Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Public Administration Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management of public policy; executive-legislative relations; public budgetary processes and financial management; administrative law; public personnel management; professional ethics; and research methods.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers. Plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and support services of a U.S. Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $96,913
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 9.3%
    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: 4-6 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,293/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,133/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,217/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,161/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,334/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,704/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: $96,913

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($115,832) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($97,700).

Fairbanks, AK $97,700
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $93,347
$95,436
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($112,141).

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $93,932
Mobile, AL $93,580
Montgomery, AL $100,368
Tuscaloosa, AL $88,502
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $86,528
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $73,469
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $84,243
Auburn-Opelika, AL $95,304
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $93,443
Decatur, AL $92,376
Dothan, AL $78,435
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $77,315
Gadsden, AL $74,534
Huntsville, AL $112,141
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $71,927
$87,993
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($83,448).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $68,958
Hot Springs, AR $74,289
Jonesboro, AR $73,074
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $83,448
Pine Bluff, AR $75,747
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,275
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $73,801
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $66,905
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $70,055
$72,635
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($107,947).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $79,506
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $107,947
Prescott, AZ $71,573
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $96,868
Tucson, AZ $87,335
Yuma, AZ $81,558
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $75,071
$85,607
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($153,473).

Chico, CA $93,979
El Centro, CA $100,264
Fresno, CA $92,408
Merced, CA $101,222
Modesto, CA $107,244
Napa, CA $122,461
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $118,789
Redding, CA $93,837
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $107,351
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $107,783
Salinas, CA $102,898
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $92,567
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $107,946
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,405
Santa Rosa, CA $113,836
Stockton-Lodi, CA $111,202
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $116,242
Visalia-Porterville, CA $102,556
Yuba City, CA $110,740
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $82,800
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,432
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $86,396
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $95,105
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $108,884
Madera, CA $94,286
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $106,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $128,143
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $153,473
$105,518
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($127,108).

Colorado Springs, CO $119,131
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $79,983
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $90,878
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $99,291
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $127,108
Fort Collins, CO $107,430
Grand Junction, CO $93,165
Greeley, CO $101,623
Pueblo, CO $92,893
$101,009
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($112,072).

Danbury, CT $112,072
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $110,812
New Haven, CT $108,108
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $104,040
Waterbury, CT $101,210
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $95,723
$105,779
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 ($105,424).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $81,185
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $86,606
Gainesville, FL $80,645
Jacksonville, FL $101,742
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $104,365
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $86,765
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $94,275
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $104,620
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $102,556
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $86,712
Port St. Lucie, FL $81,696
Punta Gorda, FL $98,112
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $89,869
Tallahassee, FL $87,792
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $105,424
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $74,466
Homosassa Springs, FL $72,538
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $85,018
Ocala, FL $78,553
Panama City, FL $68,117
Sebring, FL $65,974
The Villages, FL $91,827
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $76,940
$88,155
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($102,530).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $84,797
Columbus, GA-AL $84,737
Rome, GA $87,357
Valdosta, GA $76,614
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,127
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $66,428
Athens-Clarke County, GA $78,225
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $102,530
Brunswick, GA $84,584
Dalton, GA $79,293
Gainesville, GA $81,210
Hinesville, GA $83,212
Macon, GA $76,241
Savannah, GA $76,576
Warner Robins, GA $75,621
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $70,785
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,305
$79,002
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($100,373).

Urban Honolulu, HI $100,373
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $87,469
$93,276
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($106,895).

Cedar Rapids, IA $106,895
Dubuque, IA $102,862
Iowa City, IA $97,325
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $100,083
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $89,834
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $71,949
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $83,105
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $79,042
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $83,246
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $83,297
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $90,802
$89,571
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($81,012).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $71,430
Idaho Falls, ID $81,012
Lewiston, ID-WA $65,369
Pocatello, ID $54,587
Twin Falls, ID $62,477
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $59,014
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,466
$64,315
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($110,506).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $88,341
Decatur, IL $90,152
Peoria, IL $110,506
Rockford, IL $97,414
Springfield, IL $101,282
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $90,784
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $77,875
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,889
Champaign-Urbana, IL $77,019
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $107,503
Danville, IL $82,244
Kankakee, IL $74,947
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,877
$87,748
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($121,369).

Columbus, IN $121,369
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $100,248
Evansville, IN-KY $88,480
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $100,253
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $95,396
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $90,299
Muncie, IN $90,629
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $95,994
Terre Haute, IN $77,791
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $87,901
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $84,394
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $81,462
Fort Wayne, IN $90,001
Kokomo, IN $83,231
$91,678
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($99,622).

Manhattan, KS $99,622
Topeka, KS $87,935
Wichita, KS $91,795
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $78,611
$88,931
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($101,123).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $101,123
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $98,237
Owensboro, KY $82,183
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $80,073
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $84,403
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $79,769
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $73,469
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $75,537
$84,499
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($108,786).

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $100,662
Lafayette, LA $103,707
Lake Charles, LA $102,892
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $108,786
Baton Rouge, LA $85,082
Hammond, LA $79,857
Monroe, LA $77,850
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $75,026
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $70,135
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $76,343
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $77,068
$88,203
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($117,493).

Leominster-Gardner, MA $116,256
New Bedford, MA $104,592
Pittsfield, MA $104,296
Springfield, MA-CT $102,734
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $101,022
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $117,493
Worcester, MA-CT $97,040
$106,068
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($126,539).

California-Lexington Park, MD $126,539
Cumberland, MD-WV $80,626
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $91,272
Salisbury, MD-DE $91,413
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $89,242
$95,590
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($107,449).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $86,728
Portland-South Portland, ME $107,449
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,245
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $81,834
$88,248
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($109,786).

