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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Physical Therapy Technician & Assistant Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of a physical therapist, to implement physical therapy treatment care plans, train patients, conduct treatment interventions, use equipment, and observe and record patient progress. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, applied kinesiology, principles and procedures of physical therapy, basic neurology and orthopedics, physical therapy modalities, documentation skills, psychosocial aspects of health care, wound and injury care, electrotherapy, working with orthotics and prostheses, and personal and professional ethics.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Assist physical therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with state laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a physical therapist.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $58,095
    "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.): 23.1%
    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: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,453/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,832/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,758/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,393/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,112/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,684/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: $58,095

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($69,488) in the Visalia-Porterville, CA metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($63,630).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $59,540
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $53,930
Decatur, AL $61,590
Dothan, AL $59,600
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $60,180
Huntsville, AL $61,200
Mobile, AL $62,240
Montgomery, AL $54,720
Tuscaloosa, AL $62,420
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,630
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,410
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,560
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,810
$59,295
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($67,300).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $61,680
Hot Springs, AR $56,550
Jonesboro, AR $59,890
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $60,450
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,300
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,520
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,200
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,030
$60,453
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($64,330).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $37,070
Prescott, AZ $64,330
Tucson, AZ $37,550
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $53,390
$48,085
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Visalia-Porterville, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($79,610).

Chico, CA $62,700
Fresno, CA $73,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $76,610
Modesto, CA $57,870
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $72,460
Redding, CA $61,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $65,480
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $78,620
Salinas, CA $76,320
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $72,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $67,200
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $76,300
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $75,610
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $67,120
Santa Rosa, CA $77,150
Stockton-Lodi, CA $57,780
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $68,050
Visalia-Porterville, CA $79,610
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $59,960
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $63,910
$69,488
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Grand Junction, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($64,470).

Colorado Springs, CO $59,680
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $59,030
Grand Junction, CO $64,470
Greeley, CO $58,870
Pueblo, CO $54,970
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,990
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,410
$58,489
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($74,400).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $74,400
New Haven, CT $64,310
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $67,930
Waterbury, CT $71,280
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $50,050
$65,594
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($74,580).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $57,460
Gainesville, FL $60,540
Homosassa Springs, FL $70,140
Jacksonville, FL $61,710
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,760
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $60,140
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $59,500
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,250
Ocala, FL $60,810
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,050
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $62,290
Panama City, FL $63,420
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $58,690
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,230
Punta Gorda, FL $74,580
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $58,360
Tallahassee, FL $60,700
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $67,190
The Villages, FL $69,680
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $71,210
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $61,490
$63,629
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Rome, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($75,760).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $58,290
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $57,190
Columbus, GA-AL $57,380
Dalton, GA $71,770
Gainesville, GA $56,940
Macon, GA $64,450
Rome, GA $75,760
Savannah, GA $68,980
Valdosta, GA $54,090
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,510
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $74,020
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,230
$63,384
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($31,410).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $31,410
$31,410
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($57,080).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $56,600
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $54,950
Dubuque, IA $44,120
Iowa City, IA $51,420
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $57,080
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,160
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,130
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,680
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,930
$51,563
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($62,850).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $29,110
Idaho Falls, ID $59,270
Lewiston, ID-WA $57,570
Pocatello, ID $62,850
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,790
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $60,450
$52,673
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($63,320).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $51,630
Champaign-Urbana, IL $63,320
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $63,190
Peoria, IL $57,730
Rockford, IL $58,370
Springfield, IL $55,040
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $61,860
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,230
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,280
$57,744
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($60,670).

Columbus, IN $60,670
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $52,380
Evansville, IN-KY $58,590
Fort Wayne, IN $53,660
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $59,450
Kokomo, IN $59,260
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $57,860
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $58,360
Terre Haute, IN $58,040
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,150
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,160
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,770
$57,363
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($58,270).

Wichita, KS $55,750
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,270
$57,010
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($59,950).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $53,700
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $59,950
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,950
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,460
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,740
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,010
$54,302
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($71,950).

