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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Nursing Assistant & Aide and Patient Care Assistant & Aide Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to perform routine nursing-related services to patients in hospitals or long-term care facilities, under the training and supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $29,570
    "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.): 23.1%
    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.):  $8,660/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,971/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,613/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,252/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,830/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,119/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: $29,570

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($45,060) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($45,060).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $45,060
$45,060
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($26,230).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $23,250
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $25,190
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $24,880
Decatur, AL $23,930
Dothan, AL $22,600
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $23,440
Gadsden, AL $24,520
Huntsville, AL $26,230
Mobile, AL $23,780
Montgomery, AL $24,580
Tuscaloosa, AL $24,690
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,980
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,020
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,780
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,410
$24,285
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($27,680).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $25,060
Hot Springs, AR $25,270
Jonesboro, AR $25,590
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $27,680
Pine Bluff, AR $24,810
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,500
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $25,000
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,440
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,640
$25,110
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($34,590).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $29,990
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $34,590
Prescott, AZ $33,480
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $33,120
Tucson, AZ $32,200
Yuma, AZ $28,130
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $31,260
$31,824
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($46,030).

Chico, CA $31,780
El Centro, CA $42,120
Fresno, CA $31,080
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $33,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $37,050
Madera, CA $37,340
Merced, CA $30,510
Modesto, CA $34,410
Napa, CA $39,420
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $35,730
Redding, CA $37,050
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $36,090
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $38,600
Salinas, CA $37,540
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $37,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $46,030
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $40,510
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $35,750
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $41,750
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $38,740
Santa Rosa, CA $38,740
Stockton-Lodi, CA $34,820
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $40,610
Visalia-Porterville, CA $31,010
Yuba City, CA $36,190
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $34,470
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $35,670
$36,815
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($36,020).

Colorado Springs, CO $32,310
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $36,020
Fort Collins, CO $33,790
Grand Junction, CO $31,570
Greeley, CO $31,400
Pueblo, CO $31,680
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,820
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $31,850
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $35,950
$32,821
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($35,980).

Danbury, CT $35,700
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $33,560
New Haven, CT $35,980
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $35,370
Waterbury, CT $33,180
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $34,720
$34,752
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($30,820).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $27,470
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $26,950
Gainesville, FL $28,480
Homosassa Springs, FL $27,780
Jacksonville, FL $27,350
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $27,450
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $27,430
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $29,900
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $30,820
Ocala, FL $28,040
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $27,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $28,760
Panama City, FL $27,470
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $25,340
Port St. Lucie, FL $27,200
Punta Gorda, FL $29,650
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $28,870
Sebring, FL $27,450
Tallahassee, FL $24,680
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $28,890
The Villages, FL $28,760
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $26,800
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $25,460
$27,768
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Valdosta, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($32,870).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $27,230
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $28,850
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $26,360
Brunswick, GA $21,070
Columbus, GA-AL $22,050
Dalton, GA $26,100
Gainesville, GA $30,500
Macon, GA $26,840
Rome, GA $27,160
Savannah, GA $25,630
Valdosta, GA $32,870
Warner Robins, GA $23,600
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,360
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,840
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,420
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,520
$25,900
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($38,620).

Urban Honolulu, HI $38,030
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $38,620
$38,325
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($31,600).

Cedar Rapids, IA $30,240
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $29,450
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $31,600
Dubuque, IA $28,870
Iowa City, IA $31,060
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $30,640
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $30,150
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,370
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,690
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,380
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,370
$30,165
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($30,630).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $29,650
Idaho Falls, ID $25,580
Lewiston, ID-WA $30,630
Pocatello, ID $28,510
Twin Falls, ID $29,340
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $27,190
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $27,460
$28,337
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Danville, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($36,070).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $27,880
Champaign-Urbana, IL $30,280
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $31,100
Danville, IL $36,070
Decatur, IL $28,220
Kankakee, IL $31,030
Peoria, IL $29,220
Rockford, IL $29,750
Springfield, IL $29,920
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $28,410
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $27,820
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $25,290
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $28,720
$29,516
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($31,290).

