Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Manufacturing Engineering Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply scientific and mathematical principles to the design, development, and implementation of manufacturing systems. Includes instruction in materials science and engineering, manufacturing processes, process engineering, assembly and product engineering, manufacturing systems design, and manufacturing competitiveness.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination. Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction. May specialize in electrical systems; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; green buildings; lighting; air quality; or energy procurement. Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $77,571
"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.): 6.49%
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: 2-4 years

Education Costs

Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $29,031/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $19,182/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $25,999/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $17,424/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $27,619/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $18,363/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: $77,571

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($108,095) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($115,120).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$115,120
Fairbanks, AK	$69,460

$108,095

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($114,136).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$92,424
Decatur, AL	$100,715
Huntsville, AL	$114,136
Mobile, AL	$97,159
Montgomery, AL	$82,883
Tuscaloosa, AL	$88,950
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$84,776
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$86,434
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$72,667
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$68,930
Dothan, AL	$81,697
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$74,133
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$67,625
Gadsden, AL	$73,844
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$84,448

$88,167

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($82,974).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$82,974
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$80,345
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$82,081
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$82,318
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$62,727
Jonesboro, AR	$72,842
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$69,589
Pine Bluff, AR	$72,480
Hot Springs, AR	$47,300

$76,151

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($95,702).

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$95,702
Tucson, AZ	$87,286
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$61,014
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$76,751
Prescott, AZ	$62,177
Yuma, AZ	$66,151
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$74,439

$76,034

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in California ($128,060).

Chico, CA	$106,846
El Centro, CA	$103,535
Fresno, CA	$98,447
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$110,194
Modesto, CA	$103,014
Napa, CA	$100,085
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$114,443
Redding, CA	$105,753
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$98,039
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$109,058
Salinas, CA	$119,955
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$114,429
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$119,844
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$103,045
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$114,210
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$116,151
Santa Rosa, CA	$112,941
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$101,393
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$109,033
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$100,622
Yuba City, CA	$108,318
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$98,689
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$128,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$85,470
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$57,810
Madera, CA	$71,010
Merced, CA	$101,030
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$127,982

$107,764

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($118,661).

Colorado Springs, CO	$118,661
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$110,523
Fort Collins, CO	$105,760
Greeley, CO	$104,025
Grand Junction, CO	$74,040
Pueblo, CO	$105,746
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$88,036
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$60,640

$105,126

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($125,130).

Danbury, CT	$105,365
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$94,890
New Haven, CT	$98,463
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$125,130
Waterbury, CT	$93,727
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$93,756

$103,581

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Panama City, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($109,407).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$98,604
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$81,270
Gainesville, FL	$84,394
Jacksonville, FL	$94,049
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$79,918
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$87,455
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$98,434
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$79,972
Ocala, FL	$90,330
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$97,505
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$108,687
Panama City, FL	$109,407
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$95,782
Port St. Lucie, FL	$80,421
Tallahassee, FL	$88,034
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$92,638
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$96,270
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$73,586
Punta Gorda, FL	$53,460
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$52,910
The Villages, FL	$49,680

$90,003

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($111,311).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$111,311
Columbus, GA-AL	$96,149
Gainesville, GA	$86,916
Macon, GA	$80,586
Savannah, GA	$98,620
Warner Robins, GA	$98,263
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$82,646
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$84,702
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$85,866
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$74,120
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$88,404
Dalton, GA	$67,205
Valdosta, GA	$56,205
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$80,790
Rome, GA	$73,216
Brunswick, GA	$62,050
Hinesville, GA	$33,140

$87,167

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($104,527).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$104,527
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$98,303

$101,415

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($93,816).

Cedar Rapids, IA	$85,418
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$90,938
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$86,467
Dubuque, IA	$77,633
Iowa City, IA	$80,397
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$93,816
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$86,330
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$72,573
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$78,976
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$82,539
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$80,064

$83,020

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($102,744).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$81,488
Pocatello, ID	$82,453
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$85,905
Idaho Falls, ID	$102,744
Twin Falls, ID	$77,285
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$76,933
Lewiston, ID-WA	$61,434

$85,402

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Decatur, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($110,887).

Champaign-Urbana, IL	$92,710
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$99,690
Decatur, IL	$110,887
Kankakee, IL	$107,716
Rockford, IL	$105,545
Springfield, IL	$96,520
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$86,997
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$86,973
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$86,427
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$94,447
Carbondale-Marion, IL	$58,270
Peoria, IL	$57,220
Danville, IL	$78,440

$95,275

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($93,429).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$64,544
Evansville, IN-KY	$75,063
Fort Wayne, IN	$93,429
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$82,693
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$88,034
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$79,354
Terre Haute, IN	$75,887
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$70,980
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$69,947
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$68,645
Columbus, IN	$52,580
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$78,295
Muncie, IN	$71,956

$76,114

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($88,781).

Manhattan, KS	$88,781
Topeka, KS	$86,490
Wichita, KS	$83,403
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$69,455

$80,165

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($99,446).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$83,886
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$85,915
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$82,503
Owensboro, KY	$92,839
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$99,446
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$96,418
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$92,623
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$76,558

$90,786

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($105,606).

Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$88,315
Lafayette, LA	$92,730
Lake Charles, LA	$93,123
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$105,606
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$95,330
Baton Rouge, LA	$88,326
Monroe, LA	$77,717
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$86,156
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$73,968
Hammond, LA	$59,430
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$102,640

$89,338

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($118,177).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$118,177
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$97,300
Pittsfield, MA	$94,421
Springfield, MA-CT	$93,499
Worcester, MA-CT	$90,730
New Bedford, MA	$94,006
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$75,706

$97,431

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($132,215).

California-Lexington Park, MD	$132,215
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$92,838
Salisbury, MD-DE	$94,069
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$88,170
Cumberland, MD-WV	$76,698

$103,325

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($92,699).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$83,425
Portland-South Portland, ME	$88,244
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$92,699
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$70,662

$86,752

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Bay City, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($116,030).

Battle Creek, MI	$92,173
Bay City, MI	$116,030
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$96,579
Flint, MI	$95,167
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$80,929
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$84,362
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$86,972
Monroe, MI	$105,431
Muskegon, MI	$87,046
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$75,406
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$80,615
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$72,832
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$78,495
Jackson, MI	$79,286
Midland, MI	$56,780
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$69,330
Saginaw, MI	$83,336

$84,924

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($105,664).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$88,507
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$105,664
Rochester, MN	$86,507
St. Cloud, MN	$96,876
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$88,372
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$80,839
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$89,323
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$74,414

$89,980

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($93,632).

Kansas City, MO-KS	$92,655
St. Louis, MO-IL	$90,899
Springfield, MO	$93,037
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$93,632
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$85,177
Columbia, MO	$77,838
Jefferson City, MO	$72,858
Joplin, MO	$76,724
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$74,974
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$71,078
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$93,388

$87,527

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($126,534).

Jackson, MS	$79,215
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$77,173
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$78,420
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$126,534
Hattiesburg, MS	$70,455
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$50,001

$76,215

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($86,270).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$85,927
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$84,231
Great Falls, MT	$66,880
Missoula, MT	$55,990
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$86,270

$83,942

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($104,147).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$92,266
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$101,391
Fayetteville, NC	$98,052
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$88,657
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$95,659
New Bern, NC	$99,715
Raleigh, NC	$96,073
Wilmington, NC	$104,147
Winston-Salem, NC	$92,527
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$77,832
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$89,174
Burlington, NC	$68,886
Goldsboro, NC	$74,636
Greenville, NC	$81,806
Jacksonville, NC	$50,480
Rocky Mount, NC	$79,954
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$83,686
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$71,338

$90,594

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($88,578).

