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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Painting & Painter and Wall Coverer Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to finish exterior and interior structural surfaces by applying protective or decorative coating materials, such as paint, lacquer, and wallpaper. Includes instruction in surface preparation; selecting, preparing, and applying paints and other coatings; hanging wallpaper; equipment operation and maintenance; finish selection; safety and clean-up; environmental effects on finishes; adhesion properties; and applicable codes and standards.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. Cover interior walls or ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, or attach advertising posters on surfaces such as walls and billboards. May remove old materials or prepare surfaces to be papered.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $51,995
    "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.): 5.7%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: more than 10 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,760/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,354/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,760/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,354/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: $51,995

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Hawaii ($75,616) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($78,577).

Fairbanks, AK $78,577
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $71,638
$74,611
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($53,543).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $48,060
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $50,390
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $46,250
Decatur, AL $50,450
Dothan, AL $46,455
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $48,043
Gadsden, AL $51,033
Huntsville, AL $48,875
Mobile, AL $50,010
Montgomery, AL $44,240
Tuscaloosa, AL $53,543
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,285
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,855
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,590
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,448
$48,232
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($48,790).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $41,813
Hot Springs, AR $46,307
Jonesboro, AR $39,360
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,790
Pine Bluff, AR $44,563
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,758
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,247
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,600
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,168
$43,676
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($56,915).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $44,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $56,915
Prescott, AZ $53,073
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $44,793
Tucson, AZ $51,348
Yuma, AZ $47,393
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,568
$49,898
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($85,693).

Chico, CA $60,563
El Centro, CA $60,540
Fresno, CA $64,447
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $60,673
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $72,920
Madera, CA $67,000
Merced, CA $66,833
Modesto, CA $61,473
Napa, CA $78,233
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $65,380
Redding, CA $61,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $57,037
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $69,133
Salinas, CA $75,877
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $68,027
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $85,693
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $84,557
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $69,330
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $55,963
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $69,990
Santa Rosa, CA $81,400
Stockton-Lodi, CA $62,703
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $76,653
Visalia-Porterville, CA $54,380
Yuba City, CA $60,157
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $65,917
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,320
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $61,047
$67,366
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($62,268).

Colorado Springs, CO $56,283
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $60,835
Fort Collins, CO $56,523
Grand Junction, CO $54,295
Greeley, CO $57,725
Pueblo, CO $57,023
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,293
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,413
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,268
$57,215
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($69,990).

Danbury, CT $64,673
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $66,143
New Haven, CT $63,558
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $69,990
Waterbury, CT $65,270
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $57,055
$64,448
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($57,550).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $45,465
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $45,910
Gainesville, FL $46,920
Homosassa Springs, FL $41,460
Jacksonville, FL $47,593
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $46,215
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $50,860
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $52,125
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $49,060
Ocala, FL $42,895
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $47,705
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $50,030
Panama City, FL $44,953
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $43,510
Port St. Lucie, FL $52,255
Punta Gorda, FL $42,120
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $45,293
Sebring, FL $49,590
Tallahassee, FL $46,413
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $49,203
The Villages, FL $57,550
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,938
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $44,480
$47,189
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($61,143).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $49,628
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $54,210
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $52,855
Brunswick, GA $49,235
Columbus, GA-AL $46,710
Dalton, GA $47,250
Gainesville, GA $50,575
Hinesville, GA $54,130
Macon, GA $46,260
Rome, GA $47,075
Savannah, GA $48,575
Valdosta, GA $45,408
Warner Robins, GA $61,143
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,193
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,655
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,377
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,475
$49,142
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($79,198).

Urban Honolulu, HI $79,198
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $72,035
$75,616
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($63,570).

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,570
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $57,800
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $53,083
Dubuque, IA $49,430
Iowa City, IA $51,835
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $51,395
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,413
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,435
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,343
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,333
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,170
$53,865
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($53,958).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $50,680
Idaho Falls, ID $52,650
Lewiston, ID-WA $53,958
Pocatello, ID $46,627
Twin Falls, ID $41,828
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,768
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $53,105
$49,623
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($78,850).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $59,385
Champaign-Urbana, IL $68,668
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $78,850
Decatur, IL $50,873
Kankakee, IL $76,823
Peoria, IL $70,103
Rockford, IL $74,205
Springfield, IL $70,198
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,358
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,825
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,953
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,085
Danville, IL $53,020
$63,802
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($61,940).

Columbus, IN $61,940
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $52,070
Evansville, IN-KY $57,558
Fort Wayne, IN $53,055
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $54,295
Kokomo, IN $57,203
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $57,455
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $54,610
Muncie, IN $50,610
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $55,415
Terre Haute, IN $60,940
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,475
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,053
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,638
$54,242
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($52,318).

Manhattan, KS $50,820
Topeka, KS $52,318
Wichita, KS $50,738
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,635
$50,628
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($55,958).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $50,555
Lexington-Fayette, KY $51,150
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $55,958
Owensboro, KY $48,723
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,833
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,610
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,985
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,257
$50,355
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($61,240).

