Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Restaurant & Food Services Management Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to plan, manage, and market restaurants, food services in hospitality establishments, food service chains and franchise networks, and restaurant supply operations. Includes instruction in hospitality administration, food services management, wholesale logistics and distribution, franchise operations, business networking, personnel management, culinary arts, business planning and capitalization, food industry operations, marketing and retailing, business law and regulations, finance, and professional standards and ethics.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $55,739
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 9.3%
    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.):  $14,449/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,877/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,590/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,053/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,452/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,646/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: $55,739

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($105,316) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($74,820).

Fairbanks, AK $71,780
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $74,820
$73,807
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($72,050).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,580
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,130
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $57,245
Decatur, AL $54,260
Dothan, AL $72,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $59,000
Gadsden, AL $62,600
Huntsville, AL $43,940
Mobile, AL $54,640
Montgomery, AL $50,850
Tuscaloosa, AL $64,150
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,230
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,660
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,020
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,790
$56,472
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($51,790).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $46,690
Hot Springs, AR $51,790
Jonesboro, AR $41,660
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $45,430
Pine Bluff, AR $50,060
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,720
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,400
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,745
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,690
$45,179
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($57,630).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $57,630
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $55,390
Prescott, AZ $53,225
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $42,920
Tucson, AZ $55,710
Yuma, AZ $57,030
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $47,335
$52,809
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($76,215).

Chico, CA $58,150
El Centro, CA $52,950
Fresno, CA $56,185
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $50,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $54,825
Madera, CA $56,110
Merced, CA $46,610
Modesto, CA $51,340
Napa, CA $68,915
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $47,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $63,300
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $65,870
Salinas, CA $65,990
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $59,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $73,530
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $72,040
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $54,550
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $54,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $76,215
Santa Rosa, CA $73,675
Stockton-Lodi, CA $52,385
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $61,700
Visalia-Porterville, CA $37,660
Yuba City, CA $49,160
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $53,815
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,040
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $54,030
$59,820
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($87,575).

Colorado Springs, CO $56,980
Fort Collins, CO $61,700
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $85,680
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $87,575
Grand Junction, CO $50,560
$73,679
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($67,960).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $66,510
New Haven, CT $67,960
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $65,375
Waterbury, CT $52,610
$63,566
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

South Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($74,740).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $48,080
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $53,530
Gainesville, FL $55,390
Homosassa Springs, FL $45,130
Jacksonville, FL $54,075
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $48,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $63,555
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $69,975
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $47,810
Ocala, FL $39,830
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $53,625
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $62,605
Panama City, FL $44,660
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $49,905
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,380
Punta Gorda, FL $70,510
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $66,110
Sebring, FL $37,680
Tallahassee, FL $49,840
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $54,190
The Villages, FL $57,790
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $74,740
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,825
$53,294
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Dalton, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($69,880).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $59,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $54,520
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $56,710
Brunswick, GA $51,330
Columbus, GA-AL $53,940
Dalton, GA $69,880
Gainesville, GA $59,990
Macon, GA $40,175
Rome, GA $58,830
Savannah, GA $51,625
Valdosta, GA $41,200
Warner Robins, GA $48,580
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,615
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,540
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,530
$51,682
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($81,005).

Urban Honolulu, HI $81,005
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $70,745
$75,875
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($56,400).

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,930
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $51,220
Dubuque, IA $43,290
Iowa City, IA $56,400
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $40,470
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $47,250
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,410
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,070
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,470
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,630
$47,807
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($55,760).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $48,070
Idaho Falls, ID $55,760
Twin Falls, ID $50,350
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $53,420
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,860
$52,492
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Carbondale-Marion, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($51,520).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $51,520
Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $49,020
Danville, IL $39,680
Decatur, IL $47,540
Peoria, IL $46,690
Rockford, IL $50,350
Springfield, IL $44,350
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,120
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $29,710
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,200
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,050
$43,402
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($53,410).

Columbus, IN $53,020
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $53,410
Evansville, IN-KY $51,780
Fort Wayne, IN $52,080
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $49,080
Kokomo, IN $49,110
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $47,910
Muncie, IN $48,770
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $52,510
Terre Haute, IN $53,060
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,270
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,305
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,570
$49,151
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($62,750).

