Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Prepress & Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the layout, design and typographic arrangement of printed and/or electronic graphic and textual products. Includes instruction in printing and lithographic equipment and operations, computer hardware and software, digital imaging, print preparation, page layout and design, desktop publishing, and applicable principles of graphic design and web page design.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material. Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. May produce printing plates.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $37,601
    "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.): -1.6%
    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.):  $9,837/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,427/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,475/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,705/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,557/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,248/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: $37,601

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($52,700) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($50,285).

Fairbanks, AK $50,285
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$46,193
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($32,600).

Montgomery, AL $32,600
Tuscaloosa, AL $23,510
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $25,580
$27,230
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($33,635).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $31,380
Hot Springs, AR $30,650
Jonesboro, AR $30,550
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $33,635
Pine Bluff, AR $31,130
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,990
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,130
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,200
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,010
$31,231
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($43,770).

Tucson, AZ $43,770
$43,770
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($65,100).

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $55,715
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $65,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $42,520
Modesto, CA $47,080
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $52,060
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $39,270
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $47,010
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $57,430
$52,700
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($47,880).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $47,880
Fort Collins, CO $35,910
$41,895
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($45,920).

Danbury, CT $43,410
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $45,920
New Haven, CT $42,600
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $41,860
Waterbury, CT $41,090
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $41,550
$43,119
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($38,715).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $34,680
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $32,370
Gainesville, FL $35,240
Homosassa Springs, FL $32,290
Jacksonville, FL $36,540
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $38,400
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $38,715
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $38,520
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $35,955
Ocala, FL $32,260
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $35,225
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $34,010
Panama City, FL $33,810
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $34,000
Port St. Lucie, FL $36,720
Punta Gorda, FL $33,990
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $34,250
Sebring, FL $31,040
Tallahassee, FL $32,470
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $36,485
The Villages, FL $33,940
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $34,510
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $31,840
$35,041
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Macon, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($40,160).

Macon, GA $40,160
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,180
$34,170
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($42,130).

Urban Honolulu, HI $42,130
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $39,510
$40,820
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($42,470).

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,265
Iowa City, IA $42,470
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,180
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,000
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,460
$35,107
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($38,060).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $34,700
Idaho Falls, ID $32,790
Lewiston, ID-WA $38,060
Pocatello, ID $33,710
Twin Falls, ID $32,410
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,710
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $32,830
$34,316
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($37,360).

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,360
$37,360
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($40,805).

Columbus, IN $37,830
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $37,700
Evansville, IN-KY $34,880
Fort Wayne, IN $38,870
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $38,185
Kokomo, IN $32,990
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $36,100
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $35,020
Muncie, IN $34,330
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $40,805
Terre Haute, IN $33,940
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $31,225
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,595
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,380
$36,238
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($36,585).

Manhattan, KS $31,400
Topeka, KS $33,280
Wichita, KS $36,585
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $30,955
$33,291
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($37,875).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $33,500
Lexington-Fayette, KY $36,150
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $36,910
Owensboro, KY $35,400
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,850
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,010
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,875
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,070
$34,404
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($35,190).

Baton Rouge, LA $35,090
Hammond, LA $32,800
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $32,120
Lafayette, LA $31,600
Lake Charles, LA $31,160
Monroe, LA $31,790
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,190
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $33,450
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,060
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,970
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,300
$32,139
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($45,590).

Leominster-Gardner, MA $45,590
Springfield, MA-CT $44,380
$44,985
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($37,400).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $37,400
$37,400
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($40,645).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,655
Portland-South Portland, ME $39,110
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,845
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,645
$38,064
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($43,120).

Battle Creek, MI $38,100
Bay City, MI $36,140
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $42,295
Flint, MI $36,430
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $43,120
Jackson, MI $36,290
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $39,020
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $39,450
Midland, MI $37,900
Monroe, MI $37,830
Muskegon, MI $37,240
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $34,060
Saginaw, MI $35,050
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,710
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,020
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,150
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,075
$37,828
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($55,610).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $55,610
St. Cloud, MN $47,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,830
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,250
$43,018
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($49,135).

