Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Medical Reception & Receptionist 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, nurses, or physicians, to provide customer service, visitor reception, and patient intake and discharge services. Includes instruction in medical office and health care facility procedures, medical terminology, interpersonal skills, record-keeping, customer service, telephone skills, data entry, interpersonal communications skills, and applicable policies and regulations.

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.): $43,437
    "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.):  $7,973/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,089/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,838/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,829/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,171/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,209/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: $43,437

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($52,594) in the New Haven, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($50,035).

Fairbanks, AK $49,995
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $50,035
$50,015
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($47,765).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $39,965
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $47,765
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $39,515
Decatur, AL $43,950
Dothan, AL $39,750
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $43,885
Gadsden, AL $41,490
Huntsville, AL $44,860
Mobile, AL $41,745
Montgomery, AL $44,095
Tuscaloosa, AL $45,080
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,105
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,190
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,905
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,485
$42,119
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($43,000).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $38,655
Hot Springs, AR $41,895
Jonesboro, AR $35,205
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $43,000
Pine Bluff, AR $38,310
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,800
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,910
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,020
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,215
$38,223
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($47,750).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $41,910
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $47,750
Prescott, AZ $40,740
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $36,500
Tucson, AZ $42,570
Yuma, AZ $40,725
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,580
$41,539
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($60,950).

Chico, CA $45,300
El Centro, CA $42,370
Fresno, CA $47,085
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $44,125
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $52,825
Madera, CA $44,485
Merced, CA $43,320
Modesto, CA $47,480
Napa, CA $56,245
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $52,435
Redding, CA $42,940
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $48,925
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $55,135
Salinas, CA $57,800
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $53,195
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $60,950
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $60,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $47,445
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $51,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $50,140
Santa Rosa, CA $54,880
Stockton-Lodi, CA $50,005
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $58,335
Visalia-Porterville, CA $47,200
Yuba City, CA $48,105
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $45,035
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $45,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $45,320
$49,944
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($53,020).

Colorado Springs, CO $46,945
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $50,845
Fort Collins, CO $45,930
Grand Junction, CO $42,785
Greeley, CO $47,710
Pueblo, CO $43,750
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $40,160
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,065
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,020
$46,134
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($54,370).

Danbury, CT $53,300
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $52,225
New Haven, CT $54,370
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $51,450
Waterbury, CT $52,905
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $51,315
$52,594
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 ($46,570).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $40,430
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $39,125
Gainesville, FL $42,295
Homosassa Springs, FL $37,355
Jacksonville, FL $44,330
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $43,465
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $46,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $46,145
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $43,215
Ocala, FL $38,045
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $42,090
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $41,170
Panama City, FL $42,090
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $40,820
Port St. Lucie, FL $41,345
Punta Gorda, FL $40,590
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $39,900
Sebring, FL $37,490
Tallahassee, FL $42,100
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $45,595
The Villages, FL $38,770
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $37,395
$41,397
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($48,020).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $43,095
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $48,020
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $41,815
Brunswick, GA $38,065
Columbus, GA-AL $40,160
Dalton, GA $39,865
Gainesville, GA $44,975
Hinesville, GA $41,855
Macon, GA $47,285
Rome, GA $42,700
Savannah, GA $43,090
Valdosta, GA $39,895
Warner Robins, GA $38,995
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,585
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,040
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,075
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,490
$41,530
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($52,535).

Urban Honolulu, HI $52,535
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $45,315
$48,925
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($49,570).

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,680
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $42,710
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $49,570
Dubuque, IA $41,610
Iowa City, IA $48,200
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $44,675
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $44,225
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,315
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,450
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,385
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,505
$44,211
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($48,040).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $43,135
Idaho Falls, ID $42,790
Lewiston, ID-WA $48,040
Pocatello, ID $40,990
Twin Falls, ID $41,475
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,050
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $37,615
$42,014
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($51,230).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $41,045
Champaign-Urbana, IL $46,550
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $51,230
Danville, IL $48,365
Decatur, IL $41,705
Kankakee, IL $46,030
Peoria, IL $45,245
Rockford, IL $46,165
Springfield, IL $45,645
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,000
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,555
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,005
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,985
$44,502
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($48,935).

Columbus, IN $48,935
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,240
Evansville, IN-KY $43,010
Fort Wayne, IN $46,405
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $48,650
Kokomo, IN $37,995
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $42,715
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $42,350
Muncie, IN $39,870
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $47,650
Terre Haute, IN $41,830
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,550
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,110
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,965
$43,591
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($44,070).

