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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Research and Development Management Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to manage projects, programs and organizations involving basic and applied research, or specialized technology applications, in the public or private sectors. Includes instruction in all aspects of business management applied to the leadership and control of scientific, clinical, engineering and social scientific enterprises; the management of related operational, security and logistical issues; and technical competence in one or more research disciplines.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $86,800
"Salary Value" is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 9.37%
The "average of job growth averages" is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 4-6 years

Education Costs

Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $30,701/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $24,364/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $25,309/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $20,329/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $28,005/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $22,347/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: $86,800

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($115,778) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($98,355).

Fairbanks, AK	$98,355
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$95,324

$96,839

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($109,046).

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$96,930
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$78,463
Decatur, AL	$93,083
Dothan, AL	$83,796
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$78,950
Gadsden, AL	$79,626
Huntsville, AL	$109,046
Mobile, AL	$93,920
Montgomery, AL	$86,074
Tuscaloosa, AL	$91,931
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$81,070
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$83,557
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$77,157
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$83,681
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$99,670

$87,923

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($84,232).

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$69,944
Hot Springs, AR	$65,051
Jonesboro, AR	$72,539
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$84,232
Pine Bluff, AR	$76,464
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$66,454
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$71,560
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$63,664
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$73,600

$71,986

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($100,740).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$76,536
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$100,740
Prescott, AZ	$77,673
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$94,869
Tucson, AZ	$99,562
Yuma, AZ	$82,521
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$85,084

$89,589

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($175,900).

Chico, CA	$94,189
El Centro, CA	$101,517
Fresno, CA	$97,027
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$104,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$126,809
Madera, CA	$108,753
Merced, CA	$105,011
Modesto, CA	$107,627
Napa, CA	$120,326
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$126,824
Redding, CA	$94,809
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$120,008
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$123,089
Salinas, CA	$106,350
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$139,745
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$161,348
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$175,900
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$96,763
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$124,639
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$109,956
Santa Rosa, CA	$117,510
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$112,499
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$130,695
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$92,471
Yuba City, CA	$99,907
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$84,063
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$88,967
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$94,502

$115,778

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($126,392).

Colorado Springs, CO	$104,731
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$126,392
Fort Collins, CO	$116,164
Grand Junction, CO	$100,149
Greeley, CO	$106,693
Pueblo, CO	$96,623
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$82,213
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$90,723
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$101,649

$104,540

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($121,027).

Danbury, CT	$121,027
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$120,865
New Haven, CT	$120,853
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$113,394
Waterbury, CT	$101,978
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$97,736

$113,722

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($103,664).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$78,279
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$77,890
Gainesville, FL	$88,759
Homosassa Springs, FL	$75,391
Jacksonville, FL	$88,143
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$86,771
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$96,228
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$93,023
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$83,825
Ocala, FL	$82,401
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$103,664
Panama City, FL	$73,220
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$82,884
Port St. Lucie, FL	$83,803
Punta Gorda, FL	$76,839
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$85,037
Sebring, FL	$69,974
Tallahassee, FL	$79,257
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$95,977
The Villages, FL	$92,896
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$83,230
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$71,165
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$92,760

$85,004

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($112,863).

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$85,503
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$112,863
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$94,389
Brunswick, GA	$87,906
Columbus, GA-AL	$86,201
Dalton, GA	$84,880
Hinesville, GA	$87,317
Macon, GA	$80,673
Valdosta, GA	$77,881
Warner Robins, GA	$80,394
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$70,699
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$78,078
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$73,393
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$69,926
Savannah, GA	$88,638
Gainesville, GA	$80,510
Rome, GA	$72,326

$83,979

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($106,843).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$106,843
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$92,663

$98,177

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($110,037).

Cedar Rapids, IA	$99,600
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$110,037
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$98,654
Dubuque, IA	$87,561
Iowa City, IA	$91,698
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$87,781
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$84,820
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$77,780
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$83,373
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$75,586
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$101,002

$91,618

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($88,681).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$69,220
Idaho Falls, ID	$88,681
Lewiston, ID-WA	$72,639
Pocatello, ID	$67,480
Twin Falls, ID	$68,990
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$77,267
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$71,166

$73,844

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($112,134).

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$80,080
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$88,489
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$112,134
Danville, IL	$93,707
Decatur, IL	$82,116
Kankakee, IL	$83,087
Peoria, IL	$96,033
Rockford, IL	$91,806
Springfield, IL	$92,209
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$84,724
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$73,831
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$78,356
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$76,196

$87,441

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($100,971).

Columbus, IN	$100,971
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$85,956
Evansville, IN-KY	$78,810
Fort Wayne, IN	$85,856
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$89,109
Kokomo, IN	$90,166
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$89,730
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$82,841
Muncie, IN	$78,600
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$89,223
Terre Haute, IN	$77,794
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$78,918
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$75,691
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$72,765

$83,631

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($91,212).

Topeka, KS	$83,599
Wichita, KS	$91,212
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$78,029
Manhattan, KS	$84,730

$84,225

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($96,101).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$83,461
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$89,433
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$96,101
Owensboro, KY	$76,524
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$74,139
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$76,180
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$72,498
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$67,866

$79,738

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($98,019).

Baton Rouge, LA	$88,823
Hammond, LA	$85,469
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$91,050
Lafayette, LA	$90,123
Lake Charles, LA	$91,374
Monroe, LA	$77,059
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$98,019
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$82,209
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$76,781
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$89,584
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$83,723

$87,204

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($148,721).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$148,721
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$99,737
New Bedford, MA	$96,791
Pittsfield, MA	$89,626
Springfield, MA-CT	$105,805
Worcester, MA-CT	$114,255
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$91,524

$109,194

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($123,774).

California-Lexington Park, MD	$123,774
Cumberland, MD-WV	$87,259
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$96,590
Salisbury, MD-DE	$103,064
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$90,886

$99,826

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($108,321).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$84,409
Portland-South Portland, ME	$108,321
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$83,209
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$88,252

$91,712

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($113,467).

