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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. Provide specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units. Direct nursing staff in the provision of patient care in a clinical practice setting, such as a hospital, hospice, clinic, or home.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $70,122
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.68%
    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.):  $17,744/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,519/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,836/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,766/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,774/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,599/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: $70,122

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($112,374) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($95,937).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $95,937
$95,937
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($63,108).

Mobile, AL $63,108
Montgomery, AL $62,100
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,375
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,413
Auburn-Opelika, AL $60,000
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $60,760
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $59,740
Decatur, AL $48,720
Dothan, AL $56,520
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $51,340
Gadsden, AL $58,280
Huntsville, AL $57,780
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,200
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,470
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,210
$57,887
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($68,232).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $68,232
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,087
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,005
Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,050
Hot Springs, AR $59,810
Jonesboro, AR $60,470
Pine Bluff, AR $62,600
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,550
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $57,020
$59,551
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($80,610).

Tucson, AZ $74,838
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $77,905
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $80,610
Prescott, AZ $80,320
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $68,880
Yuma, AZ $79,870
$77,027
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($155,980).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $111,483
Napa, CA $109,882
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $107,468
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $128,168
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $111,592
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $145,455
Chico, CA $87,330
El Centro, CA $84,850
Fresno, CA $97,280
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $112,140
Merced, CA $103,740
Modesto, CA $110,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,610
Redding, CA $115,880
Salinas, CA $132,650
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $155,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $105,290
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,220
Santa Rosa, CA $119,700
Stockton-Lodi, CA $115,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $150,850
Visalia-Porterville, CA $84,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $88,790
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $102,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $105,290
$112,374
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($79,520).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $79,520
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,227
Colorado Springs, CO $75,510
Fort Collins, CO $76,070
Grand Junction, CO $75,050
Greeley, CO $71,260
Pueblo, CO $75,970
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$74,037
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($93,770).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $83,698
New Haven, CT $85,862
Danbury, CT $93,770
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $82,990
Waterbury, CT $78,220
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $69,360
$82,471
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($76,285).

Jacksonville, FL $67,617
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $76,285
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $69,175
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $70,370
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $59,400
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $58,810
Gainesville, FL $70,860
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,860
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,410
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $66,200
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $71,060
Ocala, FL $62,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $66,890
Panama City, FL $64,940
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $61,050
Port St. Lucie, FL $66,250
Punta Gorda, FL $70,720
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,070
Sebring, FL $66,270
Tallahassee, FL $63,410
The Villages, FL $69,820
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,220
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $63,910
$66,006
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($74,630).

Savannah, GA $68,210
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $63,898
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,862
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $74,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $73,120
Brunswick, GA $55,000
Columbus, GA-AL $63,580
Dalton, GA $62,230
Gainesville, GA $61,630
Hinesville, GA $70,570
Macon, GA $66,280
Rome, GA $69,320
Valdosta, GA $67,510
Warner Robins, GA $64,720
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,670
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,790
$65,519
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($112,330).

Urban Honolulu, HI $112,330
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $100,740
$106,535
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($65,610).

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $61,425
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,212
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,952
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,673
Cedar Rapids, IA $60,550
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $57,180
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,340
Dubuque, IA $58,800
Iowa City, IA $65,610
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $60,330
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,100
$60,765
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($78,670).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $77,930
Idaho Falls, ID $63,990
Lewiston, ID-WA $78,670
Pocatello, ID $69,670
Twin Falls, ID $68,070
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $69,720
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $66,840
$70,699
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($76,150).

Danville, IL $70,602
Springfield, IL $74,712
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,845
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,190
Champaign-Urbana, IL $61,990
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $76,150
Decatur, IL $70,140
Kankakee, IL $74,030
Peoria, IL $65,140
Rockford, IL $71,470
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,240
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,620
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,270
$66,738
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($71,093).

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $71,093
Columbus, IN $62,210
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $63,890
Evansville, IN-KY $63,370
Fort Wayne, IN $61,150
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $67,680
Kokomo, IN $67,150
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $67,840
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $65,100
Terre Haute, IN $62,670
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,530
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,580
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,300
$64,529
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($65,080).

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,975
Manhattan, KS $59,270
Topeka, KS $65,080
Wichita, KS $58,470
$60,379
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($65,420).

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,925
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,485
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $62,740
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $65,420
Owensboro, KY $62,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,140
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,210
$61,963
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($69,925).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $69,925
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $62,763
Baton Rouge, LA $63,900
Hammond, LA $65,480
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $63,990
Lake Charles, LA $60,930
Monroe, LA $65,130
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $62,900
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $67,100
$64,751
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($93,120).

Springfield, MA-CT $80,833
Worcester, MA-CT $87,190
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $93,120
Leominster-Gardner, MA $86,430
New Bedford, MA $78,050
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $85,290
$85,081
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($76,640).

Salisbury, MD-DE $76,610
Cumberland, MD-WV $72,130
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $76,640
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $72,210
$74,503
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($71,440).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,440
Portland-South Portland, ME $71,440
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,710
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,940
$67,633
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($77,303).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $77,303
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $66,598
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $76,953
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,200
Battle Creek, MI $70,150
Flint, MI $76,090
Jackson, MI $68,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $73,950
Midland, MI $56,740
Monroe, MI $71,960
Muskegon, MI $70,910
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $68,580
Saginaw, MI $69,810
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $67,950
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,620
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,980
$69,378
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($84,100).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $83,942
St. Cloud, MN $83,722
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $84,100
Rochester, MN $71,870
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,430
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $74,270
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,090
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$77,022
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($69,680).

St. Louis, MO-IL $66,068
Springfield, MO $59,342
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,327
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,637
Columbia, MO $64,120
Jefferson City, MO $61,390
Joplin, MO $46,210
Kansas City, MO-KS $69,680
St. Joseph, MO-KS $63,520
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,350
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,640
$60,522
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($65,290).

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,165
Hattiesburg, MS $54,260
Jackson, MS $65,290
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,050
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,790
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,210
$58,709
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($69,170).

Great Falls, MT $69,170
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,940
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,100
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,290
$67,625
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($76,010).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,405
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $70,192
Greensboro-High Point, NC $68,810
Winston-Salem, NC $68,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,045
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,703
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,205
Fayetteville, NC $76,010
Goldsboro, NC $66,370
Greenville, NC $67,800
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $61,680
Jacksonville, NC $64,890
New Bern, NC $63,720
Raleigh, NC $68,690
Rocky Mount, NC $64,360
Wilmington, NC $60,350
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,960
$66,071
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($72,128).

Fargo, ND-MN $72,128
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,082
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,580
$68,009
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($69,933).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $69,933
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,990
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,420
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $66,120
$66,298
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($79,270).

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,830
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $73,242
Manchester, NH $75,910
Portsmouth, NH-ME $79,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $67,890
$74,436
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($79,530).