Manhattan, KS $62,750
Topeka, KS $50,870
Wichita, KS $51,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $51,990
$54,223
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($52,520).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $42,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY $45,230
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $46,860
Owensboro, KY $45,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,320
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,520
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
$45,435
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($71,970).

Hammond, LA $71,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $71,970
Lafayette, LA $58,110
Lake Charles, LA $54,905
Monroe, LA $58,190
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $62,385
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $63,230
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,150
$61,280
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($72,560).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $72,560
Leominster-Gardner, MA $56,860
New Bedford, MA $59,950
Pittsfield, MA $55,370
Springfield, MA-CT $63,355
Worcester, MA-CT $56,630
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $70,965
$62,881
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($69,470).

California-Lexington Park, MD $66,450
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $56,770
Salisbury, MD-DE $69,470
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $61,690
$64,770
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($62,720).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $51,480
Portland-South Portland, ME $62,720
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,270
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $59,085
$57,152
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($82,110).

Battle Creek, MI $60,310
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $82,110
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $55,585
Jackson, MI $57,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $56,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,460
Monroe, MI $47,760
Muskegon, MI $60,460
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $55,140
Saginaw, MI $48,940
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,035
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,990
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,665
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,070
$57,461
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($61,060).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $54,360
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $61,060
Rochester, MN $53,910
St. Cloud, MN $57,240
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,370
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,080
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,040
$54,843
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($66,760).

Kansas City, MO-KS $66,760
St. Louis, MO-IL $54,885
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,950
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $25,220
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,410
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,850
$50,465
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($49,935).

Hattiesburg, MS $48,140
Jackson, MS $44,965
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,165
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,935
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,390
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,955
$46,996
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($65,370).

Great Falls, MT $65,370
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,190
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,010
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,570
$55,317
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($72,530).

Burlington, NC $49,260
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $54,830
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $59,730
Fayetteville, NC $60,420
Goldsboro, NC $48,730
Greensboro-High Point, NC $47,160
Greenville, NC $64,410
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $60,630
Jacksonville, NC $48,100
New Bern, NC $50,960
Raleigh, NC $72,530
Rocky Mount, NC $49,040
Wilmington, NC $57,510
Winston-Salem, NC $62,810
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,060
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,370
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,480
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,980
$57,081
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($54,250).

Fargo, ND-MN $51,850
Grand Forks, ND-MN $54,250
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,100
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,980
$49,432
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($48,330).

Lincoln, NE $46,370
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $48,330
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,130
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,810
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,375
$43,065
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($70,100).

Manchester, NH $70,100
Portsmouth, NH-ME $69,750
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,860
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,390
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,760
$62,770
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($114,660).

Trenton, NJ $114,660
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $95,320
Ocean City, NJ $106,620
$105,316
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($67,060).

Farmington, NM $62,750
Las Cruces, NM $66,220
Santa Fe, NM $67,060
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $59,015
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $55,955
$61,629
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($71,140).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $60,150
Reno, NV $71,140
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,655
$62,348
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 ($80,085).

Binghamton, NY $48,400
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $51,055
Elmira, NY $54,060
Glens Falls, NY $59,250
Ithaca, NY $57,840
Kingston, NY $58,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $80,085
Rochester, NY $59,640
Syracuse, NY $61,840
Utica-Rome, NY $60,240
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $59,970
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,360
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $61,840
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $62,510
$60,903
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($60,270).

Canton-Massillon, OH $45,830
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $53,670
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,650
Columbus, OH $60,270
Dayton, OH $51,710
Mansfield, OH $59,390
Springfield, OH $59,120
Toledo, OH $45,020
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $54,020
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $43,360
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,150
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,820
$49,197
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($59,710).

Lawton, OK $40,740
Oklahoma City, OK $59,710
Tulsa, OK $54,300
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,495
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,100
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,820
$48,717
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Eugene, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($60,785).

Bend-Redmond, OR $51,200
Corvallis, OR $48,300
Eugene, OR $60,785
Grants Pass, OR $44,690
Medford, OR $44,025
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $53,240
Salem, OR $51,845
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,385
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $44,985
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,110
$50,864
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($69,335).

