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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Medical Office Assistant & Specialist Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of office managers and other professionals, to perform routine administrative duties in a medical, clinical, or health care facility/system office environment. Includes instruction in general office skills, data processing, office equipment operation, principles of medical record-keeping and business regulations, medical/clinical office procedures, and communications skills.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $34,666
    "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.): -2.8%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,081/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,904/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,633/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,420/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,359/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,257/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $34,666

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Washington ($42,321) in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($41,790).

Fairbanks, AK $41,790
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $35,890
$38,840
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($37,280).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $30,130
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $36,780
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $31,160
Decatur, AL $36,730
Dothan, AL $33,080
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $36,600
Gadsden, AL $35,030
Huntsville, AL $35,520
Mobile, AL $31,670
Montgomery, AL $34,980
Tuscaloosa, AL $37,280
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,090
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,210
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,840
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,200
$33,753
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($42,430).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $32,070
Hot Springs, AR $42,430
Jonesboro, AR $27,680
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $36,430
Pine Bluff, AR $32,380
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $28,410
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,760
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,840
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,650
$32,739
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($37,530).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $34,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $37,530
Prescott, AZ $34,810
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $32,080
Tucson, AZ $34,340
Yuma, AZ $36,390
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $34,320
$34,810
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Salinas, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($55,600).

Chico, CA $35,460
El Centro, CA $31,190
Fresno, CA $37,310
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $30,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $44,810
Madera, CA $37,120
Merced, CA $31,760
Modesto, CA $37,610
Napa, CA $45,810
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $43,820
Redding, CA $34,540
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $38,800
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $48,030
Salinas, CA $55,600
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $45,060
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $50,800
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $54,610
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $40,970
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $39,800
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $39,800
Santa Rosa, CA $46,690
Stockton-Lodi, CA $38,440
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $55,130
Visalia-Porterville, CA $37,110
Yuba City, CA $38,740
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,270
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $39,150
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $35,200
$41,149
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($46,710).

Colorado Springs, CO $37,050
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $38,640
Fort Collins, CO $37,980
Grand Junction, CO $32,960
Greeley, CO $36,340
Pueblo, CO $34,610
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,690
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $35,500
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,710
$36,720
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($45,320).

Danbury, CT $42,890
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $38,260
New Haven, CT $43,800
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $43,060
Waterbury, CT $45,320
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $40,240
$42,262
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

South Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($36,500).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $35,090
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $31,010
Gainesville, FL $33,730
Homosassa Springs, FL $32,490
Jacksonville, FL $34,760
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $34,400
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $35,250
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $35,700
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $34,460
Ocala, FL $30,570
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $31,530
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $34,550
Panama City, FL $31,900
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $32,880
Port St. Lucie, FL $34,310
Punta Gorda, FL $30,410
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $30,330
Sebring, FL $30,970
Tallahassee, FL $30,420
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $34,470
The Villages, FL $31,470
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $36,500
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $29,410
$32,896
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($38,710).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $35,180
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $38,710
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $33,570
Brunswick, GA $30,740
Columbus, GA-AL $34,740
Dalton, GA $31,990
Gainesville, GA $35,200
Hinesville, GA $34,320
Macon, GA $34,970
Rome, GA $36,320
Savannah, GA $34,960
Valdosta, GA $34,750
Warner Robins, GA $29,430
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,680
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,960
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,560
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,130
$33,718
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($45,370).

Urban Honolulu, HI $45,370
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $39,000
$42,185
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($39,840).

Cedar Rapids, IA $36,250
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $32,830
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $37,010
Dubuque, IA $32,610
Iowa City, IA $39,840
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $34,690
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $36,100
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $34,300
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,130
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $34,360
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,380
$34,773
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($40,290).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $36,970
Idaho Falls, ID $35,410
Lewiston, ID-WA $40,290
Pocatello, ID $33,220
Twin Falls, ID $32,560
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,920
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $32,140
$34,930
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($38,320).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $30,180
Champaign-Urbana, IL $36,510
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $38,320
Danville, IL $35,840
Decatur, IL $31,990
Kankakee, IL $36,310
Peoria, IL $32,870
Rockford, IL $34,390
Springfield, IL $34,690
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $33,260
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $30,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $29,260
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $30,990
$33,492
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($38,110).