Columbus, IN $30,630
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $28,290
Evansville, IN-KY $29,680
Fort Wayne, IN $29,590
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $30,040
Kokomo, IN $29,400
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $30,720
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $31,290
Muncie, IN $28,200
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $29,520
Terre Haute, IN $29,700
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $28,460
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $25,860
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $29,160
$29,324
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($29,460).

Manhattan, KS $26,310
Topeka, KS $29,460
Wichita, KS $27,200
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $27,560
$27,633
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($29,910).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $27,040
Lexington-Fayette, KY $29,440
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $29,910
Owensboro, KY $27,830
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,230
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $25,060
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,890
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,820
$26,653
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($25,450).

Baton Rouge, LA $24,530
Hammond, LA $25,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $23,270
Lafayette, LA $21,950
Lake Charles, LA $24,100
Monroe, LA $21,110
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $24,400
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $24,960
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $22,300
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,350
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $22,740
$23,105
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($36,840).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $36,840
Leominster-Gardner, MA $32,520
New Bedford, MA $33,170
Pittsfield, MA $36,340
Springfield, MA-CT $32,570
Worcester, MA-CT $32,830
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $35,980
$34,321
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($36,280).

California-Lexington Park, MD $34,330
Cumberland, MD-WV $31,350
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $36,280
Salisbury, MD-DE $30,510
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $30,450
$32,584
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($34,560).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $31,750
Portland-South Portland, ME $34,560
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,700
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $31,910
$31,980
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($33,840).

Battle Creek, MI $30,980
Bay City, MI $32,220
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $31,950
Flint, MI $32,880
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $29,870
Jackson, MI $33,840
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $32,650
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $31,570
Midland, MI $26,740
Monroe, MI $31,600
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $30,780
Saginaw, MI $29,880
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $32,430
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $30,620
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $32,480
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $30,690
$31,324
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($38,470).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $33,820
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $38,470
Rochester, MN $36,410
St. Cloud, MN $33,160
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $32,330
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $32,200
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $31,620
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,320
$33,916
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($29,410).

Columbia, MO $29,170
Jefferson City, MO $26,600
Joplin, MO $24,950
Kansas City, MO-KS $29,410
St. Joseph, MO-KS $27,680
St. Louis, MO-IL $26,340
Springfield, MO $25,710
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,210
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,290
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,750
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,820
$26,085
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($23,840).

Hattiesburg, MS $23,430
Jackson, MS $23,840
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,880
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,130
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $23,030
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,690
$23,000
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($32,030).

Great Falls, MT $30,480
Missoula, MT $30,440
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $32,030
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $30,440
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,900
$31,058
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($30,720).

Burlington, NC $26,880
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $29,040
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $30,720
Fayetteville, NC $24,930
Goldsboro, NC $25,360
Greensboro-High Point, NC $27,040
Greenville, NC $29,370
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $25,610
Jacksonville, NC $24,130
New Bern, NC $23,300
Raleigh, NC $29,130
Rocky Mount, NC $25,240
Wilmington, NC $26,240
Winston-Salem, NC $28,800
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,280
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,440
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,230
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $28,400
$26,397
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($37,350).

Fargo, ND-MN $34,240
Grand Forks, ND-MN $35,090
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,350
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,670
$35,338
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($31,310).

Lincoln, NE $30,140
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $31,310
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $30,060
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $30,450
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $29,480
$30,288
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($37,100).

Manchester, NH $33,420
Portsmouth, NH-ME $37,100
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $32,430
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $33,790
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $34,260
$34,200
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($31,590).

Ocean City, NJ $31,240
Trenton, NJ $31,590
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $31,190
$31,340
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($31,120).

Farmington, NM $31,120
Las Cruces, NM $27,920
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $30,630
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $28,740
$29,603
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($33,860).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $33,860
Reno, NV $32,510
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $30,490
$32,287
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Glens Falls, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($41,770).

Binghamton, NY $29,210
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $32,620
Elmira, NY $32,260
Glens Falls, NY $41,770
Ithaca, NY $29,800
Kingston, NY $34,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $40,500
Rochester, NY $31,910
Syracuse, NY $32,120
Utica-Rome, NY $31,100
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $28,530
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $31,350
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $32,150
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $31,490
$32,804
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($31,440).

