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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Organizational Behavior Studies Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the behavior and motivations of individuals functioning in organized groups, and its application to business and industrial settings. Includes instruction in organization theory, industrial and organizational psychology, social psychology, sociology of organizations, reinforcement and incentive theory, employee relations strategies, organizational power and influence, organization stratification and hierarchy, leadership styles, and applications of operations research and other methodologies to organizational analysis.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities of an organization. Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization. Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas. Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $77,787
    "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.): 9.2%
    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: 4-6 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $31,009/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,296/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,534/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,619/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,495/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,163/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: $77,787

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($101,868) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($80,393).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $80,393
Fairbanks, AK $69,000
$75,836
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($91,810).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $84,315
Decatur, AL $74,760
Huntsville, AL $82,530
Mobile, AL $91,810
Montgomery, AL $71,090
Tuscaloosa, AL $88,870
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $76,015
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,423
Auburn-Opelika, AL $53,720
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $53,490
Dothan, AL $43,520
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,470
Gadsden, AL $47,920
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $42,520
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,860
$74,254
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($77,264).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $77,264
Fort Smith, AR-OK $66,790
Jonesboro, AR $65,110
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $66,770
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,387
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,220
Hot Springs, AR $43,850
Pine Bluff, AR $45,680
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,405
$65,080
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($90,230).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $76,863
Tucson, AZ $90,230
Yuma, AZ $68,055
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $79,650
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $45,610
Prescott, AZ $54,690
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $76,990
$76,015
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($146,160).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $102,770
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $104,210
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $108,804
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $117,236
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $131,358
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $146,160
El Centro, CA $80,205
Fresno, CA $88,647
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $118,373
Merced, CA $93,950
Modesto, CA $90,243
Napa, CA $101,040
Redding, CA $83,530
Salinas, CA $85,843
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $97,915
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $104,905
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $102,243
Santa Rosa, CA $108,437
Stockton-Lodi, CA $101,175
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $100,210
Visalia-Porterville, CA $95,420
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $75,200
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,105
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $80,430
Chico, CA $57,090
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $64,360
Madera, CA $58,350
Yuba City, CA $56,010
$101,868
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Greeley, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($100,185).

Colorado Springs, CO $84,047
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $99,298
Fort Collins, CO $98,580
Greeley, CO $100,185
Pueblo, CO $82,900
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $95,840
Grand Junction, CO $53,890
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,270
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $73,540
$86,978
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($110,696).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $110,696
New Haven, CT $103,122
Danbury, CT $94,430
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $84,155
Waterbury, CT $83,843
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $76,525
$96,360
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($97,050).

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $76,153
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $94,278
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $94,266
Tallahassee, FL $65,943
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $97,050
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $79,925
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $71,265
Gainesville, FL $79,345
Jacksonville, FL $68,183
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $68,245
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $76,770
Ocala, FL $73,185
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $96,213
Panama City, FL $74,115
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $64,370
Port St. Lucie, FL $67,430
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $72,680
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,060
Homosassa Springs, FL $43,310
Punta Gorda, FL $44,820
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $55,560
Sebring, FL $36,680
The Villages, FL $61,720
$76,433
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($92,865).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $89,250
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $92,865
Columbus, GA-AL $84,323
Dalton, GA $78,475
Gainesville, GA $65,845
Macon, GA $67,733
Rome, GA $66,553
Savannah, GA $75,460
Valdosta, GA $60,650
Warner Robins, GA $81,250
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $63,860
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,977
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,305
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,463
Athens-Clarke County, GA $46,850
Brunswick, GA $70,410
Hinesville, GA $64,010
$72,035
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($84,470).

Urban Honolulu, HI $84,470
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $64,327
$72,384
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($93,340).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $93,340
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $85,623
Dubuque, IA $71,675
Iowa City, IA $83,655
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $74,337
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $80,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $82,877
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,595
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $66,065
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $77,750
Cedar Rapids, IA $60,990
$79,395
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($75,313).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $72,097
Idaho Falls, ID $75,313
Lewiston, ID-WA $62,510
Pocatello, ID $56,915
Twin Falls, ID $68,590
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,530
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $71,117
$68,726
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($96,720).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $83,785
Champaign-Urbana, IL $84,520
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $96,720
Danville, IL $91,005
Decatur, IL $66,965
Kankakee, IL $73,425
Peoria, IL $87,147
Rockford, IL $85,003
Springfield, IL $80,910
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $72,580
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $78,833
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $77,620
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,805
$81,190
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($78,603).

Columbus, IN $78,603
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $61,937
Evansville, IN-KY $65,680
Fort Wayne, IN $65,373
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $76,563
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $75,420
Muncie, IN $64,353
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $75,455
Terre Haute, IN $63,800
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $63,150
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $66,527
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $62,487
Kokomo, IN $52,290
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $47,790
$66,847
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($88,773).

