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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Political Communication Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on human and media communication in the political process and that prepares individuals to function as members of political and public affairs organizations, political campaign staffs, and related government and media entities. Includes instruction in media effects, political speaking and debating, political advertising and marketing, image management, political journalism, opinion polling, and aspects of print and broadcast media related to the production and distribution of media messages in political settings.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client. Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. Promote or create an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $64,724
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.72%
    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: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $37,695/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $33,517/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $28,098/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,421/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $33,149/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $29,208/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: $64,724

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($80,429) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($74,397).

Fairbanks, AK $74,397
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $67,133
$70,246
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($98,280).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $66,300
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $57,740
Decatur, AL $72,965
Dothan, AL $53,587
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $67,490
Gadsden, AL $80,770
Huntsville, AL $77,403
Mobile, AL $58,213
Montgomery, AL $61,427
Tuscaloosa, AL $59,450
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,603
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $77,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $68,840
$65,354
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($75,100).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,435
Hot Springs, AR $51,020
Jonesboro, AR $70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $60,510
Pine Bluff, AR $75,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,505
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,680
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,130
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,000
$56,757
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($82,020).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $66,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $82,020
Prescott, AZ $59,845
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $73,480
Tucson, AZ $60,262
Yuma, AZ $60,040
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $63,285
$65,405
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($113,773).

Chico, CA $68,310
El Centro, CA $99,090
Fresno, CA $68,943
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $88,072
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $87,555
Modesto, CA $75,170
Napa, CA $91,720
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $77,017
Redding, CA $76,140
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $78,215
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $73,590
Salinas, CA $80,037
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $85,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $94,125
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $113,773
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $70,387
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $79,843
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $77,177
Santa Rosa, CA $76,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA $61,377
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $100,455
Visalia-Porterville, CA $74,380
Yuba City, CA $96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,330
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,350
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,670
$80,429
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($83,925).

Colorado Springs, CO $73,910
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $83,925
Fort Collins, CO $64,760
Grand Junction, CO $72,427
Greeley, CO $66,540
Pueblo, CO $63,093
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,720
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,267
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $78,093
$69,200
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($81,573).

Danbury, CT $81,573
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $79,758
New Haven, CT $79,976
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $70,458
Waterbury, CT $70,265
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $69,153
$75,390
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($74,650).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $65,965
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $52,113
Gainesville, FL $59,647
Homosassa Springs, FL $57,900
Jacksonville, FL $62,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $67,855
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $65,003
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $72,373
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $61,913
Ocala, FL $62,715
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $63,178
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $65,817
Panama City, FL $61,635
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $65,610
Port St. Lucie, FL $61,110
Punta Gorda, FL $57,943
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $66,525
Sebring, FL $66,540
Tallahassee, FL $64,070
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $62,585
The Villages, FL $74,650
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,625
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $68,530
$63,304
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($89,440).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $72,470
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $65,150
Brunswick, GA $89,440
Columbus, GA-AL $60,423
Dalton, GA $85,680
Gainesville, GA $71,895
Hinesville, GA $86,950
Macon, GA $54,817
Rome, GA $75,240
Savannah, GA $55,655
Valdosta, GA $62,555
Warner Robins, GA $75,745
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,337
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,760
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,210
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,165
$64,641
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($76,363).

Urban Honolulu, HI $76,363
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $63,287
$69,825
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($77,470).

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,470
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $61,850
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $67,914
Dubuque, IA $64,323
Iowa City, IA $56,928
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $74,350
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $56,503
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $66,150
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,095
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,563
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,755
$62,233
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($66,127).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $49,827
Idaho Falls, ID $66,127
Lewiston, ID-WA $51,623
Pocatello, ID $56,500
Twin Falls, ID $52,210
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $60,040
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $53,137
$55,986
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Danville, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($88,540).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $64,105
Champaign-Urbana, IL $69,630
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $72,405
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $81,500
Kankakee, IL $80,590
Peoria, IL $62,985
Rockford, IL $65,160
Springfield, IL $56,070
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,780
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,003
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,445
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,947
$61,389
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($89,650).

Columbus, IN $67,657
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $60,600
Evansville, IN-KY $54,360
Fort Wayne, IN $55,768
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $63,968
Kokomo, IN $89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $65,880
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $65,555
Muncie, IN $59,240
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,963
Terre Haute, IN $56,800
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,845
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,385
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,193
$58,915
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($65,015).

Manhattan, KS $65,015
Topeka, KS $64,163
Wichita, KS $58,990
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $49,490
$58,188
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($78,895).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $78,895
Lexington-Fayette, KY $67,517
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $66,433
Owensboro, KY $76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $62,885
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,977
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,626
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,557
$60,294
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($90,610).

Baton Rouge, LA $87,670
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $90,610
Lafayette, LA $56,037
Lake Charles, LA $71,135
Monroe, LA $76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $71,458
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $56,895
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,370
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $81,620
$68,428
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($99,640).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $78,983
Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $75,610
Pittsfield, MA $69,335
Springfield, MA-CT $67,340
Worcester, MA-CT $79,623
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $61,423
$73,015
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($97,023).

California-Lexington Park, MD $97,023
Cumberland, MD-WV $62,870
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $74,685
Salisbury, MD-DE $62,100
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $53,077
$69,558
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($62,970).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $62,970
Portland-South Portland, ME $59,553
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,423
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,670
$57,299
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Bay City, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($91,200).