Baton Rouge, LA $55,930
Hammond, LA $50,017
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $50,743
Lafayette, LA $51,228
Lake Charles, LA $61,240
Monroe, LA $47,083
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $52,653
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $50,218
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,925
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,363
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,593
$50,442
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($77,358).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $77,358
Leominster-Gardner, MA $60,833
New Bedford, MA $60,998
Pittsfield, MA $64,448
Springfield, MA-CT $65,500
Worcester, MA-CT $59,128
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $64,643
$64,701
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($53,823).

California-Lexington Park, MD $53,823
Cumberland, MD-WV $51,050
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $53,425
Salisbury, MD-DE $50,635
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $50,838
$51,901
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($55,603).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $48,635
Portland-South Portland, ME $55,603
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $48,293
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,275
$51,201
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($64,455).

Battle Creek, MI $58,440
Bay City, MI $54,577
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $64,455
Flint, MI $53,923
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $51,968
Jackson, MI $58,113
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $52,778
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $61,920
Midland, MI $57,683
Monroe, MI $53,680
Muskegon, MI $57,830
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $49,645
Saginaw, MI $54,243
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $55,868
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $47,415
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,583
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,398
$54,850
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($72,095).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $60,478
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $72,095
Rochester, MN $61,048
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,538
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,037
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,673
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,353
$62,025
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($75,338).

Columbia, MO $55,035
Jefferson City, MO $59,773
Joplin, MO $48,178
Kansas City, MO-KS $63,705
St. Joseph, MO-KS $71,017
St. Louis, MO-IL $75,338
Springfield, MO $49,373
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,470
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,895
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,280
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,273
$56,168
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($48,878).

Hattiesburg, MS $43,890
Jackson, MS $48,878
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,815
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,990
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,760
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,245
$44,763
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($61,133).

Great Falls, MT $55,178
Missoula, MT $55,615
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $56,970
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $50,488
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $61,133
$55,877
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($52,933).

Burlington, NC $48,720
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $51,115
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $49,553
Fayetteville, NC $51,685
Goldsboro, NC $47,478
Greensboro-High Point, NC $50,440
Greenville, NC $47,573
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $47,745
Jacksonville, NC $48,913
New Bern, NC $52,933
Raleigh, NC $50,155
Rocky Mount, NC $48,780
Wilmington, NC $48,068
Winston-Salem, NC $49,253
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,298
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,950
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,725
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,145
$48,918
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($66,030).

Fargo, ND-MN $58,625
Grand Forks, ND-MN $58,785
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,030
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,107
$60,339
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($56,725).

Lincoln, NE $52,925
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $56,725
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,813
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $49,688
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $44,480
$50,301
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($60,945).

Manchester, NH $57,480
Portsmouth, NH-ME $60,945
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,085
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,238
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,590
$53,868
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($67,438).

Ocean City, NJ $61,505
Trenton, NJ $67,438
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,958
$62,967
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($50,085).

Farmington, NM $50,085
Las Cruces, NM $41,493
Santa Fe, NM $49,935
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,550
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $49,423
$46,897
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($65,983).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $57,673
Reno, NV $58,300
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $65,983
$60,652
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 ($83,360).

Binghamton, NY $56,567
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $68,487
Elmira, NY $61,720
Glens Falls, NY $57,703
Ithaca, NY $58,513
Kingston, NY $62,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $83,360
Rochester, NY $57,083
Syracuse, NY $59,720
Utica-Rome, NY $54,810
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $61,350
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $56,170
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,570
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $53,377
$60,260
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($64,410).

Canton-Massillon, OH $52,263
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $58,167
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $61,460
Columbus, OH $62,440
Dayton, OH $58,880
Lima, OH $51,350
Mansfield, OH $61,150
Springfield, OH $63,510
Toledo, OH $63,297
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $59,180
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,377
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $51,103
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,053
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,410
$58,132
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($55,883).

Lawton, OK $43,560
Oklahoma City, OK $55,883
Tulsa, OK $50,930
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,868
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,745
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,663
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,685
$50,476
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($78,593).

Bend-Redmond, OR $54,763
Corvallis, OR $78,593
Eugene, OR $54,648
Grants Pass, OR $43,690
Medford, OR $51,068
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $65,900
Salem, OR $54,770
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,555
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $55,088
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,773
$56,123
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($67,515).

Altoona, PA $52,475
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $50,663
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $55,455
East Stroudsburg, PA $58,018
Erie, PA $49,465
Gettysburg, PA $56,383
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,278
Johnstown, PA $54,267
Lancaster, PA $54,715
Lebanon, PA $52,338
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $67,515
Pittsburgh, PA $58,853
Reading, PA $59,563
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $63,198
State College, PA $57,343
Williamsport, PA $62,377
York-Hanover, PA $56,335
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,158
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,628
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,880
$55,631
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($24,958).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $21,550
Arecibo, PR $22,530
Mayaguez, PR $23,807
Ponce, PR $20,773
San German, PR $19,330
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $24,958
Guayama, PR $18,030
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,780
$21,881
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($60,300).

Columbia, SC $49,910
Florence, SC $46,640
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $50,573
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $49,973
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $48,093
Spartanburg, SC $49,208
Sumter, SC $46,660
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,233
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,300
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,940
$49,585
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($53,650).