Manhattan, KS $66,780
Topeka, KS $83,673
Wichita, KS $88,773
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $76,024
$79,985
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($85,085).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $85,085
Lexington-Fayette, KY $75,735
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $84,900
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $65,120
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $66,183
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $65,340
Owensboro, KY $55,260
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,440
$69,566
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($83,076).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $83,076
Baton Rouge, LA $69,610
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $66,115
Lafayette, LA $67,620
Lake Charles, LA $70,580
Monroe, LA $61,610
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $76,057
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $69,447
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $81,610
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $67,250
Hammond, LA $54,710
$72,481
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($109,995).

Worcester, MA-CT $93,258
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $109,995
Leominster-Gardner, MA $81,690
New Bedford, MA $84,140
Pittsfield, MA $78,835
Springfield, MA-CT $93,640
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,735
$89,665
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($98,125).

California-Lexington Park, MD $91,940
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $85,535
Salisbury, MD-DE $98,125
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $86,610
Cumberland, MD-WV $50,660
$86,120
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($87,753).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $81,923
Portland-South Portland, ME $87,753
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $77,913
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $74,923
$80,541
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($96,605).

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $90,230
Battle Creek, MI $84,655
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $96,605
Flint, MI $76,135
Jackson, MI $87,175
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $94,950
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $94,920
Monroe, MI $89,405
Muskegon, MI $81,470
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $75,855
Saginaw, MI $85,585
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $80,733
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $75,850
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,580
Bay City, MI $58,230
Midland, MI $64,950
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,280
$84,455
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($93,770).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $74,030
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $91,590
Rochester, MN $93,770
St. Cloud, MN $81,155
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $90,463
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $74,935
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $79,570
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,240
$84,005
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($99,962).

St. Louis, MO-IL $99,962
Jefferson City, MO $62,995
Kansas City, MO-KS $85,157
St. Joseph, MO-KS $75,815
Springfield, MO $78,273
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $77,673
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $79,097
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,505
Columbia, MO $53,590
Joplin, MO $48,430
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,370
$78,209
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($70,373).

Hattiesburg, MS $68,377
Jackson, MS $67,613
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $70,373
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $62,757
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,028
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $62,965
$66,744
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($83,578).

Great Falls, MT $73,470
Missoula, MT $78,653
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $83,578
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $76,248
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,745
$76,700
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($107,634).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $107,634
Raleigh, NC $96,180
Winston-Salem, NC $92,590
Burlington, NC $76,655
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $88,127
Fayetteville, NC $88,535
Greensboro-High Point, NC $88,475
Greenville, NC $84,757
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $75,590
Rocky Mount, NC $79,187
Wilmington, NC $83,433
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $79,505
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,440
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $80,747
Goldsboro, NC $58,640
Jacksonville, NC $62,170
New Bern, NC $65,070
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,115
$84,433
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($91,013).

Fargo, ND-MN $91,013
Grand Forks, ND-MN $78,730
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $84,077
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $74,075
$83,088
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($82,378).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $82,378
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,995
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $72,435
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $67,720
Lincoln, NE $55,980
$71,959
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($111,155).

Manchester, NH $101,390
Portsmouth, NH-ME $111,155
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,495
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $85,517
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $108,338
$98,707
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($101,780).

Ocean City, NJ $71,257
Trenton, NJ $101,780
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $93,785
$90,548
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($80,873).

Farmington, NM $70,570
Las Cruces, NM $74,403
Santa Fe, NM $80,873
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,913
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $78,518
$76,585
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($90,548).

Reno, NV $90,548
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $81,530
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $50,120
$82,196
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($138,486).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $110,972
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $138,486
Binghamton, NY $94,850
Ithaca, NY $117,165
Rochester, NY $105,088
Syracuse, NY $109,433
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $89,403
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $91,937
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $89,887
Elmira, NY $60,870
Glens Falls, NY $63,000
Kingston, NY $60,130
Utica-Rome, NY $67,475
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $67,450
$100,640
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($105,818).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $103,943
Columbus, OH $105,818
Canton-Massillon, OH $87,735
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $97,405
Dayton, OH $93,290
Lima, OH $78,815
Toledo, OH $83,713
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $74,053
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $80,755
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $69,920
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $87,525
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $94,040
Mansfield, OH $48,080
Springfield, OH $54,370
$88,564
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($86,604).

Tulsa, OK $86,604
Oklahoma City, OK $75,065
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $68,730
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $72,510
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $67,265
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,717
Lawton, OK $56,900
$73,424
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($101,133).

Bend-Redmond, OR $78,720
Eugene, OR $67,175
Medford, OR $76,955
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $88,880
Salem, OR $101,133
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $76,563
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,210
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $84,275
Corvallis, OR $52,870
Grants Pass, OR $53,900
$79,960
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($107,954).

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $107,954
Pittsburgh, PA $102,034
Altoona, PA $80,260
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $91,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $92,385
Erie, PA $76,010
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $90,500
Lancaster, PA $87,130
Lebanon, PA $80,565
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $89,465
State College, PA $90,585
York-Hanover, PA $86,085
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $70,400
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $83,220
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $94,067
Reading, PA $96,585
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $50,020
Gettysburg, PA $54,450
Johnstown, PA $58,025
Williamsport, PA $55,550
$87,375
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($54,966).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $42,810
Arecibo, PR $43,368
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $49,357
Ponce, PR $47,258
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $54,966
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$47,685
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($81,782).