Battle Creek, MI	$98,893
Bay City, MI	$90,409
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$113,467
Flint, MI	$91,660
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$95,552
Jackson, MI	$98,394
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$99,020
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$103,665
Midland, MI	$108,330
Monroe, MI	$98,107
Saginaw, MI	$96,594
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$84,284
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$71,094
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$77,306
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$85,497
Muskegon, MI	$87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$87,910

$93,571

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($119,423).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$89,606
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$119,423
St. Cloud, MN	$93,866
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$93,921
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$85,073
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$85,636
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$91,124
Rochester, MN	$93,040

$95,617

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($107,816).

Columbia, MO	$86,546
Jefferson City, MO	$77,801
Kansas City, MO-KS	$107,816
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$89,061
St. Louis, MO-IL	$99,876
Springfield, MO	$84,700
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$75,082
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$75,721
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$72,326
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$73,189
Joplin, MO	$76,820

$84,970

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($83,027).

Hattiesburg, MS	$73,989
Jackson, MS	$80,571
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$83,027
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$71,596
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$73,645
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$74,726

$76,643

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($92,886).

Great Falls, MT	$85,959
Missoula, MT	$83,151
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$92,886
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$81,956
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$78,330

$85,122

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($135,003).

Burlington, NC	$97,430
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$111,159
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$135,003
Fayetteville, NC	$97,176
Goldsboro, NC	$91,164
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$109,679
Greenville, NC	$103,784
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$94,886
Jacksonville, NC	$86,513
New Bern, NC	$91,136
Raleigh, NC	$120,878
Rocky Mount, NC	$90,453
Wilmington, NC	$102,365
Winston-Salem, NC	$112,772
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$84,370
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$80,634
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$83,460
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$85,533

$100,646

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($99,244).

Fargo, ND-MN	$99,244
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$93,086
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$92,244
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$86,164

$92,685

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($92,712).

Lincoln, NE	$90,436
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$92,712
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$79,514
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$83,444
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$82,734

$86,387

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($120,787).

Manchester, NH	$114,523
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$120,787
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$78,396
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$94,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$108,645

$103,493

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($131,645).

Trenton, NJ	$131,645
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$107,095
Ocean City, NJ	$100,766

$113,556

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($91,484).

Farmington, NM	$91,484
Las Cruces, NM	$83,801
Santa Fe, NM	$87,787
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$88,479
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$91,197

$88,747

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($104,329).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$104,204
Reno, NV	$104,329
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$90,014

$100,706

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 ($157,455).

Binghamton, NY	$103,129
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$111,944
Elmira, NY	$97,084
Glens Falls, NY	$98,771
Ithaca, NY	$116,796
Kingston, NY	$93,817
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$157,455
Rochester, NY	$128,122
Syracuse, NY	$115,359
Utica-Rome, NY	$96,546
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$91,097
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$95,206
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$91,954
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$91,951

$108,865

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($111,371).

Canton-Massillon, OH	$88,261
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$111,371
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$110,308
Columbus, OH	$107,605
Dayton, OH	$110,394
Lima, OH	$85,893
Mansfield, OH	$83,676
Springfield, OH	$84,116
Toledo, OH	$95,305
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$81,794
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$88,414
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$98,653
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$85,034
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$89,536

$95,965

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($95,849).

Lawton, OK	$84,064
Oklahoma City, OK	$92,239
Tulsa, OK	$95,849
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$78,790
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$90,732
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$73,340
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$73,541

$85,071

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($113,534).

Bend-Redmond, OR	$89,351
Corvallis, OR	$111,736
Eugene, OR	$90,722
Grants Pass, OR	$77,344
Medford, OR	$89,160
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$113,534
Salem, OR	$104,065
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$86,835
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$88,952
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$88,236

$94,883

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($129,919).

Altoona, PA	$90,777
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$98,147
East Stroudsburg, PA	$92,654
Erie, PA	$84,136
Gettysburg, PA	$95,900
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$105,188
Johnstown, PA	$80,191
Lancaster, PA	$95,149
Lebanon, PA	$101,480
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$129,919
Pittsburgh, PA	$107,235
Reading, PA	$110,387
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$93,844
State College, PA	$94,929
Williamsport, PA	$91,810
York-Hanover, PA	$105,226
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$81,676
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$88,029
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$92,039
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$104,360

$98,461

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($72,873).

Arecibo, PR	$47,590
Mayaguez, PR	$50,696
Ponce, PR	$52,893
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$72,873
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$49,140
Guayama, PR	$50,620
San German, PR	$40,770
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$43,840

$52,835

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 ($95,834).

Columbia, SC	$92,343
Florence, SC	$78,985
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$88,492
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$90,937
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$84,551
Spartanburg, SC	$95,834
Sumter, SC	$86,710
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,084
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$80,555
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,584

$86,062

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($107,806).

Sioux Falls, SD	$107,806
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$93,323
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$78,849

$92,696

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($100,983).

Clarksville, TN-KY	$80,594
Cleveland, TN	$76,154
Jackson, TN	$77,078
Johnson City, TN	$81,233
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$81,124
Knoxville, TN	$84,036
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$100,983
Morristown, TN	$72,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$97,637
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$72,873
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$70,713
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$68,706
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$69,276

$80,937

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($113,866).

Amarillo, TX	$87,344
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$106,990
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$89,964
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$71,511
College Station-Bryan, TX	$95,822
Corpus Christi, TX	$92,834
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$111,694
El Paso, TX	$85,799
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$113,866
Killeen-Temple, TX	$94,691
Laredo, TX	$82,159
Longview, TX	$88,973
Lubbock, TX	$93,515
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$89,258
Midland, TX	$111,914
Odessa, TX	$99,450
San Angelo, TX	$78,769
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$102,081
Sherman-Denison, TX	$84,549
Texarkana, TX-AR	$78,077
Tyler, TX	$81,967
Victoria, TX	$83,246
Wichita Falls, TX	$81,404
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$87,557
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$77,813
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$76,427
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$81,801
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$85,967
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$92,407
Waco, TX	$86,260

$91,215

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($92,185).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$84,155
Provo-Orem, UT	$90,575
St. George, UT	$63,404
Salt Lake City, UT	$92,185
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$72,473
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$65,951

$78,899

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($117,915).

