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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Public Relations & Image Management Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the theories and methods for managing the media image of a business, organization, or individual and the communication process with stakeholders, constituencies, audiences, and the general public; and that prepares individuals to function as public relations assistants, technicians, and managers. Includes instruction in public relations theory; related principles of advertising, marketing, and journalism; message/image design; image management; special event management; media relations; community relations; public affairs; and internal communications.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or giveaways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations. Organize activities to raise funds or otherwise solicit and gather monetary donations or other gifts for an organization.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $68,573
    "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.): 9.85%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $28,069/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,355/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,639/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,631/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,046/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,669/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: $68,573

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($96,784) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($79,598).

Fairbanks, AK $79,193
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $79,598
$79,395
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($98,280).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $74,643
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $64,467
Decatur, AL $80,817
Dothan, AL $71,107
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $71,807
Gadsden, AL $80,770
Huntsville, AL $88,198
Mobile, AL $67,190
Montgomery, AL $68,713
Tuscaloosa, AL $74,038
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $73,223
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $77,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $73,363
$75,492
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($75,100).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $62,123
Hot Springs, AR $55,367
Jonesboro, AR $70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $68,578
Pine Bluff, AR $75,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,103
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $61,613
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,028
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,000
$61,435
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($89,363).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $69,523
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $89,363
Prescott, AZ $64,027
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $79,720
Tucson, AZ $69,834
Yuma, AZ $65,977
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $68,417
$72,185
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($129,325).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $93,188
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $91,645
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $105,378
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $124,164
Chico, CA $73,448
El Centro, CA $99,090
Fresno, CA $74,968
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $102,202
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $92,963
Modesto, CA $84,043
Napa, CA $101,580
Redding, CA $79,893
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $89,695
Salinas, CA $86,398
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $129,325
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $76,843
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $85,953
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $85,395
Santa Rosa, CA $85,378
Stockton-Lodi, CA $72,510
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $106,800
Visalia-Porterville, CA $80,743
Yuba City, CA $96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $70,848
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $78,647
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,308
$90,654
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($112,000).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $112,000
Colorado Springs, CO $83,248
Fort Collins, CO $80,778
Grand Junction, CO $78,735
Greeley, CO $79,640
Pueblo, CO $81,693
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $70,960
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $72,078
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $83,770
$83,659
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($102,163).

Danbury, CT $102,163
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $95,825
New Haven, CT $91,528
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $84,575
Waterbury, CT $82,978
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $86,107
$90,259
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($80,453).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $77,130
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $76,726
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $69,463
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $61,318
Gainesville, FL $65,373
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,070
Jacksonville, FL $73,235
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $73,807
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $76,683
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $72,388
Ocala, FL $67,930
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,862
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $75,008
Panama City, FL $65,280
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $69,513
Port St. Lucie, FL $66,243
Punta Gorda, FL $62,088
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $72,193
Sebring, FL $66,540
Tallahassee, FL $72,010
The Villages, FL $80,453
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $67,547
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $69,180
$70,552
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($89,440).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $81,820
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $71,523
Brunswick, GA $89,440
Columbus, GA-AL $66,730
Dalton, GA $85,680
Gainesville, GA $74,767
Hinesville, GA $86,950
Macon, GA $61,008
Rome, GA $75,240
Savannah, GA $66,143
Valdosta, GA $66,853
Warner Robins, GA $77,520
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,163
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $65,547
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,603
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $64,453
$70,850
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($83,153).

Urban Honolulu, HI $83,153
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $69,810
$76,481
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($85,780).

Cedar Rapids, IA $85,780
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $77,650
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $82,424
Dubuque, IA $70,245
Iowa City, IA $71,138
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $80,100
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $72,950
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $68,480
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $68,113
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,803
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $70,100
$73,870
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($71,538).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,900
Idaho Falls, ID $71,538
Lewiston, ID-WA $55,895
Pocatello, ID $58,650
Twin Falls, ID $56,807
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,146
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,968
$59,789
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Danville, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($88,540).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $68,670
Champaign-Urbana, IL $75,220
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $87,010
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $81,500
Kankakee, IL $80,590
Peoria, IL $80,345
Rockford, IL $71,255
Springfield, IL $70,855
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $67,633
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,853
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $65,465
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $63,883
$72,824
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($89,650).

Columbus, IN $78,790
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $68,913
Evansville, IN-KY $60,104
Fort Wayne, IN $63,062
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $70,030
Kokomo, IN $89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $71,570
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $73,033
Muncie, IN $64,538
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $73,008
Terre Haute, IN $62,678
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $60,948
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $62,375
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $63,288
$67,609
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($75,944).

Manhattan, KS $74,873
Topeka, KS $71,750
Wichita, KS $75,944
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $65,378
$71,834
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($79,620).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $79,620
Lexington-Fayette, KY $72,668
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $74,583
Owensboro, KY $76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $66,600
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $65,290
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,886
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,820
$69,622
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($90,610).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $76,833
Baton Rouge, LA $87,670
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $90,610
Lafayette, LA $74,820
Lake Charles, LA $78,360
Monroe, LA $76,330
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $63,210
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $81,620
$76,210
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($99,925).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $99,925
Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $82,917
Pittsfield, MA $76,077
Springfield, MA-CT $79,092
Worcester, MA-CT $84,458
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $74,868
$84,353
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($103,785).