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $107,410
Jackson, MI $92,202
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $109,786
Monroe, MI $93,554
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $100,679
Saginaw, MI $100,756
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $92,189
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $84,154
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $101,972
Battle Creek, MI $98,778
Bay City, MI $86,399
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $102,068
Flint, MI $85,053
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $93,587
Midland, MI $98,215
Muskegon, MI $76,989
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,214
$93,714
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($117,446).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $92,025
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $117,446
Rochester, MN $95,191
St. Cloud, MN $98,112
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $89,761
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $84,617
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $87,084
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $90,896
$94,440
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($113,038).

Columbia, MO $102,656
Jefferson City, MO $92,278
Joplin, MO $81,808
Kansas City, MO-KS $113,038
St. Joseph, MO-KS $91,023
St. Louis, MO-IL $101,909
Springfield, MO $88,750
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,989
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,128
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,967
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,406
$85,755
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($82,211).

Jackson, MS $82,211
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $72,946
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $70,709
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $78,978
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $72,500
Hattiesburg, MS $70,056
$74,810
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($92,084).

Missoula, MT $90,616
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $92,084
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,082
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $71,344
Great Falls, MT $84,284
$82,884
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Winston-Salem, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($117,376).

Greensboro-High Point, NC $116,485
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $101,038
Jacksonville, NC $94,035
Winston-Salem, NC $117,376
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $92,965
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $87,162
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $97,662
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $88,322
Burlington, NC $90,365
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $108,734
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $116,854
Fayetteville, NC $92,771
Goldsboro, NC $86,310
Greenville, NC $101,033
New Bern, NC $92,087
Raleigh, NC $110,557
Rocky Mount, NC $92,147
Wilmington, NC $91,258
$99,218
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($103,097).

Fargo, ND-MN $103,097
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $86,021
Grand Forks, ND-MN $89,956
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $79,021
$89,003
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($108,820).

Lincoln, NE $108,820
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $102,658
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $80,328
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $83,155
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $70,619
$89,866
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($119,404).

Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,921
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $102,166
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $100,638
Manchester, NH $108,979
Portsmouth, NH-ME $119,404
$102,064
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($127,344).

Ocean City, NJ $107,842
Trenton, NJ $127,344
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $109,580
$115,832
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($88,882).

Farmington, NM $88,882
Las Cruces, NM $73,899
Santa Fe, NM $83,352
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $77,948
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $79,142
$80,324
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($112,587).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $112,587
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $91,742
Reno, NV $94,455
$99,146
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 ($130,512).

Binghamton, NY $95,398
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $111,261
Elmira, NY $95,657
Glens Falls, NY $95,997
Ithaca, NY $109,913
Kingston, NY $91,337
Rochester, NY $105,234
Syracuse, NY $101,519
Utica-Rome, NY $94,464
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $90,595
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $89,384
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $90,889
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $92,874
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $130,512
$99,555
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($110,646).

Canton-Massillon, OH $95,028
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $102,792
Columbus, OH $107,132
Dayton, OH $110,646
Lima, OH $88,464
Springfield, OH $86,569
Toledo, OH $108,480
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $83,653
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $97,165
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $98,165
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $90,471
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $87,545
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $90,438
Mansfield, OH $73,112
$94,524
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($101,566).

Lawton, OK $90,590
Oklahoma City, OK $101,566
Tulsa, OK $96,795
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $81,065
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $84,433
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $73,738
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $75,641
$85,474
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($105,728).

Salem, OR $105,728
Bend-Redmond, OR $80,683
Corvallis, OR $91,041
Eugene, OR $80,636
Grants Pass, OR $75,076
Medford, OR $83,772
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $101,402
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $77,732
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,848
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $73,419
$84,838
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($116,700).

Altoona, PA $103,728
East Stroudsburg, PA $111,620
Johnstown, PA $102,072
Lancaster, PA $106,792
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $106,918
Williamsport, PA $105,721
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $95,217
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $94,868
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $89,805
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $96,653
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $91,547
Erie, PA $82,294
Gettysburg, PA $92,713
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $99,743
Lebanon, PA $92,820
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $116,700
Pittsburgh, PA $101,455
Reading, PA $103,575
State College, PA $91,204
York-Hanover, PA $101,241
$99,498
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($70,465).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $52,394
Arecibo, PR $49,750
Mayaguez, PR $49,809
Ponce, PR $54,711
San German, PR $43,958
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $70,465
Guayama, PR $52,020
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $45,946
$53,273
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 ($102,865).

Columbia, SC $101,285
Florence, SC $97,738
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $95,237
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $98,294
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $93,966
Spartanburg, SC $102,865
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $83,942
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,855
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $72,348
Sumter, SC $84,139
$91,527
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($103,678).

Sioux Falls, SD $103,678
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $92,644
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,465
$92,573
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($102,631).

Clarksville, TN-KY $88,392
Jackson, TN $83,375
Johnson City, TN $87,837
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $90,240
Knoxville, TN $94,337
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $98,525
Morristown, TN $82,922
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $102,631
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,585
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $71,983
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $66,955
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $73,273
Cleveland, TN $78,906
$83,696
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($107,827).

Corpus Christi, TX $95,280
Killeen-Temple, TX $101,975
Lubbock, TX $97,135
Texarkana, TX-AR $85,328
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $84,274
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $85,729
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,508
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,489
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $84,611
Amarillo, TX $84,025
Austin-Round Rock, TX $99,589
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $80,796
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $69,884
College Station-Bryan, TX $85,238
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $99,195
El Paso, TX $78,603
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $97,308
Laredo, TX $78,563
Longview, TX $82,226
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $73,406
Midland, TX $107,827
Odessa, TX $95,257
San Angelo, TX $72,430
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $92,900
Sherman-Denison, TX $81,079
Tyler, TX $77,851
Victoria, TX $82,104
Waco, TX $83,222
Wichita Falls, TX $72,790
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $80,861
$85,908
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($90,646).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $83,788
Provo-Orem, UT $90,646
St. George, UT $68,625
Salt Lake City, UT $90,643
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $72,124
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $60,554
$77,693
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($126,619).

