Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to enforce natural resource and environmental protection regulations and laws; and to perform emergency duties to protect human life, property and natural resources, including fire prevention and control measures, and emergency and rescue procedures. Includes instruction in natural and physical sciences, natural resource management, outdoor field skills, firearms and outdoor equipment and vehicle operation, evidence collection and environmental sampling and monitoring, natural resource legislation, environmental compliance techniques, patrol procedures, investigation and report writing, interpersonal skills and crisis intervention, community liaison, public safety, public education, and public relations. Note: this program was re-instated after being deleted from CIP 2000; previously, it was coded as 03. 0203.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere. Inspect and investigate sources of pollution to protect the public and environment and ensure conformance with Federal, State, and local regulations and ordinances. Monitor and evaluate compliance with equal opportunity laws, guidelines, and policies to ensure that employment practices and contracting arrangements give equal opportunity without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Investigate or inspect government property to ensure compliance with contract agreements and government regulations. Prepare customs documentation and ensure that shipments meet all applicable laws to facilitate the import and export of goods.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $58,769
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 8.34%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,273/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,897/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,219/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,849/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,048/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,147/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: $58,769

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($83,847) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($77,447).

Fairbanks, AK $75,054
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $77,447
$76,289
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($67,437).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,875
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $67,437
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $51,370
Decatur, AL $57,389
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,179
Gadsden, AL $51,443
Huntsville, AL $67,265
Mobile, AL $60,416
Montgomery, AL $55,381
Tuscaloosa, AL $56,912
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,793
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,378
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $42,314
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,876
Dothan, AL $38,186
$53,473
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($55,922).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $50,556
Jonesboro, AR $48,892
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,082
Pine Bluff, AR $55,922
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,881
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,378
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,219
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,194
Hot Springs, AR $47,530
$47,094
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($72,846).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $51,797
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $69,484
Prescott, AZ $49,715
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $72,846
Tucson, AZ $66,540
Yuma, AZ $65,871
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $61,651
$62,806
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($109,841).

Chico, CA $71,651
El Centro, CA $84,289
Fresno, CA $80,977
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $73,175
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $101,922
Madera, CA $73,959
Merced, CA $74,370
Modesto, CA $73,143
Napa, CA $71,962
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $103,443
Redding, CA $78,753
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $83,121
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $85,946
Salinas, CA $81,825
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $87,531
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $109,841
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $106,206
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $81,634
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $78,908
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $88,939
Santa Rosa, CA $87,686
Stockton-Lodi, CA $83,206
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $100,045
Visalia-Porterville, CA $58,859
Yuba City, CA $69,497
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,492
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $75,353
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,496
$83,847
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($75,879).

Colorado Springs, CO $65,826
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $75,879
Fort Collins, CO $72,229
Grand Junction, CO $63,630
Greeley, CO $64,916
Pueblo, CO $66,135
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,436
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,122
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $67,711
$66,229
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($82,718).

Danbury, CT $82,718
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $76,687
New Haven, CT $75,735
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $73,516
Waterbury, CT $74,291
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $69,729
$75,657
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 ($74,491).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $53,771
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $42,734
Gainesville, FL $47,805
Homosassa Springs, FL $47,109
Jacksonville, FL $59,242
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $50,831
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $74,491
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $64,095
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $55,634
Ocala, FL $50,093
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,841
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $62,438
Panama City, FL $46,165
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $52,746
Port St. Lucie, FL $67,035
Punta Gorda, FL $55,634
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,046
Tallahassee, FL $44,556
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,269
The Villages, FL $58,247
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,999
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,781
Sebring, FL $48,026
$55,179
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($86,279).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $47,539
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $57,535
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $47,558
Brunswick, GA $86,279
Columbus, GA-AL $48,749
Dalton, GA $48,637
Gainesville, GA $56,141
Macon, GA $44,266
Rome, GA $49,500
Savannah, GA $60,837
Valdosta, GA $49,697
Warner Robins, GA $50,994
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,371
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,392
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,325
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,417
Hinesville, GA $47,043
$51,650
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($70,371).

Urban Honolulu, HI $63,542
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $70,371
$67,596
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($66,472).

Cedar Rapids, IA $64,819
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $62,531
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $66,472
Dubuque, IA $64,949
Iowa City, IA $59,495
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $60,884
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $57,279
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,284
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,661
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,982
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,439
$60,000
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($62,966).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $58,264
Idaho Falls, ID $48,008
Lewiston, ID-WA $54,012
Pocatello, ID $59,223
Twin Falls, ID $50,720
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,966
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,802
$54,369
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($80,099).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $57,239
Champaign-Urbana, IL $69,931
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $80,099
Danville, IL $57,819
Decatur, IL $64,118
Kankakee, IL $66,645
Peoria, IL $65,619
Rockford, IL $67,686
Springfield, IL $71,736
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,353
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,313
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,438
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,373
$63,450
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($67,141).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $56,580
Evansville, IN-KY $53,691
Fort Wayne, IN $60,421
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $63,783
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $67,141
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $58,174
Muncie, IN $49,973
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,555
Terre Haute, IN $50,580
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,735
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,314
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,036
Columbus, IN $47,750
Kokomo, IN $50,060
$56,727
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($56,924).

Manhattan, KS $54,267
Topeka, KS $54,623
Wichita, KS $56,924
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $44,222
$52,122
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($62,815).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $62,815
Lexington-Fayette, KY $52,782
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $57,094
Owensboro, KY $55,728
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,651
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,506
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,566
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,274
$50,910
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($56,412).

Baton Rouge, LA $47,478
Hammond, LA $46,689
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $49,189
Lafayette, LA $50,642
Lake Charles, LA $52,642
Monroe, LA $49,803
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $56,412
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $55,831
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,790
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,059
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,866
$49,943
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($77,946).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $77,946
Leominster-Gardner, MA $64,033
New Bedford, MA $69,335
Pittsfield, MA $66,350
Springfield, MA-CT $69,830
Worcester, MA-CT $67,863
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $72,679
$69,660
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($79,665).

California-Lexington Park, MD $78,993
Cumberland, MD-WV $74,851
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $79,665
Salisbury, MD-DE $59,655
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $52,160
$69,179
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($72,104).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $54,236
Portland-South Portland, ME $68,489
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $72,104
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $56,204
$63,322
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($73,206).

Battle Creek, MI $62,812
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $73,206
Flint, MI $61,159
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $67,001
Jackson, MI $51,477
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $66,157
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $66,370
Monroe, MI $59,952
Muskegon, MI $59,443
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $57,416
Saginaw, MI $57,095
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $68,901
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,702
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,503
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,699
Bay City, MI $51,595
Midland, MI $64,390
$62,442
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($77,141).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $63,705
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $72,556
Rochester, MN $66,085
St. Cloud, MN $63,050
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,652
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $77,141
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,044
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,532
$65,828
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($71,554).

Columbia, MO $50,908
Joplin, MO $50,168
Kansas City, MO-KS $64,449
St. Joseph, MO-KS $61,090
St. Louis, MO-IL $71,554
Springfield, MO $52,893
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,302
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,342
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,635
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,855
Jefferson City, MO $39,580
$55,580
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($50,164).

Hattiesburg, MS $48,100
Jackson, MS $45,733
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,392
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,188
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,058
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,164
$46,201
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($69,791).

Great Falls, MT $56,603
Missoula, MT $59,724
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,927
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,791
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $63,891
$61,798
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($62,095).

Burlington, NC $48,709
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $57,470
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $60,609
Fayetteville, NC $61,032
Goldsboro, NC $43,493
Greensboro-High Point, NC $53,406
Greenville, NC $53,009
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $47,464
Jacksonville, NC $54,515
New Bern, NC $52,417
Raleigh, NC $57,961
Wilmington, NC $62,095
Winston-Salem, NC $51,226
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,176
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,448
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,758
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,185
Rocky Mount, NC $46,726
$52,393
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($75,072).

Fargo, ND-MN $66,241
Grand Forks, ND-MN $71,035
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $75,072
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $73,876
$71,496
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($70,844).

Lincoln, NE $64,335
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $70,844
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,271
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,574
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $56,411
$58,694
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($71,058).

Manchester, NH $70,502
Portsmouth, NH-ME $71,058
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,922
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63,575
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,328
$64,132
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($79,523).

Ocean City, NJ $66,994
Trenton, NJ $79,523
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $79,469
$74,881
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($67,826).

Farmington, NM $51,012
Las Cruces, NM $63,614
Santa Fe, NM $54,080
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $51,201
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $67,826
$57,550
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($73,260).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $70,852
Reno, NV $73,260
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $60,129
$67,596
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 ($89,686).

Binghamton, NY $69,271
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $76,324
Elmira, NY $62,024
Glens Falls, NY $58,184
Ithaca, NY $74,052
Kingston, NY $64,054
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $89,686
Rochester, NY $72,025
Syracuse, NY $67,851
Utica-Rome, NY $61,865
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $69,792
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $74,952
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,021
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $67,378
$69,808
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($70,101).

