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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Photojournalism Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the use of still and motion photography in journalism and prepares individuals to function as news photographers and photographic editors. Includes instruction in photography, journalism, studio procedures and techniques, camera and equipment operation and technique, news editing, print and film editing, news scene composition, subject surveillance, media law and policy, news team field operations, and professional standards and ethics.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists. Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $40,155
"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.): 13.1%
The "average of job growth averages" is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years

Education Costs

Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $23,804/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $19,082/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $20,241/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $16,948/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $22,362/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $18,218/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: $40,155

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($59,940) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($44,060).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area

$44,060

$44,060

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($45,195).

Dothan, AL	$32,630
Tuscaloosa, AL	$35,730
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$29,905
Huntsville, AL	$42,470
Mobile, AL	$37,090
Montgomery, AL	$45,195
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$44,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$41,580
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$32,180
Decatur, AL	$38,370
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$35,110
Gadsden, AL	$26,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$27,870
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$30,710
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$38,090

$36,213

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($44,090).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$44,090
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$33,040
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$31,990
Jonesboro, AR	$35,170
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$30,250
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$31,980
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$30,830

$35,857

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($36,240).

Tucson, AZ

$36,240

$36,240

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($67,273).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$57,000
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$54,137
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$58,203
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$67,273
Fresno, CA	$31,590
Modesto, CA	$40,010
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,960
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$43,590
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$47,420
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$51,030
Santa Rosa, CA	$58,520
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$44,350

$53,543

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($59,993).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$59,993
Fort Collins, CO	$33,475
Greeley, CO	$55,820
Pueblo, CO	$40,260
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$25,410
Colorado Springs, CO	$31,145
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$32,180

$42,081

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($69,255).

Danbury, CT	$58,600
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$69,255
New Haven, CT	$58,850
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$62,095
Waterbury, CT	$53,040
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$47,420

$59,940

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($44,760).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$40,110
Jacksonville, FL	$35,690
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$44,760
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$37,815
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$39,537
Tallahassee, FL	$31,590
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$43,447
Gainesville, FL	$30,260
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$30,000
Ocala, FL	$28,630
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$34,020
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$34,200
Port St. Lucie, FL	$24,970

$36,707

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($52,920).

Savannah, GA	$37,830
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$52,920
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$30,980

$39,890

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($47,620).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$46,055
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$47,620

$46,577

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($36,070).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$31,640
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$31,100
Iowa City, IA	$29,830
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$36,070
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$29,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$28,115

$30,626

Idaho

N/A

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($56,980).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$56,980
Peoria, IL	$30,420
Springfield, IL	$44,795
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$31,900
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$26,530
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$26,200
Rockford, IL	$27,790

$36,176

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($55,130).

Fort Wayne, IN	$55,130
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$53,680
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$35,420
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$24,390
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$28,100

$41,733

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($47,230).

Wichita, KS	$38,920
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$29,157
Manhattan, KS	$42,910
Topeka, KS	$47,230

$36,493

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($50,070).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$50,070
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$27,540
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$28,210
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$21,410

$37,895

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($56,960).

Lafayette, LA	$34,050
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$48,060
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$56,960
Monroe, LA	$44,080

$46,242

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($46,830).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$46,830
Springfield, MA-CT	$35,620
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$35,620
Worcester, MA-CT	$38,710

$38,480

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($46,585).

Salisbury, MD-DE

$46,585

$46,585

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($35,610).

Portland-South Portland, ME	$35,610
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$29,060
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$34,415

$33,375

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($39,840).

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$39,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$27,810
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$29,520
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$39,600
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$37,180

$34,524

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($68,990).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$68,990
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$30,890
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$30,580

$43,487

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($56,860).

Kansas City, MO-KS	$56,860
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$23,430
St. Louis, MO-IL	$39,460
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$27,035
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$27,150
Springfield, MO	$27,970
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$24,640

$33,250

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($38,920).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$37,360
Hattiesburg, MS	$37,490
Jackson, MS	$38,920
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$36,010
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$33,940
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$29,000

$35,726

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($30,870).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$30,870
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$21,475
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$24,080

$24,475

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($47,947).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$39,055
Raleigh, NC	$47,947
Wilmington, NC	$34,195
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$30,440
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$29,020
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$29,910
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$41,530
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$46,780
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$42,360
Winston-Salem, NC	$25,820

$38,515

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($43,090).