Altoona, PA $49,500
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $60,240
East Stroudsburg, PA $59,850
Erie, PA $62,900
Gettysburg, PA $66,960
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,705
Johnstown, PA $51,310
Lancaster, PA $50,480
Lebanon, PA $58,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $69,335
Pittsburgh, PA $56,110
Reading, PA $58,550
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $54,395
State College, PA $57,200
York-Hanover, PA $57,430
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,930
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,245
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $45,565
$56,396
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($73,095).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $28,460
Arecibo, PR $29,910
Mayaguez, PR $26,810
Ponce, PR $29,290
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $73,095
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $28,580
$41,320
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 ($71,320).

Columbia, SC $71,320
Florence, SC $50,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $61,575
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,540
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $51,515
Spartanburg, SC $59,685
Sumter, SC $49,430
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,220
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,460
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,740
$55,751
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($55,125).

Sioux Falls, SD $55,125
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,400
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,010
$53,212
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($56,090).

Clarksville, TN-KY $37,170
Cleveland, TN $41,700
Jackson, TN $45,920
Johnson City, TN $40,450
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $41,690
Knoxville, TN $36,220
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,115
Morristown, TN $39,090
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $56,090
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,255
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,360
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,875
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,975
$42,907
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Sherman-Denison, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($62,840).

Amarillo, TX $59,840
Austin-Round Rock, TX $58,375
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $51,160
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,620
College Station-Bryan, TX $45,330
Corpus Christi, TX $56,510
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,045
El Paso, TX $51,470
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $58,460
Killeen-Temple, TX $48,315
Laredo, TX $51,550
Longview, TX $56,700
Lubbock, TX $53,590
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $40,600
Midland, TX $60,740
Odessa, TX $47,685
San Angelo, TX $47,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,880
Sherman-Denison, TX $62,840
Texarkana, TX-AR $50,080
Tyler, TX $46,660
Victoria, TX $56,830
Waco, TX $53,585
Wichita Falls, TX $58,990
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,250
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,760
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,095
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,605
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,090
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,995
$52,530
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($64,060).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $47,250
Provo-Orem, UT $57,040
Salt Lake City, UT $64,060
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,125
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $50,190
$55,465
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($77,270).

Charlottesville, VA $60,560
Harrisonburg, VA $52,240
Lynchburg, VA $63,260
Richmond, VA $62,140
Roanoke, VA $77,270
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $60,770
Winchester, VA-WV $43,850
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,090
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,660
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,940
$57,808
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($60,320).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,320
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $56,535
$57,797
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($62,620).

Eau Claire, WI $48,850
Fond du Lac, WI $51,970
Green Bay, WI $50,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $55,600
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $59,240
Madison, WI $62,620
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $53,330
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $48,110
Racine, WI $35,560
Sheboygan, WI $51,330
Wausau, WI $50,640
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,000
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,735
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,970
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,080
$52,219
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($48,920).

Charleston, WV $47,430
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $39,930
Morgantown, WV $48,920
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $48,130
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $43,740
Wheeling, WV-OH $35,350
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,760
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,065
$44,599
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($70,480).

Cheyenne, WY $57,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $70,480
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $49,260
$56,740

Certificate

Average Salary Median: $53,645

The state with the highest average salary median for a certificate is New Jersey ($82,935) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Certificate)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($89,760) with a certificate.

Fairbanks, AK $71,780
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $89,760
$80,770
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Certificate)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,050) with a certificate.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,580
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,130
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $51,060
Decatur, AL $54,260
Dothan, AL $72,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $59,000
Gadsden, AL $62,600
Huntsville, AL $43,940
Mobile, AL $51,890
Montgomery, AL $50,850
Tuscaloosa, AL $64,150
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,230
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,660
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,020
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,790
$55,947
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Certificate)

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($50,460) with a certificate.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $46,690
Hot Springs, AR $50,460
Jonesboro, AR $41,660
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $49,360
Pine Bluff, AR $50,060
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,720
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,400
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,580
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,690
$44,958
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Certificate)

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($57,630) with a certificate.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $57,630
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $56,010
Prescott, AZ $48,970
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $42,920
Tucson, AZ $53,830
Yuma, AZ $57,030
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $54,780
$53,024
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Certificate)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($75,250) with a certificate.