Sioux Falls, SD $53,650
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,203
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,438
$50,097
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Cleveland, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($53,570).

Clarksville, TN-KY $46,683
Cleveland, TN $53,570
Jackson, TN $45,905
Johnson City, TN $43,818
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $43,895
Knoxville, TN $46,503
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $49,975
Morristown, TN $42,643
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,328
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,403
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,190
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $42,555
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,468
$45,799
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($60,170).

Amarillo, TX $48,683
Austin-Round Rock, TX $51,610
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $57,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $41,023
College Station-Bryan, TX $52,953
Corpus Christi, TX $54,525
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $49,428
El Paso, TX $40,175
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $51,690
Killeen-Temple, TX $46,908
Laredo, TX $37,923
Longview, TX $51,943
Lubbock, TX $47,393
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $43,648
Midland, TX $60,170
Odessa, TX $55,438
San Angelo, TX $50,438
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,313
Sherman-Denison, TX $43,633
Texarkana, TX-AR $48,728
Tyler, TX $43,035
Victoria, TX $46,783
Waco, TX $49,563
Wichita Falls, TX $55,473
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,863
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,650
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,105
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,675
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,853
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,635
$49,027
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($54,885).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $52,453
Provo-Orem, UT $49,115
St. George, UT $46,980
Salt Lake City, UT $54,885
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,360
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $49,408
$51,033
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($58,163).

Charlottesville, VA $50,345
Harrisonburg, VA $49,190
Lynchburg, VA $42,760
Richmond, VA $52,448
Roanoke, VA $44,738
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $51,440
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,388
Winchester, VA-WV $58,163
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,425
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,870
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,690
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,205
$49,501
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($55,318).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $55,318
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $49,985
$52,651
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($69,325).

Eau Claire, WI $56,588
Fond du Lac, WI $58,965
Green Bay, WI $58,365
Janesville-Beloit, WI $68,707
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $62,485
Madison, WI $62,470
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $69,325
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $59,018
Racine, WI $62,538
Sheboygan, WI $57,633
Wausau, WI $54,893
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,660
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,225
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,360
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,305
$58,939
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($71,610).

Charleston, WV $56,777
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $53,715
Morgantown, WV $61,237
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $50,525
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $64,550
Wheeling, WV-OH $71,610
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,118
$56,914
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($62,118).

Cheyenne, WY $55,080
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,010
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $62,118
$57,069

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $63,917

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Hawaii ($87,335) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($84,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $84,540
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $80,820
$82,680
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($64,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $61,730
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $62,430
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,570
Decatur, AL $62,690
Dothan, AL $56,940
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,950
Gadsden, AL $58,020
Huntsville, AL $58,240
Mobile, AL $60,530
Montgomery, AL $51,580
Tuscaloosa, AL $64,480
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,890
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,020
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,140
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,070
$58,885
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($56,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $50,390
Hot Springs, AR $52,350
Jonesboro, AR $47,310
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $56,710
Pine Bluff, AR $47,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,510
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,180
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,610
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,630
$50,942
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($70,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $50,570
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $70,180
Prescott, AZ $65,990
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $53,200
Tucson, AZ $63,760
Yuma, AZ $61,610
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$61,033
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($102,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $70,430
El Centro, CA $62,310
Fresno, CA $77,880
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $67,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $82,600
Madera, CA $73,430
Merced, CA $80,460
Modesto, CA $70,750
Napa, CA $91,900
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $77,010
Redding, CA $71,710
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $65,910
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $80,060
Salinas, CA $83,240
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $79,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $96,600
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $102,110
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $83,460
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $68,270
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $83,340
Santa Rosa, CA $95,130
Stockton-Lodi, CA $73,260
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $83,670
Visalia-Porterville, CA $61,440
Yuba City, CA $68,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $75,050
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $79,770
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,040
$77,539
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($78,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $67,470
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $74,210
Fort Collins, CO $68,400
Grand Junction, CO $64,950
Greeley, CO $73,230
Pueblo, CO $62,770
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $64,470
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $63,840
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $78,450
$68,643
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($83,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $78,830
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,070
New Haven, CT $75,250
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $83,930
Waterbury, CT $81,200
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $67,020
$77,383
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($67,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $53,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $57,610
Gainesville, FL $56,570
Homosassa Springs, FL $49,870
Jacksonville, FL $58,090
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,860
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $63,260
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $66,000
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,960
Ocala, FL $51,070
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $58,110
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $60,200
Panama City, FL $54,230
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $50,900
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,000
Punta Gorda, FL $48,380
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $52,710
Sebring, FL $56,690
Tallahassee, FL $56,900
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $58,610
The Villages, FL $67,750
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $61,070
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $53,130
$57,121
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($67,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $62,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $66,830
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,970
Brunswick, GA $61,450
Columbus, GA-AL $57,160
Dalton, GA $51,580
Gainesville, GA $64,980
Hinesville, GA $61,500
Macon, GA $60,110
Rome, GA $56,950
Savannah, GA $62,730
Valdosta, GA $56,350
Warner Robins, GA $67,020
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,900
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,170
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,530
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $55,120
$59,055
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($92,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $92,740
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $81,930
$87,335
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($69,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,460
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $62,100
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,250
Dubuque, IA $60,210
Iowa City, IA $61,920
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $62,270
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,860
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,560
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,210
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,200
$62,501
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($67,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $59,760
Idaho Falls, ID $67,010
Lewiston, ID-WA $65,470
Pocatello, ID $50,770
Twin Falls, ID $51,670
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $59,610
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $63,350
$59,663
Illinois