Canton-Massillon, OH $50,551
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $65,386
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $64,985
Columbus, OH $70,101
Dayton, OH $65,527
Lima, OH $51,306
Mansfield, OH $51,959
Springfield, OH $56,698
Toledo, OH $63,842
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $54,425
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $52,966
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $60,316
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,709
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,984
$59,290
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($60,202).

Oklahoma City, OK $60,202
Tulsa, OK $54,995
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $52,501
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,836
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,951
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,249
Lawton, OK $38,913
$51,372
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($73,308).

Bend-Redmond, OR $66,541
Corvallis, OR $65,935
Eugene, OR $65,643
Medford, OR $69,251
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $73,308
Salem, OR $70,696
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $58,763
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $67,364
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $62,099
Grants Pass, OR $51,398
$66,097
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($89,565).

Altoona, PA $53,963
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $55,849
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $59,133
East Stroudsburg, PA $56,513
Erie, PA $73,284
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $69,448
Johnstown, PA $51,745
Lancaster, PA $66,206
Lebanon, PA $70,046
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $77,107
Pittsburgh, PA $67,669
Reading, PA $68,343
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $64,856
State College, PA $72,285
Williamsport, PA $59,428
York-Hanover, PA $83,731
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,235
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $52,938
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,574
Gettysburg, PA $89,565
$65,212
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($56,054).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $40,027
Guayama, PR $48,184
Mayaguez, PR $56,054
Ponce, PR $31,553
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $38,991
Arecibo, PR $19,956
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $20,496
San German, PR $19,755
$37,590
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($54,022).

Columbia, SC $51,761
Florence, SC $40,841
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $49,890
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $48,617
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $43,338
Spartanburg, SC $54,022
Sumter, SC $51,531
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,289
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,152
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,989
$46,169
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($60,908).

Sioux Falls, SD $60,908
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,904
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,979
$53,111
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($57,841).

Clarksville, TN-KY $49,119
Cleveland, TN $41,643
Jackson, TN $45,541
Johnson City, TN $46,382
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $50,240
Knoxville, TN $57,406
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $57,841
Morristown, TN $50,534
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $53,451
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,619
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,384
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,031
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,043
$48,825
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

El Paso, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($81,186).

Amarillo, TX $63,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $68,104
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $65,827
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $73,145
College Station-Bryan, TX $60,240
Corpus Christi, TX $56,795
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $71,982
El Paso, TX $81,186
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $76,877
Killeen-Temple, TX $59,466
Laredo, TX $69,837
Longview, TX $52,173
Lubbock, TX $65,501
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $64,927
Midland, TX $70,879
Odessa, TX $56,408
San Angelo, TX $63,126
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $65,426
Sherman-Denison, TX $67,010
Texarkana, TX-AR $60,075
Tyler, TX $58,233
Waco, TX $64,594
Wichita Falls, TX $59,908
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,417
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,651
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,815
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,635
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $69,929
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,375
Victoria, TX $56,380
$63,770
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($61,443).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $49,809
Provo-Orem, UT $44,125
St. George, UT $46,355
Salt Lake City, UT $59,782
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,443
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,652
$53,551
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($68,668).

Charlottesville, VA $68,668
Harrisonburg, VA $54,803
Lynchburg, VA $56,252
Richmond, VA $63,031
Roanoke, VA $61,031
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $55,229
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,117
Winchester, VA-WV $61,959
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,411
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,291
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,277
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,946
$59,527
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($67,062).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,073
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $67,062
$63,786
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($72,671).

Eau Claire, WI $55,377
Fond du Lac, WI $55,815
Green Bay, WI $66,031
Janesville-Beloit, WI $61,388
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $49,652
Madison, WI $64,399
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $72,671
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $55,851
Racine, WI $70,109
Sheboygan, WI $59,601
Wausau, WI $55,611
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,829
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,319
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,593
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,569
$60,000
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($64,446).

Charleston, WV $64,446
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $51,141
Morgantown, WV $54,418
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $50,363
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $45,989
Wheeling, WV-OH $49,524
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,241
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,463
$51,065
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($62,207).

Cheyenne, WY $55,602
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $58,715
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $62,207
$59,306

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $60,021

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is California ($87,234) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($77,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $74,980
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $77,860
$76,420
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($73,783) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $50,590
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $73,783
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,385
Decatur, AL $53,780
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $48,490
Gadsden, AL $47,767
Huntsville, AL $64,804
Mobile, AL $51,694
Montgomery, AL $54,530
Tuscaloosa, AL $61,790
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,443
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,512
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,018
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,474
Dothan, AL $38,720
$51,585
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($55,367) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $44,242
Jonesboro, AR $55,367
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $53,496
Pine Bluff, AR $53,110
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,324
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,420
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,833
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,040
Hot Springs, AR $46,955
$45,087
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($72,914) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $56,153
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $72,914
Prescott, AZ $51,630
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $62,422
Tucson, AZ $66,090
Yuma, AZ $62,818
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $59,445
$61,639
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($130,466) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $69,758
El Centro, CA $69,128
Fresno, CA $83,672
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $69,853
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $121,052
Madera, CA $71,900
Merced, CA $91,185
Modesto, CA $78,103
Napa, CA $80,247
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $123,300
Redding, CA $80,113
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $92,348
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $89,882
Salinas, CA $77,795
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $92,940
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $129,976
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $130,466
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $82,095
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $82,573
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $98,384
Santa Rosa, CA $92,746
Stockton-Lodi, CA $89,046
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $111,558
Visalia-Porterville, CA $59,245
Yuba City, CA $70,063
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,320
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,905
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,888
$87,234
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($87,416) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $69,038
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $87,416
Fort Collins, CO $85,218
Grand Junction, CO $66,030
Greeley, CO $68,726
Pueblo, CO $69,930
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,693
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $67,954
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,032
$71,004
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($87,088) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $87,088
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $82,298
New Haven, CT $83,804
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $75,020
Waterbury, CT $76,498
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $70,990
$79,283
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($81,236) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $53,374
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $44,220
Gainesville, FL $45,616
Homosassa Springs, FL $39,595
Jacksonville, FL $59,174
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $51,288
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $81,236
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $72,196
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,396
Ocala, FL $56,813
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $56,748
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $62,090
Panama City, FL $46,556
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $50,716
Port St. Lucie, FL $74,928
Punta Gorda, FL $54,850
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $54,403
Tallahassee, FL $43,132
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $67,022
The Villages, FL $56,520
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $61,022
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $40,900
Sebring, FL $44,360
$55,485
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($70,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $46,673
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $55,406
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $45,356
Brunswick, GA $70,120
Columbus, GA-AL $46,568
Dalton, GA $45,730
Gainesville, GA $57,248
Macon, GA $41,303
Rome, GA $45,460
Savannah, GA $55,370
Valdosta, GA $44,030
Warner Robins, GA $48,130
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,202
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,154
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,566
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,840
Hinesville, GA $41,475
$47,625
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($78,208) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $74,795
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $78,208
$76,502
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 ($68,404) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,515
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $63,828
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $68,404
Dubuque, IA $66,485
Iowa City, IA $56,650
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $61,470
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $55,280
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,630
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,158
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,197
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,913
$59,048
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($63,683) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $63,532
Idaho Falls, ID $49,570
Lewiston, ID-WA $56,780
Pocatello, ID $63,683
Twin Falls, ID $47,783
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $53,226
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,943
$53,645
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($84,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $56,898
Champaign-Urbana, IL $74,058
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $84,100
Danville, IL $53,060
Decatur, IL $66,767
Kankakee, IL $66,573
Peoria, IL $57,198
Rockford, IL $67,770
Springfield, IL $72,308
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,178
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,900
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,270
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,435
$62,963
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($68,508) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $54,937
Evansville, IN-KY $56,725
Fort Wayne, IN $57,974
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $68,508
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $67,652
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $55,970
Muncie, IN $51,480
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,362
Terre Haute, IN $50,518
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,305
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53,984
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,688
Columbus, IN $52,140
Kokomo, IN $50,060
$56,450
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($54,844) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $51,405
Topeka, KS $52,270
Wichita, KS $54,844
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $41,966
$50,121
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($59,185) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $59,185
Lexington-Fayette, KY $48,463
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $56,956
Owensboro, KY $55,925
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,052
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,692
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,426
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,100
$48,350
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($56,108) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $43,705
Hammond, LA $42,590
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $45,344
Lafayette, LA $46,860
Lake Charles, LA $46,805
Monroe, LA $42,198
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $52,366
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $56,108
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,908
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,868
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $40,642
$46,308
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 ($78,538) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $78,538
Leominster-Gardner, MA $67,398
New Bedford, MA $66,570
Pittsfield, MA $66,898
Springfield, MA-CT $73,068
Worcester, MA-CT $70,198
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $70,995
$70,523
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($79,683) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $73,585
Cumberland, MD-WV $70,620
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $79,683
Salisbury, MD-DE $62,098
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $54,405
$68,078
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($63,088) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $56,937
Portland-South Portland, ME $63,088
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,898
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,258
$58,545
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($73,755) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI $59,353
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $73,755
Flint, MI $58,525
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $71,624
Jackson, MI $58,480
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $61,390
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $65,200
Monroe, MI $54,483
Muskegon, MI $65,050
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $56,895
Saginaw, MI $60,170
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $65,430
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,852
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,855
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,442
Bay City, MI $64,740
Midland, MI $64,390
$61,802
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($75,915) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $67,805
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $70,800
Rochester, MN $61,408
St. Cloud, MN $59,803
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,025
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $75,915
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,687
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,290
$63,342
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($74,522) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $52,175
Joplin, MO $43,128
Kansas City, MO-KS $66,748
St. Joseph, MO-KS $56,508
St. Louis, MO-IL $74,522
Springfield, MO $49,184
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,344
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,730
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,668
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,003
Jefferson City, MO $42,970
$51,998
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($46,708) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $41,728
Jackson, MS $43,028
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,708
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,612
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,480
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,030
$42,431
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($68,513) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $59,820
Missoula, MT $66,987
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,928
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $68,513
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,360
$63,321
North Carolina