California-Lexington Park, MD $103,785
Cumberland, MD-WV $69,613
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $80,640
Salisbury, MD-DE $74,305
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $61,438
$78,271
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($76,328).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $68,055
Portland-South Portland, ME $76,328
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $64,885
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $67,283
$69,138
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($93,445).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $93,445
Battle Creek, MI $83,348
Bay City, MI $91,200
Flint, MI $71,408
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $71,620
Jackson, MI $84,970
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $78,846
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $83,268
Monroe, MI $75,330
Muskegon, MI $74,660
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $69,150
Saginaw, MI $77,400
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $65,460
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,760
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $63,833
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,080
$76,091
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($86,370).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $72,423
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $86,370
Rochester, MN $71,933
St. Cloud, MN $71,400
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $72,078
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,953
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,668
$73,663
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($79,658).

St. Louis, MO-IL $79,285
Columbia, MO $72,150
Jefferson City, MO $70,997
Joplin, MO $67,077
Kansas City, MO-KS $79,658
St. Joseph, MO-KS $73,640
Springfield, MO $64,824
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,780
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,756
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,097
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,613
$68,299
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($68,158).

Hattiesburg, MS $63,000
Jackson, MS $68,158
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,000
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $59,990
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $64,895
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $65,115
$63,985
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($71,202).

Great Falls, MT $67,838
Missoula, MT $63,942
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $71,202
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $61,390
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,948
$65,112
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($92,248).

Burlington, NC $81,060
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $90,268
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $92,248
Fayetteville, NC $78,188
Goldsboro, NC $88,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $80,496
Greenville, NC $86,933
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $73,110
Jacksonville, NC $73,967
New Bern, NC $91,420
Raleigh, NC $80,768
Rocky Mount, NC $92,120
Wilmington, NC $72,225
Winston-Salem, NC $81,330
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $68,600
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $73,173
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,426
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,728
$78,613
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($81,814).

Fargo, ND-MN $81,814
Grand Forks, ND-MN $81,596
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,004
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $70,010
$77,356
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($88,510).

Lincoln, NE $88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $76,593
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $69,693
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,655
$73,794
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($98,138).

Manchester, NH $91,970
Portsmouth, NH-ME $98,138
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $66,920
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $79,628
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $82,046
$84,441
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($105,448).

Ocean City, NJ $87,107
Trenton, NJ $105,448
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $94,910
$96,784
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($75,242).

Farmington, NM $75,242
Las Cruces, NM $70,274
Santa Fe, NM $72,077
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $73,158
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $73,296
$72,781
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($74,703).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $74,703
Reno, NV $72,688
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $70,365
$72,593
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 ($119,237).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $82,472
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $119,237
Rochester, NY $86,703
Binghamton, NY $84,210
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $97,930
Ithaca, NY $97,695
Kingston, NY $71,903
Syracuse, NY $81,242
Utica-Rome, NY $80,423
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $76,865
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $67,032
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $71,852
$85,531
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($83,560).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $83,560
Canton-Massillon, OH $70,090
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $78,442
Columbus, OH $79,290
Dayton, OH $75,612
Lima, OH $71,568
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $79,273
Toledo, OH $77,736
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $62,258
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $69,093
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $69,430
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,323
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,224
$73,700
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($93,490).

Lawton, OK $82,400
Oklahoma City, OK $93,490
Tulsa, OK $71,560
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $77,610
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,648
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,037
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $68,427
$72,370
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($86,300).

Bend-Redmond, OR $86,300
Corvallis, OR $74,313
Eugene, OR $65,590
Grants Pass, OR $64,400
Medford, OR $71,283
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $81,058
Salem, OR $83,415
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $72,640
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $72,380
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $72,647
$74,357
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($97,840).

Pittsburgh, PA $88,187
Altoona, PA $81,007
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $90,597
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $93,980
Erie, PA $68,243
Gettysburg, PA $96,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $80,640
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $76,370
Lebanon, PA $86,680
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $91,158
Reading, PA $80,295
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $72,703
State College, PA $74,615
Williamsport, PA $79,330
York-Hanover, PA $79,633
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $67,108
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,203
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $67,013
$80,453
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($56,020).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $56,020
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $44,027
Arecibo, PR $40,750
Guayama, PR $48,817
Mayaguez, PR $42,107
Ponce, PR $40,918
San German, PR $35,283
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $40,753
$44,407
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Sumter, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($85,010).

Columbia, SC $74,840
Florence, SC $77,940
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $73,550
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $74,067
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $70,437
Spartanburg, SC $74,058
Sumter, SC $85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $66,617
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,600
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,077
$72,844
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($83,898).