St. Louis, MO-IL $49,135
Kansas City, MO-KS $43,240
Springfield, MO $36,350
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,090
$43,990
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($33,740).

Hattiesburg, MS $28,610
Jackson, MS $33,740
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,190
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,460
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,460
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,830
$30,715
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($36,070).

Great Falls, MT $33,080
Missoula, MT $35,190
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,070
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,360
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,450
$34,630
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($43,960).

Burlington, NC $35,060
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $41,570
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $43,960
Fayetteville, NC $35,680
Goldsboro, NC $34,070
Greensboro-High Point, NC $41,950
Greenville, NC $35,130
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $37,345
Jacksonville, NC $31,890
New Bern, NC $34,910
Raleigh, NC $40,235
Rocky Mount, NC $32,700
Wilmington, NC $35,540
Winston-Salem, NC $38,940
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,880
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,630
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,210
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,090
$37,408
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($46,555).

Fargo, ND-MN $38,745
Grand Forks, ND-MN $39,830
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,555
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,485
$41,654
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($38,320).

Lincoln, NE $35,980
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $38,320
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $32,960
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,500
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $33,260
$35,204
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($41,715).

Manchester, NH $41,715
Portsmouth, NH-ME $41,590
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,915
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,945
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,915
$39,816
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($44,720).

Ocean City, NJ $37,650
Trenton, NJ $44,720
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $39,190
$40,520
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($39,000).

Farmington, NM $39,000
Las Cruces, NM $30,115
Santa Fe, NM $37,285
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,860
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $36,865
$35,825
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($38,630).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $36,520
Reno, NV $38,630
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $35,540
$36,897
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 ($47,070).

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $47,070
Rochester, NY $39,935
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $41,280
Syracuse, NY $43,920
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $29,310
$41,217
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($45,430).

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,430
Canton-Massillon, OH $41,020
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $41,170
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $40,840
Columbus, OH $42,190
Dayton, OH $45,050
Toledo, OH $34,790
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,290
$41,246
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($38,120).

Tulsa, OK $38,120
$38,120
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($46,330).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $46,330
$46,330
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($47,520).

Altoona, PA $29,280
Lancaster, PA $43,940
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,520
Pittsburgh, PA $38,400
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,780
York-Hanover, PA $41,460
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,790
$40,596
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($21,235).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,810
Arecibo, PR $19,160
Guayama, PR $19,750
Mayaguez, PR $19,420
Ponce, PR $19,420
San German, PR $18,840
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $21,235
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,970
$19,649
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($41,735).

Columbia, SC $35,540
Florence, SC $32,890
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $41,735
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $34,100
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $31,900
Spartanburg, SC $35,430
Sumter, SC $31,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,680
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,400
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,090
$34,731
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($35,390).

Sioux Falls, SD $35,390
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $31,670
$33,373
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($40,260).

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $37,000
Knoxville, TN $40,260
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,950
Morristown, TN $34,250
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $37,250
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,660
$37,562
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($46,430).

College Station-Bryan, TX $19,410
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $46,430
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $35,670
Lubbock, TX $24,040
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $41,590
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,540
$35,597
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($38,965).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $34,980
Provo-Orem, UT $33,870
St. George, UT $32,440
Salt Lake City, UT $38,965
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $35,390
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $30,920
$35,076
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($43,905).

Charlottesville, VA $38,240
Harrisonburg, VA $35,890
Lynchburg, VA $32,230
Richmond, VA $43,905
Roanoke, VA $35,790
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $35,680
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $36,710
Winchester, VA-WV $36,540
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,180
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,790
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,390
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,930
$36,212
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($39,600).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,620
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,600
$39,110
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($46,470).

Green Bay, WI $41,080
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $31,380
Madison, WI $46,470
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $37,500
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $41,010
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $30,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,790
$38,561
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($34,430).

Charleston, WV $34,430
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $33,340
Morgantown, WV $33,800
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $31,640
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $31,880
Wheeling, WV-OH $32,950
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,430
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,050
$32,315
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($47,395).

