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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Respiratory Care Therapy & Therapist Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to assist in developing respiratory care plans, administer respiratory care procedures, supervise personnel and equipment operation, maintain records, and consult with other health care team members. Includes instruction in the applied basic biomedical sciences; anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the respiratory system; clinical medicine; therapeutic procedures; clinical expressions; data collection and record-keeping; patient communication; equipment operation and maintenance; personnel supervision; and procedures for special population groups.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine. Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. May perform eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct patients in care and use of corrective lenses. Assist patients in obtaining services, understanding policies and making health care decisions.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $65,056
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.66%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,889/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,207/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,288/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,993/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,045/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,232/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: $65,056

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($94,076) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($92,403).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $92,403
Fairbanks, AK $82,020
$87,953
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($58,880).

Mobile, AL $58,880
Montgomery, AL $57,908
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $55,410
Dothan, AL $50,823
Huntsville, AL $56,068
Tuscaloosa, AL $50,803
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,600
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,293
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,288
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,203
Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,400
Decatur, AL $46,460
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,520
Gadsden, AL $51,980
$52,593
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($61,586).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,586
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,278
Fort Smith, AR-OK $53,705
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,553
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,613
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,340
Hot Springs, AR $51,420
Jonesboro, AR $57,850
Pine Bluff, AR $56,170
$53,614
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($74,070).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $71,640
Prescott, AZ $69,005
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $62,475
Tucson, AZ $67,260
Yuma, AZ $74,070
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $66,578
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $64,950
$68,110
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($118,523).

Fresno, CA $90,375
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $87,782
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $108,716
Salinas, CA $103,068
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $101,334
Chico, CA $81,383
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $91,933
Modesto, CA $95,985
Napa, CA $87,530
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $88,913
Redding, CA $93,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $117,473
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $118,523
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $87,998
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $97,763
Santa Rosa, CA $96,635
Stockton-Lodi, CA $87,793
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $109,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA $67,295
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $78,703
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $84,835
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,023
El Centro, CA $77,200
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $89,160
Madera, CA $88,950
Merced, CA $89,620
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $113,600
Yuba City, CA $104,980
$94,076
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($87,606).

Colorado Springs, CO $71,172
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $87,606
Fort Collins, CO $77,468
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,360
Grand Junction, CO $72,215
Greeley, CO $67,025
Pueblo, CO $69,848
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,698
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $75,388
$71,676
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($95,386).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $95,386
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $77,150
New Haven, CT $77,638
Waterbury, CT $73,443
Danbury, CT $87,810
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$80,664
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($70,900).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $61,670
Jacksonville, FL $62,662
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $66,502
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $65,548
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $64,914
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $53,933
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,710
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $64,838
Ocala, FL $60,345
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $62,658
Panama City, FL $58,903
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $57,515
Port St. Lucie, FL $61,900
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $61,148
Tallahassee, FL $57,658
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $63,663
The Villages, FL $63,050
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $56,733
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $56,443
Gainesville, FL $68,250
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,060
Punta Gorda, FL $70,900
Sebring, FL $62,420
$62,004
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($73,035).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $73,035
Savannah, GA $66,820
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,372
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $60,538
Columbus, GA-AL $56,055
Rome, GA $63,748
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,965
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $55,070
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,008
Athens-Clarke County, GA $65,490
Brunswick, GA $51,130
Dalton, GA $61,070
Gainesville, GA $59,140
Hinesville, GA $69,190
Macon, GA $58,640
Valdosta, GA $58,190
Warner Robins, GA $58,730
$59,538
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($98,820).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($63,045).

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,533
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,592
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,948
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $61,978
Iowa City, IA $63,045
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $56,745
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,290
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,395
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,480
Cedar Rapids, IA $59,610
Dubuque, IA $58,610
$59,006
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($75,900).

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,474
Idaho Falls, ID $60,160
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $63,730
Coeur d'Alene, ID $75,900
Lewiston, ID-WA $73,830
Pocatello, ID $66,320
Twin Falls, ID $65,770
$67,336
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($69,805).

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,922
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,916
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,930
Champaign-Urbana, IL $63,428
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $69,805
Kankakee, IL $60,438
Peoria, IL $61,238
Rockford, IL $66,855
Springfield, IL $63,640
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,788
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,358
Danville, IL $65,850
Decatur, IL $64,010
$60,782
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($64,190).