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $81,782
Columbia, SC $77,330
Florence, SC $77,075
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $81,560
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $76,105
Spartanburg, SC $79,960
Sumter, SC $73,535
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $68,263
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,923
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $72,170
$76,010
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($91,940).

Sioux Falls, SD $91,940
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $81,662
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,963
$80,302
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($83,968).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $81,540
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $83,968
Clarksville, TN-KY $68,585
Cleveland, TN $69,445
Jackson, TN $64,567
Johnson City, TN $63,295
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $69,803
Knoxville, TN $71,323
Morristown, TN $65,530
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,915
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $61,440
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $63,670
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $59,630
$69,974
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($104,697).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $102,762
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $103,026
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $89,924
Amarillo, TX $77,640
Austin-Round Rock, TX $96,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $93,907
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $71,167
College Station-Bryan, TX $104,697
Corpus Christi, TX $81,387
El Paso, TX $82,437
Killeen-Temple, TX $83,550
Laredo, TX $65,300
Longview, TX $82,080
Lubbock, TX $94,748
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $74,370
Midland, TX $80,700
Odessa, TX $86,375
Tyler, TX $72,730
Waco, TX $78,360
Wichita Falls, TX $72,170
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $76,780
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,027
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $73,435
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,517
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,003
San Angelo, TX $53,970
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,900
Texarkana, TX-AR $51,330
Victoria, TX $56,260
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,180
$82,537
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($84,797).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,070
Provo-Orem, UT $77,793
St. George, UT $62,790
Salt Lake City, UT $84,797
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $77,220
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,165
$74,447
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($109,260).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $109,260
Charlottesville, VA $86,340
Harrisonburg, VA $79,620
Lynchburg, VA $78,625
Richmond, VA $91,437
Roanoke, VA $83,705
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $90,745
Winchester, VA-WV $96,445
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $71,945
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,325
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $88,250
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,820
$89,497
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($74,558).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $74,558
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $71,866
$73,212
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($100,270).

Eau Claire, WI $79,470
Green Bay, WI $81,150
Janesville-Beloit, WI $96,375
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $78,693
Madison, WI $91,757
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $100,270
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $89,660
Racine, WI $90,425
Sheboygan, WI $83,475
Wausau, WI $86,415
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $78,495
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $79,797
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $89,768
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $88,200
Fond du Lac, WI $61,570
$86,272
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($87,348).

Charleston, WV $77,000
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $78,112
Morgantown, WV $87,348
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $80,787
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $76,257
Wheeling, WV-OH $77,470
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,217
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,962
$75,847
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($75,846).

Cheyenne, WY $72,780
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $75,306
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $75,846
$74,777