Charlottesville, VA	$112,461
Harrisonburg, VA	$96,654
Lynchburg, VA	$89,089
Richmond, VA	$117,915
Roanoke, VA	$98,817
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$97,147
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$105,851
Winchester, VA-WV	$106,263
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$80,759
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$84,853
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$95,454
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$88,283

$98,503

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($83,492).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$78,523
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$83,492

$81,399

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($135,025).

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$107,804
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$124,123
Longview, WA	$107,200
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$106,294
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$110,143
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$135,025
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$105,952
Walla Walla, WA	$96,256
Wenatchee, WA	$101,956
Yakima, WA	$105,729
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$97,350
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$97,693

$108,985

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($110,930).

Eau Claire, WI	$93,967
Fond du Lac, WI	$106,917
Green Bay, WI	$104,206
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$108,519
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$95,008
Madison, WI	$110,930
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$110,866
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$101,816
Racine, WI	$106,396
Sheboygan, WI	$102,979
Wausau, WI	$102,940
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$86,219
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$94,264
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$97,287
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$87,671

$100,888

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($100,915).

Charleston, WV	$85,671
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$81,151
Morgantown, WV	$100,915
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$84,959
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$84,923
Wheeling, WV-OH	$82,446
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$69,161
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$80,762

$84,326

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($86,494).

Cheyenne, WY	$86,494
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$85,291
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$84,265

$85,230

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $92,481

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($118,883) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($102,396) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$102,396
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$99,964

$101,180

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($115,062) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$96,705
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$78,553
Decatur, AL	$92,510
Dothan, AL	$83,753
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$78,702
Gadsden, AL	$79,435
Huntsville, AL	$115,062
Mobile, AL	$91,825
Montgomery, AL	$89,035
Tuscaloosa, AL	$89,960
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$80,867
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$83,353
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$77,145
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$82,317
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$99,670

$87,926

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 ($84,902) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$70,018
Hot Springs, AR	$65,217
Jonesboro, AR	$72,825
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$84,902
Pine Bluff, AR	$76,692
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$66,647
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$74,272
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$64,843
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$73,600

$72,113

Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,481) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$76,737
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$104,481
Prescott, AZ	$78,553
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$95,313
Tucson, AZ	$100,663
Yuma, AZ	$83,300
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$85,796

$89,263

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 ($175,891) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	$95,077
El Centro, CA	$101,922
Fresno, CA	$97,692
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$105,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$125,858
Madera, CA	$109,870
Merced, CA	$105,217
Modesto, CA	$108,600
Napa, CA	$120,163
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$128,300
Redding, CA	$95,418
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$124,522
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$124,211
Salinas, CA	$112,722
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$143,192
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$170,992
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$175,891
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$96,855
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$126,901
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$109,946
Santa Rosa, CA	$118,008
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$108,915
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$131,940
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$92,305
Yuba City, CA	$100,548
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$84,507
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$89,922
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$95,311

$114,296

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($132,223) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$109,758
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$132,223
Fort Collins, CO	$116,698
Grand Junction, CO	$100,563
Greeley, CO	$106,438
Pueblo, CO	$96,717
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$82,560
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$91,058
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$101,790

$104,201

Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($124,699) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$121,137
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$124,699
New Haven, CT	$124,367
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$113,372
Waterbury, CT	$103,242
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$97,645

$114,077

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($103,784) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$78,582
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$78,050
Gainesville, FL	$89,449
Homosassa Springs, FL	$75,722
Jacksonville, FL	$91,233
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$86,948
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$95,857
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$93,592
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$83,564
Ocala, FL	$83,075
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$103,784
Panama City, FL	$73,328
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$83,502
Port St. Lucie, FL	$84,163
Punta Gorda, FL	$77,225
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$85,288
Sebring, FL	$70,547
Tallahassee, FL	$78,962
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$95,750
The Villages, FL	$93,035
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$83,879
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$71,241
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$90,769

$84,676

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 ($113,196) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$85,935
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$113,196
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$95,409
Brunswick, GA	$87,650
Columbus, GA-AL	$86,293
Dalton, GA	$84,747
Hinesville, GA	$87,378
Macon, GA	$80,855
Valdosta, GA	$78,287
Warner Robins, GA	$80,282
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$71,762
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$77,092
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$73,560
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$72,292
Savannah, GA	$90,666
Gainesville, GA	$80,510
Rome, GA	$75,240

$83,597

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($107,397) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$107,397
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$98,879

$103,138

Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($111,726) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$99,133
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$111,726
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$101,384
Dubuque, IA	$87,487
Iowa City, IA	$92,257
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$89,708
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$84,722
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$76,170
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$83,953
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$75,723
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$102,976

$91,385

Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($88,833) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$69,070
Idaho Falls, ID	$88,833
Lewiston, ID-WA	$73,293
Pocatello, ID	$68,235
Twin Falls, ID	$69,488
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$78,011
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$71,617

$74,078

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 ($114,598) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$80,460
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$88,837
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$114,598
Danville, IL	$94,568
Decatur, IL	$82,218
Kankakee, IL	$83,503
Peoria, IL	$95,608
Rockford, IL	$92,183
Springfield, IL	$92,472
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$84,955
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$74,538
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$78,633
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$76,560

$87,626

Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($109,063) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN	$109,063
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$91,870
Evansville, IN-KY	$84,123
Fort Wayne, IN	$91,997
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$95,132
Kokomo, IN	$90,252
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$94,573
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$88,603
Muncie, IN	$83,140
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$89,493
Terre Haute, IN	$82,527
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$84,673
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$80,297
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$75,706

$88,675

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS	$83,651
Wichita, KS	$91,130
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$80,322
Manhattan, KS	$84,730

$84,958

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 ($96,732) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$83,860
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$89,652
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$96,732
Owensboro, KY	$76,580
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$74,157
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$78,008
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$72,274
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$68,938

