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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Petroleum Engineering Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems for locating, extracting, processing and refining crude petroleum and natural gas, including prospecting instruments and equipment, mining and drilling systems, processing and refining systems and facilities, storage facilities, transportation systems, and related environmental and safety systems.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields. Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential. Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $82,394
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 8.58%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: more than 10 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $28,923/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,721/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,333/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,798/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,128/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,759/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: $82,394

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Colorado ($153,049) in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($113,965).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $113,965
Fairbanks, AK $66,760
$104,524
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($94,890).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $94,890
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $85,943
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $88,850
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $89,318
Fort Smith, AR-OK $52,615
Hot Springs, AR $53,940
Jonesboro, AR $56,735
Pine Bluff, AR $59,980
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,975
$76,634
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for California

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

Chico, CA $148,090
El Centro, CA $132,340
Fresno, CA $143,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $162,643
Modesto, CA $121,210
Napa, CA $176,160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $156,793
Redding, CA $156,520
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $135,773
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $144,140
Salinas, CA $183,300
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $154,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $161,233
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $165,750
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $160,920
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $163,080
Santa Rosa, CA $151,800
Stockton-Lodi, CA $165,220
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $163,540
Visalia-Porterville, CA $130,670
Yuba City, CA $159,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $131,320
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $128,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $117,780
$150,633
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($161,100).

Colorado Springs, CO $161,100
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $144,010
Fort Collins, CO $154,940
Greeley, CO $155,460
$153,049
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($116,393).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $107,693
Columbus, GA-AL $94,920
Gainesville, GA $85,778
Macon, GA $106,560
Savannah, GA $116,393
Warner Robins, GA $100,728
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $87,285
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $88,795
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $92,860
Athens-Clarke County, GA $60,685
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $66,005
Brunswick, GA $63,260
Dalton, GA $54,540
Hinesville, GA $54,975
Rome, GA $65,450
Valdosta, GA $59,580
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,755
$86,087
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($87,085).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $82,290
Pocatello, ID $87,085
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $77,245
Idaho Falls, ID $70,730
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,465
Twin Falls, ID $55,285
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,225
$72,995
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($124,647).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $110,370
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $120,140
Decatur, IL $124,517
Kankakee, IL $124,647
Rockford, IL $100,957
Springfield, IL $121,253
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $101,220
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $103,390
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $97,310
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $110,950
Carbondale-Marion, IL $72,670
Danville, IL $77,690
$109,207
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($102,597).

Manhattan, KS $97,670
Topeka, KS $102,597
Wichita, KS $98,710
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $86,573
$96,388
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($147,857).

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $110,650
Lafayette, LA $127,220
Lake Charles, LA $146,013
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $147,857
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $125,090
$131,814
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($139,317).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $139,317
Leominster-Gardner, MA $108,887
Pittsfield, MA $136,010
Springfield, MA-CT $117,445
Worcester, MA-CT $118,107
New Bedford, MA $76,000
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $75,920
$117,215
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($124,737).

Battle Creek, MI $119,190
Bay City, MI $122,877
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $124,737
Flint, MI $105,987
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $103,823
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $102,855
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $97,890
Monroe, MI $123,173
Muskegon, MI $104,117
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $95,975
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $97,727
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $100,987
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $100,490
Jackson, MI $85,770
Saginaw, MI $82,400
$106,143
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($127,467).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $107,090
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $127,467
Rochester, MN $108,337
St. Cloud, MN $125,120
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $105,250
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $104,333
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $108,947
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$110,575
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($104,233).

Jackson, MS $91,013
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $84,920
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $89,807
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $104,233
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,460
Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
$85,769
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($107,460).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $107,460
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $102,200
$104,830
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($117,243).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $111,405
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $117,143
Fayetteville, NC $116,590
Greensboro-High Point, NC $107,270
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $110,427
New Bern, NC $113,343
Raleigh, NC $115,765
Wilmington, NC $117,243
Winston-Salem, NC $114,723
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $102,847
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $99,530
Burlington, NC $69,910
Goldsboro, NC $71,220
Greenville, NC $65,750
Jacksonville, NC $71,410
Rocky Mount, NC $69,780
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $73,300
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,450
$103,758
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($119,280).

