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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Radiation Protection & Health Physics Technician Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of health physicists, occupational safety and health specialists, and public health officials, to monitor and control radiation exposure and implement preventive measures in health care, work, and natural environments. Includes instruction in radiation physics, environmental radioactivity, radiological instrumentation, electronics of radiation detection equipment, radioactive waste management and control, safety and handling procedures, decontamination procedures, radioactivity testing and analysis, and communications skills.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Assist nuclear physicists, nuclear engineers, or other scientists in laboratory, power generation, or electricity production activities. May operate, maintain, or provide quality control for nuclear testing and research equipment. Collect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment. May perform eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct patients in care and use of corrective lenses. Assist patients in obtaining services, understanding policies and making health care decisions.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $63,749
    "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.): 9.46%
    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.):  $16,818/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,114/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,305/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,442/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,122/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,445/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: $63,749

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($84,717) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($81,928).

Fairbanks, AK $77,336
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $81,928
$79,841
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($61,356).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $53,288
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $59,060
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $55,208
Decatur, AL $55,144
Dothan, AL $60,352
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $53,268
Gadsden, AL $57,820
Huntsville, AL $61,356
Mobile, AL $59,929
Montgomery, AL $58,520
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,880
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,308
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,186
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,112
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,468
$55,738
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($70,530).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $54,722
Hot Springs, AR $52,716
Jonesboro, AR $54,910
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $59,387
Pine Bluff, AR $70,530
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,994
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,515
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,500
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,898
$55,484
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($70,908).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $60,310
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $69,566
Prescott, AZ $65,720
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $70,224
Tucson, AZ $65,356
Yuma, AZ $70,908
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $61,720
$66,258
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($105,188).

Chico, CA $75,408
El Centro, CA $75,884
Fresno, CA $79,750
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,884
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $86,350
Madera, CA $81,534
Merced, CA $71,502
Modesto, CA $81,078
Napa, CA $84,752
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $85,806
Redding, CA $81,240
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $82,716
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $90,177
Salinas, CA $87,859
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $90,643
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $105,188
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $101,425
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $83,578
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $99,536
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $91,924
Santa Rosa, CA $93,386
Stockton-Lodi, CA $75,573
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $93,918
Visalia-Porterville, CA $69,786
Yuba City, CA $91,168
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,540
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $72,928
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $72,378
$84,717
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($84,066).

Colorado Springs, CO $72,027
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $84,066
Fort Collins, CO $71,679
Grand Junction, CO $70,544
Greeley, CO $64,378
Pueblo, CO $72,146
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,992
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,753
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,338
$69,974
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($93,932).

Danbury, CT $79,374
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $93,932
New Haven, CT $74,378
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $83,453
Waterbury, CT $76,158
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $67,176
$79,519
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 ($67,950).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $61,222
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $59,220
Gainesville, FL $61,674
Homosassa Springs, FL $60,008
Jacksonville, FL $61,602
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,652
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $67,108
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $60,784
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $63,368
Ocala, FL $56,282
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $63,000
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $66,476
Panama City, FL $59,770
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $58,324
Port St. Lucie, FL $63,302
Punta Gorda, FL $60,568
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $57,096
Sebring, FL $56,744
Tallahassee, FL $54,496
The Villages, FL $67,950
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,778
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $52,520
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $61,615
$60,656
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($71,467).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $71,467
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $65,050
Brunswick, GA $52,238
Columbus, GA-AL $58,840
Dalton, GA $57,678
Gainesville, GA $48,128
Hinesville, GA $67,230
Macon, GA $52,444
Rome, GA $64,638
Savannah, GA $67,920
Valdosta, GA $58,102
Warner Robins, GA $60,842
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,764
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,266
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,104
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $55,193
Athens-Clarke County, GA $65,490
$59,251
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($84,865).

Urban Honolulu, HI $84,865
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $69,770
$77,318
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($64,417).

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,386
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $64,417
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,270
Dubuque, IA $55,218
Iowa City, IA $60,520
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,402
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $57,240
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,348
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,278
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,168
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,758
$59,061
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($65,405).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $65,405
Idaho Falls, ID $62,570
Lewiston, ID-WA $63,185
Pocatello, ID $59,115
Twin Falls, ID $56,415
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,965
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $59,866
$60,209
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($72,390).

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,748
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,490
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,990
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $64,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $72,390
Danville, IL $65,850
Decatur, IL $64,010
Kankakee, IL $61,460
Peoria, IL $62,850
Rockford, IL $68,440
Springfield, IL $65,700
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,570
$60,720
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($64,637).

Columbus, IN $59,084
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $64,637
Evansville, IN-KY $62,683
Fort Wayne, IN $60,020
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $63,785
Kokomo, IN $57,858
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $58,502
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $57,100
Muncie, IN $60,820
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,194
Terre Haute, IN $59,582
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,548
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53,788
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,145
$59,439
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($58,522).

Manhattan, KS $54,016
Topeka, KS $58,404
Wichita, KS $58,522
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $56,724
$56,970
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($61,294).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $61,294
Lexington-Fayette, KY $57,113
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $61,162
Owensboro, KY $56,926
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,258
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,342
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,728
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,040
$55,987
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($63,312).

Baton Rouge, LA $60,580
Hammond, LA $63,312
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $56,740
Lafayette, LA $57,798
Lake Charles, LA $53,633
Monroe, LA $53,596
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $59,762
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $62,322
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,412
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,996
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,900
$57,342
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($94,025).

Worcester, MA-CT $94,025
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,590
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,150
New Bedford, MA $72,540
Pittsfield, MA $77,110
Springfield, MA-CT $74,420
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $77,760
$79,628
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($71,392).

California-Lexington Park, MD $71,392
Cumberland, MD-WV $70,396
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $68,062
Salisbury, MD-DE $69,832
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $63,556
$68,693
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($68,860).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $68,795
Portland-South Portland, ME $68,860
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $62,165
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,855
$65,419
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($74,080).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $69,080
Flint, MI $71,394
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $65,968
Jackson, MI $66,164
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $73,274
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $74,080
Midland, MI $67,385
Monroe, MI $72,004
Muskegon, MI $62,626
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,288
Saginaw, MI $65,792
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,392
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,082
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,066
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,288
Battle Creek, MI $64,460
Bay City, MI $67,750
$66,115
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($77,856).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $72,346
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $77,856
Rochester, MN $74,278
St. Cloud, MN $71,068
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,672
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,102
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,624
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,014
$68,070
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($69,667).

Columbia, MO $60,270
Jefferson City, MO $61,048
Joplin, MO $52,422
Kansas City, MO-KS $69,667
St. Joseph, MO-KS $58,334
St. Louis, MO-IL $61,003
Springfield, MO $56,584
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,732
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,446
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,658
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,936
$58,701
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($76,843).

Hattiesburg, MS $54,012
Jackson, MS $76,843
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,570
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,076
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,739
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,082
$56,956
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($63,440).

Great Falls, MT $62,555
Missoula, MT $58,935
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $63,440
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,765
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,805
$60,788
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($66,852).

Burlington, NC $58,510
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $65,163
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $65,892
Fayetteville, NC $66,852
Goldsboro, NC $62,632
Greensboro-High Point, NC $62,992
Greenville, NC $66,320
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $57,518
Jacksonville, NC $63,018
New Bern, NC $63,142
Raleigh, NC $63,402
Rocky Mount, NC $56,925
Wilmington, NC $58,700
Winston-Salem, NC $61,574
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,780
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,864
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,995
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,690
$61,298
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($70,004).

Fargo, ND-MN $65,892
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $70,004
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,535
$67,694
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($68,804).