Cheyenne, WY $38,835
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,395
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,220
$44,150

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $35,325

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($75,710) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($44,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $43,750
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $44,690
$44,220
Alabama N/A
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 ($35,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $31,380
Hot Springs, AR $30,650
Jonesboro, AR $30,550
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $35,740
Pine Bluff, AR $31,130
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,990
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,130
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,200
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,010
$31,198
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($44,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $44,970
$44,970
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 ($87,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $63,730
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $87,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
$75,710
Colorado N/A
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 ($44,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $43,410
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $44,820
New Haven, CT $44,610
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $41,860
Waterbury, CT $41,090
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $41,550
$42,890
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($38,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $34,680
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $32,370
Gainesville, FL $35,240
Homosassa Springs, FL $32,290
Jacksonville, FL $36,540
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $34,910
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $36,860
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $38,520
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $36,470
Ocala, FL $32,260
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $35,630
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $34,010
Panama City, FL $33,810
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $34,000
Port St. Lucie, FL $35,250
Punta Gorda, FL $33,990
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $34,250
Sebring, FL $31,040
Tallahassee, FL $33,230
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $36,540
The Villages, FL $33,940
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $34,510
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $31,840
$34,443
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($42,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $42,130
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $39,510
$40,820
Iowa

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

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($37,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,390
Iowa City, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$37,390
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($38,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $34,700
Idaho Falls, ID $32,790
Lewiston, ID-WA $38,060
Pocatello, ID $33,710
Twin Falls, ID $32,410
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,710
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $32,830
$34,316
Illinois N/A
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($38,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $37,830
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $37,700
Evansville, IN-KY $34,880
Fort Wayne, IN $36,690
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $38,400
Kokomo, IN $32,990
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $36,100
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $35,020
Muncie, IN $34,330
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $36,770
Terre Haute, IN $33,940
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,610
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,040
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,380
$35,620
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($35,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $31,400
Topeka, KS $35,270
Wichita, KS $34,910
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $32,460
$33,510
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 ($36,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $33,500
Lexington-Fayette, KY $36,150
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $36,910
Owensboro, KY $35,400
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,850
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,010
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,220
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,070
$33,389
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($35,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $35,090
Hammond, LA $32,800
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $32,120
Lafayette, LA $31,600
Lake Charles, LA $31,160
Monroe, LA $31,790
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,190
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $33,450
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,060
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,970
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,300
$32,139
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($39,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,890
Portland-South Portland, ME $39,680
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,260
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,960
$37,198
Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($39,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $38,100
Bay City, MI $36,140
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $39,250
Flint, MI $36,430
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $38,090
Jackson, MI $36,290
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $37,020
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $39,450
Midland, MI $37,900
Monroe, MI $37,830
Muskegon, MI $37,240
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $34,060
Saginaw, MI $35,050
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,710
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,020
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,150
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $35,630
$36,668
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($58,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $58,390
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,390
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($33,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $28,610
Jackson, MS $33,740
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,190
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,460
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,460
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,830
$30,715
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($36,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $33,080
Missoula, MT $35,190
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,070
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,360
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,450
$34,630
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 ($40,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $35,060
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $38,740
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $40,460
Fayetteville, NC $35,680
Goldsboro, NC $34,070
Greensboro-High Point, NC $37,340
Greenville, NC $35,130
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $34,620
Jacksonville, NC $31,890
New Bern, NC $34,910
Raleigh, NC $38,620
Rocky Mount, NC $32,700
Wilmington, NC $35,540
Winston-Salem, NC $37,230
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,880
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,630
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,210
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,090
$35,378
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($41,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $38,930
Grand Forks, ND-MN $38,590
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,470
$39,090
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 ($38,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $35,980
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $38,320
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $32,960
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,500
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $33,260
$35,204
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 ($41,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $41,380
Portsmouth, NH-ME $41,590
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,980
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,430
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,880
$39,652
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 ($44,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $37,650
Trenton, NJ $44,720
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $39,190
$40,520
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($38,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $33,280
Las Cruces, NM $30,880
Santa Fe, NM $38,970
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,160
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $32,280
$33,914
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($38,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $36,520
Reno, NV $38,630
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $35,540
$36,897
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 ($44,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $44,530
Rochester, NY $38,340
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,435
Ohio

