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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Maritime Law Enforcement Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program focusing on the application of law enforcement and security principles and procedures to the marine environment. Includes instruction in criminal and nautical law, nautical terminology, seamanship and vessel operation, vessel maintenance, navigation and navigation systems, meteorology, vessel and passenger safety, radar and remote sensing systems, communications systems, vessel pursuit and stop, boarding and arrest techniques, investigative and evidence techniques, weaponry and applications to specific situations such as piracy, drug trafficking and smuggling.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes. Collect evidence at crime scene, classify and identify fingerprints, and photograph evidence for use in criminal and civil cases. Use intelligence data to anticipate and prevent organized crime activities, such as terrorism. Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Investigate and inspect persons, common carriers, goods, and merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $62,974
"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.): 8.61%
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.): N/A
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): N/A
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): N/A
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): N/A
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): N/A
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): N/A

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: $62,974

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($106,591) in the Redding, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($92,300).

Fairbanks, AK	$92,300
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$81,975

$87,138

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($72,937).

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$61,173
Decatur, AL	$50,793
Huntsville, AL	$72,937
Mobile, AL	$58,462
Montgomery, AL	$60,335
Tuscaloosa, AL	$65,187
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$42,228
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$43,978
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$43,557
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$44,455
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$69,718
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$49,620
Dothan, AL	$41,510
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$40,060
Gadsden, AL	$41,380

$53,797

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($51,698).

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$44,118
Hot Springs, AR	$47,394
Jonesboro, AR	$45,814
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$51,698
Pine Bluff, AR	$44,472
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$37,763
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$37,354
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$38,494
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$37,301

$42,714

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($87,525).

Tucson, AZ	$75,893
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$64,827
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$87,525
Prescott, AZ	$61,348
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$77,732
Yuma, AZ	$76,005
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$73,950

$74,612

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Redding, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($134,713).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$123,885
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$100,556
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$128,906
Chico, CA	$93,027
El Centro, CA	$93,407
Fresno, CA	$102,239
Modesto, CA	$95,056
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$120,590
Redding, CA	$134,713
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$99,381
Salinas, CA	$93,827
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$108,838
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$119,840
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$121,187
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$121,563
Santa Rosa, CA	$116,853
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$105,455
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$118,843
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$87,690
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$104,993
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$107,627
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$81,420
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$50,110
Merced, CA	$115,660
Napa, CA	$105,590
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$108,360
Yuba City, CA	$80,420

$106,591

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($90,750).

Colorado Springs, CO	$75,816
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$90,750
Fort Collins, CO	$81,796
Grand Junction, CO	$76,131
Greeley, CO	$75,770
Pueblo, CO	$71,283
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$53,464
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$63,661
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$74,400

$73,802

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($88,488).

Danbury, CT	$88,488
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$83,799
New Haven, CT	$85,781
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$83,975
Waterbury, CT	$80,355
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$86,817

$84,698

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($82,246).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$82,246
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$57,790
Tallahassee, FL	$56,364
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$53,058
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$50,532
Gainesville, FL	$52,225
Jacksonville, FL	$63,747
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$54,190
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$65,668
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$62,110
Ocala, FL	$58,108
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$56,207
Panama City, FL	$50,657
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$55,120
Port St. Lucie, FL	$80,011
Punta Gorda, FL	$57,978
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$55,538
Sebring, FL	$50,307
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$71,534
The Villages, FL	$49,877
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$65,992
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$46,505

$59,556

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($95,120).

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$48,510
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$58,570
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$48,491
Brunswick, GA	$95,120
Columbus, GA-AL	$47,713
Dalton, GA	$50,380
Gainesville, GA	$53,475
Hinesville, GA	$48,983
Macon, GA	$52,900
Rome, GA	$45,067
Savannah, GA	$65,963
Valdosta, GA	$44,475
Warner Robins, GA	$48,553
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$41,780
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$46,590
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$45,328
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$42,357

$52,237

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($89,554).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$70,650
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$89,554

$83,883

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($73,839).

Cedar Rapids, IA	$69,210
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$70,390
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$73,839
Dubuque, IA	$69,138
Iowa City, IA	$68,150
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$65,887
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$63,975
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$57,568
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$58,760
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,368
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$61,617

$65,621

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($64,839).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$64,839
Idaho Falls, ID	$62,678
Lewiston, ID-WA	$57,674
Pocatello, ID	$62,211
Twin Falls, ID	$56,644
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$64,278
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$49,622

$60,675

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($93,602).

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$65,843
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$86,143
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$93,602
Decatur, IL	$81,880
Peoria, IL	$71,813
Rockford, IL	$87,557
Springfield, IL	$83,883
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$67,000
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$62,433
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$63,570
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$54,873
Danville, IL	$62,380
Kankakee, IL	$73,260

$75,175

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($68,511).

Terre Haute, IN	$46,705
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$51,180
Evansville, IN-KY	$61,677
Fort Wayne, IN	$66,665
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$68,511
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$68,090
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$61,153
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$52,127
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$55,605
Columbus, IN	$52,320
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$58,740
Kokomo, IN	$50,060
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$47,490
Muncie, IN	$49,310

$58,073

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($59,967).

Manhattan, KS	$53,553
Topeka, KS	$55,948
Wichita, KS	$59,967
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$46,900

$53,912

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($60,144).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$51,025
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$51,085
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$60,144
Owensboro, KY	$44,810
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$48,283
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$43,701
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$48,747
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$44,158

$49,433

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($58,811).

Baton Rouge, LA	$50,132
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$45,572
Lafayette, LA	$42,987
Lake Charles, LA	$48,403
Monroe, LA	$48,950
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$58,811
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$57,017
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$41,250
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$49,720
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$40,302
Hammond, LA	$36,352

$47,468

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($87,660).

Springfield, MA-CT	$80,789
Worcester, MA-CT	$69,889
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$86,120
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$73,820
New Bedford, MA	$87,660
Pittsfield, MA	$68,050
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$74,450

$76,498

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($100,857).

California-Lexington Park, MD	$69,390
Cumberland, MD-WV	$61,793
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$100,857
Salisbury, MD-DE	$70,330
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$63,467

$77,782

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($64,418).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$48,860
Portland-South Portland, ME	$64,418
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$64,414
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$57,370

$60,180

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($84,310).

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$79,779
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$84,310
Flint, MI	$74,752
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$68,334
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$71,579
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$67,765
Saginaw, MI	$66,232
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$72,383
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$67,040
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$61,617
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$66,163
Battle Creek, MI	$63,370
Bay City, MI	$64,740
Jackson, MI	$61,170
Midland, MI	$64,390
Monroe, MI	$59,800
Muskegon, MI	$61,140

$69,859

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($85,037).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$85,037
Rochester, MN	$79,438
St. Cloud, MN	$78,520
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$70,740
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$71,243
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$64,087
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$71,963
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$73,120

$75,167

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($77,050).

St. Louis, MO-IL	$77,050
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$50,373
Joplin, MO	$42,520
Kansas City, MO-KS	$71,402
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$60,583
Springfield, MO	$55,020
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$43,338
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$44,308
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$47,320
Columbia, MO	$49,440
Jefferson City, MO	$42,970

$55,054

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($51,841).

Hattiesburg, MS	$42,183
Jackson, MS	$47,464
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$51,841
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$42,241
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$35,849
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$50,996

$45,320

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($66,491).

Great Falls, MT	$53,470
Missoula, MT	$66,337
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$58,220
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$66,491
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$48,656

$59,975

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($74,168).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$59,740
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$58,689
Greenville, NC	$58,154
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$49,701
Raleigh, NC	$64,337
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$47,761
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$48,703
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$47,589
Burlington, NC	$52,740
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$58,632
Fayetteville, NC	$53,109
Goldsboro, NC	$46,200
Jacksonville, NC	$59,035
New Bern, NC	$57,020
Rocky Mount, NC	$52,010
Wilmington, NC	$74,168
Winston-Salem, NC	$50,040
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$47,625

$54,705

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($72,488).