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $77,801

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($100,999) in the Trenton, NJ 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 ($93,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $93,110
Fairbanks, AK $71,240
$82,175
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($89,567) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $84,315
Decatur, AL $74,760
Huntsville, AL $89,567
Mobile, AL $84,570
Montgomery, AL $74,730
Tuscaloosa, AL $80,640
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $76,015
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $77,065
Auburn-Opelika, AL $53,720
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $53,490
Dothan, AL $43,520
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,470
Gadsden, AL $47,920
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $42,520
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,860
$66,144
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 ($76,695) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $76,695
Fort Smith, AR-OK $66,790
Jonesboro, AR $65,110
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $66,770
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $65,315
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,220
Hot Springs, AR $43,850
Pine Bluff, AR $45,680
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,440
$61,097
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($86,617) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $83,415
Tucson, AZ $86,617
Yuma, AZ $68,055
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $79,650
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $45,610
Prescott, AZ $54,690
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $76,990
$70,718
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($146,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $102,770
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $106,175
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $105,303
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $115,325
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $144,013
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $146,160
El Centro, CA $80,205
Fresno, CA $88,647
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $113,063
Merced, CA $93,950
Modesto, CA $90,243
Napa, CA $101,040
Redding, CA $83,530
Salinas, CA $94,270
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $97,915
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $104,905
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $102,243
Santa Rosa, CA $108,437
Stockton-Lodi, CA $88,037
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $100,210
Visalia-Porterville, CA $95,420
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $75,200
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,105
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $80,430
Chico, CA $57,090
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $64,360
Madera, CA $58,350
Yuba City, CA $56,010
$94,300
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($111,057) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $92,050
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $111,057
Fort Collins, CO $98,580
Greeley, CO $100,185
Pueblo, CO $82,900
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $95,840
Grand Junction, CO $53,890
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,270
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $57,160
$82,104
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($118,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $118,240
New Haven, CT $104,890
Danbury, CT $94,430
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $84,155
Waterbury, CT $79,525
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $76,525
$92,961
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($97,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $76,153
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $94,278
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $90,473
Tallahassee, FL $65,943
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $97,050
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $79,925
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $71,265
Gainesville, FL $79,345
Jacksonville, FL $73,510
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $68,245
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $76,770
Ocala, FL $73,185
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $96,213
Panama City, FL $74,115
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $64,370
Port St. Lucie, FL $67,430
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $72,680
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,060
Homosassa Springs, FL $43,310
Punta Gorda, FL $44,820
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $55,560
Sebring, FL $36,680
The Villages, FL $61,720
$70,830
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($94,167) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $89,250
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $94,167
Columbus, GA-AL $84,323
Dalton, GA $78,475
Gainesville, GA $65,845
Macon, GA $67,733
Rome, GA $72,410
Savannah, GA $76,005
Valdosta, GA $60,650
Warner Robins, GA $81,250
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $64,100
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,490
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,305
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $55,380
Athens-Clarke County, GA $46,850
Brunswick, GA $70,410
Hinesville, GA $64,010
$70,450
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($84,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $84,470
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $76,490
$80,480
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($93,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $93,340
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $91,567
Dubuque, IA $71,675
Iowa City, IA $83,655
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $75,305
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $80,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $79,440
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,595
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $66,065
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $77,750
Cedar Rapids, IA $60,990
$77,753
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($75,313) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $72,097
Idaho Falls, ID $75,313
Lewiston, ID-WA $62,510
Pocatello, ID $56,915
Twin Falls, ID $68,590
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,530
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $71,117
$67,867
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($97,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $83,785
Champaign-Urbana, IL $84,520
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $97,600
Danville, IL $91,005
Decatur, IL $66,965
Kankakee, IL $73,425
Peoria, IL $87,147
Rockford, IL $85,003
Springfield, IL $80,910
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $72,580
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $81,070
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $76,680
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,805
$80,115
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($97,305) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $97,305
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $71,615
Evansville, IN-KY $77,190
Fort Wayne, IN $76,425
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $86,333
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $85,095
Muncie, IN $71,765
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $75,455
Terre Haute, IN $72,260
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $75,755
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $78,090
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $74,435
Kokomo, IN $52,290
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $52,460
$74,748
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($88,773) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $66,780
Topeka, KS $83,673
Wichita, KS $88,773
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $81,173
$80,100
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($85,085) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $85,085
Lexington-Fayette, KY $75,735
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $84,900
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $65,120
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $66,820
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $65,340
Owensboro, KY $55,260
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,780
$67,880
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($84,555) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $84,555
Baton Rouge, LA $69,610
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $66,115
Lafayette, LA $67,620
Lake Charles, LA $70,580
Monroe, LA $61,610
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $76,057
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $71,745
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $68,100
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $67,250
Hammond, LA $54,710
$68,905
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 ($109,995) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $90,763
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $109,995
Leominster-Gardner, MA $81,690
New Bedford, MA $84,140
Pittsfield, MA $78,835
Springfield, MA-CT $93,370
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,735
$87,933
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($98,125) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $91,940
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $85,535
Salisbury, MD-DE $98,125
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $86,610
Cumberland, MD-WV $50,660
$82,574
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($94,507) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $81,923
Portland-South Portland, ME $94,507
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $85,533
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $77,683
$84,912
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($98,757) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $95,635
Battle Creek, MI $84,655
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $98,757
Flint, MI $76,135
Jackson, MI $87,175
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $90,553
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $82,935
Monroe, MI $89,405
Muskegon, MI $81,470
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $75,855
Saginaw, MI $85,585
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,910
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $75,850
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,580
Bay City, MI $58,230
Midland, MI $64,950
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,280
$78,704
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($94,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $74,030
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $94,970
Rochester, MN $93,770
St. Cloud, MN $81,155
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $90,463
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $74,935
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $79,570
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,240
$81,767
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,598) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $104,598
Jefferson City, MO $62,995
Kansas City, MO-KS $89,445
St. Joseph, MO-KS $75,815
Springfield, MO $72,025
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $75,935
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $73,635
