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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Mortuary Science and Embalming & Embalmer Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals for licensure as embalmers and morticians. Includes instruction in pathogenic microbiology, systematic pathology, thanatochemistry, gross anatomy, clinical mortuary science, embalming, restorative art, applicable laws and regulations, and special services such as cremation and preparations required by specific religious communities.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Operate crematory equipment to reduce human or animal remains to bone fragments in accordance with state and local regulations. Duties may include preparing the body for cremation and performing general maintenance on crematory equipment. May use traditional flame-based cremation, calcination, or alkaline hydrolysis.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $25,349
    "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.): 21.7%
    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.):  $9,666/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,568/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,608/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,094/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,944/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,929/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: $25,349

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($32,528) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($32,590).

Fairbanks, AK $32,590
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $30,700
$31,645
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($23,900).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $23,220
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $23,300
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $22,620
Decatur, AL $23,710
Dothan, AL $21,900
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $19,560
Gadsden, AL $19,360
Huntsville, AL $23,040
Mobile, AL $20,600
Montgomery, AL $21,620
Tuscaloosa, AL $22,770
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,570
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,900
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,170
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,970
$21,887
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($24,680).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $22,090
Hot Springs, AR $22,550
Jonesboro, AR $21,170
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $24,680
Pine Bluff, AR $21,210
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,080
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,180
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,410
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,520
$22,321
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($28,730).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $27,650
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $28,260
Prescott, AZ $28,620
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $28,250
Tucson, AZ $28,560
Yuma, AZ $25,670
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $28,730
$27,963
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($46,235).

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $38,635
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $46,235
Chico, CA $30,160
El Centro, CA $28,530
Fresno, CA $29,600
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $29,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $32,140
Madera, CA $30,760
Merced, CA $30,520
Modesto, CA $30,240
Napa, CA $31,590
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $32,130
Redding, CA $30,140
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $30,710
Salinas, CA $31,560
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $30,890
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $36,160
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $31,180
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $31,220
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $32,540
Santa Rosa, CA $32,890
Stockton-Lodi, CA $31,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $30,410
Visalia-Porterville, CA $29,170
Yuba City, CA $29,590
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,020
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,740
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,270
$32,528
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($33,990).

Colorado Springs, CO $27,970
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $30,230
Fort Collins, CO $30,150
Grand Junction, CO $26,490
Greeley, CO $29,830
Pueblo, CO $29,330
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $26,500
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,390
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $33,990
$29,431
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($32,540).

Danbury, CT $30,960
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $28,940
New Haven, CT $31,470
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $27,560
Waterbury, CT $28,300
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $32,540
$29,962
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($29,680).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $24,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $24,670
Gainesville, FL $22,770
Homosassa Springs, FL $23,550
Jacksonville, FL $24,930
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $23,630
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $26,270
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $26,630
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $29,680
Ocala, FL $23,790
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $24,910
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $27,330
Panama City, FL $24,190
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $24,400
Port St. Lucie, FL $24,260
Punta Gorda, FL $28,150
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $26,750
Sebring, FL $23,850
Tallahassee, FL $23,770
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $25,490
The Villages, FL $24,470
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $24,540
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $24,440
$25,077
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Gainesville, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($24,370).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $21,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $24,230
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $22,940
Brunswick, GA $23,840
Columbus, GA-AL $20,630
Dalton, GA $20,600
Gainesville, GA $24,370
Hinesville, GA $20,690
Macon, GA $23,530
Rome, GA $20,380
Savannah, GA $23,390
Valdosta, GA $20,960
Warner Robins, GA $19,790
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,710
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $22,000
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,180
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $22,050
$22,112
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($31,100).

Urban Honolulu, HI $30,010
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $31,100
$30,555
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($25,840).

Cedar Rapids, IA $25,360
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $24,130
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $25,840
Dubuque, IA $24,710
Iowa City, IA $24,050
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $24,570
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $21,840
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $22,020
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,230
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,360
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $23,210
$24,029
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($27,100).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $25,990
Idaho Falls, ID $20,750
Lewiston, ID-WA $27,100
Pocatello, ID $21,940
Twin Falls, ID $23,220
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $25,000
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,630
$24,090
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Danville, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($29,320).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $23,370
Champaign-Urbana, IL $27,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $27,160
Danville, IL $29,320
Decatur, IL $26,130
Kankakee, IL $25,440
Peoria, IL $24,530
Rockford, IL $24,240
Springfield, IL $26,710
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,300
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,420
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,260
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,760
$25,371
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($25,320).

