Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a General Political Science and Government Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public opinion, political research methods, studies of the government and politics of specific countries, and studies of specific political institutions and processes.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards. Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $77,920
"Salary Value" is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 9.18%
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.): $27,988/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $22,768/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $20,668/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $16,144/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $24,829/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $19,910/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: $77,920

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($103,138) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($85,429).

Fairbanks, AK	$85,429
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$83,436

$84,380

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($96,496).

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$80,097
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$83,044
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$67,274
Decatur, AL	$82,622
Dothan, AL	$77,331
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$70,712
Gadsden, AL	$72,254
Huntsville, AL	$96,496
Mobile, AL	$78,642
Montgomery, AL	$76,005
Tuscaloosa, AL	$76,373
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$69,574
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$72,365
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$68,555
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$71,282

$76,167

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($72,900).

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$63,183
Hot Springs, AR	$60,243
Jonesboro, AR	$62,899
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$72,900
Pine Bluff, AR	$70,700
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$59,510
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$65,049
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$58,757
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$48,187

$63,516

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($96,927).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$70,474
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$96,927
Prescott, AZ	$68,600
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$85,111
Tucson, AZ	$76,608
Yuma, AZ	$72,631
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$74,321

$77,763

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($143,321).

Chico, CA	$87,113
El Centro, CA	$94,133
Fresno, CA	$91,045
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$97,581
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$115,625
Madera, CA	$97,530
Merced, CA	$96,838
Modesto, CA	$94,738
Napa, CA	$113,281
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$106,206
Redding, CA	$86,961
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$99,633
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$99,254
Salinas, CA	$97,850
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$108,814
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$127,764
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$143,321
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$91,189
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$100,093
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$100,661
Santa Rosa, CA	$106,598
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$98,421
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$110,699
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$88,689
Yuba City, CA	$91,576
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$77,039
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$77,461
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$79,670

$99,924

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($111,643).

Colorado Springs, CO	$92,924
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$111,643
Fort Collins, CO	$98,098
Grand Junction, CO	$82,809
Greeley, CO	$89,927
Pueblo, CO	$83,367
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$68,888
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$76,157
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$85,347

$87,554

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($114,533).

Danbury, CT	$107,933
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$114,533
New Haven, CT	$101,580
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$106,844
Waterbury, CT	$96,699
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$91,435

$103,138

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($91,471).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$76,009
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$70,011
Gainesville, FL	$78,159
Homosassa Springs, FL	$70,841
Jacksonville, FL	$83,271
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$77,221
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$91,093
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$85,026
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$79,806
Ocala, FL	$74,167
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$82,088
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$91,471
Panama City, FL	$70,823
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$74,787
Port St. Lucie, FL	$77,290
Punta Gorda, FL	$70,313
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$77,286
Sebring, FL	$63,924
Tallahassee, FL	$73,743
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$87,001
The Villages, FL	$89,271
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$71,325
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$64,925

$77,529

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($98,830).

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$79,501
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$98,830
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$79,190
Brunswick, GA	$84,363
Columbus, GA-AL	$79,801
Dalton, GA	$80,953
Gainesville, GA	$73,524
Hinesville, GA	$83,713
Macon, GA	$72,520
Rome, GA	$73,629
Savannah, GA	$79,860
Valdosta, GA	$72,953
Warner Robins, GA	$78,633
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$67,963
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$71,404
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$67,900
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$69,246

$77,239

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($98,861).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$98,861
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$84,273

$91,567

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($86,619).

Cedar Rapids, IA	$83,641
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$82,744
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$86,619
Dubuque, IA	$73,079
Iowa City, IA	$77,797
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$77,025
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$73,967
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$66,963
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$67,449
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$65,108
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$70,222

$74,939

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($74,984).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$62,971
Idaho Falls, ID	$74,984
Lewiston, ID-WA	$62,128
Pocatello, ID	$58,787
Twin Falls, ID	$58,400
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$63,068
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$61,143

$63,069

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($110,330).

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$75,004
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$81,463
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$110,330
Danville, IL	$82,777
Decatur, IL	$76,934
Kankakee, IL	$76,509
Peoria, IL	$93,741
Rockford, IL	$85,450
Springfield, IL	$85,626
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$79,281
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$67,939
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$72,451
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$70,357

$81,374

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($96,638).

Columbus, IN	$96,638
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$81,226
Evansville, IN-KY	$74,168
Fort Wayne, IN	$78,438
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$81,983
Kokomo, IN	$83,884
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$81,699
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$74,538
Muncie, IN	$71,467
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$78,938
Terre Haute, IN	$71,260
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$72,722
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$69,442
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$70,646

$77,378

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($77,131).

Manhattan, KS	$73,109
Topeka, KS	$70,335
Wichita, KS	$77,131
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$68,778

$72,338

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($78,887).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$73,144
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$76,993
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$78,887
Owensboro, KY	$68,387
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$67,121
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$68,937
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$67,019
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$61,929

$70,302

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($85,160).

Baton Rouge, LA	$81,858
Hammond, LA	$78,443
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$83,658
Lafayette, LA	$80,334
Lake Charles, LA	$85,160
Monroe, LA	$67,643
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$84,544
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$76,250
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$68,227
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$72,834
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$72,419

$77,268

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($123,856).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$123,856
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$97,197
New Bedford, MA	$95,450
Pittsfield, MA	$89,560
Springfield, MA-CT	$96,259
Worcester, MA-CT	$95,282
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$87,894

$97,956

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($114,349).

California-Lexington Park, MD	$114,349
Cumberland, MD-WV	$81,383
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$87,011
Salisbury, MD-DE	$92,541
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$83,163

$91,689

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($96,811).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$78,694
Portland-South Portland, ME	$96,811
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$75,284
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$78,969

$82,440

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($103,234).

Battle Creek, MI	$95,376
Bay City, MI	$87,684
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$103,234
Flint, MI	$85,163
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$91,181
Jackson, MI	$91,863
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$91,528
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$92,779
Monroe, MI	$90,073
Muskegon, MI	$80,711
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$81,175
Saginaw, MI	$92,081
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$73,651
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$67,351
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$75,241
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$79,094
Midland, MI	$86,060

$86,003

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($107,749).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$82,914
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$107,749
Rochester, MN	$86,728
St. Cloud, MN	$84,729
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$79,749
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$77,431
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$77,861
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$83,546

$85,088

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($88,298).

