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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a General Physics Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $66,926
    "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.): 9.33%
    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.):  $29,140/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,175/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,171/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,681/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,643/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,877/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: $66,926

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($122,289) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($93,720).

Fairbanks, AK $93,720
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $85,662
$89,325
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($77,575).

Huntsville, AL $77,575
Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,340
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $56,030
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $53,850
Decatur, AL $58,070
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,310
Gadsden, AL $57,260
Mobile, AL $49,860
Montgomery, AL $50,800
Tuscaloosa, AL $50,980
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,680
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,490
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,070
$56,552
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($70,605).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $70,605
Fort Smith, AR-OK $50,550
Hot Springs, AR $52,610
Jonesboro, AR $47,057
Pine Bluff, AR $61,900
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,930
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,187
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,830
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,187
$54,646
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($95,692).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $85,416
Tucson, AZ $95,692
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $76,674
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $47,345
Prescott, AZ $50,870
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $60,110
Yuma, AZ $51,980
$75,217
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($159,408).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $139,715
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $131,678
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $114,655
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $150,758
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $159,408
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $154,066
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $140,533
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $97,850
Santa Rosa, CA $110,095
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $122,978
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $91,398
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $97,465
Chico, CA $96,330
El Centro, CA $84,610
Fresno, CA $96,530
Merced, CA $86,930
Modesto, CA $89,410
Napa, CA $99,980
Salinas, CA $70,790
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $75,980
Stockton-Lodi, CA $93,060
Yuba City, CA $85,800
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,560
$121,358
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($130,040).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $114,904
Fort Collins, CO $130,040
Colorado Springs, CO $50,190
Grand Junction, CO $50,970
Greeley, CO $50,760
Pueblo, CO $52,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,470
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,020
$87,388
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($119,284).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $114,850
New Haven, CT $119,284
Danbury, CT $74,520
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $78,800
Waterbury, CT $74,410
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $76,610
$104,628
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($91,805).

Gainesville, FL $91,230
Jacksonville, FL $84,883
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $82,868
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $71,843
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $81,502
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $91,805
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $90,750
Tallahassee, FL $61,518
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $84,405
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $81,063
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $61,813
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,730
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $48,900
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,440
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $63,410
$77,824
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($107,753).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $107,753
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $87,633
Savannah, GA $86,680
Athens-Clarke County, GA $59,050
Columbus, GA-AL $62,250
Macon, GA $59,530
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,160
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,770
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,430
$81,324
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($97,140).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $97,140
Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
$87,726
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($105,222).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $105,222
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $79,603
Iowa City, IA $85,534
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $72,723
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $97,043
Cedar Rapids, IA $52,653
Dubuque, IA $50,867
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $53,837
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $57,437
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,353
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,563
$74,646
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($72,072).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $72,072
Idaho Falls, ID $62,087
Coeur d'Alene, ID $45,555
Lewiston, ID-WA $47,175
Pocatello, ID $49,735
Twin Falls, ID $41,270
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,000
$55,894
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($79,910).

Peoria, IL $78,143
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,230
Champaign-Urbana, IL $51,840
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $79,910
Danville, IL $48,200
Decatur, IL $49,540
Kankakee, IL $52,020
Rockford, IL $60,910
Springfield, IL $55,600
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,930
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,770
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,500
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,440
$61,216
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($56,808).

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,808
Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $46,495
Evansville, IN-KY $48,205
Fort Wayne, IN $47,845
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $50,235
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $55,365
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $46,995
Muncie, IN $51,025
Terre Haute, IN $47,945
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,540
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,865
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $51,410
$49,766
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($72,560).

Manhattan, KS $70,932
Topeka, KS $66,640
Wichita, KS $72,560
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $64,730
$68,715
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($84,170).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $84,170
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,618
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $57,293
Lexington-Fayette, KY $54,740
Owensboro, KY $52,780
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,303
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,850
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,387
$61,093
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($85,553).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $85,553
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $57,715
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $50,530
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $62,135
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,840
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $50,620
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,480
$64,394
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($165,643).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $165,643
Springfield, MA-CT $113,858
Worcester, MA-CT $120,536
Leominster-Gardner, MA $82,540
New Bedford, MA $82,970
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $78,860
$122,289
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($103,313).

Salisbury, MD-DE $103,313
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $89,150
California-Lexington Park, MD $80,145
Cumberland, MD-WV $71,080
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $53,780
$87,917
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($98,758).