Lincoln, NE $59,956
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $68,804
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55,662
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,972
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,485
$62,018
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($76,565).

Manchester, NH $74,405
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,565
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $64,090
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,700
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $76,253
$72,720
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($84,727).

Ocean City, NJ $67,589
Trenton, NJ $84,727
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $72,091
$74,802
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($81,424).

Farmington, NM $69,234
Las Cruces, NM $67,812
Santa Fe, NM $72,518
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $81,424
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $63,422
$70,882
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($76,180).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $76,020
Reno, NV $76,180
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $68,554
$73,890
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 ($88,213).

Binghamton, NY $69,338
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $65,427
Elmira, NY $66,948
Glens Falls, NY $66,204
Ithaca, NY $73,052
Kingston, NY $71,724
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $88,213
Rochester, NY $73,113
Syracuse, NY $63,320
Utica-Rome, NY $69,127
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,846
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,578
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,516
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $62,656
$68,958
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($66,557).

Canton-Massillon, OH $65,153
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $63,035
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $63,227
Columbus, OH $62,363
Dayton, OH $66,557
Lima, OH $64,158
Mansfield, OH $61,066
Springfield, OH $61,092
Toledo, OH $64,406
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,672
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,409
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,775
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,647
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,095
$62,290
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($64,013).

Lawton, OK $61,488
Oklahoma City, OK $63,796
Tulsa, OK $64,013
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,598
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,810
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,916
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,535
$59,340
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($82,794).

Bend-Redmond, OR $78,038
Corvallis, OR $78,576
Eugene, OR $76,978
Grants Pass, OR $70,110
Medford, OR $74,938
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $82,794
Salem, OR $81,378
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,260
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $66,090
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $65,110
$74,302
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($74,544).

Pittsburgh, PA $70,163
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,544
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $53,018
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,193
Erie, PA $70,213
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $73,993
Lancaster, PA $68,790
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $69,333
Altoona, PA $62,970
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $70,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Johnstown, PA $59,020
Lebanon, PA $66,050
Reading, PA $70,110
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
York-Hanover, PA $69,310
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,040
$66,418
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($39,861).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $30,180
Arecibo, PR $31,634
Mayaguez, PR $32,207
Ponce, PR $33,790
San German, PR $31,604
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,861
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $29,744
Guayama, PR $30,000
$32,877
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($65,752).

Columbia, SC $65,752
Florence, SC $58,484
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $58,303
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,120
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $64,116
Spartanburg, SC $63,032
Sumter, SC $59,800
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,206
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,396
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,142
$60,208
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($60,980).

Sioux Falls, SD $60,980
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,673
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,495
$57,293
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($67,475).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,188
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $53,273
Knoxville, TN $56,100
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $67,475
Clarksville, TN-KY $56,360
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Jackson, TN $51,020
Johnson City, TN $58,440
Morristown, TN $48,260
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,730
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,330
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,350
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,670
$54,653
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($77,024).

Amarillo, TX $56,548
Austin-Round Rock, TX $66,029
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $58,749
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $52,830
College Station-Bryan, TX $66,275
Corpus Christi, TX $57,077
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $75,563
El Paso, TX $56,307
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $77,024
Killeen-Temple, TX $64,460
Laredo, TX $59,222
Longview, TX $57,882
Lubbock, TX $58,444
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $59,207
Midland, TX $59,548
Odessa, TX $59,047
San Angelo, TX $54,148
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $62,150
Sherman-Denison, TX $60,608
Texarkana, TX-AR $60,332
Tyler, TX $57,832
Victoria, TX $65,084
Waco, TX $58,237
Wichita Falls, TX $57,554
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,365
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,094
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,266
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,534
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,948
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,909
$60,486
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($75,526).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,694
Provo-Orem, UT $63,207
St. George, UT $57,914
Salt Lake City, UT $75,526
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,428
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $51,350
$62,117
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($70,710).

Richmond, VA $65,180
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,138
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,508
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,438
Harrisonburg, VA $70,710
Roanoke, VA $64,220
Charlottesville, VA $66,040
Lynchburg, VA $62,850
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,880
Winchester, VA-WV $69,470
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$62,055
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($64,494).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,494
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,284
$63,389
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($72,444).

Eau Claire, WI $63,636
Fond du Lac, WI $63,300
Green Bay, WI $61,972
Janesville-Beloit, WI $72,444
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $66,404
Madison, WI $68,243
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $71,986
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $66,044
Racine, WI $71,414
Sheboygan, WI $63,650
Wausau, WI $60,798
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,352
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,604
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,393
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,603
$65,069
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($61,616).

Charleston, WV $57,602
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,074
Morgantown, WV $61,616
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $57,944
Wheeling, WV-OH $58,070
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,508
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,476
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,650
$56,825
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($73,125).

Cheyenne, WY $73,125
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $65,520
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,460
$67,702