Ocean City, NJ $72,847
Trenton, NJ $79,530
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,445
$76,607
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($77,340).

Farmington, NM $72,360
Las Cruces, NM $73,380
Santa Fe, NM $77,340
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,900
$73,966
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($91,870).

Reno, NV $78,458
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $91,870
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $80,990
$83,441
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 ($95,405).

Binghamton, NY $72,635
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $80,117
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $95,405
Rochester, NY $70,380
Syracuse, NY $70,690
Utica-Rome, NY $63,693
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $72,838
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $63,387
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $67,358
Elmira, NY $65,960
Glens Falls, NY $68,810
Ithaca, NY $69,610
Kingston, NY $79,360
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $70,640
$72,290
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($74,370).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $71,467
Columbus, OH $67,247
Dayton, OH $68,575
Toledo, OH $67,442
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $61,288
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,717
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,315
Canton-Massillon, OH $63,660
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $69,260
Lima, OH $71,930
Mansfield, OH $66,150
Springfield, OH $74,370
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $63,420
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,450
$66,539
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($68,020).

Tulsa, OK $66,203
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,822
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,225
Lawton, OK $67,350
Oklahoma City, OK $68,020
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,270
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,450
$63,367
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($99,570).

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $91,593
Bend-Redmond, OR $92,540
Eugene, OR $96,620
Grants Pass, OR $89,280
Medford, OR $92,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $99,570
Salem, OR $93,740
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $88,430
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,760
$91,497
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($79,168).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $75,960
Johnstown, PA $61,040
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $79,168
Pittsburgh, PA $70,378
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,552
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,957
Altoona, PA $67,000
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $69,830
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $78,430
East Stroudsburg, PA $63,850
Erie, PA $60,970
Gettysburg, PA $71,290
Lancaster, PA $71,590
Lebanon, PA $73,780
Reading, PA $71,400
State College, PA $66,350
Williamsport, PA $72,980
York-Hanover, PA $73,820
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,770
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $71,950
$69,862
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San German, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($33,950).

Mayaguez, PR $33,840
Ponce, PR $31,480
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,775
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $28,010
Arecibo, PR $33,090
Guayama, PR $29,940
San German, PR $33,950
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $28,460
$31,670
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($69,260).

Columbia, SC $66,100
Florence, SC $66,240
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $64,480
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $67,450
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $64,090
Spartanburg, SC $69,260
Sumter, SC $63,170
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,820
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,370
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,760
$64,774
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($60,700).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,178
Sioux Falls, SD $60,700
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,950
$60,270
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($68,057).

Jackson, TN $56,545
Knoxville, TN $60,803
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,057
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $66,242
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,752
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $59,995
Clarksville, TN-KY $65,200
Cleveland, TN $54,480
Johnson City, TN $61,710
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $56,180
Morristown, TN $57,160
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,500
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$60,387
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($83,875).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $72,768
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $74,302
El Paso, TX $65,888
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $83,875
Killeen-Temple, TX $75,865
Laredo, TX $69,550
Odessa, TX $66,648
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $71,950
Tyler, TX $61,840
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,358
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,955
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,795
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,528
Amarillo, TX $66,930
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,780
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $69,890
College Station-Bryan, TX $70,940
Corpus Christi, TX $68,810
Longview, TX $61,450
Lubbock, TX $67,650
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $68,180
Midland, TX $68,630
San Angelo, TX $61,540
Sherman-Denison, TX $68,570
Victoria, TX $75,070
Waco, TX $67,910
Wichita Falls, TX $68,990
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,570
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,870
$68,847
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($70,825).

Salt Lake City, UT $70,825
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $65,650
Provo-Orem, UT $64,960
St. George, UT $67,040
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,880
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $64,890
$66,195
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($76,680).

Harrisonburg, VA $65,845
Richmond, VA $76,680
Roanoke, VA $65,798
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $70,123
Charlottesville, VA $68,940
Lynchburg, VA $65,180
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $69,590
Winchester, VA-WV $70,550
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,730
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,520
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,170
$66,536
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($68,078).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $68,078
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $65,422
$66,750
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($81,077).

Madison, WI $81,077
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $75,375
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $69,188
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $73,210
Eau Claire, WI $63,980
Fond du Lac, WI $62,690
Green Bay, WI $68,520
Janesville-Beloit, WI $71,250
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $74,680
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,380
Racine, WI $71,760
Sheboygan, WI $66,980
Wausau, WI $68,360
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $69,410
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $72,980
$70,925
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($63,490).

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $60,060
Charleston, WV $63,490
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $63,220
Morgantown, WV $61,580
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $61,310
Wheeling, WV-OH $59,570
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,220
$61,223
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($72,243).

Cheyenne, WY $72,243
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $65,735
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,975
$67,651

Master's

Average Salary Median: $70,084

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($110,873) 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 ($93,903) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $93,903
$93,903
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($68,807) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $68,807
Montgomery, AL $62,000
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,780
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $62,827
Auburn-Opelika, AL $60,000
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $60,760
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $59,740
Decatur, AL $48,720
Dothan, AL $56,520
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $51,340
Gadsden, AL $58,280
Huntsville, AL $57,780
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,200
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,470
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,210
$58,296
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 ($68,513) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $68,513
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,733
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,290
Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,050
Hot Springs, AR $59,810
Jonesboro, AR $60,470
Pine Bluff, AR $62,600
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,550
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $57,020
$59,449
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($81,230) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $73,997
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $81,230
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $80,610
Prescott, AZ $80,320
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $68,880
Yuma, AZ $79,870
$77,484
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 ($155,980) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $109,597
Napa, CA $103,503
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $105,657
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $119,297
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $110,683
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $135,740
Chico, CA $87,330
El Centro, CA $84,850
Fresno, CA $97,280
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $112,140
Merced, CA $103,740
Modesto, CA $110,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,610
Redding, CA $115,880
Salinas, CA $132,650
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $155,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $105,290
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,220
Santa Rosa, CA $119,700
Stockton-Lodi, CA $115,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $150,850
Visalia-Porterville, CA $84,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $88,790
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $102,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $105,290
$110,873
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($81,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $81,510
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $64,723
Colorado Springs, CO $75,510
Fort Collins, CO $76,070
Grand Junction, CO $75,050
Greeley, CO $71,260
Pueblo, CO $75,970
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$74,276
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($93,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $85,057
New Haven, CT $89,133
Danbury, CT $93,770
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $82,990
Waterbury, CT $78,220
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $69,360
$83,088
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($82,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL $70,933
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $82,080
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,310
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $71,930
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $59,400
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $58,810
Gainesville, FL $70,860
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,860
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,410
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $66,200
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $71,060
Ocala, FL $62,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $66,890
Panama City, FL $64,940
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $61,050
Port St. Lucie, FL $66,250
Punta Gorda, FL $70,720
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,070
Sebring, FL $66,270
Tallahassee, FL $63,410
The Villages, FL $69,820
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,220
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $63,910
$66,394
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($74,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Savannah, GA $71,960
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $64,377
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,263
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $74,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $73,120
Brunswick, GA $55,000
Columbus, GA-AL $63,580
Dalton, GA $62,230
Gainesville, GA $61,630
Hinesville, GA $70,570
Macon, GA $66,280
Rome, GA $69,320
Valdosta, GA $67,510
Warner Robins, GA $64,720
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,670
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,790
$65,791
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($112,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $112,330
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $100,740
$106,535
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,610) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $63,710
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,023
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,903
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $65,387
Cedar Rapids, IA $60,550
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $57,180
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,340
Dubuque, IA $58,800
Iowa City, IA $65,610
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $60,330
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,100
$61,448
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($78,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $77,930
Idaho Falls, ID $63,990
Lewiston, ID-WA $78,670
Pocatello, ID $69,670
Twin Falls, ID $68,070
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $69,720
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $66,840
$70,699
Illinois

