Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Retail Management Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to manage the operations of a wide variety of retail businesses, including department stores; independent and chain stores; fashion, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical establishments; and online retail businesses. Includes instruction in retail management, merchandise management, customer service management, marketing, organizational behavior, accounting, finance, business law, and personnel management.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Manage or coordinate fitness and wellness programs and services. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of a spa facility. Coordinate programs, schedule and direct staff, and oversee financial activities.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $77,123
    "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.): 7.32%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 4-6 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,549/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,802/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,691/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,161/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,632/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,028/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: $77,123

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($97,927) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($77,428).

Fairbanks, AK $77,428
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $73,766
$75,597
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($94,832).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $84,240
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $86,393
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $70,408
Decatur, AL $80,758
Dothan, AL $73,270
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $69,430
Gadsden, AL $71,630
Huntsville, AL $94,832
Mobile, AL $85,228
Montgomery, AL $76,448
Tuscaloosa, AL $84,836
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $72,928
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $74,000
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $70,075
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $74,646
$78,346
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($73,554).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,828
Hot Springs, AR $56,015
Jonesboro, AR $60,825
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $73,554
Pine Bluff, AR $61,025
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,908
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $61,908
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,282
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,030
$59,893
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($82,356).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $64,653
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $82,356
Prescott, AZ $63,073
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $74,573
Tucson, AZ $79,302
Yuma, AZ $65,238
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $64,418
$71,203
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($138,888).

Chico, CA $77,778
El Centro, CA $81,530
Fresno, CA $80,850
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $84,433
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $108,026
Madera, CA $83,823
Merced, CA $83,395
Modesto, CA $84,550
Napa, CA $104,070
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $93,985
Redding, CA $77,558
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $89,426
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $99,806
Salinas, CA $85,558
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $107,968
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $115,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $138,888
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $79,028
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $88,648
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $90,748
Santa Rosa, CA $93,578
Stockton-Lodi, CA $98,486
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $99,338
Visalia-Porterville, CA $79,665
Yuba City, CA $79,748
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $70,905
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $72,690
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $77,553
$90,899
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($103,498).

Colorado Springs, CO $89,336
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $103,498
Fort Collins, CO $92,035
Grand Junction, CO $83,745
Greeley, CO $94,100
Pueblo, CO $81,600
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,823
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $78,554
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $87,640
$87,505
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($104,174).

Danbury, CT $103,530
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $104,174
New Haven, CT $99,384
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $99,388
Waterbury, CT $92,784
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $87,665
$97,927
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($85,985).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $66,933
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $67,078
Gainesville, FL $70,990
Homosassa Springs, FL $64,213
Jacksonville, FL $73,388
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $73,705
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $84,308
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $75,425
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $75,990
Ocala, FL $67,710
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $83,806
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $85,985
Panama City, FL $64,298
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $67,685
Port St. Lucie, FL $69,610
Punta Gorda, FL $66,015
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $72,728
Sebring, FL $57,780
Tallahassee, FL $71,348
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $83,835
The Villages, FL $78,483
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $64,915
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $60,865
$71,761
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($91,108).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $69,580
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $91,108
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $77,206
Brunswick, GA $74,480
Columbus, GA-AL $70,958
Dalton, GA $72,000
Gainesville, GA $69,958
Hinesville, GA $68,145
Macon, GA $70,160
Rome, GA $64,784
Savannah, GA $73,596
Valdosta, GA $66,720
Warner Robins, GA $69,103
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,334
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $69,312
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $65,383
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,854
$70,078
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($90,108).

Urban Honolulu, HI $90,108
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $69,802
$78,827
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($84,885).