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

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($55,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $55,830
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$55,830
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($37,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $37,180
$37,180
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania N/A
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 ($22,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,810
Arecibo, PR $19,160
Guayama, PR $19,750
Mayaguez, PR $19,420
Ponce, PR $19,420
San German, PR $18,840
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,980
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,970
$19,669
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($35,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $35,540
Florence, SC $32,890
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $35,550
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $34,100
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $31,900
Spartanburg, SC $35,430
Sumter, SC $31,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,680
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,400
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,090
$33,412
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 ($35,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $35,390
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $31,670
$33,373
Tennessee N/A
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 ($54,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $19,410
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $54,790
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $46,420
Lubbock, TX $24,040
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $46,810
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$38,294
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($36,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $34,980
Provo-Orem, UT $33,870
St. George, UT $32,440
Salt Lake City, UT $36,860
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $35,390
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $30,920
$34,077
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($39,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $38,240
Harrisonburg, VA $35,890
Lynchburg, VA $32,230
Richmond, VA $39,420
Roanoke, VA $35,790
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $35,680
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $36,710
Winchester, VA-WV $36,540
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,180
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,050
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,390
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,930
$35,088
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($39,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,620
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,600
$39,110
Wisconsin N/A
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($34,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $34,430
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $33,340
Morgantown, WV $33,800
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $31,640
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $31,880
Wheeling, WV-OH $32,950
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,430
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,050
$32,315
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($37,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $37,680
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $37,950
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $37,050
$37,560

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $39,877

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Wyoming ($50,740) in the Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($56,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $56,820
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,510
$48,165
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($32,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Montgomery, AL $32,600
Tuscaloosa, AL $23,510
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $25,580
$27,230
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 ($31,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $31,530
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$31,530
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($42,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $42,570
$42,570
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($57,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $47,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $42,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $42,520
Modesto, CA $47,080
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $52,060
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $39,270
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $47,010
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $57,430
$46,948
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($47,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $47,880
Fort Collins, CO $35,910
$41,895
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 ($47,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $47,020
New Haven, CT $40,590
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$43,805
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($41,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $41,890
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $40,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $35,440
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,820
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,190
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $31,710
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $36,430
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$37,007
Georgia

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

Macon, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($40,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Macon, GA $40,160
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,180
$34,170
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($42,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,140
Iowa City, IA $42,470
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,180
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,000
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,460
$34,650
Idaho N/A
Illinois

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

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($37,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,360
$37,360
Indiana

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

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($44,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN $41,050
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $37,970
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $44,840
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $26,840
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,150
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$37,970
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($38,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS $31,290
Wichita, KS $38,260
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $29,450
$33,000
Kentucky

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($42,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,530
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,530
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

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

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($45,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Leominster-Gardner, MA $45,590
Springfield, MA-CT $44,380
$44,985
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($37,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $37,400
$37,400
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($44,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,420
Portland-South Portland, ME $38,540
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,330
$38,930
Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($48,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $45,340
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,150
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $41,020
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,520
$42,758
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 ($55,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $55,610
St. Cloud, MN $47,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,830
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,250
$43,018
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($43,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $39,880
Kansas City, MO-KS $43,240
Springfield, MO $36,350
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,090
$40,390
Mississippi N/A
Montana N/A
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 ($47,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $44,400
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $47,460
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $46,560
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $40,070
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $41,850
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC $40,650
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$43,498
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 ($51,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $38,560
Grand Forks, ND-MN $41,070
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,500
$44,218
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($42,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $42,050
Portsmouth, NH-ME $41,590
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,460
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,950
$39,980
New Jersey N/A
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 ($44,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $44,720
Las Cruces, NM $29,350
Santa Fe, NM $35,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,560
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,450
$37,736
Nevada N/A
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 ($49,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $49,610
Rochester, NY $41,530
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $41,280
Syracuse, NY $43,920
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $29,310
$41,130
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($45,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $35,030
Canton-Massillon, OH $41,020
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $41,170
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $40,840
Columbus, OH $42,190
Dayton, OH $45,050
Toledo, OH $34,790
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,290
$39,423
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($39,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $39,060
$39,060
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 ($46,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $46,330
$46,330
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 ($47,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $29,280
Lancaster, PA $43,940
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,520
Pittsburgh, PA $38,400
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,780
York-Hanover, PA $41,460
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,790
$40,596
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 ($19,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,490
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$19,490
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($47,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $47,920
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,920
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