Chico, CA $58,150
El Centro, CA $52,950
Fresno, CA $42,910
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $50,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $58,450
Madera, CA $56,110
Merced, CA $46,610
Modesto, CA $51,340
Napa, CA $62,920
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $47,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $51,690
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $55,140
Salinas, CA $64,490
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $58,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $64,510
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $75,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $54,670
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $54,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $61,440
Santa Rosa, CA $63,900
Stockton-Lodi, CA $55,880
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $61,700
Visalia-Porterville, CA $37,660
Yuba City, CA $49,160
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $54,860
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,050
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,990
$55,572
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Certificate)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($92,500) with a certificate.

Colorado Springs, CO $56,980
Fort Collins, CO $61,700
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $75,070
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $92,500
Grand Junction, CO N/A
$71,563
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Certificate)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($70,370) with a certificate.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $66,510
New Haven, CT $67,960
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $70,370
Waterbury, CT $52,610
$64,363
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Certificate)

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($80,860) with a certificate.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $54,650
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $48,630
Gainesville, FL $53,550
Homosassa Springs, FL $45,130
Jacksonville, FL $45,360
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $48,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $54,730
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $80,860
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $56,600
Ocala, FL $39,830
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $56,890
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $53,120
Panama City, FL $44,660
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $51,800
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,380
Punta Gorda, FL $70,510
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $66,110
Sebring, FL $37,680
Tallahassee, FL $48,510
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $51,270
The Villages, FL $57,790
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $74,740
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $48,400
$53,484
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Certificate)

Dalton, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($69,880) with a certificate.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $59,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $54,520
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $56,710
Brunswick, GA $51,330
Columbus, GA-AL $53,940
Dalton, GA $69,880
Gainesville, GA $59,990
Macon, GA $37,910
Rome, GA $58,830
Savannah, GA $52,890
Valdosta, GA $41,200
Warner Robins, GA $49,200
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,810
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,540
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,530
$52,052
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Certificate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($72,050) with a certificate.

Urban Honolulu, HI $72,050
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $50,810
$61,430
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Certificate)

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($56,400) with a certificate.

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,930
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $51,220
Dubuque, IA $43,290
Iowa City, IA $56,400
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $40,470
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $47,250
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,410
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,070
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,470
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,630
$47,807
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Certificate)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($55,760) with a certificate.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $48,070
Idaho Falls, ID $55,760
Twin Falls, ID $50,350
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $53,420
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,860
$52,492
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Certificate)

Carbondale-Marion, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($51,520) with a certificate.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $51,520
Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $49,020
Danville, IL $39,680
Decatur, IL $47,540
Peoria, IL $46,690
Rockford, IL $50,350
Springfield, IL $44,350
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,120
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $29,710
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,400
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,050
$44,436
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Certificate)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($53,410) with a certificate.

Columbus, IN $53,020
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $53,410
Evansville, IN-KY $51,780
Fort Wayne, IN $52,080
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $51,290
Kokomo, IN $49,110
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $47,910
Muncie, IN $48,770
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $52,510
Terre Haute, IN $53,060
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,270
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,280
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,570
$50,697
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Certificate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($62,750) with a certificate.

Manhattan, KS $62,750
Topeka, KS $50,870
Wichita, KS $51,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $51,990
$54,223
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Certificate)

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($52,520) with a certificate.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $42,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY $45,230
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $46,860
Owensboro, KY $45,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,320
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,520
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
$45,435
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Certificate)

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($71,970) with a certificate.

Hammond, LA $71,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $71,970
Lafayette, LA $58,110
Lake Charles, LA $55,870
Monroe, LA $58,190
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $70,370
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $63,230
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,150
$63,058
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Certificate)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($72,460) with a certificate.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $72,460
Leominster-Gardner, MA $56,860
New Bedford, MA $59,950
Pittsfield, MA $60,640
Springfield, MA-CT $68,150
Worcester, MA-CT $57,870
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $62,090
$62,574
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Certificate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($70,150) with a certificate.