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $61,744

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Pennsylvania ($88,780) in the Pittsburgh, PA 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 ($72,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $70,310
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $72,020
$71,165
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Huntsville, AL $67,830
Mobile, AL $61,580
Montgomery, AL $57,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$60,257
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($92,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,450
Hot Springs, AR $54,660
Jonesboro, AR $50,500
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,780
Pine Bluff, AR $92,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,840
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,930
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,010
$58,658
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($77,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $60,980
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Tucson, AZ $58,180
Yuma, AZ $62,640
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,280
$59,993
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($103,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $67,410
El Centro, CA $73,910
Fresno, CA $73,590
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $86,030
Madera, CA $70,410
Merced, CA $65,090
Modesto, CA $57,750
Napa, CA $78,470
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $82,080
Redding, CA $61,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $78,000
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $79,260
Salinas, CA $79,130
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $80,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $103,110
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $88,270
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $76,270
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $78,440
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $76,720
Santa Rosa, CA $84,470
Stockton-Lodi, CA $58,850
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $88,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA $60,000
Yuba City, CA $70,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,690
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,470
$73,846
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($73,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $72,300
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $73,360
Fort Collins, CO $63,810
Grand Junction, CO $66,140
Greeley, CO $62,190
Pueblo, CO $72,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,080
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,340
$65,588
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $66,720
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,620
New Haven, CT $76,440
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,770
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$76,263
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($73,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,780
Gainesville, FL $51,810
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Jacksonville, FL $57,810
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $67,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,520
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,450
Ocala, FL $49,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $57,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $70,550
Panama City, FL $60,340
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,590
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,040
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,700
Sebring, FL $48,230
Tallahassee, FL $48,610
The Villages, FL $72,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,730
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,570
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
$57,353
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $68,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $68,770
Brunswick, GA $53,900
Columbus, GA-AL $62,260
Dalton, GA $52,590
Gainesville, GA $31,610
Hinesville, GA $64,290
Macon, GA $43,150
Rome, GA $63,960
Savannah, GA $64,010
Valdosta, GA $57,970
Warner Robins, GA $64,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,360
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
$57,363
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,630
$62,270
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($78,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $78,870
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $65,140
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Iowa City, IA $58,870
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,120
$59,223
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($63,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,910
Idaho Falls, ID $63,820
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,540
Pocatello, ID $51,910
Twin Falls, ID $47,060
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,680
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,530
$51,779
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN $58,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $74,940
Evansville, IN-KY $72,620
Fort Wayne, IN $60,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $68,400
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $58,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $48,910
Muncie, IN $58,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $63,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,260
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,970
$60,013
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($60,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $51,310
Topeka, KS $54,120
Wichita, KS $60,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $59,430
$56,240
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,830
Owensboro, KY $51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,880
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$56,573
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($68,660) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $65,210
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$60,702
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($88,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $88,180
Cumberland, MD-WV $74,170
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $61,390
Salisbury, MD-DE $62,090
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $54,880
$68,142
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
Portland-South Portland, ME $66,850
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,270
$64,368
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $63,290
Flint, MI $70,950
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $65,030
Jackson, MI $63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $75,260
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $66,620
Midland, MI $86,060
Monroe, MI $80,860
Muskegon, MI $55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,810
Saginaw, MI $65,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,020
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
$66,965
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 ($76,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $70,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,950
Rochester, MN $70,930
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,480
$65,646
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,650) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $67,390
Joplin, MO $59,280
Kansas City, MO-KS $65,530
St. Joseph, MO-KS $55,760
St. Louis, MO-IL $60,480
Springfield, MO $52,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,770
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,650
$60,247
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Jackson, MS $52,160
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,940
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,860
$56,680
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $59,210
Missoula, MT $51,100
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,480
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,020
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,610
$54,484
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,160
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $68,560
Fayetteville, NC $72,120
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greensboro-High Point, NC $62,220
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,900
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Raleigh, NC $65,670
Rocky Mount, NC $53,370
Wilmington, NC $56,660
Winston-Salem, NC $58,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,370
$59,784
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($67,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $58,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$63,170
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 ($66,160) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $52,900
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $66,160
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,100
$55,584
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 ($76,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,690
$68,412
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 ($93,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $66,070
Trenton, NJ $93,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $71,270
$77,070
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($103,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $64,710
Las Cruces, NM $63,360
Santa Fe, NM $62,810
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $103,510
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,190
$70,516
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($65,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,010
Reno, NV $62,560
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,000
$63,857
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 ($78,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $62,330
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $59,530
Elmira, NY $73,620
Glens Falls, NY $71,250
Ithaca, NY $59,790
Kingston, NY $71,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $78,580
Rochester, NY $61,370
Syracuse, NY $65,250
Utica-Rome, NY $68,430
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $63,440
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,000
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $59,770
$65,177
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($80,330) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $63,690
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,010
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $63,730
Columbus, OH $66,550
Dayton, OH $80,330
Lima, OH $59,850
Mansfield, OH $61,030
Springfield, OH $65,790
Toledo, OH $65,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $64,210
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,020
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,730
$64,988
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Tulsa, OK $70,530
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,650
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
$64,366
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Corvallis, OR $57,180
Eugene, OR $60,880
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
Medford, OR $58,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $69,000
Salem, OR $74,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,900
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,390
$58,503
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($88,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Pittsburgh, PA $88,780
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$88,780
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($41,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $32,360
San German, PR $35,630
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,390
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
Guayama, PR N/A
$38,090
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $55,660
Florence, SC $57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $69,120
Spartanburg, SC $63,860
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$59,730
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 ($62,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $62,640
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,010
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$54,620
Tennessee N/A
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX $59,530
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $54,880
College Station-Bryan, TX $47,030
Corpus Christi, TX $60,010
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $66,730
El Paso, TX $58,420
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $70,290
Killeen-Temple, TX $64,010
Laredo, TX $54,740
Longview, TX $58,680
Lubbock, TX $49,720
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $59,290
Midland, TX $58,550
Odessa, TX $55,740
San Angelo, TX $49,840
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $66,230
Sherman-Denison, TX $58,910
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,370
Tyler, TX $55,100
Victoria, TX $65,120
Waco, TX $60,760
Wichita Falls, TX $59,750
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,130
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,810
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,840
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,940
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,610
$60,761
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $64,450
Provo-Orem, UT $57,810
St. George, UT $43,250
Salt Lake City, UT $58,790
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,130
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,990
$53,737
Virginia N/A
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $62,820
Fond du Lac, WI $60,360
Green Bay, WI $55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,980
Madison, WI $64,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,330
Racine, WI $72,020
Sheboygan, WI $60,590
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,540
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,950
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,190
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,980
$61,437
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 ($66,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Morgantown, WV $66,050
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,190
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,900
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
$58,961
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$64,840

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $63,552

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is California ($84,561) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($83,155) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $76,165
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $83,155
$79,660
Alabama

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

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($62,445) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $52,625
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $59,475
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $54,815
Decatur, AL $57,315
Dothan, AL $62,445
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,205
Gadsden, AL $59,280
Huntsville, AL $62,435
Mobile, AL $58,200
Montgomery, AL $56,055
Tuscaloosa, AL $55,440
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,380
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,115
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,565
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,890
$56,283
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($74,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $55,010
Hot Springs, AR $53,040
Jonesboro, AR $54,175
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $57,965
Pine Bluff, AR $74,120
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,135
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,295
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,030
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,750
$55,947
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($71,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $59,150
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $68,135
Prescott, AZ $64,080
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $71,460
Tucson, AZ $64,160
Yuma, AZ $69,530
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $59,980
$65,214
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($111,515) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $74,075
El Centro, CA $75,555
Fresno, CA $79,160
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,815
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $90,625
Madera, CA $79,680
Merced, CA $77,355
Modesto, CA $77,190
Napa, CA $83,705
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $85,185
Redding, CA $78,005
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $85,030
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $95,825
Salinas, CA $96,735
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $88,010
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $111,515
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $106,050
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $82,360
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $96,020
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $89,390
Santa Rosa, CA $91,900
Stockton-Lodi, CA $74,385
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $99,475
Visalia-Porterville, CA $68,155
Yuba City, CA $87,715
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,685
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,555
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $68,560
$84,561
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($75,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $72,465
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $75,080
Fort Collins, CO $69,090
Grand Junction, CO $69,810
Greeley, CO $65,970
Pueblo, CO $72,210
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,840
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,130
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,530
$68,458
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($87,285) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $77,265
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $79,165
New Haven, CT $78,110
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $87,285
Waterbury, CT $76,105
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $66,845
$77,463
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($68,715) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $63,235
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $54,240
Gainesville, FL $60,030
Homosassa Springs, FL $59,245
Jacksonville, FL $60,240
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $57,955
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $66,080
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $60,240
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $62,715
Ocala, FL $55,070
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $59,945
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $67,155
Panama City, FL $59,865
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $58,535
Port St. Lucie, FL $63,425
Punta Gorda, FL $57,985
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,530
Sebring, FL $55,325
Tallahassee, FL $53,515
The Villages, FL $68,715
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,770
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $51,695
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,590
$59,657
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($67,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $67,980
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $65,670
Brunswick, GA $52,515
Columbus, GA-AL $59,410
Dalton, GA $56,830
Gainesville, GA $45,375
Hinesville, GA $66,740
Macon, GA $50,895
Rome, GA $64,525
Savannah, GA $61,665
Valdosta, GA $58,080
Warner Robins, GA $61,370
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,495
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,780
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,435
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,350
Athens-Clarke County, GA $65,490
$58,506
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($84,865) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $84,865
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $69,770
$77,318
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($67,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,830
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $67,130
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $64,230
Dubuque, IA $54,370
Iowa City, IA $62,005
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $58,265
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $56,850
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,430
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,340
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,945
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,755
$59,014
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($65,405) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $65,405
Idaho Falls, ID $62,570
Lewiston, ID-WA $63,185
Pocatello, ID $59,115
Twin Falls, ID $56,415
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,965
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $52,055
$59,101
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($72,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,460
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,270
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,700
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $64,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $72,390
Danville, IL $65,850
Decatur, IL $64,010
Kankakee, IL $61,460
Peoria, IL $62,850
Rockford, IL $68,440
Springfield, IL $65,700
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,570
$61,740
Indiana