Fargo, ND-MN	$40,470
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$30,450
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$43,090
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$38,130

$37,177

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($36,125).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$36,125
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$30,660
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$28,910

$32,955

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($54,700).

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$38,200
Manchester, NH	$49,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$54,700
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$37,350
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$43,380

$43,550

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($69,300).

Ocean City, NJ	$50,020
Trenton, NJ	$69,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$40,050

$53,123

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($49,310).

Farmington, NM	$34,110
Las Cruces, NM	$35,920
Santa Fe, NM	$49,310
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$41,060
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$38,540

$39,788

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($31,935).

Reno, NV

$31,935

$31,935

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 ($72,545).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$42,750
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$72,545
Rochester, NY	$45,713
Syracuse, NY	$42,950
Utica-Rome, NY	$31,710
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$33,820
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$28,600

$45,647

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($54,247).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$50,600
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$52,285
Columbus, OH	$54,247
Toledo, OH	$45,555
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$34,920
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$29,400
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$27,560
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$28,710
Dayton, OH	$44,835
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$32,470

$42,593

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($42,063).

Tulsa, OK	$42,063
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$26,880
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$30,900
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$25,560

$34,922

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($36,665).

Medford, OR	$36,260
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$36,665
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$29,190
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$27,420

$33,240

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Lancaster, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($44,170).

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$40,075
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$33,910
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$27,670
Erie, PA	$39,830
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$30,510
Lancaster, PA	$44,170
Pittsburgh, PA	$43,325
Reading, PA	$28,770
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$26,580
York-Hanover, PA	$28,370
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$29,380

$35,076

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($38,053).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR

$38,053

$38,053

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Sumter, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($42,640).

Columbia, SC	$40,553
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$40,293
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$35,600
Florence, SC	$39,110
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$40,700
Spartanburg, SC	$42,060
Sumter, SC	$42,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,300
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$34,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$42,070

$39,286

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($38,750).

Sioux Falls, SD	$38,750
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$34,650
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$34,670

$36,294

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($53,777).

Knoxville, TN	$36,605
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$43,015
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$53,777
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$24,040

$43,076

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($51,080).

College Station-Bryan, TX	$45,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$51,080
El Paso, TX	$29,830
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$49,093
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$37,260
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$40,883
Waco, TX	$37,475
Wichita Falls, TX	$27,900
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$28,190
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$30,180
Corpus Christi, TX	$26,730
Killeen-Temple, TX	$40,160
Lubbock, TX	$36,160
Tyler, TX	$35,360

$39,102

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($47,970).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$23,900
Provo-Orem, UT	$44,325
Salt Lake City, UT	$47,970

$40,130

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($58,040).

Roanoke, VA	$58,040
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$51,790

$53,353

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($44,370).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$43,420
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$44,370

$43,895

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($52,590).

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$46,960
Yakima, WA	$41,360
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$29,580
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$52,590

$43,490

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Green Bay, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($42,420).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$35,475
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$29,860
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$27,590
Green Bay, WI	$42,420
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$35,800
Madison, WI	$41,980

$35,514

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($41,850).

Charleston, WV	$38,720
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$38,387
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$30,587
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$32,737
Morgantown, WV	$41,850
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$33,630
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$39,350
Wheeling, WV-OH	$39,250

$36,473

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($46,600).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$38,043
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$34,017
Cheyenne, WY	$46,600

$38,673

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $39,488

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is California ($56,545) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($44,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area

$44,060

$44,060

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($32,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Dothan, AL	$31,490
Tuscaloosa, AL	$32,010
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$25,920
Huntsville, AL	N/A
Mobile, AL	N/A
Montgomery, AL	N/A
Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$29,807

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($50,620) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$50,620
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$50,620

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($40,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tucson, AZ

$40,280

$40,280

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($68,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$54,370
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$48,850
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$54,910
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$68,050
Fresno, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A

$56,545

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($73,650) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$73,650
Fort Collins, CO	$31,270
Greeley, CO	$55,820
Pueblo, CO	$40,260
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$25,410
Colorado Springs, CO	N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$45,282

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($62,440) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT	$58,600
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$62,440
New Haven, CT	$56,270
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$57,060
Waterbury, CT	$53,040
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$47,420