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

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($89,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $65,720
Champaign-Urbana, IL $81,900
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $88,940
Decatur, IL $58,590
Kankakee, IL $88,910
Peoria, IL $73,640
Rockford, IL $89,750
Springfield, IL $81,160
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $76,990
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,830
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,340
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,830
Danville, IL N/A
$73,383
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($69,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $66,340
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $57,580
Evansville, IN-KY $68,910
Fort Wayne, IN $63,150
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $64,810
Kokomo, IN $60,660
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $69,570
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $57,260
Muncie, IN $61,620
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $63,440
Terre Haute, IN $69,470
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,260
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $60,770
$62,822
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $61,910
Topeka, KS $65,330
Wichita, KS $63,240
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $59,570
$62,513
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($67,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $58,740
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,110
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $67,170
Owensboro, KY $61,260
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,310
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,900
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,760
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,420
$59,834
Louisiana

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

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($69,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $65,060
Hammond, LA $57,180
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $60,750
Lafayette, LA $62,840
Lake Charles, LA $69,050
Monroe, LA $55,180
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $64,270
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $61,580
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,440
$59,509
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($94,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $94,570
Leominster-Gardner, MA $75,720
New Bedford, MA $77,450
Pittsfield, MA $74,460
Springfield, MA-CT $80,350
Worcester, MA-CT $66,420
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,080
$77,864
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($64,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $58,860
Cumberland, MD-WV $55,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $64,800
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,400
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $63,020
$61,036
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($65,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $60,130
Portland-South Portland, ME $65,620
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,080
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,130
$58,990
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($78,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $62,400
Bay City, MI $57,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $78,290
Flint, MI $61,980
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,930
Jackson, MI $63,730
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $63,250
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $71,190
Midland, MI $62,950
Monroe, MI $55,880
Muskegon, MI $68,080
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $60,130
Saginaw, MI $66,100
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $70,240
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,830
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $63,200
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,660
$63,578
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($81,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $71,310
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $81,720
Rochester, MN $70,020
St. Cloud, MN $73,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,550
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,300
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,120
$72,039
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($82,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $69,000
Jefferson City, MO $70,800
Joplin, MO $54,890
Kansas City, MO-KS $77,130
St. Joseph, MO-KS $80,640
St. Louis, MO-IL $82,840
Springfield, MO $57,580
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,590
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,800
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,900
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,050
$65,838
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($61,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $53,280
Jackson, MS $61,530
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,260
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,800
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,020
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,260
$54,858
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($75,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $61,540
Missoula, MT $64,360
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $65,850
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,290
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $75,740
$65,356
North Carolina

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($64,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $60,010
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $64,300
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $60,400
Fayetteville, NC $63,110
Goldsboro, NC $60,960
Greensboro-High Point, NC $62,490
Greenville, NC $56,900
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $57,210
Jacksonville, NC $55,660
New Bern, NC $55,010
Raleigh, NC $60,600
Rocky Mount, NC $60,230
Wilmington, NC $60,390
Winston-Salem, NC $60,000
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,190
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,170
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,680
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,140
$59,636
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($79,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $66,720
Grand Forks, ND-MN $69,570
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $79,780
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,830
$69,475
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($71,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $63,400
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $71,780
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,900
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,630
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,180
$60,578
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($72,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $69,250
Portsmouth, NH-ME $72,750
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,600
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $62,420
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,790
$64,162
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($78,410) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $78,410
Trenton, NJ $75,390
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $67,160
$73,653
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($61,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $59,930
Las Cruces, NM $49,890
Santa Fe, NM $57,370
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $51,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $61,510
$56,110
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($76,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,660
Reno, NV $68,300
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $76,240
$70,067
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($98,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $65,100
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $72,660
Elmira, NY $68,510
Glens Falls, NY $61,930
Ithaca, NY $67,090
Kingston, NY $62,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $98,880
Rochester, NY $68,640
Syracuse, NY $69,690
Utica-Rome, NY $57,970
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $61,350
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,270
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $61,070
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $60,240
$67,051
Ohio