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

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($78,853) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danville, IL $68,473
Springfield, IL $78,853
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,850
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,190
Champaign-Urbana, IL $61,990
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $76,150
Decatur, IL $70,140
Kankakee, IL $74,030
Peoria, IL $65,140
Rockford, IL $71,470
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,240
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,620
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,270
$66,801
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($76,007) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $76,007
Columbus, IN $62,210
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $63,890
Evansville, IN-KY $63,370
Fort Wayne, IN $61,150
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $67,680
Kokomo, IN $67,150
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $67,840
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $65,100
Terre Haute, IN $62,670
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,530
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,580
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,300
$64,806
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $59,490
Manhattan, KS $59,270
Topeka, KS $65,080
Wichita, KS $58,470
$60,578
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($65,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,790
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $65,190
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $62,740
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $65,420
Owensboro, KY $62,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,140
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,210
$62,173
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($69,980) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $69,980
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $61,967
Baton Rouge, LA $63,900
Hammond, LA $65,480
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $63,990
Lake Charles, LA $60,930
Monroe, LA $65,130
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $62,900
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $67,100
$64,597
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($93,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $80,187
Worcester, MA-CT $87,920
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $93,120
Leominster-Gardner, MA $86,430
New Bedford, MA $78,050
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $85,290
$85,166
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($79,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $79,880
Cumberland, MD-WV $72,130
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $76,640
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $72,210
$75,215
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,440) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,440
Portland-South Portland, ME $71,440
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,710
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,940
$67,633
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($79,217) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $79,217
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $64,817
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $78,797
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,940
Battle Creek, MI $70,150
Flint, MI $76,090
Jackson, MI $68,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $73,950
Midland, MI $56,740
Monroe, MI $71,960
Muskegon, MI $70,910
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $68,580
Saginaw, MI $69,810
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $67,950
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,620
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,980
$69,366
Minnesota

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

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($84,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $81,593
St. Cloud, MN $80,693
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $84,100
Rochester, MN $71,870
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,430
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $74,270
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,090
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$76,010
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($69,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $65,887
Springfield, MO $60,043
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,603
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,133
Columbia, MO $64,120
Jefferson City, MO $61,390
Joplin, MO $46,210
Kansas City, MO-KS $69,680
St. Joseph, MO-KS $63,520
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,350
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,640
$60,507
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($65,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,320
Hattiesburg, MS $54,260
Jackson, MS $65,290
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,050
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,790
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,210
$59,153
Montana

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

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($69,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $69,170
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,940
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,100
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,290
$67,625
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($76,010) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $70,190
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $73,773
Greensboro-High Point, NC $69,840
Winston-Salem, NC $68,410
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,330
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,217
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,960
Fayetteville, NC $76,010
Goldsboro, NC $66,370
Greenville, NC $67,800
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $61,680
Jacksonville, NC $64,890
New Bern, NC $63,720
Raleigh, NC $68,690
Rocky Mount, NC $64,360
Wilmington, NC $60,350
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,960
$66,385
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($71,317) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $71,317
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,283
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,580
$67,393
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 ($70,257) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $70,257
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,990
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,420
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $66,120
$66,197
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($79,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $76,510
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,923
Manchester, NH $75,910
Portsmouth, NH-ME $79,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $67,890
$74,301
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 ($76,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $67,893
Trenton, NJ $76,090
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $73,850
$72,611
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 ($77,340) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $72,360
Las Cruces, NM $73,380
Santa Fe, NM $77,340
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,900
$73,966
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($91,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $77,637
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $91,870
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $80,990
$83,499
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 ($95,850) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $76,230
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $82,403
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $95,850
Rochester, NY $73,270
Syracuse, NY $73,220
Utica-Rome, NY $57,787
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $74,037
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $61,283
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $66,577
Elmira, NY $65,960
Glens Falls, NY $68,810
Ithaca, NY $69,610
Kingston, NY $79,360
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $70,640
$72,503
Ohio

