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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Practical Nursing - Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Degree

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $38,531
    "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.): 16.95%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,315/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,654/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,869/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,788/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,937/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,107/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: $38,531

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($58,170) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($59,240).

Fairbanks, AK $59,240
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $57,635
$58,170
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($34,515).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $31,430
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $34,515
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $32,635
Decatur, AL $30,480
Dothan, AL $29,085
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $30,535
Gadsden, AL $32,435
Huntsville, AL $34,370
Mobile, AL $31,565
Montgomery, AL $33,160
Tuscaloosa, AL $32,140
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,445
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,020
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,430
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,520
$31,984
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($36,560).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $33,270
Hot Springs, AR $32,000
Jonesboro, AR $31,285
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $36,560
Pine Bluff, AR $31,830
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,570
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,525
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,290
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,765
$32,233
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($45,760).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $39,020
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,760
Prescott, AZ $45,520
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $40,170
Tucson, AZ $44,140
Yuma, AZ $43,965
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,820
$42,771
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in California ($68,800).

Chico, CA $46,260
El Centro, CA $45,565
Fresno, CA $41,255
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $51,765
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $49,090
Madera, CA $52,825
Merced, CA $40,335
Modesto, CA $46,545
Napa, CA $51,200
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $47,550
Redding, CA $46,175
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $47,975
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $49,715
Salinas, CA $49,350
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $51,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $60,315
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $57,905
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $49,360
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $51,825
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $50,525
Santa Rosa, CA $56,520
Stockton-Lodi, CA $47,950
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $56,405
Visalia-Porterville, CA $40,790
Yuba City, CA $48,880
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,580
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $68,800
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,385
$49,738
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Greeley, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($46,815).

Colorado Springs, CO $43,475
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $46,155
Fort Collins, CO $43,710
Grand Junction, CO $39,975
Greeley, CO $46,815
Pueblo, CO $40,315
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,595
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,980
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,830
$42,539
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($47,355).

Danbury, CT $47,355
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $45,880
New Haven, CT $46,995
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $46,170
Waterbury, CT $45,515
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $46,450
$46,394
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($39,265).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $32,910
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $35,425
Gainesville, FL $38,375
Homosassa Springs, FL $36,705
Jacksonville, FL $36,770
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $35,335
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $37,815
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $37,895
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $39,265
Ocala, FL $36,975
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $36,980
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,520
Panama City, FL $33,195
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $34,810
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,355
Punta Gorda, FL $36,360
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $38,675
Sebring, FL $32,530
Tallahassee, FL $33,420
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $37,685
The Villages, FL $37,270
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $36,550
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,655
$36,238
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($44,110).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $36,170
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $38,305
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $35,490
Brunswick, GA $29,780
Columbus, GA-AL $31,870
Dalton, GA $32,545
Gainesville, GA $37,915
Hinesville, GA $44,110
Macon, GA $36,420
Rome, GA $35,740
Savannah, GA $35,200
Valdosta, GA $37,570
Warner Robins, GA $31,390
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,955
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $32,750
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,715
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,500
$34,507
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($46,280).

Urban Honolulu, HI $46,280
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $44,680
$45,480
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($39,870).

Cedar Rapids, IA $37,460
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $37,495
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $39,870
Dubuque, IA $36,560
Iowa City, IA $39,435
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $38,075
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $37,300
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,000
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,000
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,300
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,250
$37,886
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($41,300).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $39,050
Idaho Falls, ID $34,095
Lewiston, ID-WA $41,300
Pocatello, ID $38,940
Twin Falls, ID $38,685
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $37,410
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,935
$37,916
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($44,505).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $36,070
Champaign-Urbana, IL $39,960
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $44,505
Danville, IL $44,330
Decatur, IL $36,990
Kankakee, IL $42,185
Peoria, IL $38,015
Rockford, IL $41,015
Springfield, IL $38,015
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,645
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,535
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $34,185
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $35,360
$38,908
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($42,920).

Columbus, IN $38,365
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $38,285
Evansville, IN-KY $40,135
Fort Wayne, IN $38,375
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $39,175
Kokomo, IN $40,785
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $40,795
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $42,920
Muncie, IN $37,040
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $39,130
Terre Haute, IN $37,740
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,630
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,765
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,895
$38,788
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($37,890).

Manhattan, KS $35,865
Topeka, KS $37,890
Wichita, KS $35,595
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $35,255
$36,151
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($37,815).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $36,470
Lexington-Fayette, KY $37,410
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $37,815
Owensboro, KY $36,925
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,075
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,780
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,075
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,665
$35,027
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($34,930).

