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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Pathology & Pathologist Assistant Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of pathologists, to assist in the performance of autopsies, obtaining and preparing surgical specimens, preparing autopsy reports, and interacting with other clinicians, officials, and individuals. Includes instruction in anatomy; physiology; medical terminology; general, systemic, forensic, and pediatric pathology; autopsy procedures; surgical technique; medical photography; tissue preparation; record keeping and laboratory administration; interpersonal skills; and applicable standards and regulations.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $47,696
    "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.): 10.8%
    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: 1 year
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $39,972/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $29,636/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $31,000/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,964/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $34,845/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,395/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

ASSOCIATE'S Most Required Degree
Associates

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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: $47,696

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Vermont ($67,165) in the Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($44,620).

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $37,680
Dothan, AL $36,250
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $34,640
Huntsville, AL $44,620
Mobile, AL $37,350
Montgomery, AL $28,270
Tuscaloosa, AL $39,440
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,810
$36,766
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($42,930).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $37,380
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $41,730
Pine Bluff, AR $42,930
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,450
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,270
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,150
$39,485
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($56,190).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $54,320
Prescott, AZ $53,330
Tucson, AZ $53,320
Yuma, AZ $56,190
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $53,120
$54,056
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($81,490).

Chico, CA $55,730
Fresno, CA $68,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $60,650
Modesto, CA $61,570
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $61,830
Redding, CA $74,530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $56,610
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $71,820
Salinas, CA $69,400
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $64,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $81,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $73,540
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $44,960
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $60,940
Santa Rosa, CA $70,660
Stockton-Lodi, CA $59,690
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $77,460
Visalia-Porterville, CA $67,620
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,810
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $65,080
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,040
$65,306
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($66,760).

Colorado Springs, CO $58,620
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $57,700
Fort Collins, CO $56,980
Grand Junction, CO $57,420
Pueblo, CO $55,500
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,760
$58,830
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($70,830).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $60,370
New Haven, CT $70,830
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $58,770
Waterbury, CT $66,600
$64,143
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 ($50,160).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $43,970
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $41,510
Jacksonville, FL $44,120
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $43,650
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $47,230
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $46,660
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $47,310
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $42,770
Panama City, FL $40,700
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $43,720
Port St. Lucie, FL $43,000
Punta Gorda, FL $48,000
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $43,410
Tallahassee, FL $36,930
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,160
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $45,360
$44,281
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Macon, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($49,620).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $49,290
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $43,980
Brunswick, GA $32,320
Columbus, GA-AL $39,580
Dalton, GA $44,250
Gainesville, GA $32,740
Macon, GA $49,620
Rome, GA $46,230
Savannah, GA $43,620
Valdosta, GA $41,270
Warner Robins, GA $36,680
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,920
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,200
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,450
$41,082
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($51,320).

Urban Honolulu, HI $51,320
$51,320
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($49,540).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,020
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,260
Iowa City, IA $49,540
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $44,810
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,290
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,560
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,870
$43,594
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($54,000).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $53,760
Idaho Falls, ID $44,860
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,000
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $42,670
$48,823
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($51,770).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $42,180
Champaign-Urbana, IL $48,680
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $51,770
Peoria, IL $46,520
Rockford, IL $46,060
Springfield, IL $46,190
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,010
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,200
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,070
$44,629
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($50,830).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $48,360
Evansville, IN-KY $47,730
Fort Wayne, IN $50,730
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $49,420
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $48,120
Muncie, IN $45,220
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $50,830
Terre Haute, IN $44,980
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,610
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,860
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,110
$47,725
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($44,730).

Topeka, KS $44,730
Wichita, KS $41,570
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $39,030
$41,777
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($45,890).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $43,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $45,210
Owensboro, KY $45,070
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,320
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,790
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,890
$43,627
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($51,530).

Baton Rouge, LA $42,560
Hammond, LA $51,530
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $41,290
Monroe, LA $45,500
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $42,710
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,490
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $37,920
$43,000
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($59,900).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $57,920
Pittsfield, MA $52,890
Springfield, MA-CT $59,160
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $59,900
$57,468
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($51,880).

Cumberland, MD-WV $47,990
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $51,880
Salisbury, MD-DE $46,090
$48,653
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($50,120).

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,120
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $47,370
$48,745
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($53,520).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $47,220
Flint, MI $47,850
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $42,080
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $47,190
Monroe, MI $53,520
Muskegon, MI $48,490
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,040
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,330
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,520
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,550
$46,379
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($63,650).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $59,490
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $63,650
Rochester, MN $59,840
St. Cloud, MN $54,100
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,500
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,090
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$58,239
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($48,790).