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

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($74,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $70,833
Columbus, OH $68,793
Dayton, OH $68,380
Toledo, OH $68,093
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $62,367
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,373
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,990
Canton-Massillon, OH $63,660
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $69,260
Lima, OH $71,930
Mansfield, OH $66,150
Springfield, OH $74,370
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $63,420
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,450
$66,934
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($68,020) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $66,157
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,943
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,420
Lawton, OK $67,350
Oklahoma City, OK $68,020
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,270
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,450
$62,944
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($99,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $91,027
Bend-Redmond, OR $92,540
Eugene, OR $96,620
Grants Pass, OR $89,280
Medford, OR $92,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $99,570
Salem, OR $93,740
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $88,430
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,760
$91,432
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 ($79,307) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $75,680
Johnstown, PA $59,340
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $79,307
Pittsburgh, PA $73,047
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,183
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,333
Altoona, PA $67,000
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $69,830
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $78,430
East Stroudsburg, PA $63,850
Erie, PA $60,970
Gettysburg, PA $71,290
Lancaster, PA $71,590
Lebanon, PA $73,780
Reading, PA $71,400
State College, PA $66,350
Williamsport, PA $72,980
York-Hanover, PA $73,820
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,770
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $71,950
$69,845
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($36,780) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mayaguez, PR $36,780
Ponce, PR $30,890
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,620
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $28,010
Arecibo, PR $33,090
Guayama, PR $29,940
San German, PR $33,950
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $28,460
$31,843
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $66,100
Florence, SC $66,240
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $64,480
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $67,450
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $64,090
Spartanburg, SC $69,260
Sumter, SC $63,170
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,820
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,370
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,760
$64,774
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 ($61,717) for a master's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,717
Sioux Falls, SD $60,700
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,950
$60,789
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($69,453) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN $56,700
Knoxville, TN $63,117
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $69,453
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $67,183
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,723
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Clarksville, TN-KY $65,200
Cleveland, TN $54,480
Johnson City, TN $61,710
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $56,180
Morristown, TN $57,160
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,500
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$60,823
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($83,530) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $72,917
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $71,903
El Paso, TX $62,617
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $83,530
Killeen-Temple, TX $74,440
Laredo, TX $70,600
Odessa, TX $64,497
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $69,610
Tyler, TX $60,980
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,787
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,300
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,880
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,827
Amarillo, TX $66,930
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,780
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $69,890
College Station-Bryan, TX $70,940
Corpus Christi, TX $68,810
Longview, TX $61,450
Lubbock, TX $67,650
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $68,180
Midland, TX $68,630
San Angelo, TX $61,540
Sherman-Denison, TX $68,570
Victoria, TX $75,070
Waco, TX $67,910
Wichita Falls, TX $68,990
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,570
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,870
$68,161
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($72,970) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $72,970
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $65,650
Provo-Orem, UT $64,960
St. George, UT $67,040
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,880
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $64,890
$66,398
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($76,150) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $67,700
Richmond, VA $76,150
Roanoke, VA $65,757
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $69,627
Charlottesville, VA $68,940
Lynchburg, VA $65,180
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $69,590
Winchester, VA-WV $70,550
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,730
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,520
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,170
$66,397
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($64,617) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,617
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,073
$63,845
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,333) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $81,333
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $74,770
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $70,287
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $73,140
Eau Claire, WI $63,980
Fond du Lac, WI $62,690
Green Bay, WI $68,520
Janesville-Beloit, WI $71,250
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $74,680
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,380
Racine, WI $71,760
Sheboygan, WI $66,980
Wausau, WI $68,360
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $69,410
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $72,980
$70,768
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 ($63,490) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $59,130
Charleston, WV $63,490
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $63,220
Morgantown, WV $61,580
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $61,310
Wheeling, WV-OH $59,570
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,220
$61,136
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($68,097) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $68,097
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,960
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,490
$63,849

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $70,140

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($113,238) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($97,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $97,970
$97,970
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($62,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $57,410
Montgomery, AL $62,200
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,970
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,000
Auburn-Opelika, AL $60,000
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $60,760
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $59,740
Decatur, AL $48,720
Dothan, AL $56,520
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $51,340
Gadsden, AL $58,280
Huntsville, AL $57,780
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,200
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,470
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,210
$57,173
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 ($67,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $67,950
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,440
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,720
Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,050
Hot Springs, AR $59,810
Jonesboro, AR $60,470
Pine Bluff, AR $62,600
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,550
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $57,020
$59,623
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($80,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $75,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $74,580
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $80,610
Prescott, AZ $80,320
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $68,880
Yuma, AZ $79,870
$76,657
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($155,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $113,370
Napa, CA $116,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $109,280
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $137,040
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $112,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $155,170
Chico, CA $87,330
El Centro, CA $84,850
Fresno, CA $97,280
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $112,140
Merced, CA $103,740
Modesto, CA $110,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,610
Redding, CA $115,880
Salinas, CA $132,650
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $155,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $105,290
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,220
Santa Rosa, CA $119,700
Stockton-Lodi, CA $115,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $150,850
Visalia-Porterville, CA $84,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $88,790
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $102,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $105,290
$113,238
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($77,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $77,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,730
Colorado Springs, CO $75,510
Fort Collins, CO $76,070
Grand Junction, CO $75,050
Greeley, CO $71,260
Pueblo, CO $75,970
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$73,946
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($93,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $82,340
New Haven, CT $82,590
Danbury, CT $93,770
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $82,990
Waterbury, CT $78,220
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $69,360
$81,545
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($71,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL $64,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $70,490
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $67,040
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $68,810
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $59,400
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $58,810
Gainesville, FL $70,860
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,860
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,410
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $66,200
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $71,060
Ocala, FL $62,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $66,890
Panama City, FL $64,940
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $61,050
Port St. Lucie, FL $66,250
Punta Gorda, FL $70,720
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,070
Sebring, FL $66,270
Tallahassee, FL $63,410
The Villages, FL $69,820
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,220
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $63,910
$65,280
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($74,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Savannah, GA $64,460
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $63,420
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,460
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $74,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $73,120
Brunswick, GA $55,000
Columbus, GA-AL $63,580
Dalton, GA $62,230
Gainesville, GA $61,630
Hinesville, GA $70,570
Macon, GA $66,280
Rome, GA $69,320
Valdosta, GA $67,510
Warner Robins, GA $64,720
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,670
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,790
$65,337
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($112,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $112,330
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $100,740
$106,535
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,400
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,000
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,960
Cedar Rapids, IA $60,550
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $57,180
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,340
Dubuque, IA $58,800
Iowa City, IA $65,610
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $60,330
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,100
$60,037
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($78,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $77,930
Idaho Falls, ID $63,990
Lewiston, ID-WA $78,670
Pocatello, ID $69,670
Twin Falls, ID $68,070
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $69,720
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $66,840
$70,699
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 ($76,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danville, IL $72,730
Springfield, IL $70,570
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,840
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,190
Champaign-Urbana, IL $61,990
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $76,150
Decatur, IL $70,140
Kankakee, IL $74,030
Peoria, IL $65,140
Rockford, IL $71,470
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,240
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,620
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,270
$66,491
Indiana

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

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($67,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $66,180
Columbus, IN $62,210
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $63,890
Evansville, IN-KY $63,370
Fort Wayne, IN $61,150
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $67,680
Kokomo, IN $67,150
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $67,840
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $65,100
Terre Haute, IN $62,670
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,530
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,580
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,300
$64,050
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,460
Manhattan, KS $59,270
Topeka, KS $65,080
Wichita, KS $58,470
$60,320
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($65,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,060
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,780
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $62,740
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $65,420
Owensboro, KY $62,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,140
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,210
$61,780
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($69,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $69,870
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $63,560
Baton Rouge, LA $63,900
Hammond, LA $65,480
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $63,990
Lake Charles, LA $60,930
Monroe, LA $65,130
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $62,900
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $67,100
$64,762
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 ($93,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $81,480
Worcester, MA-CT $86,460
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $93,120
Leominster-Gardner, MA $86,430
New Bedford, MA $78,050
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $85,290
$85,138
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($76,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $73,340
Cumberland, MD-WV $72,130
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $76,640
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $72,210
$73,580
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,440
Portland-South Portland, ME $71,440
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,710
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,940
$67,633
Michigan

