Mansfield, OH	$38,100
Springfield, OH	$33,245

$38,985

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($38,353).

Tulsa, OK	$37,289
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$37,854
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$36,810
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$38,353
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$37,385
Oklahoma City, OK	$36,960

$37,458

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($44,740).

Eugene, OR	$38,768
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$42,569
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$41,070
Bend-Redmond, OR	$44,148
Salem, OR	$38,262
Grants Pass, OR	$36,455
Corvallis, OR	$40,777
Medford, OR	$38,347
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$44,740
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$41,383

$40,614

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

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

Erie, PA	$33,988
Lancaster, PA	$44,507
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$42,658
Pittsburgh, PA	$41,092
Reading, PA	$45,953
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$38,290
Williamsport, PA	$41,886
York-Hanover, PA	$41,740
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$39,026
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$38,412
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$42,602
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$35,800
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$42,593
Lebanon, PA	$41,603
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$39,167
Altoona, PA	$52,220
East Stroudsburg, PA	$54,120
Gettysburg, PA	$40,930
Johnstown, PA	$41,870
State College, PA	$39,170

$41,244

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($24,220).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$19,224
Arecibo, PR	$19,840
Guayama, PR	$24,220
Mayaguez, PR	$18,500
Ponce, PR	$19,510
San German, PR	$18,200
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$20,999
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$23,999

$20,617

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 ($43,002).

Columbia, SC	$39,567
Spartanburg, SC	$43,002
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$35,487
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$36,627
Florence, SC	$37,440
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$40,246
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$33,330
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$34,355
Sumter, SC	$40,035
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,188

$38,206

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($38,639).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$38,639
Sioux Falls, SD	$36,687
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$35,300

$37,174

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($39,710).

Knoxville, TN	$39,176
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$34,502
Morristown, TN	$35,288
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$37,411
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$36,651
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$33,775
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$32,219
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$36,110
Johnson City, TN	$39,710
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$36,820
Clarksville, TN-KY	$37,360
Cleveland, TN	$38,803
Jackson, TN	$33,257

$36,052

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

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

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$28,323
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$38,319
El Paso, TX	$30,662
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$39,559
Longview, TX	$38,033
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$35,657
Waco, TX	$37,495
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$38,450
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$38,002
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$39,155
San Angelo, TX	$36,970
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$42,405
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$44,482
Corpus Christi, TX	$41,323
Killeen-Temple, TX	$32,520
Lubbock, TX	$33,830
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$26,563
Midland, TX	$39,953
Odessa, TX	$40,525
Sherman-Denison, TX	$39,213
Texarkana, TX-AR	$35,330
Tyler, TX	$42,610
Wichita Falls, TX	$36,890
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$38,843
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$36,910
Amarillo, TX	$44,860
College Station-Bryan, TX	$33,835
Victoria, TX	$46,550
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$50,380

$37,853

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($40,918).

Salt Lake City, UT	$36,845
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$36,642
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$40,328
Provo-Orem, UT	$37,440
St. George, UT	$34,628
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$40,918

$37,668

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($42,858).

Roanoke, VA	$38,457
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$40,165
Winchester, VA-WV	$40,023
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$32,827
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$40,116
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$38,762
Charlottesville, VA	$40,270
Harrisonburg, VA	$37,318
Lynchburg, VA	$42,102
Richmond, VA	$42,858
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$42,705
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$29,300

$38,914

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($38,810).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$37,926
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$38,810

$38,342

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($59,018).

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$45,100
Yakima, WA	$40,420
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$59,018
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$46,393
Longview, WA	$47,958
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$43,410
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$42,200
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$39,285
Walla Walla, WA	$38,700
Wenatchee, WA	$36,273
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$41,318
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$40,995

$43,266

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($47,690).

Janesville-Beloit, WI	$37,775
Madison, WI	$40,310
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$41,951
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$47,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$38,510
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$40,936
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$35,748
Eau Claire, WI	$38,730
Green Bay, WI	$43,558
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$34,065
Sheboygan, WI	$45,525
Wausau, WI	$38,137
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$37,350
Fond du Lac, WI	$38,145
Racine, WI	$38,665

$40,275

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($48,481).

Charleston, WV	$40,430
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$40,731
Morgantown, WV	$38,124
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$46,073
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$48,481
Wheeling, WV-OH	$39,789
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$37,549
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$37,725

$41,040

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($55,874).

Cheyenne, WY	$39,990
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$55,396
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$55,874

$50,718

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $37,905

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Wyoming ($50,740) in the Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($56,820) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($40,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$40,050
Huntsville, AL	$34,880
Montgomery, AL	$39,800
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$31,910
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$18,530
Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Dothan, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Mobile, AL	N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL	N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$33,034

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($41,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$24,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$41,820
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$34,540
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$37,920
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$38,770
Hot Springs, AR	N/A
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
Pine Bluff, AR	N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$35,590

Arizona

N/A

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($38,500) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA	$33,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$33,680
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$35,090
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$32,110
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$37,500
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$33,900
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$31,940
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$38,500
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$36,860
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$36,280
Modesto, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Chico, CA	N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Salinas, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$34,979

Colorado

N/A

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($43,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$43,940
New Haven, CT	$41,270
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$42,930
Danbury, CT	N/A
Waterbury, CT	N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$42,713

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($47,040) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL	$33,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$34,790
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$38,070
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$31,240
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$47,040
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	N/A
Panama City, FL	N/A
Tallahassee, FL	N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	N/A
Gainesville, FL	N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL	N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A
Punta Gorda, FL	N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	N/A
Sebring, FL	N/A
The Villages, FL	N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$37,004

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Macon, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($36,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Dalton, GA	$34,200
Gainesville, GA	$33,050
Macon, GA	$36,950
Valdosta, GA	$25,810
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$33,370
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$30,470
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$34,920
Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	N/A
Brunswick, GA	N/A
Columbus, GA-AL	N/A
Hinesville, GA	N/A
Rome, GA	N/A
Savannah, GA	N/A
Warner Robins, GA	N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$32,681

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,700) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($53,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$36,250
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$53,200
Cedar Rapids, IA	N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	N/A
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Iowa City, IA	N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$44,725

Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$35,410
Idaho Falls, ID	$34,520
Lewiston, ID-WA	$49,070
Pocatello, ID	$30,880
Twin Falls, ID	$34,100
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$35,150
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$38,900

$36,861

Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($50,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kankakee, IL	$37,920
Rockford, IL	$50,720
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$35,740
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	N/A
Danville, IL	N/A
Peoria, IL	N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Decatur, IL	N/A
Springfield, IL	N/A

$41,460

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($41,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$35,220
Evansville, IN-KY	$33,730
Fort Wayne, IN	$38,570
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$34,300
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$39,460
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$34,480
Terre Haute, IN	$41,020
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$35,620
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$37,100
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$37,960
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A
Columbus, IN	N/A
Kokomo, IN	N/A

$36,746

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($35,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$35,330
Topeka, KS	N/A
Wichita, KS	N/A
Manhattan, KS	N/A

$35,330

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($48,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$34,060
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$31,070
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$48,080
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY	N/A
Owensboro, KY	N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$37,737