Battle Creek, MI $77,427
Bay City, MI $91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $78,000
Flint, MI $64,633
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $59,966
Jackson, MI $76,560
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $73,660
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $76,720
Monroe, MI $64,955
Muskegon, MI $68,085
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,897
Saginaw, MI $67,845
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,080
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,370
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,798
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $55,013
$66,212
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($83,450).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,807
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,158
Rochester, MN $64,897
St. Cloud, MN $64,660
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,198
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,590
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,580
$64,733
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Jefferson City, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($67,790).

Columbia, MO $66,370
Jefferson City, MO $67,790
Joplin, MO $62,205
Kansas City, MO-KS $67,663
St. Joseph, MO-KS $52,293
St. Louis, MO-IL $62,122
Springfield, MO $60,493
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,820
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,070
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,415
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,345
$58,828
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($60,160).

Hattiesburg, MS $54,880
Jackson, MS $58,355
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $60,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,810
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,260
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,210
$56,578
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($55,612).

Great Falls, MT $55,097
Missoula, MT $54,393
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,612
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,100
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,395
$50,714
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Rocky Mount, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($92,120).

Burlington, NC $74,075
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $72,948
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $83,863
Fayetteville, NC $72,267
Goldsboro, NC $88,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $73,688
Greenville, NC $77,800
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $66,240
Jacksonville, NC $68,750
New Bern, NC $91,420
Raleigh, NC $67,120
Rocky Mount, NC $92,120
Wilmington, NC $57,230
Winston-Salem, NC $73,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,808
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,875
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,170
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,134
$68,020
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($73,960).

Fargo, ND-MN $63,143
Grand Forks, ND-MN $73,960
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,427
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,548
$63,851
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($88,510).

Lincoln, NE $88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $61,283
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,100
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $51,073
$59,626
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($80,803).

Manchester, NH $76,730
Portsmouth, NH-ME $80,803
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,820
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $69,747
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $60,815
$69,516
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($87,408).

Ocean City, NJ $68,240
Trenton, NJ $87,408
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $70,717
$76,650
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($66,090).

Farmington, NM $66,090
Las Cruces, NM $62,890
Santa Fe, NM $64,780
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $64,963
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $64,333
$64,622
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($67,990).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $67,990
Reno, NV $60,886
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,503
$63,810
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Glens Falls, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($97,930).

Binghamton, NY $78,083
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $67,706
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $97,930
Ithaca, NY $90,727
Kingston, NY $65,433
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $94,790
Rochester, NY $66,604
Syracuse, NY $69,192
Utica-Rome, NY $64,025
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $62,198
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $53,982
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $66,280
$71,827
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Mansfield, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($78,640).

Canton-Massillon, OH $64,070
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $68,568
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $72,186
Columbus, OH $66,292
Dayton, OH $69,053
Lima, OH $66,693
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $76,450
Toledo, OH $65,452
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $55,953
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,238
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,123
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,148
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,202
$63,253
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($93,490).

Lawton, OK $82,400
Oklahoma City, OK $93,490
Tulsa, OK $61,764
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $77,610
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,033
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,110
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,997
$59,543
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($86,300).

Bend-Redmond, OR $86,300
Corvallis, OR $65,627
Eugene, OR $59,853
Grants Pass, OR $57,840
Medford, OR $59,170
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $66,278
Salem, OR $78,813
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $55,070
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $68,805
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $55,477
$63,868
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($97,840).

Altoona, PA $75,885
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $83,715
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $93,980
Erie, PA $62,570
Gettysburg, PA $96,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $73,813
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $69,403
Lebanon, PA $80,660
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $73,282
Pittsburgh, PA $76,310
Reading, PA $69,683
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $65,557
State College, PA $67,253
Williamsport, PA $73,575
York-Hanover, PA $70,630
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,015
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,510
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,367
$70,668
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($47,915).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $41,470
Arecibo, PR $38,105
Guayama, PR $47,915
Mayaguez, PR $39,490
Ponce, PR $37,020
San German, PR $32,540
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $44,795
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $39,210
$40,405
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Sumter, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($85,010).

Columbia, SC $61,180
Florence, SC $70,810
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $59,010
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $66,915
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $55,920
Spartanburg, SC $66,533
Sumter, SC $85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,375
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,895
$62,746
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($60,340).

Sioux Falls, SD $60,340
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,085
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,097
$57,635
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($79,690).

Clarksville, TN-KY $76,975
Cleveland, TN $77,140
Jackson, TN $79,690
Johnson City, TN $59,880
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $71,340
Knoxville, TN $57,283
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $64,548
Morristown, TN $71,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,866
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,125
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,860
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,170
$65,808
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($77,290).

Amarillo, TX $59,297
Austin-Round Rock, TX $75,617
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $61,360
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $56,103
College Station-Bryan, TX $64,130
Corpus Christi, TX $64,573
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $69,736
El Paso, TX $52,283
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $69,664
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,413
Laredo, TX $64,605
Longview, TX $70,375
Lubbock, TX $60,343
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $58,230
Midland, TX $71,463
Odessa, TX $77,290
San Angelo, TX $59,520
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $62,140
Sherman-Denison, TX $65,405
Texarkana, TX-AR $68,465
Tyler, TX $55,873
Victoria, TX $68,700
Waco, TX $59,423
Wichita Falls, TX $51,510
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,875
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,764
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,935
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,478
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,890
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,335
$62,198
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($68,487).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $64,085
Provo-Orem, UT $68,487
St. George, UT $58,215
Salt Lake City, UT $67,317
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $46,610
$60,701
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($76,760).