Manhattan, KS $40,335
Topeka, KS $42,740
Wichita, KS $44,070
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $39,300
$41,611
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($44,745).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $39,325
Lexington-Fayette, KY $43,845
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,745
Owensboro, KY $40,745
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,895
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,705
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,705
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,705
$39,084
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($41,740).

Baton Rouge, LA $40,310
Hammond, LA $39,905
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $38,525
Lafayette, LA $38,570
Lake Charles, LA $36,750
Monroe, LA $37,810
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $41,015
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $39,140
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $35,055
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,330
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,740
$38,789
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($56,930).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $56,930
Leominster-Gardner, MA $48,575
New Bedford, MA $46,990
Pittsfield, MA $47,420
Springfield, MA-CT $49,345
Worcester, MA-CT $50,545
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $49,575
$49,911
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($47,020).

California-Lexington Park, MD $47,020
Cumberland, MD-WV $39,080
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $44,465
Salisbury, MD-DE $42,580
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $43,905
$43,410
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($48,170).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $46,395
Portland-South Portland, ME $48,170
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $41,630
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,695
$45,223
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Muskegon, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($50,770).

Battle Creek, MI $46,960
Bay City, MI $43,835
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $47,830
Flint, MI $43,885
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $45,095
Jackson, MI $42,520
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,620
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $50,220
Midland, MI $49,450
Monroe, MI $39,895
Muskegon, MI $50,770
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $37,295
Saginaw, MI $44,220
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,500
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,870
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,625
$43,954
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($53,565).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $47,320
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $53,565
Rochester, MN $51,280
St. Cloud, MN $46,855
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,905
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,775
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,270
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,570
$48,943
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($49,295).

Columbia, MO $42,755
Jefferson City, MO $44,405
Joplin, MO $40,925
Kansas City, MO-KS $48,600
St. Joseph, MO-KS $44,560
St. Louis, MO-IL $49,295
Springfield, MO $41,800
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,410
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,420
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,830
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,370
$42,943
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($39,355).

Hattiesburg, MS $34,465
Jackson, MS $39,355
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,490
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,260
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $32,390
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,215
$35,196
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($44,150).

Great Falls, MT $38,595
Missoula, MT $44,150
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $40,670
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $41,775
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,045
$41,447
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($47,270).

Burlington, NC $42,315
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $47,255
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $47,270
Fayetteville, NC $39,635
Goldsboro, NC $42,545
Greensboro-High Point, NC $45,135
Greenville, NC $43,855
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $41,020
Jacksonville, NC $36,975
New Bern, NC $39,935
Raleigh, NC $47,080
Rocky Mount, NC $41,140
Wilmington, NC $43,525
Winston-Salem, NC $44,815
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,045
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,400
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,455
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,235
$42,424
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($48,880).

Fargo, ND-MN $46,255
Grand Forks, ND-MN $46,505
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,880
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,690
$46,583
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($46,325).

Lincoln, NE $44,685
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $46,325
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,585
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,125
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,310
$41,806
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($54,040).

Manchester, NH $51,335
Portsmouth, NH-ME $54,040
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $42,470
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,365
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $48,470
$48,336
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($51,675).

Ocean City, NJ $50,315
Trenton, NJ $50,495
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,675
$50,828
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($49,405).

Farmington, NM $41,565
Las Cruces, NM $39,105
Santa Fe, NM $49,405
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,875
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,080
$42,606
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($49,100).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $44,335
Reno, NV $49,100
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $39,760
$44,398
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($60,760).

Binghamton, NY $44,710
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $48,455
Elmira, NY $59,070
Glens Falls, NY $45,805
Ithaca, NY $52,430
Kingston, NY $60,760
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $57,390
Rochester, NY $48,505
Syracuse, NY $48,605
Utica-Rome, NY $45,820
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $54,360
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $47,865
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $41,285
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $45,855
$49,106
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($48,690).

Canton-Massillon, OH $41,860
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,625
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,690
Columbus, OH $47,510
Dayton, OH $45,530
Lima, OH $40,340
Mansfield, OH $42,670
Springfield, OH $43,625
Toledo, OH $44,475
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $38,375
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,065
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $39,490
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,460
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,140
$42,990
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($45,480).

