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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Psychology Teacher Education Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to teach general psychology at the secondary school level.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $62,858
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $29,859/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,688/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,303/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,414/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,911/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,821/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: $62,858

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($90,238) in the Santa Rosa, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($66,760).

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $63,400
$64,520
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($64,940).

Huntsville, AL $64,940
Mobile, AL $58,975
Montgomery, AL $56,995
Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,340
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $56,030
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $53,850
Decatur, AL $58,070
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,310
Gadsden, AL $57,260
Tuscaloosa, AL $50,980
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,680
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,490
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,070
$56,135
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($55,870).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $52,310
Hot Springs, AR $55,870
Jonesboro, AR $49,770
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $55,180
Pine Bluff, AR $50,390
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,210
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,900
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,320
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,450
$50,156
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($54,190).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $41,340
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $54,190
Prescott, AZ $45,860
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $42,580
Tucson, AZ $42,950
Yuma, AZ $41,320
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $48,170
$45,201
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Santa Rosa, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($127,565).

Fresno, CA $107,125
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $95,210
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $83,120
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $90,795
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $100,540
Santa Rosa, CA $127,565
Chico, CA $96,330
El Centro, CA $84,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $88,850
Merced, CA $86,930
Modesto, CA $89,410
Napa, CA $99,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $86,330
Salinas, CA $70,790
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $93,670
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $75,980
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $96,620
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $68,270
Stockton-Lodi, CA $93,060
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $80,160
Yuba City, CA $85,800
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,560
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $64,570
$90,238
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($99,710).

Colorado Springs, CO $62,010
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $62,355
Fort Collins, CO $99,710
Grand Junction, CO $50,970
Greeley, CO $50,760
Pueblo, CO $52,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,470
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,020
$58,585
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($85,215).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $81,955
New Haven, CT $85,215
Danbury, CT $74,520
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $78,800
Waterbury, CT $74,410
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $76,610
$79,835
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($73,175).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $69,810
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $65,760
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $73,175
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,730
Jacksonville, FL $62,720
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $48,900
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $61,980
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $45,740
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,440
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $63,410
Tallahassee, FL $49,870
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,530
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $48,950
$60,048
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($63,090).

Savannah, GA $61,455
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,495
Athens-Clarke County, GA $59,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $63,090
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $51,280
Columbus, GA-AL $62,250
Macon, GA $59,530
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,160
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,770
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,430
$58,705
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($65,820).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,620
Cedar Rapids, IA $52,120
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,660
Dubuque, IA $61,900
Iowa City, IA $62,410
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $55,720
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $65,820
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,780
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,970
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,820
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,290
$58,144
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($49,755).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $45,555
Idaho Falls, ID $42,210
Lewiston, ID-WA $47,175
Pocatello, ID $49,735
Twin Falls, ID $41,270
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $49,755
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,000
$45,957
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

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

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $63,570
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $67,345
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,230
Champaign-Urbana, IL $51,840
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $79,910
Danville, IL $48,200
Decatur, IL $49,540
Kankakee, IL $52,020
Peoria, IL $57,030
Rockford, IL $60,910
Springfield, IL $55,600
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,930
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,440
$58,565
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($55,365).

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $46,495
Evansville, IN-KY $48,205
Fort Wayne, IN $47,845
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $50,235
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $55,365
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $46,995
Muncie, IN $51,025
Terre Haute, IN $47,945
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,540
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,865
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,980
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $51,410
$47,817
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($64,300).

Manhattan, KS $64,300
Topeka, KS $49,560
Wichita, KS $55,160
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,980
$54,500
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($59,235).

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,930
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,235
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,155
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $58,680
Lexington-Fayette, KY $58,520
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $56,100
Owensboro, KY $58,920
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,700
$56,596
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($66,460).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $66,460
Lafayette, LA $50,250
Monroe, LA $51,310
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $55,610
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,460
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,870
$54,219
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($83,390).

Springfield, MA-CT $78,120
Worcester, MA-CT $79,675
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,390
Leominster-Gardner, MA $82,540
New Bedford, MA $82,970
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $78,860
$80,419
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($71,080).

California-Lexington Park, MD $56,020
Cumberland, MD-WV $71,080
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $53,780
Salisbury, MD-DE $66,510
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $63,020
$62,082
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($61,420).