Charlottesville, VA $76,760
Harrisonburg, VA $71,677
Lynchburg, VA $66,063
Richmond, VA $71,145
Roanoke, VA $64,324
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $65,803
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $67,512
Winchester, VA-WV $72,633
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,617
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,353
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $69,008
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $63,280
$67,600
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($60,928).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $59,957
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,928
$60,511
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Fond du Lac, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($107,510).

Eau Claire, WI $66,940
Fond du Lac, WI $107,510
Green Bay, WI $73,827
Janesville-Beloit, WI $73,390
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $72,290
Madison, WI $78,068
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $70,108
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $75,503
Racine, WI $83,010
Sheboygan, WI $84,735
Wausau, WI $77,690
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,385
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,635
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,788
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $72,270
$70,924
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($81,540).

Charleston, WV $61,850
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,960
Morgantown, WV $73,545
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $71,415
Wheeling, WV-OH $70,955
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,410
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,137
$63,786
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($68,900).

Cheyenne, WY $68,900
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,065
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $53,338
$58,574

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $81,474

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is California ($102,149) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($93,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $93,580
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $68,990
$81,285
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($120,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $99,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $77,920
Decatur, AL $96,520
Dothan, AL $57,770
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $80,440
Gadsden, AL $80,770
Huntsville, AL $120,580
Mobile, AL $94,120
Montgomery, AL $90,570
Tuscaloosa, AL $61,185
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,350
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $77,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,410
$83,674
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($75,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $69,500
Hot Springs, AR $64,060
Jonesboro, AR $70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $66,755
Pine Bluff, AR $75,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $65,300
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $73,480
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,720
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,592
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $75,330
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $104,050
Prescott, AZ $72,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $92,200
Tucson, AZ $64,210
Yuma, AZ $77,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $78,680
$80,673
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($175,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $88,860
El Centro, CA $99,090
Fresno, CA $93,040
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $89,695
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $103,780
Modesto, CA $101,790
Napa, CA $121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $113,540
Redding, CA $91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $103,040
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $81,060
Salinas, CA $105,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $89,245
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $111,605
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $175,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,050
Santa Rosa, CA $113,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA $105,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $119,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA $93,470
Yuba City, CA $96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $81,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $83,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,220
$102,149
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($111,260) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $111,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $104,965
Fort Collins, CO $71,315
Grand Junction, CO $97,660
Greeley, CO $82,020
Pueblo, CO $68,160
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,770
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $100,800
$86,496
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,575) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $89,485
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $94,575
New Haven, CT $85,150
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $85,295
Waterbury, CT $78,465
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $72,850
$84,303
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($102,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $76,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $58,520
Gainesville, FL $82,550
Homosassa Springs, FL $73,410
Jacksonville, FL $69,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $85,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $78,355
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $89,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $65,220
Ocala, FL $78,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $70,300
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $102,580
Panama City, FL $72,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $77,320
Port St. Lucie, FL $81,640
Punta Gorda, FL $74,520
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $83,530
Sebring, FL $66,540
Tallahassee, FL $62,060
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $74,055
The Villages, FL $92,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $77,390
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $70,480
$76,642
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($109,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $109,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $90,640
Brunswick, GA $89,440
Columbus, GA-AL $85,650
Dalton, GA $85,680
Gainesville, GA $80,510
Hinesville, GA $86,950
Macon, GA $79,580
Rome, GA $75,240
Savannah, GA $65,705
Valdosta, GA $75,450
Warner Robins, GA $81,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,640
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $75,120
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,390
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$81,228
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $103,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $89,380
$96,450
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($102,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $102,400
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $63,240
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $68,665
Dubuque, IA $88,010
Iowa City, IA $58,250
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $91,600
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $60,740
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $75,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,900
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,550
$72,270
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($87,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $70,120
Idaho Falls, ID $87,770
Lewiston, ID-WA $68,710
Pocatello, ID $62,950
Twin Falls, ID $66,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $70,570
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,460
$70,654
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($89,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL $86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $86,190
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $81,500
Kankakee, IL $80,590
Peoria, IL $65,140
Rockford, IL $89,540
Springfield, IL $61,060
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,600
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,570
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,105
$73,260
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($112,190) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN $112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $93,850
Evansville, IN-KY $83,080
Fort Wayne, IN $73,365
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $79,675
Kokomo, IN $89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $94,330
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $87,990
Muncie, IN $80,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $61,510
Terre Haute, IN $80,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $85,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $52,370
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,290
$80,600
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($84,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $84,730
Topeka, KS $83,130
Wichita, KS $66,045
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $55,520
$72,356
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($88,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $81,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY $88,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $74,120
Owensboro, KY $76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,030
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,010
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,360
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,305
$67,651
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($92,810) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $87,670
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $90,610
Lafayette, LA $62,225
Lake Charles, LA $92,810
Monroe, LA $76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $75,715
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $69,590
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $83,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $81,620
$79,938
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($103,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $88,715
Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $97,530
Pittsfield, MA $89,560
Springfield, MA-CT $68,140
Worcester, MA-CT $103,800
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $62,510
$87,128
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $124,070
Cumberland, MD-WV $83,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $92,550
Salisbury, MD-DE $72,470
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $86,520
$91,742
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($83,310) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME $69,160
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,985
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $59,575
$66,508
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($116,250) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI $101,110
Bay City, MI $91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $116,250
Flint, MI $91,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $71,695
Jackson, MI $101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $99,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $102,910