Baton Rouge, LA $33,470
Hammond, LA $33,445
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $31,645
Lafayette, LA $30,210
Lake Charles, LA $31,695
Monroe, LA $30,155
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $34,930
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $34,180
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,730
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,920
$31,995
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($48,710).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $48,710
Leominster-Gardner, MA $45,680
New Bedford, MA $45,500
Pittsfield, MA $45,915
Springfield, MA-CT $45,725
Worcester, MA-CT $45,565
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $46,135
$46,176
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($45,725).

California-Lexington Park, MD $45,725
Cumberland, MD-WV $39,780
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $44,055
Salisbury, MD-DE $40,095
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $41,925
$42,316
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($43,985).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $40,350
Portland-South Portland, ME $43,985
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $37,810
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $39,400
$40,386
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Muskegon, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($47,180).

Battle Creek, MI $41,540
Bay City, MI $40,225
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $44,070
Flint, MI $43,940
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $39,105
Jackson, MI $44,500
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $42,465
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $41,785
Midland, MI $37,715
Monroe, MI $40,415
Muskegon, MI $47,180
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $41,690
Saginaw, MI $39,450
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,645
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,610
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,455
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,535
$41,014
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($45,175).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $41,160
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $45,175
Rochester, MN $43,705
St. Cloud, MN $40,225
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,205
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,670
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,605
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,880
$40,828
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($38,560).

Columbia, MO $37,095
Jefferson City, MO $34,365
Joplin, MO $33,080
Kansas City, MO-KS $38,560
St. Joseph, MO-KS $34,775
St. Louis, MO-IL $36,930
Springfield, MO $34,965
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,395
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $32,645
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $31,080
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,455
$34,577
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($33,465).

Hattiesburg, MS $31,295
Jackson, MS $33,465
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,605
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,910
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,025
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,980
$31,380
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($39,895).

Great Falls, MT $38,330
Missoula, MT $39,410
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,895
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,050
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,255
$38,588
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($40,285).

Burlington, NC $38,155
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $38,205
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $40,285
Fayetteville, NC $36,465
Goldsboro, NC $34,130
Greensboro-High Point, NC $36,625
Greenville, NC $37,555
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $35,955
Jacksonville, NC $33,645
New Bern, NC $33,935
Raleigh, NC $38,675
Rocky Mount, NC $36,525
Wilmington, NC $36,755
Winston-Salem, NC $37,325
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,760
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,130
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,165
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,150
$36,413
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($43,280).

Fargo, ND-MN $40,275
Grand Forks, ND-MN $40,535
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,280
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,170
$41,315
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($39,220).

Lincoln, NE $38,090
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $39,220
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,335
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,905
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,925
$37,895
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($48,550).

Manchester, NH $45,280
Portsmouth, NH-ME $48,550
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,710
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,055
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,760
$44,871
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($44,555).

Ocean City, NJ $43,420
Trenton, NJ $44,555
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $44,320
$44,098
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($42,790).

Farmington, NM $39,585
Las Cruces, NM $40,260
Santa Fe, NM $42,790
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,235
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$40,499
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($47,690).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $46,565
Reno, NV $47,690
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $44,520
$46,258
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 ($49,125).

Binghamton, NY $37,145
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $39,245
Elmira, NY $34,840
Glens Falls, NY $44,690
Ithaca, NY $37,785
Kingston, NY $40,940
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $49,125
Rochester, NY $38,170
Syracuse, NY $38,770
Utica-Rome, NY $37,545
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $34,170
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $37,105
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $37,040
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $39,175
$38,982
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($40,285).

Canton-Massillon, OH $36,765
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $40,285
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $39,500
Columbus, OH $37,740
Dayton, OH $38,115
Lima, OH $37,165
Mansfield, OH $34,955
Springfield, OH $37,010
Toledo, OH $37,925
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $35,770
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,635
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $35,180
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $34,070
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,165
$36,806
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($36,045).

Lawton, OK $32,195
Oklahoma City, OK $36,045
Tulsa, OK $35,870
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,580
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,615
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,285
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,685
$33,754
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($56,630).

Bend-Redmond, OR $43,895
Corvallis, OR $56,630
Eugene, OR $46,005
Grants Pass, OR $54,400
Medford, OR $46,385
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $47,615
Salem, OR $45,380
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,575
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,870
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,775
$47,002
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($45,300).