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

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

Baton Rouge, LA	$56,320
Hammond, LA	$30,590
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$46,730
Lafayette, LA	$40,350
Lake Charles, LA	$61,680
Monroe, LA	$31,430
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$42,550
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$38,970
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$36,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$31,940
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$40,230

$41,546

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($38,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Leominster-Gardner, MA	$36,460
New Bedford, MA	$36,360
Worcester, MA-CT	$31,960
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$38,200
Springfield, MA-CT	N/A
Pittsfield, MA	N/A
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A

$35,745

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($38,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$38,480
California-Lexington Park, MD	N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV	N/A
Salisbury, MD-DE	N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$38,480

Maine

N/A

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($37,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$33,570
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$37,280
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$35,640
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$36,310
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$37,710
Jackson, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A
Saginaw, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Flint, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Midland, MI	N/A

$36,102

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($43,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$40,290
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$43,350
St. Cloud, MN	$42,600
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$40,250
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$43,770
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$42,330
Rochester, MN	N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$42,098

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($42,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$39,770
St. Louis, MO-IL	$42,820
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$42,420
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$36,410
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$32,840
Springfield, MO	N/A
Columbia, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A

$38,852

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($32,270) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$32,270
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$24,650
Jackson, MS	N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hattiesburg, MS	N/A

$28,460

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($39,380) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($40,520) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$40,520
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$39,160
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$31,860
Rocky Mount, NC	$34,740
Winston-Salem, NC	$36,140
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$40,180
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$36,140
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	N/A
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Greenville, NC	N/A
Raleigh, NC	N/A
Wilmington, NC	N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
New Bern, NC	N/A
Burlington, NC	N/A
Goldsboro, NC	N/A
Jacksonville, NC	N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$36,963

North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$38,560
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$41,070
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$51,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$45,500

$44,218

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($37,260) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$36,740
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$37,260
Lincoln, NE	N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$37,000

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($45,060) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$45,060
Portsmouth, NH-ME	N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$45,060

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($43,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$43,780
Ocean City, NJ	N/A
Trenton, NJ	N/A

$43,780

New Mexico

N/A

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($33,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV	$33,760
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	N/A
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$33,760

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Central East New York nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($49,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$33,010
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$42,880
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$33,870
Syracuse, NY	$39,930
Utica-Rome, NY	$36,060
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$37,450
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$30,590
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$49,090
Rochester, NY	N/A
Elmira, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A

$37,860

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($41,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$31,380
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$40,130
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$35,610
Columbus, OH	$35,020
Dayton, OH	$34,530
Toledo, OH	$32,050
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$37,920
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$36,980
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$41,330
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$31,900
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$31,580
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A

$35,312

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($39,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$39,450
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$39,360
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Oklahoma City, OK	N/A

$39,405

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($39,040) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR	$36,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$39,040
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$38,370
Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Salem, OR	N/A
Grants Pass, OR	N/A
Corvallis, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$37,863

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Lancaster, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($49,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA	$31,740
Lancaster, PA	$49,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$37,800
Pittsburgh, PA	$31,520
Reading, PA	$47,880
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$38,770
Williamsport, PA	$35,380
York-Hanover, PA	$43,960
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$37,680
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$42,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$37,260
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
Altoona, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
State College, PA	N/A

$39,416

Puerto Rico

N/A

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($50,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$45,840
Spartanburg, SC	$50,980
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$48,960
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$29,600
Florence, SC	N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	N/A
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	N/A
Sumter, SC	N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$43,845

South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($40,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$40,940
Sioux Falls, SD	N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$40,940

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($41,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN	$41,070
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$36,410
Morristown, TN	$29,530
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$37,850
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$32,280
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$26,770
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$33,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$30,580
Johnson City, TN	N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Cleveland, TN	N/A
Jackson, TN	N/A

$33,560

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($48,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$23,780
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$36,490
El Paso, TX	$23,950
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$37,160
Longview, TX	$31,210
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$30,850
Waco, TX	$33,500
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$38,940
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$43,620
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,940
San Angelo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Amarillo, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$34,844

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Central Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($37,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT	$30,990
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$37,730
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	N/A
Provo-Orem, UT	N/A
St. George, UT	N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$34,360

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($39,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA	$38,100
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$30,260
Winchester, VA-WV	$39,230
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$38,140
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$37,980
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$31,600
Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Richmond, VA	N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$35,885

Vermont

N/A

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (Doctorate)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($41,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$41,020
Yakima, WA	$40,700
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	N/A
Kennewick-Richland, WA	N/A
Longview, WA	N/A
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	N/A
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	N/A
Walla Walla, WA	N/A
Wenatchee, WA	N/A
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$40,860

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($53,160) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Janesville-Beloit, WI	$37,350
Madison, WI	$42,550
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$39,350
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$53,160
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$36,310
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$39,370
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$33,130
Eau Claire, WI	N/A
Green Bay, WI	N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	N/A
Sheboygan, WI	N/A
Wausau, WI	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Fond du Lac, WI	N/A
Racine, WI	N/A

$40,174

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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
Wheeling, WV-OH	$39,920
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$36,430
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$37,320

$40,276

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

$50,740

Certificate

Average Salary Median: $37,640

The state with the highest average salary median for a certificate is Wyoming ($50,740) in the Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Certificate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($56,820) with a certificate.

Fairbanks, AK	$56,820
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$39,510

$48,165

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Certificate)

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($47,150) with a certificate.

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Huntsville, AL	N/A
Montgomery, AL	N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$47,150
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Dothan, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Mobile, AL	N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL	N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$47,150

Arkansas

N/A

Arizona

N/A

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Certificate)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($41,190) with a certificate.

Fresno, CA	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$41,190
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$36,630
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$38,690
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Chico, CA	N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Salinas, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$38,837

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Certificate)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($47,220) with a certificate.

Colorado Springs, CO	$36,180
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$38,810
Fort Collins, CO	$40,010
Grand Junction, CO	$36,500
Greeley, CO	$39,470
Pueblo, CO	$42,040
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$36,810
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$37,620
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$47,220

$39,407

Connecticut

N/A

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Certificate)

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($37,210) with a certificate.

Jacksonville, FL	$33,700
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$32,670
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$37,210
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$34,630
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$34,160
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$32,720
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$33,550
Ocala, FL	$30,630
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$34,610
Panama City, FL	$35,330
Tallahassee, FL	$33,120
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$33,440
Gainesville, FL	$33,360
Homosassa Springs, FL	$33,890
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$35,770
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$33,740
Port St. Lucie, FL	$36,680
Punta Gorda, FL	$33,450
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$36,570
Sebring, FL	$33,570
The Villages, FL	$34,140
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$31,870
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$30,400

$33,879

Georgia

N/A

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Certificate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,700) with a certificate.

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

$38,475

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Certificate)

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($45,440) with a certificate.