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($76,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $75,390
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,380
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $75,110
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,460
Battle Creek, MI $70,150
Flint, MI $76,090
Jackson, MI $68,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $73,950
Midland, MI $56,740
Monroe, MI $71,960
Muskegon, MI $70,910
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $68,580
Saginaw, MI $69,810
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $67,950
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,620
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,980
$69,277
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($86,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $86,290
St. Cloud, MN $86,750
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $84,100
Rochester, MN $71,870
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,430
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $74,270
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,090
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$77,354
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($69,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $66,250
Springfield, MO $58,640
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,050
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,140
Columbia, MO $64,120
Jefferson City, MO $61,390
Joplin, MO $46,210
Kansas City, MO-KS $69,680
St. Joseph, MO-KS $63,520
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,350
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,640
$60,454
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($65,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,010
Hattiesburg, MS $54,260
Jackson, MS $65,290
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,050
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,790
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,210
$58,435
Montana

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

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($69,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $69,170
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,940
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,100
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,290
$67,625
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($76,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $68,620
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $66,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC $67,780
Winston-Salem, NC $68,650
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,760
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,190
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,450
Fayetteville, NC $76,010
Goldsboro, NC $66,370
Greenville, NC $67,800
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $61,680
Jacksonville, NC $64,890
New Bern, NC $63,720
Raleigh, NC $68,690
Rocky Mount, NC $64,360
Wilmington, NC $60,350
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,960
$65,699
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 ($72,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $72,940
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,880
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,580
$68,467
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($69,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $69,610
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,990
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,420
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $66,120
$66,035
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 ($79,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,150
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $74,560
Manchester, NH $75,910
Portsmouth, NH-ME $79,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $67,890
$74,556
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 ($82,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $77,800
Trenton, NJ $82,970
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $81,040
$80,603
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 ($77,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $72,360
Las Cruces, NM $73,380
Santa Fe, NM $77,340
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,900
$73,966
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 ($91,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $79,280
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $91,870
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $80,990
$84,047
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 ($94,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $69,040
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $77,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $94,960
Rochester, NY $67,490
Syracuse, NY $68,160
Utica-Rome, NY $69,600
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $71,640
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $65,490
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $68,140
Elmira, NY $65,960
Glens Falls, NY $68,810
Ithaca, NY $69,610
Kingston, NY $79,360
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $70,640
$71,909
Ohio

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

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($74,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $72,100
Columbus, OH $65,700
Dayton, OH $68,770
Toledo, OH $66,790
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $60,210
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,060
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,640
Canton-Massillon, OH $63,660
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $69,260
Lima, OH $71,930
Mansfield, OH $66,150
Springfield, OH $74,370
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $63,420
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,450
$66,251
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($68,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $66,250
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $65,700
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,030
Lawton, OK $67,350
Oklahoma City, OK $68,020
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,270
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,450
$63,724
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($99,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $92,160
Bend-Redmond, OR $92,540
Eugene, OR $96,620
Grants Pass, OR $89,280
Medford, OR $92,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $99,570
Salem, OR $93,740
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $88,430
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,760
$91,558
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($79,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $76,240
Johnstown, PA $62,740
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $79,030
Pittsburgh, PA $67,710
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,920
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $65,580
Altoona, PA $67,000
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $69,830
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $78,430
East Stroudsburg, PA $63,850
Erie, PA $60,970
Gettysburg, PA $71,290
Lancaster, PA $71,590
Lebanon, PA $73,780
Reading, PA $71,400
State College, PA $66,350
Williamsport, PA $72,980
York-Hanover, PA $73,820
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,770
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $71,950
$69,862
Puerto Rico

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

San German, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($33,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mayaguez, PR $30,900
Ponce, PR $32,070
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,930
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $28,010
Arecibo, PR $33,090
Guayama, PR $29,940
San German, PR $33,950
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $28,460
$31,294
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 ($69,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $66,100
Florence, SC $66,240
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $64,480
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $67,450
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $64,090
Spartanburg, SC $69,260
Sumter, SC $63,170
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,820
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,370
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,760
$64,774
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 ($60,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,640
Sioux Falls, SD $60,700
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,950
$59,763
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($66,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN $56,390
Knoxville, TN $58,490
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $66,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,300
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,780
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,700
Clarksville, TN-KY $65,200
Cleveland, TN $54,480
Johnson City, TN $61,710
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $56,180
Morristown, TN $57,160
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,500
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$59,735
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($84,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $72,620
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $76,700
El Paso, TX $69,160
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $84,220
Killeen-Temple, TX $77,290
Laredo, TX $68,500
Odessa, TX $68,800
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $74,290
Tyler, TX $62,700
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,930
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,610
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,710
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,230
Amarillo, TX $66,930
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,780
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $69,890
College Station-Bryan, TX $70,940
Corpus Christi, TX $68,810
Longview, TX $61,450
Lubbock, TX $67,650
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $68,180
Midland, TX $68,630
San Angelo, TX $61,540
Sherman-Denison, TX $68,570
Victoria, TX $75,070
Waco, TX $67,910
Wichita Falls, TX $68,990
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,570
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,870
$69,432
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($68,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $68,680
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $65,650
Provo-Orem, UT $64,960
St. George, UT $67,040
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,880
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $64,890
$65,683
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($77,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $63,990
Richmond, VA $77,210
Roanoke, VA $65,840
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $70,620
Charlottesville, VA $68,940
Lynchburg, VA $65,180
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $69,590
Winchester, VA-WV $70,550
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,730
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,520
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,170
$66,266
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($71,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $71,540
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $67,770
$69,655
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($80,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $80,820
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $75,980
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,090
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $73,280
Eau Claire, WI $63,980
Fond du Lac, WI $62,690
Green Bay, WI $68,520
Janesville-Beloit, WI $71,250
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $74,680
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,380
Racine, WI $71,760
Sheboygan, WI $66,980
Wausau, WI $68,360
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $69,410
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $72,980
$70,677
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 ($63,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $60,990
Charleston, WV $63,490
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $63,220
Morgantown, WV $61,580
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $61,310
Wheeling, WV-OH $59,570
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,220
$61,369
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($76,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $76,390
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $69,510
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,460
$71,453