Altoona, PA $39,735
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $39,605
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $42,475
East Stroudsburg, PA $38,865
Erie, PA $36,035
Gettysburg, PA $42,340
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $43,315
Johnstown, PA $34,335
Lancaster, PA $40,625
Lebanon, PA $41,425
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $45,300
Pittsburgh, PA $38,640
Reading, PA $40,880
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $39,305
State College, PA $42,800
Williamsport, PA $38,595
York-Hanover, PA $38,735
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $34,505
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $36,510
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,150
$39,527
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($20,620).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,900
Arecibo, PR $18,595
Mayaguez, PR $18,400
Ponce, PR $19,270
San German, PR $19,260
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $20,620
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $17,820
$19,231
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($36,510).

Columbia, SC $36,510
Florence, SC $33,405
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $34,240
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $34,455
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $33,225
Spartanburg, SC $34,875
Sumter, SC $35,545
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,230
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,315
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,140
$34,394
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($34,235).

Sioux Falls, SD $34,235
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,775
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,055
$33,355
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($37,485).

Clarksville, TN-KY $35,390
Cleveland, TN $31,080
Jackson, TN $31,140
Johnson City, TN $33,610
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $31,915
Knoxville, TN $34,025
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $37,105
Morristown, TN $31,580
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $37,485
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $32,640
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,035
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $31,670
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,195
$33,375
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($42,560).

Amarillo, TX $37,080
Austin-Round Rock, TX $39,790
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $35,460
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $36,375
College Station-Bryan, TX $37,805
Corpus Christi, TX $37,555
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $40,195
El Paso, TX $37,845
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $38,780
Killeen-Temple, TX $37,850
Laredo, TX $36,585
Longview, TX $35,690
Lubbock, TX $38,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $36,965
Midland, TX $42,560
Odessa, TX $38,015
San Angelo, TX $36,640
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $37,555
Sherman-Denison, TX $38,555
Texarkana, TX-AR $32,475
Tyler, TX $35,770
Victoria, TX $31,230
Waco, TX $37,480
Wichita Falls, TX $32,690
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,375
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,995
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,005
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,625
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,700
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,185
$36,701
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($41,395).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $37,685
Provo-Orem, UT $38,085
St. George, UT $35,855
Salt Lake City, UT $41,395
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $37,300
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $36,325
$37,774
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($40,190).

Charlottesville, VA $40,190
Harrisonburg, VA $37,340
Lynchburg, VA $35,880
Richmond, VA $39,355
Roanoke, VA $36,180
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $37,905
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $36,905
Winchester, VA-WV $38,045
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,655
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,115
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,355
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,015
$36,745
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($43,075).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $40,720
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,075
$41,898
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($42,500).

Eau Claire, WI $37,380
Fond du Lac, WI $38,635
Green Bay, WI $37,840
Janesville-Beloit, WI $39,545
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $39,995
Madison, WI $42,475
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $42,500
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $37,035
Racine, WI $39,650
Sheboygan, WI $38,085
Wausau, WI $39,065
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,580
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,425
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,850
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,665
$39,115
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($34,300).

Charleston, WV $33,350
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $33,015
Morgantown, WV $32,450
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $32,640
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $33,970
Wheeling, WV-OH $34,300
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,860
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,965
$32,694
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($41,080).

Cheyenne, WY $41,080
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $40,635
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $39,155
$40,290

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $38,531

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Alaska ($58,438) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($59,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $59,240
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $57,635
$58,438
Alabama

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($34,515) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $31,430
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $34,515
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $32,635
Decatur, AL $30,480
Dothan, AL $29,085
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $30,535
Gadsden, AL $32,435
Huntsville, AL $34,370
Mobile, AL $31,565
Montgomery, AL $33,160
Tuscaloosa, AL $32,140
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,445
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,020
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,430
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,520
$31,984
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 ($36,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $33,270
Hot Springs, AR $32,000
Jonesboro, AR $31,285
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $36,560
Pine Bluff, AR $31,830
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,570
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,525
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,290
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,765
$32,233
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $39,020
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,760
Prescott, AZ $45,520
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $40,170
Tucson, AZ $44,140
Yuma, AZ $43,965
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,820
$42,771
California