Fargo, ND-MN	$69,631
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$72,488
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$70,434
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$66,726

$69,919

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($81,845).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$59,771
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$81,845
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$49,200
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$55,837
Lincoln, NE	$68,810

$64,867

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($68,993).

Manchester, NH	$68,993
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$65,986
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$56,793
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$66,994
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$59,318

$64,280

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($88,418).

Ocean City, NJ	$77,525
Trenton, NJ	$88,418
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$82,353

$82,765

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($74,986).

Farmington, NM	$59,827
Las Cruces, NM	$74,986
Santa Fe, NM	$67,164
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$52,161
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$69,604

$64,749

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($87,750).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$84,750
Reno, NV	$87,750
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$66,673

$78,189

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 ($91,678).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$75,541
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$91,678
Rochester, NY	$81,220
Syracuse, NY	$81,600
Utica-Rome, NY	$75,510
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$79,136
Binghamton, NY	$81,967
Glens Falls, NY	$64,632
Ithaca, NY	$89,945
Kingston, NY	$78,057
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$81,413
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$74,748
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$84,362
Elmira, NY	$77,580

$80,045

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($76,796).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$70,780
Columbus, OH	$76,088
Dayton, OH	$76,796
Toledo, OH	$66,990
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$75,713
Lima, OH	$58,773
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$60,042
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$61,633
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$73,182
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$59,913
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$72,155
Canton-Massillon, OH	$61,088
Mansfield, OH	$59,900
Springfield, OH	$60,240

$68,790

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($69,037).

Oklahoma City, OK	$69,037
Tulsa, OK	$62,142
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$55,765
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$51,682
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$48,537
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$49,097
Lawton, OK	$40,280

$53,923

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($84,394).

Bend-Redmond, OR	$79,408
Corvallis, OR	$71,753
Eugene, OR	$77,168
Grants Pass, OR	$55,120
Medford, OR	$75,313
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$83,080
Salem, OR	$84,394
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$66,210
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$61,853
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$74,345

$74,411

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($100,497).

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$82,299
Pittsburgh, PA	$78,699
East Stroudsburg, PA	$75,190
Erie, PA	$87,335
Gettysburg, PA	$100,497
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$81,810
Lancaster, PA	$76,570
Lebanon, PA	$81,090
Reading, PA	$80,667
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$71,534
State College, PA	$86,210
York-Hanover, PA	$82,192
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$56,587
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$62,960
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$67,093
Altoona, PA	$58,240
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$51,570
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$57,290
Johnstown, PA	$51,000
Williamsport, PA	$51,850

$76,154

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($45,031).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$45,031
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$19,507
Arecibo, PR	$20,600
Ponce, PR	$26,148
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$21,207
Guayama, PR	$20,900
San German, PR	$19,900

$29,215

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($55,957).

Columbia, SC	$52,310
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$52,761
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$55,957
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$49,397
Spartanburg, SC	$47,912
Sumter, SC	$44,763
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$41,143
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$43,073
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$40,993
Florence, SC	$40,098

$47,110

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($66,823).

Sioux Falls, SD	$66,823
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$52,629
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$49,841

$55,979

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($64,557).

Clarksville, TN-KY	$52,230
Cleveland, TN	$45,560
Jackson, TN	$54,910
Johnson City, TN	$49,723
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$54,728
Knoxville, TN	$56,408
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$64,557
Morristown, TN	$45,787
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$60,624
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$45,847
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$46,672
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$49,052
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$45,413

$52,167

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

El Paso, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($92,692).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$76,113
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$73,146
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$71,790
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$46,164
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$57,076
Amarillo, TX	$70,050
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$77,010
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$67,420
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$73,263
College Station-Bryan, TX	$61,103
Corpus Christi, TX	$68,785
El Paso, TX	$92,692
Killeen-Temple, TX	$58,120
Laredo, TX	$85,060
Longview, TX	$51,975
Lubbock, TX	$71,450
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$60,993
Midland, TX	$78,800
Odessa, TX	$67,393
Sherman-Denison, TX	$60,430
Texarkana, TX-AR	$55,907
Tyler, TX	$68,997
Waco, TX	$67,424
Wichita Falls, TX	$56,622
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$59,940
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$50,882
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$73,687
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$69,528
San Angelo, TX	$70,496
Victoria, TX	$56,380

$67,056

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($72,102).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$61,853
Provo-Orem, UT	$61,590
Salt Lake City, UT	$72,102
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$64,370
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$56,750
St. George, UT	$55,440

$63,926

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($76,277).

Richmond, VA	$66,970
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$65,743
Charlottesville, VA	$73,217
Harrisonburg, VA	$58,725
Lynchburg, VA	$75,832
Roanoke, VA	$70,373
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$57,187
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$62,035
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$66,337
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$76,277
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$64,039
Winchester, VA-WV	$54,880

$67,039

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($71,761).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$60,442
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$71,761

$67,408

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Yakima, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($99,732).

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$84,660
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$92,240
Longview, WA	$90,810
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$88,307
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$95,233
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$98,524
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$84,756
Wenatchee, WA	$91,550
Yakima, WA	$99,732
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$86,233
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$82,898
Walla Walla, WA	$77,750

$89,840

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($90,513).

Eau Claire, WI	$74,623
Fond du Lac, WI	$68,803
Green Bay, WI	$86,093
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$66,073
Madison, WI	$78,447
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$90,513
Racine, WI	$78,125
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$59,847
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$67,207
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$57,412
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$72,394
Wausau, WI	$74,578
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$64,754
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$73,280
Sheboygan, WI	$73,150

$73,288

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($57,109).

Charleston, WV	$42,193
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$45,982
Morgantown, WV	$46,113
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$42,460
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$43,988
Wheeling, WV-OH	$46,100
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$38,828
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$57,109

$46,635

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($56,850).

Cheyenne, WY	$49,630
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$46,385
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$56,850

$52,920

Master's

Average Salary Median: $50,647

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($98,423) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

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

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

$60,860

Alabama

N/A

Arkansas

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

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

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

$43,910

Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($59,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$59,870
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	N/A
Prescott, AZ	N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	N/A
Yuma, AZ	N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$59,870

California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($119,710) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$119,710
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$57,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$117,910
Chico, CA	N/A
El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	N/A
Salinas, CA	N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, 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
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
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A

$98,423

Colorado

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

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

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

$46,638

Connecticut

N/A

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Tallahassee, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($77,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$63,030
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$69,140
Tallahassee, FL	$77,680
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
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
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
Punta Gorda, FL	N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	N/A
Sebring, FL	N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	N/A
The Villages, FL	N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$69,950

Georgia

N/A

Hawaii

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

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

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

$49,995

Iowa

N/A

Idaho

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

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

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

$40,664

Illinois

N/A

Indiana

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

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($44,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Terre Haute, IN	$43,220
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$44,810
Evansville, IN-KY	N/A
Fort Wayne, IN	N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Columbus, IN	N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Kokomo, IN	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A

$44,015

Kansas

N/A

Kentucky

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,010) for a master's 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 (Master's)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($70,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT	$54,510
Worcester, MA-CT	$70,870
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Pittsfield, MA	N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$62,690

Maryland

N/A

Maine

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

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

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

$44,188

Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($54,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$54,700
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	N/A
Flint, MI	N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A
Saginaw, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Jackson, MI	N/A
Midland, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A

$54,700

Minnesota

N/A

Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($74,520) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$74,520
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$60,710
Joplin, MO	N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
Springfield, MO	N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Columbia, MO	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A

$67,615

Mississippi

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

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

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

$41,640

Montana

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

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

Great Falls, MT	$32,150
Missoula, MT	$35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$33,510

$36,486

North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($73,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$63,470
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$57,360
Greenville, NC	$58,490
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$51,940
Raleigh, NC	$73,100
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$59,220
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$60,520
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$63,080
Burlington, NC	N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	N/A
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Goldsboro, NC	N/A
Jacksonville, NC	N/A
New Bern, NC	N/A
Rocky Mount, NC	N/A
Wilmington, NC	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$60,898