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

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($58,476) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $44,880
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $53,890
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $55,474
Fayetteville, NC $53,256
Goldsboro, NC $40,728
Greensboro-High Point, NC $51,720
Greenville, NC $49,890
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $43,290
Jacksonville, NC $53,352
New Bern, NC $52,907
Raleigh, NC $56,940
Wilmington, NC $58,476
Winston-Salem, NC $48,320
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,498
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,734
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,112
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,978
Rocky Mount, NC $46,150
$49,200
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 ($72,378) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $64,662
Grand Forks, ND-MN $71,395
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $72,378
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $69,553
$69,497
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 ($73,226) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $64,250
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $73,226
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,110
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,097
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55,398
$59,016
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($71,575) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $71,575
Portsmouth, NH-ME $67,530
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,618
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,498
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,050
$62,254
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($88,106) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $65,575
Trenton, NJ $88,106
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $73,817
$75,833
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($66,652) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $50,780
Las Cruces, NM $60,612
Santa Fe, NM $53,476
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $52,034
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,652
$56,711
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($77,570) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $77,570
Reno, NV $77,078
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $62,008
$72,219
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 ($98,828) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $75,464
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $77,642
Elmira, NY $67,580
Glens Falls, NY $58,807
Ithaca, NY $75,547
Kingston, NY $68,317
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $98,828
Rochester, NY $80,692
Syracuse, NY $74,403
Utica-Rome, NY $66,683
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $68,090
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $72,622
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $66,512
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $72,426
$73,115
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($78,304) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $51,695
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $67,512
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $70,732
Columbus, OH $78,304
Dayton, OH $69,770
Lima, OH $51,950
Mansfield, OH $50,337
Springfield, OH $51,787
Toledo, OH $68,100
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $50,940
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,508
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $61,916
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $50,717
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,786
$60,147
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($63,473) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Oklahoma City, OK $63,473
Tulsa, OK $57,998
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,293
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,884
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,538
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,782
Lawton, OK $40,280
$51,321
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 ($87,868) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $68,783
Corvallis, OR $72,193
Eugene, OR $72,175
Medford, OR $72,985
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $87,868
Salem, OR $74,202
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $65,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $73,673
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $62,805
Grants Pass, OR $51,640
$70,177
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

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

Altoona, PA $59,260
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $55,355
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $58,550
East Stroudsburg, PA $63,270
Erie, PA $77,658
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $70,330
Johnstown, PA $54,080
Lancaster, PA $69,728
Lebanon, PA $71,385
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $80,532
Pittsburgh, PA $71,230
Reading, PA $68,930
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,854
State College, PA $76,703
Williamsport, PA $57,740
York-Hanover, PA $79,322
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,920
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,175
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,860
Gettysburg, PA $89,680
$66,978
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 ($66,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $36,915
Guayama, PR $38,440
Mayaguez, PR $66,010
Ponce, PR $31,580
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $40,668
Arecibo, PR $18,760
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $20,040
San German, PR $19,900
$34,039
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 ($52,488) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $51,510
Florence, SC $38,405
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $50,078
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $52,488
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $44,040
Spartanburg, SC $47,938
Sumter, SC $46,498
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,960
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,043
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,148
$44,511
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 ($67,488) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $67,488
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,318
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,983
$55,596
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($63,698) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $49,928
Cleveland, TN $41,410
Jackson, TN $46,483
Johnson City, TN $47,114
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $46,528
Knoxville, TN $57,550
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $63,698
Morristown, TN $48,355
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $57,256
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,392
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,900
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,206
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,818
$48,818
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($74,898) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX $64,580
Austin-Round Rock, TX $68,568
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $65,918
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $67,820
College Station-Bryan, TX $58,730
Corpus Christi, TX $58,116
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $74,898
El Paso, TX $71,212
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $73,924
Killeen-Temple, TX $60,302
Laredo, TX $69,223
Longview, TX $53,243
Lubbock, TX $65,093
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,820
Midland, TX $72,307
Odessa, TX $56,005
San Angelo, TX $64,145
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $64,630
Sherman-Denison, TX $64,010
Texarkana, TX-AR $57,988
Tyler, TX $60,725
Waco, TX $65,260
Wichita Falls, TX $56,883
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,364
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,462
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,920
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,400
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,513
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,294
Victoria, TX $56,025
$62,012
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,354) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $46,473
Provo-Orem, UT $48,163
St. George, UT $46,090
Salt Lake City, UT $64,354
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $60,930
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $48,710
$52,453
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($67,604) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $61,308
Harrisonburg, VA $52,375
Lynchburg, VA $55,828
Richmond, VA $65,910
Roanoke, VA $61,168
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $47,883
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $67,604
Winchester, VA-WV $60,570
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,383
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,886
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,748
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,068
$58,061
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($65,433) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $59,373
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $65,433
$62,403
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($73,610) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $54,203
Fond du Lac, WI $52,503
Green Bay, WI $67,870
Janesville-Beloit, WI $62,608
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $47,737
Madison, WI $63,658
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,610
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $64,170
Racine, WI $64,223
Sheboygan, WI $68,175
Wausau, WI $57,693
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,427
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,340
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,486
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,300
$59,867
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($53,547) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $53,547
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $43,850
Morgantown, WV $51,170
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $46,087
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $43,473
Wheeling, WV-OH $43,350
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,945
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,828
$46,031
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($63,443) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $58,430
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,135
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,443
$60,336

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $59,570

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($76,791) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 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 ($79,647) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $70,648
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $79,647
$75,147
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($70,289) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,716
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $68,470
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $47,910
Decatur, AL $57,297
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $56,076
Gadsden, AL $52,669
Huntsville, AL $70,289
Mobile, AL $62,673
Montgomery, AL $56,252
Tuscaloosa, AL $55,758
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,554
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,920
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,630
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,454
Dothan, AL $37,830
$53,300
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($57,771) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $54,108
Jonesboro, AR $45,878
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $50,664
Pine Bluff, AR $57,771
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,258
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,783
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,853
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,154
Hot Springs, AR $43,725
$48,910
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($75,491) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $45,944
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $65,871
Prescott, AZ $46,957
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $75,491
Tucson, AZ $69,333
Yuma, AZ $63,727
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $63,402
$61,532
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 ($97,675) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $65,856
El Centro, CA $82,342
Fresno, CA $76,133
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $73,196
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $86,112
Madera, CA $74,253
Merced, CA $70,166
Modesto, CA $65,759
Napa, CA $73,520
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $90,861
Redding, CA $67,360
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $76,391
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $81,220
Salinas, CA $77,446
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $81,999
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $97,675
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $92,552
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $78,054
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $82,738
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $77,853
Santa Rosa, CA $81,824
Stockton-Lodi, CA $78,044
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $94,063
Visalia-Porterville, CA $60,303
Yuba City, CA $69,285
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,439
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,824
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $64,871
$76,791
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($71,072) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $64,849
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $71,072
Fort Collins, CO $65,405
Grand Junction, CO $62,689
Greeley, CO $63,729
Pueblo, CO $63,132
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,345
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,372
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,407
$64,222
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($78,235) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $78,235
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $74,967
New Haven, CT $71,498
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $73,836
Waterbury, CT $70,395
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,049
$72,330
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 ($70,922) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $55,247
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $40,776
Gainesville, FL $48,869
Homosassa Springs, FL $49,256
Jacksonville, FL $60,183
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $50,096
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $70,922
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $61,562
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $53,572
Ocala, FL $43,194
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $53,837
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $66,430
Panama City, FL $46,183
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $51,981
Port St. Lucie, FL $63,781
Punta Gorda, FL $54,008
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $57,663
Tallahassee, FL $37,199
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $62,751
The Villages, FL $59,304
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $64,716
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,647
Sebring, FL $45,830
$53,783
Georgia

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

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($91,511) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $46,726
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $61,205
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $51,605
Brunswick, GA $91,511
Columbus, GA-AL $49,535
Dalton, GA $48,380
Gainesville, GA $54,259
Macon, GA $41,630
Rome, GA $49,703
Savannah, GA $66,036
Valdosta, GA $52,729
Warner Robins, GA $51,748
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,151
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,708
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,762
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,493
Hinesville, GA $41,730
$52,701
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($64,262) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $64,262
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $63,341
$63,802
Iowa