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

Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($68,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $46,260
El Centro, CA $45,565
Fresno, CA $41,255
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $51,765
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $49,090
Madera, CA $52,825
Merced, CA $40,335
Modesto, CA $46,545
Napa, CA $51,200
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $47,550
Redding, CA $46,175
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $47,975
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $49,715
Salinas, CA $49,350
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $51,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $60,315
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $57,905
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $49,360
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $51,825
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $50,525
Santa Rosa, CA $56,520
Stockton-Lodi, CA $47,950
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $56,405
Visalia-Porterville, CA $40,790
Yuba City, CA $48,880
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,580
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $68,800
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,385
$50,078
Colorado

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

Greeley, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($46,815) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $43,475
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $46,155
Fort Collins, CO $43,710
Grand Junction, CO $39,975
Greeley, CO $46,815
Pueblo, CO $40,315
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,595
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,980
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,830
$42,539
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($47,355) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $47,355
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $45,880
New Haven, CT $46,995
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $46,170
Waterbury, CT $45,515
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $46,450
$46,394
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($39,265) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $32,910
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $35,425
Gainesville, FL $38,375
Homosassa Springs, FL $36,705
Jacksonville, FL $36,770
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $35,335
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $37,815
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $37,895
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $39,265
Ocala, FL $36,975
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $36,980
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,520
Panama City, FL $33,195
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $34,810
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,355
Punta Gorda, FL $36,360
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $38,675
Sebring, FL $32,530
Tallahassee, FL $33,420
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $37,685
The Villages, FL $37,270
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $36,550
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,655
$36,238
Georgia

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

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($44,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $36,170
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $38,305
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $35,490
Brunswick, GA $29,780
Columbus, GA-AL $31,870
Dalton, GA $32,545
Gainesville, GA $37,915
Hinesville, GA $44,110
Macon, GA $36,420
Rome, GA $35,740
Savannah, GA $35,200
Valdosta, GA $37,570
Warner Robins, GA $31,390
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,955
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $32,750
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,715
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,500
$34,790
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($46,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $46,280
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $44,680
$45,480
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 ($39,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $37,460
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $37,495
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $39,870
Dubuque, IA $36,560
Iowa City, IA $39,435
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $38,075
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $37,300
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,000
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,000
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,300
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,250
$37,886
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($41,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $39,050
Idaho Falls, ID $34,095
Lewiston, ID-WA $41,300
Pocatello, ID $38,940
Twin Falls, ID $38,685
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $37,410
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,935
$37,916
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 ($44,505) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $36,070
Champaign-Urbana, IL $39,960
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $44,505
Danville, IL $44,330
Decatur, IL $36,990
Kankakee, IL $42,185
Peoria, IL $38,015
Rockford, IL $41,015
Springfield, IL $38,015
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,645
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,535
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $34,185
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $35,360
$38,908
Indiana

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

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($42,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $38,365
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $38,285
Evansville, IN-KY $40,135
Fort Wayne, IN $38,375
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $39,175
Kokomo, IN $40,785
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $40,795
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $42,920
Muncie, IN $37,040
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $39,130
Terre Haute, IN $37,740
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,630
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,765
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,895
$38,788
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($37,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $35,865
Topeka, KS $37,890
Wichita, KS $35,595
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $35,255
$36,151
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 ($37,815) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $36,470
Lexington-Fayette, KY $37,410
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $37,815
Owensboro, KY $36,925
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,075
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,780
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,075
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,665
$35,027
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($34,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $33,470
Hammond, LA $33,445
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $31,645
Lafayette, LA $30,210
Lake Charles, LA $31,695
Monroe, LA $30,155
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $34,930
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $34,180
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,730
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,920
$31,995
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 ($48,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $48,710
Leominster-Gardner, MA $45,680
New Bedford, MA $45,500
Pittsfield, MA $45,915
Springfield, MA-CT $45,725
Worcester, MA-CT $45,565
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $46,135
$46,176
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($45,725) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $45,725
Cumberland, MD-WV $39,780
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $44,055
Salisbury, MD-DE $40,095
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $41,925
$42,316
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($43,985) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $40,350
Portland-South Portland, ME $43,985
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $37,810
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $39,400
$40,386
Michigan