Sioux Falls, SD $83,898
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,406
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,710
$75,338
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($79,690).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $71,192
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $77,595
Clarksville, TN-KY $77,970
Cleveland, TN $77,140
Jackson, TN $79,690
Johnson City, TN $65,910
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $75,873
Knoxville, TN $68,688
Morristown, TN $71,560
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $61,570
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,860
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,957
$71,849
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($91,165).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $86,562
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $91,165
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $81,437
Amarillo, TX $65,805
Austin-Round Rock, TX $83,890
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $68,400
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,860
College Station-Bryan, TX $74,014
Corpus Christi, TX $69,843
El Paso, TX $65,510
Killeen-Temple, TX $74,740
Laredo, TX $70,313
Longview, TX $77,363
Lubbock, TX $66,810
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $69,185
Midland, TX $81,915
Odessa, TX $84,670
San Angelo, TX $65,453
Sherman-Denison, TX $71,283
Texarkana, TX-AR $71,080
Tyler, TX $61,925
Victoria, TX $73,200
Waco, TX $74,630
Wichita Falls, TX $68,660
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,363
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,108
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $69,267
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,008
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $71,730
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $71,547
$72,386
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($73,563).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $68,173
Provo-Orem, UT $73,563
St. George, UT $59,013
Salt Lake City, UT $73,020
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,027
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $50,215
$64,516
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($88,760).

Charlottesville, VA $88,760
Harrisonburg, VA $81,422
Lynchburg, VA $78,138
Richmond, VA $85,147
Roanoke, VA $76,390
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $78,198
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $83,317
Winchester, VA-WV $86,284
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $68,970
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $69,528
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $77,045
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,217
$78,939
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($65,642).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,760
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $65,642
$65,250
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Fond du Lac, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($107,510).

Eau Claire, WI $73,668
Fond du Lac, WI $107,510
Green Bay, WI $81,445
Janesville-Beloit, WI $81,870
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $78,603
Madison, WI $84,876
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $90,578
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $82,523
Racine, WI $91,600
Sheboygan, WI $91,270
Wausau, WI $85,993
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $69,820
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $69,233
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $71,186
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $76,433
$81,315
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($83,560).

Charleston, WV $83,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $72,756
Morgantown, WV $82,973
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $77,603
Wheeling, WV-OH $75,443
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,470
$76,542
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($77,832).

Cheyenne, WY $77,832
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $74,638
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $70,436
$74,302

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $56,356

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($76,540) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($75,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $62,850
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $75,590
$69,220
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,715) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $49,615
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $37,560
Decatur, AL $49,410
Dothan, AL $45,220
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,540
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $55,815
Mobile, AL $40,260
Montgomery, AL $46,855
Tuscaloosa, AL $57,715
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,110
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,270
$49,306
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 ($54,265) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $47,370
Hot Springs, AR $37,980
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,265
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,710
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,880
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,640
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,000
$42,978
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($59,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $57,910
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $59,990
Prescott, AZ $47,300
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $54,760
Tucson, AZ $50,280
Yuma, AZ $42,230
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $47,890
$51,480
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($103,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $79,620
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $84,703
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $87,917
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $103,500
Chico, CA $58,035
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $56,895
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $63,925
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA $71,330
Modesto, CA $48,550
Napa, CA $62,140
Redding, CA $68,635
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $50,510
Salinas, CA $67,315
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $82,670
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $57,475
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $67,625
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $60,740
Santa Rosa, CA $57,725
Stockton-Lodi, CA $39,110
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $81,420
Visalia-Porterville, CA $55,290
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,295
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,460
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,395
$65,928
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($95,813) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $95,813
Colorado Springs, CO $55,235
Fort Collins, CO $59,955
Grand Junction, CO $59,810
Greeley, CO $51,060
Pueblo, CO $52,960
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,620
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $54,645
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,740
$60,982
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($73,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $65,750
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $64,940
New Haven, CT $73,010
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $55,620
Waterbury, CT $62,065
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $61,760
$63,858
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($66,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $62,170
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $62,530
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $55,470
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $45,705
Gainesville, FL $48,195
Homosassa Springs, FL $42,390
Jacksonville, FL $55,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $50,000
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $63,755
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $58,605
Ocala, FL $47,070
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $51,955
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $47,435
Panama City, FL $50,700
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $53,900
Port St. Lucie, FL $50,845
Punta Gorda, FL $49,655
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $49,520
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $58,630
The Villages, FL $57,240
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,860
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,580
$53,443
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($70,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $53,770
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $52,405
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL $47,810
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA $63,280
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $42,435
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA $45,605
Valdosta, GA $49,660
Warner Robins, GA $70,420
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,685
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,400
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,030
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,300
$49,650
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($62,785) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $62,785
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $50,240
$56,513
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($60,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,540
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $60,460
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $56,145
Dubuque, IA $52,480
Iowa City, IA $55,605
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $57,100
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $48,030
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,150
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,040
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,890
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,960
$51,491
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($78,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $46,950
Idaho Falls, ID $78,420
Lewiston, ID-WA $46,710
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $60,305
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,800
$56,037
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($60,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $50,410
Champaign-Urbana, IL $52,860
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $58,620
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL $60,830
Rockford, IL $52,970
Springfield, IL $51,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,220
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,405
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,590
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,630
$50,262
Indiana