Cedar Rapids, IA $84,885
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $77,398
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $82,646
Dubuque, IA $73,280
Iowa City, IA $71,940
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $77,020
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $71,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $68,180
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $66,573
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,908
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $68,738
$73,356
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($76,343).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $62,213
Idaho Falls, ID $76,343
Lewiston, ID-WA $58,930
Pocatello, ID $53,045
Twin Falls, ID $59,488
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $61,200
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $60,755
$61,710
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($95,708).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $66,240
Champaign-Urbana, IL $73,328
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $95,708
Danville, IL $71,235
Decatur, IL $69,940
Kankakee, IL $68,143
Peoria, IL $79,838
Rockford, IL $74,828
Springfield, IL $77,180
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,673
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $64,520
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,560
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,790
$72,486
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($80,336).

Columbus, IN $80,336
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $74,874
Evansville, IN-KY $65,382
Fort Wayne, IN $72,620
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $76,022
Kokomo, IN $74,230
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $72,722
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $68,200
Muncie, IN $65,696
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $74,068
Terre Haute, IN $65,318
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $67,112
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $65,444
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $65,274
$70,415
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($79,125).

Manhattan, KS $70,055
Topeka, KS $68,423
Wichita, KS $79,125
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $65,864
$70,572
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($75,833).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,568
Lexington-Fayette, KY $72,383
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $75,833
Owensboro, KY $63,723
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $62,028
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,458
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,850
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,332
$65,102
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($85,310).

Baton Rouge, LA $76,805
Hammond, LA $75,578
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $80,085
Lafayette, LA $79,475
Lake Charles, LA $85,310
Monroe, LA $64,970
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $83,224
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $71,703
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $65,456
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $82,460
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,448
$76,451
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($110,505).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $110,505
Leominster-Gardner, MA $88,243
New Bedford, MA $82,955
Pittsfield, MA $76,773
Springfield, MA-CT $85,608
Worcester, MA-CT $91,712
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $78,200
$87,777
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($104,983).

California-Lexington Park, MD $104,983
Cumberland, MD-WV $67,660
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $77,823
Salisbury, MD-DE $81,695
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $74,778
$81,388
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($85,088).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $72,575
Portland-South Portland, ME $85,088
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,104
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $70,080
$73,245
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($95,012).

Battle Creek, MI $86,633
Bay City, MI $74,508
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $94,798
Flint, MI $76,565
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $82,438
Jackson, MI $86,533
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $88,076
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $95,012
Midland, MI $80,730
Monroe, MI $75,465
Muskegon, MI $73,740
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $73,820
Saginaw, MI $80,403
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,294
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,618
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $67,670
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,030
$79,359
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($97,088).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $73,565
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $97,088
Rochester, MN $79,998
St. Cloud, MN $77,950
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $74,623
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,183
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,700
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $76,520
$78,533
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($83,802).

Columbia, MO $69,760
Jefferson City, MO $67,478
Joplin, MO $63,928
Kansas City, MO-KS $83,588
St. Joseph, MO-KS $70,780
St. Louis, MO-IL $83,802
Springfield, MO $73,270
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,496
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $65,468
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,735
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,513
$69,386
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($69,165).

Hattiesburg, MS $61,458
Jackson, MS $69,165
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,523
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,000
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $65,386
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,820
$62,512
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($78,413).

Great Falls, MT $75,780
Missoula, MT $71,773
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $78,413
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,300
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,850
$73,223
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($107,308).

Burlington, NC $81,233
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $94,664
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $107,308
Fayetteville, NC $85,513
Goldsboro, NC $73,135
Greensboro-High Point, NC $88,598
Greenville, NC $89,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $80,758
Jacksonville, NC $74,445
New Bern, NC $80,070
Raleigh, NC $96,968
Rocky Mount, NC $76,800
Wilmington, NC $80,684
Winston-Salem, NC $88,503
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $71,280
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,952
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $72,216
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $75,908
$82,871
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($81,670).

Fargo, ND-MN $81,670
Grand Forks, ND-MN $76,635
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,823
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $70,143
$76,318
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($80,926).

Lincoln, NE $75,705
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $80,926
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $67,665
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $68,685
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $71,348
$73,163
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($104,745).

Manchester, NH $96,080
Portsmouth, NH-ME $104,745
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $67,263
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $81,718
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $98,840
$90,163
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($107,742).