Lawton, OK $35,950
Oklahoma City, OK $43,305
Tulsa, OK $45,480
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,560
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,965
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,215
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,780
$39,751
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($52,990).

Bend-Redmond, OR $47,700
Corvallis, OR $48,170
Eugene, OR $47,555
Grants Pass, OR $42,410
Medford, OR $46,455
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $52,990
Salem, OR $48,795
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,395
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,780
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $44,585
$47,084
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($51,525).

Altoona, PA $41,025
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $43,620
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $47,635
East Stroudsburg, PA $44,380
Erie, PA $42,910
Gettysburg, PA $43,270
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $47,975
Johnstown, PA $40,915
Lancaster, PA $47,300
Lebanon, PA $47,265
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $51,525
Pittsburgh, PA $47,090
Reading, PA $48,430
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $45,275
State College, PA $43,455
Williamsport, PA $45,470
York-Hanover, PA $47,455
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,700
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,515
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,610
$44,891
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($27,450).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $22,785
Arecibo, PR $23,825
Guayama, PR $22,215
Mayaguez, PR $24,085
Ponce, PR $23,145
San German, PR $24,220
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $27,450
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $23,380
$23,888
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 ($46,365).

Columbia, SC $43,775
Florence, SC $41,040
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $41,715
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,365
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,670
Spartanburg, SC $41,755
Sumter, SC $40,170
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,455
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,290
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,540
$41,578
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($48,830).

Sioux Falls, SD $45,425
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,830
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,620
$45,075
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($44,960).

Clarksville, TN-KY $39,155
Cleveland, TN $39,150
Jackson, TN $39,940
Johnson City, TN $37,785
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $37,605
Knoxville, TN $40,045
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $43,845
Morristown, TN $35,605
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $44,960
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,650
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,305
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,230
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,615
$38,838
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($49,230).

Amarillo, TX $42,290
Austin-Round Rock, TX $48,440
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $42,065
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $37,630
College Station-Bryan, TX $42,275
Corpus Christi, TX $41,525
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $48,790
El Paso, TX $37,590
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $47,570
Killeen-Temple, TX $42,350
Laredo, TX $36,640
Longview, TX $40,235
Lubbock, TX $41,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $38,815
Midland, TX $49,230
Odessa, TX $44,950
San Angelo, TX $41,555
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $44,215
Sherman-Denison, TX $41,205
Texarkana, TX-AR $40,315
Tyler, TX $42,680
Victoria, TX $41,365
Waco, TX $41,885
Wichita Falls, TX $39,635
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,585
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,840
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,565
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,395
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,595
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,750
$41,506
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($45,915).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $41,270
Provo-Orem, UT $40,790
St. George, UT $41,250
Salt Lake City, UT $45,915
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,530
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $35,040
$40,799
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($47,195).

Charlottesville, VA $46,825
Harrisonburg, VA $43,040
Lynchburg, VA $41,385
Richmond, VA $47,195
Roanoke, VA $45,190
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $41,350
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $44,775
Winchester, VA-WV $46,190
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,845
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,290
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,725
$43,432
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($46,770).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $46,020
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $46,770
$46,395
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Fond du Lac, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($55,070).

Eau Claire, WI $45,030
Fond du Lac, WI $55,070
Green Bay, WI $49,050
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,090
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $47,590
Madison, WI $50,755
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,205
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,530
Racine, WI $49,100
Sheboygan, WI $43,900
Wausau, WI $48,020
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,045
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,160
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,905
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,875
$47,089
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($43,650).

Charleston, WV $43,650
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $39,490
Morgantown, WV $41,895
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $36,300
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $40,675
Wheeling, WV-OH $39,270
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,330
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,660
$38,909
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($45,165).

Cheyenne, WY $45,165
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $43,455
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $43,525
$44,048

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $52,207

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Connecticut ($62,927) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($64,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $58,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $64,180
$61,190
Alabama