Columbus, IN $22,830
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $23,220
Evansville, IN-KY $23,800
Fort Wayne, IN $24,000
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $25,320
Kokomo, IN $24,840
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $23,120
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $23,150
Muncie, IN $25,100
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $24,460
Terre Haute, IN $21,540
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,170
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $24,370
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $20,400
$23,451
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($24,000).

Manhattan, KS $21,050
Topeka, KS $23,540
Wichita, KS $24,000
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$22,693
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($25,370).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $24,140
Lexington-Fayette, KY $24,920
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $25,370
Owensboro, KY $22,890
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,430
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $21,900
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,700
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,030
$23,798
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($22,950).

Baton Rouge, LA $22,950
Hammond, LA $21,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $20,110
Lafayette, LA $20,390
Lake Charles, LA $19,670
Monroe, LA $19,950
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $21,910
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $21,100
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,420
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,400
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,580
$20,823
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($34,640).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $34,640
Leominster-Gardner, MA $31,320
New Bedford, MA $31,650
Pittsfield, MA $32,830
Springfield, MA-CT $30,560
Worcester, MA-CT $32,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $33,290
$32,411
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($27,960).

California-Lexington Park, MD $25,730
Cumberland, MD-WV $25,910
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $27,960
Salisbury, MD-DE $26,540
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $27,210
$26,670
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($30,360).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $28,950
Portland-South Portland, ME $30,360
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $30,160
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,620
$29,773
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($28,480).

Battle Creek, MI $26,440
Bay City, MI $28,270
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $26,030
Flint, MI $24,250
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $26,060
Jackson, MI $26,690
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $28,480
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $24,700
Midland, MI $24,630
Monroe, MI $24,770
Muskegon, MI $24,750
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $25,340
Saginaw, MI $26,120
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $25,920
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,700
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,680
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,190
$25,884
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($29,800).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $29,040
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $29,800
Rochester, MN $29,120
St. Cloud, MN $27,720
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $25,980
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $27,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $28,730
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $27,140
$28,184
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($37,905).

St. Louis, MO-IL $37,905
Columbia, MO $25,570
Jefferson City, MO $22,740
Joplin, MO $21,610
Kansas City, MO-KS $24,530
St. Joseph, MO-KS $24,200
Springfield, MO $22,660
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $22,850
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $25,910
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,500
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,210
$26,049
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($22,970).

Hattiesburg, MS $22,970
Jackson, MS $20,640
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,890
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,570
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,030
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,640
$20,790
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($26,970).

Great Falls, MT $24,230
Missoula, MT $24,500
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $26,280
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $26,970
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,320
$25,460
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($26,990).

Burlington, NC $20,730
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $25,010
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $26,990
Fayetteville, NC $23,060
Goldsboro, NC $21,670
Greensboro-High Point, NC $23,590
Greenville, NC $23,280
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $24,060
Jacksonville, NC $22,470
New Bern, NC $22,720
Raleigh, NC $24,100
Rocky Mount, NC $21,970
Wilmington, NC $22,860
Winston-Salem, NC $23,920
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,950
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,220
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,520
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,510
$23,368
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($28,440).

Fargo, ND-MN $26,050
Grand Forks, ND-MN $24,630
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,440
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,060
$26,795
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($25,680).

Lincoln, NE $23,850
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $25,680
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $23,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $23,830
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $24,500
$24,360
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($30,240).

Manchester, NH $27,390
Portsmouth, NH-ME $30,240
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $24,230
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $25,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $29,430
$27,334
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($29,860).

Ocean City, NJ $29,860
Trenton, NJ $29,430
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $25,680
$28,323
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($29,850).

Farmington, NM $24,330
Las Cruces, NM $23,360
Santa Fe, NM $29,850
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $25,140
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $23,070
$25,150
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($24,530).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $23,310
Reno, NV $24,530
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $23,250
$23,697
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 ($32,270).