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

Muskegon, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($47,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $41,540
Bay City, MI $40,225
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $44,070
Flint, MI $43,940
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $39,105
Jackson, MI $44,500
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $42,465
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $41,785
Midland, MI $37,715
Monroe, MI $40,415
Muskegon, MI $47,180
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $41,690
Saginaw, MI $39,450
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,645
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,610
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,455
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,535
$41,196
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 ($45,175) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $41,160
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $45,175
Rochester, MN $43,705
St. Cloud, MN $40,225
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,205
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,670
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,605
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,880
$40,828
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($38,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $37,095
Jefferson City, MO $34,365
Joplin, MO $33,080
Kansas City, MO-KS $38,560
St. Joseph, MO-KS $34,775
St. Louis, MO-IL $36,930
Springfield, MO $34,965
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,395
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $32,645
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $31,080
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,455
$34,577
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($33,465) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $31,295
Jackson, MS $33,465
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,605
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,910
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,025
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,980
$31,380
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($39,895) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $38,330
Missoula, MT $39,410
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,895
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,050
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,255
$38,588
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 ($40,285) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $38,155
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $38,205
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $40,285
Fayetteville, NC $36,465
Goldsboro, NC $34,130
Greensboro-High Point, NC $36,625
Greenville, NC $37,555
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $35,955
Jacksonville, NC $33,645
New Bern, NC $33,935
Raleigh, NC $38,675
Rocky Mount, NC $36,525
Wilmington, NC $36,755
Winston-Salem, NC $37,325
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,760
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,130
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,165
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,150
$36,413
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($43,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $40,275
Grand Forks, ND-MN $40,535
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,280
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,170
$41,315
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 ($39,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $38,090
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $39,220
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,335
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,905
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,925
$37,895
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 ($48,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $45,280
Portsmouth, NH-ME $48,550
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,710
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,055
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,760
$44,871
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 ($44,555) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $43,420
Trenton, NJ $44,555
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $44,320
$44,098
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($42,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $39,585
Las Cruces, NM $40,260
Santa Fe, NM $42,790
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,235
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$40,728
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($47,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $46,565
Reno, NV $47,690
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $44,520
$46,258
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 ($49,125) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $37,145
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $39,245
Elmira, NY $34,840
Glens Falls, NY $44,690
Ithaca, NY $37,785
Kingston, NY $40,940
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $49,125
Rochester, NY $38,170
Syracuse, NY $38,770
Utica-Rome, NY $37,545
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $34,170
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $37,105
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $37,040
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $39,175
$38,982
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($40,285) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $36,765
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $40,285
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $39,500
Columbus, OH $37,740
Dayton, OH $38,115
Lima, OH $37,165
Mansfield, OH $34,955
Springfield, OH $37,010
Toledo, OH $37,925
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $35,770
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,635
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $35,180
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $34,070
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,165
$36,806
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($36,045) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $32,195
Oklahoma City, OK $36,045
Tulsa, OK $35,870
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,580
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,615
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,285
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,685
$33,754
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($56,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $43,895
Corvallis, OR $56,630
Eugene, OR $46,005
Grants Pass, OR $54,400
Medford, OR $46,385
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $47,615
Salem, OR $45,380
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,575
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,870
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,775
$47,853
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 ($45,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $39,735
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $39,605
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $42,475
East Stroudsburg, PA $38,865
Erie, PA $36,035
Gettysburg, PA $42,340
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $43,315
Johnstown, PA $34,335
Lancaster, PA $40,625
Lebanon, PA $41,425
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $45,300
Pittsburgh, PA $38,640
Reading, PA $40,880
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $39,305
State College, PA $42,800
Williamsport, PA $38,595
York-Hanover, PA $38,735
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $34,505
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $36,510
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,150
$39,609
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 ($20,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,900
Arecibo, PR $18,595
Mayaguez, PR $18,400
Ponce, PR $19,270
San German, PR $19,260
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $20,620
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $17,820
$19,124
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 ($36,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $36,510
Florence, SC $33,405
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $34,240
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $34,455
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $33,225
Spartanburg, SC $34,875
Sumter, SC $35,545
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,230
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,315
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,140
$34,394
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 ($34,235) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $34,235
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,775
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,055
$33,355
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 ($37,485) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $35,390
Cleveland, TN $31,080
Jackson, TN $31,140
Johnson City, TN $33,610
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $31,915
Knoxville, TN $34,025
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $37,105
Morristown, TN $31,580
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $37,485
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $32,640
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,035
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $31,670
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,195
$33,375
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($42,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $37,080
Austin-Round Rock, TX $39,790
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $35,460
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $36,375
College Station-Bryan, TX $37,805
Corpus Christi, TX $37,555
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $40,195
El Paso, TX $37,845
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $38,780
Killeen-Temple, TX $37,850
Laredo, TX $36,585
Longview, TX $35,690
Lubbock, TX $38,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $36,965
Midland, TX $42,560
Odessa, TX $38,015
San Angelo, TX $36,640
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $37,555
Sherman-Denison, TX $38,555
Texarkana, TX-AR $32,475
Tyler, TX $35,770
Victoria, TX $31,230
Waco, TX $37,480
Wichita Falls, TX $32,690
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,375
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,995
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,005
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,625
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,700
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,185
$36,701
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($41,395) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $37,685
Provo-Orem, UT $38,085
St. George, UT $35,855
Salt Lake City, UT $41,395
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $37,300
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $36,325
$37,774
Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($40,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $40,190
Harrisonburg, VA $37,340
Lynchburg, VA $35,880
Richmond, VA $39,355
Roanoke, VA $36,180
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $37,905
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $36,905
Winchester, VA-WV $38,045
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,655
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,115
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,355
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,015
$36,745
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($43,075) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $40,720
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,075
$41,898
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 ($42,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $37,380
Fond du Lac, WI $38,635
Green Bay, WI $37,840
Janesville-Beloit, WI $39,545
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $39,995
Madison, WI $42,475
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $42,500
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $37,035
Racine, WI $39,650
Sheboygan, WI $38,085
Wausau, WI $39,065
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,580
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,425
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,850
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,665
$39,115
West Virginia