Portland-South Portland, ME $98,758
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $76,015
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $79,445
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $53,930
$80,338
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($110,640).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $110,640
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $81,190
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $87,700
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $83,288
Battle Creek, MI $60,970
Bay City, MI $66,590
Flint, MI $59,970
Jackson, MI $60,810
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $59,420
Monroe, MI $63,240
Muskegon, MI $62,960
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $59,130
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,490
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,930
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,790
$81,411
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($108,240).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $108,240
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $89,588
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $63,845
Rochester, MN $67,790
St. Cloud, MN $64,055
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,375
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,325
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,125
$78,826
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($95,222).

Kansas City, MO-KS $95,222
St. Louis, MO-IL $78,588
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,718
Jefferson City, MO $43,930
Joplin, MO $40,510
St. Joseph, MO-KS $44,470
Springfield, MO $42,845
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,455
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,330
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,895
Columbia, MO $46,830
$61,311
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($81,172).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $81,172
Hattiesburg, MS $49,717
Jackson, MS $46,450
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,007
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,883
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,713
$57,302
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($80,486).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $80,486
Great Falls, MT $54,670
Missoula, MT $51,100
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,140
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $51,230
$63,634
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($135,420).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $135,420
Greensboro-High Point, NC $99,766
Raleigh, NC $118,544
Wilmington, NC $105,015
Winston-Salem, NC $111,718
Burlington, NC $46,120
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $52,710
Fayetteville, NC $47,390
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $52,670
Rocky Mount, NC $45,930
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,110
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,420
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,610
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,990
$94,681
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($57,160).

Fargo, ND-MN $57,160
Grand Forks, ND-MN $56,407
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,487
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,410
$55,616
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($75,728).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $75,728
Lincoln, NE $59,780
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,845
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55,475
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,285
$64,108
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($64,303).

Manchester, NH $60,383
Portsmouth, NH-ME $64,303
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $50,997
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,193
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $60,437
$59,463
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($109,647).

Ocean City, NJ $86,802
Trenton, NJ $109,647
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $89,760
$95,909
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($85,583).

Santa Fe, NM $73,134
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $85,583
Farmington, NM $56,755
Las Cruces, NM $59,910
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $48,345
$71,129
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($95,804).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $95,804
Reno, NV $79,805
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $60,587
$81,401
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 ($150,150).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $110,948
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $150,150
Rochester, NY $144,176
Syracuse, NY $117,636
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $69,640
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $72,670
Binghamton, NY $70,220
Elmira, NY $56,690
Glens Falls, NY $74,820
Ithaca, NY $64,890
Kingston, NY $89,260
Utica-Rome, NY $69,140
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $69,010
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,960
$109,282
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($117,158).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $117,158
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $110,352
Columbus, OH $113,886
Dayton, OH $114,596
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $109,045
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $85,302
Toledo, OH $95,930
Canton-Massillon, OH $66,920
Lima, OH $49,690
Mansfield, OH $52,460
Springfield, OH $66,410
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $65,480
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,450
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,090
$98,795
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($92,176).

Tulsa, OK $92,176
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $90,220
Lawton, OK $58,485
Oklahoma City, OK $56,960
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,055
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,805
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,395
$73,269
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($126,590).

Corvallis, OR $126,590
Eugene, OR $94,163
Medford, OR $83,305
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $115,818
Salem, OR $95,995
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $81,243
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $90,270
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $91,370
Bend-Redmond, OR $78,640
$95,846
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($121,446).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $98,608
Lancaster, PA $85,118
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $121,446
Pittsburgh, PA $101,410
Reading, PA $100,220
Altoona, PA $58,600
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $62,890
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $69,180
Erie, PA $55,580
Gettysburg, PA $71,890
Johnstown, PA $57,390
Lebanon, PA $71,630
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $69,540
State College, PA $61,310
Williamsport, PA $65,880
York-Hanover, PA $68,960
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $67,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,340
$87,897
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($74,450).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $74,450
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $36,670
Arecibo, PR $35,200
Mayaguez, PR $37,240
Ponce, PR $32,265
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $37,240
Guayama, PR $32,570
$48,452
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 ($71,414).

Columbia, SC $68,790
Florence, SC $49,912
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $71,414
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $51,255
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,400
Spartanburg, SC $54,085
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,330
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,780
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,695
$56,115
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($50,943).

