Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Nuclear Engineering Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems for controlling and manipulating nuclear energy, including nuclear power plant design, fission reactor design, fusion reactor design, reactor control and safety systems design, power transfer systems, containment vessels and structures design; and the analysis of related engineering problems such as fission and fusion processes, human and environmental factors, construction, and operational considerations.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields. Conduct research on nuclear engineering projects or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and use of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal. Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $83,089
    "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.): 8.58%
    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: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $34,594/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,092/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,841/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,143/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $32,692/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,118/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: $83,089

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($151,006) in the Salinas, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($101,585).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $101,585
Fairbanks, AK $77,910
$93,693
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($114,328).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $107,960
Decatur, AL $113,030
Huntsville, AL $114,328
Mobile, AL $101,603
Montgomery, AL $90,463
Tuscaloosa, AL $95,390
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $97,773
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $98,615
Auburn-Opelika, AL $61,050
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,605
Dothan, AL $65,855
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $62,650
Gadsden, AL $52,015
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,330
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,625
$89,324
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($102,720).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $102,720
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $91,633
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $95,810
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $94,187
Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
$80,595
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($103,860).

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $103,860
Tucson, AZ $99,893
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $50,060
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $63,505
Prescott, AZ $53,340
Yuma, AZ $54,765
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $60,685
$76,651
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Salinas, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($183,300).

Chico, CA $148,090
El Centro, CA $132,340
Fresno, CA $143,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $174,100
Modesto, CA $121,210
Napa, CA $176,160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $158,650
Redding, CA $156,520
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $135,773
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $145,627
Salinas, CA $183,300
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $154,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $161,233
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $165,750
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $160,920
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $163,080
Santa Rosa, CA $151,800
Stockton-Lodi, CA $165,220
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $163,540
Visalia-Porterville, CA $130,670
Yuba City, CA $159,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $131,320
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $128,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $117,780
$151,006
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($137,037).

Colorado Springs, CO $137,037
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $130,008
Fort Collins, CO $131,123
Greeley, CO $135,217
Grand Junction, CO $63,020
Pueblo, CO $85,190
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,510
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,450
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $84,880
$117,067
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($168,520).

Danbury, CT $127,783
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $120,053
New Haven, CT $109,038
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $168,520
Waterbury, CT $113,873
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $103,810
$120,542
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($141,140).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $124,367
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $83,170
Gainesville, FL $100,043
Jacksonville, FL $113,433
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $99,687
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $110,537
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $141,140
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $108,457
Ocala, FL $109,960
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $119,390
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $129,430
Panama City, FL $112,843
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $114,713
Port St. Lucie, FL $110,890
Tallahassee, FL $94,680
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $116,467
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $103,537
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $94,217
Homosassa Springs, FL $73,530
Punta Gorda, FL $55,560
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,740
Sebring, FL $54,070
The Villages, FL $75,090
$106,588
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($122,607).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $112,708
Columbus, GA-AL $103,087
Gainesville, GA $89,930
Macon, GA $117,753
Savannah, GA $122,607
Warner Robins, GA $105,583
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $94,050
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $99,013
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $99,167
Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,920
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Dalton, GA $45,980
Hinesville, GA $33,140
Rome, GA $52,520
Valdosta, GA $46,630
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,150
$92,699
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($104,478).

Urban Honolulu, HI $104,478
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $92,940
$98,709
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($101,403).

Cedar Rapids, IA $101,403
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $96,003
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $92,378
Dubuque, IA $80,025
Iowa City, IA $99,610
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $95,630
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $85,445
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $79,878
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $80,363
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $86,145
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $88,483
$89,345
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($91,930).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $88,390
Pocatello, ID $91,930
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $78,330
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
$71,922
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($144,480).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $128,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $139,140
Decatur, IL $144,200
Kankakee, IL $144,480
Rockford, IL $113,310
Springfield, IL $141,740
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $118,537
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $119,810
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $110,050
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $127,840
$128,271
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($108,040).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $93,420
Evansville, IN-KY $103,953
Fort Wayne, IN $102,687
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $102,630
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $98,677
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $108,040
Terre Haute, IN $93,415
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $100,690
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $90,060
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $91,247
Kokomo, IN $89,810
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $81,370
Muncie, IN $63,060
$96,533
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($94,210).