Charlottesville, VA $126,619
Harrisonburg, VA $114,493
Lynchburg, VA $105,918
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $73,689
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $82,921
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $89,255
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,849
Richmond, VA $107,879
Roanoke, VA $91,767
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $89,888
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $102,423
Winchester, VA-WV $98,104
$97,077
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($88,953).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $84,988
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $88,953
$87,044
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($119,707).

Fond du Lac, WI $117,292
Green Bay, WI $102,083
Janesville-Beloit, WI $109,748
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $103,853
Madison, WI $119,707
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $107,605
Wausau, WI $104,708
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $91,967
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $98,721
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $96,143
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,050
Eau Claire, WI $88,846
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $106,095
Racine, WI $103,524
Sheboygan, WI $104,308
$103,231
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($98,814).

Charleston, WV $95,904
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $81,437
Morgantown, WV $98,814
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $97,222
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $97,132
Wheeling, WV-OH $92,892
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $81,708
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $75,116
$89,049
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($88,399).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $86,968
Cheyenne, WY $88,399
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $86,586
$87,306

Master's

Average Salary Median: $137,136

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Louisiana ($180,618) in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($130,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $130,570
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $125,990
$128,280
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($194,830) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $151,210
Mobile, AL $130,760
Montgomery, AL $194,830
Tuscaloosa, AL $105,520
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $148,820
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $85,580
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $111,970
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$132,670
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($136,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $88,770
Hot Springs, AR $113,620
Jonesboro, AR $101,570
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $136,220
Pine Bluff, AR $111,150
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $90,860
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $110,990
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $85,700
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $91,250
$103,348
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($196,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $104,910
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $196,170
Prescott, AZ $81,470
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $139,670
Tucson, AZ $123,080
Yuma, AZ $102,230
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $95,470
$120,429
California

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

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($203,790) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $156,760
El Centro, CA $158,080
Fresno, CA $135,950
Merced, CA $182,600
Modesto, CA $179,110
Napa, CA $196,420
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $203,790
Redding, CA $116,240
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $191,490
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $144,060
Salinas, CA $140,950
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $130,290
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $167,080
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $164,240
Santa Rosa, CA $151,300
Stockton-Lodi, CA $181,010
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $145,210
Visalia-Porterville, CA $180,820
Yuba City, CA $198,240
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $127,530
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $147,590
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $136,080
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
$160,675
Colorado

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

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($179,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $179,960
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $102,870
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $115,200
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $136,570
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
$133,650
Connecticut

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

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

Danbury, CT $120,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $126,710
New Haven, CT $114,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $113,530
Waterbury, CT $103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $98,280
$112,802
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($206,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $123,030
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $160,070
Gainesville, FL $75,650
Jacksonville, FL $197,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $186,650
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $118,210
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $164,330
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $191,090
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $125,020
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $144,240
Port St. Lucie, FL $123,020
Punta Gorda, FL $191,590
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $126,810
Tallahassee, FL $150,060
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $206,220
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $118,870
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$150,118
Georgia

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

Rome, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($148,060) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $118,660
Columbus, GA-AL $140,230
Rome, GA $148,060
Valdosta, GA $77,390
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $102,230
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $75,920
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$110,415
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Dubuque, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($202,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $165,560
Dubuque, IA $202,810
Iowa City, IA $165,990
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $190,590
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $170,450
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $87,880
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $152,080
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $134,680
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $134,500
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA N/A
$156,060
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($72,340) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $57,060
Idaho Falls, ID $72,340
Lewiston, ID-WA $60,370
Pocatello, ID $29,530
Twin Falls, ID $41,920
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $20,390
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $25,310
$43,846
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($204,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $167,790
Decatur, IL $161,430
Peoria, IL $204,560
Rockford, IL $185,860
Springfield, IL $193,220
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $199,260
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $171,150
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $105,630
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$173,613
Indiana

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

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($197,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $161,450
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $154,500
Evansville, IN-KY $128,940
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $179,600
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $130,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $100,570
Muncie, IN $140,540
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $197,220
Terre Haute, IN $107,300
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $113,690
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $133,640
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $107,910
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Kokomo, IN N/A
$137,953
Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($176,010) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $176,010
Topeka, KS $124,670
Wichita, KS $140,430
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $111,960
$138,268
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($184,000) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $184,000
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $154,970
Owensboro, KY $118,740
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $121,950
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $141,410
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $102,570
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $115,400
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
$134,149
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($203,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $154,420
Lafayette, LA $195,550
Lake Charles, LA $168,680
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $203,820
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, 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
$180,618
Massachusetts

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

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($205,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Leominster-Gardner, MA $205,420
New Bedford, MA $171,060
Pittsfield, MA $187,760
Springfield, MA-CT $165,880
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $163,510
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Worcester, MA-CT N/A
$178,726
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($157,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $157,570
Cumberland, MD-WV $94,250
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $139,320
Salisbury, MD-DE $114,150
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $116,270
$124,312
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($158,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $111,990
Portland-South Portland, ME $158,700
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $107,480
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $107,450
$121,405
Michigan

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

Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($205,190) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $195,550
Jackson, MI $100,030
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $186,050
Monroe, MI $98,370
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $197,430
Saginaw, MI $166,490
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $185,420
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $136,500
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $205,190
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$163,448
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($194,520) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $164,910
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $194,520
Rochester, MN $163,470
St. Cloud, MN $156,510
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $134,240
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $142,410
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $150,680
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $150,120
$157,108
Missouri

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

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($197,340) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $197,340
Jefferson City, MO $161,330
Joplin, MO $117,560
Kansas City, MO-KS $183,270
St. Joseph, MO-KS $136,180
St. Louis, MO-IL $177,230
Springfield, MO $140,730
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $85,160
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,290
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $82,840
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$133,493
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($121,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $121,630
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $121,100
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $86,320
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $119,550
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $88,400
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
$107,400
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($136,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $136,810
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $135,160
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $100,010
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $79,410
Great Falls, MT N/A
$112,848
North Carolina