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $60,445
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $51,000
Portland-South Portland, ME $61,420
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,530
$57,368
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($73,945).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $69,045
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $67,390
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $73,945
Battle Creek, MI $60,970
Bay City, MI $66,590
Flint, MI $59,970
Jackson, MI $60,810
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $58,150
Monroe, MI $63,240
Muskegon, MI $62,960
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $59,130
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,490
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,930
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,790
$64,501
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($71,805).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $71,805
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,820
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $57,540
Rochester, MN $64,650
St. Cloud, MN $62,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,800
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,620
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,580
$63,782
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($66,160).

Kansas City, MO-KS $62,325
St. Louis, MO-IL $66,160
Springfield, MO $51,930
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,455
Columbia, MO $46,830
Jefferson City, MO $44,810
Joplin, MO $39,710
St. Joseph, MO-KS $45,800
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,540
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,890
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,310
$51,575
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($55,750).

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,750
Hattiesburg, MS $45,790
Jackson, MS $43,810
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,020
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,720
$47,583
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($48,705).

Great Falls, MT $41,140
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,705
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,480
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $40,180
$42,453
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($62,940).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $62,940
Greensboro-High Point, NC $60,890
Raleigh, NC $58,125
Wilmington, NC $62,340
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,610
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,990
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,090
Burlington, NC $46,120
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $52,530
Fayetteville, NC $47,390
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $52,670
Rocky Mount, NC $45,930
Winston-Salem, NC $50,720
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,420
$56,131
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($61,690).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($69,515).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $69,515
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,290
Lincoln, NE $66,660
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,940
$63,879
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($65,940).

Manchester, NH $59,880
Portsmouth, NH-ME $65,260
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,280
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,940
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63,540
$61,780
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($69,815).

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $69,815
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $64,700
$63,422
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($63,640).

Farmington, NM $63,640
Las Cruces, NM $62,210
Santa Fe, NM $60,370
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $53,890
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$58,438
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($80,125).

Reno, NV $80,125
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $63,550
$74,600
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Binghamton, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($95,415).

Binghamton, NY $95,415
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $68,825
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $93,345
Rochester, NY $72,370
Syracuse, NY $79,270
Utica-Rome, NY $81,210
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $60,325
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $69,880
Elmira, NY $56,690
Glens Falls, NY $74,820
Ithaca, NY $64,890
Kingston, NY $89,260
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $69,010
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,730
$75,440
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($78,165).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $70,000
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $75,400
Columbus, OH $78,165
Dayton, OH $67,765
Toledo, OH $76,265
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $69,605
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $68,415
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,650
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $69,680
Canton-Massillon, OH $66,920
Lima, OH $49,690
Mansfield, OH $52,460
Springfield, OH $66,410
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $65,480
$68,993
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($52,820).

Lawton, OK $46,560
Oklahoma City, OK $48,090
Tulsa, OK $52,820
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,460
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,950
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,600
$47,796
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($81,640).

Bend-Redmond, OR $78,640
Eugene, OR $71,820
Medford, OR $59,500
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $81,640
Salem, OR $73,360
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,760
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $65,040
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $60,950
$67,464
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Reading, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($76,645).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $70,205
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $72,600
Reading, PA $76,645
Altoona, PA $58,600
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $62,890
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $69,180
Erie, PA $55,580
Gettysburg, PA $71,890
Johnstown, PA $57,390
Lancaster, PA $63,840
Lebanon, PA $71,630
Pittsburgh, PA $70,590
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $69,540
State College, PA $61,310
Williamsport, PA $65,880
York-Hanover, PA $68,960
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $67,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,340
$67,002
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($35,480).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $35,480
Arecibo, PR $33,630
Guayama, PR $32,570
Mayaguez, PR $32,950
Ponce, PR $32,170
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $32,280
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,390
$33,210
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($56,900).

Columbia, SC $54,700
Florence, SC $51,910
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $53,620
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $56,490
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $40,920
Spartanburg, SC $56,900
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,710
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,550
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,090
$51,543
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($47,360).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($69,860).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $64,800
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $58,575
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $58,240
Clarksville, TN-KY $69,860
Cleveland, TN $54,490
Jackson, TN $51,220
Johnson City, TN $50,640
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $54,970
Knoxville, TN $54,070
Morristown, TN $48,850
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,190
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,970
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,000
$56,031
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($73,360).