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($58,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,800
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $58,750
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $47,870
Decatur, AL $51,170
Dothan, AL $46,420
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $51,170
Gadsden, AL $47,950
Huntsville, AL $54,200
Mobile, AL $51,820
Montgomery, AL $53,210
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,880
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,120
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,170
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,970
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,770
$50,485
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 ($49,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $45,240
Hot Springs, AR $41,360
Jonesboro, AR $42,730
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $49,570
Pine Bluff, AR $44,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,190
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,060
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,200
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,780
$43,708
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($57,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $49,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $57,970
Prescott, AZ $46,670
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $40,920
Tucson, AZ $50,800
Yuma, AZ $45,060
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $46,840
$48,269
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($71,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $55,140
El Centro, CA $53,550
Fresno, CA $56,860
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $57,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $60,840
Madera, CA $51,850
Merced, CA $54,880
Modesto, CA $57,350
Napa, CA $66,680
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $61,050
Redding, CA $51,340
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $59,050
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $62,240
Salinas, CA $60,000
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $61,330
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $71,100
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $67,050
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $53,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $62,760
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $60,480
Santa Rosa, CA $63,070
Stockton-Lodi, CA $61,570
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $61,540
Visalia-Porterville, CA $57,290
Yuba City, CA $57,470
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,800
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,350
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $55,440
$58,740
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($63,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $56,840
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $63,050
Fort Collins, CO $53,880
Grand Junction, CO $52,610
Greeley, CO $59,080
Pueblo, CO $52,890
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,630
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,630
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,330
$55,549
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($66,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $63,710
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $66,190
New Haven, CT $64,940
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $59,840
Waterbury, CT $60,490
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $62,390
$62,927
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($57,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $45,770
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $47,240
Gainesville, FL $50,860
Homosassa Springs, FL $42,220
Jacksonville, FL $53,900
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $52,530
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $57,890
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $56,590
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $51,970
Ocala, FL $45,520
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $52,650
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $47,790
Panama City, FL $52,280
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $48,760
Port St. Lucie, FL $48,380
Punta Gorda, FL $50,770
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $49,470
Sebring, FL $44,010
Tallahassee, FL $53,780
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $56,720
The Villages, FL $46,070
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,120
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $45,380
$49,899
Georgia

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

Macon, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($59,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $51,010
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $57,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $50,060
Brunswick, GA $45,390
Columbus, GA-AL $45,580
Dalton, GA $47,740
Gainesville, GA $54,750
Hinesville, GA $49,390
Macon, GA $59,600
Rome, GA $49,080
Savannah, GA $51,220
Valdosta, GA $45,040
Warner Robins, GA $48,560
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,490
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,120
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,590
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,850
$49,341
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($59,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $59,700
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $51,630
$55,665
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 ($62,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,110
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $52,590
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,130
Dubuque, IA $50,610
Iowa City, IA $56,560
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $54,660
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $52,350
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,330
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,770
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,410
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,630
$53,650
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($55,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $49,300
Idaho Falls, ID $50,170
Lewiston, ID-WA $55,790
Pocatello, ID $48,760
Twin Falls, ID $50,390
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,180
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,090
$49,097
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 ($64,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $51,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $56,590
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $64,140
Danville, IL $60,890
Decatur, IL $51,420
Kankakee, IL $55,750
Peoria, IL $57,620
Rockford, IL $57,940
Springfield, IL $56,600
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,740
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,320
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,750
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,980
$55,512
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($60,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $60,350
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $53,210
Evansville, IN-KY $50,660
Fort Wayne, IN $57,160
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $59,540
Kokomo, IN $45,240
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $52,940
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $50,720
Muncie, IN $49,860
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $57,190
Terre Haute, IN $51,080
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,170
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,020
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $52,240
$52,741
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($52,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $50,190
Topeka, KS $50,360
Wichita, KS $52,140
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $47,040
$49,933
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 ($54,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $47,460
Lexington-Fayette, KY $52,650
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $54,780
Owensboro, KY $49,050
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,920
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,190
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,500
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,640
$46,524
Louisiana

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

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($48,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $47,800
Hammond, LA $48,680
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $47,340
Lafayette, LA $47,260
Lake Charles, LA $47,120
Monroe, LA $46,270
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $48,340
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,250
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $40,480
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $46,720
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,740
$46,273
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($69,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $69,050
Leominster-Gardner, MA $59,480
New Bedford, MA $56,070
Pittsfield, MA $52,180
Springfield, MA-CT $59,200
Worcester, MA-CT $62,260
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $56,710
$59,279
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($57,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $57,070
Cumberland, MD-WV $45,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $54,640
Salisbury, MD-DE $52,240
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $52,710
$52,352
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($57,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $55,950
Portland-South Portland, ME $57,390
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $51,400
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,510
$54,313
Michigan