Joplin, MO $39,440
Kansas City, MO-KS $48,790
St. Louis, MO-IL $44,360
Springfield, MO $42,710
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,880
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,480
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,400
$41,866
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($43,370).

Hattiesburg, MS $37,990
Jackson, MS $43,370
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,070
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,040
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,820
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,060
$38,892
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($54,570).

Great Falls, MT $47,520
Missoula, MT $54,570
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $52,150
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,920
$50,790
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($48,950).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $44,060
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $48,710
Fayetteville, NC $47,190
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $42,670
New Bern, NC $43,090
Raleigh, NC $48,950
Wilmington, NC $42,220
Winston-Salem, NC $42,750
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,440
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,150
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,320
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,920
$43,956
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($56,090).

Fargo, ND-MN $46,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,090
$51,235
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($49,470).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $49,470
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,940
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,150
$47,520
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($58,120).

Manchester, NH $56,300
Portsmouth, NH-ME $58,120
$57,210
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($58,810).

Trenton, NJ $58,810
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $54,260
$56,535
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($56,610).

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $56,610
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,810
$49,710
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($58,540).

Reno, NV $58,540
$58,540
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 ($59,730).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $58,180
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $59,730
Rochester, NY $45,970
Syracuse, NY $48,180
Utica-Rome, NY $48,750
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $54,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $45,050
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $47,910
$51,001
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($54,600).

Canton-Massillon, OH $45,550
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $49,350
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,790
Columbus, OH $48,630
Dayton, OH $54,600
Lima, OH $47,320
Toledo, OH $47,900
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $40,950
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $46,360
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $44,260
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $43,610
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,260
$46,632
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($48,980).

Oklahoma City, OK $48,980
Tulsa, OK $38,840
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,030
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,390
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,840
$42,816
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($63,040).

Medford, OR $50,640
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $63,040
Salem, OR $59,060
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,250
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,690
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,390
$54,678
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Reading, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($52,480).

Erie, PA $42,260
Johnstown, PA $46,340
Lancaster, PA $46,070
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,340
Pittsburgh, PA $46,620
Reading, PA $52,480
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $41,800
York-Hanover, PA $51,530
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,400
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $45,950
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,390
$46,562
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($19,740).

Mayaguez, PR $18,660
Ponce, PR $18,120
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,740
$18,840
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 ($45,310).

Florence, SC $41,030
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,310
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $40,350
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $38,340
Spartanburg, SC $45,100
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,200
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,270
$41,657
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($43,950).

Sioux Falls, SD $43,950
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,920
$42,935
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($49,060).

Jackson, TN $37,140
Johnson City, TN $40,800
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $38,060
Knoxville, TN $41,950
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,830
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,060
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,910
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,390
$41,018
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($54,670).

Amarillo, TX $45,190
Austin-Round Rock, TX $50,630
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,320
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,510
College Station-Bryan, TX $45,130
Corpus Christi, TX $46,830
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $51,190
El Paso, TX $46,050
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $54,670
Killeen-Temple, TX $44,550
Laredo, TX $34,070
Longview, TX $47,780
Lubbock, TX $45,950
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $50,080
Midland, TX $49,630
Odessa, TX $47,510
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $38,790
Sherman-Denison, TX $49,600
Texarkana, TX-AR $46,460
Tyler, TX $44,910
Waco, TX $40,760
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,030
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,460
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,500
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,960
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,170
$45,913
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($47,300).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $45,530
Provo-Orem, UT $43,230
St. George, UT $47,030
Salt Lake City, UT $47,300
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $46,470
$45,912
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($49,810).

Lynchburg, VA $43,110
Richmond, VA $49,010
Roanoke, VA $38,410
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $49,810
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,470
$44,962
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($69,670).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,660
$67,165
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($59,710).

Eau Claire, WI $59,100
Fond du Lac, WI $53,630
Green Bay, WI $52,650
Madison, WI $57,380
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $59,710
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $56,020
Wausau, WI $53,830
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,530
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,080
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,820
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,380
$54,557
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($41,110).