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

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($67,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $59,030
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $67,890
Evansville, IN-KY $66,500
Fort Wayne, IN $60,125
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $67,100
Kokomo, IN $56,430
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $60,370
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $55,735
Muncie, IN $60,445
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $58,410
Terre Haute, IN $60,250
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,980
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,830
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $60,180
$60,234
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($58,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $53,565
Topeka, KS $57,690
Wichita, KS $58,690
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $56,955
$56,725
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($61,745) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $61,745
Lexington-Fayette, KY $57,940
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $61,440
Owensboro, KY $55,960
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,445
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,830
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,605
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,185
$56,769
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($64,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $61,220
Hammond, LA $63,305
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $59,270
Lafayette, LA $59,155
Lake Charles, LA $56,835
Monroe, LA $52,955
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $63,860
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $64,370
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,880
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,815
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,265
$58,539
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($83,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $81,880
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,590
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,150
New Bedford, MA $72,540
Pittsfield, MA $77,110
Springfield, MA-CT $74,420
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $77,760
$77,207
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($74,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $74,190
Cumberland, MD-WV $71,025
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $66,950
Salisbury, MD-DE $65,020
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $62,110
$67,859
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($68,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $68,795
Portland-South Portland, ME $68,860
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $62,165
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,855
$65,419
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($73,605) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $65,880
Flint, MI $71,320
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $64,460
Jackson, MI $65,695
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $73,605
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,200
Midland, MI $71,460
Monroe, MI $73,480
Muskegon, MI $61,500
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,375
Saginaw, MI $65,745
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,605
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,415
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,405
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,535
Battle Creek, MI $64,460
Bay City, MI $67,750
$65,876
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($77,705) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $71,980
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $77,705
Rochester, MN $73,720
St. Cloud, MN $71,585
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,515
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,865
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,925
$67,779
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($65,965) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $60,200
Jefferson City, MO $62,105
Joplin, MO $53,565
Kansas City, MO-KS $65,965
St. Joseph, MO-KS $57,905
St. Louis, MO-IL $60,975
Springfield, MO $54,000
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,170
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,600
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,315
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,555
$58,214
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($59,545) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $54,955
Jackson, MS $56,055
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,980
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,265
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,975
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $59,545
$54,629
Montana

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

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($62,555) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $62,555
Missoula, MT $58,935
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $61,155
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,765
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,805
$60,243
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($67,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $59,075
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $64,065
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $66,635
Fayetteville, NC $67,730
Goldsboro, NC $62,785
Greensboro-High Point, NC $62,730
Greenville, NC $56,805
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $56,915
Jacksonville, NC $63,390
New Bern, NC $62,925
Raleigh, NC $65,975
Rocky Mount, NC $56,200
Wilmington, NC $58,360
Winston-Salem, NC $61,040
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,470
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,020
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,420
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,615
$60,620
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($65,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $62,935
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,130
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,300
$63,714
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $58,780
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $66,420
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,510
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,145
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $59,315
$59,234
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,565) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $74,405
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,565
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $64,090
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,700
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $69,710
$71,294
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($88,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $70,840
Trenton, NJ $88,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $74,195
$77,832
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($85,105) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $68,480
Las Cruces, NM $67,070
Santa Fe, NM $70,900
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $85,105
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $62,550
$70,821
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($74,185) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $74,185
Reno, NV $70,625
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $67,795
$70,868
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($83,665) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $63,870
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $64,825
Elmira, NY $68,060
Glens Falls, NY $67,045
Ithaca, NY $62,500
Kingston, NY $71,705
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $83,665
Rochester, NY $62,505
Syracuse, NY $65,700
Utica-Rome, NY $67,065
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,945
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,215
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,430
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $62,175
$66,050
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($73,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $62,210
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,715
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $65,750
Columbus, OH $64,815
Dayton, OH $73,110
Lima, OH $63,440
Mansfield, OH $61,060
Springfield, OH $61,875
Toledo, OH $64,220
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,735
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,040
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $60,835
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,835
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,375
$63,144
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($66,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $62,975
Oklahoma City, OK $64,135
Tulsa, OK $66,190
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,345
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,890
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,040
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,780
$60,194
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($80,495) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $75,480
Corvallis, OR $75,010
Eugene, OR $74,295
Grants Pass, OR $66,595
Medford, OR $72,155
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $80,495
Salem, OR $80,195
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $70,915
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $63,785
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $62,490
$72,142
Pennsylvania

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($75,935) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Pittsburgh, PA $75,935
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,630
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,310
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,090
Erie, PA $58,680
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $71,320
Lancaster, PA $67,020
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $61,340
Altoona, PA $62,970
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $70,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Johnstown, PA $59,020
Lebanon, PA $66,050
Reading, PA $70,110
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
York-Hanover, PA $69,310
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,040
$65,413
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($36,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,460
Arecibo, PR $32,490
Mayaguez, PR $34,745
Ponce, PR $30,585
San German, PR $32,275
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $36,050
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $31,635
Guayama, PR $30,000
$32,405
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($64,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $58,875
Florence, SC $58,340
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $59,860
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,165
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $64,950
Spartanburg, SC $63,170
Sumter, SC $59,840
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,515
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,155
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,285
$59,716
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($60,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $60,980
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,995
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,495
$56,157
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($62,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,090
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,260
Knoxville, TN $53,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,260
Clarksville, TN-KY $56,360
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Jackson, TN $51,020
Johnson City, TN $58,440
Morristown, TN $48,260
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,730
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,330
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,350
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,670
$53,108
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($71,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $60,105
Austin-Round Rock, TX $63,440
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $64,940
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $56,945
College Station-Bryan, TX $53,845
Corpus Christi, TX $60,115
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $68,285
El Paso, TX $60,065
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $71,690
Killeen-Temple, TX $64,810
Laredo, TX $58,475
Longview, TX $58,015
Lubbock, TX $55,645
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $59,785
Midland, TX $61,445
Odessa, TX $60,305
San Angelo, TX $53,430
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $65,895
Sherman-Denison, TX $60,325
Texarkana, TX-AR $61,005
Tyler, TX $57,340
Victoria, TX $65,090
Waco, TX $61,055
Wichita Falls, TX $57,920
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,830
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,360
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,150
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,965
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,780
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,430
$60,716
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($63,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,820
Provo-Orem, UT $59,005
St. George, UT $55,470
Salt Lake City, UT $62,010
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,045
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $50,290
$57,607
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($70,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $70,240
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,130
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Harrisonburg, VA $63,330
Roanoke, VA $63,090
Charlottesville, VA $66,040
Lynchburg, VA $62,850
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,880
Winchester, VA-WV $69,470
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$62,150
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($69,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,660
$67,165
Wisconsin

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

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($72,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $63,500
Fond du Lac, WI $62,810
Green Bay, WI $60,875
Janesville-Beloit, WI $72,840
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $65,500
Madison, WI $68,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $70,275
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $66,925
Racine, WI $71,515
Sheboygan, WI $63,140
Wausau, WI $59,560
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,050
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,825
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,465
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,655
$64,430
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($62,355) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $57,100
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,140
Morgantown, WV $62,355
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $58,200
Wheeling, WV-OH $59,905
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,965
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,380
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,650
$57,212
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($73,125) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $73,125
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $65,520
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,460
$67,702

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $62,822

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Oregon ($85,780) in the Corvallis, OR metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($82,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $82,020
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $79,475
$80,748
Alabama

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,400
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,780
Decatur, AL $46,460
Dothan, AL $51,980
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,520
Gadsden, AL $51,980
Huntsville, AL $57,040
Mobile, AL $53,250
Montgomery, AL $54,670
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,640
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,470
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,300
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $43,625
$51,805
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 ($61,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $53,570
Hot Springs, AR $51,420
Jonesboro, AR $57,850
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,150
Pine Bluff, AR $56,170
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,430
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,660
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,380
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,490
$53,236
Arizona