Manhattan, KS $90,305
Topeka, KS $92,763
Wichita, KS $94,210
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $81,833
$89,778
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($98,000).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $84,873
Lexington-Fayette, KY $98,000
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $89,943
Owensboro, KY $96,433
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $92,898
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $85,513
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $80,880
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
$87,103
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($161,710).

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $103,220
Lafayette, LA $142,600
Lake Charles, LA $161,710
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $159,200
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $125,090
$138,364
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($161,870).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $161,870
Leominster-Gardner, MA $127,690
Pittsfield, MA $136,010
Springfield, MA-CT $129,467
Worcester, MA-CT $137,170
$137,625
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($120,693).

California-Lexington Park, MD $120,693
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $99,903
Salisbury, MD-DE $104,218
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $89,953
Cumberland, MD-WV $70,985
$100,057
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($93,723).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $85,968
Portland-South Portland, ME $93,723
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $92,815
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,635
$86,235
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Bay City, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($146,990).

Battle Creek, MI $139,890
Bay City, MI $146,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $142,260
Flint, MI $121,180
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $112,787
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $112,403
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $107,120
Monroe, MI $130,943
Muskegon, MI $121,100
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $106,717
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $114,730
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $115,080
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $115,440
$121,204
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($154,500).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $124,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $150,100
Rochester, MN $126,070
St. Cloud, MN $154,500
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $125,080
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $121,320
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $128,180
$132,843
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($125,063).

Kansas City, MO-KS $114,833
St. Louis, MO-IL $113,165
Springfield, MO $125,063
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $103,723
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $100,263
Columbia, MO $67,510
Jefferson City, MO $75,340
Joplin, MO $68,720
St. Joseph, MO-KS $71,120
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,360
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $72,140
$100,250
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($99,595).

Jackson, MS $85,703
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $79,885
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $82,983
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $99,595
Hattiesburg, MS $57,235
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,300
$80,887
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($94,040).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $94,040
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $92,623
Great Falls, MT $66,690
Missoula, MT $59,220
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,720
$84,069
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($137,810).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $123,170
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $135,420
Fayetteville, NC $136,880
Greensboro-High Point, NC $117,490
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $129,480
New Bern, NC $129,360
Raleigh, NC $128,243
Wilmington, NC $137,810
Winston-Salem, NC $134,860
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $121,240
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $110,367
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,470
$124,347
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($107,683).

Fargo, ND-MN $98,273
Grand Forks, ND-MN $107,683
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $96,033
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,675
$94,950
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($113,073).

Lincoln, NE $102,530
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $113,073
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $106,350
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $108,283
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,280
$104,230
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($118,483).

Manchester, NH $118,483
Portsmouth, NH-ME $112,200
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $96,793
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $109,493
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
$103,868
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($110,270).

Trenton, NJ $110,270
Ocean City, NJ $62,235
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $69,165
$87,985
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($104,025).

Las Cruces, NM $99,223
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $104,025
Farmington, NM $58,070
Santa Fe, NM $58,540
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
$83,770
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($96,448).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $96,035
Reno, NV $96,448
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $96,090
$96,191
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Binghamton, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($164,960).

Binghamton, NY $164,960
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $144,900
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $153,900
Rochester, NY $128,407
Syracuse, NY $142,833
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $137,960
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $126,840
Utica-Rome, NY $104,240
$140,499
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($121,497).

Canton-Massillon, OH $110,790
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $115,570
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $120,540
Columbus, OH $116,340
Dayton, OH $121,497
Lima, OH $116,167
Mansfield, OH $102,780
Toledo, OH $104,670
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $116,783
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $97,413
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $99,190
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $108,380
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $107,577
Springfield, OH $69,330
$109,441
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($122,250).

Oklahoma City, OK $118,110
Tulsa, OK $122,250
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $104,577
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $112,290
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $91,500
Lawton, OK $75,210
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $82,850
$106,132
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($123,113).

Corvallis, OR $123,113
Eugene, OR $100,017
Medford, OR $98,510
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $121,063
Salem, OR $106,773
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $102,357
Bend-Redmond, OR $73,800
Grants Pass, OR $57,480
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $72,100
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,740
$101,392
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($126,453).