Columbia, MO	$76,118
Jefferson City, MO	$72,083
Joplin, MO	$69,989
Kansas City, MO-KS	$88,298
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$78,298
St. Louis, MO-IL	$86,618
Springfield, MO	$73,439
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$65,714
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$64,830
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$64,906
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$65,233

$73,546

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($65,927).

Hattiesburg, MS	$63,554
Jackson, MS	$65,927
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$59,562
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$61,225
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$63,107
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$65,412

$63,131

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($75,243).

Great Falls, MT	$72,240
Missoula, MT	$70,612
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$75,243
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$66,950
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$65,730

$70,146

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($109,479).

Burlington, NC	$84,775
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$104,566
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$109,479
Fayetteville, NC	$86,901
Goldsboro, NC	$84,679
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$88,732
Greenville, NC	$90,295
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$83,611
Jacksonville, NC	$81,664
New Bern, NC	$87,194
Raleigh, NC	$97,566
Rocky Mount, NC	$81,503
Wilmington, NC	$81,367
Winston-Salem, NC	$92,184
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$76,836
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$71,855
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$76,939
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$75,580

$86,542

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($81,133).

Fargo, ND-MN	$81,133
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$79,301
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$76,121
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$71,284

$76,960

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($81,832).

Lincoln, NE	$78,344
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$81,832
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$68,832
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$71,120
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$73,484

$74,877

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($101,402).

Manchester, NH	$94,279
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$101,402
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$66,245
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$81,838
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$84,046

$85,562

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($117,613).

Ocean City, NJ	$91,104
Trenton, NJ	$117,613
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$94,772

$101,510

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($81,641).

Farmington, NM	$77,675
Las Cruces, NM	$73,464
Santa Fe, NM	$75,703
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$81,641
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$73,251

$76,347

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($83,638).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$83,638
Reno, NV	$81,157
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$77,346

$80,613

New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($131,967).

Binghamton, NY	$97,966
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$98,876
Elmira, NY	$91,044
Glens Falls, NY	$94,629
Ithaca, NY	$110,927
Kingston, NY	$91,017
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$131,967
Rochester, NY	$102,813
Syracuse, NY	$102,474
Utica-Rome, NY	$93,277
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$87,619
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$88,381
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$89,437
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$90,667

$98,697

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($92,789).

Canton-Massillon, OH	$82,439
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$92,789
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$90,247
Columbus, OH	$89,439
Dayton, OH	$89,809
Lima, OH	$78,335
Mansfield, OH	$73,166
Springfield, OH	$80,215
Toledo, OH	$83,941
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$76,194
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$82,790
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$75,719
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$79,209
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$79,161

$82,594

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($85,364).

Lawton, OK	$76,421
Oklahoma City, OK	$84,358
Tulsa, OK	$85,364
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$72,471
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$74,553
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$68,211
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$68,486

$75,695

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($101,098).

Bend-Redmond, OR	$82,391
Corvallis, OR	$94,200
Eugene, OR	$78,688
Grants Pass, OR	$73,449
Medford, OR	$78,250
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$101,098
Salem, OR	$91,370
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$74,576
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$73,765
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$72,990

$82,033

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($105,795).

Altoona, PA	$82,770
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$93,783
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$89,111
East Stroudsburg, PA	$89,450
Erie, PA	$74,307
Gettysburg, PA	$87,945
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$91,732
Johnstown, PA	$76,279
Lancaster, PA	$83,382
Lebanon, PA	$92,395
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$105,795
Pittsburgh, PA	$93,793
Reading, PA	$100,414
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$81,361
State College, PA	$88,379
Williamsport, PA	$84,129
York-Hanover, PA	$96,213
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$77,498
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$82,898
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$75,222

$87,406

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($53,665).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$43,724
Arecibo, PR	$41,680
Guayama, PR	$45,776
Mayaguez, PR	$43,764
Ponce, PR	$44,475
San German, PR	$38,567
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$53,665
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$41,185

$44,133

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($81,567).

Columbia, SC	$80,660
Florence, SC	$76,302
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$78,025
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$75,751
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$71,664
Spartanburg, SC	$81,567
Sumter, SC	$75,076
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$68,738
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$70,514
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$69,403

$74,767

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($85,675).

Sioux Falls, SD	$85,675
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$75,732
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$67,034

$76,147

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($81,242).

Clarksville, TN-KY	$76,740
Cleveland, TN	$71,386
Jackson, TN	$73,101
Johnson City, TN	$73,375
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$78,618
Knoxville, TN	$72,947
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$78,363
Morristown, TN	$67,516
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$81,242
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$67,028
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$65,649
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,519
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$65,213

$72,216

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($105,691).

Amarillo, TX	$82,380
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$101,550
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$84,826
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$68,620
College Station-Bryan, TX	$76,310
Corpus Christi, TX	$83,023
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$101,843
El Paso, TX	$81,483
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$94,088
Killeen-Temple, TX	$83,151
Laredo, TX	$78,666
Longview, TX	$86,274
Lubbock, TX	$80,863
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$77,896
Midland, TX	$105,691
Odessa, TX	$99,430
San Angelo, TX	$73,554
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$89,033
Sherman-Denison, TX	$79,263
Texarkana, TX-AR	$72,676
Tyler, TX	$75,729
Victoria, TX	$77,419
Waco, TX	$81,214
Wichita Falls, TX	$75,119
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$81,011
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$69,973
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$72,221
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$63,922
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$82,169
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$79,696

$81,877

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($82,280).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$72,755
Provo-Orem, UT	$78,311
St. George, UT	$56,199
Salt Lake City, UT	$82,280
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$64,201
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$58,770

$68,948

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($106,760).

Charlottesville, VA	$105,560
Harrisonburg, VA	$96,040
Lynchburg, VA	$96,250
Richmond, VA	$103,597
Roanoke, VA	$94,817
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$91,141
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$93,102
Winchester, VA-WV	$106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$77,221
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$78,370
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$88,124
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$84,971

$92,757

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($76,192).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$72,161
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$76,192

$74,177

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($128,324).

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$110,400
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$114,986
Longview, WA	$104,586
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$100,170
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$99,020
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$128,324
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$97,544
Walla Walla, WA	$89,361
Wenatchee, WA	$97,610
Yakima, WA	$99,290
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$93,407
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$91,251

$102,063

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($104,815).