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

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($58,415) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $49,580
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $45,370
Evansville, IN-KY $45,850
Fort Wayne, IN $44,420
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $56,620
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,560
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN $47,760
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $58,415
Terre Haute, IN $43,210
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,040
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53,600
$49,569
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,273) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $65,015
Topeka, KS $64,163
Wichita, KS $65,273
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $55,637
$62,522
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($76,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $76,720
Lexington-Fayette, KY $57,215
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $58,745
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,740
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,910
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,575
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,060
$55,709
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($69,073) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $69,073
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA $43,660
Lake Charles, LA $49,460
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $44,200
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,180
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,515
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 ($69,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $69,250
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA $53,690
Pittsfield, MA $49,110
Springfield, MA-CT $61,615
Worcester, MA-CT $60,730
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $60,335
$59,122
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($83,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $83,500
Cumberland, MD-WV $42,640
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $56,820
Salisbury, MD-DE $51,730
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $36,355
$54,209
Maine

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

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($52,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $52,800
Portland-South Portland, ME $49,945
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $51,765
$51,343
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($82,577) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $82,577
Battle Creek, MI $65,585
Bay City, MI N/A
Flint, MI $51,085
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $52,435
Jackson, MI $51,330
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $54,060
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $63,625
Monroe, MI $33,830
Muskegon, MI $48,360
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $50,390
Saginaw, MI $39,180
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,940
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,200
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,015
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,670
$51,485
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 ($63,185) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $55,575
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $63,185
Rochester, MN $50,825
St. Cloud, MN $51,180
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,745
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,865
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,250
$52,946
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,773) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $67,773
Columbia, MO $49,030
Jefferson City, MO $58,170
Joplin, MO $47,590
Kansas City, MO-KS $54,475
St. Joseph, MO-KS $45,980
Springfield, MO $46,275
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,610
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,370
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,540
$50,653
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($60,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $54,880
Jackson, MS $58,355
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $60,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,810
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,260
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,210
$56,279
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($67,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $66,570
Missoula, MT $60,833
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,730
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $56,380
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,995
$61,902
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 ($63,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $53,120
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $60,425
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $63,140
Fayetteville, NC $60,425
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $58,445
Greenville, NC $50,400
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $52,500
Jacksonville, NC $53,100
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $58,980
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC $47,680
Winston-Salem, NC $57,930
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,590
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,980
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,165
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,520
$55,227
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($73,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $71,770
Grand Forks, ND-MN $73,960
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,427
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,737
$68,973
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 ($55,375) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $55,375
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,200
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,070
$49,882
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 ($80,803) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $76,730
Portsmouth, NH-ME $80,803
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,820
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $69,747
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $70,803
$71,381
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 ($76,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ $76,540
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ N/A
$76,540
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($76,045) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $74,200
Las Cruces, NM $65,530
Santa Fe, NM $69,367
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $76,045
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $74,695
$71,967
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($61,425) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $55,450
Reno, NV $61,425
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $51,350
$56,075
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 ($105,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $73,157
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $105,200
Rochester, NY $77,990
Binghamton, NY $65,830
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY $76,790
Kingston, NY $52,495
Syracuse, NY $53,700
Utica-Rome, NY $63,545
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $61,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $46,705
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $49,690
$66,031
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($73,497) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $73,497
Canton-Massillon, OH $52,030
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $58,600
Columbus, OH $57,895
Dayton, OH $57,700
Lima, OH $56,945
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH $67,980
Toledo, OH $55,780
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $43,345
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,085
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $51,900
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,385
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $52,015
$55,166
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($55,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $55,840
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,955
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,750
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,580
$50,281
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($69,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR $48,255
Eugene, OR $48,380
Grants Pass, OR $38,160
Medford, OR $57,855
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,745
Salem, OR $69,610
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,120
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $58,080
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $60,080
$54,698
Pennsylvania

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($77,447) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Pittsburgh, PA $77,447
Altoona, PA $60,520
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $63,070
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA $51,225
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $58,620
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $55,470
Lebanon, PA $62,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $62,085
Reading, PA $48,460
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $51,265
State College, PA $52,530
Williamsport, PA $56,310
York-Hanover, PA $52,625
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,935
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,110
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,075
$56,084
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 ($49,907) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $49,907
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $33,800
Arecibo, PR $30,170
Guayama, PR $45,210
Mayaguez, PR $31,640
Ponce, PR $29,225
San German, PR $24,310
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $34,580
$34,855
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($52,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,480
Florence, SC $49,420
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $52,770
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $45,460
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $46,110
Spartanburg, SC $51,485
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,650
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,240
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,350
$45,885
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 ($81,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $81,450
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $73,760
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,135
$73,448
Tennessee