Columbus, IN $37,520
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $31,270
Evansville, IN-KY $35,360
Fort Wayne, IN $35,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $37,760
Kokomo, IN $30,750
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $32,490
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $33,980
Muncie, IN $29,880
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $38,110
Terre Haute, IN $32,580
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,930
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,200
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,690
$34,441
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($36,000).

Manhattan, KS $30,480
Topeka, KS $35,120
Wichita, KS $36,000
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $31,560
$33,290
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($35,040).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $31,190
Lexington-Fayette, KY $35,040
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $34,710
Owensboro, KY $32,440
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,870
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $28,220
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,910
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,770
$31,644
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($33,690).

Baton Rouge, LA $32,820
Hammond, LA $31,130
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $29,710
Lafayette, LA $29,880
Lake Charles, LA $26,380
Monroe, LA $29,350
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $33,690
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $31,030
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,630
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,940
$30,556
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($44,810).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $44,810
Leominster-Gardner, MA $37,670
New Bedford, MA $37,910
Pittsfield, MA $42,660
Springfield, MA-CT $39,490
Worcester, MA-CT $38,830
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $42,440
$40,544
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($36,970).

California-Lexington Park, MD $36,970
Cumberland, MD-WV $33,060
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $34,290
Salisbury, MD-DE $32,920
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $35,100
$34,468
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($38,950).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,840
Portland-South Portland, ME $38,950
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $31,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,880
$36,133
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($37,080).

Battle Creek, MI $36,590
Bay City, MI $35,460
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $35,980
Flint, MI $35,770
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $33,950
Jackson, MI $34,770
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $37,080
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $36,900
Midland, MI $34,800
Monroe, MI $30,330
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $29,180
Saginaw, MI $30,880
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $32,820
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,010
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,810
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,880
$33,888
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($44,460).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $37,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $43,720
Rochester, MN $44,460
St. Cloud, MN $40,780
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,530
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,090
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,950
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,580
$40,564
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($36,910).

Columbia, MO $34,840
Jefferson City, MO $36,330
Joplin, MO $32,790
Kansas City, MO-KS $36,590
St. Joseph, MO-KS $34,250
St. Louis, MO-IL $36,910
Springfield, MO $31,370
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $31,570
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $30,090
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,410
$33,071
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($31,150).

Hattiesburg, MS $28,740
Jackson, MS $31,150
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,410
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,780
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $24,430
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,440
$28,158
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($32,790).

Great Falls, MT $31,270
Missoula, MT $32,560
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $32,790
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $32,610
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,860
$32,218
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($37,080).

Burlington, NC $33,140
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,120
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $35,670
Fayetteville, NC $29,880
Goldsboro, NC $37,120
Greensboro-High Point, NC $35,930
Greenville, NC $31,180
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $30,770
Jacksonville, NC $32,050
New Bern, NC $32,130
Raleigh, NC $37,080
Rocky Mount, NC $30,650
Wilmington, NC $34,970
Winston-Salem, NC $36,190
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,100
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,620
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,710
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,430
$33,708
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($37,970).

Fargo, ND-MN $37,630
Grand Forks, ND-MN $37,970
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,770
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,510
$37,720
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($36,790).

Lincoln, NE $35,940
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $36,790
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $32,100
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $32,410
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,530
$33,754
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($44,440).

Manchester, NH $38,770
Portsmouth, NH-ME $44,440
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,200
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,530
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,480
$39,684
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($44,080).

Ocean City, NJ $42,630
Trenton, NJ $38,820
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $44,080
$41,843
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($42,650).

Farmington, NM $32,580
Las Cruces, NM $30,380
Santa Fe, NM $42,650
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,860
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $30,580
$34,210
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($40,330).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $37,400
Reno, NV $40,330
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $35,140
$37,623
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 ($43,440).

Binghamton, NY $31,690
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $37,670
Glens Falls, NY $36,100
Ithaca, NY $36,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $43,440
Rochester, NY $34,910
Syracuse, NY $37,050
Utica-Rome, NY $35,680
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $38,410
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $29,780
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $35,630
$36,108
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($38,530).

Canton-Massillon, OH $34,410
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $36,900
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $38,530
Columbus, OH $35,850
Dayton, OH $35,310
Lima, OH $31,220
Mansfield, OH $35,630
Springfield, OH $30,950
Toledo, OH $31,840
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $29,820
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $32,080
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $30,160
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $30,870
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $29,650
$33,087
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($35,830).