Fargo, ND-MN	$73,118
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$88,578
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$85,931
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$74,075

$81,272

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($92,897).

Lincoln, NE	$80,835
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$91,693
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$92,897
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$90,595
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$38,380

$88,003

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($97,051).

Manchester, NH	$96,486
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$97,051
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$84,566
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$88,500
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$39,370

$89,761

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($102,023).

Trenton, NJ	$102,023
Ocean City, NJ	$53,810
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$61,400

$87,217

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($121,236).

Las Cruces, NM	$98,338
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$104,441
Farmington, NM	$54,625
Santa Fe, NM	$48,900
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$121,236

$100,852

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($97,093).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$92,520
Reno, NV	$89,741
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$97,093

$93,317

New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($115,464).

Binghamton, NY	$99,283
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$93,743
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$115,464
Rochester, NY	$97,744
Syracuse, NY	$101,607
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$77,897
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$92,073
Glens Falls, NY	$82,720
Kingston, NY	$83,980
Utica-Rome, NY	$88,295
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$75,800
Elmira, NY	$82,130
Ithaca, NY	$109,863
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$93,843

$95,075

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($109,117).

Canton-Massillon, OH	$86,504
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$91,415
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$96,215
Columbus, OH	$91,498
Dayton, OH	$109,117
Lima, OH	$89,143
Mansfield, OH	$72,673
Toledo, OH	$94,986
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$88,664
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$77,757
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$82,275
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$93,739
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$100,026
Springfield, OH	$70,174

$89,831

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($111,080).

Oklahoma City, OK	$111,080
Tulsa, OK	$79,977
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$86,751
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$88,058
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$85,267
Lawton, OK	$53,370
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$60,500

$85,156

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($98,179).

Corvallis, OR	$93,090
Eugene, OR	$88,647
Medford, OR	$77,598
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$98,179
Salem, OR	$85,617
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$91,895
Bend-Redmond, OR	$95,706
Grants Pass, OR	$56,510
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$61,590
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$64,870

$89,068

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($103,801).

Altoona, PA	$83,961
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$88,896
Erie, PA	$74,307
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$91,495
Johnstown, PA	$86,369
Lancaster, PA	$88,262
Lebanon, PA	$87,517
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$103,801
Pittsburgh, PA	$98,935
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$87,691
State College, PA	$92,788
Williamsport, PA	$95,484
York-Hanover, PA	$90,527
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$71,910
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$80,702
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$87,707
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$79,718
Gettysburg, PA	$75,232
Reading, PA	$86,979
East Stroudsburg, PA	$78,340

$87,505

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($86,203).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$86,203
Ponce, PR	$74,250
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$65,926
Arecibo, PR	$69,550
Guayama, PR	$71,700
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$64,060

$70,969

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($102,257).

Columbia, SC	$92,869
Florence, SC	$88,320
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$102,257
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$85,505
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$79,901
Spartanburg, SC	$91,521
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$88,453
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$80,329
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$82,415
Sumter, SC	$75,108

$89,068

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($84,136).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$84,136
Sioux Falls, SD	$67,412
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$46,470

$73,156

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($101,058).

Jackson, TN	$99,919
Johnson City, TN	$90,483
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$101,058
Knoxville, TN	$90,609
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$89,127
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$82,077
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$74,421
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$90,815
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,771
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$80,021
Clarksville, TN-KY	$90,422
Morristown, TN	$60,228
Cleveland, TN	$80,880

$84,347

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($129,138).

Austin-Round Rock, TX	$104,605
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$119,714
College Station-Bryan, TX	$80,310
Corpus Christi, TX	$97,965
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$107,571
El Paso, TX	$93,015
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$129,138
Killeen-Temple, TX	$110,489
Longview, TX	$98,327
Midland, TX	$121,843
Odessa, TX	$108,053
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$108,370
Tyler, TX	$120,933
Waco, TX	$103,620
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$103,294
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$83,216
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$105,592
Amarillo, TX	$53,970
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$61,850
Lubbock, TX	$63,760
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$119,086
San Angelo, TX	$96,000
Sherman-Denison, TX	$94,752
Texarkana, TX-AR	$74,516
Wichita Falls, TX	$102,073
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$89,587
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$82,500
Victoria, TX	$101,513

$102,294

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($99,371).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$99,371
Provo-Orem, UT	$83,481
Salt Lake City, UT	$89,375
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$72,065
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$81,680
St. George, UT	$78,164

$85,657

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($124,440).

Charlottesville, VA	$99,663
Harrisonburg, VA	$98,880
Lynchburg, VA	$122,761
Richmond, VA	$103,698
Roanoke, VA	$92,643
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$85,951
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$106,771
Winchester, VA-WV	$99,091
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$81,320
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$96,470
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$124,440
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$103,347

$104,116

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($80,336).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$80,336
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$79,554

$79,945

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($112,039).

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$101,093
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$110,343
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$97,086
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$110,700
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$112,039
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$91,606
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$88,909
Longview, WA	$95,410
Walla Walla, WA	$61,180
Wenatchee, WA	$57,470
Yakima, WA	$86,892
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$102,938

$100,090

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Racine, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($104,281).

Eau Claire, WI	$81,149
Green Bay, WI	$77,809
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$92,097
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$86,366
Madison, WI	$89,027
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$87,303
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$84,117
Racine, WI	$104,281
Sheboygan, WI	$84,523
Wausau, WI	$84,421
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$95,429
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$82,929
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$86,977
Fond du Lac, WI	$83,236
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$65,216

$87,700

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($106,260).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$75,535
Morgantown, WV	$106,260
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$94,031
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$77,785
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$96,831
Charleston, WV	$52,630
Wheeling, WV-OH	$102,512
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$74,964

$91,150

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($98,020).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$97,455
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$98,020
Cheyenne, WY	$62,665

$92,808

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $89,897

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Hawaii ($106,797) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($121,765) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$121,765
Fairbanks, AK	$72,160

$96,963

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($118,726) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$101,077
Decatur, AL	$109,098
Huntsville, AL	$118,726
Mobile, AL	$104,427
Montgomery, AL	$88,715
Tuscaloosa, AL	$94,590
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$91,683
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$93,640
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$74,278
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$72,755
Dothan, AL	$86,705
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$77,168
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$71,025
Gadsden, AL	$80,430
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$94,030

$90,556

Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($89,848) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$86,477
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$86,512
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$89,848
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$89,222
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$65,533
Jonesboro, AR	$77,600
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$71,293
Pine Bluff, AR	$79,790
Hot Springs, AR	N/A

$80,784

Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($103,688) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$103,688
Tucson, AZ	$91,681
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$63,780
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$79,873
Prescott, AZ	$64,199
Yuma, AZ	$68,590
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$77,463

$78,468

California

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

Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($128,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	$107,712
El Centro, CA	$104,128
Fresno, CA	$100,138
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$112,061
Modesto, CA	$102,903
Napa, CA	$103,843
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$115,243
Redding, CA	$107,418
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$99,951
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$110,313
Salinas, CA	$121,676
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$114,808
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$122,324
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$105,300
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$115,073
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$117,051
Santa Rosa, CA	$114,086
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$103,423
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$110,813
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$101,047
Yuba City, CA	$109,656
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$99,267
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$128,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$86,621
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$57,810
Madera, CA	$71,010
Merced, CA	$98,170
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$126,855