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

Winston-Salem, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($207,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Greensboro-High Point, NC $185,910
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $152,510
Jacksonville, NC $141,070
Winston-Salem, NC $207,380
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $155,770
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $129,910
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $159,010
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $132,360
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
$157,990
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($142,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $142,810
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $119,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$131,190
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($204,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $197,250
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $204,260
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $140,260
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $108,290
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$162,515
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($142,660) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $114,230
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $136,530
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $142,660
Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
$131,140
New Jersey

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

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

Ocean City, NJ $106,620
Trenton, NJ $141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $112,630
$120,237
New Mexico

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

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

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

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($192,860) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $192,860
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $118,710
Reno, NV N/A
$155,785
New York

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

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($182,590) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $103,430
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $182,590
Elmira, NY $112,890
Glens Falls, NY $106,800
Ithaca, NY $101,310
Kingston, NY $102,720
Rochester, NY $119,720
Syracuse, NY $114,130
Utica-Rome, NY $99,240
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $103,530
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $101,740
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $103,760
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $102,010
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA N/A
$111,836
Ohio

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

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($190,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $151,430
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $168,440
Columbus, OH $158,350
Dayton, OH $184,690
Lima, OH $134,030
Springfield, OH $123,410
Toledo, OH $190,260
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $123,240
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $166,890
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $176,620
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $159,220
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $119,990
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
$154,714
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($169,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $126,170
Oklahoma City, OK $129,460
Tulsa, OK $169,120
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $104,380
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $100,940
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $110,530
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $96,700
$119,614
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($160,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Salem, OR $160,220
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$160,220
Pennsylvania

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

Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($199,020) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $179,410
East Stroudsburg, PA $192,540
Johnstown, PA $189,110
Lancaster, PA $179,040
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $193,340
Williamsport, PA $197,150
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $199,020
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $159,990
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $129,410
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD N/A
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
$179,890
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($102,210) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $63,550
Arecibo, PR $63,630
Mayaguez, PR $61,800
Ponce, PR $75,320
San German, PR $51,370
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $102,210
Guayama, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,647
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Florence, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($179,520) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $176,470
Florence, SC $179,520
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $169,740
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $144,510
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $150,710
Spartanburg, SC $170,700
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $118,480
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $128,570
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $75,600
Sumter, SC N/A
$146,033
South Dakota

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

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

Sioux Falls, SD $106,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $96,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,130
$94,357
Tennessee

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

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($163,890) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $157,060
Jackson, TN $99,960
Johnson City, TN $146,720
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $124,100
Knoxville, TN $163,890
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $161,950
Morristown, TN $132,740
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $163,210
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $29,820
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $100,340
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $58,660
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $80,670
Cleveland, TN N/A
$118,260
Texas

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

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($184,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corpus Christi, TX $184,200
Killeen-Temple, TX $180,710
Lubbock, TX $179,830
Texarkana, TX-AR $155,280
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $122,250
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $131,650
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $139,070
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $112,900
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $133,810
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$148,856
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($175,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $123,290
Provo-Orem, UT $175,540
St. George, UT $95,700
Salt Lake City, UT $156,380
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $110,340
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $68,440
$121,615
Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($194,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $194,290
Harrisonburg, VA $184,010
Lynchburg, VA $161,530
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $85,300
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $153,380
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $128,060
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $115,050
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
$145,946
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($148,860) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $148,860
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $115,390
$132,125
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($188,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fond du Lac, WI $175,470
Green Bay, WI $148,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $145,000
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $164,740
Madison, WI $188,810
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $159,040
Wausau, WI $141,000
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $125,410
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $145,790
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $113,160
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $108,400
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
$146,845
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($166,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $139,010
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $127,020
Morgantown, WV $166,570
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $157,330
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $150,670
Wheeling, WV-OH $159,530
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $151,850
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $128,970
$147,619
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($120,000) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $120,000
Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
$120,000