$55,805

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($57,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$40,110
Jacksonville, FL	$48,120
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$57,140
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$44,270
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$48,590
Tallahassee, FL	$42,210
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$50,090
Gainesville, FL	N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A

$47,219

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($44,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Savannah, GA	$44,730
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$44,730

Hawaii

N/A

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($36,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$31,640
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$32,390
Iowa City, IA	$29,830
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$36,070
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$29,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$29,860

$31,472

Idaho

N/A

Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($56,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$56,980
Peoria, IL	$30,420
Springfield, IL	$31,490
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$31,900
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$26,530
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$26,200
Rockford, IL	N/A

$33,920

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($64,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Wayne, IN	$55,130
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$64,520
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$35,420
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$24,390
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$28,100

$41,512

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($40,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Wichita, KS	$40,140
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$31,050
Manhattan, KS	N/A
Topeka, KS	N/A

$35,595

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($57,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$57,820
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$27,540
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$28,210
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$21,410

$33,745

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($56,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lafayette, LA	$34,050
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$55,250
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$56,960
Monroe, LA	N/A

$48,753

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($46,830) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$46,830
Springfield, MA-CT	$38,760
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$35,620
Worcester, MA-CT	N/A

$40,403

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($48,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Salisbury, MD-DE

$48,060

$48,060

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($36,350) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Portland-South Portland, ME	$35,610
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$29,060
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$36,350

$33,673

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($42,560) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$42,560
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$25,510
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$29,220
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	N/A

$32,430

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($68,990) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$68,990
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$30,890
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$30,580

$43,487

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($56,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$56,860
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$23,430
St. Louis, MO-IL	$31,780
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$29,600
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$27,150
Springfield, MO	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$33,764

Mississippi

N/A

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($30,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$30,870
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$23,660
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$24,080

$26,203

North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (No Degree)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($50,830) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$50,830
Raleigh, NC	$49,270
Wilmington, NC	$36,790
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$30,440
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$29,020
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$29,910
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC	N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A

$37,710

North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (No Degree)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($37,260) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN	$37,260
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$28,980
Grand Forks, ND-MN	N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$33,120

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($36,570) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$36,570
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$30,660
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$28,910

$32,047

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (No Degree)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($30,850) for jobs which don't require a degree.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$30,850
Manchester, NH	N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME	N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$30,850

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (No Degree)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($69,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ	$50,020
Trenton, NJ	$69,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$40,050

$53,123

New Mexico

N/A

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($38,830) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Reno, NV

$38,830

$38,830

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (No Degree)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($83,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$55,720
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$83,140
Rochester, NY	$46,050
Syracuse, NY	$47,210
Utica-Rome, NY	$31,710
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$33,820
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$28,600

$46,607

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($63,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$55,090
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$63,140
Columbus, OH	$39,990
Toledo, OH	$36,000
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$29,680
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$25,730
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$27,560
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$28,710
Dayton, OH	N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	N/A

$38,238

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($44,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tulsa, OK	$44,280
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$26,880
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$30,900
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$25,560

$31,905

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Medford, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($36,260) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Medford, OR	$36,260
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$35,790
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$29,190
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$27,420

$32,165

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($39,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$39,870
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$33,910
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$27,670
Erie, PA	N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Pittsburgh, PA	N/A
Reading, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$33,817

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (No Degree)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($44,230) for jobs which don't require a degree.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR

$44,230

$44,230

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (No Degree)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($43,560) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC	$43,560
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$36,170
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$39,050
Florence, SC	N/A
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Spartanburg, SC	N/A
Sumter, SC	N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$39,593

South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (No Degree)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($35,630) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD	$35,630
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$34,430
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$35,030

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($55,880) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Knoxville, TN	$38,400
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$49,420
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$55,880
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$47,900

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($53,620) for jobs which don't require a degree.

College Station-Bryan, TX	$39,770
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$53,620
El Paso, TX	$31,830
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$45,820
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$37,260
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$45,430
Waco, TX	$40,640
Wichita Falls, TX	$27,900
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$28,190
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$30,180
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A

$38,064

Utah

N/A

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($58,040) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Roanoke, VA	$58,040
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$54,500

$56,270

Vermont

N/A

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (No Degree)

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($41,750) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$41,750
Yakima, WA	$41,360
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$29,580
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	N/A

$37,563

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($36,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$36,580
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$29,860
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$27,590
Green Bay, WI	N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	N/A
Madison, WI	N/A

$31,343

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (No Degree)

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($40,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV	$40,140
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$33,700
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$29,080
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$29,150
Morgantown, WV	N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH	N/A

$33,018

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($31,610) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$29,830
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$31,610
Cheyenne, WY	N/A

$30,720

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $38,103

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Connecticut ($64,280) in the Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area.