Monroe, MI $96,080
Muskegon, MI $87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $87,910
Saginaw, MI $96,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $78,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,580
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,355
$87,580
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($94,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $94,520
Rochester, MN $93,040
St. Cloud, MN $91,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,650
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,800
$82,049
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($83,710) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $83,710
Jefferson City, MO $77,410
Joplin, MO $76,820
Kansas City, MO-KS $80,850
St. Joseph, MO-KS $55,450
St. Louis, MO-IL $67,515
Springfield, MO $82,150
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,500
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,865
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,460
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,150
$69,171
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($77,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $71,120
Jackson, MS $77,960
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,260
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,170
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,530
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,020
$72,010
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($86,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $86,950
Missoula, MT $83,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,440
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $52,205
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $50,850
$66,697
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($125,790) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $95,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $85,470
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $125,790
Fayetteville, NC $95,950
Goldsboro, NC $88,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $107,730
Greenville, NC $105,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $93,720
Jacksonville, NC $84,400
New Bern, NC $91,420
Raleigh, NC $83,390
Rocky Mount, NC $92,120
Wilmington, NC $66,780
Winston-Salem, NC $104,730
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,025
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $79,770
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,160
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,395
$87,293
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($93,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $67,070
Grand Forks, ND-MN $93,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $87,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,700
$75,798
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($88,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $67,190
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55,550
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $56,075
$69,047
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($124,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $114,830
Portsmouth, NH-ME $124,140
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,020
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,450
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $64,880
$94,664
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($105,380) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $78,320
Trenton, NJ $105,380
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $76,340
$86,680
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $88,970
Las Cruces, NM $81,350
Santa Fe, NM $86,670
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $85,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $86,740
$85,836
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($94,840) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $94,840
Reno, NV $68,335
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $87,950
$83,708
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($119,710) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $102,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $82,155
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $97,930
Ithaca, NY $118,600
Kingston, NY $91,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $119,710
Rochester, NY $79,670
Syracuse, NY $77,335
Utica-Rome, NY $64,505
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,155
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $61,225
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $94,140
$88,558
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($101,850) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $79,775
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $83,835
Columbus, OH $72,485
Dayton, OH $101,850
Lima, OH $86,190
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $84,920
Toledo, OH $66,710
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,390
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $56,345
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,910
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $56,265
$75,117
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,490) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK $82,400
Oklahoma City, OK $93,490
Tulsa, OK $68,770
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $77,610
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,110
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,790
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,205
$68,339
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($100,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $86,300
Corvallis, OR $100,370
Eugene, OR $82,800
Grants Pass, OR $77,520
Medford, OR $60,485
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $72,740
Salem, OR $97,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $55,545
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $53,175
$76,569
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($112,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA $91,250
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $104,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $93,980
Erie, PA $85,260
Gettysburg, PA $96,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $107,950
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $97,270
Lebanon, PA $98,720
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $84,560
Pittsburgh, PA $112,220
Reading, PA $112,130
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $94,140
State College, PA $96,700
Williamsport, PA $90,840
York-Hanover, PA $106,640
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,095
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,710
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $86,950
$92,833
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($54,710) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $49,140
Arecibo, PR $46,040
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $52,610
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $54,710
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$48,134
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($96,630) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $70,880
Florence, SC $92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $65,250
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $88,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,825
Spartanburg, SC $96,630
Sumter, SC $85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,100
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,440
$80,299
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($80,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $71,255
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,245
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,130
$72,210
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($84,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $79,960
Cleveland, TN $77,140
Jackson, TN $79,690
Johnson City, TN $77,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $84,940
Knoxville, TN $61,210
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $70,390
Morristown, TN $71,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $76,140
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,460
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,860
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,530
$73,757
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($113,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX $85,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX $108,710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $89,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $71,130
College Station-Bryan, TX $64,480
Corpus Christi, TX $85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $83,815
El Paso, TX $58,285
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $78,695
Killeen-Temple, TX $87,720
Laredo, TX $81,730
Longview, TX $91,340
Lubbock, TX $86,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $59,170
Midland, TX $113,270
Odessa, TX $99,430
San Angelo, TX $77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $73,655
Sherman-Denison, TX $83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR $76,310
Tyler, TX $80,080
Victoria, TX $82,200
Waco, TX $63,450
Wichita Falls, TX $53,625
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,165
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,040
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $85,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,970
$79,027
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,350
Provo-Orem, UT $88,790
St. George, UT $60,610
Salt Lake City, UT $90,130
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,400
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,030
$74,052
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($113,150) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $112,760
Harrisonburg, VA $96,040
Lynchburg, VA $96,250
Richmond, VA $113,150
Roanoke, VA $77,710
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $96,790
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $81,460
Winchester, VA-WV $106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,000
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,290
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,120
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $90,090
$93,952
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,500) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $79,170
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $84,500
$81,835
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($112,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $93,850
Fond du Lac, WI $107,510
Green Bay, WI $104,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI $107,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $97,540
Madison, WI $112,110
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $77,520
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $103,580
Racine, WI $108,780
Sheboygan, WI $104,340
Wausau, WI $102,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,055
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,085
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,760
$94,069
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $61,850
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $56,260
Morgantown, WV $92,400
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $83,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $79,930
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,410
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,730
$69,364
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $91,230
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,605
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $58,415
$69,750