Hammond, LA $60,390
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $54,460
Lafayette, LA $33,450
Lake Charles, LA $35,020
Monroe, LA $68,920
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $55,780
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $62,540
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $71,950
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $62,610
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $70,180
$57,530
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($63,640).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $63,340
New Bedford, MA $63,640
Pittsfield, MA $61,300
Springfield, MA-CT $62,030
Worcester, MA-CT $61,570
$62,376
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($57,970).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $54,720
Salisbury, MD-DE $54,900
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $57,970
$55,863
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($56,820).

Portland-South Portland, ME $56,820
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,170
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $56,220
$54,403
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($61,650).

Battle Creek, MI $59,550
Bay City, MI $51,650
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $53,240
Flint, MI $56,670
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $50,540
Jackson, MI $56,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $61,650
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $56,960
Midland, MI $45,840
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $57,270
Saginaw, MI $55,290
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,100
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,350
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,160
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,180
$54,483
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($59,990).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $48,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $59,420
Rochester, MN $56,310
St. Cloud, MN $56,660
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,720
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,870
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,990
$55,617
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($58,980).

Columbia, MO $46,750
Joplin, MO $53,300
Kansas City, MO-KS $58,980
St. Joseph, MO-KS $50,330
St. Louis, MO-IL $52,010
Springfield, MO $52,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,470
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,520
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,770
$51,894
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($59,160).

Hattiesburg, MS $57,950
Jackson, MS $49,390
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,060
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,090
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $59,160
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,830
$54,080
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($62,960).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,960
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,900
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,220
$55,360
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($66,930).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $59,980
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $66,930
Fayetteville, NC $66,270
Greensboro-High Point, NC $59,540
Greenville, NC $66,830
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $60,890
Jacksonville, NC $48,370
New Bern, NC $61,940
Raleigh, NC $61,700
Rocky Mount, NC $65,350
Wilmington, NC $58,030
Winston-Salem, NC $63,790
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,780
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,150
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,080
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$61,144
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($48,270).

Fargo, ND-MN $48,270
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,810
$47,040
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($59,150).

Lincoln, NE $51,440
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $59,150
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,370
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $51,070
$54,008
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($64,060).

Manchester, NH $62,210
Portsmouth, NH-ME $63,960
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $64,060
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$62,940
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($58,880).

Farmington, NM $49,190
Las Cruces, NM $58,880
Santa Fe, NM $57,540
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $32,400
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $30,630
$45,728
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($37,120).

Reno, NV $31,590
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $37,120
$34,355
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($63,060).

Binghamton, NY $51,290
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $45,700
Kingston, NY $63,060
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $61,240
Rochester, NY $56,270
Syracuse, NY $47,200
Utica-Rome, NY $50,500
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $53,660
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $49,250
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $50,280
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $48,280
$52,430
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($68,370).

Canton-Massillon, OH $58,750
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $61,910
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $62,080
Columbus, OH $58,380
Dayton, OH $68,370
Mansfield, OH $59,040
Springfield, OH $56,230
Toledo, OH $55,460
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,850
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $56,470
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,790
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,790
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,320
$59,649
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($70,700).

Oklahoma City, OK $52,220
Tulsa, OK $53,650
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $64,160
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,510
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,310
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $70,700
$59,092
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($71,570).

Medford, OR $58,760
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $62,570
Salem, OR $53,570
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,570
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $64,440
$62,182
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($71,360).

Altoona, PA $57,120
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $58,680
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $51,640
Erie, PA $56,810
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,840
Johnstown, PA $53,210
Lancaster, PA $57,230
Lebanon, PA $71,360
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $62,130
Pittsburgh, PA $56,780
Reading, PA $58,750
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $52,240
Williamsport, PA $59,070
York-Hanover, PA $64,430
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,700
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,810
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,590
$57,494
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($22,250).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,050
Mayaguez, PR $22,250
Ponce, PR $22,210
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,210
$21,430
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 ($66,910).

Columbia, SC $60,600
Florence, SC $59,410
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $66,910
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $51,740
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $59,940
Spartanburg, SC $63,370
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,520
$60,784
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($45,250).

Sioux Falls, SD $39,020
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,250
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,190
$41,820
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($62,690).