Lawton, OK $26,390
Oklahoma City, OK $34,870
Tulsa, OK $35,830
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,820
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $28,580
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $27,690
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $30,210
$30,770
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($44,840).

Bend-Redmond, OR $39,370
Corvallis, OR $38,540
Eugene, OR $38,880
Grants Pass, OR $37,120
Medford, OR $36,740
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $44,840
Salem, OR $38,290
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,520
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,830
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $36,990
$38,712
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($38,750).

Altoona, PA $31,130
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $35,330
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $37,240
East Stroudsburg, PA $32,640
Erie, PA $33,550
Gettysburg, PA $34,750
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $36,310
Johnstown, PA $29,680
Lancaster, PA $35,720
Lebanon, PA $35,620
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $38,750
Pittsburgh, PA $36,410
Reading, PA $37,570
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $33,110
State College, PA $35,130
Williamsport, PA $37,650
York-Hanover, PA $36,860
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $33,860
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,460
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $33,370
$34,857
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($19,630).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,340
Arecibo, PR $18,180
Guayama, PR $18,330
Mayaguez, PR $18,870
Ponce, PR $18,290
San German, PR $18,230
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,360
$18,529
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 ($38,120).

Columbia, SC $33,760
Florence, SC $30,010
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $32,040
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $38,120
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $36,680
Spartanburg, SC $32,380
Sumter, SC $30,090
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,520
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,390
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,500
$33,049
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($36,960).

Sioux Falls, SD $36,960
$36,960
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($34,540).

Clarksville, TN-KY $34,540
Cleveland, TN $32,580
Jackson, TN $29,030
Johnson City, TN $29,900
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $29,030
Knoxville, TN $29,940
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $33,240
Morristown, TN $31,080
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $34,250
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $27,500
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $29,630
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,470
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,410
$30,892
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($38,120).

Amarillo, TX $32,360
Austin-Round Rock, TX $35,230
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $30,840
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $29,390
College Station-Bryan, TX $33,490
Corpus Christi, TX $30,660
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $37,140
El Paso, TX $27,280
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $36,460
Killeen-Temple, TX $34,980
Laredo, TX $27,070
Longview, TX $30,630
Lubbock, TX $29,330
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $28,710
Midland, TX $38,120
Odessa, TX $35,270
San Angelo, TX $30,650
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $34,780
Sherman-Denison, TX $33,930
Texarkana, TX-AR $32,780
Tyler, TX $32,590
Victoria, TX $30,860
Waco, TX $30,020
Wichita Falls, TX $30,920
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,910
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,000
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,390
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,290
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,570
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,060
$31,557
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($37,690).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $34,340
Provo-Orem, UT $34,690
St. George, UT $35,140
Salt Lake City, UT $37,690
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $34,940
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $29,730
$34,422
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($38,770).

Charlottesville, VA $37,450
Harrisonburg, VA $34,320
Lynchburg, VA $35,120
Richmond, VA $37,060
Roanoke, VA $38,770
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $32,300
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $33,740
Winchester, VA-WV $36,050
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,080
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,750
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,970
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,940
$35,629
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($37,640).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,640
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $35,850
$36,745
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($38,190).

Eau Claire, WI $36,120
Green Bay, WI $38,070
Janesville-Beloit, WI $37,850
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $37,560
Madison, WI $38,190
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $37,190
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $37,230
Racine, WI $36,920
Sheboygan, WI $36,780
Wausau, WI $35,520
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,400
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $35,470
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,830
$36,987
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($37,550).

Charleston, WV $37,550
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $33,610
Morgantown, WV $37,180
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $29,270
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $31,010
Wheeling, WV-OH $33,330
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,940
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,350
$32,655
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($35,280).