$105,956

Colorado

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

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($119,556) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$119,556
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$113,166
Fort Collins, CO	$108,278
Greeley, CO	$105,573
Grand Junction, CO	$73,778
Pueblo, CO	$104,640
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$86,303
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$60,640

$96,492

Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($126,359) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$106,613
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$95,998
New Haven, CT	$99,572
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$126,359
Waterbury, CT	$95,610
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$96,028

$103,363

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($109,237) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$100,488
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$81,458
Gainesville, FL	$85,213
Jacksonville, FL	$94,796
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$81,119
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$88,649
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$100,993
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$81,726
Ocala, FL	$91,691
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$98,763
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$109,237
Panama City, FL	$108,911
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$96,810
Port St. Lucie, FL	$82,085
Tallahassee, FL	$88,468
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$93,887
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$96,270
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$74,894
Punta Gorda, FL	$53,460
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$52,910
The Villages, FL	$49,680

$86,262

Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($117,205) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$117,205
Columbus, GA-AL	$99,808
Gainesville, GA	$89,734
Macon, GA	$85,806
Savannah, GA	$108,450
Warner Robins, GA	$102,584
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$85,089
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$87,875
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$89,608
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$75,671
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$90,760
Dalton, GA	$70,735
Valdosta, GA	$65,780
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$82,957
Rome, GA	$78,390
Brunswick, GA	N/A
Hinesville, GA	N/A

$88,697

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($110,459) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$110,459
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$103,136

$106,797

Iowa

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

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($101,263) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$90,167
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$95,084
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$90,231
Dubuque, IA	$83,585
Iowa City, IA	$81,437
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$101,263
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$91,468
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$75,216
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$85,645
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$89,313
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$83,756

$87,924

Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($107,132) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$97,847
Pocatello, ID	$93,253
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$91,127
Idaho Falls, ID	$107,132
Twin Falls, ID	$81,735
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$80,705
Lewiston, ID-WA	$66,930

$88,390

Illinois

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

Decatur, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($114,218) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL	$94,825
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$100,710
Decatur, IL	$114,218
Kankakee, IL	$109,372
Rockford, IL	$105,090
Springfield, IL	$98,822
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$88,465
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$87,393
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$87,302
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$97,786
Carbondale-Marion, IL	$58,270
Peoria, IL	$57,220
Danville, IL	$78,440

$90,609

Indiana

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

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($93,789) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$66,441
Evansville, IN-KY	$76,775
Fort Wayne, IN	$93,789
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$83,594
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$89,518
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$80,966
Terre Haute, IN	$75,750
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$72,736
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$71,030
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$69,939
Columbus, IN	$52,580
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$78,074
Muncie, IN	$71,400

$75,584

Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($94,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$94,470
Topeka, KS	$94,180
Wichita, KS	$87,228
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$72,881

$87,190

Kentucky

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

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($102,881) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$91,908
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$93,390
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$85,702
Owensboro, KY	$96,578
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$102,881
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$98,969
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$94,921
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$83,810

$93,520

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($107,108) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$88,495
Lafayette, LA	$93,974
Lake Charles, LA	$95,445
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$107,108
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$95,881
Baton Rouge, LA	$87,679
Monroe, LA	$76,913
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$85,609
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$73,164
Hammond, LA	$59,430
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$102,640

$87,849

Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($119,415) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$119,415
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$99,372
Pittsfield, MA	$96,895
Springfield, MA-CT	$92,140
Worcester, MA-CT	$92,310
New Bedford, MA	$92,793
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$76,093

$95,574

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($136,973) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$136,973
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$96,206
Salisbury, MD-DE	$100,602
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$100,403
Cumberland, MD-WV	$79,143

$102,665

Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($96,383) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$91,103
Portland-South Portland, ME	$94,795
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$96,383
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$78,230

$90,128

Michigan

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

Bay City, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($119,126) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	$94,683
Bay City, MI	$119,126
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$97,847
Flint, MI	$95,479
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$81,457
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$83,551
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$87,356
Monroe, MI	$106,448
Muskegon, MI	$89,003
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$74,270
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$81,495
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$74,118
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$79,669
Jackson, MI	$78,905
Midland, MI	$56,780
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$68,438
Saginaw, MI	$82,438

$85,357

Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($106,737) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$90,358
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$106,737
Rochester, MN	$88,730
St. Cloud, MN	$100,292
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$89,097
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$82,060
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$90,308
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$73,773

$90,169

Missouri

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

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($96,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$93,936
St. Louis, MO-IL	$93,417
Springfield, MO	$96,770
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$94,118
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$87,278
Columbia, MO	$76,883
Jefferson City, MO	$72,523
Joplin, MO	$75,618
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$74,795
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$70,835
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$93,116

$84,481

Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($140,584) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS	$86,013
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$83,658
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$85,342
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$140,584
Hattiesburg, MS	$74,885
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$50,765

$86,875

Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($86,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$86,230
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$84,778
Great Falls, MT	$66,880
Missoula, MT	$55,990
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$86,270

$76,030

North Carolina

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

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($105,378) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$94,235
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$102,224
Fayetteville, NC	$98,983
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$89,635
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$96,069
New Bern, NC	$99,868
Raleigh, NC	$96,628
Wilmington, NC	$105,378
Winston-Salem, NC	$94,587
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$79,200
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$95,330
Burlington, NC	$67,763
Goldsboro, NC	$73,248
Greenville, NC	$80,050
Jacksonville, NC	$50,480
Rocky Mount, NC	$79,070
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,203
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$69,733

$86,316

North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($93,153) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$78,196
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$93,153
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$89,564
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$76,387

$84,325

Nebraska

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

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($94,095) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	$82,284
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$92,747
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$94,095
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$91,245
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$38,380

$79,750

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 ($106,465) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$106,465
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$105,188
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$91,070
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$92,444
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$98,792

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($109,522) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ	$109,522
Ocean City, NJ	$59,540
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$63,330

$77,464

New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($131,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM	$102,418
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$110,449
Farmington, NM	$59,380
Santa Fe, NM	$46,780
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$131,040

$90,013

Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($105,467) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$105,467
Reno, NV	$93,768
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$100,348

$99,861

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 ($116,381) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$102,750
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$95,229
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$116,381
Rochester, NY	$98,319
Syracuse, NY	$103,110
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$79,985
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$93,588
Glens Falls, NY	$81,663
Kingston, NY	$83,473
Utica-Rome, NY	$86,396
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$74,865
Elmira, NY	$82,130
Ithaca, NY	$109,863
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$93,843

$92,971

Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($109,477) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$87,885
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$92,752
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$97,406
Columbus, OH	$92,720
Dayton, OH	$109,477
Lima, OH	$90,103
Mansfield, OH	$74,393
Toledo, OH	$96,093
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$90,236
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$78,603
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$83,097
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$94,315
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$100,154
Springfield, OH	$68,875

$89,722

Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($111,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK	$111,080
Tulsa, OK	$82,266
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$88,062
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$89,145
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$85,355
Lawton, OK	$53,370
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$60,500

$81,397

Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($99,476) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR	$94,523
Eugene, OR	$89,131
Medford, OR	$78,830
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$99,476
Salem, OR	$86,743
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$92,492
Bend-Redmond, OR	$94,800
Grants Pass, OR	$56,510
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$61,590
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$64,870