California-Lexington Park, MD $66,450
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $56,770
Salisbury, MD-DE $70,150
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $61,690
$63,765
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Certificate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($62,720) with a certificate.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $51,480
Portland-South Portland, ME $62,720
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $59,940
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $56,820
$57,740
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Certificate)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($82,110) with a certificate.

Battle Creek, MI $60,310
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $82,110
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $60,040
Jackson, MI $57,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $56,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,460
Monroe, MI $47,760
Muskegon, MI $60,460
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $55,140
Saginaw, MI $48,940
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,170
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,990
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,110
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,809
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Certificate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($63,590) with a certificate.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $54,360
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $63,590
Rochester, MN $53,910
St. Cloud, MN $57,240
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,820
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,080
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,040
$53,498
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Certificate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($56,440) with a certificate.

Kansas City, MO-KS $56,440
St. Louis, MO-IL $53,450
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,950
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $25,220
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,410
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$43,094
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Certificate)

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($51,920) with a certificate.

Hattiesburg, MS $48,140
Jackson, MS $49,820
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,520
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,920
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,760
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,940
$46,850
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Certificate)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($65,370) with a certificate.

Great Falls, MT $65,370
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $61,890
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,010
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,250
$60,130
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Certificate)

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($64,410) with a certificate.

Burlington, NC $49,260
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $54,830
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $59,730
Fayetteville, NC $60,420
Goldsboro, NC $48,730
Greensboro-High Point, NC $47,160
Greenville, NC $64,410
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $60,630
Jacksonville, NC $48,100
New Bern, NC $50,960
Raleigh, NC $58,960
Rocky Mount, NC $49,040
Wilmington, NC $57,510
Winston-Salem, NC $62,810
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,060
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,370
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,480
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,980
$55,469
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Certificate)

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($54,250) with a certificate.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,850
Grand Forks, ND-MN $54,250
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,100
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,800
$51,500
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Certificate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($48,330) with a certificate.

Lincoln, NE $46,370
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $48,330
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,130
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,810
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,160
$43,760
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Certificate)

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($70,100) with a certificate.

Manchester, NH $70,100
Portsmouth, NH-ME $69,750
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,860
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,390
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $64,030
$63,426
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Certificate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($87,860) with a certificate.

Trenton, NJ $87,860
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $78,010
Ocean City, NJ N/A
$82,935
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Certificate)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($66,220) with a certificate.

Farmington, NM $62,750
Las Cruces, NM $66,220
Santa Fe, NM $50,820
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $59,270
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $56,120
$59,036
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Certificate)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($60,150) with a certificate.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $60,150
Reno, NV $48,150
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $49,600
$52,633
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Certificate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($78,140) with a certificate.

Binghamton, NY $48,400
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $57,490
Elmira, NY $54,060
Glens Falls, NY $59,250
Ithaca, NY $57,840
Kingston, NY $58,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $78,140
Rochester, NY $50,340
Syracuse, NY $61,760
Utica-Rome, NY $60,240
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $59,970
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,360
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,150
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $62,510
$59,294
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Certificate)

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($63,990) with a certificate.

Canton-Massillon, OH $45,830
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $49,300
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,650
Columbus, OH $60,270
Dayton, OH $51,710
Mansfield, OH $59,390
Springfield, OH $59,120
Toledo, OH $50,390
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $63,990
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $47,490
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,150
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,820
$50,414
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Certificate)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($59,710) with a certificate.

Lawton, OK $40,740
Oklahoma City, OK $59,710
Tulsa, OK $56,400
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,760
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,100
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,820
$49,003
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Certificate)

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($59,290) with a certificate.

Bend-Redmond, OR $51,200
Corvallis, OR $48,300
Eugene, OR $53,080
Grants Pass, OR $44,690
Medford, OR $39,840
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,050
Salem, OR $52,200
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $52,480
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,290
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,110
$50,924
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Certificate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($68,690) with a certificate.

Altoona, PA $49,500
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $60,240
East Stroudsburg, PA $59,850
Erie, PA $62,900
Gettysburg, PA $66,960
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $58,910
Johnstown, PA $51,310
Lancaster, PA $50,480
Lebanon, PA $58,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $68,690
Pittsburgh, PA $64,260
Reading, PA $58,550
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $57,080
State College, PA $63,460
York-Hanover, PA $57,430
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,930
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,610
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,240
$58,058
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Certificate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($30,600) with a certificate.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $28,460
Arecibo, PR $29,910
Mayaguez, PR $26,810
Ponce, PR $29,290
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,600
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $28,580
$28,942
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Certificate)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($71,320) with a certificate.