Clarksville, TN-KY $58,740
Cleveland, TN $54,020
Jackson, TN $62,690
Johnson City, TN $49,910
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $58,300
Knoxville, TN $57,310
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $56,340
Morristown, TN $58,570
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,170
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,390
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,830
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $58,160
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $61,780
$57,324
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($76,610).

Amarillo, TX $62,320
Austin-Round Rock, TX $68,360
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $66,360
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $63,830
College Station-Bryan, TX $63,730
Corpus Christi, TX $68,110
El Paso, TX $56,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $74,080
Killeen-Temple, TX $63,170
Laredo, TX $72,770
Longview, TX $64,970
Lubbock, TX $58,790
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $76,610
Midland, TX $74,670
Odessa, TX $70,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $64,590
Sherman-Denison, TX $60,770
Tyler, TX $70,910
Waco, TX $68,640
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,630
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $70,110
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,670
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $72,550
$66,735
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

St. George, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($61,120).

Provo-Orem, UT $53,850
St. George, UT $61,120
Salt Lake City, UT $58,900
$57,957
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($67,970).

Charlottesville, VA $63,750
Lynchburg, VA $66,500
Richmond, VA $63,060
Roanoke, VA $67,970
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $57,190
Winchester, VA-WV $58,640
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,060
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,420
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,810
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,160
$62,356
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($63,740).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,650
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,740
$61,195
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($61,070).

Eau Claire, WI $49,620
Green Bay, WI $55,730
Janesville-Beloit, WI $61,070
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $49,630
Madison, WI $51,860
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $56,280
Racine, WI $39,110
Wausau, WI $58,360
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,490
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,270
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,300
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,710
$52,786
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($61,590).

Charleston, WV $61,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,330
Morgantown, WV $52,520
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $49,980
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,050
Wheeling, WV-OH $57,370
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,280
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,160
$55,035
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($56,320).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $55,600
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,320
$55,960

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $58,095

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is California ($69,488) in the Visalia-Porterville, CA metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

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

Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($63,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $59,540
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $53,930
Decatur, AL $61,590
Dothan, AL $59,600
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $60,180
Huntsville, AL $61,200
Mobile, AL $62,240
Montgomery, AL $54,720
Tuscaloosa, AL $62,420
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,630
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,410
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,560
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,810
$59,295
Arkansas

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

North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($67,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $61,680
Hot Springs, AR $56,550
Jonesboro, AR $59,890
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $60,450
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,300
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,520
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,200
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,030
$60,453
Arizona

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

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($64,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $37,070
Prescott, AZ $64,330
Tucson, AZ $37,550
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $53,390
$48,085
California

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

Visalia-Porterville, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($79,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $62,700
Fresno, CA $73,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $76,610
Modesto, CA $57,870
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $72,460
Redding, CA $61,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $65,480
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $78,620
Salinas, CA $76,320
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $72,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $67,200
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $76,300
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $75,610
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $67,120
Santa Rosa, CA $77,150
Stockton-Lodi, CA $57,780
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $68,050
Visalia-Porterville, CA $79,610
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $59,960
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $63,910
$69,488
Colorado

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

Grand Junction, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($64,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $59,680
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $59,030
Grand Junction, CO $64,470
Greeley, CO $58,870
Pueblo, CO $54,970
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,990
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,410
$58,489
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($74,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $74,400
New Haven, CT $64,310
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $67,930
Waterbury, CT $71,280
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $50,050
$65,594
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($74,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $57,460
Gainesville, FL $60,540
Homosassa Springs, FL $70,140
Jacksonville, FL $61,710
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,760
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $60,140
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $59,500
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,250
Ocala, FL $60,810
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,050
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $62,290
Panama City, FL $63,420
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $58,690
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,230
Punta Gorda, FL $74,580
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $58,360
Tallahassee, FL $60,700
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $67,190
The Villages, FL $69,680
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $71,210
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $61,490
$63,629
Georgia

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

Rome, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($75,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $58,290
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $57,190
Columbus, GA-AL $57,380
Dalton, GA $71,770
Gainesville, GA $56,940
Macon, GA $64,450
Rome, GA $75,760
Savannah, GA $68,980
Valdosta, GA $54,090
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,510
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $74,020
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,230
$63,384
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($31,410) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $31,410
$31,410
Iowa