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $86,079

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($117,033) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($90,546) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $90,546
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $90,090
$90,318
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($112,576) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $79,878
Mobile, AL $90,989
Montgomery, AL $87,159
Tuscaloosa, AL $90,209
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $81,386
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $76,218
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,504
Auburn-Opelika, AL $94,879
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $93,584
Decatur, AL $91,784
Dothan, AL $83,085
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $76,869
Gadsden, AL $82,788
Huntsville, AL $112,576
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $78,130
$86,802
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($78,831) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $68,135
Hot Springs, AR $62,883
Jonesboro, AR $70,128
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $78,831
Pine Bluff, AR $73,210
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $64,811
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $70,314
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $64,961
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $66,050
$68,814
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($97,771) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $72,844
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $97,771
Prescott, AZ $69,800
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $85,306
Tucson, AZ $82,500
Yuma, AZ $76,060
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $74,011
$79,756
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 ($158,289) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $84,764
El Centro, CA $90,615
Fresno, CA $89,123
Merced, CA $93,826
Modesto, CA $97,501
Napa, CA $112,936
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,649
Redding, CA $88,059
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $96,443
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $101,079
Salinas, CA $100,706
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $88,960
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $96,415
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $103,895
Santa Rosa, CA $106,716
Stockton-Lodi, CA $100,975
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $110,346
Visalia-Porterville, CA $86,553
Yuba City, CA $93,563
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $77,300
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $80,023
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $80,631
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $95,409
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $115,355
Madera, CA $93,177
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $111,571
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $131,591
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $158,289
$99,695
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($127,249) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $106,981
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $77,774
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $86,624
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $95,804
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $127,249
Fort Collins, CO $105,775
Grand Junction, CO $93,831
Greeley, CO $105,673
Pueblo, CO $93,684
$99,266
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 ($116,041) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $110,639
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $116,041
New Haven, CT $107,436
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $107,833
Waterbury, CT $100,061
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $94,627
$106,106
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($97,151) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,374
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $75,796
Gainesville, FL $79,088
Jacksonville, FL $87,196
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $94,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $81,481
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $84,238
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $86,990
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $97,151
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $74,999
Port St. Lucie, FL $75,916
Punta Gorda, FL $74,774
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $80,220
Tallahassee, FL $80,353
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $92,314
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $68,949
Homosassa Springs, FL $72,413
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $83,913
Ocala, FL $77,376
Panama City, FL $71,910
Sebring, FL $65,880
The Villages, FL $91,788
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $76,074
$80,288
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($102,086) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $84,223
Columbus, GA-AL $79,310
Rome, GA $71,744
Valdosta, GA $74,654
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,081
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $69,813
Athens-Clarke County, GA $77,556
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $102,086
Brunswick, GA $84,086
Dalton, GA $78,861
Gainesville, GA $79,264
Hinesville, GA $83,109
Macon, GA $75,764
Savannah, GA $81,243
Warner Robins, GA $79,098
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,604
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,472
$78,586
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($99,474) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $99,474
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $86,116
$92,795
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($96,611) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $95,200
Dubuque, IA $81,576
Iowa City, IA $83,021
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $87,613
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $80,100
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $71,495
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,423
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $69,318
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $77,428
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $87,653
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $96,611
$82,222
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($82,088) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $72,580
Idaho Falls, ID $82,088
Lewiston, ID-WA $66,320
Pocatello, ID $60,551
Twin Falls, ID $66,381
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $69,863
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $64,999
$68,969
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 ($107,676) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $76,927
Decatur, IL $82,168
Peoria, IL $97,409
Rockford, IL $85,976
Springfield, IL $87,258
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $77,000
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,969
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $72,696
Champaign-Urbana, IL $82,076
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $107,676
Danville, IL $86,253
Kankakee, IL $80,354
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,083
$82,603
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($109,538) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $109,538
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $89,650
Evansville, IN-KY $79,289
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $91,861
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $87,125
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $87,260
Muncie, IN $77,826
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $83,450
Terre Haute, IN $77,434
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $81,559
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $79,966
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $76,836
Fort Wayne, IN $89,141
Kokomo, IN $82,314
$85,232
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($88,189) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $79,924
Topeka, KS $78,126
Wichita, KS $88,189
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $77,205
$80,861
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 ($86,478) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $85,215
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $86,478
Owensboro, KY $73,790
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $71,796
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,023
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,447
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $65,833
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $73,956
$75,692
Louisiana