Canton-Massillon, OH $28,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $31,440
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $30,180
Columbus, OH $29,040
Dayton, OH $29,470
Lima, OH $28,950
Mansfield, OH $26,920
Springfield, OH $28,560
Toledo, OH $28,900
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $28,660
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,530
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $26,380
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,810
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,090
$28,577
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($27,580).

Lawton, OK $24,620
Oklahoma City, OK $27,580
Tulsa, OK $26,970
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $25,240
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $25,890
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $23,990
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $25,280
$25,653
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Medford, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($36,910).

Bend-Redmond, OR $32,690
Eugene, OR $36,260
Medford, OR $36,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $36,740
Salem, OR $33,490
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $33,620
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $35,130
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,110
$34,619
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($37,300).

Altoona, PA $34,710
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $32,090
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $37,300
East Stroudsburg, PA $31,500
Erie, PA $30,510
Gettysburg, PA $32,920
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $35,060
Johnstown, PA $29,800
Lancaster, PA $33,120
Lebanon, PA $33,630
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $32,630
Pittsburgh, PA $31,540
Reading, PA $30,990
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $31,910
Williamsport, PA $30,450
York-Hanover, PA $30,830
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $30,950
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $29,810
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $30,660
$32,127
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($18,920).

Arecibo, PR $17,830
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,920
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $17,820
$18,190
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($28,990).

Columbia, SC $28,050
Florence, SC $24,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $25,560
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $28,990
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $25,700
Spartanburg, SC $25,590
Sumter, SC $25,750
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,590
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,660
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $26,440
$26,105
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($28,540).

Sioux Falls, SD $28,540
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,020
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,190
$28,250
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($29,090).

Clarksville, TN-KY $26,680
Cleveland, TN $23,320
Jackson, TN $24,980
Johnson City, TN $29,010
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $26,750
Knoxville, TN $26,640
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $28,810
Morristown, TN $26,710
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $29,090
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $26,830
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $27,700
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $24,710
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $26,610
$26,757
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($32,760).

Amarillo, TX $28,870
Austin-Round Rock, TX $30,100
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $27,110
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $27,390
College Station-Bryan, TX $27,120
Corpus Christi, TX $28,560
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $30,110
El Paso, TX $26,880
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $28,510
Killeen-Temple, TX $28,090
Laredo, TX $25,070
Longview, TX $25,000
Lubbock, TX $28,410
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $24,690
Midland, TX $32,760
Odessa, TX $29,480
San Angelo, TX $28,310
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $28,560
Sherman-Denison, TX $28,200
Texarkana, TX-AR $24,770
Tyler, TX $24,830
Victoria, TX $24,250
Waco, TX $26,820
Wichita Falls, TX $24,970
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,850
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,370
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,010
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $27,010
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,420
$27,136
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($30,970).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $28,570
Provo-Orem, UT $29,260
St. George, UT $28,690
Salt Lake City, UT $30,970
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $29,770
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $27,880
$29,190
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($30,400).

Charlottesville, VA $29,730
Harrisonburg, VA $29,320
Lynchburg, VA $29,190
Richmond, VA $29,560
Roanoke, VA $26,610
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $30,400
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $28,900
Winchester, VA-WV $29,520
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,750
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,350
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $27,220
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $27,570
$28,177
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($33,350).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $33,350
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $33,300
$33,325
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($36,570).

Eau Claire, WI $28,950
Fond du Lac, WI $31,480
Green Bay, WI $31,820
Janesville-Beloit, WI $30,650
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $33,150
Madison, WI $36,570
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $31,500
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $30,330
Racine, WI $31,290
Sheboygan, WI $30,210
Wausau, WI $31,110
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,090
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $30,190
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $33,120
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $32,010
$31,565
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($27,710).

Charleston, WV $27,710
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $26,910
Morgantown, WV $27,180
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $26,870
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $26,970
Wheeling, WV-OH $27,590
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,220
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,650
$26,638
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($33,510).