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$39,430
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$39,030
Cedar Rapids, IA	$45,440
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$38,040
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$37,250
Dubuque, IA	$40,540
Iowa City, IA	$38,000
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$37,200
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$40,040
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$37,070
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$38,760

$39,164

Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Certificate)

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($49,070) with a certificate.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$35,410
Idaho Falls, ID	$34,520
Lewiston, ID-WA	$49,070
Pocatello, ID	$30,880
Twin Falls, ID	$34,100
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$35,150
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$38,900

$36,861

Illinois

N/A

Indiana

N/A

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Certificate)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($44,100) with a certificate.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$36,270
Topeka, KS	$36,700
Wichita, KS	$44,100
Manhattan, KS	$36,190

$38,315

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Certificate)

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($43,640) with a certificate.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$39,890
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$34,350
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$37,610
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$42,310
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$43,640
Owensboro, KY	$43,130
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$33,760
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$31,690

$38,298

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Certificate)

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($61,680) with a certificate.

Baton Rouge, LA	$56,320
Hammond, LA	$30,590
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$46,730
Lafayette, LA	$40,350
Lake Charles, LA	$61,680
Monroe, LA	$31,430
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$42,550
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$38,970
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$36,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$31,940
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$40,230

$41,546

Massachusetts

N/A

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Certificate)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($49,910) with a certificate.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$39,630
California-Lexington Park, MD	$49,910
Cumberland, MD-WV	$31,460
Salisbury, MD-DE	$30,300
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$32,530

$36,766

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Certificate)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($44,330) with a certificate.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$36,420
Portland-South Portland, ME	$38,540
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$36,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$44,330

$38,930

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Certificate)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($39,750) with a certificate.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$39,750
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Jackson, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A
Saginaw, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Flint, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Midland, MI	N/A

$39,750

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Certificate)

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($31,200) with a certificate.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	N/A
St. Cloud, MN	N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$31,200
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Rochester, MN	N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$31,200

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Certificate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($40,500) with a certificate.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$40,500
St. Louis, MO-IL	$39,820
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$35,140
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$36,420
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$34,300
Springfield, MO	$37,310
Columbia, MO	$39,360
Joplin, MO	$34,790
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$38,790
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$35,110
Jefferson City, MO	$35,930

$37,043

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Certificate)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($36,690) with a certificate.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$33,420
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$36,690
Jackson, MS	$34,380
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$30,900
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$31,400
Hattiesburg, MS	$34,910

$33,617

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Certificate)

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($39,380) with a certificate.

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

N/A

North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Certificate)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,740) with a certificate.

Fargo, ND-MN	$38,560
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$41,070
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$51,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$45,500

$44,218

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Certificate)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($42,330) with a certificate.

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$36,920
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$37,060
Lincoln, NE	$42,330
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$35,700
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$36,710

$37,744

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Certificate)

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($42,050) with a certificate.

Manchester, NH	$42,050
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$41,590
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$35,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$40,460
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$39,950

$39,980

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Certificate)

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($39,200) with a certificate.

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$36,400
Ocean City, NJ	$39,200
Trenton, NJ	$37,800

$37,800

New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Certificate)

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($44,720) with a certificate.

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

$37,736

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Certificate)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($41,950) with a certificate.

Reno, NV	$37,050
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$32,960
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$41,950

$37,320

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Certificate)

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($44,150) with a certificate.

Binghamton, NY	$33,780
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$40,540
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$37,050
Syracuse, NY	$40,000
Utica-Rome, NY	$35,570
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$37,860
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$39,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$37,770
Rochester, NY	$37,760
Elmira, NY	$41,680
Kingston, NY	$36,900
Glens Falls, NY	$36,450
Ithaca, NY	$44,150
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$43,510

$38,777

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Certificate)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($46,730) with a certificate.

Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$46,730
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	N/A
Columbus, OH	N/A
Dayton, OH	$42,750
Toledo, OH	N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$43,150
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A

$44,210

Oklahoma

N/A

Oregon

N/A

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Certificate)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($39,830) with a certificate.

Erie, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	N/A
Pittsburgh, PA	$39,830
Reading, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	N/A
Williamsport, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
Altoona, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
State College, PA	N/A

$39,830

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Certificate)

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($24,220) with a certificate.

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
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$20,600
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$21,280

$20,184

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Certificate)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($40,140) with a certificate.

Columbia, SC	$37,460
Spartanburg, SC	$40,140
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$33,130
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$35,770
Florence, SC	$35,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$36,420
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$33,330
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$32,770
Sumter, SC	$37,610
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$37,280

$35,963

South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Certificate)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($36,400) with a certificate.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$36,400
Sioux Falls, SD	$36,220
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$35,300

$35,973

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Certificate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($36,150) with a certificate.

Knoxville, TN	N/A
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$35,370
Morristown, TN	N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$36,150
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
Johnson City, TN	N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Cleveland, TN	N/A
Jackson, TN	N/A

$35,760

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Certificate)

Longview, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($43,050) with a certificate.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	N/A
El Paso, TX	N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$42,690
Longview, TX	$43,050
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
San Angelo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Amarillo, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$42,870

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Certificate)

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($37,950) with a certificate.

Salt Lake City, UT	$35,600
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$31,110
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$36,940
Provo-Orem, UT	$33,920
St. George, UT	$33,190
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$37,950

$34,785

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Certificate)

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($42,340) with a certificate.

Roanoke, VA	$35,840
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$40,130
Winchester, VA-WV	$37,570
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$30,790
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$34,990
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$35,440
Charlottesville, VA	$37,150
Harrisonburg, VA	$34,890
Lynchburg, VA	$37,270
Richmond, VA	$38,510
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$42,340
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$29,300

$36,185

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Certificate)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($38,010) with a certificate.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$38,010
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$37,940

$37,975

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (Certificate)

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($57,470) with a certificate.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$46,040
Yakima, WA	$37,970
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$57,470
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$41,020
Longview, WA	$46,120
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$44,410
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$39,350
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$40,550
Walla Walla, WA	$38,700
Wenatchee, WA	$35,180
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$41,850
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$40,180

$42,403

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Certificate)

South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($41,890) with a certificate.

Janesville-Beloit, WI	N/A
Madison, WI	N/A
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$41,890
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eau Claire, WI	N/A
Green Bay, WI	N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	N/A
Sheboygan, WI	N/A
Wausau, WI	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Fond du Lac, WI	N/A
Racine, WI	N/A

$41,890

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Certificate)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($47,200) with a certificate.

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
Wheeling, WV-OH	$39,920
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$36,430
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$37,320

$40,276

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Certificate)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($56,840) with a certificate.

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

$50,740

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $37,144

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Wyoming ($50,740) in the Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 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 ($47,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$39,700
Huntsville, AL	$35,615
Montgomery, AL	$35,520
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$33,120
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$28,835
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$29,890
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$36,475
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$31,700
Decatur, AL	$36,780
Dothan, AL	$28,820
Gadsden, AL	$24,020
Mobile, AL	$47,480
Tuscaloosa, AL	$39,520
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$32,580
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$34,560

$34,308

Arkansas

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

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($37,447) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$30,960
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$34,360
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$32,510
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$37,447
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$32,660
Hot Springs, AR	$28,910
Jonesboro, AR	$34,880
Pine Bluff, AR	$32,550
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$34,073

$33,150

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.