College Station-Bryan, TX $73,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $65,685
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $67,985
Killeen-Temple, TX $66,815
Laredo, TX $57,815
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $53,515
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,885
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,420
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,300
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,965
Amarillo, TX $64,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $58,590
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $56,660
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,560
Corpus Christi, TX $67,260
El Paso, TX $61,940
Longview, TX $55,880
Lubbock, TX $48,780
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $58,790
Midland, TX $60,220
San Angelo, TX $50,960
Sherman-Denison, TX $56,600
Texarkana, TX-AR $50,870
Tyler, TX $49,620
Victoria, TX $48,730
Waco, TX $50,940
Wichita Falls, TX $49,730
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,970
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,720
$56,820
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($77,110).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $59,490
Provo-Orem, UT $77,110
St. George, UT $42,680
Salt Lake City, UT $58,670
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,080
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $58,990
$58,837
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($79,440).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $70,300
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,500
Charlottesville, VA $62,360
Roanoke, VA $79,440
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $57,250
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,150
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,260
$63,561
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($57,485).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $55,870
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,485
$56,678
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Racine, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($66,740).

Madison, WI $65,060
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $63,255
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,630
Eau Claire, WI $51,950
Fond du Lac, WI $57,210
Green Bay, WI $59,540
Janesville-Beloit, WI $64,910
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $59,060
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $60,610
Racine, WI $66,740
Sheboygan, WI $56,840
Wausau, WI $59,580
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,010
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,090
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,310
$59,874
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($58,140).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,140
Morgantown, WV $52,310
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $45,950
Wheeling, WV-OH $54,270
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,170
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,450
$51,633
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($54,960).

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,960
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,400
$53,246

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $67,014

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($111,558) in the Santa Rosa, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($74,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL $74,330
Mobile, AL $68,090
Montgomery, AL $63,190
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,537
Arkansas N/A
Arizona N/A
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Santa Rosa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($165,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $117,720
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $101,010
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $83,910
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $93,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $108,140
Santa Rosa, CA $165,000
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$111,558
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($99,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $73,830
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,270
Fort Collins, CO $99,710
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,270
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($93,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $86,530
New Haven, CT $93,860
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$90,195
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($80,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $75,720
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $76,050
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $80,890
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,553
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,120) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Savannah, GA $68,120
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,280
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,200
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $65,200
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,200
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($79,370) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $79,370
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $75,190
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,280
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($63,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,520
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,660
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,090
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,757
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($79,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $79,490
Lafayette, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,490
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($80,150) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $78,530
Worcester, MA-CT $80,150
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,340
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($64,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $64,910
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,910
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($88,470) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $73,010
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $75,340
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $88,470
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,940
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($78,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,870
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $77,870
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,370
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($82,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $75,180
St. Louis, MO-IL $82,750
Springfield, MO $61,290
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,120
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,835
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($67,570) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,570
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,570
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($73,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $73,170
Greensboro-High Point, NC $72,060
Raleigh, NC $60,360
Wilmington, NC $70,080
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,110
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,370
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $72,190
Burlington, NC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,620
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($74,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $74,920
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $65,110
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,015
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($105,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $105,750
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$105,750
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Binghamton, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($120,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $120,610
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $63,040
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $97,070
Rochester, NY $76,710
Syracuse, NY $85,300
Utica-Rome, NY $93,280
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $57,690
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $69,930
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,954
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($88,280) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $76,130
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $79,000
Columbus, OH $84,660
Dayton, OH $69,420
Toledo, OH $88,280
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $75,760
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $78,080
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,210
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $79,740
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
$78,253
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Reading, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($83,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $75,860
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $76,140
Reading, PA $83,790
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,597
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($74,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $74,310
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $66,890
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $66,570
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,257
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($98,670) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $98,670
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $72,350
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $75,490
Killeen-Temple, TX $77,890
Laredo, TX $55,350
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $48,210
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,530
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,630
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,570
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,880
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,157
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($74,150) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $70,960
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,150
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,555
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($73,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $73,170
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $65,450
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,080
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,233
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($57,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $57,240
Morgantown, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,240
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $58,701

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($84,908) in the Napa, 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 ($71,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $71,840
$71,840
Alabama