Sioux Falls, SD $50,943
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,650
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,117
$46,903
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($118,212).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $118,212
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $86,535
Clarksville, TN-KY $69,860
Cleveland, TN $54,490
Jackson, TN $51,220
Johnson City, TN $50,640
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $54,970
Knoxville, TN $54,070
Morristown, TN $48,850
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,190
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,910
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,970
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,000
$76,975
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($108,315).

College Station-Bryan, TX $94,344
Corpus Christi, TX $99,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $108,315
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $107,188
Killeen-Temple, TX $94,793
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $92,233
Midland, TX $100,225
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $103,138
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $102,095
Amarillo, TX $64,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $58,590
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $56,660
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,560
El Paso, TX $61,940
Laredo, TX $60,280
Longview, TX $55,880
Lubbock, TX $48,780
San Angelo, TX $50,960
Sherman-Denison, TX $56,600
Texarkana, TX-AR $50,870
Tyler, TX $49,620
Victoria, TX $48,730
Waco, TX $50,940
Wichita Falls, TX $49,730
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,240
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,210
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,970
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,030
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,720
$85,762
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($85,448).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $84,638
Provo-Orem, UT $85,448
Salt Lake City, UT $79,910
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $69,968
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,542
St. George, UT $42,965
$73,832
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($128,990).

Lynchburg, VA $72,420
Richmond, VA $128,990
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $96,825
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $87,610
Charlottesville, VA $62,360
Roanoke, VA $79,440
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $57,250
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,850
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,260
$86,156
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($75,228).

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $75,228
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,143
$69,533
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($89,916).

Madison, WI $89,916
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $82,654
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $81,800
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $85,696
Eau Claire, WI $57,385
Fond du Lac, WI $58,785
Green Bay, WI $57,465
Janesville-Beloit, WI $69,865
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,020
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $65,970
Racine, WI $69,380
Sheboygan, WI $58,715
Wausau, WI $56,475
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,775
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,145
$72,102
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($86,307).

Morgantown, WV $86,307
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $77,660
Charleston, WV $48,705
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,343
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $51,010
Wheeling, WV-OH $54,983
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,617
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $47,690
$64,794
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($72,477).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $72,477
Cheyenne, WY $60,735
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $57,650
$66,298

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $71,477

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Hawaii ($112,880) in the Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($110,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $110,510
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $96,748
$103,629
Alabama

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

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($58,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL $55,550
Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,340
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $56,030
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $53,850
Decatur, AL $58,070
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,310
Gadsden, AL $57,260
Mobile, AL $49,860
Montgomery, AL $50,800
Tuscaloosa, AL $50,980
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,680
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,490
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,070
$53,477
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 ($80,013) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $80,013
Fort Smith, AR-OK $52,310
Hot Springs, AR $55,870
Jonesboro, AR $49,770
Pine Bluff, AR $50,390
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,210
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,900
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,320
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,450
$52,915
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($100,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $91,525
Tucson, AZ $100,550
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $83,023
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $41,340
Prescott, AZ $45,860
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $42,580
Yuma, AZ $41,320
$63,743
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($175,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $139,715
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $142,383
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $123,400
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $159,780
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $175,500
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $165,843
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $140,533
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $97,850
Santa Rosa, CA $110,095
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $122,978
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $91,398
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $88,850
Chico, CA $96,330
El Centro, CA $84,610
Fresno, CA $96,530
Merced, CA $86,930
Modesto, CA $89,410
Napa, CA $99,980
Salinas, CA $70,790
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $75,980
Stockton-Lodi, CA $93,060
Yuba City, CA $85,800
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,560
$107,283
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($130,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $112,753
Fort Collins, CO $130,040
Colorado Springs, CO $50,190
Grand Junction, CO $50,970
Greeley, CO $50,760
Pueblo, CO $52,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,470
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,020
$65,441
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($129,018) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $114,850
New Haven, CT $129,018
Danbury, CT $74,520
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $78,800
Waterbury, CT $74,410
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $76,610
$91,368
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($91,805) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $91,230
Jacksonville, FL $84,883
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $82,868
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $71,843
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $80,393
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $91,805
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $90,750
Tallahassee, FL $61,518
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $84,405
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $81,063
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $61,813
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,730
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $48,900
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,440
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $63,410
$73,737
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($107,753) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $107,753
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $87,633
Savannah, GA $86,680
Athens-Clarke County, GA $59,050
Columbus, GA-AL $62,250
Macon, GA $59,530
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,160
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,770
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,430
$69,897
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($112,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $112,880
Urban Honolulu, HI N/A
$112,880
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($126,865) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $126,865
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $91,563
Iowa City, IA $92,200
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $85,093
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $121,973
Cedar Rapids, IA $52,120
Dubuque, IA $61,900
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $55,720
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $65,820
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,780
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,820
$78,532
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($77,845) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $77,845
Idaho Falls, ID $52,230
Coeur d'Alene, ID $58,700
Lewiston, ID-WA $54,900
Pocatello, ID $49,420
Twin Falls, ID $44,120
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,850
$55,152
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($79,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $78,143
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,230
Champaign-Urbana, IL $51,840
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $79,910
Danville, IL $48,200
Decatur, IL $49,540
Kankakee, IL $52,020
Rockford, IL $60,910
Springfield, IL $55,600
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,930
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,770
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,500
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,440
$57,310
Indiana