$81,896

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($105,483) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	$85,712
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$90,999
Erie, PA	$75,593
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$92,995
Johnstown, PA	$88,255
Lancaster, PA	$89,570
Lebanon, PA	$89,030
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$105,483
Pittsburgh, PA	$100,335
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$89,668
State College, PA	$93,396
Williamsport, PA	$97,913
York-Hanover, PA	$91,613
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$73,499
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$82,031
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$89,071
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$78,538
Gettysburg, PA	$74,385
Reading, PA	$86,708
East Stroudsburg, PA	$78,340

$87,657

Puerto Rico

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($89,336) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$89,336
Ponce, PR	$75,166
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$67,930
Arecibo, PR	$69,550
Guayama, PR	$71,700
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$64,060

$72,957

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($106,504) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$96,093
Florence, SC	$96,572
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$106,504
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$98,667
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$88,925
Spartanburg, SC	$98,305
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$96,103
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$85,918
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$89,590
Sumter, SC	$82,500

$93,918

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 ($91,523) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$91,523
Sioux Falls, SD	$71,540
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$54,920

$72,661

Tennessee

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

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($102,523) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN	$99,555
Johnson City, TN	$91,903
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$102,523
Knoxville, TN	$91,283
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$89,993
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$83,492
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$75,587
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$91,888
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$65,390
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$81,629
Clarksville, TN-KY	$89,734
Morristown, TN	$59,914
Cleveland, TN	$80,880

$84,905

Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($132,343) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX	$106,252
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$120,163
College Station-Bryan, TX	$78,447
Corpus Christi, TX	$100,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$109,217
El Paso, TX	$93,228
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$132,343
Killeen-Temple, TX	$110,661
Longview, TX	$100,780
Midland, TX	$122,434
Odessa, TX	$110,313
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$108,729
Tyler, TX	$120,933
Waco, TX	$103,770
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$103,971
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$86,973
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$106,184
Amarillo, TX	$53,970
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$61,850
Lubbock, TX	$63,760
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$117,347
San Angelo, TX	$94,195
Sherman-Denison, TX	$93,565
Texarkana, TX-AR	$73,635
Wichita Falls, TX	$100,942
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$88,959
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$81,992
Victoria, TX	$101,513

$98,079

Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($99,944) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$99,944
Provo-Orem, UT	$84,876
Salt Lake City, UT	$90,343
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$73,366
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$81,680
St. George, UT	$77,523

$84,622

Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($123,859) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	$101,488
Harrisonburg, VA	$100,598
Lynchburg, VA	$122,611
Richmond, VA	$104,002
Roanoke, VA	$92,932
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$87,652
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$110,452
Winchester, VA-WV	$101,345
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$82,602
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$99,267
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$123,859
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$106,177

$102,749

Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,232) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$84,232
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$81,853

$83,043

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($113,298) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$103,105
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$111,293
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$99,963
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$110,700
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$113,298
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$92,905
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$88,747
Longview, WA	$94,095
Walla Walla, WA	$61,180
Wenatchee, WA	$57,470
Yakima, WA	$85,285
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$101,743

$93,315

Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($104,438) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	$82,222
Green Bay, WI	$79,898
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$95,118
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$88,253
Madison, WI	$90,438
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$88,410
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$85,637
Racine, WI	$104,438
Sheboygan, WI	$86,592
Wausau, WI	$86,935
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$96,083
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$84,517
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$87,664
Fond du Lac, WI	$82,703
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$63,915

$86,855

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($110,733) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$79,220
Morgantown, WV	$110,733
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$101,960
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$84,523
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$102,533
Charleston, WV	$62,440
Wheeling, WV-OH	$105,895
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$83,070

$91,297

Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($114,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$114,320
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$104,927
Cheyenne, WY	$73,820

$97,689

Master's

Average Salary Median: $87,073

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Alaska ($118,620) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($118,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$118,620
Fairbanks, AK	N/A

$118,620

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($117,063) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$79,640
Decatur, AL	$98,440
Huntsville, AL	$117,063
Mobile, AL	$102,030
Montgomery, AL	$79,820
Tuscaloosa, AL	$89,950
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$79,150
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$78,700
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$81,560
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$76,890
Dothan, AL	$97,500
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$83,740
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$73,810
Gadsden, AL	$80,430
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$94,030

$87,517

Arkansas

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

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($85,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$80,353
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$79,950
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$74,070
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$81,110
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$71,340
Jonesboro, AR	$85,750
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$72,863
Pine Bluff, AR	$79,790
Hot Springs, AR	N/A

$78,153

Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($91,040) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$91,040
Tucson, AZ	$85,323
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$63,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$81,390
Prescott, AZ	$65,700
Yuma, AZ	$71,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$80,780

$77,092

California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($131,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	$102,950
El Centro, CA	$100,870
Fresno, CA	$91,683
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$102,727
Modesto, CA	$103,460
Napa, CA	$83,170
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$111,247
Redding, CA	$98,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$91,323
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$102,750
Salinas, CA	$113,073
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$107,813
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$111,440
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$94,023
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$110,757
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$112,553
Santa Rosa, CA	$108,363
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$93,270
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$101,917
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$98,923
Yuba City, CA	$102,300
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$96,090
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$80,290
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	$112,470
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$131,740

$102,539

Colorado

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

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($115,083) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$115,083
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$105,383
Fort Collins, CO	$90,650
Greeley, CO	$97,833
Grand Junction, CO	$75,090
Pueblo, CO	$109,433
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$94,970
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$98,349

Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($120,213) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$100,373
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$90,457
New Haven, CT	$95,417
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$120,213
Waterbury, CT	$82,430
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$80,120

$94,835

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Panama City, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($111,393) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$87,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$80,520
Gainesville, FL	$81,117
Jacksonville, FL	$91,063
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$75,113
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$82,677
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$88,200
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$72,957
Ocala, FL	$84,887
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$91,803
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$106,487
Panama City, FL	$111,393
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$91,670
Port St. Lucie, FL	$73,767
Tallahassee, FL	$86,297
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$87,643
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$68,353
Punta Gorda, FL	N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	N/A
The Villages, FL	N/A

$85,956

Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($111,057) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$111,057
Columbus, GA-AL	$97,707
Gainesville, GA	$87,357
Macon, GA	$72,210
Savannah, GA	$88,800
Warner Robins, GA	$99,850
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$82,757
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$83,757
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$84,600
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$77,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$93,043
Dalton, GA	$74,310
Valdosta, GA	N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$85,780
Rome, GA	$78,390
Brunswick, GA	N/A
Hinesville, GA	N/A

$86,906

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($105,060) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$105,060
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$100,750

$102,905

Iowa

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

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($96,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$80,967
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$89,663
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$84,823
Dubuque, IA	$78,980
Iowa City, IA	$76,237
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$96,300
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$90,240
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$71,017
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$78,620
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$82,390
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$78,233

$82,497

Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($111,637) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	N/A
Pocatello, ID	N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$97,330
Idaho Falls, ID	$111,637
Twin Falls, ID	$98,350
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$89,800
Lewiston, ID-WA	$66,930

$92,809

Illinois

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

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($107,367) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL	$80,020
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$95,610
Decatur, IL	$94,230
Kankakee, IL	$97,780
Rockford, IL	$107,367
Springfield, IL	$82,710
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$78,190
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$85,293
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$81,180
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$77,750
Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Peoria, IL	N/A
Danville, IL	$78,440