Evansville, IN-KY $59,465
Fort Wayne, IN $59,385
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $64,190
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $61,605
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $61,373
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,845
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,663
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,480
Columbus, IN $59,300
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $60,840
Kokomo, IN $63,570
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $62,560
Muncie, IN $62,320
Terre Haute, IN $56,910
$60,170
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($61,260).

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $57,254
Wichita, KS $57,165
Manhattan, KS $55,820
Topeka, KS $61,260
$57,745
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($60,790).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,176
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $57,680
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $57,798
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,138
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,810
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,008
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,590
Owensboro, KY $60,790
$54,979
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($61,988).

Baton Rouge, LA $56,758
Hammond, LA $61,988
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,393
Lake Charles, LA $52,690
Monroe, LA $56,143
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $61,015
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,175
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,960
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,448
Lafayette, LA $53,130
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,080
$56,140
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($90,938).

Worcester, MA-CT $90,938
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $81,885
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,978
Springfield, MA-CT $73,410
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,788
New Bedford, MA $72,540
Pittsfield, MA $77,110
$78,810
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($71,482).

Salisbury, MD-DE $71,482
Cumberland, MD-WV $64,918
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $69,433
California-Lexington Park, MD $60,200
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$67,549
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($70,870).

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $62,925
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $64,005
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,390
Portland-South Portland, ME $70,870
$65,679
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($74,330).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $69,596
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $64,890
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $74,330
Battle Creek, MI $63,328
Flint, MI $68,898
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $70,045
Midland, MI $57,403
Muskegon, MI $65,118
Saginaw, MI $64,518
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,318
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,715
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,788
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,615
Bay City, MI $67,750
Jackson, MI $68,040
Monroe, MI $66,100
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,940
$64,874
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($77,025).

St. Cloud, MN $73,738
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $77,025
Rochester, MN $75,148
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,910
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,535
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,485
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $73,810
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,750
$69,568
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($69,446).

Kansas City, MO-KS $69,446
Springfield, MO $57,710
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,798
St. Louis, MO-IL $60,485
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,925
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,998
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,913
Columbia, MO $60,550
Jefferson City, MO $56,820
Joplin, MO $47,850
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,050
$57,299
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($82,430).

Jackson, MS $82,430
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,926
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,775
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,205
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,833
Hattiesburg, MS $50,240
$57,430
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($66,576).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,576
Great Falls, MT $62,055
Missoula, MT $64,753
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,723
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,000
$64,850
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($73,800).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $64,964
Greensboro-High Point, NC $62,728
Greenville, NC $73,800
Rocky Mount, NC $59,222
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,384
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,774
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $63,858
Fayetteville, NC $61,733
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $59,400
Jacksonville, NC $58,340
Raleigh, NC $65,560
Wilmington, NC $58,658
Winston-Salem, NC $62,560
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,080
Burlington, NC $56,250
Goldsboro, NC $62,020
New Bern, NC $64,010
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,240
$61,546
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($73,450).

Fargo, ND-MN $69,553
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $73,450
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,208
$70,464
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($69,166).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $69,166
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $66,172
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,358
Lincoln, NE $64,660
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,270
$64,646
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($81,470).

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $81,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME $75,395
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $74,805
Manchester, NH $76,150
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,840
$75,954
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($77,462).

Ocean City, NJ $68,728
Trenton, NJ $77,462
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $72,708
$73,312
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($78,990).

Las Cruces, NM $66,105
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $65,340
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $64,558
Farmington, NM $72,250
Santa Fe, NM $78,990
$68,763
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($85,606).

Reno, NV $85,606
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $82,138
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $69,980
$79,731
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($95,904).

Binghamton, NY $72,400
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $71,112
Ithaca, NY $79,683
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $95,904
Rochester, NY $79,090
Syracuse, NY $64,534
Utica-Rome, NY $69,504
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $72,824
Kingston, NY $74,268
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,820
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,300
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
$71,708
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($66,118).

Canton-Massillon, OH $64,632
Toledo, OH $64,174
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,994
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,118
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,315
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $66,118
Columbus, OH $62,110
Dayton, OH $64,583
Lima, OH $65,023
Mansfield, OH $60,668
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,608
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,028
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,290
Springfield, OH $57,960
$61,923
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($61,873).

Tulsa, OK $59,488
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,876
Oklahoma City, OK $61,873
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,443
Lawton, OK $55,540
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,420
$56,440
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($92,840).

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,665
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,185
Salem, OR $81,350
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $73,820
Bend-Redmond, OR $88,270
Corvallis, OR $92,840
Eugene, OR $87,710
Grants Pass, OR $84,170
Medford, OR $86,070
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $91,990
$83,213
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($77,264).