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

Dubuque, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,804) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $60,908
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $62,396
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $65,704
Dubuque, IA $65,804
Iowa City, IA $61,029
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $61,121
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $59,565
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,655
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,305
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,211
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,557
$60,659
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($67,408) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $53,869
Idaho Falls, ID $42,794
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,121
Pocatello, ID $55,137
Twin Falls, ID $49,032
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $67,408
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,197
$52,365
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 ($78,382) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $54,284
Champaign-Urbana, IL $63,213
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $78,382
Danville, IL $59,604
Decatur, IL $58,534
Kankakee, IL $66,671
Peoria, IL $70,381
Rockford, IL $61,299
Springfield, IL $64,193
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,760
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,093
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,436
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,696
$60,657
Indiana

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

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($65,944) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $57,196
Evansville, IN-KY $54,079
Fort Wayne, IN $58,263
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $61,909
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $65,179
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $58,725
Muncie, IN $52,970
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $65,944
Terre Haute, IN $55,116
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,033
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,784
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,174
Columbus, IN $43,360
Kokomo, IN $50,060
$56,128
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($58,652) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $52,172
Topeka, KS $52,277
Wichita, KS $58,652
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $46,057
$52,289
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,396) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,396
Lexington-Fayette, KY $53,953
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $56,049
Owensboro, KY $56,510
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,305
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,219
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,417
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,998
$53,106
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($59,375) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $47,197
Hammond, LA $49,488
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $51,074
Lafayette, LA $52,843
Lake Charles, LA $57,626
Monroe, LA $54,050
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $59,375
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $54,375
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,921
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $46,451
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,942
$51,577
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 ($80,045) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $80,045
Leominster-Gardner, MA $63,241
New Bedford, MA $66,056
Pittsfield, MA $68,521
Springfield, MA-CT $68,589
Worcester, MA-CT $67,538
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,331
$70,046
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($79,031) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $78,451
Cumberland, MD-WV $75,659
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $79,031
Salisbury, MD-DE $58,480
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $51,714
$68,667
Maine

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

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($79,558) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $55,054
Portland-South Portland, ME $71,331
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $79,558
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $60,234
$66,544
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($73,941) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $64,109
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $73,941
Flint, MI $61,651
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $64,148
Jackson, MI $51,456
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $69,338
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,220
Monroe, MI $62,003
Muskegon, MI $61,723
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $57,462
Saginaw, MI $56,300
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,417
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,191
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $67,028
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,228
Bay City, MI $58,705
Midland, MI $64,390
$63,312
Minnesota

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

Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($76,501) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $62,793
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $73,908
Rochester, MN $67,447
St. Cloud, MN $64,794
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,725
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $76,501
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,410
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,977
$67,194
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($71,622) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $50,275
Joplin, MO $53,745
Kansas City, MO-KS $64,239
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,869
St. Louis, MO-IL $71,622
Springfield, MO $56,039
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,943
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,252
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,242
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,255
Jefferson City, MO $37,885
$56,124
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($52,182) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $51,428
Jackson, MS $48,767
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,182
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,869
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,653
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,182
$48,180
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($71,824) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $58,453
Missoula, MT $57,510
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,433
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $71,824
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,655
$62,575
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 ($65,266) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $47,509
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $60,391
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $65,266
Fayetteville, NC $65,041
Goldsboro, NC $42,851
Greensboro-High Point, NC $54,395
Greenville, NC $54,244
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $47,484
Jacksonville, NC $53,430
New Bern, NC $49,693
Raleigh, NC $57,834
Wilmington, NC $60,190
Winston-Salem, NC $54,833
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,874
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,421
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,770
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,384
Rocky Mount, NC $41,120
$52,541
North Dakota

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

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($77,038) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $64,569
Grand Forks, ND-MN $69,489
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $77,002
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $77,038
$72,025
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 ($65,794) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $64,363
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $65,794
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,676
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55,206
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $58,265
$58,261
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($73,363) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $68,820
Portsmouth, NH-ME $73,363
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,854
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $62,718
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,288
$63,809
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($76,198) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $62,032
Trenton, NJ $75,149
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $76,198
$71,126
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($72,221) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $49,867
Las Cruces, NM $60,110
Santa Fe, NM $51,151
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $50,057
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $72,221
$56,681
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($73,906) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $64,720
Reno, NV $73,906
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $60,520
$66,382
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 ($87,948) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $65,533
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $81,176
Elmira, NY $60,437
Glens Falls, NY $57,671
Ithaca, NY $66,099
Kingston, NY $61,488
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $87,948
Rochester, NY $67,895
Syracuse, NY $65,434
Utica-Rome, NY $58,069
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $66,506
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $79,840
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $58,579
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $63,664
$67,167
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($67,939) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $51,606
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $65,918
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $64,325
Columbus, OH $67,939
Dayton, OH $64,622
Lima, OH $48,826
Mansfield, OH $52,500
Springfield, OH $58,336
Toledo, OH $63,256
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,351
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,296
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $60,030
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $56,302
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,180
$58,392
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($54,685) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $54,685
Tulsa, OK $54,126
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,928
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,862
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,249
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,294
Lawton, OK $38,230
$49,339
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 ($69,726) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $62,587
Corvallis, OR $64,490
Eugene, OR $59,934
Medford, OR $66,056
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $69,726
Salem, OR $68,866
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $57,326
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $65,887
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $58,564
Grants Pass, OR $56,630
$63,006
Pennsylvania

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

York-Hanover, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($84,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $56,968
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $55,973
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $59,351
East Stroudsburg, PA $55,575
Erie, PA $67,056
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $68,820
Johnstown, PA $54,638
Lancaster, PA $64,833
Lebanon, PA $66,856
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $77,270
Pittsburgh, PA $65,859
Reading, PA $63,836
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $63,972
State College, PA $66,364
Williamsport, PA $59,850
York-Hanover, PA $84,160
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,125
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,063
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,316
Gettysburg, PA $73,225
$63,355
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($54,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $42,883
Guayama, PR $50,969
Mayaguez, PR $54,810
Ponce, PR $32,026
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $38,970
Arecibo, PR $18,913
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,633
San German, PR $19,707
$34,739
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($56,783) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $53,202
Florence, SC $44,050
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $50,961
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,586
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $42,940
Spartanburg, SC $56,783
Sumter, SC $53,799
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,562
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,286
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,645
$46,781
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 ($61,534) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $61,534
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,866
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,321
$53,907
Tennessee

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

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($59,467) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $47,276
Cleveland, TN $39,554
Jackson, TN $42,298
Johnson City, TN $44,894
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $52,468
Knoxville, TN $59,467
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $55,523
Morristown, TN $50,544
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $51,508
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,649
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,405
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,370
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,371
$48,410
Texas

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

El Paso, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($84,954) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $60,605
Austin-Round Rock, TX $63,774
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $63,364
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $80,934
College Station-Bryan, TX $59,211
Corpus Christi, TX $54,761
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $74,478
El Paso, TX $84,954
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $84,598
Killeen-Temple, TX $63,328
Laredo, TX $68,875
Longview, TX $50,860
Lubbock, TX $61,491
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $75,470
Midland, TX $71,353
Odessa, TX $52,930
San Angelo, TX $66,133
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $66,720
Sherman-Denison, TX $68,167
Texarkana, TX-AR $59,847
Tyler, TX $56,450
Waco, TX $60,701
Wichita Falls, TX $62,969
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,315
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,799
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,214
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,162
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,171
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $72,688
Victoria, TX $56,025
$65,078
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($62,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $47,624
Provo-Orem, UT $41,490
St. George, UT $49,360
Salt Lake City, UT $57,410
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,380
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $60,419
$53,114
Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($69,008) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $69,008
Harrisonburg, VA $56,987
Lynchburg, VA $52,223
Richmond, VA $63,901
Roanoke, VA $60,801
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $55,180
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $68,490
Winchester, VA-WV $67,288
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,222
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,241
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,424
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,237
$59,833
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($64,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,626
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,500
$61,063
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($71,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $53,228
Fond du Lac, WI $54,353
Green Bay, WI $63,898
Janesville-Beloit, WI $64,237
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $50,065
Madison, WI $63,450
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $71,400
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $51,691
Racine, WI $68,951
Sheboygan, WI $62,641
Wausau, WI $55,557
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,934
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,841
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,198
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,761
$59,614
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($71,236) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $71,236
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,456
Morgantown, WV $56,983
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $52,945
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $46,503
Wheeling, WV-OH $52,848
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,483
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,860
$54,039
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($61,254) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $55,760
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,093
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,254
$59,036

Master's

Average Salary Median: $50,647

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

Alaska

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

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

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama N/A
Arkansas

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

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

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,800
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
$43,910
Arizona

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

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

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

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

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

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $119,710
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
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $57,650
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $117,910
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
$98,423
Colorado

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

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

Colorado Springs, CO $46,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $53,310
Fort Collins, CO $52,810
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $47,070
Pueblo, CO $48,500
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$46,638
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $63,030
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $69,140
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $77,680
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
$69,950
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

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

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

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
$49,995
Iowa N/A
Idaho

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

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois N/A
Indiana

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

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

Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $43,220
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,810
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbus, IN N/A
Kokomo, IN N/A
$44,015
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