Cheyenne, WY $35,280
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $34,440
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $34,950
$34,890

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $34,666

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Washington ($42,321) in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($41,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $41,790
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $35,890
$38,840
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($37,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $30,130
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $36,780
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $31,160
Decatur, AL $36,730
Dothan, AL $33,080
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $36,600
Gadsden, AL $35,030
Huntsville, AL $35,520
Mobile, AL $31,670
Montgomery, AL $34,980
Tuscaloosa, AL $37,280
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,090
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,210
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,840
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,200
$33,753
Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($42,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $32,070
Hot Springs, AR $42,430
Jonesboro, AR $27,680
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $36,430
Pine Bluff, AR $32,380
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $28,410
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,760
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,840
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,650
$32,739
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($37,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $34,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $37,530
Prescott, AZ $34,810
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $32,080
Tucson, AZ $34,340
Yuma, AZ $36,390
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $34,320
$34,810
California

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

Salinas, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($55,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $35,460
El Centro, CA $31,190
Fresno, CA $37,310
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $30,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $44,810
Madera, CA $37,120
Merced, CA $31,760
Modesto, CA $37,610
Napa, CA $45,810
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $43,820
Redding, CA $34,540
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $38,800
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $48,030
Salinas, CA $55,600
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $45,060
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $50,800
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $54,610
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $40,970
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $39,800
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $39,800
Santa Rosa, CA $46,690
Stockton-Lodi, CA $38,440
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $55,130
Visalia-Porterville, CA $37,110
Yuba City, CA $38,740
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,270
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $39,150
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $35,200
$41,149
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($46,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $37,050
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $38,640
Fort Collins, CO $37,980
Grand Junction, CO $32,960
Greeley, CO $36,340
Pueblo, CO $34,610
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,690
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $35,500
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,710
$36,720
Connecticut

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

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($45,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $42,890
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $38,260
New Haven, CT $43,800
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $43,060
Waterbury, CT $45,320
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $40,240
$42,262
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

South Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($36,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $35,090
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $31,010
Gainesville, FL $33,730
Homosassa Springs, FL $32,490
Jacksonville, FL $34,760
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $34,400
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $35,250
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $35,700
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $34,460
Ocala, FL $30,570
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $31,530
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $34,550
Panama City, FL $31,900
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $32,880
Port St. Lucie, FL $34,310
Punta Gorda, FL $30,410
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $30,330
Sebring, FL $30,970
Tallahassee, FL $30,420
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $34,470
The Villages, FL $31,470
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $36,500
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $29,410
$32,896
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($38,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $35,180
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $38,710
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $33,570
Brunswick, GA $30,740
Columbus, GA-AL $34,740
Dalton, GA $31,990
Gainesville, GA $35,200
Hinesville, GA $34,320
Macon, GA $34,970
Rome, GA $36,320
Savannah, GA $34,960
Valdosta, GA $34,750
Warner Robins, GA $29,430
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,680
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,960
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,560
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,130
$33,718
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($45,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $45,370
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $39,000
$42,185
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($39,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $36,250
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $32,830
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $37,010
Dubuque, IA $32,610
Iowa City, IA $39,840
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $34,690
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $36,100
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $34,300
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,130
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $34,360
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,380
$34,773
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($40,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $36,970
Idaho Falls, ID $35,410
Lewiston, ID-WA $40,290
Pocatello, ID $33,220
Twin Falls, ID $32,560
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,920
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $32,140
$34,930
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($38,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $30,180
Champaign-Urbana, IL $36,510
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $38,320
Danville, IL $35,840
Decatur, IL $31,990
Kankakee, IL $36,310
Peoria, IL $32,870
Rockford, IL $34,390
Springfield, IL $34,690
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $33,260
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $30,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $29,260
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $30,990
$33,492
Indiana