Alaska

N/A

Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($49,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Dothan, AL	N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL	N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Huntsville, AL	$38,230
Mobile, AL	$37,140
Montgomery, AL	$49,870
Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$41,747

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($37,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$37,390
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$35,950
Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$36,670

Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($32,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ

$32,200

$32,200

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 ($68,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$59,630
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$46,650
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$56,510
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$68,010
Fresno, CA	$31,590
Modesto, CA	$40,010
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,960
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$43,590
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$47,420
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$51,030
Santa Rosa, CA	$58,520
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$44,350

$49,606

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($55,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$55,960
Fort Collins, CO	$35,680
Greeley, CO	N/A
Pueblo, CO	N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Colorado Springs, CO	$25,650
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$32,180

$37,368

Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($67,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	N/A
New Haven, CT	$61,430
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$67,130
Waterbury, CT	N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$64,280

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($34,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	N/A
Jacksonville, FL	$23,260
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$32,380
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$31,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$26,300
Tallahassee, FL	$20,970
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$29,620
Gainesville, FL	$30,260
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$30,000
Ocala, FL	$28,630
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$34,020
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$34,200
Port St. Lucie, FL	$24,970

$28,831

Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($52,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Savannah, GA	$30,930
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$52,920
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$30,980

$38,277

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($39,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$39,540
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$39,540

Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($29,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$29,810
Iowa City, IA	N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$26,370

$28,090

Idaho

N/A

Illinois

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

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($58,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	N/A
Peoria, IL	N/A
Springfield, IL	$58,100
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Rockford, IL	$27,790

$42,945

Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($42,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Wayne, IN	N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$42,840
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$42,840

Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($28,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS	N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$28,780
Manhattan, KS	N/A
Topeka, KS	N/A

$28,780

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($31,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$31,720
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$31,720

Louisiana

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

Monroe, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($44,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette, LA	N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$40,870
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	N/A
Monroe, LA	$44,080

$42,475

Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($38,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	$32,480
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Worcester, MA-CT	$38,710

$35,595

Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($45,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE

$45,110

$45,110

Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($32,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME	N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$32,480

$32,480

Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($37,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$37,120
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$30,110
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$29,820
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$32,020
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$37,180

$33,250

Minnesota

N/A

Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($34,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL	$34,370
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$24,470
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Springfield, MO	$27,970
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$24,640

$27,863

Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($40,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$40,070
Hattiesburg, MS	N/A
Jackson, MS	N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$40,070

Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($19,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$19,290
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$19,290

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 ($52,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$27,280
Raleigh, NC	$52,710
Wilmington, NC	$31,600
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$31,070
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$46,780
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$42,360
Winston-Salem, NC	$25,820

$36,803

North Dakota

N/A

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 ($35,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$35,680
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$35,680

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 ($54,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$45,550
Manchester, NH	$49,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$54,700
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$37,350
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$43,380

$46,090

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 ($69,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$50,020
Trenton, NJ	$69,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$40,050

$53,123

New Mexico

N/A

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($25,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV

$25,040

$25,040

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 ($61,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$29,780
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$61,950
Rochester, NY	$42,330
Syracuse, NY	$38,690
Utica-Rome, NY	N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$43,188

Ohio

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

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($55,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$46,110
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$41,430
Columbus, OH	$36,890
Toledo, OH	$55,110
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$40,160
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$33,070
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Dayton, OH	$25,290
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$32,470

$38,816

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($36,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$36,430
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$36,430

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 ($37,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Medford, OR	N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$37,540
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$37,540

Pennsylvania

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

Lancaster, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($44,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$40,280
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Erie, PA	$39,830
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$30,510
Lancaster, PA	$44,170
Pittsburgh, PA	$29,470
Reading, PA	$28,770
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$26,580
York-Hanover, PA	$28,370
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$29,380

$33,040

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($29,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR

$29,470

$29,470

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 ($39,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$34,710
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$39,900
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$27,090
Florence, SC	N/A
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Spartanburg, SC	N/A
Sumter, SC	N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$33,900