North Dakota

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

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

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

$48,918

Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($57,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$57,870
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lincoln, NE	N/A

$57,870

New Hampshire

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

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

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

$48,196

New Jersey

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

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

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

$56,627

New Mexico

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

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

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

$48,982

Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a master's 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 (Master's)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($68,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$49,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$68,400
Rochester, NY	$57,870
Syracuse, NY	$66,110
Utica-Rome, NY	$61,860
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$63,140
Binghamton, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Elmira, NY	N/A

$61,115

Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($56,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$49,350
Columbus, OH	$53,700
Dayton, OH	$56,300
Toledo, OH	$56,020
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	N/A
Lima, OH	N/A
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
Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A

$53,843

Oklahoma

N/A

Oregon

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

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

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

$48,779

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($76,190) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$76,190
Pittsburgh, PA	$67,820
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Reading, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	N/A
State College, 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
Altoona, PA	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
Williamsport, PA	N/A

$72,005

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($20,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$20,250
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Guayama, PR	N/A
San German, PR	N/A

$20,250

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

N/A

South Dakota

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

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

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

$41,080

Tennessee

N/A

Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($61,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$56,870
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$61,800
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$61,340
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$18,950
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$53,850
Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
El Paso, TX	N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
Laredo, TX	N/A
Longview, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
San Angelo, TX	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A

$50,562

Utah

N/A

Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($51,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA	$51,250
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$32,480
Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Roanoke, VA	N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	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
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A

$41,865

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a master's 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 (Master's)

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

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

$44,668

Wyoming

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

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

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

$48,640

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $77,841

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is California ($129,811) in the Redding, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($123,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$123,300
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$119,100

$121,200

Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($86,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$70,640
Decatur, AL	$65,440
Huntsville, AL	$81,700
Mobile, AL	$70,935
Montgomery, AL	$72,125
Tuscaloosa, AL	$86,720
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$47,685
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$50,375
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$51,470
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$52,865
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$80,230
Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Dothan, AL	N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A

$66,380

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($62,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$54,190
Hot Springs, AR	$56,520
Jonesboro, AR	$61,570
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$62,650
Pine Bluff, AR	$59,430
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$41,120
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$44,670
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$46,430
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$39,300

$51,764

Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($98,715) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$90,470
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$81,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$98,715
Prescott, AZ	$69,445
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$87,005
Yuma, AZ	$83,155
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$90,470

$85,780

California

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

Redding, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($164,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$149,315
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$133,175
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$155,770
Chico, CA	$125,580
El Centro, CA	$123,370
Fresno, CA	$122,990
Modesto, CA	$118,040
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$144,720
Redding, CA	$164,460
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$127,190
Salinas, CA	$124,920
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$128,095
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$150,350
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$156,780
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$143,930
Santa Rosa, CA	$130,090
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$118,345
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$133,700
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$111,610
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$141,380
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$151,260
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$86,280
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$44,310
Merced, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A

$129,811

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($107,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$92,570
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$107,370
Fort Collins, CO	$106,715
Grand Junction, CO	$93,305
Greeley, CO	$89,870
Pueblo, CO	$80,480
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$61,265
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$73,080
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$93,130

$88,643

Connecticut

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

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($109,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$96,395
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$96,715
New Haven, CT	$102,010
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$91,665
Waterbury, CT	$88,255
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$109,330

$97,395

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($100,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$100,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$62,985
Tallahassee, FL	$64,665
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$59,455
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$54,995
Gainesville, FL	$58,075
Jacksonville, FL	$73,295
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$65,845
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$75,105
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$69,420
Ocala, FL	$67,695
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$64,610
Panama City, FL	$58,170
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$61,260
Port St. Lucie, FL	$80,080
Punta Gorda, FL	$64,125
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$66,185
Sebring, FL	$56,820
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$86,230
The Villages, FL	$53,250
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$75,505
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$53,585

$66,896

Georgia

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

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($105,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$52,520
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$66,290
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$50,235
Brunswick, GA	$105,750
Columbus, GA-AL	$51,060
Dalton, GA	$62,060
Gainesville, GA	$61,455
Hinesville, GA	$63,490
Macon, GA	$60,740
Rome, GA	$56,160
Savannah, GA	$71,420
Valdosta, GA	$51,735
Warner Robins, GA	$55,140
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$48,130
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$50,680
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$51,755
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$47,480

$59,182

Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($105,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	N/A
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$105,850

$105,850

Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($98,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$98,720
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$81,245
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$88,280
Dubuque, IA	$96,650
Iowa City, IA	$92,160
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$78,830
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$84,320
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$68,880
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$68,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$64,500
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$69,805

$81,065

Idaho

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

Twin Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($87,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$80,000
Idaho Falls, ID	$78,865
Lewiston, ID-WA	$80,060
Pocatello, ID	$75,320
Twin Falls, ID	$87,020
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$72,095
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$68,880

$77,463

Illinois

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

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($107,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$82,250
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$107,170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$106,265
Decatur, IL	$100,840
Peoria, IL	$83,590
Rockford, IL	$96,220
Springfield, IL	$104,250
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$73,240
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$74,140
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$76,950
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$70,540
Danville, IL	N/A
Kankakee, IL	N/A

$88,678

Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($81,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Terre Haute, IN	$47,610
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$56,265
Evansville, IN-KY	$70,030
Fort Wayne, IN	$76,245
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$81,910
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$74,690
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$67,400
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$58,300
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$59,285
Columbus, IN	N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Kokomo, IN	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A

$65,748

Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($80,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$78,840
Topeka, KS	$80,450
Wichita, KS	$71,700
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$53,380

$71,093

Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($69,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$69,460
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$58,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$66,950
Owensboro, KY	N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$52,015
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$48,110
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$53,740
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$54,000

$57,576

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($67,395) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	$56,425
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$49,375
Lafayette, LA	$49,090
Lake Charles, LA	$55,535
Monroe, LA	$50,150
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$67,395
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$62,420
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$45,340
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$53,680
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$48,045
Hammond, LA	$39,200

$52,423

Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($106,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT	$95,485
Worcester, MA-CT	$81,180
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$106,680
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$90,800
New Bedford, MA	$103,860
Pittsfield, MA	$86,170
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$92,130

$93,758

Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($110,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$94,690
Cumberland, MD-WV	$76,040
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$110,920
Salisbury, MD-DE	$88,270
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$80,300

$90,044

Maine

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

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($79,935) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME	$78,220
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$79,935
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$68,075

$75,410

Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($96,205) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$96,205
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$93,230
Flint, MI	$80,935
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$82,510
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$86,715
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$75,325
Saginaw, MI	$69,615
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$77,450
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$69,610
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$65,000
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$73,280
Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Jackson, MI	N/A
Midland, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A

$79,080

Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($96,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$93,950
Rochester, MN	$89,445
St. Cloud, MN	$96,420
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$76,950
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$85,350
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$80,680
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$78,920
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	N/A

$85,959

Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($87,745) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$87,745
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$56,590
Joplin, MO	$49,720
Kansas City, MO-KS	$81,645
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$81,190
Springfield, MO	$64,275
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$50,685
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$52,165
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$59,820
Columbia, MO	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A

$64,871

Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($59,215) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	$51,380
Jackson, MS	$53,485
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$56,165
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$48,215
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$40,975
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$59,215

$51,573

Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($82,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT	N/A
Missoula, MT	$82,510
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$68,610
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$79,240
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$62,280

$73,160

North Carolina

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

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($80,665) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$67,565
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$68,120
Greenville, NC	$64,295
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$55,565
Raleigh, NC	$72,410
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$51,355
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$52,580
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$49,840
Burlington, NC	$62,370
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$68,075
Fayetteville, NC	$60,430
Goldsboro, NC	$52,230
Jacksonville, NC	$62,845
New Bern, NC	$75,460
Rocky Mount, NC	$65,270
Wilmington, NC	$80,665
Winston-Salem, NC	$56,630
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$54,365

$62,226

North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($88,375) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$86,055
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$88,375
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$85,820
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$87,100