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

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($57,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $56,600
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $54,950
Dubuque, IA $44,120
Iowa City, IA $51,420
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $57,080
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,160
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,130
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,680
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,930
$51,563
Idaho

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

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($62,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $29,110
Idaho Falls, ID $59,270
Lewiston, ID-WA $57,570
Pocatello, ID $62,850
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,790
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $60,450
$52,673
Illinois

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

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($63,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $51,630
Champaign-Urbana, IL $63,320
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $63,190
Peoria, IL $57,730
Rockford, IL $58,370
Springfield, IL $55,040
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $61,860
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,230
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,280
$57,744
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($60,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $60,670
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $52,380
Evansville, IN-KY $58,590
Fort Wayne, IN $53,660
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $59,450
Kokomo, IN $59,260
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $57,860
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $58,360
Terre Haute, IN $58,040
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,150
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,160
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,770
$57,363
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($58,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $55,750
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,270
$57,010
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 ($59,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $53,700
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $59,950
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,950
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,460
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,740
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,010
$54,302
Louisiana

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

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($71,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hammond, LA $60,390
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $54,460
Lafayette, LA $33,450
Lake Charles, LA $35,020
Monroe, LA $68,920
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $55,780
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $62,540
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $71,950
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $62,610
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $70,180
$57,530
Massachusetts

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

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($63,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $63,340
New Bedford, MA $63,640
Pittsfield, MA $61,300
Springfield, MA-CT $62,030
Worcester, MA-CT $61,570
$62,376
Maryland

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

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($57,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $54,720
Salisbury, MD-DE $54,900
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $57,970
$55,863
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($56,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $56,820
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,170
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $56,220
$54,403
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($61,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $59,550
Bay City, MI $51,650
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $53,240
Flint, MI $56,670
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $50,540
Jackson, MI $56,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $61,650
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $56,960
Midland, MI $45,840
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $57,270
Saginaw, MI $55,290
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,100
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,350
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,160
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,180
$54,483
Minnesota

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

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($59,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $48,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $59,420
Rochester, MN $56,310
St. Cloud, MN $56,660
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,720
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,870
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,990
$55,617
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($58,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $46,750
Joplin, MO $53,300
Kansas City, MO-KS $58,980
St. Joseph, MO-KS $50,330
St. Louis, MO-IL $52,010
Springfield, MO $52,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,470
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,520
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,770
$51,894
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($59,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $57,950
Jackson, MS $49,390
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,060
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,090
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $59,160
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,830
$54,080
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($62,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,960
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,900
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,220
$55,360
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($66,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $59,980
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $66,930
Fayetteville, NC $66,270
Greensboro-High Point, NC $59,540
Greenville, NC $66,830
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $60,890
Jacksonville, NC $48,370
New Bern, NC $61,940
Raleigh, NC $61,700
Rocky Mount, NC $65,350
Wilmington, NC $58,030
Winston-Salem, NC $63,790
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,780
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,150
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,080
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$61,144
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($48,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $48,270
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,810
$47,040
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 ($59,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $51,440
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $59,150
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,370
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $51,070
$54,008
New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($64,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $62,210
Portsmouth, NH-ME $63,960
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $64,060
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$62,940
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($58,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $49,190
Las Cruces, NM $58,880
Santa Fe, NM $57,540
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $32,400
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $30,630
$45,728
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($37,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $31,590
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $37,120
$34,355
New York

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

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($63,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $51,290
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $45,700
Kingston, NY $63,060
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $61,240
Rochester, NY $56,270
Syracuse, NY $47,200
Utica-Rome, NY $50,500
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $53,660
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $49,250
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $50,280
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $48,280
$52,430
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($68,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $58,750
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $61,910
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $62,080
Columbus, OH $58,380
Dayton, OH $68,370
Mansfield, OH $59,040
Springfield, OH $56,230
Toledo, OH $55,460
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,850
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $56,470
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,790
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,790
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,320
$59,649
Oklahoma

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

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $52,220
Tulsa, OK $53,650
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $64,160
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,510
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,310
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $70,700
$59,092
Oregon