$87,143

Indiana

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

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($91,987) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$56,957
Evansville, IN-KY	$68,213
Fort Wayne, IN	$91,987
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$79,090
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$79,130
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$72,907
Terre Haute, IN	$71,460
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$63,957
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$65,613
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$63,467
Columbus, IN	N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$79,033
Muncie, IN	$74,180

$72,166

Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($87,640) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$87,640
Topeka, KS	$80,070
Wichita, KS	$81,153
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$65,570

$78,608

Kentucky

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

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($102,693) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$78,460
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$77,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$81,030
Owensboro, KY	$92,730
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$102,693
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$101,863
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$97,300
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$83,810

$89,456

Louisiana

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

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($102,640) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$87,597
Lafayette, LA	$87,753
Lake Charles, LA	$83,837
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$99,600
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$93,127
Baton Rouge, LA	$90,590
Monroe, LA	$80,530
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$87,980
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$76,780
Hammond, LA	$59,430
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$102,640

$86,351

Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($113,227) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$113,227
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$84,870
Pittsfield, MA	$79,580
Springfield, MA-CT	$86,367
Worcester, MA-CT	$84,410
New Bedford, MA	$98,860
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$74,160

$88,782

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($139,183) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$139,183
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$92,080
Salisbury, MD-DE	$85,840
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV	$87,030

$101,033

Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($93,427) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$81,190
Portland-South Portland, ME	$86,720
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$93,427
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$78,230

$84,892

Michigan

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

Bay City, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($100,550) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	$77,110
Bay City, MI	$100,550
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$91,507
Flint, MI	$93,917
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$74,770
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$79,230
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$85,437
Monroe, MI	$99,330
Muskegon, MI	$75,300
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$69,203
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$77,097
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$67,690
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$73,797
Jackson, MI	$80,557
Midland, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$72,900
Saginaw, MI	$86,930

$81,583

Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($101,373) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$77,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$101,373
Rochester, MN	$73,170
St. Cloud, MN	$76,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$85,473
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$75,953
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$85,383
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$76,980

$81,514

Missouri

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

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($94,297) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$87,533
St. Louis, MO-IL	$84,663
Springfield, MO	$70,640
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$91,687
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$72,570
Columbia, MO	$81,660
Jefferson City, MO	$74,200
Joplin, MO	$81,150
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$75,690
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$72,050
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$94,297

$80,558

Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($143,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS	$74,260
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$73,270
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$74,430
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$143,260
Hattiesburg, MS	$79,500
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$50,730

$82,575

Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($86,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$84,110
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$81,770
Great Falls, MT	N/A
Missoula, MT	N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$86,270

$84,050

North Carolina

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

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($99,107) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$87,173
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$98,060
Fayetteville, NC	$94,330
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$83,847
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$94,017
New Bern, NC	$99,107
Raleigh, NC	$90,140
Wilmington, NC	$96,760
Winston-Salem, NC	$80,170
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$72,360
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$80,570
Burlington, NC	$73,380
Goldsboro, NC	$80,190
Greenville, NC	$88,830
Jacksonville, NC	N/A
Rocky Mount, NC	$83,490
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$93,620
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$79,630

$86,804

North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($84,127) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$61,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$83,010
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$84,127
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$76,387

$76,186

Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($87,993) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	$74,310
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$87,480
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$85,710
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$87,993
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$83,873

New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($93,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$84,490
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$93,900
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$80,570
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$84,863
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$85,956

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($96,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ	$96,720
Ocean City, NJ	N/A
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	N/A

$96,720

New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($131,040) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM	$100,340
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$107,820
Farmington, NM	N/A
Santa Fe, NM	N/A
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$131,040

$113,067

Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($98,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	N/A
Reno, NV	$88,573
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$98,370

$93,472

New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($109,863) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$78,480
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$87,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$109,177
Rochester, NY	$92,740
Syracuse, NY	$95,597
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$69,547
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$82,980
Glens Falls, NY	$86,950
Kingston, NY	$86,010
Utica-Rome, NY	$89,310
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$79,540
Elmira, NY	$82,130
Ithaca, NY	$109,863
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$93,843

$88,855

Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($107,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$80,980
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$86,070
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$91,450
Columbus, OH	$86,610
Dayton, OH	$107,680
Lima, OH	$85,303
Mansfield, OH	$65,790
Toledo, OH	$92,277
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$82,377
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$74,373
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$78,990
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$91,433
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$99,513
Springfield, OH	$75,370

$85,587

Oklahoma

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

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($84,913) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK	N/A
Tulsa, OK	$70,820
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$78,890
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$83,710
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$84,913
Lawton, OK	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$79,583

Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($98,727) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR	$87,360
Eugene, OR	$86,710
Medford, OR	$72,670
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$92,990
Salem, OR	$81,113
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$89,210
Bend-Redmond, OR	$98,727
Grants Pass, OR	N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$86,969

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($98,013) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	$73,460
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$80,483
Erie, PA	$69,160
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$85,497
Johnstown, PA	$75,050
Lancaster, PA	$83,030
Lebanon, PA	$78,440
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$98,013
Pittsburgh, PA	$93,333
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$79,783
State College, PA	$90,357
Williamsport, PA	$80,910
York-Hanover, PA	$86,183
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$65,553
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$75,387
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$82,253
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$84,440
Gettysburg, PA	$78,620
Reading, PA	$87,883
East Stroudsburg, PA	$78,340

$81,309

Puerto Rico

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

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($71,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$70,540
Ponce, PR	$69,670
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$65,210
Arecibo, PR	$69,550
Guayama, PR	$71,700
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$64,060

$68,455

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($104,203) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$93,803
Florence, SC	$84,460
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$104,203
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$63,780
Spartanburg, SC	$91,070
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$86,050
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$82,110
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$79,480
Sumter, SC	$82,500

$85,273

South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($81,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$81,560
Sioux Falls, SD	$75,480
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$78,520

Tennessee

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

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($101,377) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN	$101,377
Johnson City, TN	$81,960
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$95,200
Knoxville, TN	$87,913
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$85,663
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$76,417
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$69,757
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$86,520
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$62,293
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$73,587
Clarksville, TN-KY	$92,717
Morristown, TN	$61,277
Cleveland, TN	$80,880

$81,197

Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($128,557) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX	$98,020
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$117,920
College Station-Bryan, TX	$64,567
Corpus Christi, TX	$89,423
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$104,680
El Paso, TX	$92,160
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$128,557
Killeen-Temple, TX	$109,800
Longview, TX	$83,610
Midland, TX	$119,477
Odessa, TX	$94,490
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$106,933
Tyler, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	$103,020
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$100,587
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$74,807
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$98,927
Amarillo, TX	N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$124,883
San Angelo, TX	$103,220
Sherman-Denison, TX	$98,710
Texarkana, TX-AR	$78,040
Wichita Falls, TX	$105,843
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$91,680
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$84,193
Victoria, TX	$101,513

$98,961

Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($97,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$97,080
Provo-Orem, UT	$77,903
Salt Lake City, UT	$85,507
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$66,210
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A
St. George, UT	$80,410

$81,422

Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($126,763) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	$88,710
Harrisonburg, VA	$88,570
Lynchburg, VA	$123,360
Richmond, VA	$102,483
Roanoke, VA	$91,490
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$75,750
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$108,163
Winchester, VA-WV	$85,570
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$73,630
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$79,690
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$126,763
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$86,370

$94,213

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($78,980) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$74,610
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$78,980