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

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($76,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $64,950
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $75,290
Prescott, AZ $72,280
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $65,280
Tucson, AZ $70,140
Yuma, AZ $76,420
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $68,680
$70,434
California

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

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($113,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $80,740
El Centro, CA $77,200
Fresno, CA $67,150
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $89,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $77,800
Madera, CA $88,950
Merced, CA $59,795
Modesto, CA $96,630
Napa, CA $88,940
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $88,290
Redding, CA $94,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $75,940
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $72,305
Salinas, CA $78,105
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $73,395
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $92,535
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $92,175
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $88,450
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $113,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $102,060
Santa Rosa, CA $99,330
Stockton-Lodi, CA $77,950
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $82,805
Visalia-Porterville, CA $76,310
Yuba City, CA $104,980
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,960
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $86,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,650
$85,350
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($74,955) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $72,630
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $73,095
Fort Collins, CO $63,620
Grand Junction, CO $73,480
Greeley, CO $61,195
Pueblo, CO $71,890
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,600
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,720
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,955
$68,576
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($87,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $87,810
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $79,710
New Haven, CT $66,915
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $79,800
Waterbury, CT $76,370
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$76,518
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($70,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $53,170
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $56,700
Gainesville, FL $68,250
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,060
Jacksonville, FL $62,670
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $61,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $64,740
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,960
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $65,980
Ocala, FL $61,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $61,910
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $63,760
Panama City, FL $59,390
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $57,480
Port St. Lucie, FL $62,810
Punta Gorda, FL $70,900
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,360
Sebring, FL $62,420
Tallahassee, FL $58,420
The Villages, FL $64,890
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,820
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $58,640
$61,373
Georgia

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

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($69,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $67,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,570
Brunswick, GA $51,130
Columbus, GA-AL $56,560
Dalton, GA $61,070
Gainesville, GA $59,140
Hinesville, GA $69,190
Macon, GA $58,640
Rome, GA $65,090
Savannah, GA $59,320
Valdosta, GA $58,190
Warner Robins, GA $58,730
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,840
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,210
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,780
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,340
Athens-Clarke County, GA $65,490
$59,172
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($84,865) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $84,865
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $69,770
$77,318
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($59,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,610
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $58,990
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $58,350
Dubuque, IA $58,610
Iowa City, IA $57,550
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $57,390
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,800
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,110
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,030
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,060
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,765
$57,479
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($65,405) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $65,405
Idaho Falls, ID $62,570
Lewiston, ID-WA $63,185
Pocatello, ID $59,115
Twin Falls, ID $56,415
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,965
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $52,055
$59,101
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($72,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,035
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,665
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,700
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $64,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $72,390
Danville, IL $65,850
Decatur, IL $64,010
Kankakee, IL $61,460
Peoria, IL $62,850
Rockford, IL $68,440
Springfield, IL $65,700
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,570
$60,661
Indiana

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

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($63,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $59,300
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $58,130
Evansville, IN-KY $55,050
Fort Wayne, IN $59,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,155
Kokomo, IN $63,570
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $54,765
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $62,560
Muncie, IN $62,320
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,330
Terre Haute, IN $56,910
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,685
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,705
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,075
$58,225
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($61,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,820
Topeka, KS $61,260
Wichita, KS $58,185
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $50,650
$56,479
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $59,490
Lexington-Fayette, KY $59,400
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,050
Owensboro, KY $60,790
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,885
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,975
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$55,180
Louisiana

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

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($63,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $58,020
Hammond, LA $63,340
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $51,680
Lafayette, LA $55,085
Lake Charles, LA $47,230
Monroe, LA $56,160
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $51,565
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $58,225
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,540
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,720
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,440
$54,637
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($83,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $81,880
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,590
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,150
New Bedford, MA $72,540
Pittsfield, MA $77,110
Springfield, MA-CT $74,420
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $77,760
$77,207
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($72,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $60,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $67,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $72,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $67,950
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$67,576
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($68,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $68,795
Portland-South Portland, ME $68,860
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $62,165
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,855
$65,419
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($71,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $68,470
Flint, MI $71,690
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $63,890
Jackson, MI $68,040
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $71,950
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,780
Midland, MI $59,235
Monroe, MI $66,100
Muskegon, MI $67,130
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,940
Saginaw, MI $65,980
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,750
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,795
Battle Creek, MI $64,460
Bay City, MI $67,750
$64,424
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 ($78,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $73,810
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,460
Rochester, MN $76,510
St. Cloud, MN $77,440
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,300
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,750
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,660
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,370
$69,913
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($66,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $60,550
Jefferson City, MO $56,820
Joplin, MO $47,850
Kansas City, MO-KS $66,400
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,050
St. Louis, MO-IL $61,060
Springfield, MO $56,565
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,570
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,830
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,030
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$56,199
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($59,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $50,240
Jackson, MS $59,950
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,750
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,320
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,095
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,230
$50,431
Montana

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

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($62,555) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $62,555
Missoula, MT $58,935
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $61,155
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,765
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,805
$60,243
North Carolina

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($64,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $56,250
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $64,970
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $64,405
Fayetteville, NC $63,340
Goldsboro, NC $62,020
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,240
Greenville, NC $62,250
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $59,930
Jacksonville, NC $61,530
New Bern, NC $64,010
Raleigh, NC $58,255
Rocky Mount, NC $59,030
Wilmington, NC $60,060
Winston-Salem, NC $63,710
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,020
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,240
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,740
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,860
$60,992
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($67,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $67,300
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,090
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,510
$61,633
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($64,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $64,660
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,645
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,270
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,280
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$62,477
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 ($76,565) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $74,405
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,565
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $64,090
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,700
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $69,710
$71,294
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 ($88,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $70,840
Trenton, NJ $88,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $74,195
$77,832
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($78,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $72,250
Las Cruces, NM $70,780
Santa Fe, NM $78,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,700
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,910
$71,126
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($83,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $83,360
Reno, NV $63,375
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,590
$72,775
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 ($74,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $65,410
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $61,875
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Ithaca, NY $65,210
Kingston, NY $71,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $74,970
Rochester, NY $59,250
Syracuse, NY $58,475
Utica-Rome, NY $65,700
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,920
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,580
$64,489
Ohio

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

Lima, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($67,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $60,730
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $59,675
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,180
Columbus, OH $57,460
Dayton, OH $53,450
Lima, OH $67,030
Mansfield, OH $61,090
Springfield, OH $57,960
Toledo, OH $60,215
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,420
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $51,855
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $51,655
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $52,270
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,020
$57,501
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($62,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $55,540
Oklahoma City, OK $62,440
Tulsa, OK $61,850
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,040
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,490
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,420
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,370
$56,021
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($92,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $88,270
Corvallis, OR $92,840
Eugene, OR $87,710
Grants Pass, OR $84,170
Medford, OR $86,070
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $91,990
Salem, OR $86,110
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $85,380
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,670
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,590
$85,780
Pennsylvania

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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($71,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Pittsburgh, PA $58,620
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $61,725
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,725
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $53,295
Erie, PA $58,680
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $71,320
Lancaster, PA $67,020
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $61,340
Altoona, PA $62,970
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $70,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Johnstown, PA $59,020
Lebanon, PA $66,050
Reading, PA $70,110
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
York-Hanover, PA $69,310
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,040
$63,383
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 ($33,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Mayaguez, PR $27,960
Ponce, PR $28,810
San German, PR $28,920
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,380
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
Guayama, PR $30,000
$28,065
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($62,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $62,090
Florence, SC $59,060
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $62,120
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,940
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,780
Spartanburg, SC $62,480
Sumter, SC $59,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,970
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$59,701
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 ($60,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $60,980
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,995
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,495
$56,157
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($62,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $56,535
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,260
Knoxville, TN $53,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,260
Clarksville, TN-KY $56,360
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Jackson, TN $51,020
Johnson City, TN $58,440
Morristown, TN $48,260
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,730
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,330
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,350
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,670
$52,757
Texas