Fargo, ND-MN $106,873
Grand Forks, ND-MN $119,280
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $102,100
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$103,109
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($108,408).

Manchester, NH $108,408
Portsmouth, NH-ME $106,220
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $90,168
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $100,795
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $50,185
$95,707
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($109,480).

Las Cruces, NM $105,443
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $109,480
Farmington, NM $49,870
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
$89,794
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($137,805).

Binghamton, NY $134,913
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $121,943
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $137,805
Rochester, NY $116,183
Syracuse, NY $128,640
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $115,647
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $107,270
Elmira, NY $73,270
Glens Falls, NY $71,470
Ithaca, NY $82,240
Kingston, NY $71,640
Utica-Rome, NY $90,425
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $78,940
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,590
$111,813
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($142,060).

Canton-Massillon, OH $131,400
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $133,700
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $142,060
Columbus, OH $135,060
Dayton, OH $136,670
Lima, OH $130,140
Mansfield, OH $123,780
Toledo, OH $115,233
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $140,020
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $110,740
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $112,920
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $126,030
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $123,530
$127,326
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($143,200).

Oklahoma City, OK $136,630
Tulsa, OK $143,200
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $122,893
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $118,723
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $96,190
$121,006
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($152,640).

Altoona, PA $119,000
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $152,640
Erie, PA $113,570
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $141,670
Johnstown, PA $125,940
Lancaster, PA $131,620
Lebanon, PA $121,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $136,547
Pittsburgh, PA $134,433
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $141,930
State College, PA $124,660
Williamsport, PA $144,900
York-Hanover, PA $128,630
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $109,863
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $109,590
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $138,950
$128,913
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($98,725).

Columbia, SC $91,448
Florence, SC $93,173
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $98,725
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $84,248
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $96,420
Spartanburg, SC $96,785
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $96,115
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $83,445
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $88,393
Sumter, SC $55,995
$90,184
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($131,007).

Jackson, TN $97,637
Johnson City, TN $109,187
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $131,007
Knoxville, TN $106,893
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $106,587
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $107,493
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $93,627
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $109,347
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $77,557
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $111,067
Clarksville, TN-KY $74,680
Cleveland, TN $77,310
Morristown, TN $57,000
$101,824
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($164,480).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $147,887
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $161,073
College Station-Bryan, TX $148,380
Corpus Christi, TX $164,480
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $134,463
El Paso, TX $122,020
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $153,445
Killeen-Temple, TX $139,380
Longview, TX $127,943
Midland, TX $147,043
Odessa, TX $146,510
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $137,047
Tyler, TX $139,310
Waco, TX $129,880
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $140,020
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $121,500
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $138,648
San Angelo, TX $144,310
Victoria, TX $116,000
Wichita Falls, TX $149,800
$141,245
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($129,190).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $129,190
Provo-Orem, UT $124,980
Salt Lake City, UT $122,070
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $105,270
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $90,440
$114,390
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($136,650).

Charlottesville, VA $117,893
Harrisonburg, VA $116,647
Lynchburg, VA $129,043
Richmond, VA $116,650
Roanoke, VA $98,877
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $100,670
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $106,228
Winchester, VA-WV $119,677
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $95,867
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $124,463
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $136,113
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $136,650
$116,285
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($100,563).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $100,563
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $82,695
$91,629
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($124,793).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $101,087
Morgantown, WV $107,970
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $108,783
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $92,003
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $124,793
Wheeling, WV-OH $97,180
Charleston, WV $42,820
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
$100,421
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($103,758).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $103,758
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $98,115
Cheyenne, WY $51,510
$95,444

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $109,046

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Colorado ($160,100) in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($133,633) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $133,633
Fairbanks, AK N/A
$133,633
Alabama

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

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

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

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($110,253) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $110,253
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $100,010
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $103,970
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $105,057
Fort Smith, AR-OK $62,340
Hot Springs, AR $60,580
Jonesboro, AR $72,570
Pine Bluff, AR $76,720
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,220
$84,302
Arizona