Eau Claire, WI	$84,734
Fond du Lac, WI	$95,329
Green Bay, WI	$92,591
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$97,949
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$88,160
Madison, WI	$99,266
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$104,815
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$94,178
Racine, WI	$98,930
Sheboygan, WI	$92,934
Wausau, WI	$91,069
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$77,211
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$83,079
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$84,970
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$77,356

$90,838

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($79,601).

Charleston, WV	$74,846
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$70,661
Morgantown, WV	$79,601
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$73,908
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$74,765
Wheeling, WV-OH	$71,614
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$61,032
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$64,497

$71,229

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($82,090).

Cheyenne, WY	$82,090
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$77,226
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$73,918

$77,595

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $84,147

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($108,660) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($89,702) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$89,702
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$87,637

$88,669

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($103,754) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$85,150
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$87,990
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$70,900
Decatur, AL	$86,977
Dothan, AL	$82,193
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$73,629
Gadsden, AL	$75,384
Huntsville, AL	$103,754
Mobile, AL	$83,149
Montgomery, AL	$80,156
Tuscaloosa, AL	$80,146
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$73,553
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$76,021
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$71,481
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$74,471

$80,330

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 ($78,272) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$66,635
Hot Springs, AR	$62,695
Jonesboro, AR	$67,312
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$78,272
Pine Bluff, AR	$70,982
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$62,285
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$68,883
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$61,153
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$46,450

$64,963

Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($95,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$69,665
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$95,740
Prescott, AZ	$67,968
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$83,930
Tucson, AZ	$76,167
Yuma, AZ	$71,762
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$73,595

$76,975

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 ($146,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	$90,105
El Centro, CA	$96,677
Fresno, CA	$93,622
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$118,992
Madera, CA	$102,050
Merced, CA	$100,972
Modesto, CA	$99,727
Napa, CA	$117,747
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$109,005
Redding, CA	$91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$100,768
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$100,109
Salinas, CA	$99,698
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$108,381
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$131,441
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$146,520
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$92,838
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$103,003
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$103,087
Santa Rosa, CA	$109,213
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$103,768
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$112,935
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$93,470
Yuba City, CA	$94,350
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$79,417
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$80,627
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$83,445

$102,222

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($123,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$101,082
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$123,640
Fort Collins, CO	$111,360
Grand Junction, CO	$89,878
Greeley, CO	$98,643
Pueblo, CO	$88,868
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$73,687
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$82,402
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$92,837

$95,822

Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($118,488) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$112,728
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$118,488
New Haven, CT	$107,787
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$107,742
Waterbury, CT	$98,977
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$94,668

$106,732

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($93,625) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$76,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$71,897
Gainesville, FL	$82,550
Homosassa Springs, FL	$73,410
Jacksonville, FL	$86,237
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$79,575
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$93,625
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$89,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$82,138
Ocala, FL	$78,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$85,920
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$93,107
Panama City, FL	$72,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$77,320
Port St. Lucie, FL	$78,773
Punta Gorda, FL	$74,520
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$80,177
Sebring, FL	$66,540
Tallahassee, FL	$76,570
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$85,427
The Villages, FL	$92,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$72,913
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$66,892

$79,854

Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($102,073) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$78,933
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$102,073
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$79,043
Brunswick, GA	$89,440
Columbus, GA-AL	$81,750
Dalton, GA	$85,680
Gainesville, GA	$80,510
Hinesville, GA	$86,950
Macon, GA	$76,238
Rome, GA	$75,240
Savannah, GA	$81,365
Valdosta, GA	$75,450
Warner Robins, GA	$81,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$70,152
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$72,460
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$69,787
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$70,430

$79,798

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$96,450

Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($92,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$89,739
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$86,961
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$92,840
Dubuque, IA	$78,869
Iowa City, IA	$79,233
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$81,837
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$78,253
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$70,269
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$71,481
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$68,636
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$74,944

$79,369

Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($81,847) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$68,217
Idaho Falls, ID	$81,847
Lewiston, ID-WA	$66,408
Pocatello, ID	$60,695
Twin Falls, ID	$62,353
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$67,230
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$65,192

$67,420

Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($109,485) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$74,538
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$80,640
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$109,485
Danville, IL	$81,817
Decatur, IL	$76,173
Kankakee, IL	$75,828
Peoria, IL	$92,722
Rockford, IL	$84,768
Springfield, IL	$84,792
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$78,605
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$67,378
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$72,092
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$69,748

$80,661

Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($112,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN	$112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$86,610
Evansville, IN-KY	$78,192
Fort Wayne, IN	$85,070
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$87,895
Kokomo, IN	$89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$87,718
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$81,803
Muncie, IN	$75,778
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$81,568
Terre Haute, IN	$75,093
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$79,323
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$75,013
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$75,295

$83,657

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($82,144) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$77,037
Topeka, KS	$74,190
Wichita, KS	$82,144
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$72,623

$76,499

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($84,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$77,338
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$83,187
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$84,700
Owensboro, KY	$73,312
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$70,748
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$72,868
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$71,128
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$64,950

$74,779

Louisiana

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

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($87,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	$83,795
Hammond, LA	$80,128
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$85,975
Lafayette, LA	$81,061
Lake Charles, LA	$87,710
Monroe, LA	$68,959
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$85,649
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$76,481
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$68,876
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$74,149
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$73,294

$78,734

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 ($122,732) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$122,732
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$96,790
New Bedford, MA	$95,103
Pittsfield, MA	$89,560
Springfield, MA-CT	$94,218
Worcester, MA-CT	$93,177
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$87,643

$97,032

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($112,728) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$112,728
Cumberland, MD-WV	$81,097
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$86,088
Salisbury, MD-DE	$91,818
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$82,603

$90,867

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($95,828) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$77,925
Portland-South Portland, ME	$95,828
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$74,680
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$78,330

$81,691

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($107,722) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	$94,420
Bay City, MI	$87,098
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$107,722
Flint, MI	$86,437
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$93,932
Jackson, MI	$94,960
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$92,895
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$95,450
Monroe, MI	$90,607
Muskegon, MI	$83,668
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$83,113
Saginaw, MI	$96,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$75,053
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$68,032
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$76,363
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$81,040
Midland, MI	N/A