Altoona, PA $103,653
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $126,453
Erie, PA $97,020
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $119,043
Johnstown, PA $105,017
Lancaster, PA $112,673
Lebanon, PA $103,897
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $124,148
Pittsburgh, PA $125,690
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $119,707
State College, PA $109,040
Williamsport, PA $119,323
York-Hanover, PA $110,960
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $99,297
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $105,093
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $114,503
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $67,540
East Stroudsburg, PA $80,810
Gettysburg, PA $67,470
Reading, PA $77,790
$109,515
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($98,487).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $98,487
Ponce, PR $73,137
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $71,953
Arecibo, PR $39,760
Guayama, PR $56,640
Mayaguez, PR $40,220
San German, PR $52,160
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $46,750
$69,214
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($108,007).

Columbia, SC $101,250
Florence, SC $103,317
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $105,810
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $92,367
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $108,007
Spartanburg, SC $102,757
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $103,117
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $89,103
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $95,407
Sumter, SC $45,540
$98,282
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($89,463).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $89,463
Sioux Falls, SD $55,790
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,140
$71,714
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($152,370).

Jackson, TN $109,680
Johnson City, TN $129,420
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $152,370
Knoxville, TN $121,390
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $123,780
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $125,760
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $110,520
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $128,900
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $87,890
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $125,993
$121,781
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($138,107).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $134,107
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $132,023
College Station-Bryan, TX $121,965
Corpus Christi, TX $136,367
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $122,040
El Paso, TX $102,503
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $135,548
Killeen-Temple, TX $116,477
Longview, TX $119,073
Midland, TX $138,107
Odessa, TX $133,043
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $118,177
Tyler, TX $121,050
Waco, TX $112,020
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $119,287
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $106,633
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $129,288
Amarillo, TX $81,030
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,620
Laredo, TX $56,310
Lubbock, TX $62,140
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $57,850
Sherman-Denison, TX $70,000
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,790
Victoria, TX $91,760
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,770
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,190
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,890
$113,850
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($112,400).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $112,400
Provo-Orem, UT $107,647
Salt Lake City, UT $105,270
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $92,277
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $79,133
St. George, UT $63,260
$97,090
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($163,260).

Charlottesville, VA $137,660
Harrisonburg, VA $138,150
Lynchburg, VA $153,560
Richmond, VA $129,377
Roanoke, VA $111,700
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $116,140
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $113,363
Winchester, VA-WV $142,680
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $111,190
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $147,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $145,250
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $163,260
$133,174
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($108,817).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $108,817
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $88,227
$98,522
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($117,007).

Eau Claire, WI $92,993
Green Bay, WI $99,083
Janesville-Beloit, WI $115,910
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $106,477
Madison, WI $117,007
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $109,163
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $101,083
Racine, WI $109,667
Sheboygan, WI $104,677
Wausau, WI $107,567
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $110,777
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $102,373
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $101,397
Fond du Lac, WI $64,850
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,200
$104,038
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($114,878).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $93,625
Morgantown, WV $100,993
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $102,970
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $84,373
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $114,878
Charleston, WV $55,870
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $58,000
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
$90,509
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($97,743).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $97,743
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $95,013
Cheyenne, WY $61,870
$89,476