$86,838

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($90,135) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$66,295
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$90,135
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$53,720
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$67,610
Lincoln, NE	N/A

$69,440

New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($103,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$103,240
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$78,190
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$75,300
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$80,070
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$77,050

$82,770

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($115,995) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$104,100
Trenton, NJ	$115,995
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$104,490

$108,195

New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($91,645) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$73,350
Las Cruces, NM	$91,645
Santa Fe, NM	$84,775
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$59,035
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$82,500

$78,261

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($102,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$100,315
Reno, NV	$102,030
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$76,590

$92,978

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($115,175) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$92,585
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$115,175
Rochester, NY	$97,090
Syracuse, NY	$84,845
Utica-Rome, NY	$86,205
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$89,145
Binghamton, NY	$90,280
Glens Falls, NY	$74,465
Ithaca, NY	$103,625
Kingston, NY	$86,610
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$87,190
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$82,915
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$90,695
Elmira, NY	N/A

$90,833

Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($92,665) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$83,940
Columbus, OH	$92,665
Dayton, OH	$86,775
Toledo, OH	$81,500
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$80,240
Lima, OH	$71,700
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$69,415
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$77,020
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$77,965
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$73,340
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$81,665
Canton-Massillon, OH	$66,640
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A

$78,572

Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($91,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK	$91,250
Tulsa, OK	$69,075
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$53,210
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$56,595
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$54,840
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$53,650
Lawton, OK	N/A

$63,103

Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($109,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$108,740
Corvallis, OR	N/A
Eugene, OR	$105,730
Grants Pass, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	$105,420
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$109,810
Salem, OR	$104,260
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$93,880
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$83,910
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$106,190

$102,243

Pennsylvania

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

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($122,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$95,375
Pittsburgh, PA	$90,745
East Stroudsburg, PA	$83,450
Erie, PA	$92,565
Gettysburg, PA	$122,130
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$95,330
Lancaster, PA	$87,615
Lebanon, PA	$92,890
Reading, PA	$87,450
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$81,160
State College, PA	$92,300
York-Hanover, PA	$92,825
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$66,060
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$72,320
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$76,000
Altoona, PA	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
Williamsport, PA	N/A

$88,548

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($54,025) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$54,025
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$20,540
Arecibo, PR	$24,280
Ponce, PR	$27,250
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$23,540
Guayama, PR	N/A
San German, PR	N/A

$29,927

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$59,490
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$57,885
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$69,450
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$55,190
Spartanburg, SC	$55,425
Sumter, SC	$50,260
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$45,470
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$51,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$45,310
Florence, SC	$40,570

$53,033

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($85,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$85,060
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$64,420
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$64,670

$71,383

Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($72,725) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$56,310
Cleveland, TN	$52,440
Jackson, TN	$59,870
Johnson City, TN	$51,990
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$61,365
Knoxville, TN	$64,395
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$72,725
Morristown, TN	$59,160
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$69,070
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$49,950
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$49,545
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$56,895
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$51,190

$58,070

Texas

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

El Paso, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($120,145) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$86,680
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$88,350
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$85,700
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$56,000
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$61,990
Amarillo, TX	$74,630
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$84,500
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$75,450
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$78,780
College Station-Bryan, TX	$66,620
Corpus Christi, TX	$80,385
El Paso, TX	$120,145
Killeen-Temple, TX	$61,700
Laredo, TX	$98,020
Longview, TX	$55,285
Lubbock, TX	$82,360
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$77,760
Midland, TX	$90,260
Odessa, TX	$81,560
Sherman-Denison, TX	$64,910
Texarkana, TX-AR	$70,020
Tyler, TX	$79,690
Waco, TX	$78,835
Wichita Falls, TX	$53,715
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$65,360
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$55,455
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$83,190
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$74,265
San Angelo, TX	$79,280
Victoria, TX	$57,800

$75,623

Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($79,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$79,480
Provo-Orem, UT	$76,750
Salt Lake City, UT	$78,525
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$71,910
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$70,590
St. George, UT	N/A

$75,451

Virginia

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

Lynchburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($92,835) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA	$78,830
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$80,150
Charlottesville, VA	$81,860
Harrisonburg, VA	$65,505
Lynchburg, VA	$92,835
Roanoke, VA	$82,810
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$77,660
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$73,505
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$71,400
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$83,170
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$74,920
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A

$78,422

Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($94,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$94,200
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$89,820

$92,010

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($117,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$91,710
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$97,300
Longview, WA	$108,150
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$104,000
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$115,680
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$117,880
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$102,690
Wenatchee, WA	$105,130
Yakima, WA	$105,255
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$95,100
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$86,675
Walla Walla, WA	N/A

$102,688

Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($101,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	$84,570
Fond du Lac, WI	$77,450
Green Bay, WI	$93,240
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$82,400
Madison, WI	$90,530
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$101,530
Racine, WI	$87,095
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$66,900
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$74,140
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$63,115
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$74,310
Wausau, WI	$80,490
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$68,270
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	N/A
Sheboygan, WI	N/A

$80,311

West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($66,945) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$60,400
Morgantown, WV	N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH	N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$66,945

$63,673

Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($80,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY	N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$80,500

$80,500

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $62,500

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is California ($98,747) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($89,570) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK	$89,570
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$76,920

$83,245

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($68,555) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$56,440
Decatur, AL	$43,470
Huntsville, AL	$68,555
Mobile, AL	$52,225
Montgomery, AL	$54,440
Tuscaloosa, AL	$54,420
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$39,500
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$40,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$39,600
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$40,250
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$67,090
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$49,620
Dothan, AL	$41,510
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$40,060
Gadsden, AL	$41,380

$48,623

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($50,660) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$42,510
Hot Springs, AR	$45,700
Jonesboro, AR	$42,180
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$50,660
Pine Bluff, AR	$42,120
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$35,690
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$32,310
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$34,370
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$36,200

$40,193

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($81,930) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tucson, AZ	$76,255
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$56,640
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$81,930
Prescott, AZ	$57,300
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$73,095
Yuma, AZ	$72,430
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$69,820

$69,639

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($127,055) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$123,665
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$105,035
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$127,055
Chico, CA	$76,750
El Centro, CA	$78,425
Fresno, CA	$95,090
Modesto, CA	$90,955
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$121,575
Redding, CA	$119,840
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$101,475
Salinas, CA	$78,280
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$99,210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$124,255
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$103,390
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$110,380
Santa Rosa, CA	$110,235
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$99,010
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$111,415
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$75,730
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$86,800
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$85,810
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$80,205
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$51,560
Merced, CA	$115,660
Napa, CA	$105,590
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$108,360
Yuba City, CA	$80,420

$98,747

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($91,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO	$74,825
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$91,800
Fort Collins, CO	$86,845
Grand Junction, CO	$76,025
Greeley, CO	$75,895
Pueblo, CO	$72,380
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$53,265
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$64,130
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$71,645

$74,090

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($88,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT	$84,535
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$82,445
New Haven, CT	$88,690
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$80,130
Waterbury, CT	$76,405
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$75,560

$81,294

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($84,255) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$83,640
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$57,065
Tallahassee, FL	$48,510
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$49,860
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$48,300
Gainesville, FL	$49,300
Jacksonville, FL	$61,565
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$51,700
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$60,950
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$58,455
Ocala, FL	$53,315
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$52,005
Panama City, FL	$50,140
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$52,050
Port St. Lucie, FL	$84,255
Punta Gorda, FL	$54,905
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$50,215
Sebring, FL	$47,050
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$72,570
The Villages, FL	$48,190
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$61,235
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$42,965

$56,284

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($89,805) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$46,505
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$54,710
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$49,340
Brunswick, GA	$89,805
Columbus, GA-AL	$46,040
Dalton, GA	$44,540
Gainesville, GA	$49,485
Hinesville, GA	$41,730
Macon, GA	$48,980
Rome, GA	$39,520
Savannah, GA	$63,235
Valdosta, GA	$40,845
Warner Robins, GA	$45,260
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$42,780
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$44,545
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$42,115
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$39,795