$87,956

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 ($110,832) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$83,982
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$110,832
Rochester, MN	$88,308
St. Cloud, MN	$86,747
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$81,642
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$79,478
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$80,297
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$85,478

$87,095

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($89,187) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO	$77,563
Jefferson City, MO	$71,977
Joplin, MO	$70,635
Kansas City, MO-KS	$89,187
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$80,525
St. Louis, MO-IL	$87,976
Springfield, MO	$75,553
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$65,923
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$65,615
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$65,032
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$64,177

$74,015

Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($69,396) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	$65,866
Jackson, MS	$69,396
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$61,894
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$63,713
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$66,447
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$67,811

$65,855

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($80,134) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT	$77,727
Missoula, MT	$77,717
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$80,134
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$71,719
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$70,080

$75,475

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 ($113,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC	$86,878
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$108,877
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$113,580
Fayetteville, NC	$87,857
Goldsboro, NC	$88,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$91,347
Greenville, NC	$94,300
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$86,878
Jacksonville, NC	$84,400
New Bern, NC	$91,420
Raleigh, NC	$99,273
Rocky Mount, NC	$84,422
Wilmington, NC	$82,696
Winston-Salem, NC	$95,728
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$79,027
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$74,045
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$78,852
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$77,732

$89,195

North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($86,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$86,380
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$83,441
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$79,796
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$74,714

$81,083

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 ($85,869) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	$84,868
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$85,869
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$75,082
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$76,690
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$78,945

$80,291

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 ($108,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$100,956
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$108,890
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$69,817
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$86,613
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$89,111

$91,077

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($125,496) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$99,862
Trenton, NJ	$125,496
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$100,621

$108,660

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 ($83,521) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$81,886
Las Cruces, NM	$76,046
Santa Fe, NM	$79,504
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$83,521
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$77,710

$79,733

Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($89,868) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$89,868
Reno, NV	$86,609
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$81,043

$85,840

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($131,439) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$97,195
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$102,927
Elmira, NY	$90,090
Glens Falls, NY	$94,078
Ithaca, NY	$109,648
Kingston, NY	$90,968
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$131,439
Rochester, NY	$105,747
Syracuse, NY	$101,757
Utica-Rome, NY	$92,607
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$87,102
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$87,697
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$88,702
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$90,088

$97,860

Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($97,695) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$84,612
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$97,695
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$91,994
Columbus, OH	$91,013
Dayton, OH	$89,443
Lima, OH	$80,107
Mansfield, OH	$74,277
Springfield, OH	$81,835
Toledo, OH	$84,640
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$78,555
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$84,825
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$74,839
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$80,565
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$79,787

$83,870

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($86,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK	$76,427
Oklahoma City, OK	$85,923
Tulsa, OK	$86,520
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$72,585
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$75,465
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$68,558
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$69,975

$76,493

Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($105,015) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$85,023
Corvallis, OR	$100,370
Eugene, OR	$80,970
Grants Pass, OR	$77,520
Medford, OR	$80,508
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$105,015
Salem, OR	$93,243
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$76,377
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$77,115
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$75,933

$85,208

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($109,436) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	$85,808
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$97,448
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$93,063
East Stroudsburg, PA	$93,980
Erie, PA	$73,657
Gettysburg, PA	$92,048
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$92,940
Johnstown, PA	$78,698
Lancaster, PA	$86,340
Lebanon, PA	$94,205
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$109,436
Pittsburgh, PA	$96,251
Reading, PA	$105,025
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$83,177
State College, PA	$90,802
Williamsport, PA	$86,680
York-Hanover, PA	$100,360
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$79,758
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$85,522
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$75,571

$90,039

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($57,089) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$45,577
Arecibo, PR	$42,943
Guayama, PR	$47,612
Mayaguez, PR	$44,454
Ponce, PR	$46,797
San German, PR	$39,913
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$57,089
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$41,954

$45,792

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($86,273) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$85,909
Florence, SC	$81,504
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$83,267
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$80,104
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$74,720
Spartanburg, SC	$86,273
Sumter, SC	$80,848
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$72,467
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$74,129
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$73,327

$79,255

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 ($92,057) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$92,057
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$81,694
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$71,140

$81,630

Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($81,781) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$78,277
Cleveland, TN	$73,365
Jackson, TN	$74,945
Johnson City, TN	$73,415
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$79,945
Knoxville, TN	$72,160
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$78,733
Morristown, TN	$67,775
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$81,781
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$68,582
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$67,368
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$65,653
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,775

$72,829

Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($104,845) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX	$81,888
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$100,357
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$84,043
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$68,202
College Station-Bryan, TX	$74,470
Corpus Christi, TX	$82,585
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$104,845
El Paso, TX	$80,940
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$93,644
Killeen-Temple, TX	$82,390
Laredo, TX	$78,155
Longview, TX	$85,430
Lubbock, TX	$79,972
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$77,365
Midland, TX	$104,428
Odessa, TX	$99,430
San Angelo, TX	$72,927
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$87,197
Sherman-Denison, TX	$78,633
Texarkana, TX-AR	$72,070
Tyler, TX	$75,003
Victoria, TX	$76,622
Waco, TX	$80,373
Wichita Falls, TX	$74,413
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$80,157
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$76,452
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$71,603
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$67,533
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$81,628
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$78,983

$81,725

Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($84,887) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$73,540
Provo-Orem, UT	$79,743
St. George, UT	$57,622
Salt Lake City, UT	$84,887
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$65,513
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$60,690

$70,332

Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($106,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	$104,360
Harrisonburg, VA	$96,040
Lynchburg, VA	$96,250
Richmond, VA	$102,005
Roanoke, VA	$94,390
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$90,200
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$94,056
Winchester, VA-WV	$106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$76,758
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$77,550
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$87,292
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$84,118

$92,482

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($80,632) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$76,137
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$80,632

$78,384

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($126,933) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$110,400
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$113,992
Longview, WA	$103,752
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$99,562
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$98,338
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$126,933
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$96,923
Walla Walla, WA	$88,852
Wenatchee, WA	$97,050
Yakima, WA	$98,508
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$92,812
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$90,618

$101,478

Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($108,893) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	$86,867
Fond du Lac, WI	$99,127
Green Bay, WI	$96,840
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$100,243
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$91,127
Madison, WI	$102,917
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$108,893
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$96,418
Racine, WI	$101,773
Sheboygan, WI	$96,423
Wausau, WI	$95,430
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$79,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$86,072
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$88,332
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$80,018