Charleston, WV $37,290
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $41,110
Morgantown, WV $34,220
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $39,090
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,240
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,050
$38,167
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($45,130).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $45,130
$45,130

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $47,696

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Vermont ($67,165) in the Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($44,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $37,680
Dothan, AL $36,250
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $34,640
Huntsville, AL $44,620
Mobile, AL $37,350
Montgomery, AL $28,270
Tuscaloosa, AL $39,440
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,810
$36,766
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($42,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $37,380
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $41,730
Pine Bluff, AR $42,930
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,450
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,270
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,150
$39,485
Arizona

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

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($56,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $54,320
Prescott, AZ $53,330
Tucson, AZ $53,320
Yuma, AZ $56,190
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $53,120
$54,056
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($81,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $55,730
Fresno, CA $68,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $60,650
Modesto, CA $61,570
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $61,830
Redding, CA $74,530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $56,610
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $71,820
Salinas, CA $69,400
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $64,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $81,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $73,540
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $44,960
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $60,940
Santa Rosa, CA $70,660
Stockton-Lodi, CA $59,690
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $77,460
Visalia-Porterville, CA $67,620
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,810
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $65,080
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,040
$65,306
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($66,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $58,620
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $57,700
Fort Collins, CO $56,980
Grand Junction, CO $57,420
Pueblo, CO $55,500
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,760
$58,830
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($70,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $60,370
New Haven, CT $70,830
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $58,770
Waterbury, CT $66,600
$64,143
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($50,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $43,970
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $41,510
Jacksonville, FL $44,120
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $43,650
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $47,230
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $46,660
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $47,310
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $42,770
Panama City, FL $40,700
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $43,720
Port St. Lucie, FL $43,000
Punta Gorda, FL $48,000
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $43,410
Tallahassee, FL $36,930
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,160
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $45,360
$44,281
Georgia

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

Macon, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($49,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $49,290
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $43,980
Brunswick, GA $32,320
Columbus, GA-AL $39,580
Dalton, GA $44,250
Gainesville, GA $32,740
Macon, GA $49,620
Rome, GA $46,230
Savannah, GA $43,620
Valdosta, GA $41,270
Warner Robins, GA $36,680
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,920
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,200
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,450
$41,082
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($51,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $51,320
$51,320
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($49,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,020
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,260
Iowa City, IA $49,540
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $44,810
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,290
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,560
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,870
$43,594
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($54,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $53,760
Idaho Falls, ID $44,860
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,000
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $42,670
$48,823
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($51,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $42,180
Champaign-Urbana, IL $48,680
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $51,770
Peoria, IL $46,520
Rockford, IL $46,060
Springfield, IL $46,190
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,010
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,200
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,070
$44,629
Indiana

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

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($50,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $48,360
Evansville, IN-KY $47,730
Fort Wayne, IN $50,730
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $49,420
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $48,120
Muncie, IN $45,220
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $50,830
Terre Haute, IN $44,980
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,610
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,860
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,110
$47,725
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($44,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS $44,730
Wichita, KS $41,570
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $39,030
$41,777
Kentucky

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($45,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $43,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $45,210
Owensboro, KY $45,070
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,320
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,790
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,890
$43,627
Louisiana

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

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($51,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $42,560
Hammond, LA $51,530
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $41,290
Monroe, LA $45,500
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $42,710
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,490
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $37,920
$43,000
Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($59,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $57,920
Pittsfield, MA $52,890
Springfield, MA-CT $59,160
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $59,900
$57,468
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($51,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cumberland, MD-WV $47,990
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $51,880
Salisbury, MD-DE $46,090
$48,653
Maine

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

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,120
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $47,370
$48,745
Michigan

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

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($53,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $47,220
Flint, MI $47,850
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $42,080
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $47,190
Monroe, MI $53,520
Muskegon, MI $48,490
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,040
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,330
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,520
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,550
$46,379
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 ($63,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $59,490
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $63,650
Rochester, MN $59,840
St. Cloud, MN $54,100
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,500
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,090
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$58,239
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($48,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Joplin, MO $39,440
Kansas City, MO-KS $48,790
St. Louis, MO-IL $44,360
Springfield, MO $42,710
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,880
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,480
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,400
$41,866
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($43,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $37,990
Jackson, MS $43,370
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,070
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,040
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,820
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,060
$38,892
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($54,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $47,520
Missoula, MT $54,570
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $52,150
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,920
$50,790
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($48,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $44,060
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $48,710
Fayetteville, NC $47,190
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $42,670
New Bern, NC $43,090
Raleigh, NC $48,950
Wilmington, NC $42,220
Winston-Salem, NC $42,750
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,440
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,150
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,320
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,920
$43,956
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 ($56,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $46,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,090
$51,235
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 ($49,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $49,470
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,940
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,150
$47,520
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 ($58,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $56,300
Portsmouth, NH-ME $58,120
$57,210
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($58,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $58,810
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $54,260
$56,535
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($56,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $56,610
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,810
$49,710
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($58,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $58,540
$58,540
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 ($59,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $58,180
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $59,730
Rochester, NY $45,970
Syracuse, NY $48,180
Utica-Rome, NY $48,750
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $54,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $45,050
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $47,910
$51,001
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($54,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $45,550
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $49,350
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,790
Columbus, OH $48,630
Dayton, OH $54,600
Lima, OH $47,320
Toledo, OH $47,900
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $40,950
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $46,360
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $44,260
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $43,610
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,260
$46,632
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($48,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $48,980
Tulsa, OK $38,840
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,030
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,390
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,840
$42,816
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($63,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Medford, OR $50,640
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $63,040
Salem, OR $59,060
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,250
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,690
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,390
$54,678
Pennsylvania