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $70,140

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is California ($113,238) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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 ($97,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $97,970
$97,970
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($62,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $57,410
Montgomery, AL $62,200
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,970
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,000
Auburn-Opelika, AL $60,000
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $60,760
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $59,740
Decatur, AL $48,720
Dothan, AL $56,520
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $51,340
Gadsden, AL $58,280
Huntsville, AL $57,780
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,200
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,470
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,210
$57,173
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($67,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $67,950
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,440
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,720
Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,050
Hot Springs, AR $59,810
Jonesboro, AR $60,470
Pine Bluff, AR $62,600
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,550
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $57,020
$59,623
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($80,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $75,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $74,580
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $80,610
Prescott, AZ $80,320
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $68,880
Yuma, AZ $79,870
$76,657
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($155,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $113,370
Napa, CA $116,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $109,280
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $137,040
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $112,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $155,170
Chico, CA $87,330
El Centro, CA $84,850
Fresno, CA $97,280
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $112,140
Merced, CA $103,740
Modesto, CA $110,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,610
Redding, CA $115,880
Salinas, CA $132,650
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $155,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $105,290
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,220
Santa Rosa, CA $119,700
Stockton-Lodi, CA $115,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $150,850
Visalia-Porterville, CA $84,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $88,790
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $102,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $105,290
$113,238
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($77,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $77,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,730
Colorado Springs, CO $75,510
Fort Collins, CO $76,070
Grand Junction, CO $75,050
Greeley, CO $71,260
Pueblo, CO $75,970
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$73,946
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($93,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $82,340
New Haven, CT $82,590
Danbury, CT $93,770
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $82,990
Waterbury, CT $78,220
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $69,360
$81,545
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($71,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL $64,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $70,490
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $67,040
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $68,810
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $59,400
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $58,810
Gainesville, FL $70,860
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,860
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,410
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $66,200
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $71,060
Ocala, FL $62,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $66,890
Panama City, FL $64,940
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $61,050
Port St. Lucie, FL $66,250
Punta Gorda, FL $70,720
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,070
Sebring, FL $66,270
Tallahassee, FL $63,410
The Villages, FL $69,820
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,220
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $63,910
$65,280
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 ($74,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Savannah, GA $64,460
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $63,420
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,460
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $74,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $73,120
Brunswick, GA $55,000
Columbus, GA-AL $63,580
Dalton, GA $62,230
Gainesville, GA $61,630
Hinesville, GA $70,570
Macon, GA $66,280
Rome, GA $69,320
Valdosta, GA $67,510
Warner Robins, GA $64,720
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,670
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,790
$65,337
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($112,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $112,330
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $100,740
$106,535
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,400
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,000
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,960
Cedar Rapids, IA $60,550
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $57,180
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,340
Dubuque, IA $58,800
Iowa City, IA $65,610
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $60,330
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,100
$60,037
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($78,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $77,930
Idaho Falls, ID $63,990
Lewiston, ID-WA $78,670
Pocatello, ID $69,670
Twin Falls, ID $68,070
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $69,720
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $66,840
$70,699
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 ($76,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danville, IL $72,730
Springfield, IL $70,570
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,840
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,190
Champaign-Urbana, IL $61,990
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $76,150
Decatur, IL $70,140
Kankakee, IL $74,030
Peoria, IL $65,140
Rockford, IL $71,470
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,240
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,620
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,270
$66,491
Indiana

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

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($67,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $66,180
Columbus, IN $62,210
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $63,890
Evansville, IN-KY $63,370
Fort Wayne, IN $61,150
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $67,680
Kokomo, IN $67,150
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $67,840
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $65,100
Terre Haute, IN $62,670
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,530
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,580
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,300
$64,050
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,460
Manhattan, KS $59,270
Topeka, KS $65,080
Wichita, KS $58,470
$60,320
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($65,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,060
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,780
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $62,740
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $65,420
Owensboro, KY $62,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,140
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,210
$61,780
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($69,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $69,870
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $63,560
Baton Rouge, LA $63,900
Hammond, LA $65,480
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $63,990
Lake Charles, LA $60,930
Monroe, LA $65,130
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $62,900
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $67,100
$64,762
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 ($93,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $81,480
Worcester, MA-CT $86,460
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $93,120
Leominster-Gardner, MA $86,430
New Bedford, MA $78,050
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $85,290
$85,138
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($76,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $73,340
Cumberland, MD-WV $72,130
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $76,640
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $72,210
$73,580
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,440
Portland-South Portland, ME $71,440
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,710
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,940
$67,633
Michigan

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($76,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $75,390
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,380
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $75,110
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,460
Battle Creek, MI $70,150
Flint, MI $76,090
Jackson, MI $68,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $73,950
Midland, MI $56,740
Monroe, MI $71,960
Muskegon, MI $70,910
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $68,580
Saginaw, MI $69,810
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $67,950
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,620
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,980
$69,277
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($86,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $86,290
St. Cloud, MN $86,750
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $84,100
Rochester, MN $71,870
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,430
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $74,270
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,090
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$77,354
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($69,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $66,250
Springfield, MO $58,640
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,050
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,140
Columbia, MO $64,120
Jefferson City, MO $61,390
Joplin, MO $46,210
Kansas City, MO-KS $69,680
St. Joseph, MO-KS $63,520
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,350
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,640
$60,454
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($65,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,010
Hattiesburg, MS $54,260
Jackson, MS $65,290
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,050
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,790
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,210
$58,435
Montana

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

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($69,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $69,170
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,940
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,100
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,290
$67,625
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 ($76,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $68,620
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $66,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC $67,780
Winston-Salem, NC $68,650
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,760
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,190
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,450
Fayetteville, NC $76,010
Goldsboro, NC $66,370
Greenville, NC $67,800
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $61,680
Jacksonville, NC $64,890
New Bern, NC $63,720
Raleigh, NC $68,690
Rocky Mount, NC $64,360
Wilmington, NC $60,350
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,960
$65,699
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($72,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $72,940
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,880
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,580
$68,467
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 ($69,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $69,610
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,990
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,420
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $66,120
$66,035
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 ($79,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,150
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $74,560
Manchester, NH $75,910
Portsmouth, NH-ME $79,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $67,890
$74,556
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 ($82,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $77,800
Trenton, NJ $82,970
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $81,040
$80,603
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($77,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $72,360
Las Cruces, NM $73,380
Santa Fe, NM $77,340
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,900
$73,966
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 ($91,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $79,280
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $91,870
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $80,990
$84,047
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 ($94,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $69,040
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $77,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $94,960
Rochester, NY $67,490
Syracuse, NY $68,160
Utica-Rome, NY $69,600
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $71,640
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $65,490
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $68,140
Elmira, NY $65,960
Glens Falls, NY $68,810
Ithaca, NY $69,610
Kingston, NY $79,360
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $70,640
$71,909
Ohio

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

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($74,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $72,100
Columbus, OH $65,700
Dayton, OH $68,770
Toledo, OH $66,790
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $60,210
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,060
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,640
Canton-Massillon, OH $63,660
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $69,260
Lima, OH $71,930
Mansfield, OH $66,150
Springfield, OH $74,370
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $63,420
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,450
$66,251
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($68,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $66,250
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $65,700
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,030
Lawton, OK $67,350
Oklahoma City, OK $68,020
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,270
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,450
$63,724
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 ($99,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $92,160
Bend-Redmond, OR $92,540
Eugene, OR $96,620
Grants Pass, OR $89,280
Medford, OR $92,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $99,570
Salem, OR $93,740
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $88,430
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,760
$91,558
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($79,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $76,240
Johnstown, PA $62,740
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $79,030
Pittsburgh, PA $67,710
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,920
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $65,580
Altoona, PA $67,000
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $69,830
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $78,430
East Stroudsburg, PA $63,850
Erie, PA $60,970
Gettysburg, PA $71,290
Lancaster, PA $71,590
Lebanon, PA $73,780
Reading, PA $71,400
State College, PA $66,350
Williamsport, PA $72,980
York-Hanover, PA $73,820
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,770
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $71,950
$69,862
Puerto Rico