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

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,530
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,970
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

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

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $54,510
Worcester, MA-CT $70,870
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,690
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

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

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,310
$44,188
Michigan

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

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

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

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

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

Columbia, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $74,520
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,710
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
$67,615
Mississippi

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

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

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$41,640
Montana

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

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

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

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

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

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,470
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $57,360
Greenville, NC $58,490
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $51,940
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $73,100
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,220
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,520
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,080
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
$60,898
North Dakota

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

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

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska

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

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

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

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

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

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

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

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

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$56,627
New Mexico

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

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

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

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

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York

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

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

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $49,310
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $68,400
Rochester, NY $57,870
Syracuse, NY $66,110
Utica-Rome, NY $61,860
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,140
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,115
Ohio

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

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

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $49,350
Columbus, OH $53,700
Dayton, OH $56,300
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $56,020
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,843
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon

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

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

Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Corvallis, OR $60,160
Eugene, OR $50,800
Medford, OR $46,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,770
Salem, OR $50,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,990
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
$48,779
Pennsylvania

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

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

Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $76,190
Pittsburgh, PA $67,820
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
$72,005
Puerto Rico

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

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

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

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

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

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee N/A
Texas

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

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

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 $56,870
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,800
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 $61,340
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,950
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,850
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
$50,562
Utah N/A
Virginia

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

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

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $51,250
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $32,480
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,865
Vermont

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

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin N/A
West Virginia

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

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

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$44,668
Wyoming

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

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

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,640

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $64,836

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Alaska ($100,633) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

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

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

Fairbanks, AK $123,300
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $77,965
$100,633
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($70,935) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $49,580
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $70,640
Decatur, AL $65,440
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $61,287
Mobile, AL $70,935
Montgomery, AL $53,897
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,350
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,685
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,680
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,470
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,287
Dothan, AL N/A
$54,932
Arkansas

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

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($61,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $54,190
Jonesboro, AR $61,570
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $49,070
Pine Bluff, AR $59,430
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,723
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,670
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,820
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,300
Hot Springs, AR $56,520
$48,144
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($87,005) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $81,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $74,607
Prescott, AZ $54,797
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $87,005
Tucson, AZ $58,205
Yuma, AZ $83,155
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $58,185
$71,022
California

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

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

Chico, CA $125,580
El Centro, CA $123,370
Fresno, CA $91,017
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $86,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $111,540
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA $88,680
Napa, CA $34,640
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $108,093
Redding, CA $164,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $98,663
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $95,140
Salinas, CA $124,920
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $96,953
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $114,143
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $111,287
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $95,030
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $37,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $106,457
Santa Rosa, CA $96,840
Stockton-Lodi, CA $88,957
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $98,803
Visalia-Porterville, CA $44,310
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $111,610
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $141,380
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $91,210
$99,466
Colorado

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

Pueblo, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($80,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $70,247
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $80,200
Fort Collins, CO $79,803
Grand Junction, CO $70,707
Greeley, CO $68,473
Pueblo, CO $80,480
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,265
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $57,960
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $73,103
$71,360
Connecticut

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

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

Danbury, CT $96,395
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $73,070
New Haven, CT $76,410
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $69,943
Waterbury, CT $88,255
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $109,330
$85,567
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($77,773) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $50,007
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,133
Gainesville, FL $48,260
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $56,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $52,273
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $77,773
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $58,190
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $55,550
Ocala, FL $67,695
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $49,907
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $50,927
Panama City, FL $45,457
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $61,260
Port St. Lucie, FL $63,640
Punta Gorda, FL $64,125
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $52,837
Tallahassee, FL $64,665
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,237
The Villages, FL $53,250
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $61,143
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $53,585
Sebring, FL $56,820
$57,012
Georgia

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

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

Athens-Clarke County, GA $52,520
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $51,297
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $40,437
Brunswick, GA $105,750
Columbus, GA-AL $51,060
Dalton, GA $62,060
Gainesville, GA $61,455
Macon, GA $60,740
Rome, GA $56,160
Savannah, GA $56,083
Valdosta, GA $51,735
Warner Robins, GA $55,140
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,643
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,173
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,755
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,480
Hinesville, GA $63,490
$55,705
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($87,557) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $48,020
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $87,557
$67,788
Iowa

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

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

Cedar Rapids, IA $98,720
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $60,773
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $65,553
Dubuque, IA $59,995
Iowa City, IA $57,630
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,193
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,135
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,455
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $64,500
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,787
$59,894
Idaho

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

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID $80,000
Idaho Falls, ID $78,865
Lewiston, ID-WA $80,060
Pocatello, ID $75,320
Twin Falls, ID $87,020
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $72,095
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,140
$74,071
Illinois

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

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

Carbondale-Marion, IL $82,250
Champaign-Urbana, IL $107,170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $78,580
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL $100,840
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL $62,560
Rockford, IL $96,220
Springfield, IL $104,250
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,697
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,190
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $76,950
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $70,540
$81,022
Indiana

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

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($76,245) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY $46,075
Fort Wayne, IN $76,245
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $61,530
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $74,690
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN $21,470
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $52,710
Terre Haute, IN $33,975
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,405
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,620
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,285
Columbus, IN N/A
Kokomo, IN N/A
$50,901
Kansas

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

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

Manhattan, KS $78,840
Topeka, KS $80,450
Wichita, KS $54,630
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $41,867
$63,947
Kentucky

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

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $69,460
Lexington-Fayette, KY $58,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $66,950
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,853
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,833
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,813
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,000
$53,096
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($62,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $56,425
Hammond, LA $39,200
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $49,375
Lafayette, LA $49,090
Lake Charles, LA $43,810
Monroe, LA $50,150
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $53,277
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $62,420
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $45,340
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,680
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,045
$50,074
Massachusetts

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

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($103,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $68,365
Leominster-Gardner, MA $60,470
New Bedford, MA $103,860
Pittsfield, MA $56,570
Springfield, MA-CT $73,263
Worcester, MA-CT $63,947
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $61,440
$69,702
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($94,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $94,690
Cumberland, MD-WV $76,040
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $81,757
Salisbury, MD-DE $60,055
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $51,920
$72,892
Maine

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

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

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME $78,220
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $79,935
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,987
$70,714
Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($71,957) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,267
Flint, MI $63,197
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $71,957
Jackson, MI $23,630
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $62,970
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $65,770
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI $24,380
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $57,973
Saginaw, MI $54,357
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $67,137
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,987
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,127
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $63,877
Bay City, MI $24,230
Midland, MI N/A
$54,561
Minnesota

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

Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($85,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $70,973
Rochester, MN $67,780
St. Cloud, MN $60,070
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,243
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,350
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,930
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,703
$65,293
Missouri

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

St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($81,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO N/A
Joplin, MO $49,720
Kansas City, MO-KS $61,250
St. Joseph, MO-KS $81,190
St. Louis, MO-IL $65,413
Springfield, MO $49,637
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,503
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,327
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,423
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,030
Jefferson City, MO N/A
$52,833
Mississippi

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

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

Hattiesburg, MS $51,380
Jackson, MS $41,927
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,165
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,215
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,975
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $59,215
$49,646
Montana

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

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

Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT $82,510
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $68,610
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $79,240
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,280
$73,160
North Carolina

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

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

Burlington, NC $62,370
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $51,700
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $53,647
Fayetteville, NC $60,430
Goldsboro, NC $52,230
Greensboro-High Point, NC $51,603
Greenville, NC $51,227
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $55,565
Jacksonville, NC $62,845
New Bern, NC $75,460
Raleigh, NC $55,040
Wilmington, NC $80,665
Winston-Salem, NC $44,043
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,355
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,365
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,207
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,167
Rocky Mount, NC $65,270
$56,066
North Dakota

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

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

Fargo, ND-MN $86,055
Grand Forks, ND-MN $88,375
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $85,820
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $87,100
$86,838
Nebraska

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

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

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $90,135
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,110
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,450
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $51,097
$56,198
New Hampshire

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

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

Manchester, NH $103,240
Portsmouth, NH-ME $78,190
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,300
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,070
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $77,050
$82,770
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($104,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $104,100
Trenton, NJ $85,527
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $104,490
$98,039
New Mexico

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

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

Farmington, NM $55,593
Las Cruces, NM $91,645
Santa Fe, NM $65,870
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $59,035
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $63,207
$67,070
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($100,315) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $100,315
Reno, NV $75,683
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $57,670
$77,889
New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($103,625) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $68,917
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $70,193
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY $58,927
Ithaca, NY $103,625
Kingston, NY $66,633
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $86,183
Rochester, NY $73,313
Syracuse, NY $65,337
Utica-Rome, NY $67,170
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $87,190
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $68,110
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $63,717
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $68,870
$72,937
Ohio

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

Lima, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($71,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $42,985
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $60,067
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $62,820
Columbus, OH $69,100
Dayton, OH $64,547
Lima, OH $71,700
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $61,303
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $53,813
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,400
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $58,603
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $46,530
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,993
$58,405
Oklahoma