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

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($40,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $37,000
Knoxville, TN $40,260
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,950
Morristown, TN $34,250
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $37,250
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,660
$37,562
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 ($38,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $38,070
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $24,920
Lubbock, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $36,370
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,540
$32,225
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($41,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
St. George, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT $41,070
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,070
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($48,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $48,390
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,530
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,960
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($46,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Green Bay, WI $41,080
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $31,380
Madison, WI $46,470
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $37,500
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $41,010
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $30,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,790
$38,561
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($56,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $39,990
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,840
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$50,740

2 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 $35,325.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $39,877. 

  Desktop Publishers

Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.

Salary Ratio: 0.89    

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    
  • Advertising Associate
  • Compositor
  • Computer Compositor
  • Computer Publisher
  • Computer Typesetter
  • Design Editor
  • Desktop Operator
  • Desktop Publisher
  • Desktop Publishing Associate
  • Desktop Publishing Specialist
  • Desktop Support Engineer
  • Digital Publisher
  • Digital Publishing Specialist
  • Document Design Specialist
  • DTP Operator (Desktop Publishing Operator)
  • Electronic Console Display Operator
  • Electronic Imager
  • Electronic Pagination System Operator
  • Electronic Publisher
  • Electronic Publishing Specialist
  • Magazine Publisher
  • Online Publisher
  • Page Makeup System Operator
  • Paginator
  • Publisher
  • Publishing Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $41,495
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -2.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Prepress Technicians and Workers

Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates.