Prescott, AZ	$37,770
Tucson, AZ	$34,100
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$35,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$37,020
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$45,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$32,020
Yuma, AZ	$34,910

$36,690

California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($47,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$47,470
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$38,175
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$39,055
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$45,640
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$45,945
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$38,625
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$38,495
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	$31,720
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Chico, CA	N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Salinas, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$40,641

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.

Colorado Springs, CO	$34,823
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$40,743
Fort Collins, CO	$40,140
Grand Junction, CO	$36,500
Greeley, CO	$37,137
Pueblo, CO	$42,040
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$36,810
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$37,620
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$47,220

$39,226

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 ($45,855) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$41,810
New Haven, CT	$42,697
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$45,855
Danbury, CT	$40,920
Waterbury, CT	$37,380
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$40,090

$41,459

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($37,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL	$33,700
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$34,403
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$37,210
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$37,065
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$33,427
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$30,580
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$33,550
Ocala, FL	$30,280
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$37,180
Panama City, FL	$35,330
Tallahassee, FL	$33,120
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$33,440
Gainesville, FL	$33,360
Homosassa Springs, FL	$33,890
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$35,375
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$33,740
Port St. Lucie, FL	$36,680
Punta Gorda, FL	$33,450
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$36,570
Sebring, FL	$33,570
The Villages, FL	$34,140
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$31,870
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$33,525

$34,150

Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($41,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Dalton, GA	$32,480
Gainesville, GA	$32,815
Macon, GA	$36,250
Valdosta, GA	$30,910
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$31,400
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$33,210
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$35,810
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$34,350
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$34,520
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$31,405
Brunswick, GA	$34,480
Columbus, GA-AL	$33,830
Hinesville, GA	$40,910
Rome, GA	$32,980
Savannah, GA	$41,640
Warner Robins, GA	$32,370
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$33,045

$34,259

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 ($42,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$39,397
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$37,597
Cedar Rapids, IA	$42,280
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$38,240
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$40,270
Dubuque, IA	$38,610
Iowa City, IA	$36,810
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$37,200
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$35,983
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$39,093
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$38,075

$38,505

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	$35,410
Idaho Falls, ID	$34,520
Lewiston, ID-WA	$49,070
Pocatello, ID	$30,880
Twin Falls, ID	$34,100
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$35,150
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$38,900

$36,861

Illinois

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

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($46,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kankakee, IL	N/A
Rockford, IL	$38,420
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$42,050
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$39,910
Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$46,230
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$36,670
Danville, IL	N/A
Peoria, IL	$46,175
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$39,600
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Decatur, IL	N/A
Springfield, IL	$26,300

$39,419

Indiana

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

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($47,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$36,185
Evansville, IN-KY	$37,440
Fort Wayne, IN	$47,320
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$43,625
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$39,740
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$36,445
Terre Haute, IN	$44,290
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$38,750
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$41,048
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$41,188
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$36,985
Muncie, IN	$37,100
Columbus, IN	$37,430
Kokomo, IN	N/A

$39,811

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	$36,277
Topeka, KS	$36,700
Wichita, KS	$44,100
Manhattan, KS	$36,190

$38,317

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	$38,410
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$34,350
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$40,153
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$42,310
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$42,293
Owensboro, KY	$43,130
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$34,817
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$31,690

$38,394

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.

Baton Rouge, LA	$56,320
Hammond, LA	$30,590
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$46,730
Lafayette, LA	$40,350
Lake Charles, LA	$61,680
Monroe, LA	$31,430
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$42,550
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$38,970
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$36,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$31,940
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$40,230

$41,546

Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($44,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Leominster-Gardner, MA	$30,800
New Bedford, MA	$34,140
Worcester, MA-CT	$39,767
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	$44,640
Pittsfield, MA	N/A
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A

$37,337

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.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$39,630
California-Lexington Park, MD	$49,910
Cumberland, MD-WV	$31,460
Salisbury, MD-DE	$28,245
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$32,640

$36,377

Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($44,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$36,420
Portland-South Portland, ME	$38,540
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$36,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$44,330

$38,930

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.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$35,315
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$33,765
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$37,680
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$33,510
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$36,835
Jackson, MI	$40,310
Muskegon, MI	$40,025
Battle Creek, MI	$37,373
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$40,220
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$40,060
Monroe, MI	$43,410
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$36,335
Saginaw, MI	$35,775
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$40,060
Flint, MI	$40,540
Bay City, MI	$41,870
Midland, MI	$45,670

$38,750

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.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$59,500
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$42,880
St. Cloud, MN	$38,970
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$35,870
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$32,970
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$37,600
Rochester, MN	N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$31,490

$39,897

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($40,905) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$40,905
St. Louis, MO-IL	$38,033
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$34,625
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$32,303
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$36,170
Springfield, MO	$36,070
Columbia, MO	$39,360
Joplin, MO	$32,425
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$38,790
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$32,535
Jefferson City, MO	$35,930

$36,104

Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($36,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$33,420
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$36,690
Jackson, MS	$34,380
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$30,900
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$31,400
Hattiesburg, MS	$34,910

$33,617

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	$38,180
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 (Associate's)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($42,113) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$42,113
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$31,280
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$32,420
Rocky Mount, NC	$34,200
Winston-Salem, NC	$31,405
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$27,425
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$33,295
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$37,750
Fayetteville, NC	$31,380
Greenville, NC	$34,820
Raleigh, NC	$33,523
Wilmington, NC	$35,500
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$32,475
New Bern, NC	$38,980
Burlington, NC	$31,780
Goldsboro, NC	$32,490
Jacksonville, NC	$30,660
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$30,330

$33,435

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	$48,055

$44,092

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.

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$36,597
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$36,388
Lincoln, NE	$42,330
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$32,587
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$36,710

$36,922

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 ($41,995) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$41,995
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$41,590
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$35,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$40,460
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$39,590

$39,897

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.

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$36,400
Ocean City, NJ	$39,200
Trenton, NJ	$37,800

$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
Santa Fe, NM	$35,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$37,560
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$41,450

$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 ($41,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV	$37,050
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$32,960
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$41,950

$37,320

New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($44,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$40,130
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$40,170
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$37,158
Syracuse, NY	$39,520
Utica-Rome, NY	$35,215
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$40,000
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$39,360
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$42,780
Rochester, NY	$35,818
Elmira, NY	$40,940
Kingston, NY	$36,900
Glens Falls, NY	$36,420
Ithaca, NY	$44,150
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$43,510

$39,434

Ohio

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

Lima, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($41,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$40,533
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$41,018
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$36,488
Columbus, OH	$40,275
Dayton, OH	$38,750
Toledo, OH	$41,043
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$36,060
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$37,263
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$39,903
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$38,457
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$33,315
Lima, OH	$41,600
Mansfield, OH	$39,690
Springfield, OH	$32,340

$38,338

Oklahoma

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

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($37,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$36,128
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$34,680
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$33,585
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$36,260
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$37,880
Oklahoma City, OK	$36,960

$35,915

Oregon

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

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($41,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR	$36,680
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$40,250
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$37,090
Bend-Redmond, OR	$39,380
Salem, OR	$33,255
Grants Pass, OR	$34,270
Corvallis, OR	$38,880
Medford, OR	$34,740
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$41,270
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$36,450

$37,227

Pennsylvania

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

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($44,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA	$34,020
Lancaster, PA	$43,840
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$42,963
Pittsburgh, PA	$41,467
Reading, PA	$43,130
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$31,910
Williamsport, PA	$44,530
York-Hanover, PA	$38,200
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$38,707
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$35,415
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$42,727
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$37,880
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$37,460
Altoona, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
State College, PA	$34,590

$39,060

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.