Binghamton, NY $28,200
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $28,450
Elmira, NY $26,070
Glens Falls, NY $28,860
Ithaca, NY $30,700
Kingston, NY $30,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $32,270
Rochester, NY $28,900
Syracuse, NY $29,060
Utica-Rome, NY $26,620
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $26,090
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $28,980
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $27,330
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $29,310
$28,639
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($25,240).

Canton-Massillon, OH $22,530
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $24,390
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $24,170
Columbus, OH $25,240
Dayton, OH $24,550
Lima, OH $21,390
Mansfield, OH $22,930
Springfield, OH $23,880
Toledo, OH $23,660
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $23,040
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $22,710
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $22,890
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $23,000
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $21,530
$23,279
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($24,320).

Lawton, OK $21,130
Oklahoma City, OK $24,320
Tulsa, OK $23,620
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $23,070
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,720
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $22,140
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,920
$22,560
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($32,900).

Bend-Redmond, OR $29,610
Corvallis, OR $29,880
Eugene, OR $30,020
Grants Pass, OR $26,640
Medford, OR $29,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $32,900
Salem, OR $30,560
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $28,950
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,060
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,530
$29,633
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($28,960).

Altoona, PA $20,890
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $23,690
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $21,150
East Stroudsburg, PA $23,270
Erie, PA $23,240
Gettysburg, PA $25,070
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $26,680
Johnstown, PA $23,180
Lancaster, PA $25,950
Lebanon, PA $28,960
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $27,430
Pittsburgh, PA $24,450
Reading, PA $25,560
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $24,250
State College, PA $23,910
Williamsport, PA $23,670
York-Hanover, PA $24,650
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $24,140
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $23,880
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $24,210
$24,412
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($21,340).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,800
Arecibo, PR $18,830
Guayama, PR $19,030
Mayaguez, PR $21,340
Ponce, PR $18,870
San German, PR $18,810
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,140
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,770
$19,199
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 ($26,400).

Columbia, SC $25,480
Florence, SC $22,480
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $24,920
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $26,400
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $23,470
Spartanburg, SC $23,240
Sumter, SC $20,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,290
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,980
$23,408
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($26,180).

Sioux Falls, SD $26,180
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $25,850
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,540
$25,523
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($25,060).

Clarksville, TN-KY $20,960
Cleveland, TN $21,500
Jackson, TN $24,070
Johnson City, TN $21,160
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $22,880
Knoxville, TN $23,160
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $23,270
Morristown, TN $20,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $25,060
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,080
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,900
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,900
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $23,510
$22,469
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($35,855).

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $35,855
Amarillo, TX $22,820
Austin-Round Rock, TX $28,580
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $22,410
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $20,910
College Station-Bryan, TX $22,910
Corpus Christi, TX $22,390
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $25,600
El Paso, TX $20,940
Killeen-Temple, TX $22,420
Laredo, TX $20,380
Longview, TX $22,700
Lubbock, TX $23,270
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $21,910
Midland, TX $25,600
Odessa, TX $24,640
San Angelo, TX $20,260
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $23,960
Sherman-Denison, TX $21,060
Texarkana, TX-AR $22,920
Tyler, TX $23,980
Victoria, TX $21,240
Waco, TX $23,800
Wichita Falls, TX $20,640
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,900
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,910
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,650
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,910
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,020
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,610
$23,453
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($32,080).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $21,530
Provo-Orem, UT $24,240
St. George, UT $26,110
Salt Lake City, UT $27,070
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $32,080
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $24,570
$25,933
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($30,660).

Charlottesville, VA $30,660
Harrisonburg, VA $25,120
Lynchburg, VA $21,540
Richmond, VA $25,490
Roanoke, VA $24,380
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $27,220
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $24,440
Winchester, VA-WV $24,830
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,540
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $26,860
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,350
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,740
$25,431
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($32,240).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,240
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $30,730
$31,485
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Racine, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($30,140).