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($92,985) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $92,985
Lafayette, LA $86,329
Lake Charles, LA $91,670
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $91,903
Baton Rouge, LA $86,019
Hammond, LA $80,876
Monroe, LA $76,873
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $79,378
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $70,726
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $78,406
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $79,218
$83,126
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 ($116,114) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Leominster-Gardner, MA $95,529
New Bedford, MA $91,561
Pittsfield, MA $84,660
Springfield, MA-CT $90,852
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $86,489
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $116,114
Worcester, MA-CT $95,518
$94,389
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($121,651) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $121,651
Cumberland, MD-WV $76,380
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $88,079
Salisbury, MD-DE $91,863
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $83,271
$92,249
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($97,528) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $80,463
Portland-South Portland, ME $97,528
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $73,538
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $77,519
$82,262
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($108,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $97,278
Jackson, MI $97,253
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $94,485
Monroe, MI $91,110
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $85,170
Saginaw, MI $87,881
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $75,546
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,548
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $82,487
Battle Creek, MI $98,444
Bay City, MI $85,713
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $108,380
Flint, MI $90,655
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $100,319
Midland, MI $98,215
Muskegon, MI $81,444
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,332
$89,603
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 ($111,689) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $84,338
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $111,689
Rochester, MN $88,569
St. Cloud, MN $87,189
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $81,787
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $77,359
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $80,831
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,641
$87,175
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($97,855) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $78,310
Jefferson City, MO $76,759
Joplin, MO $73,440
Kansas City, MO-KS $97,855
St. Joseph, MO-KS $80,790
St. Louis, MO-IL $94,472
Springfield, MO $77,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,449
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,647
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,330
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,023
$77,647
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($74,504) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $74,504
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,231
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,531
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $71,586
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,809
Hattiesburg, MS $69,943
$68,934
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($86,933) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $78,500
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $86,933
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $78,118
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $73,453
Great Falls, MT $83,903
$80,181
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 ($116,991) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Greensboro-High Point, NC $101,935
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $90,491
Jacksonville, NC $81,973
Winston-Salem, NC $99,111
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,434
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $79,290
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $84,589
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $77,993
Burlington, NC $89,699
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $108,030
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $116,991
Fayetteville, NC $92,750
Goldsboro, NC $85,995
Greenville, NC $100,437
New Bern, NC $92,198
Raleigh, NC $111,254
Rocky Mount, NC $90,813
Wilmington, NC $91,400
$93,132
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 ($92,639) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $92,639
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $85,008
Grand Forks, ND-MN $89,514
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $78,211
$86,343
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 ($90,769) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $88,814
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $90,769
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $75,153
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $78,161
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,787
$82,137
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 ($117,849) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $72,247
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $93,445
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $96,904
Manchester, NH $108,143
Portsmouth, NH-ME $117,849
$97,718
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 ($134,372) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $108,366
Trenton, NJ $134,372
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $108,361
$117,033
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 ($88,838) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $88,838
Las Cruces, NM $78,483
Santa Fe, NM $83,959
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $83,043
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $82,670
$83,399
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($94,723) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $94,723
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $85,399
Reno, NV $94,286
$91,469
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 ($135,913) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $94,649
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $99,270
Elmira, NY $92,558
Glens Falls, NY $92,963
Ithaca, NY $112,880
Kingston, NY $87,387
Rochester, NY $102,886
Syracuse, NY $98,989
Utica-Rome, NY $92,066
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $86,273
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $85,883
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $87,276
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $88,788
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $135,913
$96,984
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($97,699) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $83,446
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $97,699
Columbus, OH $97,593
Dayton, OH $95,689
Lima, OH $80,436
Springfield, OH $78,768
Toledo, OH $92,483
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $76,516
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $83,726
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $82,986
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $82,520
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $80,298
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $96,586
Mansfield, OH $72,706
$85,818
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,613) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $80,095
Oklahoma City, OK $93,613
Tulsa, OK $86,590
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $76,038
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $79,458
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,500
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $72,757
$80,007
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 ($101,279) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salem, OR $94,825
Bend-Redmond, OR $80,626
Corvallis, OR $89,709
Eugene, OR $80,028
Grants Pass, OR $74,727
Medford, OR $83,150
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $101,279
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $77,740
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,919
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $74,000
$83,200
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($115,971) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $87,121
East Stroudsburg, PA $91,020
Johnstown, PA $79,934
Lancaster, PA $91,792
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $89,553
Williamsport, PA $86,959
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $78,787
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $86,218
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $83,958
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $95,658
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $91,163
Erie, PA $81,799
Gettysburg, PA $92,231
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $98,741
Lebanon, PA $92,528
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $115,971
Pittsburgh, PA $101,021
Reading, PA $103,263
State College, PA $90,419
York-Hanover, PA $99,903
$91,902
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 ($63,105) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $51,379
Arecibo, PR $46,360
Mayaguez, PR $46,635
Ponce, PR $50,723
San German, PR $42,550
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $63,105
Guayama, PR $52,487
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $46,648
$49,986
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($94,446) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $94,446
Florence, SC $88,416
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $86,716
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $86,507
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $81,441
Spartanburg, SC $90,436
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $75,970
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $77,077
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $77,061
Sumter, SC $83,993
$84,206
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 ($103,869) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $103,869
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $92,619
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,633
$92,373
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($91,863) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $75,130
Jackson, TN $79,043
Johnson City, TN $74,956
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $82,584
Knoxville, TN $80,683
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $86,343
Morristown, TN $71,370
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $91,863
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,284
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $66,229
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $69,210
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,664
Cleveland, TN $78,316
$76,667
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($107,864) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corpus Christi, TX $83,325
Killeen-Temple, TX $85,140
Lubbock, TX $80,866
Texarkana, TX-AR $76,521
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,439
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $79,418
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $73,436
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $76,724
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $80,298
Amarillo, TX $83,183
Austin-Round Rock, TX $99,495
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $85,718
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $68,806
College Station-Bryan, TX $84,784
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $105,816
El Paso, TX $82,584
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $103,089
Laredo, TX $77,928
Longview, TX $87,170
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $77,791
Midland, TX $107,864
Odessa, TX $94,473
San Angelo, TX $72,800
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $96,682
Sherman-Denison, TX $80,799
Tyler, TX $76,849
Victoria, TX $82,088
Waco, TX $82,891
Wichita Falls, TX $75,509
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $80,626
$84,137
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($84,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $75,290
Provo-Orem, UT $82,079
St. George, UT $61,768
Salt Lake City, UT $84,770
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $68,091
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,624
$72,270
Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($109,264) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $109,264
Harrisonburg, VA $94,397
Lynchburg, VA $92,979
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $76,979
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $77,757
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $87,941
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $88,329
Richmond, VA $107,921
Roanoke, VA $91,714
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $90,166
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $102,635
Winchester, VA-WV $99,225
$93,276
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($82,877) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $73,141
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $82,877
$78,009
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($113,283) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fond du Lac, WI $104,288
Green Bay, WI $100,113
Janesville-Beloit, WI $102,116
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $91,689
Madison, WI $105,734
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $97,231
Wausau, WI $98,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $83,451
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $89,260
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,317
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $86,624
Eau Claire, WI $90,189
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $113,283
Racine, WI $103,349
Sheboygan, WI $102,029
$97,351
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($91,987) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $83,593
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $77,180
Morgantown, WV $91,987
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $79,800
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $81,510
Wheeling, WV-OH $77,891
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $69,435
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $68,326
$78,715
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($88,035) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $78,929
Cheyenne, WY $88,035
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $85,820
$84,261

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $74,292

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is New Hampshire ($104,150) in the Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($93,310) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $93,310
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $73,445
$83,378
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($107,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $107,820
Mobile, AL $66,495
Montgomery, AL $63,645
Tuscaloosa, AL $63,725
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,250
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,485
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $64,390
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $86,090
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL $57,030
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL $18,770
Huntsville, AL $100,220
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,140
$61,922
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($57,490) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $52,170
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR $57,490
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $49,425
Pine Bluff, AR $20,810
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,530
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,720
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $57,475
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,865
$49,436
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($87,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $62,375
Prescott, AZ $65,150
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $70,530
Yuma, AZ $87,910
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $57,640
$68,721
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($122,955) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $38,040
El Centro, CA $63,000
Fresno, CA $61,690
Merced, CA $48,150
Modesto, CA $77,075
Napa, CA $87,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $88,975
Redding, CA $97,940
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $74,455
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $98,930
Salinas, CA $72,325
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $67,450
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $85,590
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $82,785
Santa Rosa, CA $105,255
Stockton-Lodi, CA $84,945
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $102,220
Visalia-Porterville, CA $83,140
Yuba City, CA $87,840
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $63,520
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,580
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $62,245
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,680
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $74,930
Madera, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $77,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $99,120
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $122,955
$78,757
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($116,810) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $102,540
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,740
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $77,630
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,945
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $116,810
Fort Collins, CO $116,740
Grand Junction, CO $83,340
Greeley, CO $82,125
Pueblo, CO $84,190
$88,007
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($98,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $98,640
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $66,050
New Haven, CT $95,710
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $74,635
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,759
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($100,840) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $56,900
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $61,220
Gainesville, FL $90,920
Jacksonville, FL $70,040
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $64,260
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $63,300
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $68,425
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $85,330
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $100,840
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $74,750
Port St. Lucie, FL $63,520
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $58,220
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $67,320
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,780
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $93,170
Ocala, FL $88,160
Panama City, FL $50,720
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $83,420
$70,794
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($98,740) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $50,310
Columbus, GA-AL $50,495
Rome, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA $91,910
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,710
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $17,790
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $98,740
Brunswick, GA $83,710
Dalton, GA $76,360
Gainesville, GA $97,480
Hinesville, GA $80,200
Macon, GA N/A
Savannah, GA $52,860
Warner Robins, GA $58,990
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,170
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $45,690
$65,101
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