South Dakota

N/A

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 ($46,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN	$34,810
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$36,610
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$46,870
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$24,040

$35,583

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 ($51,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX	N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	N/A
El Paso, TX	$27,830
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$51,250
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$38,550
Waco, TX	$34,310
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	$26,730
Killeen-Temple, TX	$40,160
Lubbock, TX	$36,160
Tyler, TX	$35,360

$36,294

Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($36,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$23,900
Provo-Orem, UT	$36,840
Salt Lake City, UT	N/A

$30,370

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 ($44,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA	N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$44,460

$44,460

Vermont

N/A

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($52,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$52,170
Yakima, WA	N/A
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$52,590

$52,380

Wisconsin

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

Green Bay, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($42,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$34,370
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Green Bay, WI	$42,420
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$35,800
Madison, WI	$41,980

$38,643

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($41,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	$38,010
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$40,730
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$31,340
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$34,530
Morgantown, WV	$41,850
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$33,630
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$39,350
Wheeling, WV-OH	$39,250

$37,336

Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($46,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$42,150
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$35,220
Cheyenne, WY	$46,600

$41,323

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $42,874

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Connecticut ($76,070) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

N/A

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($46,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dothan, AL	$33,770
Tuscaloosa, AL	$39,450
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$33,890
Huntsville, AL	$46,710
Mobile, AL	$37,040
Montgomery, AL	$40,520
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$44,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$41,580
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$32,180
Decatur, AL	$38,370
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$35,110
Gadsden, AL	$26,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$27,870
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$30,710
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$38,090

$36,387

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 ($44,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$44,260
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$30,130
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$31,990
Jonesboro, AR	$35,170
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$30,250
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$31,980
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$30,830

$33,516

Arizona

N/A

California

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

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($66,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$66,910
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$63,190
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$65,760
Fresno, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A

$65,287

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($50,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$50,370
Fort Collins, CO	N/A
Greeley, CO	N/A
Pueblo, CO	N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Colorado Springs, CO	$36,640
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$43,505

Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($76,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$76,070
New Haven, CT	N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	N/A
Waterbury, CT	N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$76,070

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($50,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	N/A
Jacksonville, FL	N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$43,720
Tallahassee, FL	N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$50,630
Gainesville, FL	N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A

$47,175

Georgia

N/A

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($52,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$52,570
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$47,620

$50,095

Iowa

N/A

Idaho

N/A

Illinois

N/A

Indiana

N/A

Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($47,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS	$37,700
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$27,640
Manhattan, KS	$42,910
Topeka, KS	$47,230

$38,870

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$60,670
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$60,670

Louisiana

N/A

Massachusetts

N/A

Maryland

N/A

Maine

N/A

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($47,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$47,180
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	N/A

$47,180

Minnesota

N/A

Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($52,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL	$52,230
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Springfield, MO	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$52,230

Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($38,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$34,650
Hattiesburg, MS	$37,490
Jackson, MS	$38,920
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$36,010
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$33,940
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$29,000

$35,002

Montana

N/A

North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($51,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	N/A
Raleigh, NC	$41,860
Wilmington, NC	N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$51,990
Greensboro-High Point, NC	N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A

$46,925

North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($43,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$43,680
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$31,920
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$43,090
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$38,130

$39,205

Nebraska

N/A

New Hampshire

N/A

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 ($69,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$50,020
Trenton, NJ	$69,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$40,050

$53,123

New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($49,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$34,110
Las Cruces, NM	$35,920
Santa Fe, NM	$49,310
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$41,060
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$38,540

$39,788

Nevada

N/A

New York

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

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($48,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	N/A
Rochester, NY	$48,760
Syracuse, NY	N/A
Utica-Rome, NY	N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$48,760

Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($85,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	N/A
Columbus, OH	$85,860
Toledo, OH	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
Dayton, OH	$64,380
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	N/A

$75,120

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($45,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$45,480
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$45,480

Oregon

N/A

Pennsylvania

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($57,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Erie, PA	N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Pittsburgh, PA	$57,180
Reading, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$57,180

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($40,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR

$40,460

$40,460

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 ($44,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$43,390
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$44,810
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$40,660
Florence, SC	$39,110
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$40,700
Spartanburg, SC	$42,060
Sumter, SC	$42,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$38,300
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$34,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$42,070

$40,810

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($41,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$41,870
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$34,870
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$34,670