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $53,482

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($76,540) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($75,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $62,850
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $75,590
$69,220
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,715) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $49,615
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $37,560
Decatur, AL $49,410
Dothan, AL $45,220
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,540
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $55,815
Mobile, AL $40,260
Montgomery, AL $46,855
Tuscaloosa, AL $57,715
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,110
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,270
$49,306
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 ($54,265) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $47,370
Hot Springs, AR $37,980
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,265
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,710
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,880
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,640
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,000
$42,978
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($59,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $57,910
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $59,990
Prescott, AZ $47,300
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $54,760
Tucson, AZ $50,280
Yuma, AZ $42,230
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $47,890
$51,480
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($82,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $58,035
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $56,895
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $63,925
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA $71,330
Modesto, CA $48,550
Napa, CA $62,140
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $58,755
Redding, CA $68,635
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $60,070
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $50,510
Salinas, CA $67,315
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $65,025
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $76,645
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $82,670
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $57,475
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $67,625
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $60,740
Santa Rosa, CA $57,725
Stockton-Lodi, CA $39,110
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $81,420
Visalia-Porterville, CA $55,290
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,295
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,460
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,395
$61,960
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($66,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $55,235
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $62,885
Fort Collins, CO $59,955
Grand Junction, CO $59,810
Greeley, CO $51,060
Pueblo, CO $52,960
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,620
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $54,645
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,740
$57,323
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($73,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $65,750
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $64,940
New Haven, CT $73,010
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $55,620
Waterbury, CT $62,065
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $61,760
$63,858
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($66,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $55,470
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $45,705
Gainesville, FL $48,195
Homosassa Springs, FL $42,390
Jacksonville, FL $55,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $50,000
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $51,650
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $63,755
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $58,605
Ocala, FL $47,070
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $51,955
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $47,435
Panama City, FL $50,700
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $53,900
Port St. Lucie, FL $50,845
Punta Gorda, FL $49,655
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $49,520
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $58,630
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $51,115
The Villages, FL $57,240
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,860
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,580
$52,446
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($70,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $53,770
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $52,405
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL $47,810
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA $63,280
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $42,435
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA $45,605
Valdosta, GA $49,660
Warner Robins, GA $70,420
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,685
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,400
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,030
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,300
$49,650
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($62,785) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $62,785
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $50,240
$56,513
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 ($60,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,540
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $60,460
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $56,145
Dubuque, IA $52,480
Iowa City, IA $55,605
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $57,100
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $48,030
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,150
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,040
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,890
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,960
$51,491
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($78,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $46,950
Idaho Falls, ID $78,420
Lewiston, ID-WA $46,710
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $60,305
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,800
$56,037
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($60,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $50,410
Champaign-Urbana, IL $52,860
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $58,620
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL $60,830
Rockford, IL $52,970
Springfield, IL $51,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,220
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,405
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,590
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,630
$50,262
Indiana

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

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($58,415) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $49,580
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $45,370
Evansville, IN-KY $45,850
Fort Wayne, IN $44,420
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $56,620
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,560
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN $47,760
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $58,415
Terre Haute, IN $43,210
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,040
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53,600
$49,569
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($54,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $45,300
Topeka, KS $54,680
Wichita, KS $51,935
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $43,460
$48,844
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($76,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $76,720
Lexington-Fayette, KY $57,215
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $58,745
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,740
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,910
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,575
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,060
$55,709
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($72,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA $43,660
Lake Charles, LA $49,460
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $72,220
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $44,200
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,180
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,144
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 ($69,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $69,250
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA $53,690
Pittsfield, MA $49,110
Springfield, MA-CT $61,615
Worcester, MA-CT $60,730
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $60,335
$59,122
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($83,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $83,500
Cumberland, MD-WV $42,640
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $56,820
Salisbury, MD-DE $51,730
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $36,355
$54,209
Maine

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

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($52,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $52,800
Portland-South Portland, ME $49,945
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $51,765
$51,343
Michigan

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

Battle Creek, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($65,585) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $65,585
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $57,655
Flint, MI $51,085
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $52,435
Jackson, MI $51,330
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $54,060
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $63,625
Monroe, MI $33,830
Muskegon, MI $48,360
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $50,390
Saginaw, MI $39,180
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,940
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,200
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,015
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,670
$49,824
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 ($63,185) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $55,575
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $63,185
Rochester, MN $50,825
St. Cloud, MN $51,180
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,745
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,865
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,250
$52,946
Missouri