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

Reading, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($52,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA $42,260
Johnstown, PA $46,340
Lancaster, PA $46,070
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,340
Pittsburgh, PA $46,620
Reading, PA $52,480
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $41,800
York-Hanover, PA $51,530
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,400
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $45,950
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,390
$46,562
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 ($19,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mayaguez, PR $18,660
Ponce, PR $18,120
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,740
$18,840
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($45,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Florence, SC $41,030
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,310
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $40,350
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $38,340
Spartanburg, SC $45,100
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,200
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,270
$41,657
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 ($43,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $43,950
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,920
$42,935
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($49,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN $37,140
Johnson City, TN $40,800
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $38,060
Knoxville, TN $41,950
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,830
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,060
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,910
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,390
$41,018
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($54,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $45,190
Austin-Round Rock, TX $50,630
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,320
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,510
College Station-Bryan, TX $45,130
Corpus Christi, TX $46,830
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $51,190
El Paso, TX $46,050
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $54,670
Killeen-Temple, TX $44,550
Laredo, TX $34,070
Longview, TX $47,780
Lubbock, TX $45,950
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $50,080
Midland, TX $49,630
Odessa, TX $47,510
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $38,790
Sherman-Denison, TX $49,600
Texarkana, TX-AR $46,460
Tyler, TX $44,910
Waco, TX $40,760
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,030
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,460
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,500
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,960
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,170
$45,913
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($47,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $45,530
Provo-Orem, UT $43,230
St. George, UT $47,030
Salt Lake City, UT $47,300
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $46,470
$45,912
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 ($49,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $43,110
Richmond, VA $49,010
Roanoke, VA $38,410
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $49,810
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,470
$44,962
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($69,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,660
$67,165
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 ($59,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $59,100
Fond du Lac, WI $53,630
Green Bay, WI $52,650
Madison, WI $57,380
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $59,710
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $56,020
Wausau, WI $53,830
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,530
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,080
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,820
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,380
$54,557
West Virginia

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($41,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $37,290
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $41,110
Morgantown, WV $34,220
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $39,090
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,240
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,050
$38,167
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($45,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $45,130
$45,130

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $47,696. 

  Surgical Technologists

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

Salary Ratio: 0.65    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Certified Surgical Technician
  • Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
  • Operating Room Surgical Technician (OR St)
  • Operating Room Surgical Technologist
  • Operating Room Technician (OR Tech)
  • Operating Room Technologist (OR Tech)
  • Scrub Technician
  • Surgery Technician (Surgery Tech)
  • Surgical Orderly
  • Surgical Scrub Technician
  • Surgical Scrub Technologist (Surgical Scrub Tech)
  • Surgical Technician
  • Surgical Technologist (Surgical Tech)
  • US Salary Median: $49,305
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $29,636 per year (or $39,971 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $59,272 to earn an associate's (or $79,942 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Pathology & Pathologist Assistant Degrees

Wayne State University

656 West Kirby Street - Detroit, MI

Out-of-state cost: $31,499/year
In-state cost: $14,629/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Pathology & Pathologist Assistant Degrees

Quinnipiac University

Mt Carmel Ave - Hamden, CT

Out-of-state cost: $20,090/year
In-state cost: $20,090/year
Degrees: Master's

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Eastern Virginia Medical School

700w. Olney - Norfolk, VA

Out-of-state cost: $25,188/year
In-state cost: $21,744/year
Degrees: Master's

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West Virginia University

PO Box 6201 - Morgantown, WV

Out-of-state cost: $26,154/year
In-state cost: $10,134/year
Degrees: Master's

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Loma Linda University

11139 Anderson Street - Loma Linda, CA

Out-of-state cost: $30,640/year
In-state cost: $30,640/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Maryland, Baltimore

620 West Lexington St - Baltimore, MD

Out-of-state cost: $34,877/year
In-state cost: $17,038/year
Degrees: Master's

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

3333 Green Bay Road - North Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $36,765/year
In-state cost: $36,765/year
Degrees: Master's

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Drexel University

3141 Chestnut St - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $37,074/year
In-state cost: $37,074/year
Degrees: Master's

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