$94,026

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($85,718) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	$83,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$75,523
Morgantown, WV	$85,718
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$77,483
Wheeling, WV-OH	$75,653
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$63,645
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$68,500

$76,453

Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($87,685) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY	$87,685
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$81,856
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$77,840

$82,460

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $90,146

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is New Jersey ($120,237) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($93,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$93,580
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$93,920

$93,750

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($120,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$99,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$77,920
Decatur, AL	$96,520
Dothan, AL	$84,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$80,440
Gadsden, AL	$80,770
Huntsville, AL	$120,580
Mobile, AL	$94,120
Montgomery, AL	$90,570
Tuscaloosa, AL	$90,360
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$82,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$84,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$77,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$82,410

$89,333

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($82,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$69,500
Hot Springs, AR	$64,060
Jonesboro, AR	$70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$82,890
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

$70,609

Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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	$88,140
Yuma, AZ	$77,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$78,680

$84,091

California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($175,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	$88,860
El Centro, CA	$99,090
Fresno, CA	$93,040
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$125,020
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	$113,270
Salinas, CA	$105,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$123,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$155,160
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

$107,343

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($136,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$111,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$136,280
Fort Collins, CO	$111,360
Grand Junction, CO	$97,660
Greeley, CO	$108,220
Pueblo, CO	$96,060
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$80,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$89,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$100,800

$103,476

Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($126,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$120,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$126,710
New Haven, CT	$114,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$113,530
Waterbury, CT	$103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$98,280

$112,802

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($102,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$76,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$76,930
Gainesville, FL	$82,550
Homosassa Springs, FL	$73,410
Jacksonville, FL	$90,940
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$85,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$99,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$89,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$86,170
Ocala, FL	$78,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$92,010
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	$81,910
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$98,020
The Villages, FL	$92,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$77,390
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$70,480

$83,056

Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($109,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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	$86,680
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

$82,462

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$96,450

Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($104,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$102,400
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$94,840
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$104,940
Dubuque, IA	$88,010
Iowa City, IA	$86,670
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$91,600
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$85,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$75,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$78,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$74,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$83,240

$87,772

Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($87,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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 (Associate's)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($115,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$115,400
Danville, IL	$88,540
Decatur, IL	$81,500
Kankakee, IL	$80,590
Peoria, IL	$99,860
Rockford, IL	$89,540
Springfield, IL	$90,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$71,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$74,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$74,010

$85,655

Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($112,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN	$112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$93,850
Evansville, IN-KY	$83,080
Fort Wayne, IN	$91,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$94,830
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	$87,600
Terre Haute, IN	$80,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$85,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$80,350
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$80,480

$88,718

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$84,730
Topeka, KS	$83,130
Wichita, KS	$91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$79,990

$84,950

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($90,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$81,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$88,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$90,420
Owensboro, KY	$76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$74,030
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$76,480
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$74,510
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$67,200

$78,503

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	$87,670
Hammond, LA	$83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$90,610
Lafayette, LA	$90,400
Lake Charles, LA	$92,810
Monroe, LA	$76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$96,180
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$82,220
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$83,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$81,620

$85,508

Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($130,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$130,600
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$99,640
New Bedford, MA	$97,530
Pittsfield, MA	$89,560
Springfield, MA-CT	$97,520
Worcester, MA-CT	$103,800
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$89,400

$101,150

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$124,070
Cumberland, MD-WV	$83,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$92,550
Salisbury, MD-DE	$96,880
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$86,520

$96,624

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME	$102,710
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$78,910
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$82,800

$86,933

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($116,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	$101,110
Bay City, MI	$91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$116,250
Flint, MI	$91,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$100,830
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	$77,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$85,490
Midland, MI	N/A

$92,789

Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($120,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$120,050
Rochester, MN	$93,040
St. Cloud, MN	$91,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$86,410
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$85,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$91,020

$92,488

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO	$83,710
Jefferson City, MO	$77,410
Joplin, MO	$76,820
Kansas City, MO-KS	$104,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$87,470
St. Louis, MO-IL	$103,250
Springfield, MO	$82,150
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,400
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$70,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,460
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,150

$81,295

Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($77,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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 (Associate's)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($90,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT	$86,950
Missoula, MT	$83,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$90,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$80,750
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$77,620

$83,674

North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($125,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC	$95,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$120,110
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	$117,510
Rocky Mount, NC	$92,120
Wilmington, NC	$96,770
Winston-Salem, NC	$104,730
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$85,610
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$79,770
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$85,300
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$82,880

$97,347

North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($96,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$96,880
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$93,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$87,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$82,420

$89,930

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($97,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	$88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$97,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$80,440
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$83,240

$85,582

New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($124,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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	$98,910

$101,470

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($141,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$106,620
Trenton, NJ	$141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$112,630

$120,237

New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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 (Associate's)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($97,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$94,840
Reno, NV	$97,840
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$87,950

$93,543

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($156,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$102,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$108,590
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	$156,280
Rochester, NY	$113,290
Syracuse, NY	$107,460
Utica-Rome, NY	$97,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$92,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$93,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$94,140

$104,380

Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($104,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$104,460
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$104,530
Columbus, OH	$104,980
Dayton, OH	$101,850
Lima, OH	$86,190
Mansfield, OH	$78,640
Springfield, OH	$84,920
Toledo, OH	$97,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$89,100
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$86,960
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$84,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$83,820

$91,175

Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK	$82,400
Oklahoma City, OK	$93,490
Tulsa, OK	$93,260
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$77,610
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$81,340
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$72,680
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$74,850

$82,233

Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($109,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$86,300
Corvallis, OR	$100,370
Eugene, OR	$82,800
Grants Pass, OR	$77,520
Medford, OR	$84,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$109,690
Salem, OR	$97,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$81,900
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$79,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$78,930

$87,897

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($129,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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	$129,250
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	$82,280
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$89,750
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$86,950

$97,829

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($65,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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	$65,190
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$43,840

$49,444

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($98,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$98,200
Florence, SC	$92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$94,330
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$88,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$82,600
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

$88,116

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($106,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$106,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$96,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$80,130

$94,357

Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($96,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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	$84,020
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$91,360
Morristown, TN	$71,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$96,400
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