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

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($73,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $57,687
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $70,853
Clarksville, TN-KY $73,990
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN $41,790
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $57,740
Knoxville, TN $53,355
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,790
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,810
$57,252
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($85,573) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $77,263
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $85,573
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $78,373
Amarillo, TX $46,280
Austin-Round Rock, TX $59,070
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,280
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,590
College Station-Bryan, TX $53,945
Corpus Christi, TX $54,035
El Paso, TX $46,280
Killeen-Temple, TX $50,880
Laredo, TX $47,480
Longview, TX $49,410
Lubbock, TX $47,410
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $57,290
Midland, TX $50,560
Odessa, TX $55,150
San Angelo, TX $41,720
Sherman-Denison, TX $47,770
Texarkana, TX-AR $60,620
Tyler, TX $43,770
Victoria, TX $55,200
Waco, TX $51,370
Wichita Falls, TX $47,280
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,430
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,160
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,940
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,370
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,700
$53,292
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($58,335) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $51,820
Provo-Orem, UT $58,335
St. George, UT $55,820
Salt Lake City, UT $55,910
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $51,280
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $39,400
$52,094
Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($81,253) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $81,253
Harrisonburg, VA $71,677
Lynchburg, VA $74,570
Richmond, VA $78,067
Roanoke, VA $71,227
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $75,910
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $75,603
Winchester, VA-WV $76,360
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $69,285
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,580
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $76,320
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,563
$73,785
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($52,765) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $49,930
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $52,765
$51,348
Wisconsin

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

Sheboygan, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($65,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $53,485
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI $58,590
Janesville-Beloit, WI $56,430
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $59,665
Madison, WI $59,770
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $62,695
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $61,465
Racine, WI $57,240
Sheboygan, WI $65,130
Wausau, WI $52,780
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,080
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,215
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,855
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,780
$56,299
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($83,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $83,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $68,713
Morgantown, WV $73,545
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $71,415
Wheeling, WV-OH $70,955
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,630
$73,762
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($77,595) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $77,595
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $73,785
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,095
$72,825

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $90,146

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is New Jersey ($120,237) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($93,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($120,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($82,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($175,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($136,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($126,710) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($102,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($109,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (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 $89,380
$96,450
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($104,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($87,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($115,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($112,190) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($90,420) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $81,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY $88,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $90,420
Owensboro, KY $76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,030
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $76,480
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,510
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $67,200
$78,503
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $96,180
Baton Rouge, LA $87,670
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $90,610
Lafayette, LA $90,400
Lake Charles, LA $92,810
Monroe, LA $76,330
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $82,220
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $83,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $81,620
$85,508
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($130,600) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $130,600
Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $97,530
Pittsfield, MA $89,560
Springfield, MA-CT $97,520
Worcester, MA-CT $103,800
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $89,400
$101,150
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $124,070
Cumberland, MD-WV $83,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $92,550
Salisbury, MD-DE $96,880
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $86,520
$96,624
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,710) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME $102,710
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,910
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $82,800
$86,933
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($116,250) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $116,250
Battle Creek, MI $101,110
Bay City, MI $91,200
Flint, MI $91,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $100,830
Jackson, MI $101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $99,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $102,910
Monroe, MI $96,080
Muskegon, MI $87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $87,910
Saginaw, MI $96,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $78,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $85,490
$92,789
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($120,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $120,050
Rochester, MN $93,040
St. Cloud, MN $91,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $86,410
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$92,488
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,840) for jobs which don't require a degree.