$80,025

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($100,541) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	$89,015
Hammond, LA	$85,797
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$91,123
Lafayette, LA	$90,077
Lake Charles, LA	$91,135
Monroe, LA	$77,180
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$100,541
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$82,207
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$78,952
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$87,413
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$84,073

$87,047

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 ($150,734) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$150,734
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$99,753
New Bedford, MA	$96,668
Pittsfield, MA	$89,637
Springfield, MA-CT	$107,988
Worcester, MA-CT	$116,641
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$91,878

$107,614

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($123,725) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$123,725
Cumberland, MD-WV	$87,952
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$97,263
Salisbury, MD-DE	$103,751
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$91,371

$100,812

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($113,481) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$84,592
Portland-South Portland, ME	$113,481
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$86,816
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$91,259

$94,037

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($115,749) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	$98,523
Bay City, MI	$90,277
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$115,749
Flint, MI	$91,648
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$97,959
Jackson, MI	$97,828
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$97,405
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$102,057
Midland, MI	$108,330
Monroe, MI	$98,445
Saginaw, MI	$96,608
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$82,947
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$71,353
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$77,248
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$85,498
Muskegon, MI	$87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$87,910

$93,388

Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($123,197) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$89,662
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$123,197
St. Cloud, MN	$94,240
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$94,756
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$85,343
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$85,735
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$91,142
Rochester, MN	$93,040

$94,639

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($111,618) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO	$87,018
Jefferson City, MO	$77,867
Kansas City, MO-KS	$111,618
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$89,327
St. Louis, MO-IL	$101,552
Springfield, MO	$84,113
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$75,039
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$74,195
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$72,803
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$73,862
Joplin, MO	$76,820

$84,019

Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($84,779) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	$74,467
Jackson, MS	$81,007
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$84,779
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$72,000
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$74,967
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$75,010

$77,038

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($93,206) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT	$85,793
Missoula, MT	$83,170
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$93,206
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$82,157
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$78,448

$84,555

North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($138,127) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC	$97,830
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$116,233
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$138,127
Fayetteville, NC	$97,380
Goldsboro, NC	$91,658
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$113,553
Greenville, NC	$107,140
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$95,080
Jacksonville, NC	$86,865
New Bern, NC	$91,088
Raleigh, NC	$126,237
Rocky Mount, NC	$94,300
Wilmington, NC	$105,816
Winston-Salem, NC	$113,666
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$87,768
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$83,403
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$86,467
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$84,493

$100,950

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 ($99,638) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$99,638
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$93,092
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$93,057
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$86,788

$93,144

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 ($94,413) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	$90,757
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$94,413
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$79,782
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$83,945
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$85,528

$86,885

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 ($120,228) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$114,472
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$120,228
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$78,958
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$94,368
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$101,028

$101,811

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 ($138,256) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ	$138,256
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$111,772
Ocean City, NJ	$106,620

$118,883

New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($92,601) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$91,903
Las Cruces, NM	$84,210
Santa Fe, NM	$87,911
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$88,983
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$92,601

$89,122

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 ($105,244) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$105,244
Reno, NV	$102,112
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$90,358

$99,238

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 ($163,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$105,362
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$116,482
Elmira, NY	$97,137
Glens Falls, NY	$98,912
Ithaca, NY	$116,495
Kingston, NY	$94,235
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$163,140
Rochester, NY	$133,284
Syracuse, NY	$118,067
Utica-Rome, NY	$99,725
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$91,160
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$95,778
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$95,262
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$95,727

$108,626

Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($112,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$88,280
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$112,990
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$110,950
Columbus, OH	$107,832
Dayton, OH	$111,343
Lima, OH	$85,843
Mansfield, OH	$84,515
Springfield, OH	$83,982
Toledo, OH	$96,203
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$82,220
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$88,300
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$99,952
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$85,163
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$87,553

$94,652

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($99,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK	$84,342
Oklahoma City, OK	$92,030
Tulsa, OK	$99,070
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$78,987
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$91,776
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$73,450
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$75,003

$84,951

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 ($116,878) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$89,860
Corvallis, OR	$112,999
Eugene, OR	$91,602
Grants Pass, OR	$77,315
Medford, OR	$89,654
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$116,878
Salem, OR	$101,196
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$88,353
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$89,999
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$89,270

$94,713

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 ($134,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	$90,698
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$98,198
East Stroudsburg, PA	$92,433
Erie, PA	$83,948
Gettysburg, PA	$95,870
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$107,474
Johnstown, PA	$82,173
Lancaster, PA	$94,913
Lebanon, PA	$101,940
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$134,820
Pittsburgh, PA	$107,160
Reading, PA	$110,193
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$93,795
State College, PA	$94,633
Williamsport, PA	$91,972
York-Hanover, PA	$104,990
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$81,575
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$87,742
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$87,795
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$104,360

$97,334

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($76,674) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Arecibo, PR	$47,093
Mayaguez, PR	$47,792
Ponce, PR	$53,985
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$76,674
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$49,140
Guayama, PR	$50,620
San German, PR	$40,770
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$43,840

$51,239

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 ($95,702) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$91,692
Florence, SC	$77,517
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$91,021
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$91,365
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$84,877
Spartanburg, SC	$95,702
Sumter, SC	$86,993
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$83,057
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$83,177
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,608

$86,701

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($107,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$107,960
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$95,667
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$81,693

$95,107

Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($104,604) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$80,700
Cleveland, TN	$75,990
Jackson, TN	$78,880
Johnson City, TN	$81,777
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$83,323
Knoxville, TN	$84,038
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$104,604
Morristown, TN	$72,960
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$100,083
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$72,942
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$71,660
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$68,658
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$69,567