Cheyenne, WY $33,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $31,770
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,670
$31,983

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $29,570

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Alaska ($45,060) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($45,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $45,060
$45,060
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($26,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $23,250
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $25,190
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $24,880
Decatur, AL $23,930
Dothan, AL $22,600
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $23,440
Gadsden, AL $24,520
Huntsville, AL $26,230
Mobile, AL $23,780
Montgomery, AL $24,580
Tuscaloosa, AL $24,690
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,980
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,020
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $23,780
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,410
$24,285
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($27,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $25,060
Hot Springs, AR $25,270
Jonesboro, AR $25,590
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $27,680
Pine Bluff, AR $24,810
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,500
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $25,000
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,440
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,640
$25,110
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($34,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $29,990
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $34,590
Prescott, AZ $33,480
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $33,120
Tucson, AZ $32,200
Yuma, AZ $28,130
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $31,260
$31,824
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($46,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $31,780
El Centro, CA $42,120
Fresno, CA $31,080
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $33,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $37,050
Madera, CA $37,340
Merced, CA $30,510
Modesto, CA $34,410
Napa, CA $39,420
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $35,730
Redding, CA $37,050
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $36,090
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $38,600
Salinas, CA $37,540
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $37,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $46,030
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $40,510
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $35,750
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $41,750
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $38,740
Santa Rosa, CA $38,740
Stockton-Lodi, CA $34,820
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $40,610
Visalia-Porterville, CA $31,010
Yuba City, CA $36,190
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $34,470
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $35,670
$36,815
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($36,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $32,310
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $36,020
Fort Collins, CO $33,790
Grand Junction, CO $31,570
Greeley, CO $31,400
Pueblo, CO $31,680
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,820
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $31,850
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $35,950
$32,821
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($35,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $35,700
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $33,560
New Haven, CT $35,980
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $35,370
Waterbury, CT $33,180
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $34,720
$34,752
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($30,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $27,470
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $26,950
Gainesville, FL $28,480
Homosassa Springs, FL $27,780
Jacksonville, FL $27,350
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $27,450
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $27,430
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $29,900
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $30,820
Ocala, FL $28,040
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $27,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $28,760
Panama City, FL $27,470
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $25,340
Port St. Lucie, FL $27,200
Punta Gorda, FL $29,650
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $28,870
Sebring, FL $27,450
Tallahassee, FL $24,680
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $28,890
The Villages, FL $28,760
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $26,800
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $25,460
$27,768
Georgia

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

Valdosta, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($32,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $27,230
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $28,850
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $26,360
Brunswick, GA $21,070
Columbus, GA-AL $22,050
Dalton, GA $26,100
Gainesville, GA $30,500
Macon, GA $26,840
Rome, GA $27,160
Savannah, GA $25,630
Valdosta, GA $32,870
Warner Robins, GA $23,600
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,360
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,840
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,420
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,520
$25,900
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($38,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $38,030
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $38,620
$38,325
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($31,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $30,240
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $29,450
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $31,600
Dubuque, IA $28,870
Iowa City, IA $31,060
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $30,640
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $30,150
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,370
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,690
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,380
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,370
$30,165
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($30,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $29,650
Idaho Falls, ID $25,580
Lewiston, ID-WA $30,630
Pocatello, ID $28,510
Twin Falls, ID $29,340
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $27,190
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $27,460
$28,337
Illinois

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

Danville, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($36,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $27,880
Champaign-Urbana, IL $30,280
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $31,100
Danville, IL $36,070
Decatur, IL $28,220
Kankakee, IL $31,030
Peoria, IL $29,220
Rockford, IL $29,750
Springfield, IL $29,920
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $28,410
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $27,820
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $25,290
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $28,720
$29,516
Indiana

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

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($31,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $30,630
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $28,290
Evansville, IN-KY $29,680
Fort Wayne, IN $29,590
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $30,040
Kokomo, IN $29,400
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $30,720
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $31,290
Muncie, IN $28,200
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $29,520
Terre Haute, IN $29,700
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $28,460
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $25,860
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $29,160
$29,324
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($29,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $26,310
Topeka, KS $29,460
Wichita, KS $27,200
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $27,560
$27,633
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($29,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $27,040
Lexington-Fayette, KY $29,440
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $29,910
Owensboro, KY $27,830
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,230
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $25,060
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,890
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,820
$26,653
Louisiana