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

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($61,363) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,363
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $50,410
Evansville, IN-KY $53,750
Fort Wayne, IN $52,420
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $53,220
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $54,660
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $50,870
Muncie, IN $52,520
Terre Haute, IN $49,010
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,140
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,330
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $51,410
$52,259
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($82,753) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $79,623
Topeka, KS $74,738
Wichita, KS $82,753
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $72,238
$77,338
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 ($98,415) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $98,415
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,955
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $58,680
Lexington-Fayette, KY $58,520
Owensboro, KY $58,920
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,340
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,810
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,700
$62,668
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($93,195) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $93,195
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA $50,250
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA $51,310
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $55,610
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,460
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,870
$56,289
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($165,643) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $165,643
Springfield, MA-CT $116,223
Worcester, MA-CT $126,473
Leominster-Gardner, MA $82,540
New Bedford, MA $82,970
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $78,860
$108,785
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($103,313) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $103,313
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $89,150
California-Lexington Park, MD $56,020
Cumberland, MD-WV $71,080
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $53,780
$74,669
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($118,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $118,810
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $88,638
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $93,023
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $51,000
$87,868
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($106,428) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $106,428
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $85,578
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $90,205
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $83,288
Battle Creek, MI $60,970
Bay City, MI $66,590
Flint, MI $59,970
Jackson, MI $60,810
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $59,420
Monroe, MI $63,240
Muskegon, MI $62,960
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $59,130
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,490
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,930
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,790
$69,853
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($116,063) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $116,063
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $96,553
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $57,540
Rochester, MN $64,650
St. Cloud, MN $62,380
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,620
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,580
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,770
$71,394
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($107,663) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $107,663
St. Louis, MO-IL $86,913
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $73,515
Jefferson City, MO $44,810
Joplin, MO $39,710
St. Joseph, MO-KS $45,800
Springfield, MO $42,570
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,790
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,890
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,310
Columbia, MO $46,830
$55,527
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($97,983) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $97,983
Hattiesburg, MS $45,790
Jackson, MS $43,810
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,930
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,720
$53,245
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($86,238) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $86,238
Great Falls, MT $50,130
Missoula, MT N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,260
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,850
$58,119
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 ($135,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $135,420
Greensboro-High Point, NC $105,970
Raleigh, NC $124,043
Wilmington, NC $105,015
Winston-Salem, NC $111,718
Burlington, NC $46,120
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $52,710
Fayetteville, NC $47,390
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $52,670
Rocky Mount, NC $45,930
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,110
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,420
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,610
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,990
$72,651
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 ($61,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $61,690
Grand Forks, ND-MN $53,350
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,190
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,810
$54,760
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($78,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $78,120
Lincoln, NE $66,660
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,940
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,470
$64,226
New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($65,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $59,880
Portsmouth, NH-ME $65,260
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,280
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,940
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63,540
$61,780
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 ($125,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $106,620
Trenton, NJ $125,420
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $101,955
$111,332
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($87,825) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $78,663
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $87,825
Farmington, NM $63,640
Las Cruces, NM $62,210
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $53,890
$69,246
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($120,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $120,110
Reno, NV $92,840
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $63,550
$92,167
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($160,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $116,243
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $160,960
Rochester, NY $148,280
Syracuse, NY $124,488
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,730
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $69,830
Binghamton, NY $70,220
Elmira, NY $56,690
Glens Falls, NY $74,820
Ithaca, NY $64,890