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

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $124,767
Tucson, AZ $119,710
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $63,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $81,390
Prescott, AZ $65,700
Yuma, AZ $71,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $80,780
$86,822
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($184,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $148,090
El Centro, CA $132,340
Fresno, CA $143,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $162,643
Modesto, CA $121,210
Napa, CA $176,160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $156,793
Redding, CA $156,520
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $156,040
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $154,547
Salinas, CA $183,300
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $166,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $184,200
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $165,750
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $160,920
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $163,080
Santa Rosa, CA $151,800
Stockton-Lodi, CA $165,220
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $163,540
Visalia-Porterville, CA $130,670
Yuba City, CA $159,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $131,320
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $128,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $117,780
$153,284
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($168,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $161,100
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $168,900
Fort Collins, CO $154,940
Greeley, CO $155,460
$160,100
Connecticut

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($138,703) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $127,843
Columbus, GA-AL $110,707
Gainesville, GA $97,113
Macon, GA $127,720
Savannah, GA $138,703
Warner Robins, GA $120,420
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $98,717
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $101,907
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $108,893
Athens-Clarke County, GA $64,010
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $81,090
Brunswick, GA $64,470
Dalton, GA $63,100
Hinesville, GA $76,810
Rome, GA $78,380
Valdosta, GA $72,530
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,360
$93,634
Hawaii

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($109,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $98,917
Pocatello, ID $99,430
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $88,610
Idaho Falls, ID $109,270
Lewiston, ID-WA $65,480
Twin Falls, ID $72,150
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $67,470
$85,904
Illinois

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

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($124,647) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $110,370
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $120,140
Decatur, IL $124,517
Kankakee, IL $124,647
Rockford, IL $100,957
Springfield, IL $121,253
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $101,220
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $103,390
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $97,310
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $110,950
Carbondale-Marion, IL $72,670
Danville, IL $77,690
$105,426
Indiana

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

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($108,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($130,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $118,610
Topeka, KS $130,510
Wichita, KS $125,940
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $109,860
$121,230
Kentucky

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

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

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

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($147,857) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $110,650
Lafayette, LA $127,220
Lake Charles, LA $146,013
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $147,857
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $125,090
$131,366
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($139,317) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $139,317
Leominster-Gardner, MA $108,887
Pittsfield, MA $136,010
Springfield, MA-CT $112,860
Worcester, MA-CT $118,107
New Bedford, MA $76,000
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $75,920
$109,586
Maryland

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($124,737) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $119,190
Bay City, MI $122,877
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $124,737
Flint, MI $105,987
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $107,403
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $100,643
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $97,890
Monroe, MI $123,173
Muskegon, MI $104,117
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $92,083
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $97,727
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $100,987
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $100,490
Jackson, MI $85,770
Saginaw, MI $82,400
$104,365
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($127,467) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $107,090
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $127,467
Rochester, MN $108,337
St. Cloud, MN $125,120
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $105,250
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $104,333
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $108,947
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$107,447
Missouri

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

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

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

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($136,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $114,830
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $106,300
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $114,270
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $136,570
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $92,750
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
$112,944
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($107,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $107,460
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $102,200
$104,830
North Carolina

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($120,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $120,570
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $117,143
Fayetteville, NC $116,590
Greensboro-High Point, NC $112,577
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $110,427
New Bern, NC $113,343
Raleigh, NC $118,617
Wilmington, NC $117,243
Winston-Salem, NC $114,723
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $102,847
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $112,427
Burlington, NC $69,910
Goldsboro, NC $71,220
Greenville, NC $65,750
Jacksonville, NC $71,410
Rocky Mount, NC $69,780
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $73,300
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,430
$96,850
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($153,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $134,700
Grand Forks, ND-MN $153,730
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $129,280
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$139,237
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($113,073) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($128,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $128,340
Portsmouth, NH-ME $124,500
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $103,710
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $117,033
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,000
$106,917
New Jersey

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

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

Trenton, NJ $126,250
Ocean City, NJ $76,390
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $78,860
$93,833
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($131,437) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $129,360
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $131,437
Farmington, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM N/A
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$130,398
Nevada