$76,795

Washington

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

Western Washington nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($107,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$89,020
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$106,547
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$79,820
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	N/A
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$107,003
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$86,410
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$89,880
Longview, WA	$100,670
Walla Walla, WA	N/A
Wenatchee, WA	N/A
Yakima, WA	$93,320
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$107,120

$95,532

Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($103,653) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	$74,710
Green Bay, WI	$65,270
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$73,970
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$75,040
Madison, WI	$83,380
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$82,877
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$75,000
Racine, WI	$103,653
Sheboygan, WI	$72,110
Wausau, WI	$69,340
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$92,817
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$73,400
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$84,230
Fond du Lac, WI	$85,013
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$70,420

$78,749

West Virginia

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

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($109,530) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$71,133
Morgantown, WV	$109,240
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$91,060
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$72,650
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$91,543
Charleston, WV	N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH	$109,530
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$83,070

$89,747

Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($107,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$107,050
Cheyenne, WY	N/A

$107,050

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $55,742

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Massachusetts ($131,200) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$54,960
Fairbanks, AK	$66,760

$60,860

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

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

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

$50,173

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

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

$43,910

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

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

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

$40,430

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($129,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	N/A
El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$95,240
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$112,920
Salinas, CA	N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$129,720
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$115,300
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	N/A

$113,295

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($94,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$94,230
Fort Collins, CO	N/A
Greeley, CO	N/A
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Pueblo, CO	N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$94,230

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	N/A
New Haven, CT	$94,300
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	N/A
Waterbury, CT	N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$94,300

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($99,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	N/A
Gainesville, FL	N/A
Jacksonville, FL	N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$99,510
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	N/A
Panama City, FL	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A
Tallahassee, FL	N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Punta Gorda, FL	N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	N/A
The Villages, FL	N/A

$99,510

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($62,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$47,240
Columbus, GA-AL	$47,560
Gainesville, GA	$51,770
Macon, GA	$43,080
Savannah, GA	$49,460
Warner Robins, GA	$41,650
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$52,990
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$49,460
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$44,760
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$50,920
Dalton, GA	$45,980
Valdosta, GA	$46,630
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$44,150
Rome, GA	$52,520
Brunswick, GA	$62,050
Hinesville, GA	$33,140

$48,278

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

$49,995

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

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

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

$43,997

Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

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

$40,664

Illinois

N/A

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($90,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Evansville, IN-KY	N/A
Fort Wayne, IN	N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	N/A
Terre Haute, IN	$90,810
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Columbus, IN	N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A

$90,810

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

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

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

$46,703

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,970

Louisiana

N/A

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($131,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
Pittsfield, MA	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	$131,200
Worcester, MA-CT	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$131,200

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

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

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

$56,016

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

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

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

$44,188

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($109,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	N/A
Flint, MI	N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$93,080
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$109,490
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$107,650
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
Midland, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A
Saginaw, MI	N/A

$103,407

Minnesota

N/A

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($79,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL	$79,390
Springfield, MO	N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Columbia, MO	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$79,390

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

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

$41,640

Montana

N/A

North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($107,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$83,910
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	N/A
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$91,350
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	N/A
New Bern, NC	N/A
Raleigh, NC	$107,210
Wilmington, NC	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$60,840
Burlington, NC	N/A
Goldsboro, NC	N/A
Greenville, NC	N/A
Jacksonville, NC	N/A
Rocky Mount, NC	N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$69,470

$82,556

North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,918

Nebraska

N/A

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,196

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

Trenton, NJ	$62,330
Ocean City, NJ	$48,080
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$59,470

$56,627

New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,982

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$53,680
Reno, NV	$44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$54,210

$50,933

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($123,320) for a doctorate 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	$123,320
Rochester, NY	$105,860
Syracuse, NY	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
Utica-Rome, NY	$104,240
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Elmira, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A

$111,140

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($89,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	N/A
Columbus, OH	N/A
Dayton, OH	N/A
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Toledo, OH	$89,820
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	N/A
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
Springfield, OH	N/A

$89,820

Oklahoma

N/A

Oregon

N/A

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($100,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$100,980
Pittsburgh, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	N/A
State College, PA	N/A
Williamsport, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Reading, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A

$100,980

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($44,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$44,020
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Guayama, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$44,020

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

$45,647

South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$42,390
Sioux Falls, SD	$42,830
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$38,020

$41,080

Tennessee

N/A

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($149,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	$149,900
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$96,490
El Paso, TX	N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$92,430
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
Longview, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$63,360
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$118,480
Amarillo, TX	N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
San Angelo, TX	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A

$104,132

Utah

N/A

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($58,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Richmond, VA	N/A
Roanoke, VA	N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$58,430
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$58,430

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$53,680

$52,225

Washington

N/A

Wisconsin

N/A

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

$44,668

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,640

16 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree. For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $89,897. For a master's degree, the average salary median is $87,073. For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $55,742.

Architectural and Engineering Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 1.11

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

Architect Manager
Architectural Project Manager
Civil Engineering Manager
Electrical Engineering Director
Electrical Engineering Manager
Electronics Engineering Manager
Engineering Design Manager
Engineering Director
Engineering Group Manager
Engineering Program Manager
Engineering Project Manager
Engineering Research Manager
Engineering Supervisor
Environmental Engineering Manager
Global Engineering Manager
Mechanical Engineering Director
Mechanical Engineering Manager
Process Engineering Manager
Product Development Director
Project Coordinator
Project Engineering Manager
Project Manager
Prototype Engineer Manager
Research and Development Manager (R&D Manager)
Research Development Manager
Research Manager
Transmitter Engineer-in-Charge

US Salary Median: $132,418
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: more than 10 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.

Salary Ratio: 1.11

Common Job Titles

Analytical Research Program Manager
Biodiesel Division Manager
Biodiesel Engineering Manager
Biodiesel Product Development Manager
Biodiesel Product Manager
Biodiesel Technology Development Manager
Biodiesel Technology Manager
Biofuels Engineering Manager
Biofuels Manager
Biofuels Product Development Manager
Biofuels Product Manager
Biofuels Technology Development Manager
Biofuels Technology Manager
Business Development and New Technology Manager
Fermentation Manager
Laboratory Manager (Lab Manager)
Project Development Director
Technology Development Owner

US Salary Median: $132,418
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Cost Estimators

Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured.

Salary Ratio: 0.64

Common Job Titles

Acquisition Cost Estimator
Building Construction Estimator
Building Estimator
Civil Estimator
Commercial Roofing Estimator
Construction Estimator
Construction Job Cost Estimator
Contract Analyst
Cost Analyst
Cost Consultant
Cost Engineer
Cost Estimator
Cost Recovery Technician
Crating and Moving Estimator
Electrical Estimator
Estimator
Investment Recovery Technician
Job Cost Estimator
Job Estimator
Mechanical Estimator
Production Cost Estimator
Project Estimator
Quantity Surveyor
Service Advisor

US Salary Median: $63,061
Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Industrial Engineers

Salary Ratio: 0.98

Common Job Titles

Continuous Improvement Engineer
District Plant Engineer
Documentation Engineer
Efficiency Analyst
Efficiency Engineer
Efficiency Expert
Engineer
Engineering Inspector
Facilities Engineer
Factory Engineer
Factory Expert
Factory Lay Out Engineer
Factory Lay-Out Engineer
Field Engineer
Industrial Engineer
Industrial Methods Consultant
Liaison Engineer
Methods Engineer
Metrologist
Operations Engineer
Packaging Engineer
Plant Engineer
Process Engineer
Production Control Expert
Production Control Planner
Production Engineer
Production Engineering Tooling Coordinator
Production Expert
Production Tool Engineer
Project Engineer
Quality Assurance Engineer (QA Engineer)
Quality Control Engineer (QC Engineer)
Quality Control Expert (QC Expert)
Quality Control Industrial Engineer (QC Industrial Engineer)
Quality Engineer
Research and Development Engineer (R and D Engineer)
Salvage Engineer
Standards Engineer
Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
Systems Engineer
Test Inspection Engineer
Time Study Engineer

US Salary Median: $86,527
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

Design objects, facilities, and environments to optimize human well-being and overall system performance, applying theory, principles, and data regarding the relationship between humans and respective technology. Investigate and analyze characteristics of human behavior and performance as it relates to the use of technology.