Kingston, NY $89,260
Utica-Rome, NY $69,140
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $69,010
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,960
$88,609
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($117,158) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $117,158
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $110,290
Columbus, OH $105,270
Dayton, OH $114,343
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $109,045
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $84,325
Toledo, OH $64,250
Canton-Massillon, OH $66,920
Lima, OH $49,690
Mansfield, OH $52,460
Springfield, OH $66,410
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $65,480
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,450
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,090
$80,799
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($97,588) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $97,588
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $97,203
Lawton, OK $46,560
Oklahoma City, OK $48,090
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,460
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,950
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,600
$61,493
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($126,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $126,590
Eugene, OR $94,163
Medford, OR $83,305
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $115,818
Salem, OR $95,995
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $81,243
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $90,270
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $91,370
Bend-Redmond, OR $78,640
$95,266
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($131,798) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $98,608
Lancaster, PA $85,118
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $131,798
Pittsburgh, PA $96,113
Reading, PA $100,220
Altoona, PA $58,600
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $62,890
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $69,180
Erie, PA $55,580
Gettysburg, PA $71,890
Johnstown, PA $57,390
Lebanon, PA $71,630
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $69,540
State College, PA $61,310
Williamsport, PA $65,880
York-Hanover, PA $68,960
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $67,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,340
$74,346
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 ($81,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $81,060
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $35,480
Arecibo, PR $33,630
Mayaguez, PR $32,950
Ponce, PR $32,170
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,390
Guayama, PR $32,570
$40,179
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 ($77,905) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $73,143
Florence, SC $51,723
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $77,905
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $56,490
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $40,920
Spartanburg, SC $56,900
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,710
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,550
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,090
$56,270
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 ($47,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $47,360
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,550
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,120
$45,010
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($109,118) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $109,118
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $92,395
Clarksville, TN-KY $69,860
Cleveland, TN $54,490
Jackson, TN $51,220
Johnson City, TN $50,640
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $54,970
Knoxville, TN $54,070
Morristown, TN $48,850
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,190
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,910
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,970
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,000
$60,360
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($111,713) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $79,715
Corpus Christi, TX $99,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $107,208
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $111,713
Killeen-Temple, TX $94,793
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $92,233
Midland, TX $100,225
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $102,935
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $102,095
Amarillo, TX $64,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $58,590
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $56,660
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,560
El Paso, TX $61,940
Laredo, TX $60,280
Longview, TX $55,880
Lubbock, TX $48,780
San Angelo, TX $50,960
Sherman-Denison, TX $56,600
Texarkana, TX-AR $50,870
Tyler, TX $49,620
Victoria, TX $48,730
Waco, TX $50,940
Wichita Falls, TX $49,730
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,240
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,210
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,970
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,030
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,720
$68,009
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($92,358) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $89,685
Provo-Orem, UT $92,358
Salt Lake City, UT $85,190
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $74,178
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $65,680
St. George, UT $42,680
$74,962
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($128,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $72,420
Richmond, VA $128,990
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $99,910
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,150
Charlottesville, VA $62,360
Roanoke, VA $79,440
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $57,250
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,850
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,260
$72,218
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($83,483) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $83,483
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,970
$72,226
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($96,265) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $96,265
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $86,643
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $88,263
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $93,323
Eau Claire, WI $51,950
Fond du Lac, WI $57,210
Green Bay, WI $59,540
Janesville-Beloit, WI $64,910
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $59,060
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $60,610
Racine, WI $66,740
Sheboygan, WI $56,840
Wausau, WI $59,580
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,010
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,310
$67,550
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 ($102,035) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $102,035
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $92,200
Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,040
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH $54,270
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,170
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $45,950
$66,111
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($81,445) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $81,445
Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,060
$72,253