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

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $110,153
Reno, NV $113,627
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $110,050
$111,277
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($142,633) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $134,913
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $121,943
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $142,633
Rochester, NY $119,623
Syracuse, NY $128,640
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $115,647
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $107,270
Elmira, NY $73,270
Glens Falls, NY $71,470
Ithaca, NY $82,240
Kingston, NY $71,640
Utica-Rome, NY $76,610
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $78,940
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,590
$99,388
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($142,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $131,400
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $133,700
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $142,060
Columbus, OH $135,060
Dayton, OH $136,670
Lima, OH $130,140
Mansfield, OH $123,780
Toledo, OH $127,940
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $140,020
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $110,740
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $112,920
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $126,030
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $123,530
$128,768
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($143,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $136,630
Tulsa, OK $143,200
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $122,893
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $118,723
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $96,190
$123,527
Oregon

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

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

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

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($154,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $119,000
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $152,640
Erie, PA $113,570
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $141,670
Johnstown, PA $125,940
Lancaster, PA $131,620
Lebanon, PA $121,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $154,330
Pittsburgh, PA $134,433
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $141,930
State College, PA $124,660
Williamsport, PA $144,900
York-Hanover, PA $128,630
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $109,863
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $109,590
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $138,950
$130,813
Puerto Rico

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

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

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

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($116,483) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $104,803
Florence, SC $110,007
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $116,483
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $96,990
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $114,600
Spartanburg, SC $111,957
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $113,170
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $96,257
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $103,757
Sumter, SC $66,450
$103,447
South Dakota

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

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

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

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

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($131,007) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN $97,637
Johnson City, TN $109,187
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $131,007
Knoxville, TN $106,893
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $106,587
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $107,493
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $93,627
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $109,347
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $77,557
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $111,067
Clarksville, TN-KY $74,680
Cleveland, TN $77,310
Morristown, TN $57,000
$96,876
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($173,783) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $147,887
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $161,073
College Station-Bryan, TX $147,620
Corpus Christi, TX $164,480
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $153,450
El Paso, TX $122,020
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $173,783
Killeen-Temple, TX $139,380
Longview, TX $127,943
Midland, TX $147,043
Odessa, TX $146,510
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $137,047
Tyler, TX $139,310
Waco, TX $129,880
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $140,020
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $150,570
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $145,370
San Angelo, TX $144,310
Victoria, TX $116,000
Wichita Falls, TX $149,800
$144,175
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($129,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $129,190
Provo-Orem, UT $124,980
Salt Lake City, UT $122,070
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $105,270
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $90,440
$114,390
Virginia

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

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($136,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $117,893
Harrisonburg, VA $116,647
Lynchburg, VA $129,043
Richmond, VA $116,650
Roanoke, VA $98,877
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $100,670
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $122,160
Winchester, VA-WV $119,677
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $95,867
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $124,463
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $136,113
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $136,650
$117,893
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($117,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $117,160
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $92,367
$104,763
Wisconsin

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

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

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

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($151,637) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $129,370
Morgantown, WV $140,130
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $138,460
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $116,760
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $151,637
Wheeling, WV-OH $146,730
Charleston, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
$137,181
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($122,723) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $122,723
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $114,970
Cheyenne, WY N/A
$118,847

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $55,742

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

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

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

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $95,240
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $112,920
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $129,720
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $115,300
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$113,295
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

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

Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $94,230
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
$94,230
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($99,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $99,510
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
$99,510
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($90,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $90,810
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
$90,810
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,530
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,970
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

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

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $89,820
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,820
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

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

Altoona, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $100,980
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$100,980
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

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

Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX $149,900
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $96,490
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $92,430
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,360
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $118,480
San Angelo, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
$104,132
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

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

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $58,430
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,430
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin N/A
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

4 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $109,046.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $55,742. 

  Architectural and Engineering Managers

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

Salary Ratio: 1.13    

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

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

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

  Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

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

Salary Ratio: 1.13    

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

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

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

  Petroleum Engineers

Devise methods to improve oil and gas extraction and production and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and offer technical advice.