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

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

Huntsville, AL $55,550
Mobile, AL $49,860
Montgomery, AL $50,800
Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,340
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $56,030
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $53,850
Decatur, AL $58,070
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,310
Gadsden, AL $57,260
Tuscaloosa, AL $50,980
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,680
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,490
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,070
$53,477
Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($55,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $52,310
Hot Springs, AR $55,870
Jonesboro, AR $49,770
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $55,180
Pine Bluff, AR $50,390
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,210
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,900
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,320
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,450
$50,156
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($54,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $41,340
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $54,190
Prescott, AZ $45,860
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $42,580
Tucson, AZ $42,950
Yuma, AZ $41,320
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $48,170
$45,201
California

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

Napa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($99,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $96,530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $89,410
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $82,330
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $88,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $92,940
Santa Rosa, CA $90,130
Chico, CA $96,330
El Centro, CA $84,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $88,850
Merced, CA $86,930
Modesto, CA $89,410
Napa, CA $99,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $86,330
Salinas, CA $70,790
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $93,670
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $75,980
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $96,620
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $68,270
Stockton-Lodi, CA $93,060
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $80,160
Yuba City, CA $85,800
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,560
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $64,570
$84,908
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($60,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $50,190
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $60,440
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO $50,970
Greeley, CO $50,760
Pueblo, CO $52,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,470
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,020
$50,828
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($78,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $77,380
New Haven, CT $76,570
Danbury, CT $74,520
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $78,800
Waterbury, CT $74,410
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $76,610
$76,382
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($65,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $63,900
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $55,470
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $65,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,730
Jacksonville, FL $62,720
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $48,900
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $61,980
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $45,740
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,440
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $63,410
Tallahassee, FL $49,870
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,530
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $48,950
$56,008
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($63,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Savannah, GA $54,790
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Athens-Clarke County, GA $59,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $63,090
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $51,280
Columbus, GA-AL $62,250
Macon, GA $59,530
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,160
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,770
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,430
$58,606
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $60,040
Cedar Rapids, IA $52,120
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,660
Dubuque, IA $61,900
Iowa City, IA $62,410
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $55,720
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $65,820
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,780
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,970
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,820
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,290
$57,503
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($58,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $58,700
Idaho Falls, ID $52,230
Lewiston, ID-WA $54,900
Pocatello, ID $49,420
Twin Falls, ID $44,120
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $50,530
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,850
$51,250
Illinois

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

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

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,770
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,500
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,230
Champaign-Urbana, IL $51,840
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $79,910
Danville, IL $48,200
Decatur, IL $49,540
Kankakee, IL $52,020
Peoria, IL $57,030
Rockford, IL $60,910
Springfield, IL $55,600
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,930
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,440
$55,686
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($54,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $50,410
Evansville, IN-KY $53,750
Fort Wayne, IN $52,420
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $53,220
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $54,660
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $50,870
Muncie, IN $52,520
Terre Haute, IN $49,010
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,140
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,370
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $51,410
$51,259
Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($64,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $64,300
Topeka, KS $49,560
Wichita, KS $55,160
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,980
$54,500
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($58,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,340
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,810
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,220
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $58,680
Lexington-Fayette, KY $58,520
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $56,100
Owensboro, KY $58,920
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,700
$56,161
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($55,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $53,430
Lafayette, LA $50,250
Monroe, LA $51,310
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $55,610
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,460
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,870
$50,609
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($83,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $77,710
Worcester, MA-CT $79,200
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,390
Leominster-Gardner, MA $82,540
New Bedford, MA $82,970
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $78,860
$80,778
Maryland

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

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($71,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $56,020
Cumberland, MD-WV $71,080
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $53,780
Salisbury, MD-DE $66,510
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $63,020
$62,082
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($61,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,980
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $51,000
Portland-South Portland, ME $61,420
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,530
$55,483
Michigan

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

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($69,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $65,080
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $59,440
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $59,420
Battle Creek, MI $60,970
Bay City, MI $66,590
Flint, MI $59,970
Jackson, MI $60,810
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $58,150
Monroe, MI $63,240
Muskegon, MI $62,960
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $59,130
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,490
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,930
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,790
$61,613
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($64,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $64,740
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,770
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $57,540
Rochester, MN $64,650
St. Cloud, MN $62,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,800
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,620
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,580
$60,135
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($49,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $49,470
St. Louis, MO-IL $49,570
Springfield, MO $42,570
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,790
Columbia, MO $46,830
Jefferson City, MO $44,810
Joplin, MO $39,710
St. Joseph, MO-KS $45,800
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,540
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,890
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,310
$44,572
Mississippi