$48,778

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($91,315) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$80,940
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$91,315

$86,128

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($74,945) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$64,720
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$70,220
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$74,945
Dubuque, IA	$64,470
Iowa City, IA	$63,610
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$65,370
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$64,660
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$59,120
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$57,020
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$60,970

$63,785

Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($69,420) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$68,025
Idaho Falls, ID	$64,450
Lewiston, ID-WA	$61,110
Pocatello, ID	$61,895
Twin Falls, ID	$57,530
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$69,420
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$48,050

$61,497

Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($87,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$57,640
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$75,630
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$87,270
Decatur, IL	$72,400
Peoria, IL	$65,925
Rockford, IL	$83,225
Springfield, IL	$82,005
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$63,880
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$56,580
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$56,880
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$47,040
Danville, IL	$62,380
Kankakee, IL	$73,260

$68,009

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($70,145) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Terre Haute, IN	$47,350
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$50,230
Evansville, IN-KY	$57,500
Fort Wayne, IN	$61,875
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$70,145
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$64,790
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$58,030
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$49,040
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$53,765
Columbus, IN	$52,320
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$58,740
Kokomo, IN	$50,060
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$47,490
Muncie, IN	$49,310

$55,046

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($59,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS	$46,450
Topeka, KS	$49,270
Wichita, KS	$59,000
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$45,705

$50,106

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($59,645) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$42,720
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$48,180
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$59,645
Owensboro, KY	$43,070
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$46,365
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$40,055
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$45,685
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$37,540

$45,408

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($57,305) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA	$46,985
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$43,670
Lafayette, LA	$39,935
Lake Charles, LA	$43,980
Monroe, LA	$47,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$57,305
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$54,315
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$39,205
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$45,760
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$36,430
Hammond, LA	$35,640

$44,634

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($80,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Springfield, MA-CT	$80,010
Worcester, MA-CT	$65,980
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$75,840
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$65,330
New Bedford, MA	$79,560
Pittsfield, MA	$58,990
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$65,610

$70,189

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($95,825) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$56,740
Cumberland, MD-WV	$54,670
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$95,825
Salisbury, MD-DE	$61,360
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$55,050

$64,729

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($68,045) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$57,360
Portland-South Portland, ME	$66,090
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$68,045
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$57,995

$62,373

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,055) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$86,055
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$79,850
Flint, MI	$71,660
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$69,390
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$71,510
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$63,985
Saginaw, MI	$64,540
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$69,850
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$65,755
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$59,925
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$62,605
Battle Creek, MI	$63,370
Bay City, MI	$64,740
Jackson, MI	$61,170
Midland, MI	$64,390
Monroe, MI	$59,800
Muskegon, MI	$61,140

$67,043

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($80,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$80,580
Rochester, MN	$74,435
St. Cloud, MN	$69,570
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$67,635
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$64,190
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$55,790
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$68,485
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$73,120

$69,226

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($72,335) for jobs which don't require a degree.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$72,335
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$42,555
Joplin, MO	$38,920
Kansas City, MO-KS	$66,280
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$50,280
Springfield, MO	$48,605
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$39,665
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$40,380
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$41,070
Columbia, MO	$49,440
Jefferson City, MO	$42,970

$48,409

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($52,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS	$36,830
Jackson, MS	$45,475
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,100
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$39,595
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$32,205
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$49,745

$42,658

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($73,925) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT	$69,070
Missoula, MT	$73,925
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$59,860
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$72,395
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$50,510

$65,152

North Carolina

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

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($70,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$54,895
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$54,305
Greenville, NC	$55,000
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$46,210
Raleigh, NC	$58,110
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$43,100
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$43,810
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$42,590
Burlington, NC	$47,925
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$53,910
Fayetteville, NC	$48,575
Goldsboro, NC	$43,185
Jacksonville, NC	$57,130
New Bern, NC	$47,800
Rocky Mount, NC	$45,380
Wilmington, NC	$70,920
Winston-Salem, NC	$46,745
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$44,255

$50,214

North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($74,935) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN	$70,995
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$74,935
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$72,770
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$72,330

$72,758

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($77,700) for jobs which don't require a degree.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$56,985
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$77,700
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$46,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$49,950
Lincoln, NE	$68,810

$60,077

New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($64,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH	$62,060
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$63,535
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$56,250
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$64,820
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$54,070

$60,147

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($90,405) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ	$77,810
Trenton, NJ	$90,405
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$79,325

$82,513

New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($71,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM	$55,555
Las Cruces, NM	$71,000
Santa Fe, NM	$62,395
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$51,065
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$69,655

$61,934

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($94,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$84,720
Reno, NV	$94,890
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$64,830

$81,480

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($95,470) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$78,135
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$95,470
Rochester, NY	$84,530
Syracuse, NY	$86,100
Utica-Rome, NY	$73,575
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$78,130
Binghamton, NY	$77,810
Glens Falls, NY	$59,715
Ithaca, NY	$83,105
Kingston, NY	$73,780
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$78,525
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$70,665
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$81,195
Elmira, NY	$77,580

$78,451

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($81,655) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$72,195
Columbus, OH	$81,655
Dayton, OH	$76,930
Toledo, OH	$67,760
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$73,450
Lima, OH	$52,310
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$55,355
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$53,940
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$70,790
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$53,200
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$67,400
Canton-Massillon, OH	$59,700
Mansfield, OH	$59,900
Springfield, OH	$60,240

$64,630

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($58,675) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Oklahoma City, OK	$57,930
Tulsa, OK	$58,675
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$58,320
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$49,225
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$45,385
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$46,820
Lawton, OK	$40,280

$50,948

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($85,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$78,960
Corvallis, OR	$77,550
Eugene, OR	$76,070
Grants Pass, OR	$65,070
Medford, OR	$74,460
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$82,370
Salem, OR	$85,940
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$63,630
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$59,160
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$72,100

$73,531

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($89,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$81,250
Pittsburgh, PA	$75,395
East Stroudsburg, PA	$71,060
Erie, PA	$84,720
Gettysburg, PA	$89,680
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$75,050
Lancaster, PA	$77,235
Lebanon, PA	$75,190
Reading, PA	$77,275
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$72,100
State College, PA	$83,165
York-Hanover, PA	$76,875
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$51,850
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$58,280
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$62,640
Altoona, PA	$58,240
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$51,570
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$57,290
Johnstown, PA	$51,000
Williamsport, PA	$51,850

$69,086

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($51,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$51,550
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$18,990
Arecibo, PR	$18,760
Ponce, PR	$26,370
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$20,040
Guayama, PR	$20,900
San German, PR	$19,900

$25,216

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($49,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC	$48,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$48,135
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$49,210
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$46,500
Spartanburg, SC	$44,155
Sumter, SC	$42,015
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,980
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,970
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,835
Florence, SC	$39,980

$43,550

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($74,260) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD	$74,260
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$52,605
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$48,540

$58,468

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($62,665) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$50,190
Cleveland, TN	$42,120
Jackson, TN	$52,430
Johnson City, TN	$48,590
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$51,410
Knoxville, TN	$52,415
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$62,665
Morristown, TN	$39,100
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$57,820
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$43,795
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$45,235
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$45,130
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$42,525

$48,725

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

El Paso, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,965) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$75,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$73,700
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$67,890
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,050
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$55,425
Amarillo, TX	$67,760
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$73,265
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$63,405
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$70,505
College Station-Bryan, TX	$58,345
Corpus Christi, TX	$62,985
El Paso, TX	$78,965
Killeen-Temple, TX	$56,330
Laredo, TX	$78,580
Longview, TX	$50,320
Lubbock, TX	$65,995
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$52,610
Midland, TX	$73,070
Odessa, TX	$60,310
Sherman-Denison, TX	$58,190
Texarkana, TX-AR	$48,850
Tyler, TX	$63,650
Waco, TX	$64,095
Wichita Falls, TX	$58,075
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$57,230
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,595
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$68,935
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$67,160
San Angelo, TX	$68,300
Victoria, TX	$56,025