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

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

Oklahoma City, OK $91,250
Tulsa, OK $52,597
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,210
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,595
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,410
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,893
Lawton, OK N/A
$56,826
Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($108,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $108,740
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR $105,730
Medford, OR $105,420
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $68,075
Salem, OR $77,823
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,390
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $83,910
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $106,190
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$89,410
Pennsylvania

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

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

Altoona, PA $19,330
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA $53,505
Erie, PA $92,565
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $69,860
Johnstown, PA $23,930
Lancaster, PA $65,630
Lebanon, PA $92,890
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $71,217
Pittsburgh, PA $67,117
Reading, PA $87,450
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $60,843
State College, PA $92,300
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA $92,825
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $42,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $45,200
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,320
Gettysburg, PA $122,130
$67,427
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 ($42,513) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $20,540
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR $27,250
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $42,513
Arecibo, PR $24,280
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $23,540
San German, PR N/A
$27,625
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($55,425) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $47,377
Florence, SC $29,670
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $46,007
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $50,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $43,497
Spartanburg, SC $55,425
Sumter, SC $50,260
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,220
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,310
$45,107
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 ($53,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $53,970
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,307
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,487
$51,588
Tennessee

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

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($59,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,310
Cleveland, TN $52,440
Jackson, TN $59,870
Johnson City, TN $51,990
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $47,763
Knoxville, TN $50,293
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $55,803
Morristown, TN $59,160
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $53,583
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,900
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,457
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,895
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,323
$51,138
Texas

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

El Paso, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($87,763) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $74,630
Austin-Round Rock, TX $84,500
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $75,450
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,477
College Station-Bryan, TX $66,620
Corpus Christi, TX $60,017
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $65,503
El Paso, TX $87,763
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $66,237
Killeen-Temple, TX $47,773
Laredo, TX $73,223
Longview, TX $55,285
Lubbock, TX $82,360
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $48,240
Midland, TX $68,187
Odessa, TX $81,560
San Angelo, TX $49,065
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $64,397
Sherman-Denison, TX $64,910
Texarkana, TX-AR $70,020
Tyler, TX $59,663
Waco, TX $78,835
Wichita Falls, TX $53,715
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,777
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,423
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,455
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,707
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,837
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,677
Victoria, TX $57,800
$63,637
Utah

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

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $79,480
Provo-Orem, UT $47,905
St. George, UT $20,100
Salt Lake City, UT $60,067
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,173
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,615
$51,890
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($83,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $81,860
Harrisonburg, VA $51,490
Lynchburg, VA $68,903
Richmond, VA $59,547
Roanoke, VA $61,490
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $77,660
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $61,730
Winchester, VA-WV $23,500
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,347
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,783
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,170
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,580
$61,255
Vermont

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

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $94,200
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $89,820
$92,010
Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($87,095) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $63,390
Fond du Lac, WI $77,450
Green Bay, WI $69,977
Janesville-Beloit, WI $46,130
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $50,875
Madison, WI $68,237
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $74,917
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI $87,095
Sheboygan, WI $18,130
Wausau, WI $51,690
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,015
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,415
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $74,140
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,290
$58,696
West Virginia

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($60,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $60,400
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,397
$56,398
Wyoming

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

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

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

19 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $60,021.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $59,570.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $50,647.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $64,836. 

  Compliance Officers

Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere.

Salary Ratio: 9.46    

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    
  • Air Pollution Compliance Inspector
  • Certified Driver Examiner (CDE)
  • Certified Driver License Test Administrator
  • Compliance Analyst
  • Compliance Coordinator
  • Compliance Examiner
  • Compliance Investigator
  • Compliance Officer
  • Compliance Specialist
  • Cosmetology Inspector
  • Deportation Examiner
  • Driver Examiner
  • Driver License Agent
  • Driver License Examiner
  • Driver License Reviewing Officer
  • Driver License Technician
  • Driver's License Examiner
  • EEO Officer (Equal Employment Opportunity Officer)
  • Environmental Compliance Inspector
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Investigator
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Representative
  • Examiner
  • Forms Examiner
  • Immigration Investigator
  • Immigration Officer
  • Industry Operations Investigator
  • License Examiner
  • License Inspector
  • License Registration Examiner
  • Licensing Analyst
  • Licensing Inspector
  • Licensing Officer
  • Licensing Registration Examiner
  • Licensing Representative
  • Licensing Technician
  • Mortician Investigator
  • Motor Vehicle Clerk
  • Motor Vehicle Examiner
  • Motor Vehicle Inspector
  • Naturalization Examiner
  • Passport Application Examiner
  • Passport Clerk
  • Public Service Representative (PSR)
  • Qualifications Examiner
  • Regulation Officer
  • Road Test Examiner
  • Scales Inspector
  • Test Examiner
  • Transportation Services Representative (TSR)
  • Wage and Hour Investigator
  • Weights and Measures Sealer
  • US Salary Median: $63,962
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Environmental Compliance Inspectors

Inspect and investigate sources of pollution to protect the public and environment and ensure conformance with Federal, State, and local regulations and ordinances.

Salary Ratio: 1.18    

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    
  • Agricultural Chemicals Inspector
  • Agricultural Chemicals Registration Specialist
  • Air Permitting and Enforcement Inspector
  • Air Pollution Inspector
  • Certified Erosion
  • Sediment
  • and Storm Water Inspector (CESSWI)
  • City Sanitarian
  • Compliance Analyst
  • Compliance Coordinator
  • Compliance Investigator
  • Compliance Representative
  • Compliance Representative Dealer
  • Enforcement Officer
  • Environmental Advisor
  • Environmental Compliance Coordinator
  • Environmental Compliance Inspector
  • Environmental Compliance Specialist
  • Environmental Compliance Technician
  • Environmental Inspector
  • Environmental Protection Specialist
  • Environmental Quality Analyst
  • Field Examiner
  • Field Investigator
  • Hazardous Waste Management Specialist
  • Health Inspector
  • Industrial Waste Inspector
  • Permit Specialist
  • Pesticide Control Inspector
  • Property Preservation Specialist
  • Regulatory Analyst
  • Regulatory Compliance Specialist
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Enforcement Officer (RCRA Enforcement Officer)
  • Sanitation Inspector
  • State Inspector
  • Toxics Program Officer
  • Waste Management Specialist
  • Water Pollution Control Inspector
  • US Salary Median: $63,962
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers

Monitor and evaluate compliance with equal opportunity laws, guidelines, and policies to ensure that employment practices and contracting arrangements give equal opportunity without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

Salary Ratio: 1.18    

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    
  • Action Officer
  • Affirmative Action Officer (AA Officer)
  • Appeals Coordinator
  • Civil Rights Investigator
  • Civil Rights Representative
  • Civil Rights Specialist
  • Complaint Investigations Officer
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Officer (EEO Officer)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Representative (EEO Representative)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist (EEO Specialist)
  • Equal Opportunity Counselor
  • Equal Opportunity Specialist
  • Grievance and Appeals Coordinator
  • Grievance Coordinator
  • US Salary Median: $63,962
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Government Property Inspectors and Investigators

Investigate or inspect government property to ensure compliance with contract agreements and government regulations.

Salary Ratio: 1.18    

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    
  • Adjustment Examiner
  • Airport Operations Officer
  • Compliance Analyst
  • Compliance Coordinator
  • Contract Inspector
  • Government Gauger
  • Housing Inspector
  • Housing Management Representative
  • Housing Quality Standard Inspector (HQS Inspector)
  • Housing Quality Standards Inspector (HQS Inspector)
  • Neighborhood Conservation Officer
  • Port Patrol Officer
  • Project Inspector
  • Property Inspector
  • Quality Assurance Inspector
  • Quality Assurance Representative
  • Quality Assurance Specialist
  • Rehabilitation Construction Specialist
  • Rent and Housing Investigator
  • Section 8 Coordinator
  • Section 8 Housing Specialist
  • Section 8 Specialist
  • Site Development Inspector
  • Station Examiner
  • Warehouse Examiner
  • US Salary Median: $63,962
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Coroners

Direct activities such as autopsies, pathological and toxicological analyses, and inquests relating to the investigation of deaths occurring within a legal jurisdiction to determine cause of death or to fix responsibility for accidental, violent, or unexplained deaths.

Salary Ratio: 1.18    

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    
  • Certified Medical Examiner
  • Coroner
  • Coroner Investigator
  • Coroner Technician
  • Coroner Transport Technician
  • County Coroner
  • County Medical Examiner
  • Deputy Coroner
  • Deputy Coroner Investigator
  • District Medical Examiner
  • Forensic Medical Examiner
  • Forensic Technician
  • Medical Examiner
  • Medical Investigator
  • Medical Legal Investigator (MLI)
  • Medicolegal Death Investigator
  • Mobile Medical Examiner
  • US Salary Median: $63,962
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Regulatory Affairs Specialists

Coordinate and document internal regulatory processes, such as internal audits, inspections, license renewals, or registrations. May compile and prepare materials for submission to regulatory agencies.