St. Louis, MO-IL $103,250
Columbia, MO $83,710
Jefferson City, MO $77,410
Joplin, MO $76,820
Kansas City, MO-KS $104,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS $87,470
Springfield, MO $82,150
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,400
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,460
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,150
$81,295
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($77,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $71,120
Jackson, MS $77,960
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,260
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,170
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,530
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,020
$72,010
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($90,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $86,950
Missoula, MT $83,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $90,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $80,750
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,620
$83,674
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($125,790) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $95,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $120,110
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $125,790
Fayetteville, NC $95,950
Goldsboro, NC $88,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $107,730
Greenville, NC $105,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $93,720
Jacksonville, NC $84,400
New Bern, NC $91,420
Raleigh, NC $117,510
Rocky Mount, NC $92,120
Wilmington, NC $96,770
Winston-Salem, NC $104,730
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,610
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $79,770
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,300
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $82,880
$97,347
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($96,880) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $96,880
Grand Forks, ND-MN $93,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $87,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,420
$89,930
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($97,810) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $97,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $80,440
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $83,240
$85,582
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($124,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $114,830
Portsmouth, NH-ME $124,140
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,020
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,450
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $98,910
$101,470
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($141,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($97,840) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $94,840
Reno, NV $97,840
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $87,950
$93,543
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($156,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $108,590
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $156,280
Rochester, NY $113,290
Binghamton, NY $102,590
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $97,930
Ithaca, NY $118,600
Kingston, NY $91,310
Syracuse, NY $107,460
Utica-Rome, NY $97,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $92,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $93,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $94,140
$104,380
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($104,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $104,530
Canton-Massillon, OH $88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $104,460
Columbus, OH $104,980
Dayton, OH $101,850
Lima, OH $86,190
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $84,920
Toledo, OH $97,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $89,100
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $86,960
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $84,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $83,820
$91,175
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,490) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK $82,400
Oklahoma City, OK $93,490
Tulsa, OK $93,260
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $77,610
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $81,340
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $72,680
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$82,233
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($109,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $86,300
Corvallis, OR $100,370
Eugene, OR $82,800
Grants Pass, OR $77,520
Medford, OR $84,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $109,690
Salem, OR $97,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $81,900
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,930
$87,897
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($129,250) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Pittsburgh, PA $112,220
Altoona, PA $91,250
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $104,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $93,980
Erie, PA $85,260
Gettysburg, PA $96,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $107,950
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $97,270
Lebanon, PA $98,720
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $129,250
Reading, PA $112,130
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $94,140
State College, PA $96,700
Williamsport, PA $90,840
York-Hanover, PA $106,640
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $82,280
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $89,750
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $86,950
$97,829
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($65,190) for jobs which don't require a degree.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $65,190
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $49,140
Arecibo, PR $46,040
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $52,610
San German, PR $40,770
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$49,444
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($98,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $98,200
Florence, SC $92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $94,330
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $88,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $82,600
Spartanburg, SC $96,630
Sumter, SC $85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,100
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,440
$88,116
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($106,880) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($96,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $91,360
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $96,400
Clarksville, TN-KY $79,960
Cleveland, TN $77,140
Jackson, TN $79,690
Johnson City, TN $77,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $84,940
Knoxville, TN $84,020
Morristown, TN $71,560
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,460
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,860
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,530
$78,683
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($114,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $114,010
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $111,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $101,880
Amarillo, TX $85,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX $108,710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $89,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $71,130
College Station-Bryan, TX $89,190
Corpus Christi, TX $85,650
El Paso, TX $84,740
Killeen-Temple, TX $87,720
Laredo, TX $81,730
Longview, TX $91,340
Lubbock, TX $86,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $81,080
Midland, TX $113,270
Odessa, TX $99,430
San Angelo, TX $77,320
Sherman-Denison, TX $83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR $76,310
Tyler, TX $80,080
Victoria, TX $82,200
Waco, TX $86,260
Wichita Falls, TX $79,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,900
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $85,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,970
$87,952
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,350
Provo-Orem, UT $88,790
St. George, UT $60,610
Salt Lake City, UT $90,130
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,400
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,030
$74,052
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($113,150) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $112,760
Harrisonburg, VA $96,040
Lynchburg, VA $96,250
Richmond, VA $113,150
Roanoke, VA $97,380
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $96,790
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $108,420
Winchester, VA-WV $106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,000
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,290
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,120
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $90,090
$97,838
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,500) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $79,170
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $84,500
$81,835
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($118,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $93,850
Fond du Lac, WI $107,510
Green Bay, WI $104,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI $107,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $97,540
Madison, WI $112,110
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $118,460
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $103,580
Racine, WI $108,780
Sheboygan, WI $104,340
Wausau, WI $102,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,250
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $94,580
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,760
$101,111
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $83,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $78,820
Morgantown, WV $92,400
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $83,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $79,930
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,310
$80,011
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $91,230
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $89,380
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $85,220
$88,610

Master's

Average Salary Median: $59,217

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($106,473) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

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

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama N/A
Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($51,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,030
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,030
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($72,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $72,330
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,330
California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($133,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $89,680
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $121,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $133,120
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $81,730
Salinas, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$106,473
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($61,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO $61,260
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,260
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($83,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT $83,560
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,560
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tallahassee, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($78,970) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,380
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $78,970
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,175
Georgia N/A
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($89,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $89,950
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $85,830
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,890
Idaho

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

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

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

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

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($61,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $61,050
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,050
Indiana

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

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

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

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,260
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,260
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($61,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $61,420
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, 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
$61,420
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($93,230) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $77,190
Worcester, MA-CT $93,230
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,210
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $80,440
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $51,570
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $86,930
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,980
Minnesota

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

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($70,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $65,380
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,800
$68,090
Missouri

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

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($68,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $65,890
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO $67,270
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,880
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,880
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,980
Mississippi N/A
Montana

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

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

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

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($83,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $83,380
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $70,130
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $50,860
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,200
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,840
$64,482
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire N/A
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 ($62,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($87,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $58,180
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $87,260
Rochester, NY $59,670
Binghamton, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY $83,890
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,050
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $71,600
$69,108
Ohio

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

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($82,280) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $71,810
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,090
Columbus, OH $70,700
Dayton, OH $58,960
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $82,280
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $79,450
$71,548
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($59,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $59,600
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,600
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($70,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

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 $70,420
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,420
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($73,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Pittsburgh, PA $72,340
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $70,060
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $73,120
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,840
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
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 ($42,830) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($71,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $71,370
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,210
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,790
Texas

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

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($83,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $67,130
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,740
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 $83,800
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX $72,640
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,740
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,420
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,660
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,711
Utah N/A
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($65,180) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $50,380
Roanoke, VA $49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,250
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
$51,755
Vermont

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

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

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

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($80,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $80,620
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,060
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,840
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

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

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

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

6 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $56,356.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $90,146.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $59,217. 

  Advertising and Promotions Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or giveaways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.