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

Killeen-Temple, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($65,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $49,435
Austin-Round Rock, TX $58,380
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $50,965
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $44,600
College Station-Bryan, TX $60,660
Corpus Christi, TX $51,000
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,420
El Paso, TX $48,790
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,020
Killeen-Temple, TX $65,610
Laredo, TX $62,210
Longview, TX $57,350
Lubbock, TX $53,390
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $60,280
Midland, TX $55,755
Odessa, TX $56,530
San Angelo, TX $57,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $54,660
Sherman-Denison, TX $61,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $57,640
Tyler, TX $59,580
Victoria, TX $65,060
Waco, TX $52,600
Wichita Falls, TX $56,090
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,435
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,400
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,730
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,005
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,620
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,510
$55,516
Utah

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

St. George, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($67,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,190
Provo-Orem, UT $60,200
St. George, UT $67,690
Salt Lake City, UT $63,430
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,960
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,590
$61,177
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($69,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $60,120
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $61,145
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,315
Harrisonburg, VA $63,330
Roanoke, VA $63,090
Charlottesville, VA $66,040
Lynchburg, VA $62,850
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,880
Winchester, VA-WV $69,470
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$60,748
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($66,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $66,180
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,210
$65,195
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($72,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $64,180
Fond du Lac, WI $65,260
Green Bay, WI $66,360
Janesville-Beloit, WI $70,860
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $70,020
Madison, WI $72,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $68,040
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $62,520
Racine, WI $71,010
Sheboygan, WI $65,690
Wausau, WI $65,750
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,560
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,500
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,330
$66,156
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 ($59,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $59,610
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,810
Morgantown, WV $58,660
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $56,920
Wheeling, WV-OH $54,400
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,860
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,650
$55,581
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($73,125) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $73,125
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $65,520
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,460
$67,702

Master's

Average Salary Median: $66,879

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($95,388) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($94,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $82,020
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $94,290
$88,155
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($67,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,400
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,780
Decatur, AL $46,460
Dothan, AL $51,980
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,520
Gadsden, AL $51,980
Huntsville, AL $57,040
Mobile, AL $67,510
Montgomery, AL $63,450
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,640
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,470
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,300
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,600
$53,739
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($62,230) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $53,570
Hot Springs, AR $51,420
Jonesboro, AR $57,850
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $62,230
Pine Bluff, AR $56,170
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,430
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,955
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,380
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,490
$53,388
Arizona

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

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($76,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $64,950
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $75,290
Prescott, AZ $72,280
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $65,280
Tucson, AZ $70,140
Yuma, AZ $76,420
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $68,680
$70,434
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($123,830) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $80,740
El Centro, CA $77,200
Fresno, CA $96,020
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $89,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $95,220
Madera, CA $88,950
Merced, CA $89,620
Modesto, CA $96,630
Napa, CA $88,940
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $88,290
Redding, CA $94,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $89,535
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $107,860
Salinas, CA $93,100
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $115,535
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $119,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $123,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $88,450
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $113,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $102,060
Santa Rosa, CA $99,330
Stockton-Lodi, CA $89,920
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $110,460
Visalia-Porterville, CA $76,310
Yuba City, CA $104,980
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,960
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $86,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,650
$95,388
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($109,375) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $71,150
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $109,375
Fort Collins, CO $86,260
Grand Junction, CO $73,480
Greeley, CO $69,750
Pueblo, CO $71,890
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,600
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $55,000
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$74,914
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($123,465) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $87,810
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $123,465
New Haven, CT $79,780
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $75,790
Waterbury, CT $76,370
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$85,286
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($75,045) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $53,170
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $69,180
Gainesville, FL $68,250
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,060
Jacksonville, FL $64,325
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $75,045
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $69,165
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,960
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $65,980
Ocala, FL $61,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $69,815
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $63,760
Panama City, FL $59,390
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $57,480
Port St. Lucie, FL $62,810
Punta Gorda, FL $70,900
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,360
Sebring, FL $62,420
Tallahassee, FL $58,420
The Villages, FL $64,890
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,820
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,590
$63,380
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($80,430) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $78,440
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,570
Brunswick, GA $51,130
Columbus, GA-AL $56,560
Dalton, GA $61,070
Gainesville, GA $59,140
Hinesville, GA $69,190
Macon, GA $58,640
Rome, GA $65,090
Savannah, GA $80,430
Valdosta, GA $58,190
Warner Robins, GA $58,730
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,840
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,210
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,780
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,880
Athens-Clarke County, GA $65,490
$60,964
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($98,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $98,820
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,910
$92,365
Iowa

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

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($69,185) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,610
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,390
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $63,320
Dubuque, IA $58,610
Iowa City, IA $65,140
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $61,675
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,800
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $69,185
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,030
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,060
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,390
$60,201
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($81,655) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $75,900
Idaho Falls, ID $61,320
Lewiston, ID-WA $73,830
Pocatello, ID $66,320
Twin Falls, ID $65,770
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $65,250
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $81,655
$70,006
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($72,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,460
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,925
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,280
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $64,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $72,390
Danville, IL $65,850
Decatur, IL $64,010
Kankakee, IL $61,460
Peoria, IL $62,850
Rockford, IL $68,440
Springfield, IL $65,700
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,570
$62,220
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($65,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $59,300
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $60,840
Evansville, IN-KY $60,380
Fort Wayne, IN $59,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $65,800
Kokomo, IN $63,570
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $62,160
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $62,560
Muncie, IN $62,320
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,330
Terre Haute, IN $56,910
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,700
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$60,455
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($61,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,820
Topeka, KS $61,260
Wichita, KS $57,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $61,215
$58,894
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,790) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $59,490
Lexington-Fayette, KY $55,460
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,050
Owensboro, KY $60,790
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,330
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$56,473
Louisiana

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

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($63,340) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $58,020
Hammond, LA $63,340
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,740
Lafayette, LA $53,130
Lake Charles, LA $51,460
Monroe, LA $56,160
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $62,510
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,080
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,540
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,720
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,440
$56,376
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($106,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $106,170
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,590
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,150
New Bedford, MA $72,540
Pittsfield, MA $77,110
Springfield, MA-CT $74,420
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $77,760
$80,677
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($79,455) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $60,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $67,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $72,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $79,455
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$69,877
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($70,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,390
Portland-South Portland, ME $70,870
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $63,180
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,440
$66,470
Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($87,840) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $75,480
Flint, MI $71,690
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,985
Jackson, MI $68,040
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $71,950
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $87,840
Midland, MI $56,860
Monroe, MI $66,100
Muskegon, MI $67,130
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,940
Saginaw, MI $65,980
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,750
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,050
Battle Creek, MI $64,460
Bay City, MI $67,750
$66,780
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($78,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $73,810
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,460
Rochester, MN $76,510
St. Cloud, MN $70,035
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,300
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,750
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,660
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,370
$68,987
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($77,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $60,550
Jefferson City, MO $56,820
Joplin, MO $47,850
Kansas City, MO-KS $77,070
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,050
St. Louis, MO-IL $61,470
Springfield, MO $61,460
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,855
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,830
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,030
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$58,495
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($118,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $50,240
Jackson, MS $118,420
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,020
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,320
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,895
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,230
$63,354
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($70,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $65,900
Missoula, MT $66,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,990
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,510
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,000
$67,234
North Carolina