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $110,436

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($154,148) 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 ($117,127) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $117,127
Fairbanks, AK $89,060
$103,093
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($135,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $126,183
Decatur, AL $133,143
Huntsville, AL $135,680
Mobile, AL $119,243
Montgomery, AL $103,633
Tuscaloosa, AL $109,150
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $114,043
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $114,510
Auburn-Opelika, AL $64,770
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $67,540
Dothan, AL $85,850
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $72,910
Gadsden, AL $56,530
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,820
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $81,130
$96,342
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($129,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $129,680
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $115,580
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $121,970
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $120,230
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$121,865
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($124,767) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $124,767
Tucson, AZ $119,710
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $63,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $81,390
Prescott, AZ $65,700
Yuma, AZ $71,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $80,780
$86,822
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 ($184,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $148,090
El Centro, CA $132,340
Fresno, CA $143,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $174,100
Modesto, CA $121,210
Napa, CA $176,160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $158,650
Redding, CA $156,520
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $156,040
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $161,980
Salinas, CA $183,300
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $166,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $184,200
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $165,750
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $160,920
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $163,080
Santa Rosa, CA $151,800
Stockton-Lodi, CA $165,220
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $163,540
Visalia-Porterville, CA $130,670
Yuba City, CA $159,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $131,320
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $128,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $117,780
$154,148
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($141,933) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $137,037
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $141,933
Fort Collins, CO $131,123
Greeley, CO $135,217
Grand Junction, CO $63,020
Pueblo, CO $85,190
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,510
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,450
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $84,880
$102,484
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($168,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $127,783
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $120,053
New Haven, CT $113,950
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $168,520
Waterbury, CT $113,873
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $103,810
$124,665
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($141,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $124,367
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $83,170
Gainesville, FL $100,043
Jacksonville, FL $113,433
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $99,687
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $110,537
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $141,140
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $108,457
Ocala, FL $109,960
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $126,017
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $129,430
Panama City, FL $112,843
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $114,713
Port St. Lucie, FL $110,890
Tallahassee, FL $94,680
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $116,467
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $103,537
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $94,217
Homosassa Springs, FL $73,530
Punta Gorda, FL $55,560
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,740
Sebring, FL $54,070
The Villages, FL $75,090
$100,373
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($159,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $134,530
Columbus, GA-AL $130,850
Gainesville, GA $109,010
Macon, GA $155,090
Savannah, GA $159,180
Warner Robins, GA $137,550
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $114,580
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $123,790
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $126,370
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$132,328
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($122,613) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $122,613
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $107,280
$114,947
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($121,273) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $121,273
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $113,003
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $107,760
Dubuque, IA $93,177
Iowa City, IA $99,610
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $111,957
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $96,730
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $91,327
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $94,043
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $100,847
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $104,227
$103,087
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($116,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $116,380
Pocatello, ID $112,870
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $95,920
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$108,390
Illinois

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

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($144,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $128,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $139,140
Decatur, IL $144,200
Kankakee, IL $144,480
Rockford, IL $113,310
Springfield, IL $141,740
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $118,537
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $119,810
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $110,050
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $127,840
$128,758
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 ($108,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $93,420
Evansville, IN-KY $103,953
Fort Wayne, IN $102,687
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $102,630
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $98,677
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $108,040
Terre Haute, IN $94,283
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $100,690
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $90,060
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $91,247
Kokomo, IN $89,810
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $81,370
Muncie, IN $63,060
$93,841
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($110,863) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $101,810
Topeka, KS $108,093
Wichita, KS $110,863
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $95,777
$104,136
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($114,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $96,763
Lexington-Fayette, KY $114,260
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $103,747
Owensboro, KY $112,480
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $107,700
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $97,527
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $90,837
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,390
$96,838
Louisiana

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

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($161,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $103,220
Lafayette, LA $142,600
Lake Charles, LA $161,710
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $159,200
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $125,090
$138,364
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 ($161,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $161,870
Leominster-Gardner, MA $127,690
Pittsfield, MA $136,010
Springfield, MA-CT $128,600
Worcester, MA-CT $137,170
$138,268
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($142,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $142,850
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $114,970
Salisbury, MD-DE $117,923
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $102,780
Cumberland, MD-WV $85,380
$112,781
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($108,317) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $101,427
Portland-South Portland, ME $108,143
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $108,317
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $76,880
$98,692
Michigan

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

Bay City, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($146,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $139,890
Bay City, MI $146,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $142,260
Flint, MI $121,180
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $122,640
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $113,860
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $107,120
Monroe, MI $130,943
Muskegon, MI $121,100
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $106,250
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $114,730
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $115,080
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $115,440
$122,883
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($154,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $124,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $150,100
Rochester, MN $126,070
St. Cloud, MN $154,500
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $125,080
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $121,320
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $128,180
$132,843
Missouri