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
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$21,088
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$21,280

$20,245

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
Spartanburg, SC	$40,140
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$32,143
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$37,787
Florence, SC	$35,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$40,513
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$33,330
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$32,770
Sumter, SC	$41,927
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$39,778

$37,533

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 ($40,133) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$40,133
Sioux Falls, SD	$36,220
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$35,300

$37,218

Tennessee

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

Cleveland, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($41,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN	$38,690
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$28,917
Morristown, TN	$35,160
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$38,497
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$35,540
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$30,750
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$30,773
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$39,910
Johnson City, TN	$39,910
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY	$32,160
Cleveland, TN	$41,930
Jackson, TN	$32,710

$35,412

Texas

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

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($45,345) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$38,355
El Paso, TX	$30,100
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$38,848
Longview, TX	$36,410
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$27,890
Waco, TX	$36,460
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$43,480
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$40,060
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
San Angelo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$45,345
Corpus Christi, TX	$37,980
Killeen-Temple, TX	$30,240
Lubbock, TX	$28,580
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$28,540
Midland, TX	$32,850
Odessa, TX	$36,820
Sherman-Denison, TX	$31,290
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Tyler, TX	$44,500
Wichita Falls, TX	$36,000
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$39,250
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$37,380
Amarillo, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	$37,650
Victoria, TX	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$36,097

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.

Salt Lake City, UT	$36,458
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$31,110
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$36,940
Provo-Orem, UT	$34,430
St. George, UT	$33,190
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$37,950

$35,013

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 ($41,775) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA	$38,560
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$41,775
Winchester, VA-WV	$39,400
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$30,400
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$38,345
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$35,440
Charlottesville, VA	$37,150
Harrisonburg, VA	$34,890
Lynchburg, VA	$37,270
Richmond, VA	$38,510
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$41,195
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$29,300

$36,853

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	$37,940

$37,975

Washington

N/A

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 ($45,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Janesville-Beloit, WI	N/A
Madison, WI	$43,270
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$45,940
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$44,050
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$39,410
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$39,090
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$37,770
Eau Claire, WI	N/A
Green Bay, WI	$40,360
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	N/A
Sheboygan, WI	N/A
Wausau, WI	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Fond du Lac, WI	N/A
Racine, WI	N/A

$41,413

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.

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
Wheeling, WV-OH	$39,920
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$36,430
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$37,320

$40,276

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

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $37,818

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Wyoming ($50,740) in the Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 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

N/A

Arkansas

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

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($35,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$30,960
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$33,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$32,190
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$35,970
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$32,660
Hot Springs, AR	$28,910
Jonesboro, AR	$34,880
Pine Bluff, AR	$32,550
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$31,770

$32,631

Arizona

N/A

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 ($46,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$38,340
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$41,020
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$41,250
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$46,340
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$41,580
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Chico, CA	N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Salinas, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$41,706

Colorado

N/A

Connecticut

N/A

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

N/A

Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($43,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dalton, GA	$32,480
Gainesville, GA	$33,560
Macon, GA	$36,250
Valdosta, GA	$30,910
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$31,400
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$27,650
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$30,080
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$34,350
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$34,520
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$37,700
Brunswick, GA	$34,480
Columbus, GA-AL	$33,830
Hinesville, GA	$40,910
Rome, GA	$32,980
Savannah, GA	$43,220
Warner Robins, GA	$32,370
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$32,020

$34,042

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)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($44,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$42,520
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA	N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$44,590
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	N/A
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Iowa City, IA	N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$43,555

Idaho

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

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$35,410
Idaho Falls, ID	$34,520
Lewiston, ID-WA	$49,070
Pocatello, ID	$30,880
Twin Falls, ID	$34,100
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$35,150
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$38,900

$36,861

Illinois

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

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($39,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kankakee, IL	N/A
Rockford, IL	$38,180
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$39,390
Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	N/A
Danville, IL	N/A
Peoria, IL	N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Decatur, IL	N/A
Springfield, IL	N/A

$38,785

Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($46,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$44,070
Evansville, IN-KY	N/A
Fort Wayne, IN	$45,300
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$46,110
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	N/A
Terre Haute, IN	N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A
Columbus, IN	N/A
Kokomo, IN	N/A

$45,160

Kansas

N/A

Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($43,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$39,890
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$34,350
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$37,610
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$42,310
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$43,640
Owensboro, KY	$43,130
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$33,760
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$31,690

$38,298

Louisiana

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

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($23,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	N/A
Hammond, LA	N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	N/A
Lafayette, LA	$23,920
Lake Charles, LA	N/A
Monroe, LA	N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$23,920

Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($50,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Worcester, MA-CT	N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	$50,240
Pittsfield, MA	N/A
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A

$50,240

Maryland

N/A

Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($44,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$36,420
Portland-South Portland, ME	$38,540
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$36,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$44,330

$38,930

Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($40,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$40,050
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$38,720
Jackson, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A
Saginaw, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Flint, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Midland, MI	N/A

$39,385

Minnesota

N/A

Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($30,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL	$30,970
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Springfield, MO	N/A
Columbia, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A

$30,970

Mississippi

N/A

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

N/A

North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$38,560
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$41,070
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$51,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$45,500

$44,218

Nebraska

N/A

New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($42,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$42,050
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$41,590
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$35,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$40,460
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$39,950

$39,980

New Jersey

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

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$36,400
Ocean City, NJ	$39,200
Trenton, NJ	$37,800

$37,800

New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($44,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$37,736

Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($41,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV	$37,050
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$32,960
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$41,950

$37,320

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($44,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$44,950
Syracuse, NY	N/A
Utica-Rome, NY	N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Rochester, NY	N/A
Elmira, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A

$44,950

Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($47,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$44,020
Columbus, OH	$47,480
Dayton, OH	$47,370
Toledo, OH	$46,410
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$45,140
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$44,870
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$45,920
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A

$45,887

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($39,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$39,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Oklahoma City, OK	N/A

$39,660

Oregon

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

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($41,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR	$36,680
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$40,210
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$37,090
Bend-Redmond, OR	$39,380
Salem, OR	$33,890
Grants Pass, OR	$34,270
Corvallis, OR	$38,880
Medford, OR	$34,740
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$41,270
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$36,450

$37,286

Pennsylvania

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($49,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	N/A
Pittsburgh, PA	$49,820
Reading, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	N/A
Williamsport, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
Altoona, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
State College, PA	N/A

$49,820

Puerto Rico

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

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

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
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$20,600
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$21,280

$20,184

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 ($40,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$37,460
Spartanburg, SC	$40,140
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$33,130
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$35,770
Florence, SC	$35,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$36,420
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$33,330
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$32,770
Sumter, SC	$37,610
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$37,280

$35,963

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.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$36,400
Sioux Falls, SD	$36,220
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$35,300

$35,973

Tennessee

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

West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($40,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN	N/A
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$38,560
Morristown, TN	N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$35,760
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$40,560
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$33,900
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$38,500
Johnson City, TN	N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Cleveland, TN	N/A
Jackson, TN	N/A

$37,456

Texas

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

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($45,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	N/A
El Paso, TX	N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$37,790
Longview, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$45,340
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
San Angelo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Amarillo, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$41,565

Utah

N/A

Virginia

N/A

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

Washington

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

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($57,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$46,040
Yakima, WA	$37,970
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$57,470
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$41,020
Longview, WA	$46,120
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$44,410
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$39,350
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$40,550
Walla Walla, WA	$38,700
Wenatchee, WA	$35,180
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$41,850
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$40,180

$42,403

Wisconsin

N/A

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

12 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree. For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $37,905. For a certificate degree, the average salary median is $37,640. For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $37,144. For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $37,818.