Eau Claire, WI $26,270
Fond du Lac, WI $24,080
Green Bay, WI $25,120
Janesville-Beloit, WI $23,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $25,370
Madison, WI $29,420
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $27,350
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $27,460
Racine, WI $30,140
Sheboygan, WI $24,280
Wausau, WI $26,500
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $24,920
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,730
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,910
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $27,950
$26,288
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($25,460).

Charleston, WV $23,140
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $24,570
Morgantown, WV $23,410
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,930
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $24,870
Wheeling, WV-OH $24,960
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,910
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,460
$24,531
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($30,640).

Cheyenne, WY $25,250
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,640
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $24,710
$26,867

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $25,371

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is California ($51,510) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($32,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $32,590
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $30,700
$31,645
Alabama

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

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($23,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $23,220
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $23,300
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $22,620
Decatur, AL $23,710
Dothan, AL $21,900
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $19,560
Gadsden, AL $19,360
Huntsville, AL $23,040
Mobile, AL $20,600
Montgomery, AL $21,620
Tuscaloosa, AL $22,770
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,570
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,900
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,170
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,970
$21,887
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($24,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $22,090
Hot Springs, AR $22,550
Jonesboro, AR $21,170
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $24,680
Pine Bluff, AR $21,210
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,080
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,180
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,410
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,520
$22,321
Arizona N/A
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($55,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $47,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $55,910
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,510
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($33,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $27,970
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $30,230
Fort Collins, CO $30,150
Grand Junction, CO $26,490
Greeley, CO $29,830
Pueblo, CO $29,330
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $26,500
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,390
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $33,990
$29,431
Connecticut

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

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($32,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $30,960
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $28,940
New Haven, CT $31,470
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $27,560
Waterbury, CT $28,300
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $32,540
$29,962
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida N/A
Georgia N/A
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($25,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $25,360
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $24,130
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $25,840
Dubuque, IA $24,710
Iowa City, IA $24,050
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $24,570
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $21,840
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $22,020
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,230
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,360
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $23,210
$24,029
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($27,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $25,990
Idaho Falls, ID $20,750
Lewiston, ID-WA $27,100
Pocatello, ID $21,940
Twin Falls, ID $23,220
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $25,000
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,630
$24,090
Illinois

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

Danville, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($29,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $23,370
Champaign-Urbana, IL $27,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $27,160
Danville, IL $29,320
Decatur, IL $26,130
Kankakee, IL $25,440
Peoria, IL $24,530
Rockford, IL $24,240
Springfield, IL $26,710
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,300
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,420
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,260
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,760
$25,371
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($25,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $22,830
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $23,220
Evansville, IN-KY $23,800
Fort Wayne, IN $24,000
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $25,320
Kokomo, IN $24,840
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $23,120
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $23,150
Muncie, IN $25,100
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $24,460
Terre Haute, IN $21,540
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,170
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $24,370
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $20,400
$23,451
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($25,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $24,140
Lexington-Fayette, KY $24,920
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $25,370
Owensboro, KY $22,890
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,430
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $21,900
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,700
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,030
$23,798
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($27,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $25,730
Cumberland, MD-WV $25,910
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $27,960
Salisbury, MD-DE $26,540
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $27,210
$26,670
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($30,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $28,950
Portland-South Portland, ME $30,360
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $30,160
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,620
$29,773
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($28,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $26,440
Bay City, MI $28,270
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $26,030
Flint, MI $24,250
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $26,060
Jackson, MI $26,690
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $28,480
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $24,700
Midland, MI $24,630
Monroe, MI $24,770
Muskegon, MI $24,750
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $25,340
Saginaw, MI $26,120
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $25,920
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,700
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,680
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,190
$25,884
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($29,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $29,040
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $29,800
Rochester, MN $29,120
St. Cloud, MN $27,720
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $25,980
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $27,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $28,730
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $27,140
$28,184
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($50,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $50,750
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,750
Mississippi