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

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($85,350) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $56,250
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $67,360
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $64,710
Fayetteville, NC $63,340
Goldsboro, NC $62,020
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,515
Greenville, NC $85,350
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $59,930
Jacksonville, NC $61,530
New Bern, NC $64,010
Raleigh, NC $66,280
Rocky Mount, NC $58,375
Wilmington, NC $60,060
Winston-Salem, NC $63,710
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,020
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,240
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,145
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,840
$62,983
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($90,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $71,805
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $90,030
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,005
$80,613
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($76,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $64,660
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $76,670
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,270
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,280
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $74,825
$67,541
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($94,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $76,150
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,860
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,840
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,300
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,620
$78,354
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 ($72,690) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $61,845
Trenton, NJ $72,690
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $68,295
$67,610
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($78,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $72,250
Las Cruces, NM $70,780
Santa Fe, NM $78,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,700
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,910
$71,126
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($101,350) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $83,360
Reno, NV $101,350
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,590
$85,433
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 ($110,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $80,275
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $72,530
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Ithaca, NY $94,155
Kingston, NY $71,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $110,820
Rochester, NY $103,455
Syracuse, NY $64,820
Utica-Rome, NY $73,250
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $76,305
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,580
$75,689
Ohio

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

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($73,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $71,040
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $65,420
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $67,770
Columbus, OH $63,080
Dayton, OH $65,890
Lima, OH $67,030
Mansfield, OH $61,090
Springfield, OH $57,960
Toledo, OH $68,200
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,420
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,400
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,460
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,650
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,535
$64,282
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($62,440) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $55,540
Oklahoma City, OK $62,440
Tulsa, OK $59,660
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,105
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,490
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,420
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,045
$56,386
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($92,840) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $88,270
Corvallis, OR $92,840
Eugene, OR $87,710
Grants Pass, OR $84,170
Medford, OR $86,070
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $91,990
Salem, OR $86,110
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,950
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $70,700
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,590
$83,540
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 ($87,320) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Pittsburgh, PA $63,090
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $87,320
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,310
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,090
Erie, PA $81,745
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $76,665
Lancaster, PA $70,560
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $77,325
Altoona, PA $62,970
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $70,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Johnstown, PA $59,020
Lebanon, PA $66,050
Reading, PA $70,110
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
York-Hanover, PA $69,310
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,040
$67,802
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($49,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Mayaguez, PR $27,130
Ponce, PR $40,200
San German, PR $28,920
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $49,390
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
Guayama, PR $30,000
$31,386
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($79,505) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $79,505
Florence, SC $59,060
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $55,190
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,940
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,780
Spartanburg, SC $62,480
Sumter, SC $59,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,970
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$60,750
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($67,360) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $59,320
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,360
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,780
$61,153
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($72,690) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,390
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $55,285
Knoxville, TN $58,550
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $72,690
Clarksville, TN-KY $56,360
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Jackson, TN $51,020
Johnson City, TN $58,440
Morristown, TN $48,260
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,730
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,330
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,350
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,670
$55,158
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($103,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $60,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $78,670
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $54,710
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,010
College Station-Bryan, TX $91,135
Corpus Christi, TX $60,220
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $103,400
El Paso, TX $61,710
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $101,730
Killeen-Temple, TX $63,760
Laredo, TX $62,210
Longview, TX $57,350
Lubbock, TX $70,660
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $58,050
Midland, TX $64,340
Odessa, TX $64,870
San Angelo, TX $57,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $65,560
Sherman-Denison, TX $61,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $57,640
Tyler, TX $58,815
Victoria, TX $65,060
Waco, TX $61,350
Wichita Falls, TX $56,090
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,530
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,665
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,730
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,980
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,620
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,935
$64,608
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($109,505) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,190
Provo-Orem, UT $71,610
St. George, UT $67,690
Salt Lake City, UT $109,505
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,960
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,590
$70,758
Virginia

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

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($78,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $70,240
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,130
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,115
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Harrisonburg, VA $78,090
Roanoke, VA $65,350
Charlottesville, VA $66,040
Lynchburg, VA $62,850
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,880
Winchester, VA-WV $69,470
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$64,182
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($60,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,220
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $59,170
$59,695
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($80,285) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $64,180
Fond du Lac, WI $65,260
Green Bay, WI $66,360
Janesville-Beloit, WI $70,860
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $70,020
Madison, WI $67,690
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $80,285
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $62,520
Racine, WI $71,010
Sheboygan, WI $65,690
Wausau, WI $65,750
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,560
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $67,315
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,250
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $71,500
$67,883
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($59,610) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $59,610
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,810
Morgantown, WV $58,660
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $56,920
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,760
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,595
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,860
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,650
$56,358
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($76,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $76,290
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,010
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,390
$70,563

7 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $61,744.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $63,552.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $62,822.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $66,879. 

  Nuclear Technicians

Assist nuclear physicists, nuclear engineers, or other scientists in laboratory, power generation, or electricity production activities. May operate, maintain, or provide quality control for nuclear testing and research equipment. May monitor radiation.

Salary Ratio: 6.73    

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    
  • Accelerator Operator
  • Accelerator Technician
  • Auxiliary Operator
  • Cell Support Operator
  • Electric Systems Operator
  • Energy Systems Operator
  • Equipment Operation Instructor
  • Equipment Operator
  • Facilities Operator
  • Gamma Facilities Operator
  • Gamma Operator
  • Hot-Cell Technician
  • Licensed Nuclear Operator
  • Non Licensed Operator
  • Non-Licensed Nuclear Equipment Operator (NLO)
  • Non-Licensed Nuclear Plant Operator (NLO)
  • Non-Licensed Operator (NLO)
  • Nuclear Auxiliary Operator
  • Nuclear Equipment Operator (NEO)
  • Nuclear Fuel Enrichment Technician
  • Nuclear Fuel Processing Technician
  • Nuclear Monitoring Technician
  • Nuclear Operations Specialist
  • Nuclear Plant Equipment Operator (NAPEO)
  • Nuclear Power Plant Process Control Worker
  • Nuclear Reactor Technician
  • Nuclear Station Operator
  • Nuclear Technician
  • Operation Specialist
  • Operations Technician
  • Radiation Protection Technician
  • Radiochemical Technician
  • Radioisotope Production Operator
  • Systems Operator
  • Test and Research Reactor Operator
  • US Salary Median: $65,811
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

Collect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment.

Salary Ratio: 1.68    

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    
  • Cathodic Protection Technician
  • Chemical Radiation Technician
  • Decontaminator
  • Health Physics Technician (HP Tech)
  • Instrumentation Control Specialist
  • Laboratory Control Specialist
  • Metallographic Technician
  • Nuclear Chemistry Technician
  • Nuclear Control Technician
  • Nuclear Technician
  • Nuclear Worker Technician
  • Radiation Control Specialist
  • Radiation Control Technician (Radcon Technician)
  • Radiation Monitor
  • Radiation Protection Monitor
  • Radiation Protection Specialist (RP Specialist)
  • Radiation Protection Technician (RPT)
  • Radiation Technician
  • Radiochemical Technician
  • Systems Protection Technician
  • US Salary Median: $65,811
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.