Ocean City, NJ $86,274
Trenton, NJ $107,742
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $91,168
$95,061
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($77,048).

Farmington, NM $76,745
Las Cruces, NM $69,578
Santa Fe, NM $76,908
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $73,143
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $77,048
$74,797
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($94,820).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $84,085
Reno, NV $94,820
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $77,240
$86,108
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 ($124,786).

Binghamton, NY $84,798
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $87,674
Elmira, NY $83,515
Glens Falls, NY $83,643
Ithaca, NY $100,708
Kingston, NY $77,948
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $124,786
Rochester, NY $95,188
Syracuse, NY $92,302
Utica-Rome, NY $79,954
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $75,205
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $78,768
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $75,122
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $75,826
$87,018
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($92,404).

Canton-Massillon, OH $73,733
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $91,394
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $88,840
Columbus, OH $92,404
Dayton, OH $86,145
Lima, OH $73,828
Mansfield, OH $66,218
Springfield, OH $71,370
Toledo, OH $84,250
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $71,792
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $77,088
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $73,773
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,163
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $78,686
$78,971
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($80,115).

Lawton, OK $68,128
Oklahoma City, OK $80,115
Tulsa, OK $74,588
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $65,440
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $69,810
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,458
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,092
$69,440
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($93,176).

Bend-Redmond, OR $73,888
Corvallis, OR $80,718
Eugene, OR $71,000
Grants Pass, OR $67,515
Medford, OR $72,993
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $89,650
Salem, OR $93,176
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,432
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $69,825
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $67,555
$76,401
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($104,838).

Altoona, PA $74,913
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $84,633
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $82,293
East Stroudsburg, PA $83,860
Erie, PA $70,998
Gettysburg, PA $84,555
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $89,782
Johnstown, PA $70,404
Lancaster, PA $84,110
Lebanon, PA $84,335
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $104,838
Pittsburgh, PA $96,156
Reading, PA $90,820
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $82,803
State College, PA $79,730
Williamsport, PA $76,318
York-Hanover, PA $87,723
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $71,785
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $77,000
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $83,442
$83,372
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($53,606).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $47,795
Arecibo, PR $43,386
Guayama, PR $47,143
Mayaguez, PR $47,432
Ponce, PR $47,562
San German, PR $38,118
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $53,606
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $42,778
$46,202
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($82,358).

Columbia, SC $81,975
Florence, SC $77,695
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $73,842
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $74,625
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $70,513
Spartanburg, SC $82,358
Sumter, SC $71,945
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $66,480
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,912
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,675
$72,868
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($97,715).

Sioux Falls, SD $97,715
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $86,354
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $72,684
$84,718
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($84,312).

Clarksville, TN-KY $68,450
Cleveland, TN $67,203
Jackson, TN $69,780
Johnson City, TN $67,275
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $71,472
Knoxville, TN $74,855
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $79,800
Morristown, TN $61,475
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $84,312
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $64,185
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $61,778
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,360
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $60,568
$69,144
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($99,290).

Amarillo, TX $72,973
Austin-Round Rock, TX $92,002
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $75,130
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $58,632
College Station-Bryan, TX $89,706
Corpus Christi, TX $74,142
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $89,580
El Paso, TX $68,930
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $92,656
Killeen-Temple, TX $75,200
Laredo, TX $65,978
Longview, TX $75,275
Lubbock, TX $83,316
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $67,693
Midland, TX $99,290
Odessa, TX $87,650
San Angelo, TX $66,745
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $82,786
Sherman-Denison, TX $70,625
Texarkana, TX-AR $65,468
Tyler, TX $67,503
Victoria, TX $71,940
Waco, TX $73,485
Wichita Falls, TX $66,710
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $74,150
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,566
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,130
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $73,742
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $71,185
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $71,652
$75,404
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($73,113).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,523
Provo-Orem, UT $71,673
St. George, UT $53,165
Salt Lake City, UT $73,113
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,165
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $51,640
$62,046
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($98,853).