Salary Ratio: 0.65

Common Job Titles

Certified Professional Ergonomist
Cognitive Engineer
Consulting Ergonomist
Engineering Psychologist
Ergonomic Consultant
Ergonomic Specialist
Ergonomics Consultant
Ergonomics Engineer
Ergonomics Specialist
Ergonomics Technical Advisor
Ergonomist
Human Factors Advisor
Human Factors Engineer
Human Factors Ergonomist
Human Factors Specialist
Human Machine Interface Engineer (HMI Engineer)
Interface Designer
Occupational Ergonomist
Usability Engineer
Usability Specialist
User Interface Designer

US Salary Median: $86,527
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Master's

Validation Engineers

Design or plan protocols for equipment or processes to produce products meeting internal and external purity, safety, and quality requirements.

Salary Ratio: 0.98

Common Job Titles

Corporate Quality Engineer
Equipment Engineer
Equipment Validation Engineer
Equipment Validation Specialist
Process Development Engineer
Process Engineer
Product Quality Engineer
Qualification Engineer
Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (QA Automation Engineer)
Quality Assurance Engineer
Quality Control Engineer
Quality Engineer
Quality Management Systems Engineer
Reliability Engineer
Site Reliability Engineer
Supplier Quality Engineer
System Validation Engineer
Systems Engineer
Validation Engineer
Validation Specialist

US Salary Median: $86,527
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Manufacturing Engineers

Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.

Salary Ratio: 0.98

Common Job Titles

Automation Engineer
Engineer
Facility Engineer
Foundry Process Engineer
Lean Manufacturing Engineer
Manufacturing Applications Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Manufacturing Process Engineer
Manufacturing Systems Engineer
Methods Engineer
Plant Engineer
Process Engineer
Process Improvement Engineer
Process Manufacturing Engineer

US Salary Median: $86,527
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar

Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction. May specialize in electrical systems; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; green buildings; lighting; air quality; or energy procurement.

Salary Ratio: 0.93

Common Job Titles

Alternative Energy Engineer
Certified Green Building Engineer
Energy Conservation Engineer
Energy Efficiency Engineer
Energy Engineer
Energy Infrastructure Engineer
Energy Project Engineer
Energy Systems Engineer
Engineer
Green Building Energy Engineer
Green Building Engineer
Heating Engineer
HVAC Engineer (Heating
Ventilation and Air Conditioning Engineer)
HVAC Engineer (Heating
Ventilation
and Air Conditioning Engineer)
HVAC Sensor and Digital Control Designer (Heating
Ventilation and Air Conditioning Sensor and Digital Control Designer)
Hydroelectric Plant Power Generation Engineer
Hydrogen Power Plant Engineer
Industrial Energy Engineer
Measurement And Verification Engineer
Photovoltaic Power Systems Engineer
Refrigeration Engineer
Renewable Energy Engineer
Smart Grid Engineer
Test and Balance Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Mechatronics Engineers

Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.

Salary Ratio: 0.93

Common Job Titles

Applications Engineer
Automation Application Engineer
Automation Engineer
Automation Specialist
Control Integration Engineer
Control Systems Engineer
Controls Engineer
Design Engineer
Development Engineer
Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Electro-Mechanical System Control Engineer
Engineer
Equipment Engineer
Intelligent Systems Engineer
Mechanical Systems Control Engineer
Mechatronic Engineer
Mechatronics Engineer
Project Engineer
System Development Engineer
Systems Engineer
Test Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Microsystems Engineers

Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.

Salary Ratio: 0.62

Common Job Titles

Applications Engineer
Arrhythmia Engineer
Control Systems Engineer
Design Engineer
Device Engineer
Engineer
GaN Device Engineer (Gallium Nitride Device Engineer)
Medical Device Engineer
MEMS Device Scientist (Microelectromechanical Systems Device Scientist)
MEMS Engineer (Microelectromechanical Systems Engineer)
MEMS Integration Engineer (Microelectrical Mechanical Integration Engineer)
MEMS Process Engineer (Microelectromechanical Systems Process Engineer)
Microelectronics Engineer
Microsystems Engineer
Mobile Device Engineer
Mobile Engineer
Patent Engineer
Process Engineer
Product Design Engineer
Project Design Engineer
Project Engineer
Radio Frequency Design Engineer (RF Design Engineer)
Semiconductor Engineer
Semiconductor Radiation Effects Engineer
Semiconductor Test Engineer
System Engineer
Systems Engineer
Test Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Master's

Photonics Engineers

Design technologies specializing in light information or light energy, such as laser or fiber optics technology.

Salary Ratio: 0.93

Common Job Titles

Algorithm Developer
DWDM Optical Network Engineer (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Optical Network Engineer)
Electro-optical Engineer
Electro-optics Engineer
Fiber Optics Engineer
Laser Engineer
Laser Systems Engineer
Optical Design Engineer
Optical Engineer
Optical Network Engineer
Optical Specialist
Optical Systems Engineer
Optics Engineer
Optoelectronics Engineer
Optomechanical Engineer
Photonics Engineer
Research and Development Engineer (R and D Engineer)
Research Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Robotics Engineers

Research, design, develop, or test robotic applications.

Salary Ratio: 0.93

Common Job Titles

Automation Engineer
Autonomous Vehicle Design Engineer
Design Engineer
Factory Automations Engineer
Research Engineer
Robotic Systems Engineer
Robotics Application Engineer
Robotics Controls Engineer
Robotics Engineer
Robotics Specialist
Robotics Systems Engineer
RPA Engineer (Robotic Process Automation Engineer)

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Nanosystems Engineers

Design, develop, or supervise the production of materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition, applying principles of nanoscale physics and electrical, chemical, or biological engineering.

Salary Ratio: 0.62

Common Job Titles

Durability Engineer
Nanoelectronics Engineer
Nanofabrication Engineer
Nanofabrication Research Engineer
Nanoindentation Applications Engineer
Nanomaterials Research Scientist
Nanomaterials Synthesis Research Scientist
Nanosystems Engineer
Nanotechnology Engineer
Nanotechnology Materials Scientist
Nanotechnology Specialist
Quantum Materials Research Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Master's

Wind Energy Engineers

Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.

Salary Ratio: 0.93

Common Job Titles

Engineer
Project Engineer
SCADA Engineer (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
Turbine Engineer
Turbine Measurements Engineer
Utility Engineer
Wind Energy Consultant
Wind Energy Engineer
Wind Farm Designer
Wind Farm Electrical Systems Designer
Wind Farm Engineer
Wind Farm Siting and Development Consultant
Wind Power Specialist
Wind Turbine Controls Engineer
Wind Turbine Design Engineer
Wind Turbine Electrical Engineer
Wind Turbine Engineer
Wind Turbine Mechanical Engineer
Wind Turbine Performance Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 8-10 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Solar Energy Systems Engineers

Perform site-specific engineering analysis or evaluation of energy efficiency and solar projects involving residential, commercial, or industrial customers. Design solar domestic hot water and space heating systems for new and existing structures, applying knowledge of structural energy requirements, local climates, solar technology, and thermodynamics.