$80,399

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 ($116,938) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX	$87,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$106,945
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$90,038
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$74,602
College Station-Bryan, TX	$90,314
Corpus Christi, TX	$94,553
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$115,859
El Paso, TX	$85,975
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$116,938
Killeen-Temple, TX	$96,776
Laredo, TX	$82,230
Longview, TX	$88,578
Lubbock, TX	$90,027
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$90,167
Midland, TX	$111,763
Odessa, TX	$99,453
San Angelo, TX	$79,010
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$106,770
Sherman-Denison, TX	$84,800
Texarkana, TX-AR	$78,372
Tyler, TX	$82,282
Victoria, TX	$83,420
Wichita Falls, TX	$81,747
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$87,793
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$84,035
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$76,510
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$79,720
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$86,060
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$95,236
Waco, TX	$86,260

$90,464

Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($92,413) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$85,022
Provo-Orem, UT	$90,773
St. George, UT	$63,870
Salt Lake City, UT	$92,413
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$73,037
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$66,498

$78,602

Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($118,444) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	$112,412
Harrisonburg, VA	$96,757
Lynchburg, VA	$88,293
Richmond, VA	$118,444
Roanoke, VA	$99,057
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$97,207
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$108,573
Winchester, VA-WV	$106,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$80,885
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$85,113
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$95,843
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$87,982

$98,062

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($86,692) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$83,040
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$86,692

$84,866

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($140,379) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$107,372
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$124,476
Longview, WA	$106,802
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$106,707
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$110,924
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$140,379
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$106,472
Walla Walla, WA	$96,895
Wenatchee, WA	$102,120
Yakima, WA	$106,020
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$102,999
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$95,108

$108,856

Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($111,903) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	$93,987
Fond du Lac, WI	$106,818
Green Bay, WI	$104,190
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$108,720
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$96,622
Madison, WI	$111,903
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$110,022
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$101,522
Racine, WI	$105,998
Sheboygan, WI	$102,752
Wausau, WI	$102,997
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$86,473
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$95,327
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$99,096
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$88,157

$100,972

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($101,861) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	$86,023
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$81,317
Morgantown, WV	$101,861
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$85,528
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$85,112
Wheeling, WV-OH	$82,865
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$69,398
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$85,557

$84,708

Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,535) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY	$91,535
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$91,015
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$88,239

$90,263

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $90,146

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

Alaska

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

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

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

$93,750

Alabama

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

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

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

$89,333

Arkansas

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

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

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

$70,609

Arizona

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

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

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

$84,091

California

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

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

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

$107,343

Colorado

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

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

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

$103,476

Connecticut

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

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

Danbury, CT	$120,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$126,710
New Haven, CT	$114,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$113,530
Waterbury, CT	$103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$98,280

$112,802

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

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

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

$83,056

Georgia

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

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

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

$82,462

Hawaii

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

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

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

$96,450

Iowa

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

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

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

$87,772

Idaho

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

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

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

$70,654

Illinois

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

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

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

$85,655

Indiana

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

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

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

$88,718

Kansas

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

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

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

$84,950

Kentucky

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

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

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

$78,503

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$85,508

Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($130,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$101,150

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$96,624

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$86,933

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($116,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$92,789

Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($120,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$92,488

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$81,295

Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($77,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$72,010

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($90,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$83,674

North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($125,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$97,347

North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($96,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$89,930

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($97,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$85,582

New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($124,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$101,470

New Jersey

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

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

Trenton, NJ	$141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$112,630
Ocean City, NJ	$106,620

$120,237

New Mexico

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

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

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

$85,836

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($97,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$93,543

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($156,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$104,380

Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($104,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$91,175

Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$82,233

Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($109,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$87,897

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($129,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$97,829

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($65,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$49,444

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($98,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$88,116

South Dakota

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

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

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

$94,357

Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($96,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$78,683

Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($114,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$87,952

Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$74,052

Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($113,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$97,838

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$79,170
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$84,500

$81,835

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($136,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$110,400
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$120,950
Longview, WA	$109,590
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$103,820
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$103,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$136,670
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$101,270
Walla Walla, WA	$92,420
Wenatchee, WA	$100,970
Yakima, WA	$103,980
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$96,980
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$95,050

$106,268

Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($118,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$101,111

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$80,011

Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$88,610

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $77,772

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is New Hampshire ($164,080) in the West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

Fairbanks, AK	$66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$54,960

$60,860

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($106,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Dothan, AL	N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Huntsville, AL	$61,420
Mobile, AL	$106,290
Montgomery, AL	$63,810
Tuscaloosa, AL	$105,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$93,140
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A

$85,998

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($79,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
Hot Springs, AR	N/A
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$79,540
Pine Bluff, AR	N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$53,370
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$56,530
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$63,147

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($101,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$63,760
Prescott, AZ	N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	N/A
Tucson, AZ	$101,070
Yuma, AZ	N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$82,415

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($140,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	N/A
El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$134,300
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$96,350
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$122,810
Salinas, CA	$68,990
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$124,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$80,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$140,590
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$109,809

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($89,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$68,040
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$64,020
Fort Collins, CO	N/A
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Greeley, CO	N/A
Pueblo, CO	N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$89,920
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$73,993

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($96,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$80,520
New Haven, CT	$96,050
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	N/A
Waterbury, CT	$92,480
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$89,683

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($109,440) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	N/A
Gainesville, FL	N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL	N/A
Jacksonville, FL	$57,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	N/A
Panama City, FL	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A
Punta Gorda, FL	N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	N/A
Sebring, FL	N/A
Tallahassee, FL	N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	N/A
The Villages, FL	N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$109,440

$83,485

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($88,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$88,960
Brunswick, GA	N/A
Columbus, GA-AL	N/A
Dalton, GA	N/A
Hinesville, GA	N/A
Macon, GA	N/A
Valdosta, GA	N/A
Warner Robins, GA	N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$63,380
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$86,950
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$52,630
Savannah, GA	$74,370
Gainesville, GA	N/A
Rome, GA	$54,840

$70,188

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	N/A
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$40,000

$40,000

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($89,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$67,790
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Iowa City, IA	N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$72,400
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$89,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$76,647

Idaho

N/A

Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($94,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$94,080
Danville, IL	N/A
Decatur, IL	N/A
Kankakee, IL	N/A
Peoria, IL	N/A
Rockford, IL	N/A
Springfield, IL	N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$72,120
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$80,440
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$82,213