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.

Salary Ratio: 0.72

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

Core Extruder
Core Shaper
Draw Machine Operator
Drawbench Operator
Equipment Technician
Extruder Operator
Extruding Press Adjuster
Extruding Press Operator
Extrusion Machine Operator
Extrusion Operator
Extrusion Press Adjuster
Extrusion Press Operator
Floor Molder
Former
Forming Machine Operator
Grid Caster
Grid Maker
Grid Molder
Hot Mill Observer
Injection Machine Operator
Injection Molder
Job Molder
Line Patroller
Machine Operator
Manufacturing Assistant
Manufacturing Associate
Manufacturing Machine Operator
Manufacturing Operator
Manufacturing Technician
Metal Drawer
Metal Inspector
Mold Injector
Needle Bar Molder
Nozzle Operator
Plastic Extrusion Operator
Retort Press Operator
Rod Drawer
Rod Pointer
Seamless Tube Drawer
Setup Operator
Spinning Bath Patroller
Stretch Machine Operator
Tube Drawer
Wire Drawer
Wire Drawing Machine Operator
Wire Drawing Machine Tender
Wire Drawing Setter
Wire Mill Operator
Wire Mill Rover
Wire Puller

US Salary Median: $38,125
Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Doctorate

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.

Salary Ratio: 0

Common Job Titles

Air Table Operator
Anvil Seating Press Operator
Automatic Casting-Forging Machine Operator
Blacksmith
Board Hammer Operator
Bolt Machine Operator
Buckshot Swage Operator
Bulldozer Operator
Bulldozer Press Operator
Cage Maker
Charging Manipulator
Cold Header Operator
Die Forger
Die Holder
Die Machine Operator
Die Setter
Drop Count Associate
Drop Forge Hand
Drop Forge Operator
Drop Forger
Drop Hammer Set Up Operator
Drophammer Operator
Dropper
Expander
Expander Machine Operator
Fastener Technologist
Forge Hand
Forge Operator
Forge Press Operator
Forge Tender
Forger
Forgesmith
Forging Machine Hand
Forging Machine Operator
Forging Operator
Forging Press Operator
Forging Roll Operator
Gang Punch Operator
Hammer Driver
Hammer Operator
Hammer Runner
Hammersmith
Header Machine Operator
Header Operator
Header Set-Up Operator
Header Setup Operator
Heat Reader
Heat Set Operator
Heavy Forger
Heavy Forging Machine Operator
Hydraulic Operator
Injection Molding Operator
Insert Molding Operator
Keel Press Operator
Knuckler
Lever Operator
Lever Tender
Machine Operator
Manipulator Operator
Manufacturing Operator
Multi Operation Machine Operator
Nut Former
Planishing Hammer Operator
Plastic Molding Operator
Plastic Process Technician
Plastic Shaper
Power Hammer Operator
Process Technician
Restrike Hammer Operator
Rivet Maker
Roller Machine Operator
Set Up Mold Technician
Set Up Technician
Spike Machine Operator
Spike Maker
Spring Fitter
Spring Forger
Spring Salvage Worker
Steam Hammer Operator
Steel Shot Header Operator
Swager Operator
Swaging Machine Operator
Upset Operator
Upsetter
Upsetting Machine Operator

US Salary Median: $39,062
Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: N/A

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.

Salary Ratio: 0

Common Job Titles

Bar Finish Operator
Bar Roller
Barrel Roller
Barrel Roller Operator
Bed Operator
Brass Roller
Breakdown Mill Operator
Breakdown Operator
Bulldogger
Calender Operator
Caster Operator
Coiler Operator
Cold Form Operator
Cold Headerman
Cold Mill Operator
Cold Reduction Roller
Cold Roll Catcher
Cold Roll Operator
Cold Roller
Cold Rolling Coordinator
Cold Strip Feeder
Cold Strip Roller
Cold-Mill Operator
Cold-Rolling Machine Setter
Delivery Table Operator
Drum Straightener
Embossing Tool Setter
Entry Table Operator
Finish Rolls Operator
Finisher
First Leveler
Flange Machine Operator
Flanger
Flat Breakdown Processor
Forming Operator
Forming Roll Operator
Forming Specialist
Foundry Processor
Guide Setter
High Speed Operator
Hot Mill Operator
Hot Mill Roller
Hot Mill Tin Roller
Hot Roller
Hot Strip Finisher
Hotbed Lever Operator
Hotbed Operator
Leveler
Machine Operator
Mangle Roll Operator
Mangle Roller
Mangler
Manipulator
Manipulator Operator
Medart Operator
Metal Sheet Roller Operator
Mill Control Operator
Mill Operator
Milling Operator
Mold Operator
Parts Finisher
Piercing Machine Operator
Piercing Mill Operator
Pipe Straightener
Plastic Straightening Roll Operator
Polishing Operator
Primary Mill Roller
Primary Operator
Reducing Machine Operator
Reel Operator
Reeling Machine Operator
Reeling Machine Setup Operator
Rip Operator
Rod Finisher
Roll Forming Machine Operator
Roll Forming Machine Set Up Mechanic
Roll Forming Machine Set Up Operator
Roll Forming Machine Set-Up Mechanic
Roll Forming Operator
Roll Operator
Roll Over Press Operator
Roll Setter
Roll Table Operator
Roll Threader Operator
Roll Tube Setter
Roller
Roller Leveler
Roller Leveler Operator
Roller Machine Operator
Rolling Attendant
Rolling Mill Operator
Rolls Mill Operator
Rougher
Rougher Operator
Roughing Mill Operator
Scarfer
Screwdown Operator
Scroll Machine Operator
Seam Hammerer
Seamless Tube Roller
Sheet Roller Operator
Skelp Processor
Skin Pass Operator
Small Brake Form Operator
Spanner Operator
Speed Operator
Spline Rolling Machine Job Setter
Stainless Steel Finisher
Steel Finisher
Steel Roller
Straightening Roll Operator
Strip Mill Operator
Strip Roller
Table Lever Operator
Table Operator
Table Runner
Tandem Mill Operator
Tank Hoop Bender
Temper Mill Operator
Threader Operator
Tube Mill Operator
Tube Roller
Tubing Machine Operator
Vacuum Form Operator
Weld Mill Operator