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

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($73,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $59,030
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $67,700
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $72,060
Columbus, OH $70,330
Dayton, OH $69,010
Lima, OH $57,800
Mansfield, OH $61,150
Springfield, OH $63,510
Toledo, OH $72,890
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $65,860
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,820
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $58,870
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,220
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,620
$65,419
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($71,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $46,710
Oklahoma City, OK $67,060
Tulsa, OK $61,600
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,160
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,690
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,260
$61,593
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($91,410) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $65,450
Corvallis, OR $91,410
Eugene, OR $62,920
Grants Pass, OR $47,940
Medford, OR $59,780
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $81,270
Salem, OR $63,640
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $67,980
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,270
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,280
$66,294
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($82,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $64,420
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $54,600
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $61,350
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,250
Erie, PA $56,390
Gettysburg, PA $62,070
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $64,910
Johnstown, PA $61,400
Lancaster, PA $67,410
Lebanon, PA $60,680
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $82,170
Pittsburgh, PA $68,040
Reading, PA $71,270
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $76,280
State College, PA $71,500
Williamsport, PA $71,460
York-Hanover, PA $68,640
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,020
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,040
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,570
$65,424
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($29,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $23,100
Arecibo, PR $24,340
Mayaguez, PR $26,140
Ponce, PR $23,600
San German, PR $19,990
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $29,200
Guayama, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$24,395
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($70,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $59,560
Florence, SC $59,430
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $62,880
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $60,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $59,890
Spartanburg, SC $59,610
Sumter, SC $59,860
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,700
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,470
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,710
$61,150
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($69,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $69,440
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,860
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,170
$63,490
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($61,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,860
Cleveland, TN $60,230
Jackson, TN $54,660
Johnson City, TN $52,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,230
Knoxville, TN $54,570
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,190
Morristown, TN $49,910
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $59,220
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,840
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,610
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,370
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,280
$54,534
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $59,690
Austin-Round Rock, TX $64,040
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $69,820
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,390
College Station-Bryan, TX $67,200
Corpus Christi, TX $70,080
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,460
El Paso, TX $49,440
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $64,120
Killeen-Temple, TX $58,170
Laredo, TX $44,250
Longview, TX $61,720
Lubbock, TX $59,320
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $52,370
Midland, TX $78,280
Odessa, TX $69,580
San Angelo, TX $65,170
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $59,860
Sherman-Denison, TX $51,160
Texarkana, TX-AR $54,990
Tyler, TX $51,670
Victoria, TX $49,440
Waco, TX $62,200
Wichita Falls, TX $75,250
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,780
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,940
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,500
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,920
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,820
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,680
$59,877
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($66,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $59,270
Provo-Orem, UT $59,020
St. George, UT $54,330
Salt Lake City, UT $66,930
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,820
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,390
$59,793
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($68,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $60,740
Harrisonburg, VA $58,960
Lynchburg, VA $49,460
Richmond, VA $62,790
Roanoke, VA $54,670
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $58,810
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $68,910
Winchester, VA-WV $64,770
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,970
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,820
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,630
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,930
$59,288
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($66,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $66,090
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,970
$62,030
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($82,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $64,740
Fond du Lac, WI $70,030
Green Bay, WI $70,930
Janesville-Beloit, WI $76,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $78,340
Madison, WI $72,230
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $82,140
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $72,970
Racine, WI $78,010
Sheboygan, WI $70,100
Wausau, WI $62,140
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $67,040
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,260
$70,103
West Virginia

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

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($94,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $62,250
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $63,660
Morgantown, WV $71,800
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $62,240
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $73,410
Wheeling, WV-OH $94,080
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,420
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,020
$68,735
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($72,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $68,800
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,570
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $72,590
$68,653