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

San German, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($33,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mayaguez, PR $30,900
Ponce, PR $32,070
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,930
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $28,010
Arecibo, PR $33,090
Guayama, PR $29,940
San German, PR $33,950
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $28,460
$31,294
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $66,100
Florence, SC $66,240
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $64,480
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $67,450
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $64,090
Spartanburg, SC $69,260
Sumter, SC $63,170
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,820
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,370
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,760
$64,774
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 ($60,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,640
Sioux Falls, SD $60,700
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,950
$59,763
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($66,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN $56,390
Knoxville, TN $58,490
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $66,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,300
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,780
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,700
Clarksville, TN-KY $65,200
Cleveland, TN $54,480
Johnson City, TN $61,710
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $56,180
Morristown, TN $57,160
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,500
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$59,735
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 ($84,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $72,620
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $76,700
El Paso, TX $69,160
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $84,220
Killeen-Temple, TX $77,290
Laredo, TX $68,500
Odessa, TX $68,800
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $74,290
Tyler, TX $62,700
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,930
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,610
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,710
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,230
Amarillo, TX $66,930
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,780
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $69,890
College Station-Bryan, TX $70,940
Corpus Christi, TX $68,810
Longview, TX $61,450
Lubbock, TX $67,650
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $68,180
Midland, TX $68,630
San Angelo, TX $61,540
Sherman-Denison, TX $68,570
Victoria, TX $75,070
Waco, TX $67,910
Wichita Falls, TX $68,990
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,570
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,870
$69,432
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($68,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $68,680
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $65,650
Provo-Orem, UT $64,960
St. George, UT $67,040
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,880
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $64,890
$65,683
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($77,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $63,990
Richmond, VA $77,210
Roanoke, VA $65,840
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $70,620
Charlottesville, VA $68,940
Lynchburg, VA $65,180
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $69,590
Winchester, VA-WV $70,550
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,730
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,520
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,170
$66,266
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($71,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $71,540
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $67,770
$69,655
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($80,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $80,820
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $75,980
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,090
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $73,280
Eau Claire, WI $63,980
Fond du Lac, WI $62,690
Green Bay, WI $68,520
Janesville-Beloit, WI $71,250
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $74,680
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,380
Racine, WI $71,760
Sheboygan, WI $66,980
Wausau, WI $68,360
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $69,410
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $72,980
$70,677
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($63,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $60,990
Charleston, WV $63,490
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $63,220
Morgantown, WV $61,580
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $61,310
Wheeling, WV-OH $59,570
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,220
$61,369
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($76,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $76,390
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $69,510
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,460
$71,453

6 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a master's degree.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $70,084.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $70,140.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $70,140. 

  Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.46    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Advanced Nursing Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Clinical Nursing Instructor
  • Clinical Nursing Professor
  • CPR Instructor (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instructor)
  • Faculty Member
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Nurse Educator
  • Nurse Instructor
  • Nurse's Aides Teacher
  • Nursing Assistant Professor
  • Nursing Assistants Teacher
  • Nursing Faculty Member
  • Nursing Instructor
  • Nursing Professor
  • Practical Nursing Instructor
  • Practical Nursing Teacher
  • Professor
  • Registered Nurse Teacher (RN Teacher)
  • Registered Nursing Professor (RN Professor)
  • US Salary Median: $70,578
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Registered Nurses

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

Salary Ratio: 1    

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    
  • Cardiac Care Unit Nurse (CCU Nurse)
  • Cardiac Nurse Specialist
  • Central Supply Nurse
  • Certified Operating Room Nurse (CNOR)
  • Charge Nurse
  • Circulating Nurse
  • Community Health Nurse
  • Consultant Nurse
  • Consulting Nurse
  • Coronary Care Unit Nurse (CCU Nurse)
  • County Nurse
  • Delivery Nurse
  • Dialysis Nurse
  • Dialysis Registered Nurse (Dialysis RN)
  • Discharge Planner
  • Emergency Department RN (Emergency Department Registered Nurse)
  • Emergency Room Nurse (ER Nurse)
  • Emergency Room Registered Nurse (ER RN)
  • Endoscopy Registered Nurse (Endoscopy RN)
  • Field Nurse
  • Flight Nurse
  • Forensic Nurse
  • General Duty Nurse
  • Genetics Nurse
  • Geriatric Nurse
  • Home Health RN (Home Health Registered Nurse)
  • Hospice Registered Nurse (Hospice RN)
  • Industrial Nurse
  • Industrial RN (Industrial Registered Nurse)
  • Industrial Staff Nurse
  • Infection Control Nurse
  • Labor and Delivery Nurse
  • Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse (Labor and Delivery RN)
  • Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC)
  • Maternity Nurse
  • Medical RN (Medical Registered Nurse)
  • Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (Med-Surg RN)
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse (NICU RN)
  • Neonatal Nurse
  • Nephrology Nurse
  • Nurse
  • Nurse Clinician
  • Nurse Consultant
  • Nurse Receptionist
  • OB/GYN Nurse (Obstetrics/Gynecology Nurse)
  • Obstetrical Nurse
  • Obstetrics Nurse (OB Nurse)
  • Obstetrics Scrub Nurse (OB Scrub Nurse)
  • Occupational Health Nurse
  • Occupational Nurse
  • Oncology Nurse
  • Oncology RN (Oncology Registered Nurse)
  • Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN)
  • OR Nurse (Operating Room Nurse)
  • PACU Nurse (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Nurse)
  • PACU RN (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Registered Nurse)
  • Pediatric Nurse
  • Pediatric Oncology Nurse
  • Pediatric RN (Pediatric Registered Nurse)
  • Perianesthesia Nurse
  • Perinatal Nurse
  • Perioperative Nurse
  • Physical Therapy Nurse (PT Nurse)
  • Post-Anesthesia Room Nurse
  • Prenatal Nurse
  • Private Duty Nurse
  • Psychiatric RN (Psychiatric Registered Nurse)
  • Public Health Staff Nurse
  • Receptionist Nurse
  • Recovery Room Nurse
  • Registered Health Nurse
  • Registered Private Duty Nurse
  • Registered Public Health Nurse
  • Relief Charge Nurse
  • RN Case Manager (Registered Nurse Case Manager)
  • School Nurse
  • Scrub Nurse
  • Special Duty Nurse
  • Staff Nurse
  • Staff RN (Staff Registered Nurse)
  • Surgical Nurse
  • Surgical RN (Surgery Registered Nurse)
  • Surgical RN (Surgical Registered Nurse)
  • Telemetry Registered Nurse (Telemetry RN)
  • Telephone Triage Nurse
  • Transverse Abdominal Muscle Nurse (TRAM Nurse)
  • Trauma Nurse
  • Travel RN (Travel Registered Nurse)
  • Traveling Nurse
  • Triage Nurse
  • Triage RN (Triage Registered Nurse)
  • Visiting Nurse
  • Ward Nurse
  • X-Ray Nurse
  • US Salary Median: $71,003
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Acute Care Nurses

Provide advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions such as heart attacks, respiratory distress syndrome, or shock. May care for pre- and post-operative patients or perform advanced, invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.