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,505
Columbia, MO $53,590
Joplin, MO $48,430
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,370
$71,031
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($70,373) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $68,377
Jackson, MS $67,613
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $70,373
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $62,757
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,427
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $62,965
$66,585
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($83,578) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $73,470
Missoula, MT $78,653
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $83,578
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $76,248
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,745
$76,539
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($105,518) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $105,518
Raleigh, NC $101,220
Winston-Salem, NC $92,590
Burlington, NC $76,655
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $96,310
Fayetteville, NC $88,535
Greensboro-High Point, NC $92,380
Greenville, NC $86,020
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $75,590
Rocky Mount, NC $85,930
Wilmington, NC $86,695
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,093
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $72,370
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $73,910
Goldsboro, NC $58,640
Jacksonville, NC $62,170
New Bern, NC $65,070
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,350
$81,114
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($91,013) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $91,013
Grand Forks, ND-MN $78,730
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $84,077
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $74,075
$81,974
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 ($85,737) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $85,737
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,995
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $72,435
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $68,850
Lincoln, NE $55,980
$69,599
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($111,155) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $101,390
Portsmouth, NH-ME $111,155
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,495
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $85,517
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,403
$91,592
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 ($114,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $82,845
Trenton, NJ $114,930
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $105,223
$100,999
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($80,873) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $70,570
Las Cruces, NM $74,403
Santa Fe, NM $80,873
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,913
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $77,017
$75,755
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($81,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $77,140
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $81,530
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $50,120
$69,597
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 ($146,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $120,103
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $146,240
Binghamton, NY $97,140
Ithaca, NY $117,165
Rochester, NY $107,953
Syracuse, NY $112,947
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $86,860
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $102,800
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $101,275
Elmira, NY $60,870
Glens Falls, NY $63,000
Kingston, NY $60,130
Utica-Rome, NY $58,230
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $67,450
$93,012
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($105,225) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $103,943
Columbus, OH $105,225
Canton-Massillon, OH $87,735
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $95,303
Dayton, OH $93,290
Lima, OH $78,815
Toledo, OH $82,350
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $71,150
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $80,755
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $69,920
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $87,525
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $84,510
Mansfield, OH $48,080
Springfield, OH $54,370
$81,641
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($90,893) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $90,893
Oklahoma City, OK $75,065
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $68,730
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $72,510
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $67,265
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,845
Lawton, OK $56,900
$70,744
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($89,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $78,720
Eugene, OR $67,175
Medford, OR $76,955
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $89,680
Salem, OR $83,335
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,795
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,210
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $84,275
Corvallis, OR $52,870
Grants Pass, OR $53,900
$74,192
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 ($113,323) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $113,323
Pittsburgh, PA $101,813
Altoona, PA $80,260
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $91,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $92,385
Erie, PA $76,010
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $93,383
Lancaster, PA $87,130
Lebanon, PA $80,565
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $89,465
State College, PA $90,585
York-Hanover, PA $86,085
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $70,400
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $83,220
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $79,805
Reading, PA $96,585
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $50,020
Gettysburg, PA $54,450
Johnstown, PA $50,520
Williamsport, PA $55,550
$81,170
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($57,123) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $42,810
Arecibo, PR $40,450
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $38,295
Ponce, PR $47,470
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $57,123
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$45,172
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($87,255) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $87,255
Columbia, SC $77,330
Florence, SC $77,075
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $81,560
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $76,105
Spartanburg, SC $79,960
Sumter, SC $73,535
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,780
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $72,835
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $72,170
$76,561
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($91,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $91,940
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,948
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $69,117
$81,335
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($85,745) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $82,423
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $85,745
Clarksville, TN-KY $68,585
Cleveland, TN $69,445
Jackson, TN $65,025
Johnson City, TN $63,295
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $72,650
Knoxville, TN $71,323
Morristown, TN $65,530
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,915
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $59,720
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $63,670
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $59,630
$67,843
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($110,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $110,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $106,653
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $97,385
Amarillo, TX $77,640
Austin-Round Rock, TX $91,560
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $93,907
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $80,075
College Station-Bryan, TX $81,035
Corpus Christi, TX $79,810
El Paso, TX $82,437
Killeen-Temple, TX $83,767
Laredo, TX $65,300
Longview, TX $82,080
Lubbock, TX $85,747
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $74,370
Midland, TX $80,700
Odessa, TX $86,375
Tyler, TX $72,730
Waco, TX $78,360
Wichita Falls, TX $72,170
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $76,780
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $71,845
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $73,435
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,295
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,810
San Angelo, TX $53,970
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,900
Texarkana, TX-AR $51,330
Victoria, TX $56,260
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,180
$76,779
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($84,797) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,070
Provo-Orem, UT $77,793
St. George, UT $62,790
Salt Lake City, UT $84,797
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $77,220
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,165
$73,306
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($116,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $116,880
Charlottesville, VA $86,340
Harrisonburg, VA $79,620
Lynchburg, VA $78,625
Richmond, VA $91,437
Roanoke, VA $83,705
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $90,745
Winchester, VA-WV $96,445
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $71,945
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,325
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $88,250
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,820
$87,345
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($80,505) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $80,505
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $76,413
$78,459
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($100,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $79,470
Green Bay, WI $81,150
Janesville-Beloit, WI $96,375
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $76,645
Madison, WI $87,140
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $100,270
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $89,660
Racine, WI $90,425
Sheboygan, WI $83,475
Wausau, WI $86,415
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $78,495
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $76,340
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $91,783
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $88,200
Fond du Lac, WI $61,570
$84,494
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($87,348) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $77,000
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $77,018
Morgantown, WV $87,348
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $80,787
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $76,257
Wheeling, WV-OH $77,470
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,217
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $73,438
$76,317
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($82,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $79,870
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $82,418
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $82,920
$81,736