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

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($22,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $22,970
Jackson, MS $20,640
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,890
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,570
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,030
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,640
$20,790
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($26,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $24,230
Missoula, MT $24,500
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $26,280
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $26,970
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,320
$25,460
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($26,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $20,730
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $25,010
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $26,990
Fayetteville, NC $23,060
Goldsboro, NC $21,670
Greensboro-High Point, NC $23,590
Greenville, NC $23,280
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $24,060
Jacksonville, NC $22,470
New Bern, NC $22,720
Raleigh, NC $24,100
Rocky Mount, NC $21,970
Wilmington, NC $22,860
Winston-Salem, NC $23,920
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,950
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,220
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,520
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,510
$23,368
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($28,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $26,050
Grand Forks, ND-MN $24,630
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,440
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,060
$26,795
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 ($25,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $23,850
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $25,680
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $23,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $23,830
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $24,500
$24,360
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 ($30,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $27,390
Portsmouth, NH-ME $30,240
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $24,230
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $25,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $29,430
$27,334
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($29,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $29,860
Trenton, NJ $29,430
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $25,680
$28,323
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 ($29,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $24,330
Las Cruces, NM $23,360
Santa Fe, NM $29,850
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $25,140
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $23,070
$25,150
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($24,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $23,310
Reno, NV $24,530
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $23,250
$23,697
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 ($32,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $28,200
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $28,450
Elmira, NY $26,070
Glens Falls, NY $28,860
Ithaca, NY $30,700
Kingston, NY $30,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $32,270
Rochester, NY $28,900
Syracuse, NY $29,060
Utica-Rome, NY $26,620
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $26,090
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $28,980
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $27,330
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $29,310
$28,639
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($25,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $22,530
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $24,390
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $24,170
Columbus, OH $25,240
Dayton, OH $24,550
Lima, OH $21,390
Mansfield, OH $22,930
Springfield, OH $23,880
Toledo, OH $23,660
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $23,040
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $22,710
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $22,890
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $23,000
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $21,530
$23,279
Oklahoma N/A
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 ($32,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $29,610
Corvallis, OR $29,880
Eugene, OR $30,020
Grants Pass, OR $26,640
Medford, OR $29,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $32,900
Salem, OR $30,560
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $28,950
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,060
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,530
$29,633
Pennsylvania

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

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($28,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $20,890
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $23,690
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $21,150
East Stroudsburg, PA $23,270
Erie, PA $23,240
Gettysburg, PA $25,070
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $26,680
Johnstown, PA $23,180
Lancaster, PA $25,950
Lebanon, PA $28,960
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $27,430
Pittsburgh, PA $24,450
Reading, PA $25,560
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $24,250
State College, PA $23,910
Williamsport, PA $23,670
York-Hanover, PA $24,650
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $24,140
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $23,880
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $24,210
$24,412
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($21,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,800
Arecibo, PR $18,830
Guayama, PR $19,030
Mayaguez, PR $21,340
Ponce, PR $18,870
San German, PR $18,810
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,140
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,770
$19,199
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 ($26,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $25,480
Florence, SC $22,480
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $24,920
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $26,400
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $23,470
Spartanburg, SC $23,240
Sumter, SC $20,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,290
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,980
$23,408
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 ($26,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $26,180
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $25,850
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,540
$25,523
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($25,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $20,960
Cleveland, TN $21,500
Jackson, TN $24,070
Johnson City, TN $21,160
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $22,880
Knoxville, TN $23,160
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $23,270
Morristown, TN $20,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $25,060
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,080
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,900
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,900
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $23,510
$22,469
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($47,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $47,830
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,830
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($32,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $21,530
Provo-Orem, UT $24,240
St. George, UT $26,110
Salt Lake City, UT $27,070
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $32,080
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $24,570
$25,933
Virginia N/A
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($32,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,240
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $30,730
$31,485
Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($30,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $26,270
Fond du Lac, WI $24,080
Green Bay, WI $25,120
Janesville-Beloit, WI $23,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $25,370
Madison, WI $29,420
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $27,350
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $27,460
Racine, WI $30,140
Sheboygan, WI $24,280
Wausau, WI $26,500
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $24,920
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,730
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,910
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $27,950
$26,288
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($25,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $23,140
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $24,570
Morgantown, WV $23,410
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,930
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $24,870
Wheeling, WV-OH $24,960
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,910
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,460
$24,531
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($30,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $25,250
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,640
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $24,710
$26,867