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

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($125,063) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $114,833
St. Louis, MO-IL $124,423
Springfield, MO $125,063
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $103,723
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $100,263
Columbia, MO $67,510
Jefferson City, MO $75,340
Joplin, MO $68,720
St. Joseph, MO-KS $71,120
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,360
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $72,140
$89,954
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($119,607) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $99,810
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $92,460
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $97,017
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $119,607
Hattiesburg, MS $70,780
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $70,430
$91,684
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($94,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $94,040
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $92,623
Great Falls, MT $66,690
Missoula, MT $59,220
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,720
$76,659
North Carolina

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($142,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $142,800
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $135,420
Fayetteville, NC $136,880
Greensboro-High Point, NC $130,560
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $129,480
New Bern, NC $129,360
Raleigh, NC $138,760
Wilmington, NC $137,810
Winston-Salem, NC $134,860
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $121,240
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $135,130
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$133,845
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($126,783) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $113,957
Grand Forks, ND-MN $126,783
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $112,130
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $75,020
$106,973
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 ($113,073) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $102,530
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $113,073
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $106,350
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $108,283
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,280
$98,903
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($153,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $153,420
Portsmouth, NH-ME $142,610
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $120,420
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $138,200
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
$138,663
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($126,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $126,250
Ocean City, NJ $76,390
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $78,860
$93,833
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 ($124,163) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $113,093
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $124,163
Farmington, NM $66,270
Santa Fe, NM $66,060
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$92,397
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($113,627) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $110,153
Reno, NV $113,627
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $110,050
$111,277
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 ($169,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $164,960
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $144,900
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $169,190
Rochester, NY $139,680
Syracuse, NY $142,833
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $137,960
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $126,840
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
$146,623
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($121,497) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $110,790
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $115,570
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $120,540
Columbus, OH $116,340
Dayton, OH $121,497
Lima, OH $116,167
Mansfield, OH $102,780
Toledo, OH $109,620
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $116,783
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $97,413
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $99,190
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $108,380
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $107,577
Springfield, OH $69,330
$107,998
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($122,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $118,110
Tulsa, OK $122,250
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $104,577
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $112,290
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $91,500
Lawton, OK $75,210
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $82,850
$100,970
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($123,113) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $123,113
Eugene, OR $100,017
Medford, OR $98,510
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $121,063
Salem, OR $106,773
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $102,357
Bend-Redmond, OR $73,800
Grants Pass, OR $57,480
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $72,100
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,740
$92,695
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($131,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $103,653
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $126,453
Erie, PA $97,020
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $119,043
Johnstown, PA $105,017
Lancaster, PA $112,673
Lebanon, PA $103,897
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $131,870
Pittsburgh, PA $125,690
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $119,707
State College, PA $109,040
Williamsport, PA $119,323
York-Hanover, PA $110,960
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $99,297
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $105,093
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $114,503
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $67,540
East Stroudsburg, PA $80,810
Gettysburg, PA $67,470
Reading, PA $77,790
$104,843
Puerto Rico

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($98,487) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $98,487
Ponce, PR $73,137
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $81,263
Arecibo, PR $39,760
Guayama, PR $56,640
Mayaguez, PR $40,220
San German, PR $52,160
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $46,750
$61,052
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($141,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $117,873
Florence, SC $133,640
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $135,990
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $115,540
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $141,070
Spartanburg, SC $128,500
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $132,200
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $111,150
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $121,960
Sumter, SC N/A
$126,436
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($105,153) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $105,153
Sioux Falls, SD $68,750
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,260
$80,054
Tennessee

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

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($152,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN $109,680
Johnson City, TN $129,420
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $152,370
Knoxville, TN $121,390
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $123,780
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $125,760
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $110,520
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $128,900
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $87,890
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $125,993
$121,570
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($149,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $134,107
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $132,023
College Station-Bryan, TX $112,653
Corpus Christi, TX $136,367
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $130,557
El Paso, TX $102,503
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $149,920
Killeen-Temple, TX $116,477
Longview, TX $119,073
Midland, TX $138,107
Odessa, TX $133,043
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $118,177
Tyler, TX $121,050
Waco, TX $112,020
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $119,287
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $121,057
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $132,890
Amarillo, TX $81,030
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,620
Laredo, TX $56,310
Lubbock, TX $62,140
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $57,850
Sherman-Denison, TX $70,000
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,790
Victoria, TX $91,760
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,770
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,190
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,890
$101,738
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($112,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $112,400
Provo-Orem, UT $107,647
Salt Lake City, UT $105,270
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $92,277
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $79,133
St. George, UT $63,260
$93,331
Virginia