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $40,074

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Alaska ($63,030) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($63,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $63,030
$63,030
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($43,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $33,920
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $35,690
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $33,840
Decatur, AL $36,760
Dothan, AL $37,030
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $35,720
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $35,950
Mobile, AL $37,600
Montgomery, AL $35,400
Tuscaloosa, AL $43,200
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,450
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,100
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $25,390
$35,081
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 ($42,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $29,630
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR $29,030
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $42,980
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,610
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,540
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,980
$33,295
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($40,270) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,390
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $40,270
Prescott, AZ $36,600
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $33,210
Tucson, AZ $35,140
Yuma, AZ $30,210
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $37,380
$35,600
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($63,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $40,830
El Centro, CA $57,000
Fresno, CA $37,580
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $47,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $53,560
Madera, CA $54,140
Merced, CA $39,580
Modesto, CA $42,920
Napa, CA $50,900
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $42,120
Redding, CA $39,580
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $39,290
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $47,280
Salinas, CA $61,150
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $44,180
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $63,880
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $49,450
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $41,070
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $31,350
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $43,290
Santa Rosa, CA $53,940
Stockton-Lodi, CA $41,590
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $62,620
Visalia-Porterville, CA $40,260
Yuba City, CA $44,170
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,650
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,060
$47,021
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($43,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $43,910
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $42,750
Fort Collins, CO $37,840
Grand Junction, CO $41,020
Greeley, CO $37,560
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,610
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $40,990
$40,240
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($54,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $44,340
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $48,130
New Haven, CT $43,710
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $54,590
Waterbury, CT $41,630
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $41,500
$45,650
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($40,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $36,480
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $31,130
Gainesville, FL $35,930
Homosassa Springs, FL $31,410
Jacksonville, FL $35,740
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $36,970
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $35,480
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $36,270
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $36,710
Ocala, FL $33,770
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,930
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $38,400
Panama City, FL $34,480
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $36,010
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,760
Punta Gorda, FL $33,760
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $36,400
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $34,810
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $40,720
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $27,470
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $35,880
$35,405
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($57,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $34,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $39,860
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $36,370
Brunswick, GA $36,940
Columbus, GA-AL $34,130
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA $32,990
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $28,880
Rome, GA $36,670
Savannah, GA $29,140
Valdosta, GA $31,730
Warner Robins, GA $57,220
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,970
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,050
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,410
$36,745
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($58,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $57,410
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $58,710
$58,060
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($53,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $53,980
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $40,110
Dubuque, IA $29,620
Iowa City, IA $39,210
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $37,480
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $52,890
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,280
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,140
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,180
$40,988
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($41,150) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,640
Idaho Falls, ID $35,800
Lewiston, ID-WA $36,020
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID $29,390
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $29,100
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $41,150
$35,017
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($68,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $46,040
Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,100
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $58,410
Decatur, IL $33,280
Kankakee, IL $51,990
Peoria, IL $68,710
Rockford, IL $47,380
Springfield, IL $58,950
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,420
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $68,370
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $30,080
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $32,800
Danville, IL N/A
$48,794
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($57,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $45,920
Evansville, IN-KY $39,780
Fort Wayne, IN $38,570
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $39,200
Kokomo, IN $38,760
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $42,040
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $57,550
Muncie, IN $36,030
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $44,720
Terre Haute, IN $50,990
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,070
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $31,340
$41,037
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($36,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $36,210
Topeka, KS $35,710
Wichita, KS $35,900
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $35,950
$35,943
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($43,250) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $43,250
Lexington-Fayette, KY $35,070
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,930
Owensboro, KY $29,790
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,970
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,170
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,620
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$36,971
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($55,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $44,420
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $37,790
Lafayette, LA $38,310
Lake Charles, LA $55,890
Monroe, LA $36,910
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $36,710
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $37,230
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $37,670
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $28,030
$39,218
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($56,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $56,000
Leominster-Gardner, MA $37,710
New Bedford, MA $36,360
Pittsfield, MA $52,610
Springfield, MA-CT $43,210
Worcester, MA-CT $48,250
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $49,730
$46,267
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($40,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $40,170
Salisbury, MD-DE $35,250
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $36,300
$37,240
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($53,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $32,800
Portland-South Portland, ME $44,060
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,520
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,530
$43,228
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($50,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $45,260
Flint, MI $38,320
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $45,820
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $36,030
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $50,560
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI $44,400
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $32,950
Saginaw, MI $36,690
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,150
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,010
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,910
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,690
$39,566
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($58,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $46,440
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $58,110
Rochester, MN $46,110
St. Cloud, MN $58,200
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $41,530
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,000
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,590
$47,569
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($68,270) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $36,620
Jefferson City, MO $47,860
Joplin, MO $42,840
Kansas City, MO-KS $47,050
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $68,270
Springfield, MO $38,000
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,460
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,620
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,480