Salary Ratio: 1.18    

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    
  • Clinical Quality Assurance Associate
  • Clinical Quality Assurance Specialist
  • Drug Regulatory Affairs Specialist
  • Product Safety Specialist
  • Quality Assurance Documentation Coordinator
  • Quality Assurance Documentation Specialist
  • Regulatory Affairs Analyst (RA Analyst)
  • Regulatory Affairs Associate (RA Associate)
  • Regulatory Affairs Consultant (RA Consultant)
  • Regulatory Affairs Coordinator (RA Coordinator)
  • Regulatory Affairs Specialist (RA Specialist)
  • Regulatory Affairs Strategist (RA Strategist)
  • Regulatory Analyst
  • Regulatory Compliance Associate
  • Regulatory Compliance Specialist
  • Regulatory Engineer
  • Regulatory Services Consultant
  • Regulatory Specialist
  • Regulatory Submissions Associate
  • Research Compliance Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $63,962
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Customs Brokers

Prepare customs documentation and ensure that shipments meet all applicable laws to facilitate the import and export of goods. Determine and track duties and taxes payable and process payments on behalf of client. Sign documents under a power of attorney. Represent clients in meetings with customs officials and apply for duty refunds and tariff reclassifications. Coordinate transportation and storage of imported goods.

Salary Ratio: 1.18    

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    
  • Air Export Agent
  • Air Export Operations Agent
  • Cargo Broker
  • Corporate Licensed Broker
  • Customs Agent
  • Customs Broker
  • Customs Brokerage Agent
  • Customs Brokerage Coordinator
  • Customs Brokerage Representative
  • Customs Compliance Analyst
  • Customs Consultant
  • Customs Entry Writer
  • Customs House Broker
  • Entry Writer
  • Export Administrator
  • Export Agent
  • Export Operations Agent
  • Exporter
  • Import Coordinator
  • Import-Export Agent
  • Import/Export Administrator
  • Import/Export Agent
  • Import/Export Specialist
  • Importer
  • Importer Exporter
  • International Trade Specialist
  • Licensed Customs Broker
  • Ocean Export Agent
  • Ocean Import Representative
  • Trade Facilitator
  • US Salary Median: $63,962
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

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

Salary Ratio: 0.58    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Criminal Justice Adjunct Instructor
  • Criminal Justice Assistant Professor
  • Criminal Justice Associate Instructor
  • Criminal Justice Faculty Member
  • Criminal Justice Instructor
  • Criminal Justice Professor
  • Criminology Professor
  • Criminology Teacher
  • Digital Forensics Instructor
  • Instructor
  • Justice Professor
  • Penology Professor
  • Penology Teacher
  • Professor
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $56,594
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.

Salary Ratio: 2.82    

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    
  • Chief Deputy
  • Deputy Chief Sheriff
  • Detective Chief
  • Detective Supervisor
  • Harbor Master
  • Harbor Patrol Chief
  • Harbor Police Launch Commander
  • Homicide Squad Commanding Officer (Homicide Squad CO)
  • Identification and Communications Supervisor
  • Identification and Records Commander
  • Internal Affairs Commander
  • Investigation Division Commanding Officer
  • Motorized Squad Commanding Officer
  • Patrol Captain
  • Patrol Commander
  • Police Captain
  • Police Chief Deputy
  • Police Commanding Officer
  • Police Deputy Chief
  • Police Shift Commander
  • Police Superintendent
  • Police Supervisor
  • Port Warden
  • Post Commander
  • Precinct Captain
  • Precinct Commanding Officer
  • Precinct Police Captain
  • Safety Supervisor
  • Shift Supervisor
  • Suspect Artist Supervisor
  • Traffic Division Commanding Officer
  • Traffic Supervisor
  • Uniform Force Captain
  • Vehicle Maintenance Unit Commanding Officer
  • US Salary Median: $84,277
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in firefighting and fire prevention and control.

Salary Ratio: 12.02    

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    
  • Assistant Unit Forester
  • Battalion Chief
  • Battalion Fire Chief
  • Crew Boss
  • Damage Prevention Coordinator
  • Deputy Fire Chief
  • Deputy Fire Marshal
  • District Fire Management Officer
  • Engine Boss
  • Fire Battalion Chief
  • Fire Captain
  • Fire Chief
  • Fire Coordinator
  • Fire Department Battalion Chief
  • Fire Lieutenant
  • Fire Management Officer
  • Fire Marshal
  • Fire Prevention Bureau Captain
  • Fire Prevention Captain
  • Fire Prevention Chief
  • Fire Supervisor
  • Fire Suppression Captain
  • Forest Fire Management Officer
  • Forest Fire Specialist Supervisor
  • Hotshot Superintendent
  • Incident Commander
  • Municipal Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisor
  • Operations Chief
  • Prevention Coordinator
  • Section Forest Fire Warden
  • Single Resource Boss
  • Smoke Jumper Supervisor
  • Squad Boss
  • Supervising Fire Marshal
  • Supervisory Forester
  • Training Officer
  • US Salary Median: $71,424
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Firefighters

Control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk. Duties may include fire prevention, emergency medical service, hazardous material response, search and rescue, and disaster assistance.

Salary Ratio: 7.14    

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    
  • Apparatus Operator
  • Fire Alarm Operator
  • Fire Apparatus Engineer
  • Fire Chief's Aide
  • Fire Engine Pump Operator
  • Fire Engineer
  • Fire Equipment Operator
  • Fire Fighter
  • Fire Hydrant Operator
  • Fire Management Specialist
  • Fire Medic
  • Fire Rescue Technician
  • Fire Technician
  • Fireboat Operator
  • Firefighter
  • Fireman
  • Forest Fire Suppression Specialist
  • Forest Firefighter
  • Forestry Fire Technician
  • Hot Shot
  • Ladder Operator
  • Ladderman
  • Marine Fire Fighter
  • Marine Firefighter
  • Municipal Firefighter
  • Oil Fire Specialist
  • On-Scene Supporter
  • Plugman
  • Rescue Worker
  • Safety Officer
  • Smoke Chaser
  • Smoke Eater
  • Smoke Jumper
  • Tail Board Man
  • Tail Board Worker
  • Tiller Man
  • Tiller Worker
  • Volunteer Fire Fighter
  • Volunteer Firefighter
  • Water and Fire Technician
  • Wildland Fire Fighter Specialist
  • Wildland Firefighter
  • US Salary Median: $46,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists

Enforce fire regulations, inspect forest for fire hazards, and recommend forest fire prevention or control measures. May report forest fires and weather conditions.

Salary Ratio: 0.84    

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    
  • District Ranger
  • Environmental Protection Fire Control Officer
  • Fire Management Officer
  • Fire Management Technician
  • Fire Observer
  • Fire Operations Forester
  • Fire Prevention Officer
  • Fire Prevention Technician
  • Fire Range Technician
  • Fire Ranger
  • Fire Technician
  • Fire Tower Keeper
  • Fire Warden
  • Fire Watcher
  • Forest Fire Control Officer
  • Forest Fire Officer
  • Forest Officer
  • Forest Patrolman
  • Forestry Patrolman
  • Look Out Tower Fire Watcher
  • Range Examiner
  • Tower Watchman
  • Towerman
  • Wildfire Mitigation Specialist
  • Wildfire Prevention Specialist
  • Wildland Fire Operations Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $46,140
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Detectives and Criminal Investigators

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

Salary Ratio: 9.97    

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    
  • Air Marshal
  • Burglary Investigator
  • Child Support Agent
  • Child Support Investigator
  • Child Support Officer
  • CIA Agent (Central Intelligence Agency Agent)
  • City Detective
  • Counter Intelligence Agent
  • Crime Analyst
  • Crime Investigator Special Agent
  • Crime Scene Investigator (CSI)
  • Criminal Analyst
  • Criminal Investigations Agent
  • Criminal Investigative Agent
  • Criminal Investigator
  • Criminal Profiler
  • Criminalist
  • Cyber Crime Investigator
  • Cyber Special Agent
  • Cybercrime Investigator
  • Deputy Sheriff
  • Deputy United States Marshal (Deputy US Marshal)
  • Detective
  • Detective Sergeant
  • Drug Enforcement Administration Agent (DEA AGENT)
  • FBI Field Agent (Federal Bureau of Investigation Field Agent)
  • FBI Investigator (Federal Bureau of Investigation Investigator)
  • FBI Profiler (Federal Bureau of Investigation Profiler)
  • FBI Sharpshooter (Federal Bureau of Investigation Sharpshooter)
  • FBI Special Agent (Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent)
  • Federal Air Marshal
  • Fugitive Detective
  • Fugitive Investigator
  • Gang Investigator
  • Homicide Detective
  • Homicide Investigator
  • Identification Officer
  • Inspector
  • Intelligence Officer
  • Internal Affairs Investigator
  • Investigation Officer
  • Investigative Analyst
  • Investigator
  • Major Case Detective
  • Master Police Detective
  • Missing Persons Investigator
  • Narcotics Agent
  • Narcotics Detective
  • Narcotics Investigator
  • Police Detective
  • Police Inspector
  • Police Investigator
  • Secret Service Agent
  • Sex Crimes Detective
  • Sheriff's Detective
  • Special Agent
  • Special Crimes Investigator
  • Special Inspector
  • Spy
  • State Trooper
  • Station Detective
  • Undercover Cop
  • Unemployment Examiner
  • Unemployment Inspector
  • Unemployment Insurance Fraud Investigator
  • United States Marshal (US Marshal)
  • Vice Detective
  • Vice Investigator
  • Victim Liaison
  • Violent Crimes Detective
  • US Salary Median: $76,747
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Police Identification and Records Officers