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $77,772

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is New Hampshire ($164,080) in the West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 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)

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($106,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $61,420
Mobile, AL $106,290
Montgomery, AL $63,810
Tuscaloosa, AL $105,330
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $93,140
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,998
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 ($79,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $79,540
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,530
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,370
$63,147
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($101,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $63,760
Tucson, AZ $101,070
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
$82,415
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($140,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $96,350
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $122,810
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $124,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $80,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $134,300
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA $68,990
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 $140,590
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, 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
Chico, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
$109,809
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($89,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $68,040
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,020
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,920
$73,993
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($96,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $80,520
New Haven, CT $96,050
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT $92,480
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,683
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 ($109,440) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $109,440
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $57,530
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
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
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
$83,485
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($88,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $88,960
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA $54,840
Savannah, GA $74,370
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $63,380
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $86,950
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,630
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
$70,188
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI N/A
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$40,000
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($89,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $67,790
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $72,400
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $89,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
$76,647
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($94,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $94,080
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $72,120
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $80,440
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,213
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Muncie, IN $49,530
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
Kokomo, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $55,430
$55,430
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,910
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $62,100
$63,505
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($108,630) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $77,160
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $64,850
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $108,630
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
$83,547
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($103,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $103,240
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $94,450
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$98,845
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($67,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME $67,490
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,050
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,640
$63,060
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($118,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,610
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $90,150
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $108,140
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $118,890
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $102,380
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$97,634
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($84,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $84,830
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$84,830
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($90,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $81,420
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $76,580
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO $90,770
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $81,150
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $90,020
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbia, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,988
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($65,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $65,830
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,830
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($116,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $116,100
Raleigh, NC $76,020
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $71,760
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $76,760
Greenville, NC $82,230
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC $65,700
Wilmington, NC $76,910
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,740
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,580
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $94,420
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,880
$77,373
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($72,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $72,300
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $65,460
Lincoln, NE N/A
$68,880
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 ($164,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $164,080
$164,080
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.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($83,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM N/A
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $83,020
$83,020
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($130,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $130,770
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
$130,770
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 ($107,470) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $74,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $107,470
Binghamton, NY $90,270
Ithaca, NY N/A
Rochester, NY $96,490
Syracuse, NY $98,890
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $94,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $70,210
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $67,110
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY $76,720
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
$86,233
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($113,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $108,190
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $103,710
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $87,800
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $79,860
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 $113,100
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
$98,532
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($69,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $69,450
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,460
Lawton, OK N/A
$66,455
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($136,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $87,280
Salem, OR $136,730
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,100
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$100,703
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($122,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $86,480
Pittsburgh, PA $102,920
Altoona, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $81,850
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $122,590
Reading, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA $65,530
Williamsport, PA N/A
$91,874
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($71,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR $52,120
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR $71,480
Ponce, PR $46,620
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $46,340
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,140
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $59,890
Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,230
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,100
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,407
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($76,520) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD N/A
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,520
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,500
$68,510
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($78,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $78,010
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $76,860
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN $63,650
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,110
Knoxville, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $64,880
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,502
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($152,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $71,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $88,520
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $60,080
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX $105,540
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,350
College Station-Bryan, TX $152,020
Corpus Christi, TX $84,540
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX $82,900
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX $121,750
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,390
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $97,960
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,390
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,861
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 ($78,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $78,780
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
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,780
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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($100,990) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $82,790
Madison, WI $100,990
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $86,710
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $83,720
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
$88,553
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($82,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $82,490
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,060
$64,275
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.

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

5 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 $77,801.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $77,772. 

  Compensation and Benefits Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities of an organization.

Salary Ratio: 0.84    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Benefits Administrator
  • Benefits Advisor
  • Benefits Coordinator
  • Benefits Director
  • Benefits Manager
  • Compensation and Benefits Manager
  • Compensation Director
  • Compensation Manager
  • Employee Benefits Coordinator
  • Employee Benefits Director
  • Employee Benefits Manager
  • Field Reimbursement Manager
  • Job Analysis Manager
  • Payroll and Benefits Manger
  • Payroll Manager
  • Personnel Manager
  • Position Classification Manager
  • Reimbursement Manager
  • Reimbursements Manager
  • Wage and Salary Administrator
  • US Salary Median: $110,357
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Human Resources Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.

Salary Ratio: 0.91    

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    
  • Diversity Manager
  • Efficiency Manager
  • Employee Relations Manager
  • Employee Welfare Manager
  • Employment Manager
  • HR Administration Director (Human Resources Administration Director)
  • HR Department Supervisor (Human Resources Department Supervisor)
  • Human Resources Administrator (HR Administrator)
  • Human Resources Coordinator (HR Coordinator)
  • Human Resources Director (HR Director)
  • Human Resources Manager (HR Manager)
  • Human Resources Operations Manager
  • Human Services Manager
  • Industrial Relations Director
  • Industrial Relations Manager
  • Job Analysis Manager
  • Labor Relations Director
  • Labor Relations Manager
  • Merit System Director
  • Personnel Administrator
  • Personnel Director
  • Personnel Generalist Manager
  • Personnel Manager
  • Placement Director
  • Position Classification Manager
  • Position Description Manager
  • Recruiting Manager
  • Recruitment Director
  • Recruitment Manager
  • Staffing Manager
  • Talent Acquisition Manager
  • US Salary Median: $103,887
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Training and Development Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.

Salary Ratio: 0.84    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Development Coordinator
  • Development Director
  • Development Manager
  • E-Learning Manager
  • Education and Development Manager
  • Education and Training Manager
  • Education Director
  • Employee Development Director
  • Employee Development Manager
  • HR Trainer (Human Resources Trainer)
  • Knowledge Manager
  • Labor Training Manager
  • Learning and Development Consultant
  • Learning and Development Director
  • Learning Director
  • Learning Manager
  • Manpower Development Manager
  • Safety And Training Manager
  • Sales Training Manager
  • Staff Development Coordinator
  • Staff Development Director
  • Staff Training and Development Manager
  • Training and Development Coordinator
  • Training and Development Director
  • Training and Development Manager
  • Training Development Director
  • Training Director
  • Training Manager
  • Workforce Development Program Director
  • US Salary Median: $102,461
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Human Resources Specialists

Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.