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

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

$44,374

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS	N/A
Wichita, KS	N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$55,430
Manhattan, KS	N/A

$55,430

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY	N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	N/A
Owensboro, KY	N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$64,910
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$62,100

$63,505

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($108,630) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	N/A
Hammond, LA	N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	N/A
Lafayette, LA	N/A
Lake Charles, LA	N/A
Monroe, LA	N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$77,160
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$64,850
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$108,630
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$83,547

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($103,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Pittsfield, MA	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	$94,450
Worcester, MA-CT	$103,240
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$98,845

Maryland

N/A

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($67,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME	$67,490
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$55,050
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$66,640

$63,060

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($118,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$90,150
Flint, MI	N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$68,610
Jackson, MI	N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$108,140
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$118,890
Midland, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Saginaw, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$102,380
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A

$97,634

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($84,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$84,830
St. Cloud, MN	N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Rochester, MN	N/A

$84,830

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($90,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS	$76,580
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL	$81,420
Springfield, MO	$90,770
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$81,150
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$90,020
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A

$83,988

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($65,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	N/A
Jackson, MS	N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$65,830
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$65,830

Montana

N/A

North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($116,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC	N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$71,760
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$116,100
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Goldsboro, NC	N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$76,760
Greenville, NC	$82,230
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	N/A
Jacksonville, NC	N/A
New Bern, NC	N/A
Raleigh, NC	$76,020
Rocky Mount, NC	$65,700
Wilmington, NC	$76,910
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$62,740
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$64,880
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$63,580
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$94,420

$77,373

North Dakota

N/A

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($72,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$72,300
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$65,460

$68,880

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($164,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME	N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$164,080

$164,080

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

Trenton, NJ	$62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$59,470
Ocean City, NJ	$48,080

$56,627

New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($83,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	N/A
Las Cruces, NM	N/A
Santa Fe, NM	N/A
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$83,020

$83,020

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($130,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	N/A
Reno, NV	$130,770
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$130,770

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($107,470) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$90,270
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$74,450
Elmira, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$107,470
Rochester, NY	$96,490
Syracuse, NY	$98,890
Utica-Rome, NY	$76,720
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$94,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$70,210
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$67,110

$86,233

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($113,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$103,710
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	N/A
Columbus, OH	$108,190
Dayton, OH	N/A
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A
Toledo, OH	$87,800
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$79,860
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$113,100

$98,532

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($69,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK	N/A
Oklahoma City, OK	N/A
Tulsa, OK	$69,450
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$63,460

$66,455

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($136,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Corvallis, OR	N/A
Eugene, OR	N/A
Grants Pass, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$87,280
Salem, OR	$136,730
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$78,100
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$100,703

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($122,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$81,850
Johnstown, PA	$65,530
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$86,480
Pittsburgh, PA	$102,920
Reading, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	N/A
State College, PA	N/A
Williamsport, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$122,590
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A

$91,874

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($71,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Arecibo, PR	$52,120
Mayaguez, PR	$71,480
Ponce, PR	$46,620
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$46,340
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Guayama, PR	N/A
San German, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$54,140

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	N/A
Florence, SC	N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$59,890
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	N/A
Spartanburg, SC	N/A
Sumter, SC	N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$69,230
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$64,100
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$64,407

South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($76,520) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	N/A
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$76,520
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$60,500

$68,510

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($78,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Cleveland, TN	N/A
Jackson, TN	$63,650
Johnson City, TN	N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$64,110
Knoxville, TN	N/A
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$78,010
Morristown, TN	N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$76,860
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,880
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$69,502

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($152,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$105,540
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$53,350
College Station-Bryan, TX	$152,020
Corpus Christi, TX	$84,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$71,890
El Paso, TX	N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$88,520
Killeen-Temple, TX	$82,900
Laredo, TX	N/A
Longview, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	$121,750
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
San Angelo, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$60,080
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$36,390
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$97,960
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$75,390
Waco, TX	N/A

$85,861

Utah

N/A

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($78,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Richmond, VA	N/A
Roanoke, VA	N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$78,780
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$78,780

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$53,680

$52,225

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (Doctorate)

Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($115,840) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	N/A
Kennewick-Richland, WA	N/A
Longview, WA	N/A
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	N/A
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$85,200
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	N/A
Walla Walla, WA	N/A
Wenatchee, WA	N/A
Yakima, WA	N/A
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$46,880
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$115,840

$82,640

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($100,990) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	N/A
Fond du Lac, WI	N/A
Green Bay, WI	N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI	N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$82,790
Madison, WI	$100,990
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	N/A
Racine, WI	N/A
Sheboygan, WI	N/A
Wausau, WI	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$86,710
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$83,720
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$88,553

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($82,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV	N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$82,490
Morgantown, WV	N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH	N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$46,060

$64,275

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,640

11 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree. For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $92,481. For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $90,146. For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $77,772.

Medical and Health Services Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.