Salary Ratio: 2.39    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Ad Compositor
  • Ad Setter
  • Advertisement Compositor
  • Advertising Layout Worker
  • Bankman
  • Blueprint Blocker
  • Blueprint Cutter
  • Blueprint Developer
  • Blueprint Duplicator
  • Blueprint Machine Operator
  • Blueprint Maker
  • Blueprint Processor
  • Blueprint Reproducer
  • Blueprinter
  • Blueprinting Machine Operator
  • Clamper
  • Cold Type Artist
  • Color Separation Photographer
  • Color Stripper
  • Composer
  • Composing Machine Operator
  • Composing Machine Tender
  • Computer Typesetter
  • Copper Etcher
  • Copper Plate Lithographer
  • Desktop Operator
  • Digital Prepress Operator
  • Diploma Maker
  • Dot Etcher
  • Electron-Beam Photo Mask Maker
  • Electron-Beam Photo Mask Technician
  • Electronic Masking System Operator
  • Electronic Operator
  • Electronic Pre-Press Technician
  • Electronic Prepress Operator (EPP Operator)
  • Electronic Prepress Technician (EPP Tech)
  • Electrotyper
  • Form Setter
  • Form Worker
  • Galley Stripper
  • Graphic Arts Technician
  • Graphic Technician
  • Halftone Operator
  • Hand Compositor
  • Hand Etcher
  • Imposer
  • Intertype Operator
  • Job Compositor
  • Job Forwarder
  • Job Lithographer
  • Keyboard Operator
  • Laser Beam Color Scanner Operator
  • Layout Former
  • Layup Worker
  • Letterpress Setter
  • Linotype Operator
  • Linotype Worker
  • Linotyper
  • Linotypist
  • Lithograph Designer
  • Lithograph Operator
  • Lithographer
  • Lithographers Printer
  • Lithographic Artist
  • Lithographic Camera Operator
  • Lithographic Etcher
  • Lithographic Photographer
  • Lithographic Plate Maker
  • Lithographic Platemaker
  • Lithographic Press Operator
  • Lithographic Stripper
  • Lithographing Machine Operator
  • Lithopress Operator
  • Lithostripper
  • Lock Up Worker
  • Ludlow Machine Operator
  • Machine Compositor
  • Make Up Arranger
  • Make Up Worker
  • Make-Up Arranger
  • Map Mounter
  • Monotype Caster
  • Monotype Keyboard Operator
  • Monotype Operator
  • Monotype Setter
  • Monotyper
  • Monotypist
  • Negative Assembler
  • Negative Stripper
  • Offset Plate Maker
  • Offset Platemaker
  • Opaquer
  • Pantograph Machine Operator
  • Pantograph Operator
  • Pantograph Setter
  • Pantograph Transferrer
  • Pantographer
  • Paste Up Artist
  • Paste Up Copy Camera Operator
  • Paste-Up Artist
  • Paste-Up Worker
  • Photocomposing Machine Operator
  • Photoengraver
  • Photoengraving Etcher
  • Photoengraving Finisher
  • Photoengraving Machine Operator
  • Photoengraving Machine Tender
  • Photoengraving Photographer
  • Photoengraving Printer
  • Photoengraving Proofer
  • Photoengraving Retoucher
  • Photographic Lithographer
  • Photographic Plate Maker
  • Photographic Platemaker
  • Photogravure Press Operator
  • Photolettering Machine Operator
  • Photolith Operator
  • Photolithographer
  • Photolithographic Stripper
  • Phototypesetter
  • Phototypesetter Operator
  • Phototypesetting Equipment Monitor
  • Plate Developer
  • Plate Finisher
  • Plate Grainer
  • Plate Keeper
  • Plate Maker
  • Plate Mounter
  • Plate Straightener
  • Platemaker
  • Pre-Press Production Technician
  • Pre-Press Proofer
  • Prepress Operator
  • Prepress Specialist
  • Prepress Stripper
  • Prepress Technician
  • Press Specialist
  • Press Technician
  • Print Room Worker
  • Printing Film Stripper
  • Printing Plate Maker
  • Printing Technician
  • Process Artist
  • Process Stripper
  • Process Worker
  • Proofsheet Corrector
  • Repeat Photocomposing Machine Operator
  • Roller Print Tender
  • Roller Varnisher
  • Router
  • Runner
  • Scanner
  • Scanner Operator
  • Scanning Clerk
  • Semiconductor Packages Platemaker
  • Set Up Worker
  • Setter
  • Sheet Layer
  • Steel Die Printer
  • Stereotyper
  • Stonehand
  • Stoneman
  • Striping Machine Operator
  • Stripper
  • Teletypesetter
  • Teletypesetter Operator
  • Terminal Makeup Operator
  • Transfer Worker
  • Transferrer
  • Type Setter
  • Type-Proof Reproducer
  • Typecasting Machine Operator
  • Typesetter
  • Typesetters Printer
  • Typesetting Machine Operator
  • Typesetting Machine Tender
  • Typo Machine Operator
  • Typographer
  • Zincographer
  • US Salary Median: $40,518
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,427 per year (or $9,836 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $21,708 to earn a bachelor's (or $39,344 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,427 per year (or $9,836 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $10,854 to earn an associate's (or $19,672 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Prepress & Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design Degrees

Touro College

500 7th Avenue - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,908/year
In-state cost: $18,908/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

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

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

700 Terrace Heights - Winona, MN

Out-of-state cost: $38,280/year
In-state cost: $38,280/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Becker College

61 Sever St - Worcester, MA

Out-of-state cost: $40,150/year
In-state cost: $40,150/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Rochester Institute of Technology

1 Lomb Memorial Dr - Rochester, NY

Out-of-state cost: $48,028/year
In-state cost: $48,028/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's


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