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

Urban Honolulu, HI $103,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $91,925
$97,723
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Dubuque, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($88,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,620
Dubuque, IA $88,100
Iowa City, IA $85,080
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $63,700
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $50,365
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,075
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,675
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,570
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,180
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $60,105
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $60,495
$65,906
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($92,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $92,280
Idaho Falls, ID $82,990
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID $72,740
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,465
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,230
$67,941
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($98,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $19,880
Decatur, IL $55,140
Peoria, IL $74,165
Rockford, IL $58,655
Springfield, IL $70,765
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,060
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,965
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,160
Champaign-Urbana, IL $52,100
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $98,220
Danville, IL $63,060
Kankakee, IL $53,200
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,380
$56,058
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($95,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $82,920
Evansville, IN-KY $86,490
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,185
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $93,280
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $49,140
Terre Haute, IN $18,750
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $95,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $71,190
Fort Wayne, IN $95,280
Kokomo, IN N/A
$70,728
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($57,505) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS $57,505
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $50,195
$53,850
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($92,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $88,380
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $92,450
Owensboro, KY $82,195
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $78,465
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $78,065
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $83,550
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $69,035
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $81,070
$81,651
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Monroe, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($87,190) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $82,635
Lafayette, LA $72,350
Lake Charles, LA $71,170
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $83,270
Baton Rouge, LA $75,000
Hammond, LA $68,060
Monroe, LA $87,190
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $54,025
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $59,270
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,620
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,320
$69,174
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($117,145) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $93,775
Pittsfield, MA $89,560
Springfield, MA-CT $95,665
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $89,400
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $117,145
Worcester, MA-CT $100,510
$97,956
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($101,160) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $101,160
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $55,360
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,915
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $85,670
$76,526
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($98,255) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $88,235
Portland-South Portland, ME $98,255
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $69,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $75,150
$82,875
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($100,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,155
Jackson, MI $59,380
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $89,860
Monroe, MI $100,950
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $72,350
Saginaw, MI $76,530
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,490
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,785
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $87,390
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $69,730
Flint, MI $59,305
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $62,000
Midland, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI $53,760
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,520
$70,943
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($75,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $51,265
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $62,100
Rochester, MN $54,475
St. Cloud, MN $75,190
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $75,920
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $21,010
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,645
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,260
$55,983
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($102,240) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO $93,200
Joplin, MO $82,240
Kansas City, MO-KS $102,240
St. Joseph, MO-KS $86,120
St. Louis, MO-IL $59,380
Springfield, MO $85,070
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,545
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $94,690
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,215
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $19,960
$74,066
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($75,745) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Jackson, MS $75,745
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,495
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $74,670
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $74,395
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,020
Hattiesburg, MS $69,920
$72,374
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($70,650) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Missoula, MT N/A
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,650
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $19,270
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $32,070
Great Falls, MT N/A
$40,663
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($106,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Greensboro-High Point, NC $102,790
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $89,780
Jacksonville, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC $96,130
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $78,480
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $79,910
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $104,990
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $103,690
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $106,820
Fayetteville, NC $89,760
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $98,030
Rocky Mount, NC $102,850
Wilmington, NC $84,610
$94,820
North Dakota

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

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($82,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,850
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,910
$69,380
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($92,310) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $92,310
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $51,035
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,625
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,740
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $20,320
$57,006
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($127,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $110,920
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $74,420
Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME $127,110
$104,150
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($111,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ $74,545
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $111,400
$92,973
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($68,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM $19,460
Santa Fe, NM $68,540
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $19,780
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $51,870
$39,913
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $94,840
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $92,040
Reno, NV $93,440
$93,440
New York

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

Central East New York nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($101,490) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $86,770
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $95,225
Elmira, NY $90,265
Glens Falls, NY $93,700
Ithaca, NY $97,660
Kingston, NY $96,250
Rochester, NY $97,290
Syracuse, NY $97,320
Utica-Rome, NY $97,860
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $94,850
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $91,230
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $92,795
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $101,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $93,320
$94,716
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($92,700) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $81,760
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $56,685
Columbus, OH $92,700
Dayton, OH $91,010
Lima, OH $63,830
Springfield, OH $76,950
Toledo, OH $83,960
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $71,200
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $86,740
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $89,070
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,605
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $91,610
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $55,725
Mansfield, OH $70,830
$76,620
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($99,290) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $72,160
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $83,130
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $99,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,120
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $67,960
$68,332
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($94,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Salem, OR $92,480
Bend-Redmond, OR $75,520
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR $83,340
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR $87,810
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $94,100
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $73,490
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,600
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $62,680
$80,128
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($110,710) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA $97,700
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $106,820
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $85,780
Williamsport, PA $87,840
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $71,820
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $71,230
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $77,940
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $96,910
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $88,330
Erie, PA $83,290
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $100,550
Lebanon, PA $89,260
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $110,710
Pittsburgh, PA $94,590
Reading, PA $97,520
State College, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA $106,550
$91,678
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($70,795) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $46,420
Arecibo, PR $46,040
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $51,105
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $70,795
Guayama, PR $50,620
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$49,616
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($92,040) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $55,000
Florence, SC $56,015
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $55,270
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $92,040
Spartanburg, SC $72,860
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,480
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $17,670
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,700
Sumter, SC N/A
$59,504
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($98,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $98,110
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $87,620
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,130
$88,620
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($89,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $65,580
Jackson, TN $88,550
Johnson City, TN $82,980
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $89,070
Knoxville, TN $74,780
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $88,480
Morristown, TN $75,510
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $84,610
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $69,950
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,430
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,720
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $87,185
Cleveland, TN $84,800
$78,434
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($102,090) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Corpus Christi, TX $58,995
Killeen-Temple, TX $93,440
Lubbock, TX $72,820
Texarkana, TX-AR $50,710
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,125
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $70,125
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,060
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,195
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,140
Amarillo, TX $89,460
Austin-Round Rock, TX $91,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $56,750
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $77,260
College Station-Bryan, TX $84,920
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $65,305
El Paso, TX $59,610
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $64,160
Laredo, TX $80,480
Longview, TX $57,895
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $52,030
Midland, TX $102,090
Odessa, TX $97,360
San Angelo, TX $64,580
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $71,390
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Tyler, TX $83,640
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX $82,830
Wichita Falls, TX $47,200
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,190
$70,749
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