Salary Ratio: 0.51    

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    
  • Career Development Specialist
  • Career Specialist
  • Certification Specialist
  • Contract Recruiter
  • Corporate Recruiter
  • Credentialing Coordinator
  • Credentialing Specialist
  • Credentials Specialist
  • Employee Advisor
  • Employee Counselor
  • Employee Health Maintenance Program Specialist
  • Employee Operations Examiner
  • Employee Placement Specialist
  • Employee Service Officer
  • Employment Advisor
  • Employment Appeals Examiner
  • Employment Interviewer
  • Employment Officer
  • Employment Program Representative
  • Employment Recruiter
  • Employment Representative
  • Employment Security Officer
  • Employment Service Specialist
  • Employment Specialist
  • Enlisted Advisor
  • Ethics Officer
  • Executive Coach
  • Executive Recruiter
  • Headhunter
  • Healthcare Recruiter
  • HR Advisor (Human Resource Advisor)
  • HR Analyst (Human Resources Analyst)
  • HR Associate (Human Resources Associate)
  • HR Business Partner (Human Resources Business Partner)
  • HR Consultant (Human Resources Consultant)
  • HR Coordinator (Human Resources Coordinator)
  • HR Generalist (Human Resources Generalist)
  • HR Recruiter (Human Resources Recruiter)
  • HR Tech (Human Resources Technician)
  • Human Resources Representative (HR Rep)
  • Human Resources Specialist (HR Specialist)
  • Job Developer
  • Job Development Specialist
  • Job Interviewer
  • Job Placement Officer
  • Job Placement Specialist
  • Job Recruiter
  • Job Service Consultant
  • Job Service Specialist
  • Labor Contractor
  • Labor Service Representative
  • Labor Services Representative
  • Morale Officer
  • Outplacement Consultant
  • Personnel Advisor
  • Personnel Analyst
  • Personnel Consultant
  • Personnel Coordinator
  • Personnel Counselor
  • Personnel Interviewer
  • Personnel Officer
  • Personnel Placement Specialist
  • Personnel Recruiter
  • Personnel Representative
  • Personnel Specialist
  • Personnel Technician
  • Personnel Worker
  • Placement Coordinator
  • Placement Counselor
  • Placement Officer
  • Placement Specialist
  • Prisoner Classification Interviewer
  • Recruiter
  • Recruiting Coordinator
  • Recruiting Specialist
  • Recruitment Consultant
  • Resume Writer
  • Retention Specialist
  • Retirement Officer
  • Rules Examiner
  • Selection Specialist
  • Staffing Associate
  • Staffing Consultant
  • Staffing Coordinator
  • Staffing Specialist
  • Student Recruiter
  • Talent Acquisition Specialist
  • Talent Recruiter
  • Technical Recruiter
  • Volunteer Coordinator
  • Workforce Services Representative
  • Workforce Staffing Advisor
  • US Salary Median: $57,374
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.23    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Accountancy Professor
  • Accounting Instructor
  • Accounting Professor
  • Accounting Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Advertising Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Banking Instructor
  • Banking Teacher
  • Bookkeeping Teacher
  • Business Administration Professor
  • Business Administration Teacher
  • Business Analytics Faculty Member
  • Business and Services Instructor
  • Business Education Instructor
  • Business Education Teacher
  • Business Instructor
  • Business Office Technology Instructor
  • Business Professor
  • Business Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Faculty Member
  • Finance Instructor
  • Finance Professor
  • Finance Teacher
  • Foreign Trade Teacher
  • Industrial Education Teacher
  • Industrial Management Teacher
  • Instructor
  • International Trade Teacher
  • Lecturer
  • Management Information Systems Professor (MIS Professor)
  • Management Instructor
  • Management Lecturer
  • Management Professor
  • Marketing Instructor
  • Marketing Professor
  • Marketing Teacher
  • Professor
  • Real Estate Professor
  • Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $80,032
  • 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 $27,296 per year (or $31,009 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $109,184 to earn a bachelor's (or $124,036 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $18,618 per year (or $21,533 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $74,472 to earn a doctorate (or $86,132 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($109,184 if you're in-state, $124,036 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($37,236 if you're in-state, $43,066 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Organizational Behavior Studies Degrees

Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

Out-of-state cost: $5,970/year
In-state cost: $5,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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American Public University System

111 W Congress St - Charles Town, WV

Out-of-state cost: $7,360/year
In-state cost: $7,360/year
Degrees: Certificate

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California Intercontinental University

17310 Red Hill Ave. Suite 200 - Irvine, CA

Out-of-state cost: $10,805/year
In-state cost: $10,805/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Wilmington University

320 Dupont Hwy - New Castle, DE

Out-of-state cost: $11,480/year
In-state cost: $11,480/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Black Hills State University

1200 University St - Spearfish, SD

Out-of-state cost: $11,742/year
In-state cost: $8,672/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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National University