US Salary Median: $41,110
Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: N/A

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Salary Ratio: 0

Common Job Titles

Adjuster
Angle Shear Operator
Angle Shear Set Up Operator
Arbor Press Operator
Automatic Punch-Press Operator
Automatic Screwmaker
Automobile Bumper Straightener
Bander Operator
Banding Machine Operator
Bench Shear Operator
Bender Machine Operator
Bending Machine Set Up Operator
Bending Roll Hand
Bending Roll Operator
Beveler
Billet Cutter
Billet Shearer
Blanker
Bliss Press Operator
Body Press Operator
Bolt Cutter
Brake Machine Operator
Brake Operator
Brake Press Operator
Brass Cutter
Bullet Assembly Press Operator
Calender Roll Press Operator
Can Cutter
Center Punch Operator
Clearance Cutter
Clincher
Clinching Machine Operator
Coil Cutter
Coil Shaper
Cold Saw Operator
Corner Former
Crimping Machine Operator
Crimping Press Operator
Cut-Off Machine Operator
Cut-Off Saw Set-Up Operator
Cutter
Cutting and Creasing Press Operator
Debridging Machine Operator
Diamond Saw Operator
Dicer Operator
Die Cutter
Die Setter
Digital Press Operator
Dimpling Machine Operator
Dinkey Press Operator
Draw Press Operator
Drawing Press Operator
Duplicator Punch Operator
Duplicator Punch Set Up Operator
Equipment Technician
Fabrication Machine Operator
Fabrication Operator
Filament Cutter
Finish Saw Operator
Flexo Press Operator
Flying Shear Operator
Folder Machine Operator
Folding Machine Operator
Foot Press Operator
Forming Press Operator
Four Slide Machine Setter
Four Slide Operator
Friction Saw Operator
Gasket Former
Gasket Maker
Hack Saw Operator
Hammer Mill Operator
Hammer Operator
Heavy Duty Press Operator
Hoop Puncher
Hot Dimpling Machine Operator
Hot Punch Press Operator
Hot Saw Operator
Hot Stamp Operator
Hydropress Operator
Iron Bender
Jigsawyer
Joggle Press Operator
Key Cutter
Kick Press Operator
Kick Press Setter
Knuckle Bender
Last Sawyer
Link Cutter
Machine Operator
Machine Operator Slitter Technician
Machine Setter
Machining Associate
Manufacturing Assistant
Manufacturing Associate
Manufacturing Operator
Metal and Plastic Sawing Machine Tool Setter
Metal and Plastic Shear and Slitter Machine Setter
Metal Bending Machine Operator
Metal Bonding Press Operator
Metal Crimping Machine Operator
Metal Cut-Off Saw Operator
Metal Cut-Off Saw Tender
Metal Cutter
Metal Punch Press Operator
Metal Shaping Machine Operator
Metal Slitter
Metal Stamper
Metal Stamping Machine Operator
Metal Trimmer
Metal Tube Cutter
Metallic Yarn Slitting Machine Operator
Mottle Lay Up Operator
Nibbler Operator
Notcher
Notching Machine Operator
Nut Blanker Operator
Perforator Operator
Pierce and Shave Press Operator
Pipe Bender
Pipe Stem Sawyer
Planisher
Planishing Press Operator
Plastic Cutter
Plastic Press Operator
Plate Slitter and Inspector
Pneumatic Press Hand
Power Brake Operator
Power Press Tender
Press Brake Machine Set-Up Operator
Press Brake Machine Setter
Press Brake Operator
Press Machine Operator
Press Operator
Press Setter
Press Setup Operator
Printed Circuit Board Panels Trimmer
Printed Circuit Boards Die Set-Up Operator
Profile Saw Operator
Profile Saw Setup Operator
Profile Trimmer
Punch Machine Hand
Punch Machine Operator
Punch Operator
Punch Press Operator
Punch Press Setter
Punch-Press Operator
Rivet Hole Puncher
Rotary Shear Operator
Saw Operator
Sawyer
Scrap Cutter
Scraper
Screw Cutter
Set-Up Operator
Setup Technician
Shear Operator
Shear Setter
Shearman
Sheeter Operator
Sinter Press Operator
Sintering Press Operator
Sizing Machine Operator
Slasher
Slat Twister
Slitter Operator
Slitter Service and Setter
Slitting Machine Operator
Snap Shearer
Spring Coiling Machine Setter
Spring Tester
Square Cutter
Stamp Press Operator
Stamping Press Operator
Steel Cutter
Straight Line Press Setter
Straightener
Straightening Machine Operator
Straightening Press Operator
Stretcher Operator
Strip Metal Punch and Straightener Operator
Swage Tender
Swaging Machine Adjuster
Sweep Press Operator
Table Saw Operator
Tablet Machine Operator
Tape Control Turret Punch-Press Operator
Terminal Press Operator
Thermal Cutting Machine Operator
Tin Cutter
Toggle Press Operator
Trim Machine Adjuster
Trimmer Machine Operator
Trimming Machine Operator
Tube Cutter
Tubing Machine Tender
Turret Punch-Press Operator
Twisting Machine Operator
Under Cutter
Under Cutting Machine Operator
Vertical Contour Band-Saw Operator
Vertical Punch Operator
Web Press Operator
Wheel Press Operator
Wheel Presser
Wire Coiner
Wire Cutter
Wire Machine Cutter
Wire Sawyer
Wire Straightener
Wire Turning Machine Operator
Zipper Cutter
Zipper Trimmer

US Salary Median: $37,125
Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: N/A

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.

Salary Ratio: 5.76

Common Job Titles

Automatic Driller and Reamer
Automatic Drilling Machine Operator
Barrel Driller
Billet Driller
Bore Mill Operator
Borematic Machine Operator
Borematic Operator
Borer
Boring Machine Operator
Boring Machine Set Up Operator
Boring Mill Operator
Boring Mill Set Up Operator
Chamfering Machine Operator
Choke Reamer
Collet Driller
Computer Numerical Control Drilling Operator (CNC Drilling Operator)
Countersinker
Dice Maker
Directional Bore Operator
Directional Drill Operator
Directional Driller
Drill Operator
Drill Press Hand
Drill Press Operator
Drill Press Set Up Operator
Drill Press Tender
Drill Presser
Drill Punch Operator
Drill Setup Operator
Driller
Driller and Broacher
Driller and Reamer
Drilling Assistant
Drilling Operator
Fixed Route Operator
Foot Drill Operator
Gang Drill Operator
Horizontal Boring Mill Operator
Horizontal Boring Mill Set Up Operator
Horizontal Boring Mill Set-Up Operator
Hub Borer
Jewel Cupping Machine Operator
Jig Bore Operator
Jig Boring Machine Set-Up Operator
Jig Mill Operator
Jigger
Jigger Operator
Machine Operator
Machinist
Manufacturing Assistant
Manufacturing Associate
Manufacturing Operator
Metal Boring Mill Operator
Metal Drill Operator
Metal Drill Press Operator
Metal Drilling Machine Operator
Metal Horizontal Boring Mill Operator
Mobile Equipment Operator
Multiple Drill Operator
Multiple Spindle Drill Press Set-Up Operator
Plastic Bore Mill Operator
Plastic Boring Mill Operator
Plastic Radial Drill Operator
Plastic Radial Drill Press Operator
Plastic Reaming Machine Operator
Plate Driller
Printed Circuit Boards Drill Press Operator
Printed Circuit Boards Pinner
Production Boring Machine Operator
Punch Operator
Radial Drill Operator
Radial Drill Press Operator
Radial Drill Press Set-Up Operator
Reamer
Reaming Machine Operator
Reaming Machine Tender
Reaming Press Operator
Recenterer
Set Up Technician
Set-Up Technician
Setup Technician
Single Spindle Drill Press Set Up Operator
Single Spindle Drill Press Set-Up Operator
Spot Facer
Stab Setter and Driller
Tapper
Tapper Operator
Test Borer
Tool Radial Drill Press Set-Up Operator
Trade Marker
Valve Seater Operator
Vertical Boring Mill Operator
Wheel Borer

US Salary Median: $38,437
Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Certificate

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

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

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.