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

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($64,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $57,330
Bay City, MI $52,210
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $59,680
Flint, MI $52,000
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $56,240
Jackson, MI $50,270
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $60,160
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $63,540
Midland, MI $64,100
Monroe, MI $49,460
Muskegon, MI $50,770
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $45,410
Saginaw, MI $57,560
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $48,180
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,730
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,250
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $47,370
$53,427
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 ($63,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $57,240
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $63,410
Rochester, MN $58,100
St. Cloud, MN $52,930
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,280
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,460
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,590
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,560
$57,321
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($61,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $50,670
Jefferson City, MO $52,480
Joplin, MO $49,060
Kansas City, MO-KS $60,610
St. Joseph, MO-KS $54,870
St. Louis, MO-IL $61,680
Springfield, MO $52,230
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,250
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,210
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,570
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,330
$52,815
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($47,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $40,190
Jackson, MS $47,560
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,570
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,740
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,350
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,990
$42,233
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($55,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $45,920
Missoula, MT $55,740
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,550
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $50,940
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $52,230
$50,676
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($58,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $51,490
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $57,390
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $58,870
Fayetteville, NC $49,390
Goldsboro, NC $47,970
Greensboro-High Point, NC $54,340
Greenville, NC $56,530
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $51,270
Jacksonville, NC $41,900
New Bern, NC $47,740
Raleigh, NC $57,080
Rocky Mount, NC $51,630
Wilmington, NC $52,080
Winston-Salem, NC $53,440
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,990
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,180
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,200
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,040
$51,141
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($59,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $54,880
Grand Forks, ND-MN $55,040
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,990
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,870
$55,445
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 ($55,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $53,430
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $55,860
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,070
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,840
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $49,090
$49,858
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($63,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $63,900
Portsmouth, NH-ME $63,640
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,740
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $53,200
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,460
$56,988
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 ($62,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $58,000
Trenton, NJ $62,170
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,270
$59,813
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($56,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $50,550
Las Cruces, NM $47,830
Santa Fe, NM $56,160
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $48,890
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $51,580
$51,002
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($57,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $51,270
Reno, NV $57,870
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $44,380
$51,173
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($71,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $57,730
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $59,240
Elmira, NY $59,070
Glens Falls, NY $55,510
Ithaca, NY $68,030
Kingston, NY $60,760
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $71,340
Rochester, NY $62,100
Syracuse, NY $60,160
Utica-Rome, NY $55,960
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $54,360
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $57,320
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,790
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $56,080
$59,318
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($59,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $49,310
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $58,350
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,850
Columbus, OH $59,170
Dayton, OH $55,750
Lima, OH $49,460
Mansfield, OH $49,710
Springfield, OH $56,300
Toledo, OH $57,110
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $46,930
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $50,050
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $48,820
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $52,050
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,630
$52,892
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($55,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $45,510
Oklahoma City, OK $51,740
Tulsa, OK $55,130
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,300
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,350
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,740
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,350
$48,731
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 ($61,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $56,030
Corvallis, OR $57,800
Eugene, OR $56,230
Grants Pass, OR $47,700
Medford, OR $56,170
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $61,140
Salem, OR $59,300
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $53,270
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,730
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $52,180
$55,455
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($64,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $50,920
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $51,910
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $58,030
East Stroudsburg, PA $56,120
Erie, PA $52,270
Gettysburg, PA $51,790
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,640
Johnstown, PA $52,150
Lancaster, PA $58,880
Lebanon, PA $58,910
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $64,300
Pittsburgh, PA $57,770
Reading, PA $59,290
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $57,440
State College, PA $51,780
Williamsport, PA $53,290
York-Hanover, PA $58,050
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,540
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,570
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,850
$54,925
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 ($35,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $27,230
Arecibo, PR $29,470
Guayama, PR $26,100
Mayaguez, PR $29,300
Ponce, PR $28,000
San German, PR $30,210
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $35,270
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $28,400
$29,248
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($54,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $53,790
Florence, SC $52,070
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $51,390
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $54,610
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $46,660
Spartanburg, SC $51,130
Sumter, SC $50,250
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,390
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,190
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,580
$50,106
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 ($53,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $53,890
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,830
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,620
$47,780
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($55,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $43,770
Cleveland, TN $45,720
Jackson, TN $50,850
Johnson City, TN $45,670
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $46,180
Knoxville, TN $50,150
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $54,450
Morristown, TN $40,130
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $55,670
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,800
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,980
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,820
$46,783
Texas