$78,683

Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($114,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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	$89,190
Corpus Christi, TX	$85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$114,010
El Paso, TX	$84,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$111,570
Killeen-Temple, TX	$87,720
Laredo, TX	$81,730
Longview, TX	$91,340
Lubbock, TX	$86,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$81,080
Midland, TX	$113,270
Odessa, TX	$99,430
San Angelo, TX	$77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$101,880
Sherman-Denison, TX	$83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR	$76,310
Tyler, TX	$80,080
Victoria, TX	$82,200
Waco, TX	$86,260
Wichita Falls, TX	$79,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$86,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$81,900
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

$87,952

Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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 (Associate's)

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($113,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	$112,760
Harrisonburg, VA	$96,040
Lynchburg, VA	$96,250
Richmond, VA	$113,150
Roanoke, VA	$97,380
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$96,790
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$108,420
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

$97,838

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$79,170
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$84,500

$81,835

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($136,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$110,400
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$120,950
Longview, WA	$109,590
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$103,820
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$103,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$136,670
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$101,270
Walla Walla, WA	$92,420
Wenatchee, WA	$100,970
Yakima, WA	$103,980
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$96,980
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$95,050

$106,268

Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($118,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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	$118,460
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	$92,250
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$94,580
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$84,760

$101,111

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	$83,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$78,820
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	$67,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$72,310

$80,011

Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY	$91,230
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$89,380
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$85,220

$88,610

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $59,467

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Massachusetts ($104,370) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

Fairbanks, AK	$68,535
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$63,490

$66,013

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($60,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$53,320
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$57,420
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$49,260
Decatur, AL	$60,430
Dothan, AL	$59,385
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$55,640
Gadsden, AL	$57,040
Huntsville, AL	$59,050
Mobile, AL	$55,130
Montgomery, AL	$54,195
Tuscaloosa, AL	$56,175
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$49,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$53,360
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$53,975
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$54,555

$55,215

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

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

$51,284

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($68,160) for a doctorate 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	$68,160
Yuma, AZ	N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$68,160

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($102,945) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	$67,410
El Centro, CA	$73,910
Fresno, CA	$73,590
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$88,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$86,030
Madera, CA	$70,410
Merced, CA	$65,090
Modesto, CA	$57,750
Napa, CA	$78,470
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$82,080
Redding, CA	$61,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$94,525
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$79,260
Salinas, CA	$79,130
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$102,945
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$101,195
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$88,270
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$76,270
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$78,440
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$76,720
Santa Rosa, CA	$84,470
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$58,850
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$88,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$60,000
Yuba City, CA	$70,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$58,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$52,690
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$49,470

$75,165

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($63,335) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$59,285
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$63,335
Fort Collins, CO	$58,310
Grand Junction, CO	$54,175
Greeley, CO	$54,630
Pueblo, CO	$60,515
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$48,870
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$50,745
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$55,150

$56,113

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$66,720
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$78,620
New Haven, CT	$76,735
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$94,770
Waterbury, CT	$75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$65,190

$76,313

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($73,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$51,780
Gainesville, FL	$51,810
Homosassa Springs, FL	$55,430
Jacksonville, FL	$57,810
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$54,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$67,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$57,520
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$59,450
Ocala, FL	$49,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$65,630
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$70,550
Panama City, FL	$60,340
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$59,590
Port St. Lucie, FL	$64,040
Punta Gorda, FL	$45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$53,700
Sebring, FL	$48,230
Tallahassee, FL	$48,610
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	N/A
The Villages, FL	$72,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$55,730
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$47,570

$57,715

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$68,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$68,770
Brunswick, GA	$53,900
Columbus, GA-AL	$62,260
Dalton, GA	$52,590
Gainesville, GA	$31,610
Hinesville, GA	$64,290
Macon, GA	$43,150
Rome, GA	$63,960
Savannah, GA	$64,010
Valdosta, GA	$57,970
Warner Robins, GA	$64,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$51,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$58,360

$57,363

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$70,910
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$53,630

$62,270

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

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

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

$52,286

Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$43,660
Idaho Falls, ID	$48,005
Lewiston, ID-WA	$45,995
Pocatello, ID	$50,980
Twin Falls, ID	$42,740
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$46,830
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$45,340

$46,221

Illinois

N/A

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($58,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN	$49,980
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$58,760
Evansville, IN-KY	$57,640
Fort Wayne, IN	$51,960
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$57,825
Kokomo, IN	$49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$57,325
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$46,015
Muncie, IN	$54,050
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$54,490
Terre Haute, IN	$55,235
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$46,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,275
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$51,780

$52,730

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

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

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

$51,471

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

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

$52,771

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($74,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	$64,420
Hammond, LA	$63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$62,800
Lafayette, LA	$65,180
Lake Charles, LA	$62,210
Monroe, LA	$49,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$74,860
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$57,090

$61,579

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($107,240) for a doctorate 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	$107,240
Worcester, MA-CT	$101,500
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$104,370

Maryland

N/A

Maine

N/A

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,060) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$63,290
Flint, MI	$70,950
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$65,030
Jackson, MI	$63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$75,260
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$66,620
Monroe, MI	$80,860
Muskegon, MI	$55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$62,810
Saginaw, MI	$65,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$60,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$61,020
Midland, MI	$86,060

$66,965

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

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

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

$65,646

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO	$59,850
Jefferson City, MO	$67,390
Joplin, MO	$59,280
Kansas City, MO-KS	$65,530
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$55,760
St. Louis, MO-IL	$60,480
Springfield, MO	$52,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$60,770
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$54,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$59,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$67,650

$60,247

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

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

$49,160

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($50,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT	$45,680
Missoula, MT	$43,085
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$50,740
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$43,360
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$44,560

$45,485

North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,120) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC	$61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$63,160
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$68,560
Fayetteville, NC	$72,120
Goldsboro, NC	$63,550
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$70,080
Greenville, NC	$51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$53,900
Jacksonville, NC	$65,250
New Bern, NC	$61,840
Raleigh, NC	$65,670
Rocky Mount, NC	$53,370
Wilmington, NC	$56,660
Winston-Salem, NC	$58,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$54,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$55,370

$60,221

North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

$56,044

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($59,715) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	$53,690
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$59,715
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$45,545
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$49,750
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$52,225

$52,185

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

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

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

$58,304

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

Ocean City, NJ	$57,075
Trenton, NJ	$78,100
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$65,370