Columbia, SC $71,320
Florence, SC $50,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $55,890
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $59,170
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $50,580
Spartanburg, SC $62,060
Sumter, SC $49,430
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,220
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,460
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,740
$53,959
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Certificate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($54,490) with a certificate.

Sioux Falls, SD $54,490
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,300
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,010
$52,267
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Certificate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($54,440) with a certificate.

Clarksville, TN-KY $37,170
Cleveland, TN $41,700
Jackson, TN $45,920
Johnson City, TN $40,450
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $44,470
Knoxville, TN $47,560
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $45,040
Morristown, TN $39,090
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $54,440
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,640
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,360
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,170
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,070
$42,314
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Certificate)

Sherman-Denison, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($62,840) with a certificate.

Amarillo, TX $59,840
Austin-Round Rock, TX $62,250
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $40,930
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,610
College Station-Bryan, TX $55,300
Corpus Christi, TX $55,430
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $58,900
El Paso, TX $51,470
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $56,520
Killeen-Temple, TX $57,100
Laredo, TX $51,550
Longview, TX $56,700
Lubbock, TX $53,590
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $40,600
Midland, TX $60,740
Odessa, TX $46,090
San Angelo, TX $47,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,880
Sherman-Denison, TX $62,840
Texarkana, TX-AR $50,080
Tyler, TX $46,660
Victoria, TX $56,830
Waco, TX $56,350
Wichita Falls, TX $58,990
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,250
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,040
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,600
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,180
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,850
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,130
$53,196
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Certificate)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,060) with a certificate.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $47,250
Provo-Orem, UT $57,040
Salt Lake City, UT $64,060
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,210
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $50,190
$54,750
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Certificate)

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($77,270) with a certificate.

Charlottesville, VA $60,560
Harrisonburg, VA $52,240
Lynchburg, VA $63,260
Richmond, VA $60,530
Roanoke, VA $77,270
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $57,990
Winchester, VA-WV $43,850
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,090
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,660
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,940
$56,639
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Certificate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($64,850) with a certificate.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,320
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,850
$62,585
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Certificate)

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($59,240) with a certificate.

Eau Claire, WI $48,850
Fond du Lac, WI $51,970
Green Bay, WI $50,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $55,600
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $59,240
Madison, WI $55,230
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,310
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $48,110
Racine, WI $35,560
Sheboygan, WI $51,330
Wausau, WI $50,640
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,000
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,210
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,900
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,080
$50,234
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Certificate)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($48,920) with a certificate.

Charleston, WV $47,430
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $39,930
Morgantown, WV $48,920
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $48,130
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $43,740
Wheeling, WV-OH $35,350
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,760
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,610
$44,109
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Certificate)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($70,480) with a certificate.

Cheyenne, WY $57,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $70,480
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,460
$60,967

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $57,833

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

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($59,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $59,880
$59,880
Alabama

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($63,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $63,430
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL N/A
Mobile, AL $57,390
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,410
Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($53,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR $53,120
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $41,500
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,910
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,843
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($57,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $54,770
Prescott, AZ $57,480
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $57,590
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $39,890
$52,433
California

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

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($90,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $69,460
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $51,200
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA $74,910
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $74,910
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $76,600
Salinas, CA $67,490
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $60,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $82,550
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $68,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $54,430
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $90,990
Santa Rosa, CA $83,450
Stockton-Lodi, CA $48,890
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,770
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $56,030
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $59,070
$66,988
Colorado

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

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($96,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $96,290
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $82,650
Grand Junction, CO $50,560
$76,500
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($60,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $60,380
Waterbury, CT N/A
$60,380
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($72,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $41,510
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $58,430
Gainesville, FL $57,230
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $62,790
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $72,380
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $59,090
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $39,020
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $50,360
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $72,090
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $48,010
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $51,170
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $57,110
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $19,250
$52,957
Georgia