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

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($34,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $33,350
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $33,015
Morgantown, WV $32,450
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $32,640
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $33,970
Wheeling, WV-OH $34,300
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,860
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,965
$32,694
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($41,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $41,080
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $40,635
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $39,155
$40,290

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $38,531. 

  Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.

Salary Ratio: 1.43    

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    
  • Charge Nurse
  • Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse (Clinic LPN)
  • Clinic Nurse
  • Home Health Licensed Practical Nurse (Home Health LPN)
  • Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
  • Office Nurse
  • Pediatric LPN (Pediatric Licensed Practical Nurse)
  • Private Duty Nurse
  • Radiation Oncology Nurse
  • Triage LPN (Triage Licensed Practical Nurse)
  • US Salary Median: $48,053
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Nursing Assistants

Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.

Salary Ratio: 0.95    

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    
  • Birth Attendant
  • Certified Medication Aide (CMA)
  • Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
  • Certified Nurses Aide (CNA)
  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
  • Certified Nursing Attendant (CNA)
  • Certified Residential Medication Aide (CRMA)
  • Clinical Assistant
  • Competency Evaluated Nurse Aide (CENA)
  • First Aid Attendant
  • Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA)
  • Gericare Aide
  • Health Aide
  • Health Care Aide
  • Health Care Assistant
  • Health Service Worker
  • Hospice Aide
  • Hospital Aide
  • Hospital Attendant
  • Hospital Corpsman
  • Infirmary Attendant
  • Inpatient Nursing Aide
  • Institutional Aide
  • Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA)
  • Medication Aide
  • Nurse Assistant
  • Nurse Sitter
  • Nurse Technician
  • Nurse's Assistant
  • Nurses' Aide
  • Nursing Aide
  • Nursing Assistant
  • Nursing Attendant
  • Nursing Care Attendant
  • Nursing Home Aide
  • Nursing Technician
  • Patient Care Assistant (PCA)
  • Patient Care Associate
  • Patient Sitter
  • State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)
  • Ward Aide
  • Ward Attendant
  • Ward Helper
  • US Salary Median: $30,233
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 23.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $15,653 per year (or $18,315 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $31,306 to earn an associate's (or $36,630 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Practical Nursing - Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Degrees

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

1011 South Dr 201 Sutton Hall - Indiana, PA

Out-of-state cost: $18,897/year
In-state cost: $13,144/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of Nevada-Las Vegas

4505 S Maryland Pky - Las Vegas, NV

Out-of-state cost: $24,116/year
In-state cost: $8,465/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Doctorate, Certificate

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Oklahoma Christian University

2501 E Memorial Rd - Edmond, OK

Out-of-state cost: $25,090/year
In-state cost: $25,090/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Practical Nursing - Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Degrees

Rivier University

420 South Main St - Nashua, NH

Out-of-state cost: $11,745/year
In-state cost: $11,745/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Southern Nazarene University

6729 NW 39th Expy - Bethany, OK

Out-of-state cost: $15,200/year
In-state cost: $15,200/year
Degrees: Master's

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Barry University

11300 NE 2nd Ave - Miami, FL

Out-of-state cost: $17,910/year
In-state cost: $17,910/year
Degrees: Master's

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Holy Names University

3500 Mountain Blvd - Oakland, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,590/year
In-state cost: $18,590/year
Degrees: Master's

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