Erie, PA $67,594
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $71,456
Lancaster, PA $66,630
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $77,264
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $66,148
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $67,123
Johnstown, PA $58,350
Pittsburgh, PA $61,515
York-Hanover, PA $68,165
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,818
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,588
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,470
Altoona, PA $62,970
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Lebanon, PA $66,050
Reading, PA $70,110
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
$65,504
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($36,518).

Mayaguez, PR $25,620
Ponce, PR $34,505
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $36,518
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Guayama, PR $30,000
San German, PR $28,920
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$29,373
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($70,798).

Columbia, SC $70,798
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $58,898
Florence, SC $58,775
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,273
Spartanburg, SC $61,565
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,460
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,775
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,918
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,940
Sumter, SC $59,640
$60,038
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($60,344).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,344
Sioux Falls, SD $59,320
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,780
$59,093
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($65,570).

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $52,008
Knoxville, TN $55,176
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,736
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,570
Clarksville, TN-KY $55,593
Jackson, TN $49,850
Johnson City, TN $55,783
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,200
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,208
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,225
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,783
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Morristown, TN $48,260
$54,051
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($82,182).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $69,690
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $56,958
College Station-Bryan, TX $75,898
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $82,110
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $82,182
Killeen-Temple, TX $62,276
Lubbock, TX $63,534
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $59,552
Tyler, TX $59,198
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,242
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,380
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,234
Amarillo, TX $59,058
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,500
Corpus Christi, TX $59,600
El Paso, TX $60,353
Longview, TX $57,395
Midland, TX $63,585
San Angelo, TX $57,555
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $64,215
Victoria, TX $64,560
Waco, TX $60,245
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,615
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,368
Laredo, TX $62,210
Odessa, TX $64,870
Sherman-Denison, TX $61,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $57,640
Wichita Falls, TX $56,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,620
$62,217
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($82,408).

Provo-Orem, UT $65,222
Salt Lake City, UT $82,408
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $58,450
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,190
St. George, UT $67,690
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,590
$66,581
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

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

Harrisonburg, VA $70,710
Roanoke, VA $62,722
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,936
Lynchburg, VA $61,040
Richmond, VA $68,388
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,813
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,943
Charlottesville, VA $66,040
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,880
Winchester, VA-WV $69,470
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$62,320
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($64,945).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,945
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $61,915
$63,430
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($75,262).

Madison, WI $69,004
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $75,262
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,340
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,990
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $67,730
Eau Claire, WI $64,453
Green Bay, WI $66,340
Janesville-Beloit, WI $69,660
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $68,790
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $63,753
Fond du Lac, WI $65,260
Racine, WI $71,010
Sheboygan, WI $65,690
Wausau, WI $65,750
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,560
$67,440
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($58,835).

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,154
Charleston, WV $56,705
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,835
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $55,813
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,555
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,795
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,838
Morgantown, WV $58,660
$55,091
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($76,290).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $65,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $66,673
Cheyenne, WY $76,290
$69,000

Master's

Average Salary Median: $66,879

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

Alaska

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,620
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,860
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,300
Manchester, NH $76,150
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,840
$78,354
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($72,690) for a master's degree in this area of study.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reno, NV $101,350
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $83,360
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,590
$85,433
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($110,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,950
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $70,700
Salem, OR $86,110
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,590
Bend-Redmond, OR $88,270
Corvallis, OR $92,840
Eugene, OR $87,710
Grants Pass, OR $84,170
Medford, OR $86,070
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $91,990
$83,540
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($87,320) for a master's degree in this area of study.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $63,472

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Hawaii ($92,365) in the Urban Honolulu, HI 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 ($90,515) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $90,515
Fairbanks, AK $82,020
$86,268
Alabama

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

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

Mobile, AL $52,280
Montgomery, AL $53,985
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $54,040
Dothan, AL $49,665
Huntsville, AL $55,095
Tuscaloosa, AL $48,965
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,180
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,115
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,275
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,805
Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,400
Decatur, AL $46,460
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,520
Gadsden, AL $51,980
$51,247
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 ($61,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,160
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,410
Fort Smith, AR-OK $53,840
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,675
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,845
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,190
Hot Springs, AR $51,420
Jonesboro, AR $57,850
Pine Bluff, AR $56,170
$53,840
Arizona