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

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($60,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $42,440
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA $50,360
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA $47,960
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,420
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,295
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($90,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $89,960
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $90,680
$90,320
Iowa N/A
Idaho N/A
Illinois

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

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($31,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $31,000
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$31,000
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($46,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $46,870
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $31,330
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$39,100
Kansas N/A
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($54,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA $53,940
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $54,400
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,170
Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($79,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $72,660
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA $50,100
Springfield, MA-CT $58,560
Worcester, MA-CT $55,390
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $79,840
$63,310
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($68,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV N/A
Salisbury, MD-DE $68,790
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,790
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($61,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,600
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,350
$55,975
Michigan

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

Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($60,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $51,130
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,900
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,070
$56,330
Minnesota

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

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($61,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $58,530
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,920
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,225
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($77,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $77,080
St. Louis, MO-IL $56,320
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,850
$62,750
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($50,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS $40,110
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,810
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,950
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,970
$47,172
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($52,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT N/A
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $52,490
West Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,890
$45,690
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 ($86,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $86,100
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$86,100
North Dakota

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

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($41,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN N/A
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,160
$41,160
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($39,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,590
$39,590
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($59,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,490
$59,490
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 ($141,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $112,630
Ocean City, NJ $106,620
$120,237
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($83,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM $83,300
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $55,790
$65,950
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($94,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $94,130
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $59,710
$76,920
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 ($82,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $44,620
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $82,030
Rochester, NY $68,940
Syracuse, NY $61,920
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $69,530
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,408
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($58,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $58,040
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $39,650
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $44,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $39,230
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,243
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($52,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $52,200
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,230
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,715
Oregon

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

Eugene, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($68,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR $68,490
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR $48,210
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $49,430
Salem, OR $51,490
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,290
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $30,680
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,765
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 ($69,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $54,500
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $69,980
Pittsburgh, PA $47,960
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $51,710
State College, PA $50,940
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,880
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,890
$52,123
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 ($115,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $115,590
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$115,590
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($67,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $67,260
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $63,910
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $52,450
Spartanburg, SC $57,310
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,233
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 ($55,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $55,760
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,500
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,630
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 ($57,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $38,910
Knoxville, TN $24,880
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $47,190
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $57,740
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,580
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,880
$44,007
Texas

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

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($61,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX $54,500
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $61,390
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,630
College Station-Bryan, TX $35,360
Corpus Christi, TX $57,590
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $53,190
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $60,400
Killeen-Temple, TX $39,530
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX $49,280
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX $50,820
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,480
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,590
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,030
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,330
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,860
$51,199
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($59,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,040
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,040
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($63,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $63,750
Roanoke, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,550
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,650
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($48,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,220
$48,220
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($70,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $70,010
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $56,350
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,260
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,040
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,665
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($48,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,520
$48,520
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($44,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $44,060
$44,060

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a certificate degree, the average salary median is $53,645.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $57,833. 

  Food Service Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.

Salary Ratio: 3.94    

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    
  • Banquet Director
  • Banquet Manager
  • Boarding House Manager
  • Cafe Operator
  • Cafeteria Director
  • Cafeteria Manager
  • Cafeteria Operator
  • Catering Coordinator
  • Catering Director
  • Catering Manager
  • Chef Manager
  • Club Manager
  • Clubhouse Manager
  • Concessionaire
  • Cook Manager
  • Deli Manager
  • Dining Services Director
  • Fast Food Services Manager
  • Flight Kitchen Manager
  • Food and Beverage Director
  • Food and Beverage Manager
  • Food General Manager
  • Food Production Manager
  • Food Service Director
  • Food Service General Manager
  • Food Service Manager
  • Food Service Supervisor
  • Hospitality Manager
  • Kitchen Manager
  • Liquor Establishment Manager
  • Luncheonette Operator
  • Lunchroom Operator
  • Menu Planner
  • Restaurant General Manager
  • Restaurant Manager
  • Restauranteur
  • Saloon Keeper
  • Tavern Keeper
  • Tavern Operator
  • US Salary Median: $56,401
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Certificate

  Lodging Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.