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

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($71,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Medford, OR $58,760
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $62,570
Salem, OR $53,570
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,570
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $64,440
$62,182
Pennsylvania

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

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($71,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $57,120
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $58,680
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $51,640
Erie, PA $56,810
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,840
Johnstown, PA $53,210
Lancaster, PA $57,230
Lebanon, PA $71,360
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $62,130
Pittsburgh, PA $56,780
Reading, PA $58,750
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $52,240
Williamsport, PA $59,070
York-Hanover, PA $64,430
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,700
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,810
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,590
$57,494
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($22,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,050
Mayaguez, PR $22,250
Ponce, PR $22,210
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,210
$21,430
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 ($66,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $60,600
Florence, SC $59,410
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $66,910
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $51,740
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $59,940
Spartanburg, SC $63,370
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,520
$60,784
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($45,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $39,020
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,250
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,190
$41,820
Tennessee

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

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($62,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $58,740
Cleveland, TN $54,020
Jackson, TN $62,690
Johnson City, TN $49,910
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $58,300
Knoxville, TN $57,310
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $56,340
Morristown, TN $58,570
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,170
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,390
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,830
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $58,160
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $61,780
$57,324
Texas

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

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($76,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $62,320
Austin-Round Rock, TX $68,360
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $66,360
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $63,830
College Station-Bryan, TX $63,730
Corpus Christi, TX $68,110
El Paso, TX $56,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $74,080
Killeen-Temple, TX $63,170
Laredo, TX $72,770
Longview, TX $64,970
Lubbock, TX $58,790
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $76,610
Midland, TX $74,670
Odessa, TX $70,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $64,590
Sherman-Denison, TX $60,770
Tyler, TX $70,910
Waco, TX $68,640
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,630
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $70,110
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,670
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $72,550
$66,735
Utah

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

St. George, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($61,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $53,850
St. George, UT $61,120
Salt Lake City, UT $58,900
$57,957
Virginia

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

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($67,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $63,750
Lynchburg, VA $66,500
Richmond, VA $63,060
Roanoke, VA $67,970
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $57,190
Winchester, VA-WV $58,640
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,060
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,420
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,810
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,160
$62,356
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($63,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,650
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,740
$61,195
Wisconsin

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

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($61,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $49,620
Green Bay, WI $55,730
Janesville-Beloit, WI $61,070
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $49,630
Madison, WI $51,860
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $56,280
Racine, WI $39,110
Wausau, WI $58,360
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,490
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,270
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,300
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,710
$52,786
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($61,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $61,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,330
Morgantown, WV $52,520
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $49,980
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,050
Wheeling, WV-OH $57,370
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,280
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,160
$55,035
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($56,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $55,600
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,320
$55,960

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $58,095. 

  Physical Therapist Assistants

Assist physical therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with state laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a physical therapist. Generally requires formal training.

Salary Ratio: 2.36    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Certified Physical Therapist Assistant (CPTA)
  • Home Care Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant
  • Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (LPTA)
  • Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Outpatient Physical Therapist Assistant
  • Per Diem Physical Therapist Assistant (Per Diem PTA)
  • Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
  • Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)
  • Physiotherapy Assistant
  • Rehabilitation Assistant (Rehab Assistant)
  • US Salary Median: $55,619
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 23.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $7,832 per year (or $11,452 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $15,664 to earn an associate's (or $22,904 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Physical Therapy Technician & Assistant Degrees

South College

3904 Lonas Road - Knoxville, TN

Out-of-state cost: $16,975/year
In-state cost: $16,975/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Southern Adventist University

4881 Taylor Cir - Collegedale, TN

Out-of-state cost: $22,930/year
In-state cost: $22,930/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

Out-of-state cost: $24,494/year
In-state cost: $7,872/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Pennsylvania College of Technology

One College Ave - Williamsport, PA

Out-of-state cost: $25,170/year
In-state cost: $17,610/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Siena Heights University

1247 E. Siena Heights Dr. - Adrian, MI

Out-of-state cost: $27,642/year
In-state cost: $27,642/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Briar Cliff University

3303 Rebecca Street - Sioux City, IA

Out-of-state cost: $10,530/year
In-state cost: $10,530/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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