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

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($71,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $67,990
Prescott, AZ $65,730
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $59,670
Tucson, AZ $64,380
Yuma, AZ $71,720
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $64,475
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $64,950
$65,559
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($115,025) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $84,730
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $83,890
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $107,735
Salinas, CA $107,400
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $90,100
Chico, CA $82,025
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $88,645
Modesto, CA $95,340
Napa, CA $86,120
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $89,535
Redding, CA $93,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $115,025
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $113,215
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $87,545
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $93,465
Santa Rosa, CA $93,940
Stockton-Lodi, CA $85,665
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $108,520
Visalia-Porterville, CA $58,280
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $80,445
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $83,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $86,395
El Centro, CA $77,200
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $89,160
Madera, CA $88,950
Merced, CA $89,620
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $113,600
Yuba City, CA $104,980
$92,071
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($74,055) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $70,465
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $71,240
Fort Collins, CO $70,225
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,720
Grand Junction, CO $70,950
Greeley, CO $64,300
Pueblo, CO $67,805
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,795
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,055
$67,951
Connecticut

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

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $75,145
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $77,185
New Haven, CT $75,495
Waterbury, CT $70,515
Danbury, CT $87,810
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$75,775
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

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

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $56,645
Jacksonville, FL $60,995
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $60,560
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $62,335
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $61,355
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $54,695
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,460
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $63,695
Ocala, FL $59,560
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $61,555
Panama City, FL $58,415
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $57,550
Port St. Lucie, FL $60,990
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $62,935
Tallahassee, FL $56,895
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $62,735
The Villages, FL $61,210
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $57,655
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $57,065
Gainesville, FL $68,250
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,060
Punta Gorda, FL $70,900
Sebring, FL $62,420
$61,041
Georgia

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

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $67,630
Savannah, GA $56,960
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,380
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $58,505
Columbus, GA-AL $55,550
Rome, GA $62,405
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,090
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,930
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,235
Athens-Clarke County, GA $65,490
Brunswick, GA $51,130
Dalton, GA $61,070
Gainesville, GA $59,140
Hinesville, GA $69,190
Macon, GA $58,640
Valdosta, GA $58,190
Warner Robins, GA $58,730
$58,427
Hawaii

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

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

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

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($60,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $57,390
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,240
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $56,505
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $60,635
Iowa City, IA $60,950
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,690
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,550
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,730
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,570
Cedar Rapids, IA $59,610
Dubuque, IA $58,610
$57,862
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($75,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $61,240
Idaho Falls, ID $59,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,210
Coeur d'Alene, ID $75,900
Lewiston, ID-WA $73,830
Pocatello, ID $66,320
Twin Falls, ID $65,770
$66,324
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 ($67,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,245
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,160
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,950
Champaign-Urbana, IL $62,845
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $67,220
Kankakee, IL $59,415
Peoria, IL $59,625
Rockford, IL $65,270
Springfield, IL $61,580
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,115
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,145
Danville, IL $65,850
Decatur, IL $64,010
$60,264
Indiana

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

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

Evansville, IN-KY $58,550
Fort Wayne, IN $59,170
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $62,580
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $61,050
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $60,415
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,990
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,815
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,570
Columbus, IN $59,300
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $60,840
Kokomo, IN $63,570
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $62,560
Muncie, IN $62,320
Terre Haute, IN $56,910
$60,046
Kansas

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

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $54,680
Wichita, KS $57,050
Manhattan, KS $55,820
Topeka, KS $61,260
$57,203
Kentucky

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

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY $55,280
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $55,870
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $55,545
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,465
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,230
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,685
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,720
Owensboro, KY $60,790
$53,573
Louisiana

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

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($60,635) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $55,495
Hammond, LA $60,635
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,045
Lake Charles, LA $53,920
Monroe, LA $56,125
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $59,520
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,810
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,200
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,455
Lafayette, LA $53,130
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,080
$55,947
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($80,235) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $80,235
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $80,180
Leominster-Gardner, MA $74,805
Springfield, MA-CT $72,400
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $75,815
New Bedford, MA $72,540
Pittsfield, MA $77,110
$76,155
Maryland

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

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($69,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $65,275
Cumberland, MD-WV $61,955
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $66,355
California-Lexington Park, MD $60,200
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$64,625
Maine