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

Salary Ratio: 2.49    

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    
  • Accident Examiner
  • Accident Investigator
  • Accident Reconstructionist
  • Community Service Officer
  • Computer Forensic Examiner
  • Computer Forensic Specialist
  • Corrections Identification Technician
  • Crime Lab Analyst (Crime Laboratory Analyst)
  • Crime Scene Evidence Technician
  • Crime Scene Examiner
  • Crime Scene Investigator
  • Crime Scene Specialist
  • Crime Scene Technician
  • Crime Victim Specialist
  • Criminal Identification Coordination Specialist
  • Criminal Records Technician
  • Criminal Specialist
  • Criminalist
  • Cyber Forensic Specialist
  • Evidence Custodian
  • Evidence Technician
  • Field Evidence Technician
  • Field Identification Specialist
  • Fingerprint Classifier
  • Forensic Identification Specialist
  • Forensic Science Examiner
  • Forensic Scientist
  • Forensic Sergeant
  • Forensic Specialist
  • Forensic Technician
  • Identification Officer
  • Identification Technician
  • Investigative Police Specialist
  • Latent Fingerprint Examiner
  • Latent Print Examiner
  • Parts Identification Technician
  • Police Crime Scene Technician
  • Police Evidence Specialist
  • Site Identification Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $76,747
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Intelligence Analysts

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

Salary Ratio: 1.25    

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    
  • Anti-Terrorist Analyst
  • CIA Agent (Central Intelligence Agency Agent)
  • Counter Intelligence Agent
  • Counterintelligence Analyst
  • Crime Analyst
  • Crime and Intelligence Analyst
  • Criminal Intelligence Analyst
  • Criminal Intelligence Specialist
  • Criminal Research Specialist
  • Cyber All Source Analyst
  • Cyber Analyst
  • Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst
  • Cyber Intel Planner
  • Cyber Intelligence Specialist
  • Cyber Operations Specialist
  • Cybersecurity All-Source Analyst
  • Cybersecurity Analyst
  • Cybersecurity Exploitation Analyst
  • Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
  • Cybersecurity Target Developer
  • Cybersecurity Target Network Analyst
  • Cybersecurity Threat Analyst
  • Intelligence Agent
  • Intelligence Analyst
  • Intelligence Research Specialist
  • Intelligence Specialist
  • Investigative Research Specialist
  • Police Crime and Intelligence Analyst
  • Threat Intelligence Analyst
  • US Salary Median: $76,747
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Fish and Game Wardens

Patrol assigned area to prevent fish and game law violations. Investigate reports of damage to crops or property by wildlife. Compile biological data.

Salary Ratio: 0.84    

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    
  • Community Resource Officer
  • Conservation Enforcement Officer
  • Conservation Officer
  • District Resource Officer
  • Environmental Conservation Officer
  • Fish and Game Warden
  • Fish and Wildlife Warden
  • Fish Warden
  • Fisheries Enforcement Officer
  • Fishing Game Warden
  • Game Agent
  • Game and Fish Protector
  • Game Protector
  • Game Warden
  • Mammal Control Agent
  • Natural Resource Officer
  • Park Guard
  • Park Warden
  • Resource Officer
  • State Game Protector
  • State Game Warden
  • State Wildlife Officer
  • Warden
  • Wildlife and Game Protector
  • Wildlife Conservation Officer
  • Wildlife Control Agent
  • Wildlife Control Partner
  • Wildlife Enforcement Major
  • Wildlife Officer
  • Wildlife Protector
  • Woods Warden
  • US Salary Median: $49,794
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

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

Salary Ratio: 8.07    

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    
  • Accident Prevention Squad Police Officer
  • Alcohol Law Enforcement Agent (ALE Agent)
  • Animal Cop
  • Border Guard
  • Border Patrol Agent
  • Border Patrol Officer
  • Campus Police Officer
  • Canine Deputy (K-9 Deputy)
  • Chief Deputy Sheriff
  • City Constable
  • City Marshal
  • Civil Division Deputy Sheriff
  • Civil Process Server
  • Community Service Patrol Officer
  • Complaint Evaluation Officer
  • Constable
  • Cop
  • County Sheriff
  • Crime Prevention Police Officer
  • Customs Patrol Officer
  • Deputy
  • Deputy Certified Sheriff
  • Deputy K-9
  • Deputy Sheriff
  • Deputy Sheriff (Generalist)-Bailiff
  • Deputy Sheriff Generalist
  • Deputy Sheriff Lieutenant
  • Deputy Sheriff-Custody
  • Deputy Sheriff-K9 Handler
  • Desk Officer
  • Drug Abuse Resistance Education Officer (DARE Officer)
  • Drug Enforcement Agent
  • Grand Jury Deputy Sheriff
  • Highway Patrol Officer
  • Highway Patrol Pilot
  • Immigration Guard
  • K-9 Handler
  • K-9 Police Officer
  • K9 Handler
  • Law Enforcement Officer
  • Lieutenant
  • Marshal
  • Master Deputy Sheriff-Court Security
  • Military Police Officer
  • Motorcycle Police
  • Mounted Police
  • Officer
  • Park Police
  • Patrol Deputy Sheriff
  • Patrol Driver
  • Patrol Officer
  • Patrol Park Officer
  • Patrol Sergeant
  • Sheriff's Office
  • Peace Officer
  • Police Booking Officer
  • Police Inspector
  • Police Officer
  • Police Park Officer
  • Police Patrol Officer
  • Police Worker
  • Policeman
  • Policewoman
  • Protective Officer
  • Protective Service Specialist
  • Public Safety Officer
  • Safety Instruction Police Officer
  • Safety Patrol Officer
  • Sheriff
  • Sheriff Department Corporal-Road Deputy
  • Sheriff Deputy
  • Sheriff Officer
  • Sheriff's Detective
  • Sheriff's Officer
  • Sheriff's Sergeant
  • Sheriffs Detective
  • Sheriffs Officer
  • Special Deputy
  • Special Deputy Sheriff
  • State Highway Police Officer
  • State Patrol Officer
  • State Trooper
  • SWAT Team Member (Special Weapons and Tactics Team Member)
  • Town Marshal
  • Trooper
  • Under Sheriff
  • Uniform Patrol Police Officer
  • US Salary Median: $58,627
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Customs and Border Protection Officers

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

Salary Ratio: 1.01    

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    
  • Agriculture Specialist
  • Air Import Specialist
  • Border Patrol Agent
  • Canine Enforcement Officer (K-9 Enforcement Officer)
  • Customs Import Specialist
  • Customs Inspector
  • Customs Officer
  • Customs Opener
  • Customs Packer
  • Customs Specialist
  • Customs Verifier
  • Deportation Officer
  • Drug Enforcement Agent
  • Drug Inspector
  • Duty Officer
  • Immigration Services Officer
  • Import Specialist
  • Inspector
  • Ocean Import Specialist
  • Patrol Inspector
  • Special Agent
  • US Customs and Border Officer
  • US Customs and Border Protection Officer (US CBPO)
  • US Salary Median: $58,627
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

Monitor recreational areas, such as pools, beaches, or ski slopes, to provide assistance and protection to participants.

Salary Ratio: 1.03    

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    
  • Aquatics Specialist
  • Beach Attendant
  • Beach Lifeguard
  • Bus Monitor
  • Certified Ski Patroller
  • Gamewell Operator
  • Life Guard
  • Lifeguard
  • Marine Safety Officer
  • Ocean Lifeguard
  • Ocean Lifeguard Specialist
  • OEC Tech (Outdoor Emergency Care Technician)
  • Park Ranger
  • Playground Monitor
  • Pool Attendant
  • Pool Lifeguard
  • Ranger
  • Rescue Worker
  • Ski Patrol Paramedic
  • Ski Patroller
  • Surveillance System Monitor
  • US Salary Median: $24,653
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $8,896 per year (or $13,272 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $35,584 to earn a bachelor's (or $53,088 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $9,849 per year (or $16,219 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $19,698 to earn a master's (or $32,438 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($35,584 if you're in-state, $53,088 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $8,896 per year (or $13,272 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $17,792 to earn an associate's (or $26,544 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services Degrees

South Dakota State University

1004 Campanile Ave - Brookings, SD

Out-of-state cost: $12,675/year
In-state cost: $9,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Unity College

90 Quaker Hill Road - Unity, ME

Out-of-state cost: $12,715/year
In-state cost: $12,715/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Texas Tech University

Broadway And University Avenue - Lubbock, TX

Out-of-state cost: $23,870/year
In-state cost: $11,600/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Ball State University

2000 University Ave - Muncie, IN

Out-of-state cost: $27,132/year
In-state cost: $10,144/year
Degrees: Certificate

Mount Mercy University

1330 Elmhurst Dr NE - Cedar Rapids, IA

Out-of-state cost: $35,506/year
In-state cost: $35,506/year
Degrees: Bachelor's


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