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

Jefferson City, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($58,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $49,030
Jefferson City, MO $58,170
Joplin, MO $47,590
Kansas City, MO-KS $54,475
St. Joseph, MO-KS $45,980
St. Louis, MO-IL $54,845
Springfield, MO $46,275
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,610
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,370
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,540
$49,478
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($56,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $38,640
Jackson, MS $38,750
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,610
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $32,450
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,990
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,400
$41,140
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($56,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $46,190
Missoula, MT $49,730
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $56,590
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,195
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,370
$47,015
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 ($63,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $53,120
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $60,425
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $63,140
Fayetteville, NC $60,425
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $58,445
Greenville, NC $50,400
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $52,500
Jacksonville, NC $53,100
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $58,980
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC $47,680
Winston-Salem, NC $57,930
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,590
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,980
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,165
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,520
$55,227
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($64,415) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $59,215
Grand Forks, ND-MN $64,415
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,955
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,395
$58,495
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 ($55,375) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $55,375
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,200
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,070
$49,882
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($59,135) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $57,680
Portsmouth, NH-ME $59,135
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $42,620
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,395
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,750
$54,716
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 ($76,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ $76,540
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ N/A
$76,540
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($66,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $59,430
Las Cruces, NM $49,710
Santa Fe, NM $60,715
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,640
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $62,650
$59,829
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($61,425) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $55,450
Reno, NV $61,425
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $51,350
$56,075
New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($76,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $65,830
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $58,020
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY $76,790
Kingston, NY $52,495
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $73,635
Rochester, NY $57,005
Syracuse, NY $53,700
Utica-Rome, NY $63,545
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $61,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $46,705
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $49,690
$59,878
Ohio

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

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($67,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $52,030
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $58,600
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $60,725
Columbus, OH $57,895
Dayton, OH $57,700
Lima, OH $56,945
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH $67,980
Toledo, OH $55,780
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $43,345
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,085
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $51,900
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,385
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $52,015
$54,183
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($55,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $55,840
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,955
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,750
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,580
$50,281
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($69,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR $48,255
Eugene, OR $48,380
Grants Pass, OR $38,160
Medford, OR $57,855
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,745
Salem, OR $69,610
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,120
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $58,080
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $60,080
$54,698
Pennsylvania

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

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($63,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $60,520
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $63,070
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA $51,225
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $58,620
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $55,470
Lebanon, PA $62,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $62,085
Pittsburgh, PA $60,340
Reading, PA $48,460
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $51,265
State College, PA $52,530
Williamsport, PA $56,310
York-Hanover, PA $52,625
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,935
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,110
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,075
$55,015
Puerto Rico

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

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($45,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $33,800
Arecibo, PR $30,170
Guayama, PR $45,210
Mayaguez, PR $31,640
Ponce, PR $29,225
San German, PR $24,310
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $34,880
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $34,580
$32,977
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 ($52,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,480
Florence, SC $49,420
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $52,770
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $45,460
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $46,110
Spartanburg, SC $51,485
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,650
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,240
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,350
$45,885
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 ($56,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $56,020
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,460
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,140
$52,540
Tennessee

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

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($73,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $73,990
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN $41,790
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $57,740
Knoxville, TN $53,355
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $55,295
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $58,420
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,790
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,810
$55,399
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 ($61,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $46,280
Austin-Round Rock, TX $59,070
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,280
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,590
College Station-Bryan, TX $53,945
Corpus Christi, TX $54,035
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $60,745
El Paso, TX $46,280
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,900
Killeen-Temple, TX $50,880
Laredo, TX $47,480
Longview, TX $49,410
Lubbock, TX $47,410
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $57,290
Midland, TX $50,560
Odessa, TX $55,150
San Angelo, TX $41,720
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,825
Sherman-Denison, TX $47,770
Texarkana, TX-AR $60,620
Tyler, TX $43,770
Victoria, TX $55,200
Waco, TX $51,370
Wichita Falls, TX $47,280
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,430
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,160
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,940
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,370
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,700
$51,234
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($58,335) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $51,820
Provo-Orem, UT $58,335
St. George, UT $55,820
Salt Lake City, UT $55,910
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $51,280
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $39,400
$52,094
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($67,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $65,500
Harrisonburg, VA $59,495
Lynchburg, VA $52,890
Richmond, VA $60,525
Roanoke, VA $58,150
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $55,030
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $59,195
Winchester, VA-WV $45,960
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,570
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,870
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,920
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,300
$57,617
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($52,765) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $49,930
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $52,765
$51,348
Wisconsin

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

Sheboygan, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($65,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $53,485
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI $58,590
Janesville-Beloit, WI $56,430
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $59,665
Madison, WI $59,770
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $62,695
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $61,465
Racine, WI $57,240
Sheboygan, WI $65,130
Wausau, WI $52,780
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,080
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,215
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,855
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,780
$56,299
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($72,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $63,660
Morgantown, WV $54,690
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $59,040
Wheeling, WV-OH $61,980
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,950
$62,464
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($63,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $63,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $58,190
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $48,970
$57,040

Master's

Average Salary Median: $59,217

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($106,473) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

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

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama N/A
Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($51,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,030
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,030
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($72,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $72,330
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,330
California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($133,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $133,120
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $89,680
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $81,730
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $121,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$106,473
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($61,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO $61,260
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
$61,260
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($83,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT $83,560
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,560
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tallahassee, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($78,970) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,380
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $78,970
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,175
Georgia N/A
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($89,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $89,950
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $85,830
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,890
Idaho