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

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

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $62,670
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $62,570
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,390
Portland-South Portland, ME $70,870
$65,625
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($68,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $64,275
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $61,295
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $64,095
Battle Creek, MI $62,195
Flint, MI $66,105
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $68,140
Midland, MI $57,945
Muskegon, MI $63,105
Saginaw, MI $63,055
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,095
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,680
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,865
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,180
Bay City, MI $67,750
Jackson, MI $68,040
Monroe, MI $66,100
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,940
$62,933
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($77,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Cloud, MN $77,440
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $75,590
Rochester, MN $73,785
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,520
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,410
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,600
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $73,810
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,750
$69,863
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($63,345) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $63,345
Springfield, MO $54,835
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,855
St. Louis, MO-IL $59,500
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,020
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,965
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,365
Columbia, MO $60,550
Jefferson City, MO $56,820
Joplin, MO $47,850
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,050
$55,832
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($57,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $57,680
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,065
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,530
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,090
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,435
Hattiesburg, MS $50,240
$51,507
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($66,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $63,035
Great Falls, MT $58,210
Missoula, MT $62,735
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,935
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,000
$62,583
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($64,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $62,565
Greensboro-High Point, NC $61,685
Greenville, NC $62,250
Rocky Mount, NC $60,165
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,445
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,665
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $63,005
Fayetteville, NC $60,125
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $58,870
Jacksonville, NC $55,150
Raleigh, NC $64,840
Wilmington, NC $57,255
Winston-Salem, NC $61,410
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,140
Burlington, NC $56,250
Goldsboro, NC $62,020
New Bern, NC $64,010
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,240
$60,061
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 ($67,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $67,300
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,230
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,760
$63,097
Nebraska

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

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $62,905
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $59,840
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $59,435
Lincoln, NE $64,660
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,270
$61,422
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $72,190
Portsmouth, NH-ME $73,930
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $74,310
Manchester, NH $76,150
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,840
$73,084
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 ($79,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $75,610
Trenton, NJ $79,440
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,120
$77,390
New Mexico

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

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

Las Cruces, NM $61,430
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $63,980
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $62,205
Farmington, NM $72,250
Santa Fe, NM $78,990
$67,771
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($80,915) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $73,320
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $80,915
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $68,370
$74,202
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 ($84,565) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $68,020
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $70,190
Ithaca, NY $65,210
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $84,565
Rochester, NY $62,450
Syracuse, NY $63,440
Utica-Rome, NY $67,660
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $71,795
Kingston, NY $76,735
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,780
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,020
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
$67,261
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($64,465) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $60,175
Toledo, OH $60,800
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,680
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,250
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $63,210
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $64,465
Columbus, OH $61,140
Dayton, OH $63,275
Lima, OH $63,015
Mansfield, OH $60,245
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,795
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $56,595
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $56,930
Springfield, OH $57,960
$59,753
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($61,305) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $58,135
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,275
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Oklahoma City, OK $61,305
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,395
Lawton, OK $55,540
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,420
$55,790
Oregon

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

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

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $85,380
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,670
Salem, OR $76,590
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $72,050
Bend-Redmond, OR $88,270
Corvallis, OR $92,840
Eugene, OR $87,710
Grants Pass, OR $84,170
Medford, OR $86,070
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $91,990
$84,474
Pennsylvania

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

Reading, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($70,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA $57,900
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $66,315
Lancaster, PA $62,505
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $68,525
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $57,375
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $64,095
Johnstown, PA $57,680
Pittsburgh, PA $59,940
York-Hanover, PA $67,020
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,325
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,085
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,900
Altoona, PA $62,970
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Lebanon, PA $66,050
Reading, PA $70,110
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
$63,054
Puerto Rico

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

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($30,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mayaguez, PR $22,940
Ponce, PR $28,810
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $26,550
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Guayama, PR $30,000
San German, PR $28,920
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$26,584
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 ($62,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $62,090
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $60,995
Florence, SC $58,490
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $59,765
Spartanburg, SC $60,650
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,190
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,265
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,940
Sumter, SC $59,640
$59,298
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 ($59,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,010
Sioux Falls, SD $59,320
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,780
$57,037
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 ($60,105) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $49,105
Knoxville, TN $52,565
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $57,905
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,105
Clarksville, TN-KY $54,825
Jackson, TN $48,680
Johnson City, TN $53,125
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,670
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,085
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,100
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,895
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Morristown, TN $48,260
$52,100
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($67,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $62,725
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $57,750
College Station-Bryan, TX $60,660
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $66,955
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $67,180
Killeen-Temple, TX $59,125
Lubbock, TX $57,390
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $60,690
Tyler, TX $59,580
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,485
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,425
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,025
Amarillo, TX $57,435
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,990
Corpus Christi, TX $58,980
El Paso, TX $58,995
Longview, TX $57,440
Midland, TX $62,830
San Angelo, TX $58,090
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $62,870
Victoria, TX $64,060
Waco, TX $59,140
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,700
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,005
Laredo, TX $62,210
Odessa, TX $64,870
Sherman-Denison, TX $61,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $57,640
Wichita Falls, TX $56,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,620
$59,457
Utah