$63,075

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($68,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$53,040
Provo-Orem, UT	$54,010
Salt Lake City, UT	$68,890
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$60,600
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$49,830
St. George, UT	$55,440

$56,968

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($72,830) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Richmond, VA	$64,970
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$66,855
Charlottesville, VA	$68,895
Harrisonburg, VA	$55,335
Lynchburg, VA	$67,330
Roanoke, VA	$67,125
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$46,950
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$56,300
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$63,805
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$72,830
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$64,985
Winchester, VA-WV	$54,880

$62,522

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($72,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$57,070
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$72,950

$65,010

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (No Degree)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($99,935) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$81,135
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$89,710
Longview, WA	$82,140
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$80,460
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$85,010
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$99,935
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$85,490
Wenatchee, WA	$84,760
Yakima, WA	$96,970
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$81,800
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$81,010
Walla Walla, WA	$77,750

$85,514

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($85,005) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI	$69,650
Fond du Lac, WI	$64,480
Green Bay, WI	$82,520
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$57,910
Madison, WI	$72,405
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$85,005
Racine, WI	$73,640
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$56,320
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$63,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$54,560
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$71,915
Wausau, WI	$73,100
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$63,875
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$73,280
Sheboygan, WI	$73,150

$69,037

West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($60,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV	$47,160
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$44,720
Morgantown, WV	$47,760
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$46,100
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$44,420
Wheeling, WV-OH	$48,250
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$40,120
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$60,130

$47,333

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($55,790) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY	N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$55,790

$55,790

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $60,906

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($94,335) in the Redding, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($89,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$89,570
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$76,920

$83,245

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($68,555) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$56,440
Decatur, AL	$43,470
Huntsville, AL	$68,555
Mobile, AL	$52,225
Montgomery, AL	$54,440
Tuscaloosa, AL	$54,420
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$39,500
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$40,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$39,600
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$40,250
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$67,090
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$49,620
Dothan, AL	$41,510
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$40,060
Gadsden, AL	$41,380

$48,623

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($46,053) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$38,883
Hot Springs, AR	$43,725
Jonesboro, AR	$42,210
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$46,053
Pine Bluff, AR	$38,785
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$34,913
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$33,530
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$34,090
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$35,103

$38,588

Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($81,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$76,255
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$56,640
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$81,930
Prescott, AZ	$57,300
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$73,095
Yuma, AZ	$72,430
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$69,820

$69,639

California

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

Redding, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($119,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$108,470
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$90,127
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$115,897
Chico, CA	$76,750
El Centro, CA	$78,425
Fresno, CA	$93,170
Modesto, CA	$82,467
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$103,847
Redding, CA	$119,840
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$79,447
Salinas, CA	$78,280
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$99,210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$96,557
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$103,390
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$110,380
Santa Rosa, CA	$110,235
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$99,010
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$111,415
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$75,730
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$86,800
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$85,810
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$80,205
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$51,560
Merced, CA	$115,660
Napa, CA	$105,590
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$108,360
Yuba City, CA	$80,420

$94,335

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($91,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$74,825
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$91,800
Fort Collins, CO	$71,480
Grand Junction, CO	$76,025
Greeley, CO	$75,895
Pueblo, CO	$72,380
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$53,265
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$64,130
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$71,645

$72,383

Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($84,535) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$84,535
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$76,090
New Haven, CT	$73,023
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$80,130
Waterbury, CT	$76,405
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$75,560

$77,624

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($77,137) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$75,647
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$51,027
Tallahassee, FL	$48,960
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$49,860
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$48,300
Gainesville, FL	$49,300
Jacksonville, FL	$58,837
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$48,080
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$60,950
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$58,455
Ocala, FL	$53,315
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$52,005
Panama City, FL	$45,993
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$52,050
Port St. Lucie, FL	$77,137
Punta Gorda, FL	$54,905
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$50,215
Sebring, FL	$47,050
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$61,047
The Villages, FL	$48,190
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$61,235
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$42,965

$54,342

Georgia

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

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($89,805) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$46,505
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$54,710
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$46,763
Brunswick, GA	$89,805
Columbus, GA-AL	$46,040
Dalton, GA	$44,540
Gainesville, GA	$49,485
Hinesville, GA	$41,730
Macon, GA	$48,980
Rome, GA	$39,520
Savannah, GA	$63,235
Valdosta, GA	$40,845
Warner Robins, GA	$45,260
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$36,880
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$44,545
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$42,115
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$39,795

$48,280

Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($91,315) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$80,940
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$91,315

$86,128

Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($63,473) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$56,700
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$63,267
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$63,473
Dubuque, IA	$57,715
Iowa City, IA	$58,415
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$57,603
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$53,460
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$52,430
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$53,800
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$51,975
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,590

$56,857

Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($63,417) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$63,417
Idaho Falls, ID	$60,867
Lewiston, ID-WA	$53,875
Pocatello, ID	$57,737
Twin Falls, ID	$50,125
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$60,737
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$44,015

$55,825

Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($87,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$57,640
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$75,630
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$87,270
Decatur, IL	$72,400
Peoria, IL	$65,925
Rockford, IL	$83,225
Springfield, IL	$71,557
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$63,880
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$56,580
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$56,880
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$47,040
Danville, IL	$62,380
Kankakee, IL	$73,260

$67,205

Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($64,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Terre Haute, IN	$47,350
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$50,230
Evansville, IN-KY	$57,500
Fort Wayne, IN	$61,875
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$58,490
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$64,790
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$58,030
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$49,040
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$53,765
Columbus, IN	$52,320
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$58,740
Kokomo, IN	$50,060
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$47,490
Muncie, IN	$49,310

$54,214

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($52,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$44,460
Topeka, KS	$47,035
Wichita, KS	$52,790
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$43,377

$46,915

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($59,645) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$42,720
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$48,180
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$59,645
Owensboro, KY	$43,070
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$46,365
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$40,055
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$45,685
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$37,540

$45,408

Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($54,315) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	$46,985
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$43,670
Lafayette, LA	$39,935
Lake Charles, LA	$46,597
Monroe, LA	$47,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$54,093
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$54,315
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$39,205
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$45,760
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$36,430
Hammond, LA	$35,640

$44,580

Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($80,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT	$80,010
Worcester, MA-CT	$64,640
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$75,840
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$65,330
New Bedford, MA	$79,560
Pittsfield, MA	$58,990
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$65,610

$69,997

Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($95,825) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$56,740
Cumberland, MD-WV	$54,670
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$95,825
Salisbury, MD-DE	$61,360
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$55,050

$64,729

Maine

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

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($59,653) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$49,245
Portland-South Portland, ME	$58,753
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$59,653
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$53,503

$55,289

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($79,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$73,003
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$79,850
Flint, MI	$71,660
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$58,180
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$61,533
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$63,985
Saginaw, MI	$64,540
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$69,850
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$65,755
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$59,925
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$62,605
Battle Creek, MI	$63,370
Bay City, MI	$64,740
Jackson, MI	$61,170
Midland, MI	$64,390
Monroe, MI	$59,800
Muskegon, MI	$61,140

$65,029

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 ($80,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$80,580
Rochester, MN	$74,435
St. Cloud, MN	$69,570
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$67,635
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$64,190
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$55,790
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$68,485
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$73,120

$69,226

Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($72,335) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$72,335
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$47,993
Joplin, MO	$38,920
Kansas City, MO-KS	$66,280
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$50,280
Springfield, MO	$53,127
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$39,665
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$40,380
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$41,070
Columbia, MO	$49,440
Jefferson City, MO	$42,970

$49,315

Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($52,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	$36,830
Jackson, MS	$45,475
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,100
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$39,595
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$32,205
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$49,745

$42,658

Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($66,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT	$56,330
Missoula, MT	$66,310
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$54,940
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$63,653
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$48,490