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

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($61,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $52,220
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,650
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $53,290
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $45,870
College Station-Bryan, TX $51,060
Corpus Christi, TX $52,390
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $60,440
El Paso, TX $47,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $58,680
Killeen-Temple, TX $49,720
Laredo, TX $46,210
Longview, TX $49,840
Lubbock, TX $53,090
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $48,920
Midland, TX $60,340
Odessa, TX $54,630
San Angelo, TX $52,460
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $53,650
Sherman-Denison, TX $48,480
Texarkana, TX-AR $47,850
Tyler, TX $52,770
Victoria, TX $51,870
Waco, TX $53,750
Wichita Falls, TX $48,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,260
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,680
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,740
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,500
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,620
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,440
$51,456
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($54,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $48,200
Provo-Orem, UT $46,890
St. George, UT $47,360
Salt Lake City, UT $54,140
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $46,120
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,350
$47,177
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($57,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $56,200
Harrisonburg, VA $51,760
Lynchburg, VA $47,650
Richmond, VA $57,330
Roanoke, VA $51,610
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $50,400
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $55,810
Winchester, VA-WV $56,330
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,660
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,940
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,610
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,510
$51,234
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($57,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $54,400
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,690
$56,045
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($63,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $53,940
Fond du Lac, WI $55,070
Green Bay, WI $60,030
Janesville-Beloit, WI $56,330
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $57,620
Madison, WI $63,320
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $63,220
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $57,830
Racine, WI $61,280
Sheboygan, WI $51,020
Wausau, WI $60,520
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,400
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,920
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,340
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,920
$56,517
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($50,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $49,750
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $45,370
Morgantown, WV $46,610
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $43,330
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $50,340
Wheeling, WV-OH $45,210
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,720
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,970
$45,163
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($55,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $55,050
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,470
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,100
$53,207

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
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Muskegon, MI N/A
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
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY $36,100
Ithaca, NY $36,830
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $43,440
Rochester, NY $34,910
Syracuse, NY $37,050
Utica-Rome, NY $35,680
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
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
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
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

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $52,207.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $34,666. 

  First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.