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

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

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

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

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($61,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $61,050
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,050
Indiana

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

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

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
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$44,374
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,260
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,260
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($61,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $61,420
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,420
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($93,230) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $77,190
Worcester, MA-CT $93,230
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,210
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $80,440
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $51,570
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $86,930
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 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
$72,980
Minnesota

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

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($70,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $65,380
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,800
$68,090
Missouri

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

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($68,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $65,890
Springfield, MO $67,270
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,880
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,880
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,980
Mississippi N/A
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,000) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($83,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $83,380
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $70,130
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $50,860
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,200
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,840
$64,482
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($87,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $58,180
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $87,260
Rochester, NY $59,670
Syracuse, NY $83,890
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,050
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $71,600
$69,108
Ohio

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

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($82,280) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,090
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $71,810
Columbus, OH $70,700
Dayton, OH $58,960
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $82,280
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $79,450
$71,548
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($59,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $59,600
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,600
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($70,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $70,420
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,420
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($73,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $70,060
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $73,120
Pittsburgh, PA $72,340
Reading, 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
$71,840
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

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

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

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

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($71,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

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
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $71,370
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,210
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
$65,790
Texas

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

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($83,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX $83,800
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,560
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $67,130
Killeen-Temple, TX $72,640
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,740
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 $50,740
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,420
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,660
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,711
Utah N/A
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($65,180) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $50,380
Roanoke, VA $49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,250
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
$51,755
Vermont

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

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($80,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $80,620
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,060
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,840
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

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

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

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

5 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $81,474.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $53,482.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $59,217. 

  Public Relations Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client.

Salary Ratio: 5.39    

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    
  • Business Development Director
  • Campaign Manager
  • Communications Director
  • Communications Manager
  • Community Manager
  • Community Relations Director
  • Customer Service Manager
  • Development Director
  • Information Director
  • Marketing Communications Manager
  • Public Affairs Director
  • Public Information Director
  • Public Information Relations Manager
  • Public Relations Director (PR Director)
  • Public Relations Manager (PR Manager)
  • Public Relations Supervisor (PR Supervisor)
  • Publicity Director
  • Publicity Manager
  • Relationship Manager
  • University Relations Director
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Fundraisers

Organize activities to raise funds or otherwise solicit and gather monetary donations or other gifts for an organization. May design and produce promotional materials. May also raise awareness of the organization's work, goals, and financial needs.

Salary Ratio: 0.47    

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    
  • Annual Giving Officer
  • Campaign Fundraiser
  • Capital Campaign Fundraiser
  • Community Fundraiser
  • Contract Grant Writer
  • Development Associate
  • Development Coordinator
  • Development Officer
  • Direct Response Consultant
  • Donor Officer
  • Donor Relations Officer
  • Donor Specialist
  • Fundraiser
  • Fundraising Consultant
  • Fundraising Coordinator
  • Fundraising Officer
  • Fundraising Sale Representative
  • Fundraising Specialist
  • Grant Coordinator
  • Grant Writer
  • Grant Writing Specialist
  • Grants Specialist
  • Major Donors Coordinator
  • Major Gifts Officer
  • Nonprofit Fundraiser
  • Philanthropy Officer
  • Planned Giving Officer
  • Principal Gifts Officer
  • Special Events Fundraiser
  • Telemarketing Fundraiser
  • US Salary Median: $55,624
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.24    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Communications Faculty Member
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Communication Arts Lecturer
  • Communication Arts Professor
  • Communication Instructor
  • Communication Lecturer
  • Communication Professor
  • Communication Skills Instructor
  • Communication Studies Professor
  • Communications Assistant Professor
  • Communications Faculty Member
  • Communications Media Professor
  • Communications Professor
  • Instructor
  • Interpersonal Communications Professor
  • Journalism Instructor
  • Journalism Professor
  • Journalism Teacher
  • Journalist Professor
  • Lecturer
  • Mass Communications Professor
  • Media Arts Professor
  • Professor
  • Public Speaking Professor
  • Public Speaking Teacher
  • Rhetoric Professor
  • Speech Communication Professor
  • Speech Instructor
  • Speech Professor
  • Speech Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $63,498
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. May collect and analyze information through interview, investigation, or observation.