$57,945

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 ($70,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$54,895
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$54,305
Greenville, NC	$55,000
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$46,210
Raleigh, NC	$58,110
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$43,100
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$43,810
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$42,590
Burlington, NC	$47,925
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$53,910
Fayetteville, NC	$51,250
Goldsboro, NC	$43,185
Jacksonville, NC	$57,130
New Bern, NC	$47,800
Rocky Mount, NC	$45,380
Wilmington, NC	$70,920
Winston-Salem, NC	$46,745
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$44,255

$50,362

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 ($67,633) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$63,910
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$67,633
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$66,183
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$62,997

$65,181

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($77,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$56,985
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$77,700
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$46,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$49,950
Lincoln, NE	$68,810

$60,077

New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($64,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$62,060
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$63,535
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$56,250
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$64,820
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$54,070

$60,147

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 ($77,403) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$69,433
Trenton, NJ	$77,403
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$77,240

$74,692

New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($71,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$55,555
Las Cruces, NM	$71,000
Santa Fe, NM	$62,395
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$51,065
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$69,655

$61,934

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($94,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$84,720
Reno, NV	$94,890
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$64,830

$81,480

New York

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

Syracuse, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($86,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$71,193
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$81,243
Rochester, NY	$76,217
Syracuse, NY	$86,100
Utica-Rome, NY	$73,575
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$78,130
Binghamton, NY	$77,810
Glens Falls, NY	$59,715
Ithaca, NY	$83,105
Kingston, NY	$73,780
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$78,525
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$70,665
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$81,195
Elmira, NY	$77,580

$76,345

Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($76,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$68,207
Columbus, OH	$68,787
Dayton, OH	$76,930
Toledo, OH	$60,460
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$73,450
Lima, OH	$52,310
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$55,355
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$53,940
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$70,790
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$53,200
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$67,400
Canton-Massillon, OH	$59,700
Mansfield, OH	$59,900
Springfield, OH	$60,240

$62,905

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($58,675) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK	$57,930
Tulsa, OK	$58,675
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$58,320
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$49,225
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$45,385
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$46,820
Lawton, OK	$40,280

$50,948

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 ($82,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$78,960
Corvallis, OR	$77,550
Eugene, OR	$76,070
Grants Pass, OR	$65,070
Medford, OR	$74,460
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$82,370
Salem, OR	$81,553
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$63,630
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$59,160
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$72,100

$73,092

Pennsylvania

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

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($89,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$76,317
Pittsburgh, PA	$75,395
East Stroudsburg, PA	$71,060
Erie, PA	$84,720
Gettysburg, PA	$89,680
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$75,050
Lancaster, PA	$68,763
Lebanon, PA	$75,190
Reading, PA	$77,275
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$64,740
State College, PA	$83,165
York-Hanover, PA	$76,875
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$51,850
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$58,280
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$62,640
Altoona, PA	$58,240
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$51,570
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$57,290
Johnstown, PA	$51,000
Williamsport, PA	$51,850

$68,048

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($42,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$42,950
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$18,990
Arecibo, PR	$18,760
Ponce, PR	$25,485
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$20,040
Guayama, PR	$20,900
San German, PR	$19,900

$23,861

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 ($52,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$48,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$52,430
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$49,210
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$46,500
Spartanburg, SC	$44,155
Sumter, SC	$42,015
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,980
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,970
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,835
Florence, SC	$39,980

$43,980

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($63,783) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$63,783
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$48,197
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$44,763

$52,248

Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($60,373) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$50,190
Cleveland, TN	$42,120
Jackson, TN	$52,430
Johnson City, TN	$48,590
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$51,410
Knoxville, TN	$52,415
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$60,373
Morristown, TN	$39,100
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$56,863
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$43,795
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$45,235
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$45,130
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$42,525

$48,475

Texas

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

El Paso, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,965) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$75,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$66,423
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$68,600
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,050
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$55,425
Amarillo, TX	$67,760
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$73,265
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$63,405
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$70,505
College Station-Bryan, TX	$58,345
Corpus Christi, TX	$62,985
El Paso, TX	$78,965
Killeen-Temple, TX	$56,330
Laredo, TX	$78,580
Longview, TX	$50,320
Lubbock, TX	$65,995
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$52,610
Midland, TX	$73,070
Odessa, TX	$60,310
Sherman-Denison, TX	$58,190
Texarkana, TX-AR	$48,850
Tyler, TX	$63,650
Waco, TX	$62,037
Wichita Falls, TX	$58,075
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$57,230
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,595
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$68,935
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$67,160
San Angelo, TX	$68,300
Victoria, TX	$56,025

$62,788

Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($68,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$53,040
Provo-Orem, UT	$54,010
Salt Lake City, UT	$68,890
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$60,600
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$49,830
St. George, UT	$55,440

$56,968

Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($72,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA	$64,970
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$66,855
Charlottesville, VA	$68,895
Harrisonburg, VA	$55,335
Lynchburg, VA	$67,330
Roanoke, VA	$64,247
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$46,950
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$56,300
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$63,805
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$72,830
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$56,153
Winchester, VA-WV	$54,880

$61,546

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($64,957) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$50,085
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$64,957

$57,521

Washington

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

Yakima, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($96,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$81,135
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$89,710
Longview, WA	$82,140
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$80,460
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$85,010
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$84,680
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$72,310
Wenatchee, WA	$84,760
Yakima, WA	$96,970
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$81,800
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$81,010
Walla Walla, WA	$77,750

$83,145

Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($85,005) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	$69,650
Fond du Lac, WI	$64,480
Green Bay, WI	$82,520
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$57,910
Madison, WI	$72,405
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$85,005
Racine, WI	$73,640
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$56,320
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$63,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$54,560
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$71,915
Wausau, WI	$73,100
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$63,875
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$73,280
Sheboygan, WI	$73,150

$69,037

West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($52,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	$39,395
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$40,135
Morgantown, WV	$46,520
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$40,600
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$41,050
Wheeling, WV-OH	$44,260
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$36,350
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$52,820

$42,641

Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($50,205) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY	$47,750
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$45,910
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$50,205

$47,955

8 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree. For a master's degree, the average salary median is $50,647. For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $77,841. The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $62,500. For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $60,906.

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0

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

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

Common Job Titles

Adjunct Instructor
Adjunct Professor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Criminal Justice Adjunct Instructor
Criminal Justice Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice Associate Instructor
Criminal Justice Faculty Member
Criminal Justice Instructor
Criminal Justice Professor
Criminology Professor
Criminology Teacher
Digital Forensics Instructor
Instructor
Justice Professor
Penology Professor
Penology Teacher
Professor
University Faculty Member

US Salary Median: $56,594
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Master's

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.

Salary Ratio: 0

Common Job Titles

Chief Deputy
Deputy Chief Sheriff
Detective Chief
Detective Supervisor
Harbor Master
Harbor Patrol Chief
Harbor Police Launch Commander
Homicide Squad Commanding Officer (Homicide Squad CO)
Identification and Communications Supervisor
Identification and Records Commander
Internal Affairs Commander
Investigation Division Commanding Officer
Motorized Squad Commanding Officer
Patrol Captain
Patrol Commander
Police Captain
Police Chief Deputy
Police Commanding Officer
Police Deputy Chief
Police Shift Commander
Police Superintendent
Police Supervisor
Port Warden
Post Commander
Precinct Captain
Precinct Commanding Officer
Precinct Police Captain
Safety Supervisor
Shift Supervisor
Suspect Artist Supervisor
Traffic Division Commanding Officer
Traffic Supervisor
Uniform Force Captain
Vehicle Maintenance Unit Commanding Officer

US Salary Median: $84,277
Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Associate's

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.