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $25,328

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Massachusetts ($32,411) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($32,590) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $32,590
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $30,700
$31,645
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($23,900) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $23,220
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $23,300
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $22,620
Decatur, AL $23,710
Dothan, AL $21,900
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $19,560
Gadsden, AL $19,360
Huntsville, AL $23,040
Mobile, AL $20,600
Montgomery, AL $21,620
Tuscaloosa, AL $22,770
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,570
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,900
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,170
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,970
$21,887
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($24,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $22,090
Hot Springs, AR $22,550
Jonesboro, AR $21,170
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $24,680
Pine Bluff, AR $21,210
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,080
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,180
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $22,410
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,520
$22,321
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($28,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $27,650
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $28,260
Prescott, AZ $28,620
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $28,250
Tucson, AZ $28,560
Yuma, AZ $25,670
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $28,730
$27,963
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($36,560) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $30,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $36,560
Chico, CA $30,160
El Centro, CA $28,530
Fresno, CA $29,600
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $29,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $32,140
Madera, CA $30,760
Merced, CA $30,520
Modesto, CA $30,240
Napa, CA $31,590
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $32,130
Redding, CA $30,140
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $30,710
Salinas, CA $31,560
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $30,890
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $36,160
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $31,180
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $31,220
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $32,540
Santa Rosa, CA $32,890
Stockton-Lodi, CA $31,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $30,410
Visalia-Porterville, CA $29,170
Yuba City, CA $29,590
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,020
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,740
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,270
$31,172
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($33,990) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $27,970
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $30,230
Fort Collins, CO $30,150
Grand Junction, CO $26,490
Greeley, CO $29,830
Pueblo, CO $29,330
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $26,500
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,390
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $33,990
$29,431
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($32,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $30,960
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $28,940
New Haven, CT $31,470
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $27,560
Waterbury, CT $28,300
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $32,540
$29,962
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($29,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $24,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $24,670
Gainesville, FL $22,770
Homosassa Springs, FL $23,550
Jacksonville, FL $24,930
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $23,630
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $26,270
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $26,630
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $29,680
Ocala, FL $23,790
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $24,910
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $27,330
Panama City, FL $24,190
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $24,400
Port St. Lucie, FL $24,260
Punta Gorda, FL $28,150
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $26,750
Sebring, FL $23,850
Tallahassee, FL $23,770
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $25,490
The Villages, FL $24,470
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $24,540
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $24,440
$25,077
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Gainesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($24,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $21,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $24,230
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $22,940
Brunswick, GA $23,840
Columbus, GA-AL $20,630
Dalton, GA $20,600
Gainesville, GA $24,370
Hinesville, GA $20,690
Macon, GA $23,530
Rome, GA $20,380
Savannah, GA $23,390
Valdosta, GA $20,960
Warner Robins, GA $19,790
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,710
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $22,000
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,180
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $22,050
$22,112
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($31,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $30,010
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $31,100
$30,555
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($25,840) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $25,360
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $24,130
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $25,840
Dubuque, IA $24,710
Iowa City, IA $24,050
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $24,570
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $21,840
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $22,020
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,230
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,360
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $23,210
$24,029
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($27,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $25,990
Idaho Falls, ID $20,750
Lewiston, ID-WA $27,100
Pocatello, ID $21,940
Twin Falls, ID $23,220
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $25,000
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,630
$24,090
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Danville, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($29,320) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $23,370
Champaign-Urbana, IL $27,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $27,160
Danville, IL $29,320
Decatur, IL $26,130
Kankakee, IL $25,440
Peoria, IL $24,530
Rockford, IL $24,240
Springfield, IL $26,710
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,300
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,420
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,260
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,760
$25,371
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($25,320) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN $22,830
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $23,220
Evansville, IN-KY $23,800
Fort Wayne, IN $24,000
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $25,320
Kokomo, IN $24,840
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $23,120
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $23,150
Muncie, IN $25,100
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $24,460
Terre Haute, IN $21,540
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,170
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $24,370
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $20,400
$23,451
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($24,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $21,050
Topeka, KS $23,540
Wichita, KS $24,000
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$22,693
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($25,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $24,140
Lexington-Fayette, KY $24,920
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $25,370
Owensboro, KY $22,890
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,430
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $21,900
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,700
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,030
$23,798
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($22,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $22,950
Hammond, LA $21,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $20,110
Lafayette, LA $20,390
Lake Charles, LA $19,670
Monroe, LA $19,950
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $21,910
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $21,100
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,420
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,400
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $20,580
$20,823
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($34,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $34,640
Leominster-Gardner, MA $31,320
New Bedford, MA $31,650
Pittsfield, MA $32,830
Springfield, MA-CT $30,560
Worcester, MA-CT $32,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $33,290
$32,411
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($27,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $25,730
Cumberland, MD-WV $25,910
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $27,960
Salisbury, MD-DE $26,540
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $27,210
$26,670
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($30,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $28,950
Portland-South Portland, ME $30,360
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $30,160
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,620
$29,773
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($28,480) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI $26,440
Bay City, MI $28,270
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $26,030
Flint, MI $24,250
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $26,060
Jackson, MI $26,690
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $28,480
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $24,700
Midland, MI $24,630
Monroe, MI $24,770
Muskegon, MI $24,750
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $25,340
Saginaw, MI $26,120
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $25,920
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,700
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,680
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,190
$25,884
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($29,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $29,040
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $29,800
Rochester, MN $29,120
St. Cloud, MN $27,720
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $25,980
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $27,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $28,730
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $27,140
$28,184
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

North Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($25,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

St. Louis, MO-IL $25,060
Columbia, MO $25,570
Jefferson City, MO $22,740
Joplin, MO $21,610
Kansas City, MO-KS $24,530
St. Joseph, MO-KS $24,200
Springfield, MO $22,660
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $22,850
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $25,910
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,500
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,210
$23,804
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($22,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $22,970
Jackson, MS $20,640
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,890
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,570
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,030
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $20,640
$20,790
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($26,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $24,230
Missoula, MT $24,500
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $26,280
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $26,970
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,320
$25,460
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($26,990) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $20,730
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $25,010
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $26,990
Fayetteville, NC $23,060
Goldsboro, NC $21,670
Greensboro-High Point, NC $23,590
Greenville, NC $23,280
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $24,060
Jacksonville, NC $22,470
New Bern, NC $22,720
Raleigh, NC $24,100
Rocky Mount, NC $21,970
Wilmington, NC $22,860
Winston-Salem, NC $23,920
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,950
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,220
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,520
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,510
$23,368
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($28,440) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $26,050
Grand Forks, ND-MN $24,630
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,440
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,060
$26,795
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($25,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $23,850
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $25,680
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $23,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $23,830
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $24,500
$24,360
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($30,240) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $27,390
Portsmouth, NH-ME $30,240
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $24,230
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $25,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $29,430
$27,334
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($29,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $29,860
Trenton, NJ $29,430
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $25,680
$28,323
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($29,850) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $24,330
Las Cruces, NM $23,360
Santa Fe, NM $29,850
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $25,140
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $23,070
$25,150
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($24,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $23,310
Reno, NV $24,530
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $23,250
$23,697
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($32,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $28,200
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $28,450
Elmira, NY $26,070
Glens Falls, NY $28,860
Ithaca, NY $30,700
Kingston, NY $30,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $32,270
Rochester, NY $28,900
Syracuse, NY $29,060
Utica-Rome, NY $26,620
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $26,090
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $28,980
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $27,330
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $29,310
$28,639
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($25,240) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $22,530
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $24,390
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $24,170
Columbus, OH $25,240
Dayton, OH $24,550
Lima, OH $21,390
Mansfield, OH $22,930
Springfield, OH $23,880
Toledo, OH $23,660
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $23,040
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $22,710
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $22,890
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $23,000
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $21,530
$23,279
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($24,320) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK $21,130
Oklahoma City, OK $24,320
Tulsa, OK $23,620
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $23,070
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,720
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $22,140
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,920
$22,560
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($32,900) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $29,610
Corvallis, OR $29,880
Eugene, OR $30,020
Grants Pass, OR $26,640
Medford, OR $29,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $32,900
Salem, OR $30,560
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $28,950
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,060
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $29,530
$29,633
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($28,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA $20,890
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $23,690
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $21,150
East Stroudsburg, PA $23,270
Erie, PA $23,240
Gettysburg, PA $25,070
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $26,680
Johnstown, PA $23,180
Lancaster, PA $25,950
Lebanon, PA $28,960
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $27,430
Pittsburgh, PA $24,450
Reading, PA $25,560
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $24,250
State College, PA $23,910
Williamsport, PA $23,670
York-Hanover, PA $24,650
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $24,140
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $23,880
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $24,210
$24,412
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($21,340) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,800