Salary Ratio: 2    

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    
  • Acute Care Nurse
  • Admission Nurse
  • Cardiac Interventional Care Nurse
  • Care Transitions Nurse
  • Charge Nurse
  • Chronic Condition Nurse
  • Nurse
  • Pediatric Acute Care Unit Nurse
  • Preceptor
  • Progressive Care Unit RN (Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse)
  • Screening Unit RN (Screening Unit Registered Nurse)
  • Staff Nurse
  • US Salary Median: $71,003
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with mental health or substance use disorders or the potential for such disorders. Apply therapeutic activities, including the prescription of medication, per state regulations, and the administration of psychotherapy.

Salary Ratio: 0.67    

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    
  • Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Advanced Practice Nurse Psychotherapist (APN Psychotherapist)
  • Advanced Practice Provider
  • Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse
  • Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Mental Health Nurse
  • Nurse
  • PMH-APRN (Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurse)
  • Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse (PMH Nurse)
  • Psychiatric Nurse
  • Psychiatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $71,003
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Critical Care Nurses

Provide specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.

Salary Ratio: 1    

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 Critical Care Nurse
  • Critical Care Nurse (CCN)
  • Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Critical Care Nurse Specialist
  • Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
  • Critical Care Unit Nurse
  • ICU Critical Care NP (Intensive Care Unit Critical Care Nurse Practitioner)
  • ICU Nurse (Intensive Care Unit Nurse)
  • Intensive Care Registered Nurse (Intensive Care RN)
  • Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse (ICU RN)
  • Neonatal Critical Care Nurse
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse
  • Newborn ICU RN (Newborn Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse)
  • Nurse
  • Pediatric Critical Care Nurse
  • Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Progressive Care Nurse
  • Staff Nurse
  • Step-Down Nurse
  • Telemetry Nurse
  • Vascular Nurse
  • US Salary Median: $71,003
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Clinical Nurse Specialists

Direct nursing staff in the provision of patient care in a clinical practice setting, such as a hospital, hospice, clinic, or home. Ensure adherence to established clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards.

Salary Ratio: 0.67    

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    
  • Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Clinical Nurse
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Community Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Emergency Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • ICU Clinical Nurse Specialist (Intensive Care Unit Clinical Nurse Specialist)
  • Infection Preventionist
  • Nephrology Nurse
  • Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Pediatric Oncology Nurse
  • Psychiatric Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Quality Management Nurse
  • Trauma ICU Clinical Nurse Specialist (Trauma Intensive Care Unit Clinical Nurse Specialist)
  • US Salary Median: $71,003
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's



Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $13,766 per year (or $17,835 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $27,532 to earn a master's (or $35,670 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($54,072 if you're in-state, $70,976 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $13,518 per year (or $17,744 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $54,072 to earn a bachelor's (or $70,976 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $13,518 per year (or $17,744 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $27,036 to earn an associate's (or $35,488 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse Degrees

Sentara College of Health Sciences

1441 Crossways Blvd, Suite 105 - Chesapeake, VA

Out-of-state cost: $2,344/year
In-state cost: $2,344/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University-Idaho

525 S Center - Rexburg, ID

Out-of-state cost: $4,300/year
In-state cost: $4,300/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Wenatchee Valley College

1300 Fifth St - Wenatchee, WA

Out-of-state cost: $4,734/year
In-state cost: $4,320/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Collin County Community College District

3452 Spur 399 - McKinney, TX

Out-of-state cost: $5,014/year
In-state cost: $3,004/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Grayson College

6101 Grayson Drive - Denison, TX

Out-of-state cost: $5,312/year
In-state cost: $3,872/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Universidad Central de Bayamon

Avenida Zaya Verde La Milagrosa Barrio Hato Tejas - Bayam?n",PR, 00960-1725

Out-of-state cost: $5,462/year
In-state cost: $5,462/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's, Certificate

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United States University

7675 Mission Valley Road - San Diego, CA

Out-of-state cost: $5,750/year
In-state cost: $5,750/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

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

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Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies

411 Central Methodist Square - Fayette, MO

Out-of-state cost: $6,430/year
In-state cost: $6,430/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Western Governors University

4001 South 700 East Suite 700 - Salt Lake City, UT

Out-of-state cost: $6,670/year
In-state cost: $6,670/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex

2200 E Kenwood Blvd - Milwaukee, WI

Out-of-state cost: $6,750/year
In-state cost: $6,750/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Alcorn State University

1000 ASU Dr Ste 359 - Alcorn State, MS

Out-of-state cost: $7,290/year
In-state cost: $7,290/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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American Public University System

111 W Congress St - Charles Town, WV

Out-of-state cost: $7,360/year
In-state cost: $7,360/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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University of North Carolina at Pembroke

One University Drive - Pembroke, NC

Out-of-state cost: $7,456/year
In-state cost: $3,456/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Columbia Basin College

2600 N 20th Ave - Pasco, WA

Out-of-state cost: $7,484/year
In-state cost: $5,755/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Mississippi University for Women

1100 College Street - Columbus, MS

Out-of-state cost: $7,525/year
In-state cost: $7,525/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Minot State University

500 University Ave W - Minot, ND

Out-of-state cost: $7,896/year
In-state cost: $7,896/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Tallahassee Community College

444 Appleyard Dr - Tallahassee, FL

Out-of-state cost: $8,062/year
In-state cost: $2,026/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Delta State University

1003 W Sunflower Road - Cleveland, MS

Out-of-state cost: $8,121/year
In-state cost: $8,121/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Oklahoma Panhandle State University

323 Eagle Ave - Goodwell, OK

Out-of-state cost: $8,128/year
In-state cost: $7,384/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse Degrees

Herzing University-Birmingham

280 West Valley Ave - Birmingham, AL

Out-of-state cost: $11,680/year
In-state cost: $11,680/year
Degrees: Associate's, Master's

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University of California-San Francisco

500 Parnassus Ave - San Francisco, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,092/year
In-state cost: $12,990/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Minnesota-Duluth

515 Darland Administration Bldg - Duluth, MN

Out-of-state cost: $28,606/year
In-state cost: $18,982/year
Degrees: Master's

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Vanderbilt University

2101 West End Avenue - Nashville, TN

Out-of-state cost: $50,624/year
In-state cost: $50,624/year
Degrees: Master's

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