Salary Ratio: 2.88

Common Job Titles

Automatic Screwmaker
Automatic Spinning Lathe Operator
Automatic Spinning Lathe Setter
Axle Turner
Back Facer
Balance Recesser
Balance Wheel Facer
Bar Pointer
Bar Turner
Barrel Finisher
Barrel Turner
Bell Spinner
Bevel Mill Operator
Bevel Operator
Bolt Threader
Brake Drum Lathe Operator
Bullard Machine Operator
Bullard Operator
Chaser
Chucker
Chucker Operator
Chucking Machine Set Up Operator
Computer Numerical Control Lathe Operator (CNC Lathe Operator)
Computer Numerical Control Turning Machine Operator (CNC Turning Machine Operator)
Concaver
Cup Trimming Machine Operator
Dial Lathe Operator
Engine Lathe Operator
Engine Lathe Set Up Operator
Facing Machine Operator
Fittings Finisher
Fountain Pen Turner
Gear Cutter
Gear Cutting Machine Operator
Gear Cutting Machine Set Up Operator
Gear Generator Set Up Operator
Gear Hobber
Gear Hobber Operator
Gear Hobber Set Up Operator
Gear Machine Operator
Gear Setter
Gear Shaper
Gear Shaver Set Up Operator
Grooving Lathe Tender
Gun Profiler
Hand Spinner
Heavy Threader
Hob Machine Operator
Hobber
Hobbing Machine Operator
Hobbing Press Operator
Hydraulic Spinner
Hydrotel Operator
Jewel Bearing Broacher
Jewel Lathe Operator
Knurling Machine Operator
Lap Cutter Truer Operator
Lathe Hand
Lathe Machine Operator
Lathe Operator
Lathe Scalper Operator
Lathe Set Up Person
Lathe Setup Operator
Lathe Tender
Lathe Turner
Lathe Winder
Machine Deburrer
Machine Operator
Manual Lathe Operator
Manufacturing Assistant
Manufacturing Associate
Manufacturing Operator
Mult-Au-Matic Operator
Multiple Spindle Screw Machine Operator
Multiple Spindle Screw Machine Set-Up Operator
Nipple Machine Operator
Nipple Threader
Numerical Control Operator (NC Operator)
Nut Tapper
Nut Threader
Optical Lathe Operator
Pipe Threader
Planer
Planer Hand
Planer Operator
Press Set Up Person
Radial Router Operator
Rim Turning Finisher
Rim Turning Machine Operator
Ring Cutter Lathe Operator
Roll Turner
Routing Machine Operator
Rubber Turner
Screw Machine Hand
Screw Machine Operator
Screw Machine Set Up Operator
Screw Machine Set-Up Operator
Screw Machine Setter
Screw Machine Tender
Screw Machine Tool Setter
Setup Operator
Single Spindle Screw Machine Operator
Single Spindle Screw Machine Set-Up Operator
Small Lot Operator
Spar Cap Beveler
Spinner
Spinning Lathe Operator
Swiss Type Screw Machine Operator
Swiss-Type Screw Machine Set-Up Operator
Threader
Threading Machine Operator
Threading Machine Setter
Tool Lathe Operator
Tool Setter
Tool Turret Lathe Set-Up Operator
Tumble Tailstock Turret Lathe Operator
Turn Operator
Turning Machine Operator
Turret Lathe Operator
Turret Lathe Set Up Operator
V-Groove Cutter
Vertical Lathe Operator
Vertical Multiple Spindle Chucking Machine Set-Up Operator
Winding Lathe Operator

US Salary Median: $40,508
Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Associate's

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.

Salary Ratio: 1.44

Common Job Titles

Barrel Rib Matting Machine Operator
Barrel Rifler
Broacher
Broaching Machine Operator
Broaching Machine Set Up Operator
Directional Drill Operator
Drill Operator
Drill Rig Operator
Escape Wheel Tooth Cutter
Feed Mill Operator
File Cutter
Gear Milling Machine Set Up Operator
Gear Roller
Grind Operator
Hooking Machine Operator
Jewel Stripper
Keyseater Operator
Keyseating Machine Set Up Operator
Lever Miller
Machine Operator
Machine Shop Pantograph Machine Operator
Magnesium Mill Operator
Manual Mill Operator
Manufacturing Assistant
Manufacturing Associate
Manufacturing Operator
Metal Milling Machine Operator
Metal Rotary Head Milling Machine Setup Operator
Mill Operator
Miller
Milling and Planing Machine Operator and Tender
Milling Machine Operator
Milling Machine Set-Up Operator
Milling Machine Tender
Milling Operator
Pantograph Machine Set-Up Operator
Planer Setup Operator
Planer Type Milling Machine Set-Up Operator
Planing Machine Operator
Plastic Thread Milling Machine Setup Operator
Printed Circuit Boards Beveler
Printed Circuit Boards Router
Production Broaching Machine Operator
Profiler
Profiler Operator
Profiling Machine Operator
Profiling Machine Setup Operator
Rolling Mill Operator
Rotary Head Milling Machine Set-Up Operator
Router Machine Operator
Router Operator
Scalper
Scalper Operator
Scalping Machine Operator
Scribing Machine Operator
Shaper Operator
Shaper Set Up Operator
Shaping Machine Operator
Squaring Machine Operator
Steel Wool Machine Operator
Thread Milling Machine Set Up Operator
Tire Mold Engraver
Tool Planer Set-Up Operator
Tool Profiling Machine Set-Up Operator
Tool Shaper Set-Up Operator
Tool Shaper Setup Operator
Tooth Cutter
Wheel Cutter

US Salary Median: $40,685
Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

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

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: 2.88

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: 2.88

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: 2.88

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

Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $12,371 per year (or $21,932 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $49,484 to earn a doctorate (or $87,728 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($19,612 if you're in-state, $34,136 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($24,742 if you're in-state, $43,864 if you're out-of-state).

Certificate

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,903 per year (or $8,534 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $4,903 to earn a certificate (or $8,534 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,903 per year (or $8,534 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $9,806 to earn an associate's (or $17,068 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,903 per year (or $8,534 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $19,612 to earn a bachelor's (or $34,136 if you're out-of-state).

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