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

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($25,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $24,530
Hammond, LA $25,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $23,270
Lafayette, LA $21,950
Lake Charles, LA $24,100
Monroe, LA $21,110
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $24,400
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $24,960
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $22,300
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,350
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $22,740
$23,105
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($36,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $36,840
Leominster-Gardner, MA $32,520
New Bedford, MA $33,170
Pittsfield, MA $36,340
Springfield, MA-CT $32,570
Worcester, MA-CT $32,830
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $35,980
$34,321
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($36,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $34,330
Cumberland, MD-WV $31,350
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $36,280
Salisbury, MD-DE $30,510
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $30,450
$32,584
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($34,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $31,750
Portland-South Portland, ME $34,560
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,700
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $31,910
$31,980
Michigan

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

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($33,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $30,980
Bay City, MI $32,220
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $31,950
Flint, MI $32,880
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $29,870
Jackson, MI $33,840
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $32,650
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $31,570
Midland, MI $26,740
Monroe, MI $31,600
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $30,780
Saginaw, MI $29,880
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $32,430
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $30,620
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $32,480
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $30,690
$31,324
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($38,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $33,820
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $38,470
Rochester, MN $36,410
St. Cloud, MN $33,160
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $32,330
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $32,200
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $31,620
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,320
$33,916
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($29,410) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $29,170
Jefferson City, MO $26,600
Joplin, MO $24,950
Kansas City, MO-KS $29,410
St. Joseph, MO-KS $27,680
St. Louis, MO-IL $26,340
Springfield, MO $25,710
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,210
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,290
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,750
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,820
$26,085
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($23,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $23,430
Jackson, MS $23,840
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,880
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,130
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $23,030
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $22,690
$23,000
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($32,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $30,480
Missoula, MT $30,440
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $32,030
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $30,440
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,900
$31,058
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($30,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $26,880
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $29,040
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $30,720
Fayetteville, NC $24,930
Goldsboro, NC $25,360
Greensboro-High Point, NC $27,040
Greenville, NC $29,370
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $25,610
Jacksonville, NC $24,130
New Bern, NC $23,300
Raleigh, NC $29,130
Rocky Mount, NC $25,240
Wilmington, NC $26,240
Winston-Salem, NC $28,800
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,280
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,440
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,230
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $28,400
$26,397
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($37,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $34,240
Grand Forks, ND-MN $35,090
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,350
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,670
$35,338
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 ($31,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $30,140
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $31,310
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $30,060
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $30,450
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $29,480
$30,288
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($37,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $33,420
Portsmouth, NH-ME $37,100
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $32,430
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $33,790
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $34,260
$34,200
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($31,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $31,240
Trenton, NJ $31,590
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $31,190
$31,340
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($31,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $31,120
Las Cruces, NM $27,920
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $30,630
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $28,740
$29,603
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 ($33,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $33,860
Reno, NV $32,510
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $30,490
$32,287
New York

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

Glens Falls, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($41,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $29,210
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $32,620
Elmira, NY $32,260
Glens Falls, NY $41,770
Ithaca, NY $29,800
Kingston, NY $34,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $40,500
Rochester, NY $31,910
Syracuse, NY $32,120
Utica-Rome, NY $31,100
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $28,530
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $31,350
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $32,150
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $31,490
$32,804
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($31,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $28,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $31,440
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $30,180
Columbus, OH $29,040
Dayton, OH $29,470
Lima, OH $28,950
Mansfield, OH $26,920
Springfield, OH $28,560
Toledo, OH $28,900
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $28,660
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,530
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $26,380
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,810
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,090
$28,577
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($27,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $24,620
Oklahoma City, OK $27,580
Tulsa, OK $26,970
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $25,240
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $25,890
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $23,990
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $25,280
$25,653
Oregon

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

Medford, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($36,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $32,690
Eugene, OR $36,260
Medford, OR $36,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $36,740
Salem, OR $33,490
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $33,620
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $35,130
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,110
$34,619
Pennsylvania