Salary Ratio: 0.85

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

Assisted Living Administrator
Assisted Living Manager
Client Services Director
Clinic Director
Clinical Director
Clinical Informatics Director
Clinical Manager
Clinical Services Director
Clinical Supervisor
Community Health Nursing Director
Correctional Therapy Director
Dental Laboratory Manager
EMS Coordinator (Emergency Medical Services Coordinator)
EMS Manager (Emergency Medical Services Manager)
First Aid Director
Health Administrator
Health Care Administrator
Health Care Coordinator
Health Care Facility Administrator
Health Care Manager
Health Director
Health Information Administrator
Health Information Management Corporate Director
Health Information Management Director
Health Information Manager
Health Information Services Manager
Health Manager
Health Services Administrator
Health Services Director
Health Unit Coordinator
Healthcare Administrator
Healthcare Manager
Hearing Therapy Director
Hospice Administrator
Hospice Director
Hospice Plan Administrator
Hospice Superintendent
Hospital Director
Hospital Manager
Hospital Plan Administrator
Hospital Superintendent
Hospital Supervisor
Hospital Unit Coordinator
Inservice Coordinator
Laboratory Administrative Director
Laboratory Director
Laboratory Manager
Long Term Care Administrator
Medical Care Administrator
Medical Director
Medical Information Manager
Medical Information Officer
Medical Manager
Medical Office Administrator
Medical Office Coordinator
Medical Office Manager
Medical Practice Manager
Medical Records Administrator
Medical Records Supervisor
Medical Supervisor
Medicine and Health Services Manager
Mental Health Program Manager
Morgue Keeper
Nurse Administrator
Nurse Manager
Nurse Supervisor
Nurses Director
Nurses Superintendent
Nursing Administrator
Nursing Director
Nursing Home Administrator
Nursing Home Manager
Nursing Services Administrator
Nursing Services Director
Nursing Services Manager
Occupational Health Nursing Director
Occupational Therapy Director
Outpatient Services Director
Patient Relations Director
Pharmacy Manager
Physical Therapy Director
Public Health Administrator
Public Health Director
Public Health Program Manager
Recreation Therapy Director
Rehabilitation Director
Rehabilitation Services Coordinator
Respiratory Therapy Director
Speech and Hearing Therapy Director
Speech Therapy Director
Wellness Director
Wellness Manager

US Salary Median: $97,536
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Natural Sciences Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 0.82

Common Job Titles

Agricultural Research Director
Agriculture Research Director
Analytical Services Manager
Chemical Engineer Supervisor
Chemical Plant Technical Director
Chemical Process Exploration Manager
Clinical Project Manager
Clinical Trials Manager
Environmental Program Manager
Environmental Research Project Manager
Geochemical Manager
Geological Manager
Geophysical Manager
Gravity Manager
Lab Director (Laboratory Director)
Lab Manager (Laboratory Manager)
Natural Resources Manager
Natural Sciences Manager
Ocean Program Administrator
Quarrying Manager
Research Administrator
Research and Development Director (R and D Director)
Research Coordinator
Research Development Director
Research Development Manager
Research Director
Research Manager
Research Project Coordinator
Water Team Leader
Wild Life Manager

US Salary Median: $112,701
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Clinical Research Coordinators

Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

Salary Ratio: 0.82

Common Job Titles

Clinical Coordinator
Clinical Data Coordinator
Clinical Manager
Clinical Program Coordinator
Clinical Program Manager
Clinical Project Manager
Clinical Research Administrator
Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical Research Director
Clinical Research Manager
Clinical Research Monitor
Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
Clinical Study Manager
Clinical Trial Coordinator
Clinical Trial Manager
Clinical Trials Manager
Research Coordinator

US Salary Median: $112,701
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Water Resource Specialists

Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

Salary Ratio: 0.82

Common Job Titles

Community Resource Consultant
Environmental Resource Specialist
Hydrotechnical Specialist
Hydrotechnician
Power Supply Engineer
Resource Specialist
Water Quality Specialist
Water Resource Agent
Water Resource Consultant
Water Resource Engineering Specialist
Water Resource Specialist
Water Resources Planner
Water Restoration Technician
Water Rights Specialist

US Salary Median: $112,701
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Regulatory Affairs Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.

Salary Ratio: 0.8

Common Job Titles

Global Regulatory Affairs Director (Global RA Director)
Global Regulatory Affairs Manager (Global RA Manager)
Regulatory Administrator
Regulatory Affairs Director (RA Director)
Regulatory Affairs Manager (RA Manager)
Regulatory Affairs Quality Assurance Director (RA QA Director)
Regulatory Director
Regulatory Process Manager
Regulatory Reports Manager
Regulatory Science Director

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Compliance Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.

Salary Ratio: 0.8

Common Job Titles

Accreditation Lieutenant
Accreditation Manager
Audit Manager
Compliance Coordinator
Compliance Director
Compliance Manager
Compliance Operations Manager
Compliance Program Manager
Corporate Compliance Director
Environmental Health and Safety Director
Environmental Health and Safety Manager
Environmental Manager
Environmental Program Manager
Ethics Manager
Governance Compliance and Risk Manager (GCR Manager)
Health
Safety
and Environmental Manager (HSE Manager)
Licensing Manager
Privacy Compliance Manager
Privacy Officer
Regulatory Compliance Director
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Risk Manager

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Loss Prevention Managers

Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Determine risk exposure or potential liability, and develop risk control measures.

Salary Ratio: 0.8

Common Job Titles

Area Loss Prevention Manager
Asset Protection Leader
Asset Protection Manager
Asset Protection Supervisor
Asset Safety Manager
Logistics Loss Prevention Manager
Loss Control Manager
Loss Prevention Director
Loss Prevention Leader
Loss Prevention Manager
Loss Prevention Operations Director
Loss Prevention Operations Manager
Loss Prevention Supervisor
Market Asset Protection Manager

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Wind Energy Operations Managers

Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.

Salary Ratio: 1.6

Common Job Titles

Clean Energy Site Manager
Energy Environmental Manager
Energy Operations Manager
Energy Quality Control Manager (Energy QC Manager)
Energy Services Manager
Offshore Energy Environmental Manager
Offshore Wind Operations Manager
Renewable Energy Development Manager
Service Site Manager
Site Manager
Turbine Site Manager
Wind Facilities Manager
Wind Farm Operations Manager
Wind Field Service Manager
Wind Operations Manager
Wind Operations Supervisor
Wind Plant Manager
Wind Plant Operations Manager
Wind Power Development Manager
Wind Site Manager
Wind Site Supervisor
Wind Technician Leader

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Associate's

Wind Energy Development Managers

Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.

Salary Ratio: 0.8

Common Job Titles

Business Development Director
Business Development Manager
Development Director
Development Manager
Energy Director
Energy Project Director
Environmental Projects Advisor
Project Development Leader
Renewable Energy Civil Foreman
Renewable Energy Field Coordinator
Renewable Energy Project Handler
Renewable Energy Project Manager
Renewable Power Director
Renewable Project Management and Construction Director
Wind Development Director
Wind Development Leader
Wind Energy Project Manager
Wind Power Project Manager
Wind Power Technical Leader
Wind Project Manager
Wind Projects Supervisor

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers

Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Does not include properties sufficiently contaminated to qualify as Superfund sites.