Salary Ratio: 0.93    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Account Director
  • Account Executive
  • Account Manager
  • Account Specialist
  • Advertising Account Executive (Ad Account Executive)
  • Advertising Account Manager (Ad Account Manager)
  • Advertising Agency Manager (Ad Agency Manager)
  • Advertising Campaign Manager (Ad Campaign Manager)
  • Advertising Coordinator (Ad Coordinator)
  • Advertising Director (Ad Director)
  • Advertising Executive (Ad Executive)
  • Advertising Manager (Ad Manager)
  • Advertising Operations Manager (Ad Operations Manager)
  • Advertising Sales Manager (Ad Sales Manager)
  • Advertising VP (Advertising Vice President)
  • Brand Manager
  • Campaign Director
  • Campaign Manager
  • Campaign Program Manager
  • Circulation Manager
  • Classified Advertising Manager (Classified Ad Manager)
  • Client Services Director
  • Communications Director
  • Communications Manager
  • Creative Services Director
  • Digital Advertising Manager (Digital Ad Manager)
  • Marketing and Promotions Manager
  • Marketing Coordinator
  • Marketing Director
  • Marketing Manager
  • Media Director
  • Media Promoter
  • Online Advertising Director
  • Print Traffic Manager
  • Promotions Director
  • Promotions Executive Producer (Promos Executive Producer)
  • Promotions Manager
  • Promotions VP (Promotions Vice President)
  • Sales Promotion Manager
  • US Salary Median: $104,755
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Public Relations Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client.

Salary Ratio: 7.44    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Business Development Director
  • Campaign Manager
  • Communications Director
  • Communications Manager
  • Community Manager
  • Community Relations Director
  • Customer Service Manager
  • Development Director
  • Information Director
  • Marketing Communications Manager
  • Public Affairs Director
  • Public Information Director
  • Public Information Relations Manager
  • Public Relations Director (PR Director)
  • Public Relations Manager (PR Manager)
  • Public Relations Supervisor (PR Supervisor)
  • Publicity Director
  • Publicity Manager
  • Relationship Manager
  • University Relations Director
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Fundraising Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations.

Salary Ratio: 7.44    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Account Manager
  • Account Supervisor
  • Annual Giving Director
  • Business Development Director
  • Campaign Manager
  • Community Manager
  • Development Director
  • Donor Relations Manager
  • Funding Coordinator
  • Fundraising Director
  • Fundraising Manager
  • Funds Development Director
  • Major Gifts Officer (MGO)
  • Underwriter Solicitation Director
  • University Relations Director
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Fundraisers

Organize activities to raise funds or otherwise solicit and gather monetary donations or other gifts for an organization. May design and produce promotional materials. May also raise awareness of the organization's work, goals, and financial needs.

Salary Ratio: 0.65    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Annual Giving Officer
  • Campaign Fundraiser
  • Capital Campaign Fundraiser
  • Community Fundraiser
  • Contract Grant Writer
  • Development Associate
  • Development Coordinator
  • Development Officer
  • Direct Response Consultant
  • Donor Officer
  • Donor Relations Officer
  • Donor Specialist
  • Fundraiser
  • Fundraising Consultant
  • Fundraising Coordinator
  • Fundraising Officer
  • Fundraising Sale Representative
  • Fundraising Specialist
  • Grant Coordinator
  • Grant Writer
  • Grant Writing Specialist
  • Grants Specialist
  • Major Donors Coordinator
  • Major Gifts Officer
  • Nonprofit Fundraiser
  • Philanthropy Officer
  • Planned Giving Officer
  • Principal Gifts Officer
  • Special Events Fundraiser
  • Telemarketing Fundraiser
  • US Salary Median: $55,624
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.34    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Communications Faculty Member
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Communication Arts Lecturer
  • Communication Arts Professor
  • Communication Instructor
  • Communication Lecturer
  • Communication Professor
  • Communication Skills Instructor
  • Communication Studies Professor
  • Communications Assistant Professor
  • Communications Faculty Member
  • Communications Media Professor
  • Communications Professor
  • Instructor
  • Interpersonal Communications Professor
  • Journalism Instructor
  • Journalism Professor
  • Journalism Teacher
  • Journalist Professor
  • Lecturer
  • Mass Communications Professor
  • Media Arts Professor
  • Professor
  • Public Speaking Professor
  • Public Speaking Teacher
  • Rhetoric Professor
  • Speech Communication Professor
  • Speech Instructor
  • Speech Professor
  • Speech Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $63,498
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Public Relations Specialists

Promote or create an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media. May specialize in using social media.