St. George, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($84,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $80,200
Provo-Orem, UT $45,230
St. George, UT $84,210
Salt Lake City, UT $51,590
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $54,415
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,615
$60,543
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Lynchburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($107,880) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA $107,880
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $17,840
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,515
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $18,290
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Richmond, VA $102,270
Roanoke, VA $86,580
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $80,760
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $94,730
Winchester, VA-WV $80,480
$69,372
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($92,085) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $71,410
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $92,085
$81,748
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Sheboygan, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($122,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fond du Lac, WI $114,750
Green Bay, WI $62,460
Janesville-Beloit, WI $102,740
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $85,700
Madison, WI $100,880
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $91,750
Wausau, WI $83,100
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $96,200
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $98,110
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $115,470
Eau Claire, WI $73,100
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $71,160
Racine, WI $99,670
Sheboygan, WI $122,510
$94,114
West Virginia

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

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($77,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,190
Morgantown, WV $58,160
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH $77,580
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,030
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,220
$54,436
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($89,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cheyenne, WY $88,480
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $89,920
$89,200

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $90,146

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

Alaska

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

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

Fairbanks, AK $93,580
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $93,920
$93,750
Alabama

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

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $77,920
Mobile, AL $94,120
Montgomery, AL $90,570
Tuscaloosa, AL $90,360
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $84,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $77,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,410
Auburn-Opelika, AL $98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $99,670
Decatur, AL $96,520
Dothan, AL $84,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $80,440
Gadsden, AL $80,770
Huntsville, AL $120,580
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,290
$89,333
Arkansas

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

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

Fort Smith, AR-OK $69,500
Hot Springs, AR $64,060
Jonesboro, AR $70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $82,890
Pine Bluff, AR $75,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $65,300
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $73,480
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,720
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,609
Arizona

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

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

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $75,330
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $104,050
Prescott, AZ $72,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $92,200
Tucson, AZ $88,140
Yuma, AZ $77,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $78,680
$84,091
California

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

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

Chico, CA $88,860
El Centro, CA $99,090
Fresno, CA $93,040
Merced, CA $103,780
Modesto, CA $101,790
Napa, CA $121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $113,540
Redding, CA $91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $103,040
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $113,270
Salinas, CA $105,480
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,050
Santa Rosa, CA $113,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA $105,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $119,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA $93,470
Yuba City, CA $96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $81,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $83,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,220
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $125,020
Madera, CA $102,050
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $123,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $155,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $175,980
$107,343
Colorado

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

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

Colorado Springs, CO $111,260
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $80,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $100,800
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $136,280
Fort Collins, CO $111,360
Grand Junction, CO $97,660
Greeley, CO $108,220
Pueblo, CO $96,060
$103,476
Connecticut

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

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

Danbury, CT $120,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $126,710
New Haven, CT $114,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $113,530
Waterbury, CT $103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $98,280
$112,802
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $76,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $76,930
Gainesville, FL $82,550
Jacksonville, FL $90,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $99,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $89,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $86,170
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $92,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $102,580
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $77,320
Port St. Lucie, FL $81,640
Punta Gorda, FL $74,520
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $83,530
Tallahassee, FL $81,910
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $98,020
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $70,480
Homosassa Springs, FL $73,410
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $85,710
Ocala, FL $78,360
Panama City, FL $72,570
Sebring, FL $66,540
The Villages, FL $92,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $77,390
$83,056
Georgia

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

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $90,640
Columbus, GA-AL $85,650
Rome, GA $75,240
Valdosta, GA $75,450
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $75,120
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,390
Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $109,870
Brunswick, GA $89,440
Dalton, GA $85,680
Gainesville, GA $80,510
Hinesville, GA $86,950
Macon, GA $79,580
Savannah, GA $86,680
Warner Robins, GA $81,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,640
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$82,462
Hawaii

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

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

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

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

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

Cedar Rapids, IA $102,400
Dubuque, IA $88,010
Iowa City, IA $86,670
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $91,600
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $85,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $75,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $83,240
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $94,840
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $104,940
$87,772
Idaho

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

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

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

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

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

Carbondale-Marion, IL $77,800
Decatur, IL $81,500
Peoria, IL $99,860
Rockford, IL $89,540
Springfield, IL $90,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,610
Champaign-Urbana, IL $86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $115,400
Danville, IL $88,540
Kankakee, IL $80,590
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,010
$85,655
Indiana

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

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

Columbus, IN $112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $93,850
Evansville, IN-KY $83,080
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $94,830
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $94,330
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $87,990
Muncie, IN $80,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $87,600
Terre Haute, IN $80,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $85,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $80,350
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $80,480
Fort Wayne, IN $91,600
Kokomo, IN $89,650
$88,718
Kansas

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

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

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

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

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