Salary Ratio: 0.8

Common Job Titles

Brownfield Program Director
Brownfield Program Manager
Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator
Brownfield Redevelopment Site Manager
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist
Brownfields Practice Leader
Brownfields Program Coordinator
Brownfields Program Manager
Cleanup Monitor
Contaminated Land Consultant
Contamination Consultant
Corridor Redevelopment Manager
Damage Restoration Specialist
Debris Cleanup Monitor
Debris Monitor
Environmental Management Specialist
Environmental Practice Leader
Environmental Program Manager
Environmental Quality Division Manager
Environmental Quality Specialist
Environmental Remediation Consultant
Environmental Remediation Specialist
Grounds Restoration Specialist
Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP)
Redevelopment Manager
Redevelopment Specialist
Remedial Project Manager
Remediation Bioanalytics Consultant
Remediation Consultant
Remediation Expert
Sediment Remediation Consultant
Site Remediation Professional
Urban Redevelopment Specialist

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.22

Common Job Titles

Accountancy Professor
Accounting Instructor
Accounting Professor
Accounting Teacher
Adjunct Instructor
Advertising Teacher
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Banking Instructor
Banking Teacher
Bookkeeping Teacher
Business Administration Professor
Business Administration Teacher
Business Analytics Faculty Member
Business and Services Instructor
Business Education Instructor
Business Education Teacher
Business Instructor
Business Office Technology Instructor
Business Professor
Business Teacher
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Faculty Member
Finance Instructor
Finance Professor
Finance Teacher
Foreign Trade Teacher
Industrial Education Teacher
Industrial Management Teacher
Instructor
International Trade Teacher
Lecturer
Management Information Systems Professor (MIS Professor)
Management Instructor
Management Lecturer
Management Professor
Marketing Instructor
Marketing Professor
Marketing Teacher
Professor
Real Estate Professor
Teacher
University Faculty Member

US Salary Median: $80,032
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Doctorate

Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $24,364 per year (or $30,700 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $97,456 to earn a bachelor's (or $122,800 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $24,364 per year (or $30,700 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $48,728 to earn an associate's (or $61,400 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $20,328 per year (or $25,308 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $81,312 to earn a doctorate (or $101,232 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($97,456 if you're in-state, $122,800 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($40,656 if you're in-state, $50,616 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Research and Development Management Degrees

Peru State College

600 Hoyt Street - Peru, NE

Out-of-state cost: $7,764/year
In-state cost: $7,764/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Arizona State University Digital Immersion

1475 N Scottsdale Rd - Scottsdale, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $10,928/year
In-state cost: $10,818/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Austin Peay State University

601 College St - Clarksville, TN

Out-of-state cost: $13,847/year
In-state cost: $8,303/year
Degrees: Certificate

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CUNY Graduate School and University Center

365 Fifth Ave - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,360/year
In-state cost: $7,410/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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University of Colorado Colorado Springs

1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway - Colorado Springs, CO

Out-of-state cost: $21,230/year
In-state cost: $10,840/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Central Michigan University

106 Warriner Hall - Mount Pleasant, MI

Out-of-state cost: $23,331/year
In-state cost: $12,746/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Pennsylvania College of Technology

One College Ave - Williamsport, PA

Out-of-state cost: $25,170/year
In-state cost: $17,610/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Oregon State University

1500 SW Jefferson Avenue - Corvallis, OR

Out-of-state cost: $31,457/year
In-state cost: $11,858/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Maryland, Baltimore

620 West Lexington St - Baltimore, MD

Out-of-state cost: $40,013/year
In-state cost: $11,213/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Emmanuel College

400 The Fenway - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $42,516/year
In-state cost: $42,516/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Pacific Lutheran University

12180 Park Ave South - Tacoma, WA

Out-of-state cost: $46,200/year
In-state cost: $46,200/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Rochester Institute of Technology

1 Lomb Memorial Dr - Rochester, NY

Out-of-state cost: $48,028/year
In-state cost: $48,028/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Research and Development Management Degrees

Concordia University-Chicago

7400 Augusta - River Forest, IL

Out-of-state cost: $9,378/year
In-state cost: $9,378/year
Degrees: Master's

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Winona State University

175 West Mark Street - Winona, MN

Out-of-state cost: $12,378/year
In-state cost: $8,457/year
Degrees: Master's

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Ashford University

8620 Spectrum Center Boulevard - San Diego, CA

Out-of-state cost: $14,664/year
In-state cost: $14,664/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Detroit Mercy

4001 W McNichols Rd - Detroit, MI

Out-of-state cost: $20,047/year
In-state cost: $20,047/year
Degrees: Master's

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Northeastern University Lifelong Learning Network

360 Huntington Ave - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $24,938/year
In-state cost: $24,938/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Kansas

Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 230 - Lawrence, KS

Out-of-state cost: $25,007/year
In-state cost: $11,045/year
Degrees: Master's

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Northeastern University

360 Huntington Ave - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $25,558/year
In-state cost: $25,558/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Maine

168 College Avenue - Orono, ME

Out-of-state cost: $28,352/year
In-state cost: $9,596/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

100 Church Street SE - Minneapolis, MN

Out-of-state cost: $28,845/year
In-state cost: $19,221/year
Degrees: Master's

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Texas Christian University

2800 S University Dr - Fort Worth, TX

Out-of-state cost: $32,268/year
In-state cost: $32,268/year
Degrees: Master's

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Bentley University

175 Forest St - Waltham, MA

Out-of-state cost: $40,992/year
In-state cost: $40,992/year
Degrees: Master's

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Harvard University

Massachusetts Hall - Cambridge, MA

Out-of-state cost: $50,654/year
In-state cost: $50,654/year
Degrees: Master's

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Johns Hopkins University

3400 N Charles St - Baltimore, MD

Out-of-state cost: $59,425/year
In-state cost: $59,425/year
Degrees: Master's

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