11255 North Torrey Pines Road - La Jolla, CA

Out-of-state cost: $13,320/year
In-state cost: $13,320/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Trinity International University-Florida

9010 SW 137th Ave, Suite #101 - Miami, FL

Out-of-state cost: $14,020/year
In-state cost: $14,020/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

1871 Old Main Drive - Shippensburg, PA

Out-of-state cost: $14,122/year
In-state cost: $13,394/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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National Louis University

122 S Michigan Ave - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $14,169/year
In-state cost: $14,169/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Purdue University Global

2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100 - West Lafayette, IN

Out-of-state cost: $14,478/year
In-state cost: $10,167/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Bethune-Cookman University

640 Dr Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd - Daytona Beach, FL

Out-of-state cost: $14,794/year
In-state cost: $14,794/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Minnesota State University-Mankato

South Rd And Ellis Ave - Mankato, MN

Out-of-state cost: $16,984/year
In-state cost: $8,566/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Claflin University

400 Magnolia Street - Orangeburg, SC

Out-of-state cost: $17,046/year
In-state cost: $17,046/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Central Baptist College

1501 College Avenue - Conway, AR

Out-of-state cost: $17,100/year
In-state cost: $17,100/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Regent University

1000 Regent University Dr - Virginia Beach, VA

Out-of-state cost: $18,720/year
In-state cost: $18,720/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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University of Sioux Falls

1101 W 22nd St - Sioux Falls, SD

Out-of-state cost: $19,520/year
In-state cost: $19,520/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

220 McFall Ctr - Bowling Green, OH

Out-of-state cost: $19,562/year
In-state cost: $11,573/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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San Jose State University

One Washington Square - San Jose, CA

Out-of-state cost: $19,732/year
In-state cost: $7,852/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Toledo

2801 W Bancroft - Toledo, OH

Out-of-state cost: $19,890/year
In-state cost: $10,530/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Oakwood University

7000 Adventist Blvd NW - Huntsville, AL

Out-of-state cost: $19,990/year
In-state cost: $19,990/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Organizational Behavior Studies Degrees

Faith International University

3504 N Pearl St - Tacoma, WA

Out-of-state cost: $8,450/year
In-state cost: $8,450/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Valley Forge

1401 Charlestown Road - Phoenixville, PA

Out-of-state cost: $8,856/year
In-state cost: $8,856/year
Degrees: Master's

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Wayne State College

1111 Main St - Wayne, NE

Out-of-state cost: $9,597/year
In-state cost: $5,412/year
Degrees: Master's

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Chadron State College

1000 Main St - Chadron, NE

Out-of-state cost: $9,654/year
In-state cost: $5,469/year
Degrees: Master's

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Oklahoma Christian University

2501 E Memorial Rd - Edmond, OK

Out-of-state cost: $11,430/year
In-state cost: $11,430/year
Degrees: Master's

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Tiffin University

155 Miami Street - Tiffin, OH

Out-of-state cost: $13,000/year
In-state cost: $13,000/year
Degrees: Master's

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Brenau University

500 Washington Street SE - Gainesville, GA

Out-of-state cost: $13,706/year
In-state cost: $13,706/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of La Verne

1950 Third St - La Verne, CA

Out-of-state cost: $14,526/year
In-state cost: $14,526/year
Degrees: Master's

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Ashford University

8620 Spectrum Center Boulevard - San Diego, CA

Out-of-state cost: $14,664/year
In-state cost: $14,664/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Capella University

225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor - Minneapolis, MN

Out-of-state cost: $14,767/year
In-state cost: $14,767/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Hartford

200 Bloomfield Ave - West Hartford, CT

Out-of-state cost: $14,847/year
In-state cost: $14,847/year
Degrees: Master's

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Alvernia University

400 Saint Bernardine St - Reading, PA

Out-of-state cost: $15,666/year
In-state cost: $15,666/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Azusa Pacific University

901 E Alosta - Azusa, CA

Out-of-state cost: $16,571/year
In-state cost: $16,571/year
Degrees: Master's

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Sonoma State University

1801 E Cotati Ave - Rohnert Park, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,890/year
In-state cost: $9,386/year
Degrees: Master's

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California Lutheran University

60 W Olsen Rd - Thousand Oaks, CA

Out-of-state cost: $20,600/year
In-state cost: $20,600/year
Degrees: Master's

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Albertus Magnus College

700 Prospect St - New Haven, CT

Out-of-state cost: $21,304/year
In-state cost: $21,304/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

1380 Lawrence Street, Lawrence Street Center, Suite 1400 - Denver, CO

Out-of-state cost: $23,915/year
In-state cost: $8,111/year
Degrees: Master's

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Alliant International University-San Diego

10455 Pomerado Road - San Diego, CA

Out-of-state cost: $24,615/year
In-state cost: $24,615/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Saybrook University

55 W Eureka Street - Pasadena, CA

Out-of-state cost: $25,206/year
In-state cost: $25,206/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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SUNY at Albany

1400 Washington Avenue - Albany, NY

Out-of-state cost: $25,225/year
In-state cost: $13,435/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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