Salary Ratio: 1.56    

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    
  • Accounting Administrator
  • Accounting Clerks Supervisor
  • Accounting Director
  • Accounting Manager
  • Accounting Supervisor
  • Accounts Payable Manager
  • Accounts Payable Supervisor
  • Accounts Receivable Manager
  • Accounts Receivable Supervisor
  • Adjustment Supervisor
  • Administrative Coordinator
  • Administrative Officer
  • Administrative Supervisor
  • Admissions Supervisor
  • Admitting Officer
  • Advertising Dispatch Clerks Supervisor
  • Agency Appointments Supervisor
  • Airline Ticket Sales and Reservations Supervisor
  • Animal Hospital Office Supervisor
  • Assembly Stock Supervisor
  • Audit Clerks Supervisor
  • Auto Club Safety Program Coordinator
  • Automobile Club Safety Program Coordinator
  • Automotive Service Advisor
  • Baggage Agent Supervisor
  • Banking Supervisor
  • Billing Administrator
  • Billing Department Supervisor
  • Billing Supervisor
  • Booking Supervisor
  • Bookkeepers Supervisor
  • Bookkeeping Clerks Supervisor
  • Boxing and Pressing Supervisor
  • Business Manager
  • Business Office Manager
  • Call Center Director
  • Call Center Manager
  • Call Center Supervisor
  • Cargo Supervisor
  • Cashiers Supervisor
  • Central Office Operator Supervisor
  • Central Office Telephone Operators Supervisor
  • Central Supply Manager
  • Central Supply Supervisor
  • Central Supply Technician Supervisor
  • Claims Adjuster Supervisor
  • Claims Supervisor
  • Classified Advertising Supervisor
  • Clerical Supervisor
  • Clerk Supervisor
  • Coding Clerks Supervisor
  • Coin Machine Collector Supervisor
  • Collection Supervisor
  • Collections Manager
  • Communication Center Coordinator
  • Complaint Evaluation Supervisor
  • Computer Operations Supervisor
  • Contact and Service Clerks Supervisor
  • Correspondence Section Supervisor
  • Cost and Sales Record Supervisor
  • Cost Control Supervisor
  • Credit and Loan Collections Supervisor
  • Customer Care Manager
  • Customer Complaint Service Supervisor
  • Customer Manager
  • Customer Records Division Supervisor
  • Customer Service Administrator
  • Customer Service Director
  • Customer Service Manager
  • Customer Service Representative Supervisor
  • Customer Service Supervisor
  • Customer Services Supervisor
  • Data Control Clerk Supervisor
  • Data Entry Supervisor
  • Data Processing Supervisor
  • Delivery Department Supervisor
  • Dispatch Manager
  • Documentation Supervisor
  • Facilities Manager
  • Field Service Manager
  • Files Supervisor
  • Film Vault Supervisor
  • Financial Aid Director
  • Flight Reservations Manager
  • Floor Space Allocator
  • Food Checkers and Cashiers Supervisor
  • Force Adjustment Supervisor
  • Front End Manager
  • Front Office Manager
  • Front Office Supervisor
  • Gate Services Supervisor
  • Home Energy Consultant Supervisor
  • Hospital Admissions Officer
  • Inventory Administrator
  • Inventory Control Manager
  • Inventory Control Supervisor
  • Inventory Specialist Manager
  • Keypunch Operators Supervisor
  • Lending Activities Supervisor
  • Machine Records Units Supervisor
  • Magazine Supervisor
  • Mail Carriers Supervisor
  • Mail Clerks Supervisor
  • Mail Sorting Supervisor
  • Mail Supervisor
  • Mailing Manager
  • Mailroom Supervisor
  • Marking Room Supervisor
  • Medical Billing Manager
  • Medical Billing Supervisor
  • Meter Readers Supervisor
  • Money Room Supervisor
  • Office Coordinator
  • Office Manager
  • Office Services Supervisor
  • Office Supervisor
  • Operators School Manager
  • Order Takers Supervisor
  • Passenger Service Supervisor
  • Pay Station Department Manager
  • Payroll Administrator
  • Payroll Manager
  • Payroll Master
  • Payroll Supervisor
  • PBX Supervisor (Private Branch Exchange Supervisor)
  • Personnel Clerks Supervisor
  • Petroleum Inspector Supervisor
  • Policy Change Clerks Supervisor
  • Postal Supervisor
  • Practice Manager
  • Production Clerks Supervisor
  • Production Control Supervisor
  • Proof Machine Operator Supervisor
  • Property Master
  • Public Message Service Supervisor
  • Purchasing and Claims Supervisor
  • Rate Supervisor
  • Real Estate Office Supervisor
  • Records Supervisor
  • Regulatory Administrator
  • Route Supervisor
  • Sack Department Supervisor
  • Safety Deposit Supervisor
  • Schedule Supervisor
  • Script Supervisor
  • Securities Vault Supervisor
  • Services Manager
  • Space Control Supervisor
  • Staff Services Manager
  • Statement Clerks Manager
  • Statement Clerks Supervisor
  • Steno Pool Supervisor
  • Stock Control Supervisor
  • Stock Room Manager
  • Stock Supervisor
  • Stockroom Supervisor
  • Support Manager
  • Survey Workers Supervisor
  • Switchboard Operator Supervisor
  • Tabulating Supervisor
  • Tariff Supervisor
  • Telecommunicator Supervisor
  • Telegraphic Typewriter Operators Supervisor
  • Telephone Clerks Supervisor
  • Telephone Information Supervisor
  • Telephone Operators Supervisor
  • Telephone Order Supervisor
  • Telephone Solicitor Supervisor
  • Teller Supervisor
  • Tellers Supervisor
  • Ticket Sales Supervisor
  • Timekeeping Supervisor
  • Toll Collector Supervisor
  • Tool Crib Manager
  • Tool Crib Supervisor
  • Transcribing Operators Supervisor
  • Travel Information Center Supervisor
  • Trust Accounts Supervisor
  • Typing Pool Supervisor
  • Typists Supervisor
  • Underwriting Clerks Supervisor
  • Want Ad Supervisor
  • Ward Service Supervisor
  • Warranty Administrator
  • Warranty Manager
  • Weigh Boss
  • Word Processing Supervisor
  • US Salary Median: $52,820
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -2.8%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  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: 2.14    

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

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,088 per year (or $7,973 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $20,352 to earn a bachelor's (or $31,892 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,088 per year (or $7,973 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $10,176 to earn an associate's (or $15,946 if you're out-of-state).


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