Salary Ratio: 1.71    

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    
  • Anchor
  • Anchorman
  • Art Critic
  • Basketball Commentator
  • Blogger
  • Book Critic
  • Book Reviewer
  • Broadcast Journalist
  • Broadcast Meteorologist
  • Broadcast News Advisor
  • Business Reporter
  • Business Writer
  • Columnist
  • Commentator
  • Correspondent
  • Courtroom Reporter
  • Critic
  • Cub Reporter
  • Desk Reporter
  • Digital Commentator
  • Dramatic Critic
  • Editorial Writer
  • Environmental Journalist
  • Fashion Journalist
  • Feature Writer
  • Film Critic
  • Financial Writer
  • Food Critic
  • Food Writer
  • Foreign Correspondent
  • General Assignment Reporter
  • General Assignment Television News Reporter
  • Headline Writer
  • Information Writer
  • Investigative Reporter
  • Journalist
  • Law Reporter
  • Leg Man
  • Magazine Journalist
  • Magazine Writer
  • Marine Reporter
  • Market News Reporter
  • Market Reporter
  • Media Analyst
  • Motion Picture Critic
  • Movie Critic
  • Multimedia Journalist
  • Music Critic
  • Music Journalist
  • News Analyst
  • News Anchor
  • News Commentator
  • News Correspondent
  • News Reporter
  • News Writer
  • Newscaster
  • Newspaper Columnist
  • Newspaper Correspondent
  • Newspaper Journalist
  • Newspaper Reporter
  • Newspaper Writer
  • Political Reporter
  • Press Writer
  • Print Journalist
  • Radio Commentator
  • Radio News Anchor
  • Radio News Writer
  • Radio Talk Show Host
  • Reporter
  • Soccer Commentator
  • Society Reporter
  • Sports Analyst
  • Sports Anchor
  • Sports Commentator
  • Sports Journalist
  • Sports Reporter
  • Sports Writer
  • Staff Reporter
  • Staff Writer
  • Television Anchor
  • Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
  • Television News Reporter
  • Television Reporter (TV Reporter)
  • Traffic Reporter
  • Travel Journalist
  • Travel Writer
  • Volleyball Commentator
  • Weather Anchor
  • Weekend Anchor
  • US Salary Median: $43,088
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Public Relations Specialists

Promote or create an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media. May specialize in using social media.

Salary Ratio: 0.45    

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    
  • Audience Coordinator
  • Brand Advocate
  • Communication Specialist
  • Communications Associate
  • Communications Specialist
  • Concert Promoter
  • Consumer Advocate
  • Content Specialist
  • Content Strategist
  • Corporate Communications Specialist
  • Customer Specialist
  • Environmental Communications Specialist
  • Event Promoter
  • Image Consultant
  • Information Specialist
  • Lobbyist
  • Marketing Communications Specialist
  • Media Buyer
  • Media Planner
  • Media Relations Specialist
  • Media Specialist
  • Motivational Speaker
  • Music Publicist
  • Political Advisor
  • Political Aide
  • Press Agent
  • Press Secretary
  • Promotion Specialist
  • Public Affairs Officer
  • Public Affairs Specialist
  • Public Information Officer
  • Public Information Specialist
  • Public Relations Consultant
  • Public Relations Coordinator (PR Coordinator)
  • Public Relations Counselor
  • Public Relations Officer
  • Public Relations Representative
  • Public Relations Specialist (PR Specialist)
  • Publicist
  • Publicity Agent
  • Publicity Consultant
  • Publicity Expert
  • Publicity Person
  • Publicity Writer
  • Service Promoter Salesperson
  • Shelter Advocate
  • Speech Writer
  • Sustainability Communicator
  • US Salary Median: $55,860
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $33,516 per year (or $37,694 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $134,064 to earn a bachelor's (or $150,776 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $24,420 per year (or $28,098 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $48,840 to earn a master's (or $56,196 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($134,064 if you're in-state, $150,776 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Political Communication Degrees

Eastern Michigan University

900 Oakwood St. - Ypsilanti, MI

Out-of-state cost: $15,295/year
In-state cost: $15,295/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Weber State University

3850 Dixon Parkway Dr. Dept. 1031 - Ogden, UT

Out-of-state cost: $16,138/year
In-state cost: $5,956/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Missouri State University-Springfield

901 S National Avenue - Springfield, MO

Out-of-state cost: $16,608/year
In-state cost: $7,938/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Regent University

1000 Regent University Dr - Virginia Beach, VA

Out-of-state cost: $18,720/year
In-state cost: $18,720/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate, Certificate

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Mississippi College

200 South Capitol Street - Clinton, MS

Out-of-state cost: $19,308/year
In-state cost: $19,308/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Wilmington College

1870 Quaker Way - Wilmington, OH

Out-of-state cost: $27,400/year
In-state cost: $27,400/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

100 Church Street SE - Minneapolis, MN

Out-of-state cost: $33,325/year
In-state cost: $15,027/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Nebraska Wesleyan University

5000 St Paul Ave - Lincoln, NE

Out-of-state cost: $36,854/year
In-state cost: $36,854/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Florida Southern College

111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr - Lakeland, FL

Out-of-state cost: $38,980/year
In-state cost: $38,980/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

1400 NE Campus Parkway - Seattle, WA

Out-of-state cost: $39,114/year
In-state cost: $11,745/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Hanover College

517 Ball Drive - Hanover, IN

Out-of-state cost: $39,650/year
In-state cost: $39,650/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Suffolk University

73 Tremont St. - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $41,648/year
In-state cost: $41,648/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Juniata College

1700 Moore St - Huntingdon, PA

Out-of-state cost: $49,175/year
In-state cost: $49,175/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Emerson College

120 Boylston Street - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $50,444/year
In-state cost: $50,444/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Fordham University

441 E Fordham Rd - Bronx, NY

Out-of-state cost: $55,776/year
In-state cost: $55,776/year
Degrees: Certificate

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George Washington University

1918 F Street, NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $56,049/year
In-state cost: $56,049/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

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Duke University

103 Allen Bldg - Durham, NC

Out-of-state cost: $57,633/year
In-state cost: $57,633/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Chicago

5801 S Ellis Ave - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $59,298/year
In-state cost: $59,298/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Political Communication Degrees

American University

4400 Massachusetts Ave NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $35,524/year
In-state cost: $35,524/year
Degrees: Master's

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