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

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($163,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $137,660
Harrisonburg, VA $138,150
Lynchburg, VA $153,560
Richmond, VA $129,377
Roanoke, VA $111,700
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $116,140
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $140,830
Winchester, VA-WV $142,680
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $111,190
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $147,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $145,250
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $163,260
$136,446
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($137,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $137,840
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $105,500
$121,670
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($117,007) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $92,993
Green Bay, WI $99,083
Janesville-Beloit, WI $115,910
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $106,477
Madison, WI $117,007
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $109,163
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $101,083
Racine, WI $109,667
Sheboygan, WI $104,677
Wausau, WI $107,567
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $110,777
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $102,373
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $101,397
Fond du Lac, WI $64,850
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,200
$100,615
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($138,417) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $109,993
Morgantown, WV $120,107
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $120,817
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,333
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $138,417
Charleston, WV $68,920
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $73,460
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
$104,292
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($114,703) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $114,703
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $110,833
Cheyenne, WY $72,230
$99,256

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $55,742

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Massachusetts ($131,200) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
Fairbanks, AK $66,760
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,290
Decatur, AL $52,690
Huntsville, AL $50,270
Mobile, AL $48,680
Montgomery, AL $50,950
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,110
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,960
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,930
Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
$50,173
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $40,440
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$40,430
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($129,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 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 $95,240
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $112,920
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $129,720
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $115,300
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
$113,295
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($94,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $94,230
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$94,230
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT $94,300
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$94,300
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($99,510) for a doctorate 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
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $99,510
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
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
$99,510
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($62,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $47,240
Columbus, GA-AL $47,560
Gainesville, GA $51,770
Macon, GA $43,080
Savannah, GA $49,460
Warner Robins, GA $41,650
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,990
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,460
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,760
Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,920
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Dalton, GA $45,980
Hinesville, GA $33,140
Rome, GA $52,520
Valdosta, GA $46,630
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,150
$48,278
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,230
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$43,997
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($90,810) for a doctorate 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
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $90,810
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
$90,810
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $44,250
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,703
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,010) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($131,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $131,200
Worcester, MA-CT N/A
$131,200
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($63,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $54,220
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $54,700
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,100
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $51,470
Cumberland, MD-WV $56,590
$56,016
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($109,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $93,080
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $109,490
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $107,650
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
$103,407
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($79,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $79,390
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,390
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($107,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $83,910
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $91,350
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $107,210
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,840
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,470
$82,556
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,220) for a doctorate 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 N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($123,320) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $123,320
Rochester, NY $105,860
Syracuse, NY N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Utica-Rome, NY $104,240
$111,140
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($89,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $89,820
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
Springfield, OH N/A
$89,820
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($100,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, 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 $100,980
Pittsburgh, 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
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
$100,980
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($44,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $44,020
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,020
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($51,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,380
Florence, SC $42,670
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,450
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $51,270
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
Sumter, SC $45,540
$45,647
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($149,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX $149,900
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $96,490
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $92,430
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,360
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $118,480
Amarillo, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$104,132
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($58,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $58,430
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
$58,430
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

4 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $110,436.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $55,742. 

  Architectural and Engineering Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 0.94    

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    
  • Architect Manager
  • Architectural Project Manager
  • Civil Engineering Manager
  • Electrical Engineering Director
  • Electrical Engineering Manager
  • Electronics Engineering Manager
  • Engineering Design Manager
  • Engineering Director
  • Engineering Group Manager
  • Engineering Program Manager
  • Engineering Project Manager
  • Engineering Research Manager
  • Engineering Supervisor
  • Environmental Engineering Manager
  • Global Engineering Manager
  • Mechanical Engineering Director
  • Mechanical Engineering Manager
  • Process Engineering Manager
  • Product Development Director
  • Project Coordinator
  • Project Engineering Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Prototype Engineer Manager
  • Research and Development Manager (R&D Manager)
  • Research Development Manager
  • Research Manager
  • Transmitter Engineer-in-Charge
  • US Salary Median: $132,418
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: more than 10 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.