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$43,911
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($35,700) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $33,920
Jackson, MS $35,700
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,410
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,640
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,760
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,600
$33,005
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($50,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $50,390
Missoula, MT $45,920
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $47,200
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,920
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $40,200
$44,726
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($61,180) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $35,320
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $34,590
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $34,960
Fayetteville, NC $40,450
Goldsboro, NC $31,490
Greensboro-High Point, NC $35,750
Greenville, NC $37,840
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,140
Jacksonville, NC $45,510
New Bern, NC $61,180
Raleigh, NC $36,080
Rocky Mount, NC $36,850
Wilmington, NC $31,570
Winston-Salem, NC $37,550
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,470
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,810
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,060
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,890
$37,084
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($49,040) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $49,040
Grand Forks, ND-MN $46,730
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,570
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,113
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($40,850) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $40,850
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $36,460
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $32,790
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $30,280
$35,095
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($47,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $41,500
Portsmouth, NH-ME $47,780
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $31,170
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,420
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,700
$39,914
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($50,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $40,870
Trenton, NJ $49,010
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $50,830
$46,903
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($44,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $36,760
Las Cruces, NM $30,280
Santa Fe, NM $44,240
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $30,660
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $33,350
$35,058
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($45,470) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $41,700
Reno, NV $38,300
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $45,470
$41,823
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($60,140) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $39,500
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $60,140
Elmira, NY $48,140
Glens Falls, NY $49,250
Ithaca, NY $41,360
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $52,320
Rochester, NY $43,780
Syracuse, NY $39,780
Utica-Rome, NY $48,490
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $41,970
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $41,570
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $39,650
$45,496
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($46,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $38,730
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $39,100
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $40,260
Columbus, OH $46,660
Dayton, OH $38,620
Lima, OH $38,450
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $44,110
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $45,820
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $43,490
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $35,570
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $36,720
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,990
$41,127
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($44,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $38,100
Oklahoma City, OK $44,960
Tulsa, OK $36,980
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $29,080
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,850
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,700
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,790
$37,351
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($49,320) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $39,310
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR $43,230
Grants Pass, OR $35,060
Medford, OR $36,660
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $41,670
Salem, OR $39,510
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $42,050
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,320
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,700
$40,612
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($55,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $37,560
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $55,590
East Stroudsburg, PA $52,380
Erie, PA $38,570
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $47,200
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $37,280
Lebanon, PA $41,080
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,830
Pittsburgh, PA $45,920
Reading, PA $44,090
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $52,140
State College, PA $39,010
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA $37,930
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,670
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,120
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $34,280
$42,541
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($21,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR $17,610
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $21,810
Guayama, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$19,710
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($40,260) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $40,260
Florence, SC $28,700
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $36,730
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $38,690
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $35,990
Spartanburg, SC $37,220
Sumter, SC $31,490
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,410
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,840
$35,926
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($34,350) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $34,350
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,030
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,710
$34,030
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($37,060) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $32,520
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN $35,810
Johnson City, TN $32,570
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $35,020
Knoxville, TN $36,020
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $36,660
Morristown, TN $33,890
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $37,060
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,350
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,030
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $24,070
$33,364
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($47,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $36,300
Austin-Round Rock, TX $37,200
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $39,960
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $34,880
College Station-Bryan, TX $38,220
Corpus Christi, TX $37,660
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $37,050
El Paso, TX $29,440
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $33,830
Killeen-Temple, TX $32,470
Laredo, TX $29,050
Longview, TX $42,800
Lubbock, TX $32,270
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $36,400
Midland, TX $38,690
Odessa, TX $37,200
San Angelo, TX $34,060
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $37,270
Sherman-Denison, TX $34,120
Texarkana, TX-AR $47,240
Tyler, TX $29,010
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX $34,580
Wichita Falls, TX $32,670
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,610
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,070
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,190
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,230
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,310
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,750
$36,294
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($45,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $45,880
Provo-Orem, UT $36,480
St. George, UT $37,970
Salt Lake City, UT $37,620
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $41,840
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,740
$40,088
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 ($41,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $37,660
Harrisonburg, VA $35,830
Lynchburg, VA $34,780
Richmond, VA $40,460
Roanoke, VA $31,930
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $41,300
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,680
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,360
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,550
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,310
$36,186
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($44,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,380
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $40,390
$42,385
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($52,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $42,810
Fond du Lac, WI $38,070
Green Bay, WI $40,360
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $37,800
Madison, WI $50,530
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $52,090
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $36,100
Racine, WI $37,970
Sheboygan, WI $39,800
Wausau, WI $44,790
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,480
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,300
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $30,140
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,990
$41,516
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($45,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $40,650
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $38,350
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH $40,980
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $26,710
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,110
$38,360
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($48,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $36,480
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $34,170
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $48,660
$39,770