Salary Ratio: 0.93

Common Job Titles

Applications Engineer
Consulting Engineer
Distributed Energy Systems Consultant
Engineer
Field Engineer
Power Systems Engineer
Renewable Energy Specialist
Research Engineer
Solar Applications Development Engineer
Solar Array Engineer
Solar Design Engineer
Solar Designer
Solar Development Engineer
Solar Energy Advisor
Solar Energy Contractor
Solar Energy Engineer
Solar Energy Systems Designer
Solar Energy Systems Engineer
Solar Engineer
Solar Mechanical Engineer
Solar Performance Engineer
Solar Photovoltaic Designer
Solar Photovoltaic Engineer
Solar Photovoltaic Product Development Engineer
Solar Photovoltaic Systems Engineer
Solar Process Engineer
Solar Professional Engineer
Solar Project Engineer
Solar Site Assessor
Solar Systems Designer
Utility Scale Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.22

Common Job Titles

Adjunct Instructor
Adjunct Professor
Aeronautical Engineering Professor
Aeronautical Engineering Teacher
Aeronautics Teacher
Agricultural Engineering Teacher
Applied Mechanics Teacher
Architectural Engineering Teacher
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
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US Salary Median: $74,982
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Doctorate

Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $19,181 per year (or $29,031 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $76,724 to earn a bachelor's (or $116,124 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $17,423 per year (or $25,999 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $34,846 to earn a master's (or $51,998 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($76,724 if you're in-state, $116,124 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $17,423 per year (or $25,999 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $69,692 to earn a doctorate (or $103,996 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($76,724 if you're in-state, $116,124 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($34,846 if you're in-state, $51,998 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Manufacturing Engineering Degrees

Navajo Technical University

Lower Point Road, State Road 371 - Crownpoint, NM

Out-of-state cost: $4,070/year
In-state cost: $4,070/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

Out-of-state cost: $5,970/year
In-state cost: $5,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Central State University

1400 Brush Row Rd - Wilberforce, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,726/year
In-state cost: $6,726/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Youngstown State University

One University Plaza - Youngstown, OH

Out-of-state cost: $9,528/year
In-state cost: $9,168/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Ferris State University

1201 S State St - Big Rapids, MI

Out-of-state cost: $12,768/year
In-state cost: $12,768/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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National University

11255 North Torrey Pines Road - La Jolla, CA

Out-of-state cost: $13,320/year
In-state cost: $13,320/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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North Dakota State University-Main Campus

1301 12th Avenue North - Fargo, ND

Out-of-state cost: $14,336/year
In-state cost: $10,033/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Western Michigan University

1903 W Michigan Ave - Kalamazoo, MI

Out-of-state cost: $16,041/year
In-state cost: $13,017/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Saint Cloud State University

720 Fourth Ave. South - Saint Cloud, MN

Out-of-state cost: $17,195/year
In-state cost: $8,779/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Wisconsin-Stout

712 S Broadway St - Menomonie, WI

Out-of-state cost: $17,455/year
In-state cost: $9,488/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Georgia Southern University

1332 Southern Drive - Statesboro, GA

Out-of-state cost: $17,539/year
In-state cost: $6,485/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Wichita State University

1845 N. Fairmount - Wichita, KS

Out-of-state cost: $17,798/year
In-state cost: $8,433/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate

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California State University-Long Beach

1250 Bellflower Blvd - Long Beach, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,726/year
In-state cost: $6,846/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

1201 W University Dr - Edinburg, TX

Out-of-state cost: $18,733/year
In-state cost: $8,917/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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California State University-Northridge

18111 Nordhoff St - Northridge, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,897/year
In-state cost: $7,017/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Wright State University-Main Campus

3640 Colonel Glenn Highway - Dayton, OH

Out-of-state cost: $18,937/year
In-state cost: $9,519/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Grand Valley State University

1 Campus Dr - Allendale, MI

Out-of-state cost: $19,168/year
In-state cost: $13,576/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

3801 W Temple Avenue - Pomona, CA

Out-of-state cost: $19,319/year
In-state cost: $7,439/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Southern Indiana

8600 University Blvd - Evansville, IN

Out-of-state cost: $20,822/year
In-state cost: $9,286/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Virginia State University

1 Hayden Drive - Petersburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $20,909/year
In-state cost: $9,154/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Manufacturing Engineering Degrees

University of North Alabama

One Harrison Plaza - Florence, AL

Out-of-state cost: $13,860/year
In-state cost: $7,200/year
Degrees: Master's

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The University of Texas at El Paso

500 W. University Ave - El Paso, TX

Out-of-state cost: $16,180/year
In-state cost: $6,956/year
Degrees: Master's

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Lawrence Technological University

21000 West Ten Mile Road - Southfield, MI

Out-of-state cost: $17,918/year
In-state cost: $17,918/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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San Diego State University

5500 Campanile Dr - San Diego, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,658/year
In-state cost: $9,154/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln

1400 R Street - Lincoln, NE

Out-of-state cost: $19,513/year
In-state cost: $7,723/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

1700 Lomas Blvd NE - Albuquerque, NM

Out-of-state cost: $19,890/year
In-state cost: $7,321/year
Degrees: Master's

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The University of Texas at San Antonio

One UTSA Circle - San Antonio, TX

Out-of-state cost: $25,807/year
In-state cost: $8,291/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

2624 Clifton Avenue - Cincinnati, OH

Out-of-state cost: $26,644/year
In-state cost: $14,902/year
Degrees: Master's

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Lehigh University

27 Memorial Drive West - Bethlehem, PA

Out-of-state cost: $27,130/year
In-state cost: $27,130/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of California-Los Angeles

405 Hilgard Ave - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,131/year
In-state cost: $13,029/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of California-Irvine

501 Aldrich Hall - Irvine, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,456/year
In-state cost: $13,354/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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North Carolina State University at Raleigh

2101 Hillsborough Street - Raleigh, NC

Out-of-state cost: $28,999/year
In-state cost: $11,673/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

1400 NE Campus Parkway - Seattle, WA

Out-of-state cost: $30,294/year
In-state cost: $17,394/year
Degrees: Master's

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Illinois Institute of Technology

10 West 35th Street - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $30,695/year
In-state cost: $30,695/year
Degrees: Master's

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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

225 North Ave - Atlanta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $31,334/year
In-state cost: $16,258/year
Degrees: Master's

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New Jersey Institute of Technology

University Heights - Newark, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $33,744/year
In-state cost: $23,828/year
Degrees: Master's

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New York University

70 Washington Sq South - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $36,892/year
In-state cost: $36,892/year
Degrees: Master's

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Wayne State University

656 West Kirby Street - Detroit, MI

Out-of-state cost: $37,215/year
In-state cost: $18,226/year
Degrees: Master's

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The Pennsylvania State University

201 Old Main - University Park, PA

Out-of-state cost: $38,728/year
In-state cost: $22,994/year
Degrees: Associate's, Master's

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University of Connecticut

352 Mansfield Road - Storrs, CT

Out-of-state cost: $41,576/year
In-state cost: $19,664/year
Degrees: Master's

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