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $62,376

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Colorado ($123,510) in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($68,535) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $68,535
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $63,490
$66,013
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($99,600) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL $99,600
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
Mobile, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$99,600
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($67,655) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,790
Fort Smith, AR-OK $49,670
Hot Springs, AR $50,980
Jonesboro, AR $45,700
Pine Bluff, AR $67,655
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,290
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,330
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,085
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,055
$51,284
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($85,975) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $60,980
Tucson, AZ $85,975
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,280
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Yuma, AZ $62,640
$63,964
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($132,715) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $110,270
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $97,165
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $132,715
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $127,225
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $106,960
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $106,080
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$113,403
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($123,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $123,510
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$123,510
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($80,350) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT $80,350
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,350
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($85,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, 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 $85,940
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
$85,940
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($61,935) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $61,935
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $55,685
Iowa City, IA $58,870
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,985
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,185
Cedar Rapids, IA $52,920
Dubuque, IA $45,350
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $52,895
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $53,245
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,140
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,935
$52,286
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($67,015) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Idaho Falls, ID $67,015
Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$45,639
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($53,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $53,550
Topeka, KS $50,445
Wichita, KS $52,175
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $49,715
$51,471
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($56,600) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $55,680
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,945
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $56,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY $52,850
Owensboro, KY $49,710
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,785
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,370
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,230
$52,771
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($70,270) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $70,270
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$61,162
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($104,400) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $104,400
Worcester, MA-CT $96,790
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$100,595
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($104,270) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
California-Lexington Park, MD $104,270
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV N/A
$104,270
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($58,655) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $58,655
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,290
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $55,395
$54,278
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($119,065) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $119,065
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $63,640
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $77,680
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$86,795
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($76,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,950
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,730
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $70,150
Rochester, MN $70,930
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,480
$65,646
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($45,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $45,460
St. Louis, MO-IL $45,290
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,530
Jefferson City, MO $43,050
Joplin, MO $41,310
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,140
Springfield, MO $43,120
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,120
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,480
Columbia, MO N/A
$42,427
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($53,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Hattiesburg, MS $51,680
Jackson, MS $47,770
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,545
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,205
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,210
$49,160
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,480
Great Falls, MT $59,210
Missoula, MT $51,100
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,020
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,610
$54,484
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($96,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $74,950
Raleigh, NC $96,550
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,750
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($57,935) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $54,895
Grand Forks, ND-MN $57,935
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,635
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,710
$56,044
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,160) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $66,160
Lincoln, NE $52,900
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,100
$55,584
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($63,825) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $60,635
Portsmouth, NH-ME $63,825
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,355
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,820
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,885
$58,304
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($78,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $57,075
Trenton, NJ $78,100
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $65,370
$66,848
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($81,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $81,100
Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
$56,480
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($59,345) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $59,345
Reno, NV $53,735
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $59,105
$57,395
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($128,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $89,770
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $128,530
Rochester, NY $127,760
Syracuse, NY $90,230
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $75,550
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $75,510
Binghamton, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$97,892
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($148,350) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $110,475
Columbus, OH $148,350
Dayton, OH $115,610
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $89,210
Toledo, OH $127,610
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$118,251
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $70,530
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,650
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
$64,366
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($112,005) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $80,040
Pittsburgh, PA $112,005
Reading, PA N/A
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$96,023
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($61,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $61,230
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $32,360
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
Guayama, PR N/A
$40,924
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($52,735) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $52,735
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,700
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,115
$47,850
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($154,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $154,590
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $74,815
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$114,703
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($152,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $152,860
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $110,530
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $98,140
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $103,950
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
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
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$116,370
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $64,450
Provo-Orem, UT $57,810
Salt Lake City, UT $58,790
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,130
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,990
St. George, UT $43,250
$53,737
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($117,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $90,655
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $117,070
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$103,863
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($58,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,720
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $56,730
$57,725
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $64,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,700
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,950
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,190
Eau Claire, WI $62,820
Fond du Lac, WI $60,360
Green Bay, WI $55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,980
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,330
Racine, WI $72,020
Sheboygan, WI $60,590
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,540
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,980
$61,437
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($55,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $54,850
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,580
Charleston, WV $48,705
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $51,995
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $51,010
Wheeling, WV-OH $55,340
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,840
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
$51,219
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($60,735) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,540
Cheyenne, WY $60,735
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,945
$56,740

6 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $71,477.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $62,376. 