Salary Ratio: 0

Common Job Titles

Air Marshal
Burglary Investigator
Child Support Agent
Child Support Investigator
Child Support Officer
CIA Agent (Central Intelligence Agency Agent)
City Detective
Counter Intelligence Agent
Crime Analyst
Crime Investigator Special Agent
Crime Scene Investigator (CSI)
Criminal Analyst
Criminal Investigations Agent
Criminal Investigative Agent
Criminal Investigator
Criminal Profiler
Criminalist
Cyber Crime Investigator
Cyber Special Agent
Cybercrime Investigator
Deputy Sheriff
Deputy United States Marshal (Deputy US Marshal)
Detective
Detective Sergeant
Drug Enforcement Administration Agent (DEA AGENT)
FBI Field Agent (Federal Bureau of Investigation Field Agent)
FBI Investigator (Federal Bureau of Investigation Investigator)
FBI Profiler (Federal Bureau of Investigation Profiler)
FBI Sharpshooter (Federal Bureau of Investigation Sharpshooter)
FBI Special Agent (Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent)
Federal Air Marshal
Fugitive Detective
Fugitive Investigator
Gang Investigator
Homicide Detective
Homicide Investigator
Identification Officer
Inspector
Intelligence Officer
Internal Affairs Investigator
Investigation Officer
Investigative Analyst
Investigator
Major Case Detective
Master Police Detective
Missing Persons Investigator
Narcotics Agent
Narcotics Detective
Narcotics Investigator
Police Detective
Police Inspector
Police Investigator
Secret Service Agent
Sex Crimes Detective
Sheriff's Detective
Special Agent
Special Crimes Investigator
Special Inspector
Spy
State Trooper
Station Detective
Undercover Cop
Unemployment Examiner
Unemployment Inspector
Unemployment Insurance Fraud Investigator
United States Marshal (US Marshal)
Vice Detective
Vice Investigator
Victim Liaison
Violent Crimes Detective

US Salary Median: $76,747
Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
Prior Experience: N/A
Degree Level Required: None

Police Identification and Records Officers

Collect evidence at crime scene, classify and identify fingerprints, and photograph evidence for use in criminal and civil cases.

Salary Ratio: 0

Common Job Titles

Accident Examiner
Accident Investigator
Accident Reconstructionist
Community Service Officer
Computer Forensic Examiner
Computer Forensic Specialist
Corrections Identification Technician
Crime Lab Analyst (Crime Laboratory Analyst)
Crime Scene Evidence Technician
Crime Scene Examiner
Crime Scene Investigator
Crime Scene Specialist
Crime Scene Technician
Crime Victim Specialist
Criminal Identification Coordination Specialist
Criminal Records Technician
Criminal Specialist
Criminalist
Cyber Forensic Specialist
Evidence Custodian
Evidence Technician
Field Evidence Technician
Field Identification Specialist
Fingerprint Classifier
Forensic Identification Specialist
Forensic Science Examiner
Forensic Scientist
Forensic Sergeant
Forensic Specialist
Forensic Technician
Identification Officer
Identification Technician
Investigative Police Specialist
Latent Fingerprint Examiner
Latent Print Examiner
Parts Identification Technician
Police Crime Scene Technician
Police Evidence Specialist
Site Identification Specialist

US Salary Median: $76,747
Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Associate's

Intelligence Analysts

Gather, analyze, or evaluate information from a variety of sources, such as law enforcement databases, surveillance, intelligence networks or geographic information systems. Use intelligence data to anticipate and prevent organized crime activities, such as terrorism.

Salary Ratio: 0

Common Job Titles

Anti-Terrorist Analyst
CIA Agent (Central Intelligence Agency Agent)
Counter Intelligence Agent
Counterintelligence Analyst
Crime Analyst
Crime and Intelligence Analyst
Criminal Intelligence Analyst
Criminal Intelligence Specialist
Criminal Research Specialist
Cyber All Source Analyst
Cyber Analyst
Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst
Cyber Intel Planner
Cyber Intelligence Specialist
Cyber Operations Specialist
Cybersecurity All-Source Analyst
Cybersecurity Analyst
Cybersecurity Exploitation Analyst
Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
Cybersecurity Target Developer
Cybersecurity Target Network Analyst
Cybersecurity Threat Analyst
Intelligence Agent
Intelligence Analyst
Intelligence Research Specialist
Intelligence Specialist
Investigative Research Specialist
Police Crime and Intelligence Analyst
Threat Intelligence Analyst

US Salary Median: $76,747
Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

Salary Ratio: 0

Common Job Titles

Accident Prevention Squad Police Officer
Alcohol Law Enforcement Agent (ALE Agent)
Animal Cop
Border Guard
Border Patrol Agent
Border Patrol Officer
Campus Police Officer
Canine Deputy (K-9 Deputy)
Chief Deputy Sheriff
City Constable
City Marshal
Civil Division Deputy Sheriff
Civil Process Server
Community Service Patrol Officer
Complaint Evaluation Officer
Constable
Cop
County Sheriff
Crime Prevention Police Officer
Customs Patrol Officer
Deputy
Deputy Certified Sheriff
Deputy K-9
Deputy Sheriff
Deputy Sheriff (Generalist)-Bailiff
Deputy Sheriff Generalist
Deputy Sheriff Lieutenant
Deputy Sheriff-Custody
Deputy Sheriff-K9 Handler
Desk Officer
Drug Abuse Resistance Education Officer (DARE Officer)
Drug Enforcement Agent
Grand Jury Deputy Sheriff
Highway Patrol Officer
Highway Patrol Pilot
Immigration Guard
K-9 Handler
K-9 Police Officer
K9 Handler
Law Enforcement Officer
Lieutenant
Marshal
Master Deputy Sheriff-Court Security
Military Police Officer
Motorcycle Police
Mounted Police
Officer
Park Police
Patrol Deputy Sheriff
Patrol Driver
Patrol Officer
Patrol Park Officer
Patrol Sergeant
Sheriff's Office
Peace Officer
Police Booking Officer
Police Inspector
Police Officer
Police Park Officer
Police Patrol Officer
Police Worker
Policeman
Policewoman
Protective Officer
Protective Service Specialist
Public Safety Officer
Safety Instruction Police Officer
Safety Patrol Officer
Sheriff
Sheriff Department Corporal-Road Deputy
Sheriff Deputy
Sheriff Officer
Sheriff's Detective
Sheriff's Officer
Sheriff's Sergeant
Sheriffs Detective
Sheriffs Officer
Special Deputy
Special Deputy Sheriff
State Highway Police Officer
State Patrol Officer
State Trooper
SWAT Team Member (Special Weapons and Tactics Team Member)
Town Marshal
Trooper
Under Sheriff
Uniform Patrol Police Officer

US Salary Median: $58,627
Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
Prior Experience: N/A
Degree Level Required: None

Customs and Border Protection Officers

Investigate and inspect persons, common carriers, goods, and merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations.

Salary Ratio: 0

Common Job Titles

Agriculture Specialist
Air Import Specialist
Border Patrol Agent
Canine Enforcement Officer (K-9 Enforcement Officer)
Customs Import Specialist
Customs Inspector
Customs Officer
Customs Opener
Customs Packer
Customs Specialist
Customs Verifier
Deportation Officer
Drug Enforcement Agent
Drug Inspector
Duty Officer
Immigration Services Officer
Import Specialist
Inspector
Ocean Import Specialist
Patrol Inspector
Special Agent
US Customs and Border Officer
US Customs and Border Protection Officer (US CBPO)

US Salary Median: $58,627
Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Private Detectives and Investigators

Gather, analyze, compile, and report information regarding individuals or organizations to clients, or detect occurrences of unlawful acts or infractions of rules in private establishment.

Salary Ratio: 0

Common Job Titles

Alarm Investigator
Asset Protection Detective
Background Investigator
Bonding Agent
Cash Shortage Investigator
Certified Legal Investigator
Contract Investigator
Detective
Detective Investigator
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Field Investigator
Fraud Investigator
House Detective
House Officer
Intelligence Agent
Investigator
Licensed Private Investigator
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Loss Prevention Analyst
Loss Prevention Associate
Loss Prevention Detective
Loss Prevention Investigator
Loss Prevention Officer
Private Detective
Private Eye
Private Investigator
Protection Specialist
Security Analyst
Security Consultant
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Special Investigator
Store Detective
Surveillance Investigator
Undercover Agent
Undercover Operator

US Salary Median: $51,162
Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

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