Arecibo, PR $18,830
Guayama, PR $19,030
Mayaguez, PR $21,340
Ponce, PR $18,870
San German, PR $18,810
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,140
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,770
$19,199
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($26,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $25,480
Florence, SC $22,480
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $24,920
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $26,400
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $23,470
Spartanburg, SC $23,240
Sumter, SC $20,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,290
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,980
$23,408
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($26,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $26,180
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $25,850
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,540
$25,523
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($25,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $20,960
Cleveland, TN $21,500
Jackson, TN $24,070
Johnson City, TN $21,160
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $22,880
Knoxville, TN $23,160
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $23,270
Morristown, TN $20,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $25,060
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,080
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $21,900
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,900
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $23,510
$22,469
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($28,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $23,880
Amarillo, TX $22,820
Austin-Round Rock, TX $28,580
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $22,410
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $20,910
College Station-Bryan, TX $22,910
Corpus Christi, TX $22,390
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $25,600
El Paso, TX $20,940
Killeen-Temple, TX $22,420
Laredo, TX $20,380
Longview, TX $22,700
Lubbock, TX $23,270
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $21,910
Midland, TX $25,600
Odessa, TX $24,640
San Angelo, TX $20,260
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $23,960
Sherman-Denison, TX $21,060
Texarkana, TX-AR $22,920
Tyler, TX $23,980
Victoria, TX $21,240
Waco, TX $23,800
Wichita Falls, TX $20,640
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,900
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,910
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,650
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $21,910
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,020
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,610
$22,641
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($32,080) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $21,530
Provo-Orem, UT $24,240
St. George, UT $26,110
Salt Lake City, UT $27,070
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $32,080
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $24,570
$25,933
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($30,660) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $30,660
Harrisonburg, VA $25,120
Lynchburg, VA $21,540
Richmond, VA $25,490
Roanoke, VA $24,380
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $27,220
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $24,440
Winchester, VA-WV $24,830
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,540
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $26,860
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,350
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,740
$25,431
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($32,240) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,240
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $30,730
$31,485
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($30,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $26,270
Fond du Lac, WI $24,080
Green Bay, WI $25,120
Janesville-Beloit, WI $23,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $25,370
Madison, WI $29,420
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $27,350
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $27,460
Racine, WI $30,140
Sheboygan, WI $24,280
Wausau, WI $26,500
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $24,920
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,730
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,910
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $27,950
$26,288
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($25,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $23,140
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $24,570
Morgantown, WV $23,410
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $24,930
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $24,870
Wheeling, WV-OH $24,960
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,910
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,460
$24,531
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($30,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $25,250
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,640
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $24,710
$26,867

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $25,371.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $25,328. 

  Embalmers

Prepare bodies for interment in conformity with legal requirements.

Salary Ratio: 1.23    

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    
  • Anatomical Embalmer
  • Arterial Embalmer
  • Embalmer
  • Funeral Embalmer
  • Funeral Services Embalmer
  • Licensed Embalmer
  • Restorative Art Embalmer
  • Trade Embalmer
  • US Salary Median: $31,346
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 21.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Crematory Operators

Operate crematory equipment to reduce human or animal remains to bone fragments in accordance with state and local regulations. Duties may include preparing the body for cremation and performing general maintenance on crematory equipment. May use traditional flame-based cremation, calcination, or alkaline hydrolysis.

Salary Ratio: 4.93    

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    
  • Cremation Arranger
  • Cremator
  • Crematory Operator
  • Pet Crematory Operator
  • US Salary Median: $25,978
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 21.7%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $7,568 per year (or $9,666 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $15,136 to earn an associate's (or $19,332 if you're out-of-state).

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