  Natural Sciences Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 0.86    

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    
  • Agricultural Research Director
  • Agriculture Research Director
  • Analytical Services Manager
  • Chemical Engineer Supervisor
  • Chemical Plant Technical Director
  • Chemical Process Exploration Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Environmental Research Project Manager
  • Geochemical Manager
  • Geological Manager
  • Geophysical Manager
  • Gravity Manager
  • Lab Director (Laboratory Director)
  • Lab Manager (Laboratory Manager)
  • Natural Resources Manager
  • Natural Sciences Manager
  • Ocean Program Administrator
  • Quarrying Manager
  • Research Administrator
  • Research and Development Director (R and D Director)
  • Research Coordinator
  • Research Development Director
  • Research Development Manager
  • Research Director
  • Research Manager
  • Research Project Coordinator
  • Water Team Leader
  • Wild Life Manager
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Clinical Research Coordinators

Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

Salary Ratio: 0.86    

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    
  • Clinical Coordinator
  • Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Clinical Manager
  • Clinical Program Coordinator
  • Clinical Program Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Research Administrator
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Clinical Research Director
  • Clinical Research Manager
  • Clinical Research Monitor
  • Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
  • Clinical Study Manager
  • Clinical Trial Coordinator
  • Clinical Trial Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Research Coordinator
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Water Resource Specialists

Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

Salary Ratio: 0.86    

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    
  • Community Resource Consultant
  • Environmental Resource Specialist
  • Hydrotechnical Specialist
  • Hydrotechnician
  • Power Supply Engineer
  • Resource Specialist
  • Water Quality Specialist
  • Water Resource Agent
  • Water Resource Consultant
  • Water Resource Engineering Specialist
  • Water Resource Specialist
  • Water Resources Planner
  • Water Restoration Technician
  • Water Rights Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Physicists

Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories.

Salary Ratio: 0.3    

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    
  • Aerodynamicist
  • Aerophysicist
  • Astrophysicist
  • Atmospheric Physicist
  • Atomic Spectroscopist
  • Biophysics Scientist
  • Cloud Physicist
  • Computational Physicist
  • Condensed Matter Physicist
  • Electrodynamicist
  • Experimental Physicist
  • Fluid Dynamicist
  • Health Physicist
  • Mass Spectroscopist
  • Mathematical Physicist
  • Medical Physicist
  • Molecular Physicist
  • Molecular Spectroscopist
  • Nuclear Physicist
  • Nuclear Scientist
  • Nuclear Spectroscopist
  • Optical Scientist
  • Physical Aerodynamicist
  • Physicist
  • Plasma Physicist
  • Radiation Control Health Physicist
  • Research Consultant
  • Research Physicist
  • Research Scientist
  • Rheologist
  • Rocket Scientist
  • Scientist
  • Space Physicist
  • Theoretical Physicist
  • Thermodynamic Physicist
  • Thermodynamicist
  • US Salary Median: $91,469
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.23    

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    
  • Acoustics Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Physics Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Aerodynamics Professor
  • Aerodynamics Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Astrophysics Professor
  • Astrophysics Teacher
  • Atomic Physics Professor
  • Atomic Physics Teacher
  • Ballistics Professor
  • Ballistics Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Geospatial Analysis Instructor
  • Hydrodynamics Professor
  • Hydrodynamics Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Medical Physics Professor
  • Medical Physics Teacher
  • Nuclear Instructor
  • Nuclear Physics Professor
  • Nuclear Physics Teacher
  • Physical Optics Teacher
  • Physical Science Professor
  • Physics Adjunct Instructor
  • Physics Faculty Member
  • Physics Instructor
  • Physics Lecturer
  • Physics Professor
  • Professor
  • Science Instructor
  • Science Professor
  • Teacher
  • Theoretical Physics Teacher
  • Thermodynamics Professor
  • Thermodynamics Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $73,322
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.