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

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

Provo-Orem, UT $61,345
Salt Lake City, UT $63,900
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,940
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,190
St. George, UT $67,690
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,590
$61,943
Virginia

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

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

Harrisonburg, VA $63,330
Roanoke, VA $59,910
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,350
Lynchburg, VA $59,230
Richmond, VA $66,535
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $62,495
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,325
Charlottesville, VA $66,040
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,880
Winchester, VA-WV $69,470
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$61,169
Vermont

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

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

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

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($71,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $68,560
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $70,945
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,685
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,855
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,160
Eau Claire, WI $64,725
Green Bay, WI $66,320
Janesville-Beloit, WI $68,460
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $67,560
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $64,985
Fond du Lac, WI $65,260
Racine, WI $71,010
Sheboygan, WI $65,690
Wausau, WI $65,750
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,560
$66,702
West Virginia

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($58,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,420
Charleston, WV $53,800
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,860
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $54,705
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,460
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,830
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,815
Morgantown, WV $58,660
$54,569
Wyoming

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

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,710
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $65,955
Cheyenne, WY $76,290
$68,652

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $64,815

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($95,276) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

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

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

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

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

Mobile, AL $54,820
Montgomery, AL $54,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,780
Dothan, AL $51,980
Huntsville, AL $57,040
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,640
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,470
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,300
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,600
Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,400
Decatur, AL $46,460
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,520
Gadsden, AL $51,980
$52,308
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($61,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $75,290
Prescott, AZ $72,280
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $65,280
Tucson, AZ $70,140
Yuma, AZ $76,420
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $68,680
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $64,950
$70,434
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 ($123,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $84,730
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $92,060
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $112,390
Salinas, CA $114,340
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $95,400
Chico, CA $80,740
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $95,220
Modesto, CA $96,630
Napa, CA $88,940
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $88,290
Redding, CA $94,180
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $119,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $123,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $88,450
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $102,060
Santa Rosa, CA $99,330
Stockton-Lodi, CA $89,920
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $110,460
Visalia-Porterville, CA $76,310
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,960
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $86,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,650
El Centro, CA $77,200
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $89,160
Madera, CA $88,950
Merced, CA $89,620
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $113,600
Yuba City, CA $104,980
$95,276
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($76,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $72,630
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $76,800
Fort Collins, CO $74,370
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,720
Grand Junction, CO $73,480
Greeley, CO $69,750
Pueblo, CO $71,890
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,600
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$71,329
Connecticut

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

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $79,710
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $79,800
New Haven, CT $79,780
Waterbury, CT $76,370
Danbury, CT $87,810
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$78,662
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

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

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $56,700
Jacksonville, FL $62,670
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $61,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $64,740
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $62,230
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $53,170
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,960
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $65,980
Ocala, FL $61,130
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $63,760
Panama City, FL $59,390
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $57,480
Port St. Lucie, FL $62,810
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,360
Tallahassee, FL $58,420
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,590
The Villages, FL $64,890
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,820
Gainesville, FL $68,250
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,060
Punta Gorda, FL $70,900
Sebring, FL $62,420
$61,645
Georgia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $57,390
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,110
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,390
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $63,320
Iowa City, IA $65,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,800
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,030
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,060
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,390
Cedar Rapids, IA $59,610
Dubuque, IA $58,610
$58,805
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($75,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,580
Idaho Falls, ID $61,320
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $65,250
Coeur d'Alene, ID $75,900
Lewiston, ID-WA $73,830
Pocatello, ID $66,320
Twin Falls, ID $65,770
$66,424
Illinois

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $54,480
Wichita, KS $57,280
Manhattan, KS $55,820
Topeka, KS $61,260
$57,210
Kentucky

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

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY $59,400
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $59,490
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,050
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,330
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,460
Owensboro, KY $60,790
$56,965
Louisiana

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $68,470
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $63,890
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,780
Battle Creek, MI $64,460
Flint, MI $71,690
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $71,950
Midland, MI $56,860
Muskegon, MI $67,130
Saginaw, MI $65,980
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,750
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,050
Bay City, MI $67,750
Jackson, MI $68,040
Monroe, MI $66,100
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,940
$64,888
Minnesota