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

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($45,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,930
Hattiesburg, MS $45,790
Jackson, MS $43,810
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,020
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,720
$44,252
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($53,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $50,130
Missoula, MT N/A
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,410
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,260
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,850
$49,913
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($55,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $52,710
Greensboro-High Point, NC $49,720
Raleigh, NC $55,890
Wilmington, NC $54,600
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,110
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,610
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,990
Burlington, NC $46,120
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $52,530
Fayetteville, NC $47,390
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $52,670
Rocky Mount, NC $45,930
Winston-Salem, NC $50,720
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,420
$49,886
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($61,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,110
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,470
Lincoln, NE $66,660
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,940
$61,424
New Hampshire

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

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

Manchester, NH $59,880
Portsmouth, NH-ME $65,260
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,280
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,940
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63,540
$61,780
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($77,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ $77,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $69,930
$73,615
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($63,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $63,640
Las Cruces, NM $62,210
Santa Fe, NM $60,370
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $53,890
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$58,438
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($63,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $54,500
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $63,550
$59,025
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 ($89,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $70,220
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $74,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $89,620
Rochester, NY $68,030
Syracuse, NY $73,240
Utica-Rome, NY $69,140
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,960
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $69,830
Elmira, NY $56,690
Glens Falls, NY $74,820
Ithaca, NY $64,890
Kingston, NY $89,260
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $69,010
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,730
$71,146
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($71,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $63,870
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $71,800
Columbus, OH $71,670
Dayton, OH $66,110
Toledo, OH $64,250
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,450
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $58,750
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,090
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,620
Canton-Massillon, OH $66,920
Lima, OH $49,690
Mansfield, OH $52,460
Springfield, OH $66,410
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $65,480
$63,041
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($52,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $46,560
Oklahoma City, OK $48,090
Tulsa, OK $52,820
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,460
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,950
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,600
$47,796
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($81,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $78,640
Eugene, OR $71,820
Medford, OR $59,500
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $81,640
Salem, OR $73,360
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,760
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $65,040
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $60,950
$67,464
Pennsylvania

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

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($71,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $64,550
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $69,060
Reading, PA $69,500
Altoona, PA $58,600
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $62,890
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $69,180
Erie, PA $55,580
Gettysburg, PA $71,890
Johnstown, PA $57,390
Lancaster, PA $63,840
Lebanon, PA $71,630
Pittsburgh, PA $70,590
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $69,540
State College, PA $61,310
Williamsport, PA $65,880
York-Hanover, PA $68,960
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $67,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,340
$65,172
Puerto Rico

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($35,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $35,480
Arecibo, PR $33,630
Guayama, PR $32,570
Mayaguez, PR $32,950
Ponce, PR $32,170
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $32,280
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,390
$33,210
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($56,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $54,700
Florence, SC $51,910
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $53,620
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $56,490
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $40,920
Spartanburg, SC $56,900
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,710
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,550
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,090
$51,543
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($47,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($69,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $55,290
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $50,260
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,910
Clarksville, TN-KY $69,860
Cleveland, TN $54,490
Jackson, TN $51,220
Johnson City, TN $50,640
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $54,970
Knoxville, TN $54,070
Morristown, TN $48,850
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,190
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,970
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,000
$52,978
Texas

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

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($67,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $48,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,020
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $60,480
Killeen-Temple, TX $55,740
Laredo, TX $60,280
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $58,820
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,240
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,210
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,030
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,050
Amarillo, TX $64,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $58,590
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $56,660
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,560
Corpus Christi, TX $67,260
El Paso, TX $61,940
Longview, TX $55,880
Lubbock, TX $48,780
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $58,790
Midland, TX $60,220
San Angelo, TX $50,960
Sherman-Denison, TX $56,600
Texarkana, TX-AR $50,870
Tyler, TX $49,620
Victoria, TX $48,730
Waco, TX $50,940
Wichita Falls, TX $49,730
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,970
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,720
$55,325
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($77,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $59,490
Provo-Orem, UT $77,110
St. George, UT $42,680
Salt Lake City, UT $58,670
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,080
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $58,990
$58,837
Virginia

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

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($79,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $69,640
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,850
Charlottesville, VA $62,360
Roanoke, VA $79,440
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $57,250
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,150
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,260
$61,313
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($61,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,970
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $61,290
$61,130
Wisconsin

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

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

Madison, WI $56,950
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $61,060
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,180
Eau Claire, WI $51,950
Fond du Lac, WI $57,210
Green Bay, WI $59,540
Janesville-Beloit, WI $64,910
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $59,060
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $60,610
Racine, WI $66,740
Sheboygan, WI $56,840
Wausau, WI $59,580
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,010
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,090
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,310
$58,603
West Virginia

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($59,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,040
Morgantown, WV $52,310
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $45,950
Wheeling, WV-OH $54,270
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,170
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,450
$50,698
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($63,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,060
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $57,250
$60,155

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $67,014.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $58,701. 

  Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.25    

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    
  • Abnormal Psychology Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Adjunct Psychology Faculty Member
  • Adjunct Psychology Instructor
  • Applied Psychology Professor
  • Applied Psychology Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Child Development Professor
  • Child Development Teacher
  • Child Psychology Teacher
  • Clinical Psychology Professor
  • Clinical Psychology Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Educational Psychology Professor
  • Educational Psychology Teacher
  • Faculty Member
  • Human Relations Professor
  • Human Relations Teacher
  • I/O Psychology Professor (Industrial/Organizational Psychology Professor)
  • Industrial Psychology Professor
  • Industrial Psychology Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Mental Measurements Teacher
  • Professor
  • Psychology Adjunct Instructor
  • Psychology Assistant Professor
  • Psychology Faculty Member
  • Psychology Instructor
  • Psychology Lecturer
  • Psychology Professor
  • School Psychology Professor
  • Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $70,386
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

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

Salary Ratio: 0.64    

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

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

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


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $14,413 per year (or $17,303 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $57,652 to earn a doctorate (or $69,212 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($98,752 if you're in-state, $119,432 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($28,826 if you're in-state, $34,606 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $24,688 per year (or $29,858 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $98,752 to earn a bachelor's (or $119,432 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Psychology Teacher Education Degrees

Wayne State College

1111 Main St - Wayne, NE

Out-of-state cost: $13,008/year
In-state cost: $7,428/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Weber State University

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

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

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Pittsburg State University

1701 S Broadway - Pittsburg, KS

Out-of-state cost: $18,848/year
In-state cost: $7,504/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Lee University

1120 N Ocoee St - Cleveland, TN

Out-of-state cost: $19,540/year
In-state cost: $19,540/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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York College

1125 E 8th St - York, NE

Out-of-state cost: $19,810/year
In-state cost: $19,810/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Lewis-Clark State College

500 8th Ave - Lewiston, ID

Out-of-state cost: $20,238/year
In-state cost: $6,982/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Emporia State University

1 Kellogg Circle - Emporia, KS

Out-of-state cost: $21,215/year
In-state cost: $6,971/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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William Penn University

201 Trueblood Ave - Oskaloosa, IA

Out-of-state cost: $26,600/year
In-state cost: $26,600/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Carson-Newman University

1646 S Russell Ave - Jefferson City, TN

Out-of-state cost: $29,500/year
In-state cost: $29,500/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Rocky Mountain College

1511 Poly Drive - Billings, MT

Out-of-state cost: $30,586/year
In-state cost: $30,586/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Wisconsin Lutheran College

8800 W Bluemound Rd - Milwaukee, WI

Out-of-state cost: $31,754/year
In-state cost: $31,754/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Saint Ambrose University

518 W Locust St - Davenport, IA

Out-of-state cost: $32,758/year
In-state cost: $32,758/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Fresno Pacific University

1717 S Chestnut Ave - Fresno, CA

Out-of-state cost: $33,452/year
In-state cost: $33,452/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Bradley University

1501 W BRADLEY AVE - Peoria, IL

Out-of-state cost: $35,480/year
In-state cost: $35,480/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Mount Mercy University

1330 Elmhurst Dr NE - Cedar Rapids, IA

Out-of-state cost: $35,506/year
In-state cost: $35,506/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Delaware

104 Hullihen Hall - Newark, DE

Out-of-state cost: $36,090/year
In-state cost: $14,660/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

1400 NE Campus Parkway - Seattle, WA

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

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Saint Norbert College

100 Grant St - De Pere, WI

Out-of-state cost: $40,885/year
In-state cost: $40,885/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Albion College

611 E Porter St - Albion, MI

Out-of-state cost: $50,590/year
In-state cost: $50,590/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Psychology Teacher Education Degrees

Loyola University Chicago

1032 W. Sheridan Rd - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $19,154/year
In-state cost: $19,154/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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