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

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($38,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $37,520
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $31,270
Evansville, IN-KY $35,360
Fort Wayne, IN $35,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $37,760
Kokomo, IN $30,750
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $32,490
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $33,980
Muncie, IN $29,880
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $38,110
Terre Haute, IN $32,580
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,930
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,200
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,690
$34,441
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($36,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $30,480
Topeka, KS $35,120
Wichita, KS $36,000
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $31,560
$33,290
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($35,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $31,190
Lexington-Fayette, KY $35,040
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $34,710
Owensboro, KY $32,440
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,870
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $28,220
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,910
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,770
$31,644
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($33,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $32,820
Hammond, LA $31,130
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $29,710
Lafayette, LA $29,880
Lake Charles, LA $26,380
Monroe, LA $29,350
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $33,690
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $31,030
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,630
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,940
$30,556
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 ($44,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $44,810
Leominster-Gardner, MA $37,670
New Bedford, MA $37,910
Pittsfield, MA $42,660
Springfield, MA-CT $39,490
Worcester, MA-CT $38,830
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $42,440
$40,544
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($36,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $36,970
Cumberland, MD-WV $33,060
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $34,290
Salisbury, MD-DE $32,920
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $35,100
$34,468
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($38,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,840
Portland-South Portland, ME $38,950
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $31,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,880
$36,133
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($37,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $36,590
Bay City, MI $35,460
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $35,980
Flint, MI $35,770
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $33,950
Jackson, MI $34,770
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $37,080
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $36,900
Midland, MI $34,800
Monroe, MI $30,330
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $29,180
Saginaw, MI $30,880
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $32,820
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,010
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,810
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,880
$33,888
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($44,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $37,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $43,720
Rochester, MN $44,460
St. Cloud, MN $40,780
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,530
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,090
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,950
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,580
$40,564
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($36,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $34,840
Jefferson City, MO $36,330
Joplin, MO $32,790
Kansas City, MO-KS $36,590
St. Joseph, MO-KS $34,250
St. Louis, MO-IL $36,910
Springfield, MO $31,370
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $31,570
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $30,090
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,410
$33,071
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($31,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $28,740
Jackson, MS $31,150
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,410
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,780
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $24,430
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,440
$28,158
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($32,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $31,270
Missoula, MT $32,560
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $32,790
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $32,610
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,860
$32,218
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($37,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $33,140
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,120
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $35,670
Fayetteville, NC $29,880
Goldsboro, NC $37,120
Greensboro-High Point, NC $35,930
Greenville, NC $31,180
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $30,770
Jacksonville, NC $32,050
New Bern, NC $32,130
Raleigh, NC $37,080
Rocky Mount, NC $30,650
Wilmington, NC $34,970
Winston-Salem, NC $36,190
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,100
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,620
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,710
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,430
$33,708
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 ($37,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $37,630
Grand Forks, ND-MN $37,970
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,770
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,510
$37,720
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 ($36,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $35,940
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $36,790
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $32,100
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $32,410
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,530
$33,754
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($44,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $38,770
Portsmouth, NH-ME $44,440
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,200
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,530
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,480
$39,684
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($44,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $42,630
Trenton, NJ $38,820
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $44,080
$41,843
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($42,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $32,580
Las Cruces, NM $30,380
Santa Fe, NM $42,650
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,860
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $30,580
$34,210
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($40,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $37,400
Reno, NV $40,330
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $35,140
$37,623
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 ($43,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $31,690
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $37,670
Glens Falls, NY $36,100
Ithaca, NY $36,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $43,440
Rochester, NY $34,910
Syracuse, NY $37,050
Utica-Rome, NY $35,680
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $38,410
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $29,780
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $35,630
$36,108
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($38,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $34,410
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $36,900
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $38,530
Columbus, OH $35,850
Dayton, OH $35,310
Lima, OH $31,220
Mansfield, OH $35,630
Springfield, OH $30,950
Toledo, OH $31,840
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $29,820
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $32,080
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $30,160
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $30,870
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $29,650
$33,087
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($35,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $26,390
Oklahoma City, OK $34,870
Tulsa, OK $35,830
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,820
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $28,580
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $27,690
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $30,210
$30,770
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 ($44,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $39,370
Corvallis, OR $38,540
Eugene, OR $38,880
Grants Pass, OR $37,120
Medford, OR $36,740
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $44,840
Salem, OR $38,290
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,520
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,830
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $36,990
$38,712
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($38,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $31,130
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $35,330
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $37,240
East Stroudsburg, PA $32,640
Erie, PA $33,550
Gettysburg, PA $34,750
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $36,310
Johnstown, PA $29,680
Lancaster, PA $35,720
Lebanon, PA $35,620
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $38,750
Pittsburgh, PA $36,410
Reading, PA $37,570
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $33,110
State College, PA $35,130
Williamsport, PA $37,650
York-Hanover, PA $36,860
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $33,860
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,460
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $33,370
$34,857
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 ($19,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,340
Arecibo, PR $18,180
Guayama, PR $18,330
Mayaguez, PR $18,870
Ponce, PR $18,290
San German, PR $18,230
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,360
$18,529
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 ($38,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $33,760
Florence, SC $30,010
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $32,040
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $38,120
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $36,680
Spartanburg, SC $32,380
Sumter, SC $30,090
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,520
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,390
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,500
$33,049
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 ($36,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $36,960
$36,960
Tennessee