Salary Ratio: 0.94    

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    
  • Analytical Research Program Manager
  • Biodiesel Division Manager
  • Biodiesel Engineering Manager
  • Biodiesel Product Development Manager
  • Biodiesel Product Manager
  • Biodiesel Technology Development Manager
  • Biodiesel Technology Manager
  • Biofuels Engineering Manager
  • Biofuels Manager
  • Biofuels Product Development Manager
  • Biofuels Product Manager
  • Biofuels Technology Development Manager
  • Biofuels Technology Manager
  • Business Development and New Technology Manager
  • Fermentation Manager
  • Laboratory Manager (Lab Manager)
  • Project Development Director
  • Technology Development Owner
  • US Salary Median: $132,418
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Nuclear Engineers

Conduct research on nuclear engineering projects or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and use of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.

Salary Ratio: 0.61    

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    
  • Atomic Process Engineer
  • Core Measures Abstractor
  • Engineer
  • Engineering Officer
  • Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer
  • Nuclear Design Engineer
  • Nuclear Engineer
  • Nuclear Equipment Design Engineer
  • Nuclear Equipment Research Engineer
  • Nuclear Equipment Test Engineer
  • Nuclear Fuels Reclamation Engineer
  • Nuclear Fuels Research Engineer
  • Nuclear Licensing Engineer
  • Nuclear Officer
  • Nuclear Plant Technical Advisor
  • Nuclear Power Plant Engineer
  • Nuclear Process Engineer
  • Nuclear Radiation Engineer
  • Nuclear Reactor Engineer
  • Nuclear Safety Engineer
  • Nuclear Steam Supply System Engineer (NSSS Engineer)
  • Nuclear Waste Management Engineer
  • Radiation Engineer
  • Radiation Officer
  • Radiation Protection Engineer
  • Radioactive Materials Waste Management Engineer
  • Radiological Defense Officer
  • Radiological Engineer
  • Reactor Engineer
  • Reactor Projects Engineer
  • Steam Technical Advisor
  • System Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Weapons Designer
  • Weapons Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $89,601
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.19    

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
  • Aeronautical Engineering Professor
  • Aeronautical Engineering Teacher
  • Aeronautics Teacher
  • Agricultural Engineering Teacher
  • Applied Mechanics Teacher
  • Architectural Engineering Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Automotive Engineering Teacher
  • Ceramic Engineering Professor
  • Chemical Engineering Professor
  • Chemical Engineering Teacher
  • Circuits and Robotics Instructor
  • Civil Engineering Professor
  • Civil Engineering Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Design Teacher
  • Drafting Teacher
  • Drawing Instructor
  • Electrical Engineering Professor
  • Electrical Engineering Teacher
  • Electronic Science Teacher
  • Electronics Engineering Professor
  • Electronics Teacher
  • Engineering Faculty Member
  • Engineering Fundamentals Instructor
  • Engineering Instructor
  • Engineering Professor
  • Engineering Teacher
  • Environmental Engineering Professor
  • Geological Engineering Teacher
  • Heat Engineering Teacher
  • Highway Engineering Teacher
  • Hydraulics Teacher
  • Industrial Engineering Professor
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Machine Design Teacher
  • Manufacturing Engineering Professor
  • Marine Engineering Professor
  • Marine Engineering Teacher
  • Mechanical Drawing Teacher
  • Mechanical Engineering Professor
  • Mechanical Engineering Teacher
  • Metallography Teacher
  • Metallurgical Engineering Teacher
  • Metallurgy Teacher
  • Mining Teacher
  • Motion and Time Study Teacher
  • Petroleum Engineering Professor
  • Petroleum Engineering Teacher
  • Plastics Engineering Teacher
  • Professor
  • Radar Engineering Teacher
  • Radio Engineering Teacher
  • Refrigeration Engineering Teacher
  • Research Professor
  • Robotics Instructor
  • Sanitary Engineering Teacher
  • Ship Construction Teacher
  • Ship Design Teacher
  • Surveying Teacher
  • Technical Professor
  • Television Engineering Teacher
  • Theoretical Mechanics Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $74,982
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $18,092 per year (or $34,594 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $72,368 to earn a bachelor's (or $138,376 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $18,142 per year (or $30,840 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $72,568 to earn a doctorate (or $123,360 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($72,368 if you're in-state, $138,376 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($36,284 if you're in-state, $61,680 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Degrees