$66,848

New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($73,155) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$57,290
Las Cruces, NM	$60,485
Santa Fe, NM	$56,915
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$73,155
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$50,900

$59,749

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

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

$57,395

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($111,350) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$64,860
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	$111,350
Rochester, NY	$74,730
Syracuse, NY	$101,790
Utica-Rome, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$88,183

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($80,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$63,690
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$72,235
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$63,730
Columbus, OH	$76,160
Dayton, OH	$80,330
Lima, OH	$59,850
Mansfield, OH	$61,030
Springfield, OH	$65,790
Toledo, OH	$65,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$64,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$73,180
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$66,020
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$74,955

$67,419

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

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

Lawton, OK	$70,410
Oklahoma City, OK	$65,830
Tulsa, OK	$70,530
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$66,650
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$62,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$53,190

$64,366

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,280) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$62,690
Corvallis, OR	$57,180
Eugene, OR	$60,880
Grants Pass, OR	$49,020
Medford, OR	$58,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$69,000
Salem, OR	$74,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$56,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$47,900
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$49,390

$58,503

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($81,325) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	$56,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$61,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$56,670
East Stroudsburg, PA	$62,270
Erie, PA	$67,900
Gettysburg, PA	$55,190
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$67,060
Johnstown, PA	$55,080
Lancaster, PA	$48,790
Lebanon, PA	$75,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$81,325
Pittsburgh, PA	$58,160
Reading, PA	$61,030
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$55,870
State College, PA	$65,520
Williamsport, PA	$62,110
York-Hanover, PA	$60,900
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$59,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$60,300
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$61,050

$61,543

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($39,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$34,530
Arecibo, PR	$35,080
Guayama, PR	$29,920
Mayaguez, PR	$39,560
Ponce, PR	$32,280
San German, PR	$33,425
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$35,920
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$37,165

$34,735

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($57,565) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$53,520
Florence, SC	$50,145
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$51,525
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$54,205
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$55,500
Spartanburg, SC	$57,565
Sumter, SC	$52,790
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$49,505
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$52,480
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$49,650

$52,689

South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

$47,850

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($71,775) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$64,300
Cleveland, TN	$53,760
Jackson, TN	$55,450
Johnson City, TN	$68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$64,330
Knoxville, TN	$67,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$62,780
Morristown, TN	$61,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$71,775
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$65,520

$60,876

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($79,710) for a doctorate 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	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$71,660
El Paso, TX	N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$79,710
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
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	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$19,170
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$24,440
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$48,745

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

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

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

$53,737

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($71,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Richmond, VA	N/A
Roanoke, VA	N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$71,110
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$71,110

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$56,730
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$58,720

$57,725

Washington

N/A

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

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

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

$61,437

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

$51,219

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

$56,740

10 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree. For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $84,147. For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $90,146. For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $59,467.

Regulatory Affairs Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.

Salary Ratio: 0.9

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

Global Regulatory Affairs Director (Global RA Director)
Global Regulatory Affairs Manager (Global RA Manager)
Regulatory Administrator
Regulatory Affairs Director (RA Director)
Regulatory Affairs Manager (RA Manager)
Regulatory Affairs Quality Assurance Director (RA QA Director)
Regulatory Director
Regulatory Process Manager
Regulatory Reports Manager
Regulatory Science Director

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Compliance Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.

Salary Ratio: 0.9

Common Job Titles

Accreditation Lieutenant
Accreditation Manager
Audit Manager
Compliance Coordinator
Compliance Director
Compliance Manager
Compliance Operations Manager
Compliance Program Manager
Corporate Compliance Director
Environmental Health and Safety Director
Environmental Health and Safety Manager
Environmental Manager
Environmental Program Manager
Ethics Manager
Governance Compliance and Risk Manager (GCR Manager)
Health
Safety
and Environmental Manager (HSE Manager)
Licensing Manager
Privacy Compliance Manager
Privacy Officer
Regulatory Compliance Director
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Risk Manager

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Loss Prevention Managers

Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Determine risk exposure or potential liability, and develop risk control measures.

Salary Ratio: 0.9

Common Job Titles

Area Loss Prevention Manager
Asset Protection Leader
Asset Protection Manager
Asset Protection Supervisor
Asset Safety Manager
Logistics Loss Prevention Manager
Loss Control Manager
Loss Prevention Director
Loss Prevention Leader
Loss Prevention Manager
Loss Prevention Operations Director
Loss Prevention Operations Manager
Loss Prevention Supervisor
Market Asset Protection Manager

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Wind Energy Operations Managers

Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.

Salary Ratio: 1.8

Common Job Titles

Clean Energy Site Manager
Energy Environmental Manager
Energy Operations Manager
Energy Quality Control Manager (Energy QC Manager)
Energy Services Manager
Offshore Energy Environmental Manager
Offshore Wind Operations Manager
Renewable Energy Development Manager
Service Site Manager
Site Manager
Turbine Site Manager
Wind Facilities Manager
Wind Farm Operations Manager
Wind Field Service Manager
Wind Operations Manager
Wind Operations Supervisor
Wind Plant Manager
Wind Plant Operations Manager
Wind Power Development Manager
Wind Site Manager
Wind Site Supervisor
Wind Technician Leader

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Associate's

Wind Energy Development Managers

Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.

Salary Ratio: 0.9

Common Job Titles

Business Development Director
Business Development Manager
Development Director
Development Manager
Energy Director
Energy Project Director
Environmental Projects Advisor
Project Development Leader
Renewable Energy Civil Foreman
Renewable Energy Field Coordinator
Renewable Energy Project Handler
Renewable Energy Project Manager
Renewable Power Director
Renewable Project Management and Construction Director
Wind Development Director
Wind Development Leader
Wind Energy Project Manager
Wind Power Project Manager
Wind Power Technical Leader
Wind Project Manager
Wind Projects Supervisor

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers

Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Does not include properties sufficiently contaminated to qualify as Superfund sites.