Salary Ratio: 0.84    

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    
  • Advisory Industrial Hygienist
  • Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
  • Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST)
  • Construction Safety Consultant
  • Consumer Safety Technician
  • Environmental Health Technologist
  • Ergonomics Technician
  • Health and Safety Technician
  • Industrial Hygiene Consultant
  • Industrial Hygiene Engineer
  • Industrial Hygienist
  • Life Safety Technician
  • Occupational Health and Safety Technician
  • Occupational Health and Safety Technologist
  • Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST)
  • Radiation Monitor
  • Safety Person
  • Safety Research Professional
  • Safety Technician
  • US Salary Median: $55,346
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

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    
  • Activity Therapy Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Anatomy Teacher
  • Anesthesiology Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Childbirth Teacher
  • Chiropractic Teacher
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Clinical Instructor
  • Clinical Laboratory Aides Teacher
  • Clinical Laboratory Science Professor
  • Clinical Laboratory Service Teacher
  • Clinical Professor
  • Clinical Sciences Professor
  • Coding Educator
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Correctional Therapy Teacher
  • Corrective Therapy Aide Teacher
  • Dental Assistant Teacher
  • Dental Hygiene Teacher
  • Dental Laboratory Technology Teacher
  • Dentistry Professor
  • Dentistry Teacher
  • Dermatology Teacher
  • Dietary Aide Teacher
  • Dietetics Teacher
  • Dietitian Teacher
  • Educational Therapy Teacher
  • Faculty Member
  • First Aid Teacher
  • Gastroenterology Professor
  • Gastroenterology Teacher
  • Gericare Aide Teacher
  • Gynecology Teacher
  • Health and Safety Instructor
  • Health Assessment and Treatment Teacher
  • Health Diagnostics Teacher
  • Health Education Teacher
  • Health Records Technology Teacher
  • Health Teacher
  • Hearing Therapy Teacher
  • Histology Teacher
  • Home Care and Home Health Aides Teacher
  • Hospital Aides and Assistants Teacher
  • Hygiene Teacher
  • Immunology Teacher
  • Infant Care Teacher
  • Inhalation Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Inhalation Therapy Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Laboratory Technology Teacher
  • Lecturer
  • Manual Arts Therapy Teacher
  • Medical Aides Teacher
  • Medical Assistant Instructor
  • Medical Pathology Teacher
  • Medicine Teacher
  • Mental Health Aides Teacher
  • Music Therapy Teacher
  • Neurological Surgery Teacher
  • Neurology Professor
  • Neurology Teacher
  • Nutrition Aides Teacher
  • Nutrition Educator
  • Nutrition Professor
  • Nutrition Teacher
  • Obstetrics Teacher
  • Occupational Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Occupational Therapy Professor
  • Occupational Therapy Teacher
  • Opticianry Teacher
  • Optometry Professor
  • Optometry Teacher
  • Orthopedics Teacher
  • Osteopathic Medicine Teacher
  • Otolaryngology Teacher
  • Oxygen Therapy Teacher
  • Pathology Laboratory Aides Teacher
  • Pathology Teacher
  • Pediatrics Teacher
  • Pharmacology Professor
  • Pharmacology Teacher
  • Pharmacy Teacher
  • Physical Medicine Teacher
  • Physical Therapy Professor
  • Physical Therapy Teacher
  • Physiology Teacher
  • Podiatric Medicine Professor
  • Podiatry Professor
  • Podiatry Teacher
  • Professor
  • Prosthetic Aides Teacher
  • Psychiatric Aides Teacher
  • Psychiatry Teacher
  • Public Health Aides Teacher
  • Public Health Professor
  • Public Health Teacher
  • Radiologic Technology Teacher
  • Radiology Teacher
  • Recreation Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Recreation Therapy Teacher
  • Roentgenology Teacher
  • Serology Teacher
  • Speech Pathology Teacher
  • Speech Therapy Teacher
  • Surgery Teacher
  • Surgical Aides Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Therapy Teacher
  • Toxicology Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Urology Teacher
  • Veterinary Medicine Teacher
  • Veterinary Science Teacher
  • Virology Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $84,916
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Neurodiagnostic Technologists

Conduct electroneurodiagnostic (END) tests such as electroencephalograms, evoked potentials, polysomnograms, or electronystagmograms. May perform nerve conduction studies.

Salary Ratio: 1.84    

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    
  • Certified Neurodiagnostic Technologist
  • EEG Technologist (Electroencephalogram Technologist)
  • EEG Technologist (Electroencephalograph Technologist)
  • Electroencephalograph Technician
  • Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist
  • Electrophysiology Technician
  • EP Technologist (Electrophysiology Technologist)
  • Laboratory Technologist
  • Medical Technologist
  • Neurodiagnostic Technician
  • Neurodiagnostic Technologist
  • Polysomnographic Technologist
  • Polysomnography Technician
  • Polysomnography Technologist
  • Registered EEG Technologist (Registered Electroencephalograph Technologist)
  • Registered Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist
  • Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
  • US Salary Median: $66,277
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Ophthalmic Medical Technologists

Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions and ophthalmic photography. Provide instruction and supervision to other ophthalmic personnel. Assist with minor surgical procedures, applying aseptic techniques and preparing instruments. May perform eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct patients in care and use of corrective lenses.

Salary Ratio: 0.92    

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    
  • Angiographer
  • Angiography Technologist
  • Certified Diagnostic Ophthalmic Sonographer (CDOS)
  • Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist (COMT)
  • Certified Ophthalmic Technologist
  • Certified Retinal Angiographer
  • Medical Technologist
  • Ocular Care Technologist
  • Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imager
  • Ophthalmic Echographer
  • Ophthalmic Medical Technologist (Ophthalmic Medical Tech)
  • Ophthalmic Photographer
  • Ophthalmic Sonographer
  • Ophthalmic Surgical Coordinator
  • Ophthalmic Technologist (Ophthalmic Tech)
  • Ophthalmic Ultrasonographer
  • Optometric Prescreener
  • Optometric Technologist
  • Registered Ophthalmic Ultrasound Biometrist (ROUB)
  • Retinal Angiographer
  • Surgical Coordinator
  • US Salary Median: $66,277
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Patient Representatives

Assist patients in obtaining services, understanding policies and making health care decisions.

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    
  • Access Representative
  • Admissions Coordinator
  • Admitting Clerk
  • Admitting Representative
  • Case Manager
  • Clinical Liaison
  • Healthcare Registrar
  • Intake Specialist
  • Medicaid Service Coordinator (MSC)
  • Patient Access Coordinator
  • Patient Access Representative
  • Patient Access Specialist
  • Patient Account Representative
  • Patient Advocate
  • Patient Care Coordinator
  • Patient Coordinator
  • Patient Financial Representative
  • Patient Navigator
  • Patient Ombudsperson
  • Patient Partner
  • Patient Registrar
  • Patient Registration Representative
  • Patient Reimbursement Agent
  • Patient Relations Coordinator
  • Patient Relations Representative (PRR)
  • Patient Resource Coordinator
  • Patient Resource Worker
  • Patient Resources Agent
  • Patient Service Representative
  • Patient Service Specialist
  • Patient Services Coordinator
  • Patient Services Representative
  • Patient Services Specialist
  • Registrar
  • US Salary Median: $66,277
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's



Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $11,113 per year (or $16,818 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $22,226 to earn an associate's (or $33,636 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $11,113 per year (or $16,818 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $44,452 to earn a bachelor's (or $67,272 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $15,442 per year (or $24,305 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $30,884 to earn a master's (or $48,610 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($44,452 if you're in-state, $67,272 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Radiation Protection & Health Physics Technician Degrees

Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

420 University Blvd - Indianapolis, IN

Out-of-state cost: $31,626/year
In-state cost: $9,944/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Lewis University

One University Parkway - Romeoville, IL

Out-of-state cost: $34,478/year
In-state cost: $34,478/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Radiation Protection & Health Physics Technician Degrees

John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences

100 East Wayne Street, Suite 140 - South Bend, IN

Out-of-state cost: $23,211/year
In-state cost: $23,211/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Kentucky

South Limestone - Lexington, KY

Out-of-state cost: $33,216/year
In-state cost: $13,538/year
Degrees: Master's

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