Wilberforce University

1055 N Bickett Rd - Wilberforce, OH

Out-of-state cost: $13,250/year
In-state cost: $13,250/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Akron Main Campus

302 Buchtel Common - Akron, OH

Out-of-state cost: $17,765/year
In-state cost: $11,861/year
Degrees: Certificate

South Carolina State University

300 College St NE - Orangeburg, SC

Out-of-state cost: $21,750/year
In-state cost: $11,060/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

Out-of-state cost: $24,494/year
In-state cost: $7,872/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate, Certificate

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

1700 Lomas Blvd NE - Albuquerque, NM

Out-of-state cost: $24,499/year
In-state cost: $8,161/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

The Pennsylvania State University

201 Old Main - University Park, PA

Out-of-state cost: $24,901/year
In-state cost: $15,513/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

2624 Clifton Avenue - Cincinnati, OH

Out-of-state cost: $26,735/year
In-state cost: $11,401/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

Washington State University

French Administration Building - Pullman, WA

Out-of-state cost: $27,113/year
In-state cost: $12,170/year
Degrees: Certificate

University of Idaho

875 Perimeter Drive MS 2282 - Moscow, ID

Out-of-state cost: $27,540/year
In-state cost: $8,304/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

University at Buffalo

12 Capen Hall - Buffalo, NY

Out-of-state cost: $28,196/year
In-state cost: $10,526/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

University of Florida

Tigert Hall - Gainesville, FL

Out-of-state cost: $28,659/year
In-state cost: $6,381/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

Purdue University-Main Campus

Hovde Hall Of Administration - West Lafayette, IN

Out-of-state cost: $28,794/year
In-state cost: $9,992/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

2101 Hillsborough Street - Raleigh, NC

Out-of-state cost: $29,220/year
In-state cost: $9,101/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

Missouri University of Science and Technology

300 W.13th Street - Rolla, MO

Out-of-state cost: $30,051/year
In-state cost: $10,818/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

527 Andy Holt Tower - Knoxville, TN

Out-of-state cost: $30,684/year
In-state cost: $13,264/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

Oregon State University

1500 SW Jefferson Avenue - Corvallis, OR

Out-of-state cost: $31,457/year
In-state cost: $11,858/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr. - Blacksburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $32,893/year
In-state cost: $13,749/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

4200 Fifth Avenue - Pittsburgh, PA

Out-of-state cost: $33,706/year
In-state cost: $19,678/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

225 North Ave - Atlanta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $33,964/year
In-state cost: $12,852/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

601 E John Street - Champaign, IL

Out-of-state cost: $36,720/year
In-state cost: $17,213/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Nuclear Engineering Degrees

Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management

2950 Hobson Way - Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Out-of-state cost: $18,048/year
In-state cost: $18,048/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Kansas State University

919 Mid-Campus Drive, Anderson Hall - Manhattan, KS

Out-of-state cost: $24,115/year
In-state cost: $11,277/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

University of Utah

201 Presidents Circle, ROOM 201 - Salt Lake City, UT

Out-of-state cost: $24,695/year
In-state cost: $7,824/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

University of Missouri-Columbia

105 Jesse Hall - Columbia, MO

Out-of-state cost: $27,193/year
In-state cost: $10,725/year
Degrees: Doctorate

Cornell University

300 Day Hall - Ithaca, NY

Out-of-state cost: $30,042/year
In-state cost: $30,042/year
Degrees: Doctorate

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia-Campus - Columbia, SC

Out-of-state cost: $30,160/year
In-state cost: $14,137/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

1400 NE Campus Parkway - Seattle, WA

Out-of-state cost: $30,294/year
In-state cost: $17,394/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

University of Maryland-College Park

Out-of-state cost: $30,885/year
In-state cost: $14,793/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Ohio State University-Main Campus

190 N. Oval Mall - Columbus, OH

Out-of-state cost: $37,141/year
In-state cost: $12,425/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Colorado School of Mines

1500 Illinois St - Golden, CO

Out-of-state cost: $39,800/year
In-state cost: $19,100/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate


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