Salary Ratio: 1.04    

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    
  • Accommodations General Manager
  • Accommodations Manager
  • Agricultural Labor Camp Manager
  • Apartment Coordinator
  • Bed and Breakfast Innkeeper
  • Boardinghouse Keeper
  • Camp Director
  • Campground Manager
  • Dude Ranch Manager
  • Front Desk Manager
  • Front Office Director
  • Front Office Manager
  • Guest Experience Manager
  • Guest Relations Manager
  • Guest Services Manager
  • Hospitality Manager
  • Hotel Director
  • Hotel General Manager
  • Hotel Manager
  • Hotel Operations Manager
  • Hotel Superintendent
  • Hotels General Manager
  • Housing Director
  • Innkeeper
  • Landlady
  • Lodging Facilities Manager
  • Motel Keeper
  • Motel Manager
  • Motel Operator
  • Motor Hotel Manager
  • Night Manager
  • Recreational Resort Manager
  • Resident Manager
  • Resort Keeper
  • Resort Manager
  • Revenue Manager
  • Rooming House Operator
  • Rooms Director
  • RV Resort Manager (Recreational Vehicle Resort Manager)
  • Tourist Cabin Keeper
  • Tourist Home Keeper
  • US Salary Median: $59,997
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Certificate

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $9,877 per year (or $14,449 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $9,877 to earn a certificate (or $14,449 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $9,877 per year (or $14,449 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $39,508 to earn a bachelor's (or $57,796 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Restaurant & Food Services Management Degrees

Johnson & Wales University-Online

8 Abbott Park Pl - Providence, RI

Out-of-state cost: $13,365/year
In-state cost: $13,365/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Stratford University

2900 Eisenhower Avenue - Alexandria, VA

Out-of-state cost: $15,130/year
In-state cost: $15,130/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

ECPI University

5555 Greenwich Rd - Virginia Beach, VA

Out-of-state cost: $16,639/year
In-state cost: $16,639/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Kennesaw State University

1000 Chastain Rd - Kennesaw, GA

Out-of-state cost: $17,690/year
In-state cost: $6,436/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of North Alabama

One Harrison Plaza - Florence, AL

Out-of-state cost: $20,220/year
In-state cost: $10,620/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Bob Jones University

1700 Wade Hampton Boulavard - Greenville, SC

Out-of-state cost: $21,224/year
In-state cost: $21,224/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

New England Culinary Institute

62 Ridge Street, 2nd Floor - Montpelier, VT

Out-of-state cost: $22,210/year
In-state cost: $22,210/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

University of Central Florida

4000 Central Florida Blvd - Orlando, FL

Out-of-state cost: $22,467/year
In-state cost: $6,368/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Walnut Hill College

4207 Walnut St - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $23,550/year
In-state cost: $23,550/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Speer Blvd And Colfax Ave - Denver, CO

Out-of-state cost: $23,967/year
In-state cost: $8,693/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

4505 S Maryland Pky - Las Vegas, NV

Out-of-state cost: $24,116/year
In-state cost: $8,465/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Doctorate

Central Washington University

400 East University Way - Ellensburg, WA

Out-of-state cost: $24,520/year
In-state cost: $8,444/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

102 Administration Building - Fort Collins, CO

Out-of-state cost: $30,535/year
In-state cost: $11,814/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

The University of Alabama

739 University Blvd - Tuscaloosa, AL

Out-of-state cost: $31,090/year
In-state cost: $11,620/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Hastings College

710 N Turner Ave - Hastings, NE

Out-of-state cost: $32,770/year
In-state cost: $32,770/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Johnson & Wales University-North Miami

1701 NE 127th St - North Miami, FL

Out-of-state cost: $34,376/year
In-state cost: $34,376/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Johnson & Wales University-Denver

7150 Montview Blvd - Denver, CO

Out-of-state cost: $34,376/year
In-state cost: $34,376/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte

Academic Center, 801 West Trade Street - Charlotte, NC

Out-of-state cost: $34,376/year
In-state cost: $34,376/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Johnson & Wales University-Providence

8 Abbott Park Place - Providence, RI

Out-of-state cost: $34,376/year
In-state cost: $34,376/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Culinary Institute of America

1946 Campus Drive - Hyde Park, NY

Out-of-state cost: $34,650/year
In-state cost: $34,650/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's


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