4 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $63,917.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $40,074. 

  First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Salary Ratio: 2.71    

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    
  • Acoustical Tile Carpenters' Supervisor
  • Adjustable Steel Joist Setting Supervisor
  • Asbestos Removal Supervisor
  • Asphalt Paving Supervisor
  • Awning Hanger Supervisor
  • Bailer Operators' Supervisor
  • Bailer Tenders' Supervisor
  • Billposting Supervisor
  • Brick Chimney Supervisor
  • Bricklayer Supervisor
  • Brickmason Supervisor
  • Building Construction Superintendent
  • Building Insulation Supervisor
  • Building Repair Maintenance Supervisor
  • Building Superintendent
  • Building Supervisor
  • Carpenter Foreman
  • Carpenter Supervisor
  • Carpenters' Supervisor
  • Carpentry Supervisor
  • Cement Finishing Supervisor
  • Chimney Construction Supervisor
  • Clearing Supervisor
  • Coal Mine Production Foreman
  • Concrete Finishing Supervisor
  • Concrete Foreman
  • Concreting Supervisor
  • Construction Foreman
  • Construction Supervisor
  • Core Drilling Supervisor
  • Dike Supervisor
  • Dimension Stone Quarry Supervisor
  • Doping Supervisor
  • Dredge Operator Supervisor
  • Drilling Foreman
  • Drilling Superintendent
  • Drywall Application Supervisor
  • Electrical Foreman
  • Electrical Supervisor
  • Electrician Supervisor
  • Excavating Supervisor
  • Face Boss
  • Fence Erector Supervisor
  • Field Assembly Supervisor
  • Field Operations Supervisor
  • Field Supervisor
  • Gang Supervisor
  • Gas Line Installer Supervisor
  • Glazier Supervisor
  • Harvesting Supervisor
  • Highway Maintenance Supervisor
  • House Mover Supervisor
  • House Moving Supervisor
  • Insulation Foreman
  • Insulation Supervisor
  • Iron Work Supervisor
  • Joiners' Supervisor
  • Labor Crew Supervisor
  • Labor Gang Supervisor
  • Lathing Supervisor
  • Lock Maintenance Supervisor
  • Longwall Foreman
  • Maintenance Supervisor
  • Marble Installer Supervisor
  • Marble Supervisor
  • Masonry Supervisor
  • Mine Boss
  • Mine Captain
  • Mine Supervisor
  • Miners' Boss
  • Mining Captain
  • Mixing Place Supervisor
  • Mold Construction Supervisor
  • Oil Well Services Field Supervisor
  • Oil Well Services Supervisor
  • Open Pit Quarry Supervisor
  • Ornamental Ironworking Supervisor
  • Painter Supervisor
  • Painting Supervisor
  • Paperhanger Supervisor
  • Paving Supervisor
  • Pile Driving Supervisor
  • Pipe Fitter Supervisor
  • Pipeline Gang Supervisor
  • Pipeline Maintenance Supervisor
  • Pipelines Supervisor
  • Pit Supervisor
  • Plastering Supervisor
  • Plumber Supervisor
  • Plumbing Foreman
  • Prefabricated Homes Field Assembly Supervisor
  • Quarry Boss
  • Railroad Track Repair Supervisor
  • Reclamation Supervisor
  • Reinforced Steel Placing Supervisor
  • Rig Superintendent
  • Rig Supervisor
  • Rigging Supervisor
  • Right-of-Way Maintenance Supervisor
  • Riprap Placing Supervisor
  • Road Boss
  • Road Gang Supervisor
  • Road Supervisor
  • Roofing Supervisor
  • Roustabout Crew Leader
  • Roustabout Field Supervisor
  • Sanitary Landfill Supervisor
  • Segmental Paving Supervisor
  • Service Supervisor
  • Sewer Maintenance Supervisor
  • Sewer Systems Supervisor
  • Sheet Metal Duct Worker Supervisor
  • Sheet Metal Foreman
  • Shipyard Painting Supervisor
  • Sign Builder Supervisor
  • Sign Hanger Supervisor
  • Site Superintendent
  • Site Supervisor
  • Solar Panel Installation Supervisor
  • Steam Distribution Supervisor
  • Steamfitter Supervisor
  • Steel Pan Form Placing Supervisor
  • Steel Post Installer Supervisor
  • Steel Work Supervisor
  • Stonemason Supervisor
  • Street Supervisor
  • Structural Steel Erection Supervisor
  • Suction Dredge Pipe Line Placing Supervisor
  • Surface Boss
  • Surface Supervisor
  • Swimming Pool Maintenance Supervisor
  • Tank Builder Supervisor
  • Tankage Supervisor
  • Taping Supervisor
  • Terrazzo Supervisor
  • Test Boring Crew Chief
  • Tile Layer Supervisor
  • Track Laying Supervisor
  • Track Repair Supervisor
  • Track Subway Repair Supervisor
  • Track Superintendent
  • Track Supervisor
  • Traffic Maintenance Supervisor
  • Traffic Sign Supervisor
  • Tunnel Heading Supervisor
  • Utilities and Maintenance Supervisor
  • Utilities Supervisor
  • Water Softener Service Supervisor
  • Water Systems Supervisor
  • Waterproofing Supervisor
  • Wood Boat Builder Supervisor
  • Wrecking Supervisor
  • US Salary Median: $64,953
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: more than 10 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Solar Energy Installation Managers

Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.

Salary Ratio: 2.71    

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    
  • Installation Manager
  • Piping Supervisor
  • Residential Field Manager
  • Solar Electrical Project Manager
  • Solar Energy Installation Manager
  • Solar Energy Project Manager
  • Solar Installation Crew Supervisor
  • Solar Installation Manager
  • Solar Installation Supervisor
  • Solar Project Manager
  • US Salary Median: $64,953
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency.

Salary Ratio: 0.41    

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    
  • Architectural Coating Finisher
  • Bitumastic Applier
  • Bridge Painter
  • Brush Painter
  • Buildings Painter
  • Calciminer
  • Calker
  • Chipper
  • Colored Liquid Plastic Applier
  • Commercial Painter
  • Drywall Sprayer
  • Enameler
  • Facilities Painter
  • Filler
  • Glass Tinter
  • Highway Painter
  • House Painter
  • Industrial Coating and Lining Application Specialist
  • Industrial Painter
  • Interior Painter
  • Kalsominer
  • Line Painting Machine Operator
  • Maintenance Painter
  • Marbleizer
  • Ornamental Painter
  • Painter
  • Parking Line Painter
  • Railroad Car Letterer
  • Roof Painter
  • Set Painter
  • Shipyard Painter
  • Silo Painter
  • Spray Painter
  • Stage Settings Painter
  • Stainer
  • Stippler
  • Structural Steel Painter
  • Traffic Line Painter
  • US Salary Median: $40,590
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: more than 10 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Paperhangers

Cover interior walls or ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, or attach advertising posters on surfaces such as walls and billboards. May remove old materials or prepare surfaces to be papered.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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    
  • Advertising Installer
  • Advertising Poster
  • Bill Board Poster
  • Bill Poster
  • Bill Poster Installer
  • Billboard Poster
  • Hanger
  • Paper Hanger
  • Paperhanger
  • Paperhanging Interior Decorator
  • Poster
  • Vinyl Hanger
  • Vinyl Installer
  • Wall Covering Contractor
  • Wall Covering Installer
  • Wall Paper Hanger
  • Wallcovering Hanger
  • Wallpaper Hanger
  • Wallpaper Installer
  • Wallpaper Remover
  • Wallpaperer
  • US Salary Median: $44,939
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A


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