$37,137

Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($58,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN	N/A
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$58,580
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$58,580

Texas

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

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($51,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX	$51,830
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$48,540
El Paso, TX	N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$50,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$38,670
Waco, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A

$47,313

Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($51,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	N/A
Provo-Orem, UT	$51,810
Salt Lake City, UT	$47,970

$49,890

Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($56,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA	N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$56,410

$56,410

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($44,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$43,420
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$44,370

$43,895

Washington

N/A

Wisconsin

N/A

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($41,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	$38,010
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$40,730
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$31,340
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$34,530
Morgantown, WV	$41,850
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$33,630
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$39,350
Wheeling, WV-OH	$39,250

$37,336

Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($46,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$42,150
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$35,220
Cheyenne, WY	$46,600

$41,323

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree. The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $39,488. For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $38,103. For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $42,874.

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

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Salary Ratio: 2.54

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.

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Anchor
Anchorman
Art Critic
Basketball Commentator
Blogger
Book Critic
Book Reviewer
Broadcast Journalist
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Broadcast News Advisor
Business Reporter
Business Writer
Columnist
Commentator
Correspondent
Courtroom Reporter
Critic
Cub Reporter
Desk Reporter
Digital Commentator
Dramatic Critic
Editorial Writer
Environmental Journalist
Fashion Journalist
Feature Writer
Film Critic
Financial Writer
Food Critic
Food Writer
Foreign Correspondent
General Assignment Reporter
General Assignment Television News Reporter
Headline Writer
Information Writer
Investigative Reporter
Journalist
Law Reporter
Leg Man
Magazine Journalist
Magazine Writer
Marine Reporter
Market News Reporter
Market Reporter
Media Analyst
Motion Picture Critic
Movie Critic
Multimedia Journalist
Music Critic
Music Journalist
News Analyst
News Anchor
News Commentator
News Correspondent
News Reporter
News Writer
Newscaster
Newspaper Columnist
Newspaper Correspondent
Newspaper Journalist
Newspaper Reporter
Newspaper Writer
Political Reporter
Press Writer
Print Journalist
Radio Commentator
Radio News Anchor
Radio News Writer
Radio Talk Show Host
Reporter
Soccer Commentator
Society Reporter
Sports Analyst
Sports Anchor
Sports Commentator
Sports Journalist
Sports Reporter
Sports Writer
Staff Reporter
Staff Writer
Television Anchor
Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
Television News Reporter
Television Reporter (TV Reporter)
Traffic Reporter
Travel Journalist
Travel Writer
Volleyball Commentator
Weather Anchor
Weekend Anchor

US Salary Median: $43,088
Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
Prior Experience: N/A
Degree Level Required: None

Photographers

Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject's appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists.

Salary Ratio: 0.87

Common Job Titles

Advertising Photographer
Aerial Photographer
Biological Photographer
Biomedical Photographer
Commercial Photographer
Crime Scene Photographer
Digital Photographer
Fashion Photographer
Finish Photographer
Food Photographer
Forensic Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Graduation Photographer
Industrial Photographer
Marine Photographer
Medical Photographer
Nature Photographer
Newborn Photographer
News Photographer
Newspaper Photographer
Newspaper Photojournalist
Ophthalmic Photographer
Photo Editor
Photo Journalist
Photo-Optics Technician
Photographer
Photographic Specialist
Photojournalist
Portrait Photographer
Real Estate Photographer
School Photographer
Scientific Photographer
Sports Photographer
Still Photographer
Street Photographer
Studio Photographer
Underwater Photographer
Wedding Photographer
Wildlife Photographer

US Salary Median: $40,111
Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Associate's

Film and Video Editors

Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

Salary Ratio: 0.44

Common Job Titles

Cue Selector
Digital Media Coordinator
Editor
Electronic News Gathering Editor (ENG Editor)
Film Editor
Movie Editor
News Editor
News Video Editor
News Videotape Editor
Non-Linear Editor
Online Editor
Optical Effects Layout Person
Tape Editor
Television News Video Editor
Video Editor
Video Tape Duplicator
Video Tape Transferrer
Videotape Editor

US Salary Median: $49,884
Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $19,081 per year (or $23,803 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $38,162 to earn an associate's (or $47,606 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $19,081 per year (or $23,803 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $76,324 to earn a bachelor's (or $95,212 if you're out-of-state).