Salary Ratio: 0.9

Common Job Titles

Brownfield Program Director
Brownfield Program Manager
Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator
Brownfield Redevelopment Site Manager
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist
Brownfields Practice Leader
Brownfields Program Coordinator
Brownfields Program Manager
Cleanup Monitor
Contaminated Land Consultant
Contamination Consultant
Corridor Redevelopment Manager
Damage Restoration Specialist
Debris Cleanup Monitor
Debris Monitor
Environmental Management Specialist
Environmental Practice Leader
Environmental Program Manager
Environmental Quality Division Manager
Environmental Quality Specialist
Environmental Remediation Consultant
Environmental Remediation Specialist
Grounds Restoration Specialist
Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP)
Redevelopment Manager
Redevelopment Specialist
Remedial Project Manager
Remediation Bioanalytics Consultant
Remediation Consultant
Remediation Expert
Sediment Remediation Consultant
Site Remediation Professional
Urban Redevelopment Specialist

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Political Scientists

Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. May study topics, such as public opinion, political decisionmaking, and ideology. May analyze the structure and operation of governments, as well as various political entities. May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents.

Salary Ratio: 0.32

Common Job Titles

Citizen Participation Specialist
Government Affairs Researcher
Government Affairs Specialist
Health Policy Analyst
Legislative Analyst
Local Governance Specialist
Medical Policy Analyst
Policy Advisor
Policy Analyst
Policy Officer
Political Advisor
Political Aide
Political Analyst
Political Consultant
Political Research Scientist
Political Researcher
Program Analyst
Strategist

US Salary Median: $70,438
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Doctorate

Social Science Research Assistants

Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social science research. May help prepare findings for publication and assist in laboratory analysis, quality control, or data management.

Salary Ratio: 0.65

Common Job Titles

Bilingual Research Interviewer
Clinical Research Assistant
Data Analyst
Economic Research Assistant
Economist Research Assistant
Graduate Assistant
Graduate Research Assistant
Historian Research Assistant
Laboratory Assistant
Market Research Interviewer
Political Science Research Assistant
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Psychologist Research Assistant
Research Aide
Research Assistant
Research Associate
Research Data Analyst
Research Interviewer
Research Scientist
Research Technician
Social Research Assistant
Sociology Research Assistant

US Salary Median: $51,511
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in political science, international affairs, and international relations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.25

Common Job Titles

Adjunct Instructor
Adjunct Political Science Instructor
Adjunct Professor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Faculty Member
Geopolitics Teacher
Government Instructor
Government Professor
Government Teacher
Instructor
International Relations Professor
International Relations Teacher
Lecturer
Political Science Adjunct Instructor
Political Science Faculty Member
Political Science Instructor
Political Science Professor
Political Theory Professor
Professor
Public Administration Professor
Public Administration Teacher
Public Policy Professor
University Faculty Member

US Salary Median: $68,453
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Doctorate

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

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

Salary Ratio: 0.62

Common Job Titles

Accounting Teacher
Algebra Teacher
Art Educator
Art Instructor
Art Teacher
Arts and Crafts Teacher
Athletic Instructor
Athletics Teacher
Ballet Teacher
Band Teacher
Bilingual Teacher
Biology Teacher
Business Teacher
Ceramics Teacher
Chemical Educator
Chemistry Teacher
Choir Teacher
Choral Teacher
Classroom Teacher
Computer Science Teacher
Computer Technology Instructor
Economics Teacher
Educator
English Instructor
English Teacher
ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor)
ESL Teacher (English as a Second Language Teacher)
Exercise Teacher
Foreign Language Teacher
French Teacher
Geometry Teacher
Guitar Teacher
Gym Teacher
Gymnasium Teacher
Health and Physical Education Teacher
Health Teacher
Hebrew Teacher
High School Biology Teacher
High School Coach
High School English Teacher
High School French Teacher
High School History Teacher
High School Mathematics Teacher (High School Math Teacher)
High School Physical Education Teacher
High School Science Teacher
High School Spanish Teacher
High School Teacher
History Teacher
Home Teacher
Language Arts Teacher
Language Instructor
Language Teacher
Manual Arts Teacher
Manual Training Teacher
Mathematics Instructor (Math Instructor)
Mathematics Teacher (Math Teacher)
Military Science Instructor
Montessori Teacher
Music Educator
Music Instructor
Music Teacher
Music Theory Teacher
Orchestra Teacher
Organ Teacher
Physical Education Instructor (PE Instructor)
Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher)
Physical Fitness Teacher
Physics Teacher
Piano Teacher
Public Speaking Teacher
Religion Teacher
Science Teacher
Secondary History Teacher
Secondary Teacher
Sewing Teacher
Singing Teacher
Social Science Teacher
Social Studies Teacher
Spanish Teacher
Speech Teacher
Sports Teacher
Substitute Teacher
Teacher
Theater Teacher
Trigonometry Teacher
Typing Teacher
Violin Teacher
Vocal Teacher
Voice Teacher
World History Teacher
World Language Teacher

US Salary Median: $59,341
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $22,768 per year (or $27,988 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $91,072 to earn a bachelor's (or $111,952 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $22,768 per year (or $27,988 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $45,536 to earn an associate's (or $55,976 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $16,144 per year (or $20,668 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $64,576 to earn a doctorate (or $82,672 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($91,072 if you're in-state, $111,952 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($32,288 if you're in-state, $41,336 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate General Political Science and Government Degrees

Brigham Young University-Idaho

525 S Center - Rexburg, ID

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

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Brigham Young University-Hawaii

55-220 Kulanui Street - Laie, HI

Out-of-state cost: $5,890/year
In-state cost: $5,890/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

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

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Mississippi Valley State University

14000 Highway 82 West - Itta Bena, MS

Out-of-state cost: $6,746/year
In-state cost: $6,746/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Alcorn State University

1000 ASU Dr Ste 359 - Alcorn State, MS

Out-of-state cost: $7,290/year
In-state cost: $7,290/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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American Public University System

111 W Congress St - Charles Town, WV

Out-of-state cost: $7,360/year
In-state cost: $7,360/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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University of North Carolina at Pembroke

One University Drive - Pembroke, NC

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

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Mississippi University for Women

1100 College Street - Columbus, MS

Out-of-state cost: $7,525/year
In-state cost: $7,525/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Western Carolina University

Highway 107 - Cullowhee, NC

Out-of-state cost: $8,285/year
In-state cost: $4,285/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

ENMU Station 2, 1500 S Ave K - Portales, NM

Out-of-state cost: $8,568/year
In-state cost: $6,528/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Park University

8700 NW River Park Dr - Parkville, MO

Out-of-state cost: $8,651/year
In-state cost: $8,651/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

1425 Newark Rd - Zanesville, OH