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

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

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

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

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

Kansas City, MO-KS $66,400
Springfield, MO $55,960
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,570
St. Louis, MO-IL $61,470
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,830
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,030
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,460
Columbia, MO $60,550
Jefferson City, MO $56,820
Joplin, MO $47,850
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,050
$56,181
Mississippi

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

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

Jackson, MS $59,950
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,710
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,020
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,320
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,230
Hattiesburg, MS $50,240
$52,578
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($66,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,830
Great Falls, MT $65,900
Missoula, MT $66,770
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,510
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,000
$66,002
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($66,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $64,970
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,240
Greenville, NC $62,250
Rocky Mount, NC $59,030
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,740
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,860
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $64,710
Fayetteville, NC $63,340
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $59,930
Jacksonville, NC $61,530
Raleigh, NC $66,280
Wilmington, NC $60,060
Winston-Salem, NC $63,710
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,020
Burlington, NC $56,250
Goldsboro, NC $62,020
New Bern, NC $64,010
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,240
$61,455
North Dakota

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

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

Fargo, ND-MN $67,300
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,730
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,510
$63,847
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 ($66,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $66,680
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,530
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,280
Lincoln, NE $64,660
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,270
$62,884
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $73,730
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,860
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,300
Manchester, NH $76,150
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,840
$74,176
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 ($83,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $75,610
Trenton, NJ $83,050
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,120
$78,593
New Mexico

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

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

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

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

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

Reno, NV $78,690
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $83,360
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,590
$77,880
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 ($88,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $65,410
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $70,120
Ithaca, NY $65,210
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $88,750
Rochester, NY $63,640
Syracuse, NY $66,150
Utica-Rome, NY $65,700
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,920
Kingston, NY $71,800
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,580
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
$66,924
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($67,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $60,730
Toledo, OH $62,870
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,810
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,020
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $65,420
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $67,770
Columbus, OH $63,080
Dayton, OH $65,890
Lima, OH $67,030
Mansfield, OH $61,090
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,420
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,460
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,650
Springfield, OH $57,960
$61,300
Oklahoma

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

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

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

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

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

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $85,380
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,670
Salem, OR $86,110
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,590
Bend-Redmond, OR $88,270
Corvallis, OR $92,840
Eugene, OR $87,710
Grants Pass, OR $84,170
Medford, OR $86,070
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $91,990
$85,780
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 ($74,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA $58,680
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $71,320
Lancaster, PA $67,020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,630
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $61,340
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $70,150
Johnstown, PA $59,020
Pittsburgh, PA $63,090
York-Hanover, PA $69,310
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,310
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,090
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,040
Altoona, PA $62,970
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Lebanon, PA $66,050
Reading, PA $70,110
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
$64,771
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 ($30,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mayaguez, PR $27,960
Ponce, PR $28,810
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,710
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Guayama, PR $30,000
San German, PR $28,920
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$27,731
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

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

Columbia, SC $62,090
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $62,120
Florence, SC $59,060
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,780
Spartanburg, SC $62,480
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,970
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,570
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,940
Sumter, SC $59,640
$59,701
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($59,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,980
Sioux Falls, SD $59,320
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,780
$57,693
Tennessee

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

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

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,260
Knoxville, TN $53,650
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,090
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,260
Clarksville, TN-KY $56,360
Jackson, TN $51,020
Johnson City, TN $58,440
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,730
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,330
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,350
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,670
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Morristown, TN $48,260
$53,108
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 ($73,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $65,660
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $59,870
College Station-Bryan, TX $60,660
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $69,840
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $73,090
Killeen-Temple, TX $65,610
Lubbock, TX $61,570
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $60,280
Tyler, TX $59,580
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,910
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,090
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,250
Amarillo, TX $60,680
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,010
Corpus Christi, TX $60,220
El Paso, TX $61,710
Longview, TX $57,350
Midland, TX $64,340
San Angelo, TX $57,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $65,560
Victoria, TX $65,060
Waco, TX $61,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,530
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,730
Laredo, TX $62,210
Odessa, TX $64,870
Sherman-Denison, TX $61,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $57,640
Wichita Falls, TX $56,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,620
$60,671
Utah

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

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

Provo-Orem, UT $60,200
Salt Lake City, UT $65,230
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,960
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,190
St. George, UT $67,690
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,590
$61,477
Virginia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($73,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $72,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,850
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,330
Eau Claire, WI $64,180
Green Bay, WI $66,360
Janesville-Beloit, WI $70,860
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $70,020
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $62,520
Fond du Lac, WI $65,260
Racine, WI $71,010
Sheboygan, WI $65,690
Wausau, WI $65,750
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,560
$67,423
West Virginia

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

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

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,740
Charleston, WV $59,610
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,810
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $56,920
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,650
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,760
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,860
Morgantown, WV $58,660
$55,876
Wyoming

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

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

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

5 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $66,879.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $63,472.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $64,815. 

  Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

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

Salary Ratio: 0.83    

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

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

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

  Respiratory Therapists

Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment.

Salary Ratio: 2.15    

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    
  • Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapist
  • Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
  • Inhalation Therapist
  • Oxygen Therapist
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
  • Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP)
  • Respiratory Therapist (RT)
  • Staff Respiratory Therapist
  • Staff Therapist
  • US Salary Median: $61,459
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Neurodiagnostic Technologists

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

Salary Ratio: 2.51    

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

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

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

  Ophthalmic Medical Technologists

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

Salary Ratio: 1.25    

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

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

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

  Patient Representatives

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

Salary Ratio: 0.84    

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

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

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



Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $12,992 per year (or $18,288 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $25,984 to earn a master's (or $36,576 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($32,828 if you're in-state, $51,556 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $8,207 per year (or $12,889 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $16,414 to earn an associate's (or $25,778 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $8,207 per year (or $12,889 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $32,828 to earn a bachelor's (or $51,556 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Respiratory Care Therapy & Therapist Degrees

Modesto Junior College

435 College Ave - Modesto, CA

Out-of-state cost: $7,538/year
In-state cost: $1,178/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Valencia College

1768 Park Center Drive - Orlando, FL

Out-of-state cost: $9,383/year
In-state cost: $2,474/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Youngstown State University

One University Plaza - Youngstown, OH

Out-of-state cost: $9,528/year
In-state cost: $9,168/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Dalton State College

650 College Drive - Dalton, GA

Out-of-state cost: $10,589/year
In-state cost: $3,683/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Skyline College

3300 College Dr - San Bruno, CA

Out-of-state cost: $10,884/year
In-state cost: $1,464/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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College of Southern Nevada

6375 W. Charleston Blvd. - Las Vegas, NV

Out-of-state cost: $11,355/year
In-state cost: $3,878/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Middle Georgia State University

100 University Parkway - Macon, GA

Out-of-state cost: $11,389/year
In-state cost: $4,042/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Midwestern State University

3410 Taft Blvd - Wichita Falls, TX

Out-of-state cost: $11,531/year
In-state cost: $9,581/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Baptist Health Sciences University

1003 Monroe Ave - Memphis, TN

Out-of-state cost: $12,572/year
In-state cost: $12,572/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Dakota State University

820 N Washington Ave - Madison, SD

Out-of-state cost: $12,606/year
In-state cost: $9,536/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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South Dakota State University

1004 Campanile Ave - Brookings, SD

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

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Ferris State University

1201 S State St - Big Rapids, MI

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

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Florida SouthWestern State College

8099 College Parkway - Fort Myers, FL

Out-of-state cost: $12,979/year
In-state cost: $3,401/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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University of the District of Columbia

4200 Connecticut Ave NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $13,004/year
In-state cost: $6,152/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

5 Swan Street - Mansfield, PA

Out-of-state cost: $13,226/year
In-state cost: $10,660/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Florida National University-Main Campus

4425 West. Jose Regueiro (20th) Avenue - Hialeah, FL

Out-of-state cost: $13,688/year
In-state cost: $13,688/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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North Dakota State University-Main Campus

1301 12th Avenue North - Fargo, ND

Out-of-state cost: $14,336/year
In-state cost: $10,033/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Platt College-Los Angeles

1000 South Fremont Avenue, A10 - Alhambra, CA

Out-of-state cost: $14,354/year
In-state cost: $14,354/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Kent State University at Ashtabula

3300 Lake Road West - Ashtabula, OH

Out-of-state cost: $14,992/year
In-state cost: $6,116/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Liberty University

1971 University Blvd - Lynchburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $15,460/year
In-state cost: $15,460/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Respiratory Care Therapy & Therapist Degrees

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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Rush University

600 S. Paulina St. STE 440 - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $37,207/year
In-state cost: $37,207/year
Degrees: Master's

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