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

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($37,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $34,710
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $32,090
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $37,300
East Stroudsburg, PA $31,500
Erie, PA $30,510
Gettysburg, PA $32,920
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $35,060
Johnstown, PA $29,800
Lancaster, PA $33,120
Lebanon, PA $33,630
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $32,630
Pittsburgh, PA $31,540
Reading, PA $30,990
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $31,910
Williamsport, PA $30,450
York-Hanover, PA $30,830
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $30,950
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $29,810
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $30,660
$32,127
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 ($18,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Arecibo, PR $17,830
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,920
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $17,820
$18,190
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($28,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $28,050
Florence, SC $24,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $25,560
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $28,990
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $25,700
Spartanburg, SC $25,590
Sumter, SC $25,750
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,590
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,660
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $26,440
$26,105
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 ($28,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $28,540
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,020
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,190
$28,250
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($29,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $26,680
Cleveland, TN $23,320
Jackson, TN $24,980
Johnson City, TN $29,010
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $26,750
Knoxville, TN $26,640
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $28,810
Morristown, TN $26,710
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $29,090
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $26,830
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $27,700
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $24,710
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $26,610
$26,757
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($32,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $28,870
Austin-Round Rock, TX $30,100
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $27,110
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $27,390
College Station-Bryan, TX $27,120
Corpus Christi, TX $28,560
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $30,110
El Paso, TX $26,880
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $28,510
Killeen-Temple, TX $28,090
Laredo, TX $25,070
Longview, TX $25,000
Lubbock, TX $28,410
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $24,690
Midland, TX $32,760
Odessa, TX $29,480
San Angelo, TX $28,310
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $28,560
Sherman-Denison, TX $28,200
Texarkana, TX-AR $24,770
Tyler, TX $24,830
Victoria, TX $24,250
Waco, TX $26,820
Wichita Falls, TX $24,970
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,850
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,370
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,010
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $27,010
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,420
$27,136
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($30,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $28,570
Provo-Orem, UT $29,260
St. George, UT $28,690
Salt Lake City, UT $30,970
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $29,770
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $27,880
$29,190
Virginia

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($30,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $29,730
Harrisonburg, VA $29,320
Lynchburg, VA $29,190
Richmond, VA $29,560
Roanoke, VA $26,610
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $30,400
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $28,900
Winchester, VA-WV $29,520
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,750
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,350
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $27,220
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $27,570
$28,177
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($33,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $33,350
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $33,300
$33,325
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($36,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $28,950
Fond du Lac, WI $31,480
Green Bay, WI $31,820
Janesville-Beloit, WI $30,650
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $33,150
Madison, WI $36,570
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $31,500
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $30,330
Racine, WI $31,290
Sheboygan, WI $30,210
Wausau, WI $31,110
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,090
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $30,190
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $33,120
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $32,010
$31,565
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($27,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $27,710
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $26,910
Morgantown, WV $27,180
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $26,870
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $26,970
Wheeling, WV-OH $27,590
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,220
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,650
$26,638
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($33,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $33,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $31,770
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,670
$31,983

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $29,570. 

  Nursing Assistants

Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.

Salary Ratio: 1.81    

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    
  • Birth Attendant
  • Certified Medication Aide (CMA)
  • Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
  • Certified Nurses Aide (CNA)
  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
  • Certified Nursing Attendant (CNA)
  • Certified Residential Medication Aide (CRMA)
  • Clinical Assistant
  • Competency Evaluated Nurse Aide (CENA)
  • First Aid Attendant
  • Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA)
  • Gericare Aide
  • Health Aide
  • Health Care Aide
  • Health Care Assistant
  • Health Service Worker
  • Hospice Aide
  • Hospital Aide
  • Hospital Attendant
  • Hospital Corpsman
  • Infirmary Attendant
  • Inpatient Nursing Aide
  • Institutional Aide
  • Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA)
  • Medication Aide
  • Nurse Assistant
  • Nurse Sitter
  • Nurse Technician
  • Nurse's Assistant
  • Nurses' Aide
  • Nursing Aide
  • Nursing Assistant
  • Nursing Attendant
  • Nursing Care Attendant
  • Nursing Home Aide
  • Nursing Technician
  • Patient Care Assistant (PCA)
  • Patient Care Associate
  • Patient Sitter
  • State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)
  • Ward Aide
  • Ward Attendant
  • Ward Helper
  • US Salary Median: $30,233
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 23.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,971 per year (or $8,659 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $9,942 to earn an associate's (or $17,318 if you're out-of-state).

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