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

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($34,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $34,540
Cleveland, TN $32,580
Jackson, TN $29,030
Johnson City, TN $29,900
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $29,030
Knoxville, TN $29,940
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $33,240
Morristown, TN $31,080
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $34,250
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $27,500
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $29,630
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,470
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,410
$30,892
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($38,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $32,360
Austin-Round Rock, TX $35,230
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $30,840
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $29,390
College Station-Bryan, TX $33,490
Corpus Christi, TX $30,660
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $37,140
El Paso, TX $27,280
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $36,460
Killeen-Temple, TX $34,980
Laredo, TX $27,070
Longview, TX $30,630
Lubbock, TX $29,330
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $28,710
Midland, TX $38,120
Odessa, TX $35,270
San Angelo, TX $30,650
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $34,780
Sherman-Denison, TX $33,930
Texarkana, TX-AR $32,780
Tyler, TX $32,590
Victoria, TX $30,860
Waco, TX $30,020
Wichita Falls, TX $30,920
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,910
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,000
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,390
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,290
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,570
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,060
$31,557
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($37,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $34,340
Provo-Orem, UT $34,690
St. George, UT $35,140
Salt Lake City, UT $37,690
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $34,940
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $29,730
$34,422
Virginia

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

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($38,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $37,450
Harrisonburg, VA $34,320
Lynchburg, VA $35,120
Richmond, VA $37,060
Roanoke, VA $38,770
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $32,300
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $33,740
Winchester, VA-WV $36,050
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,080
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,750
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,970
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,940
$35,629
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($37,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,640
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $35,850
$36,745
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($38,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $36,120
Green Bay, WI $38,070
Janesville-Beloit, WI $37,850
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $37,560
Madison, WI $38,190
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $37,190
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $37,230
Racine, WI $36,920
Sheboygan, WI $36,780
Wausau, WI $35,520
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,400
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $35,470
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,830
$36,987
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($37,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $37,550
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $33,610
Morgantown, WV $37,180
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $29,270
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $31,010
Wheeling, WV-OH $33,330
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,940
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,350
$32,655
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($35,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $35,280
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $34,440
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $34,950
$34,890

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $34,666. 

  Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.

Salary Ratio: 1.54    

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    
  • Administrative Support Specialist
  • Appointment Scheduler
  • Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMMA)
  • Client Service Coordinator
  • Clinic Office Assistant
  • Dental Receptionist
  • Dental Secretary
  • Front Desk Receptionist
  • Guest Service Representative
  • Hospital Admissions Clerk
  • Hospital Receptionist
  • Hospital Secretary
  • Hospital Unit Clerk
  • Insurance Verifier
  • Intake Coordinator
  • Medical Administrative Assistant
  • Medical Administrative Specialist
  • Medical Biller Coder
  • Medical Billing Coder
  • Medical Billing Specialist
  • Medical Front Desk Specialist
  • Medical Office Clerk
  • Medical Office Receptionist
  • Medical Office Secretary
  • Medical Office Specialist
  • Medical Office Worker
  • Medical Receptionist
  • Medical Records Clerk
  • Medical Scheduler
  • Medical Secretary
  • Physician Office Specialist
  • Psychiatric Secretary
  • Scheduler
  • Secretary
  • Surgery Scheduler
  • Unit Clerk
  • Unit Support Representative
  • Verification Specialist
  • Ward Clerk
  • Ward Secretary
  • US Salary Median: $35,345
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -2.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $8,904 per year (or $11,081 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $17,808 to earn an associate's (or $22,162 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Medical Office Assistant & Specialist Degrees

Lewis-Clark State College

500 8th Ave - Lewiston, ID

Out-of-state cost: $20,238/year
In-state cost: $6,982/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Marian University

45 S National Ave - Fond Du Lac, WI

Out-of-state cost: $28,560/year
In-state cost: $28,560/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Quinnipiac University

Mt Carmel Ave - Hamden, CT

Out-of-state cost: $50,760/year
In-state cost: $50,760/year
Degrees: Certificate

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