Salary Ratio: 0.58    

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    
  • Accounting Teacher
  • Algebra Teacher
  • Art Educator
  • Art Instructor
  • Art Teacher
  • Arts and Crafts Teacher
  • Athletic Instructor
  • Athletics Teacher
  • Ballet Teacher
  • Band Teacher
  • Bilingual Teacher
  • Biology Teacher
  • Business Teacher
  • Ceramics Teacher
  • Chemical Educator
  • Chemistry Teacher
  • Choir Teacher
  • Choral Teacher
  • Classroom Teacher
  • Computer Science Teacher
  • Computer Technology Instructor
  • Economics Teacher
  • Educator
  • English Instructor
  • English Teacher
  • ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor)
  • ESL Teacher (English as a Second Language Teacher)
  • Exercise Teacher
  • Foreign Language Teacher
  • French Teacher
  • Geometry Teacher
  • Guitar Teacher
  • Gym Teacher
  • Gymnasium Teacher
  • Health and Physical Education Teacher
  • Health Teacher
  • Hebrew Teacher
  • High School Biology Teacher
  • High School Coach
  • High School English Teacher
  • High School French Teacher
  • High School History Teacher
  • High School Mathematics Teacher (High School Math Teacher)
  • High School Physical Education Teacher
  • High School Science Teacher
  • High School Spanish Teacher
  • High School Teacher
  • History Teacher
  • Home Teacher
  • Language Arts Teacher
  • Language Instructor
  • Language Teacher
  • Manual Arts Teacher
  • Manual Training Teacher
  • Mathematics Instructor (Math Instructor)
  • Mathematics Teacher (Math Teacher)
  • Military Science Instructor
  • Montessori Teacher
  • Music Educator
  • Music Instructor
  • Music Teacher
  • Music Theory Teacher
  • Orchestra Teacher
  • Organ Teacher
  • Physical Education Instructor (PE Instructor)
  • Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher)
  • Physical Fitness Teacher
  • Physics Teacher
  • Piano Teacher
  • Public Speaking Teacher
  • Religion Teacher
  • Science Teacher
  • Secondary History Teacher
  • Secondary Teacher
  • Sewing Teacher
  • Singing Teacher
  • Social Science Teacher
  • Social Studies Teacher
  • Spanish Teacher
  • Speech Teacher
  • Sports Teacher
  • Substitute Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Theater Teacher
  • Trigonometry Teacher
  • Typing Teacher
  • Violin Teacher
  • Vocal Teacher
  • Voice Teacher
  • World History Teacher
  • World Language Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $59,341
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $23,175 per year (or $29,139 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $92,700 to earn a bachelor's (or $116,556 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $17,680 per year (or $23,171 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $70,720 to earn a doctorate (or $92,684 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($92,700 if you're in-state, $116,556 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($35,360 if you're in-state, $46,342 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate General Physics Degrees

Brigham Young University-Idaho

525 S Center - Rexburg, ID

Out-of-state cost: $4,300/year
In-state cost: $4,300/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

Out-of-state cost: $5,970/year
In-state cost: $5,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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University of North Carolina at Pembroke

One University Drive - Pembroke, NC

Out-of-state cost: $7,456/year
In-state cost: $3,456/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Minot State University

500 University Ave W - Minot, ND

Out-of-state cost: $7,896/year
In-state cost: $7,896/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Eastern Campus

45425 National Rd W - Saint Clairsville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus

101 University Drive - Chillicothe, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Southern Campus

1804 Liberty Ave - Ironton, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Lancaster Campus

1570 Granville Pike - Lancaster, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

1425 Newark Rd - Zanesville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Bemidji State University

1500 Birchmont Dr - Bemidji, MN

Out-of-state cost: $9,076/year
In-state cost: $9,076/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Henderson State University

1100 Henderson Street - Arkadelphia, AR

Out-of-state cost: $9,312/year
In-state cost: $7,392/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Jackson State University

1400 John R. Lynch Street - Jackson, MS

Out-of-state cost: $9,445/year
In-state cost: $8,445/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Youngstown State University

One University Plaza - Youngstown, OH

Out-of-state cost: $9,528/year
In-state cost: $9,168/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of the Cumberlands

6191 College Station Drive - Williamsburg, KY

Out-of-state cost: $9,875/year
In-state cost: $9,875/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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West Texas A & M University

2501 4th Ave - Canyon, TX

Out-of-state cost: $9,903/year
In-state cost: $8,456/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Tougaloo College

500 W County Line Rd - Tougaloo, MS

Out-of-state cost: $10,735/year
In-state cost: $10,735/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Southern Mississippi

118 College Drive # 0001 - Hattiesburg, MS

Out-of-state cost: $10,896/year
In-state cost: $8,896/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Chicago State University

9501 S. King Drive - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $11,204/year
In-state cost: $11,204/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

Il State Rte 157 - Edwardsville, IL

Out-of-state cost: $11,495/year
In-state cost: $11,495/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Midwestern State University

3410 Taft Blvd - Wichita Falls, TX

Out-of-state cost: $11,531/year
In-state cost: $9,581/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate General Physics Degrees

Colorado School of Mines

1500 Illinois St - Golden, CO

Out-of-state cost: $39,800/year
In-state cost: $19,100/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Naval Postgraduate School

1 University Circle - Monterey, CA

Out-of-state cost: N/A
In-state cost: N/A
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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