Salary Ratio: 0.61    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Audience Coordinator
  • Brand Advocate
  • Communication Specialist
  • Communications Associate
  • Communications Specialist
  • Concert Promoter
  • Consumer Advocate
  • Content Specialist
  • Content Strategist
  • Corporate Communications Specialist
  • Customer Specialist
  • Environmental Communications Specialist
  • Event Promoter
  • Image Consultant
  • Information Specialist
  • Lobbyist
  • Marketing Communications Specialist
  • Media Buyer
  • Media Planner
  • Media Relations Specialist
  • Media Specialist
  • Motivational Speaker
  • Music Publicist
  • Political Advisor
  • Political Aide
  • Press Agent
  • Press Secretary
  • Promotion Specialist
  • Public Affairs Officer
  • Public Affairs Specialist
  • Public Information Officer
  • Public Information Specialist
  • Public Relations Consultant
  • Public Relations Coordinator (PR Coordinator)
  • Public Relations Counselor
  • Public Relations Officer
  • Public Relations Representative
  • Public Relations Specialist (PR Specialist)
  • Publicist
  • Publicity Agent
  • Publicity Consultant
  • Publicity Expert
  • Publicity Person
  • Publicity Writer
  • Service Promoter Salesperson
  • Shelter Advocate
  • Speech Writer
  • Sustainability Communicator
  • US Salary Median: $55,860
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $23,355 per year (or $28,069 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $93,420 to earn a bachelor's (or $112,276 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $15,631 per year (or $19,639 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $31,262 to earn a master's (or $39,278 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($93,420 if you're in-state, $112,276 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Public Relations & Image Management Degrees

Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

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

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Mississippi Valley State University

14000 Highway 82 West - Itta Bena, MS

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

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Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies

900 North Benton Avenue - Springfield, MO

Out-of-state cost: $7,924/year
In-state cost: $7,924/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Franklin University

201 S Grant Ave - Columbus, OH

Out-of-state cost: $9,577/year
In-state cost: $9,577/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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South Dakota State University

1004 Campanile Ave - Brookings, SD

Out-of-state cost: $12,675/year
In-state cost: $9,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Golden Gate University-San Francisco

536 Mission Street - San Francisco, CA

Out-of-state cost: $12,711/year
In-state cost: $12,711/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Ferris State University

1201 S State St - Big Rapids, MI

Out-of-state cost: $12,768/year
In-state cost: $12,768/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Memphis

Southern Avenue - Memphis, TN

Out-of-state cost: $13,752/year
In-state cost: $9,912/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Eastern Illinois University

600 Lincoln Avenue - Charleston, IL

Out-of-state cost: $14,126/year
In-state cost: $11,931/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Northwest Missouri State University

800 University Drive - Maryville, MO

Out-of-state cost: $14,458/year
In-state cost: $8,500/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Eastern Michigan University

900 Oakwood St. - Ypsilanti, MI

Out-of-state cost: $15,295/year
In-state cost: $15,295/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Central Missouri

108 W South Street - Warrensburg, MO

Out-of-state cost: $15,434/year
In-state cost: $8,306/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Cleveland State University

2121 Euclid Avenue - Cleveland, OH

Out-of-state cost: $15,952/year
In-state cost: $11,185/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania

840 Wood Street - Clarion, PA

Out-of-state cost: $16,028/year
In-state cost: $11,149/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of Florida-Online

341 Tigert Hall 300 SW 13th St - Gainesville, FL

Out-of-state cost: $16,579/year
In-state cost: $3,876/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Missouri State University-Springfield

901 S National Avenue - Springfield, MO

Out-of-state cost: $16,608/year
In-state cost: $7,938/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Minnesota State University Moorhead

1104 Seventh Avenue South - Moorhead, MN

Out-of-state cost: $16,612/year
In-state cost: $8,980/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Northern Arizona University

1900 S Knoles Dr, Babbitt Administrative Center, Room 200 - Flagstaff, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $17,386/year
In-state cost: $11,381/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Louisiana College

1140 College Dr - Pineville, LA

Out-of-state cost: $17,500/year
In-state cost: $17,500/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Georgia Southern University

1332 Southern Drive - Statesboro, GA

Out-of-state cost: $17,539/year
In-state cost: $6,485/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Public Relations & Image Management Degrees

University of Southern Mississippi

118 College Drive # 0001 - Hattiesburg, MS

Out-of-state cost: $10,896/year
In-state cost: $8,896/year
Degrees: Master's

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Towson University

8000 York Rd - Towson, MD

Out-of-state cost: $18,972/year
In-state cost: $10,530/year
Degrees: Master's

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Full Sail University

3300 University Blvd - Winter Park, FL

Out-of-state cost: $19,468/year
In-state cost: $19,468/year
Degrees: Master's

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Iona College

715 North Ave - New Rochelle, NY

Out-of-state cost: $22,216/year
In-state cost: $22,216/year
Degrees: Master's

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Kean University

1000 Morris Avenue - Union, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $22,318/year
In-state cost: $17,356/year
Degrees: Master's

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Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

420 University Blvd - Indianapolis, IN

Out-of-state cost: $26,013/year
In-state cost: $10,239/year
Degrees: Master's

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Michigan State University

Out-of-state cost: $37,056/year
In-state cost: $18,858/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Denver

2199 S. University Blvd - Denver, CO

Out-of-state cost: $52,899/year
In-state cost: $52,899/year
Degrees: Master's

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Georgetown University

37th And O St NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $53,591/year
In-state cost: $53,591/year
Degrees: Master's

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Boston University

One Silber Way - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $57,666/year
In-state cost: $57,666/year
Degrees: Master's

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