Salary Ratio: 0.98    

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    
  • Completion Engineer
  • Completions Engineer
  • Design Engineer
  • Drilling Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Exploration Engineer
  • Logging Engineer
  • Mining and Oil Field Equipment Design Engineer
  • Mining and Oil Field Equipment Test Engineer
  • Mining and Oil Well Equipment Research Engineer
  • Mud Engineer
  • Natural Gas Engineer
  • Oil Drilling Engineer
  • Oil Exploration Engineer
  • Oil Well Engineer
  • Operations Engineer
  • Petroleum Engineer
  • Petroleum Production Engineer
  • Petroleum Supply Specialist
  • Project Production Engineer
  • Project Reservoir Engineer
  • Prospecting Observer
  • Research Engineer
  • Reservoir Engineer
  • Reservoir Engineering Consultant
  • Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
  • Test Engineer
  • Well Surveying Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $87,308
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 6-8 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

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

Salary Ratio: 0.22    

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

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

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


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $16,720 per year (or $28,923 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $66,880 to earn a bachelor's (or $115,692 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $14,798 per year (or $25,332 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $59,192 to earn a doctorate (or $101,328 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($66,880 if you're in-state, $115,692 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($29,596 if you're in-state, $50,664 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Petroleum Engineering Degrees

The University of Texas Permian Basin

4901 E University - Odessa, TX

Out-of-state cost: $9,745/year
In-state cost: $4,836/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

1 Morrow Way - Slippery Rock, PA

Out-of-state cost: $14,092/year
In-state cost: $9,984/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of North Dakota

264 Centennial Drive, Stop 8193 - Grand Forks, ND

Out-of-state cost: $14,546/year
In-state cost: $10,276/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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University of Wyoming

Corner Of Ninth And Ivinson - Laramie, WY

Out-of-state cost: $15,913/year
In-state cost: $4,921/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

1011 South Dr 201 Sutton Hall - Indiana, PA

Out-of-state cost: $18,897/year
In-state cost: $13,144/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of Houston

212 E. Cullen Building - Houston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $21,673/year
In-state cost: $9,457/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Montana Technological University

1300 W Park St - Butte, MT

Out-of-state cost: $22,561/year
In-state cost: $7,397/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Texas Tech University

Broadway And University Avenue - Lubbock, TX

Out-of-state cost: $23,870/year
In-state cost: $11,600/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Mississippi State University

Lee Boulevard - Mississippi State, MS

Out-of-state cost: $23,950/year
In-state cost: $8,910/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette

104 University Circle - Lafayette, LA

Out-of-state cost: $24,086/year
In-state cost: $10,358/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

801 Leroy Place - Socorro, NM

Out-of-state cost: $24,190/year
In-state cost: $8,361/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

660 Parrington Oval - Norman, OK

Out-of-state cost: $24,444/year
In-state cost: $9,063/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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The Pennsylvania State University

201 Old Main - University Park, PA

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

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Texas A & M University-Kingsville

955 University Blvd - Kingsville, TX

Out-of-state cost: $25,266/year
In-state cost: $9,689/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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West Virginia University

PO Box 6201 - Morgantown, WV

Out-of-state cost: $25,320/year
In-state cost: $8,976/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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University of Alaska Fairbanks

1731 South Chandalar Drive - Fairbanks, AK

Out-of-state cost: $25,838/year
In-state cost: $9,169/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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University of Kansas

Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 230 - Lawrence, KS

Out-of-state cost: $28,034/year
In-state cost: $11,166/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

156 Thomas Boyd Hall - Baton Rouge, LA

Out-of-state cost: $28,639/year
In-state cost: $11,962/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Missouri University of Science and Technology

300 W.13th Street - Rolla, MO

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

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Marietta College

Irvine Bldg - Marietta, OH

Out-of-state cost: $36,040/year
In-state cost: $36,040/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Petroleum Engineering Degrees

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

107 Whitehurst - Stillwater, OK

Out-of-state cost: $23,963/year
In-state cost: $8,460/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Utah

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

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

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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

4200 Fifth Avenue - Pittsburgh, PA

Out-of-state cost: $40,836/year
In-state cost: $24,468/year
Degrees: Master's

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