Charlottesville, VA $98,853
Harrisonburg, VA $80,903
Lynchburg, VA $79,070
Richmond, VA $94,955
Roanoke, VA $80,463
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $81,115
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $88,018
Winchester, VA-WV $88,395
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $68,108
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,013
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $77,970
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $75,680
$82,249
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($68,962).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,950
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $68,962
$65,956
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($104,103).

Eau Claire, WI $84,378
Fond du Lac, WI $92,678
Green Bay, WI $91,590
Janesville-Beloit, WI $90,108
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $82,280
Madison, WI $97,678
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $104,103
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $88,148
Racine, WI $93,090
Sheboygan, WI $91,090
Wausau, WI $89,353
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $77,283
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $82,762
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,608
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $77,810
$88,362
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($75,485).

Charleston, WV $71,543
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $69,348
Morgantown, WV $75,485
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $66,948
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $68,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $66,498
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,718
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,314
$66,713
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($71,936).

Cheyenne, WY $71,936
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $69,838
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $66,632
$69,469

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $88,707

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($123,547) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($89,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $89,930
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $88,840
$89,385
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($127,145) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $100,545
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $102,475
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $79,890
Decatur, AL $97,520
Dothan, AL $85,875
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $80,440
Gadsden, AL $86,825
Huntsville, AL $127,145
Mobile, AL $93,900
Montgomery, AL $94,685
Tuscaloosa, AL $91,495
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $86,810
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $89,115
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $85,975
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $78,065
$92,051
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 ($82,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $65,670
Hot Springs, AR $60,530
Jonesboro, AR $66,800
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $82,600
Pine Bluff, AR $69,430
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $60,215
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $74,780
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $61,295
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,665
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($102,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $72,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $102,040
Prescott, AZ $69,890
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $84,470
Tucson, AZ $84,075
Yuma, AZ $72,505
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $72,125
$79,675
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 ($169,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $89,420
El Centro, CA $93,610
Fresno, CA $92,775
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $100,585
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $120,085
Madera, CA $96,170
Merced, CA $94,840
Modesto, CA $97,440
Napa, CA $122,600
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $109,200
Redding, CA $89,580
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $101,185
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $109,015
Salinas, CA $105,675
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $122,990
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $148,365
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $169,140
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $90,120
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $103,035
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $104,615
Santa Rosa, CA $108,375
Stockton-Lodi, CA $102,765
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $116,335
Visalia-Porterville, CA $92,445
Yuba City, CA $89,115
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $80,585
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $82,275
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $89,070
$104,336
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($134,615) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $112,210
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $134,615
Fort Collins, CO $104,745
Grand Junction, CO $94,720
Greeley, CO $109,650
Pueblo, CO $93,680
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $87,075
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $86,590
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $100,170
$102,606
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($134,035) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $120,680
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $134,035
New Haven, CT $117,135
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $120,385
Waterbury, CT $112,915
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $99,255
$117,401
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($99,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $75,440
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $74,300
Gainesville, FL $81,135
Homosassa Springs, FL $72,010
Jacksonville, FL $89,095
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $85,975
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $97,100
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $85,940
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $86,850
Ocala, FL $76,755
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $88,345
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $99,310
Panama City, FL $72,260
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $76,025
Port St. Lucie, FL $78,665
Punta Gorda, FL $74,990
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $81,720
Sebring, FL $64,560
Tallahassee, FL $79,720
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $96,210
The Villages, FL $91,245
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $73,415
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $68,220
$81,273
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($106,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $78,175
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $106,790
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $86,445
Brunswick, GA $85,640
Columbus, GA-AL $80,520
Dalton, GA $81,555
Gainesville, GA $79,850
Hinesville, GA $76,880
Macon, GA $81,235
Rome, GA $72,955
Savannah, GA $83,980
Valdosta, GA $77,405
Warner Robins, GA $77,600
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,440
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,830
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $74,580
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,860
$79,749
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($104,825) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $104,825
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $89,010
$96,918
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($101,285) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $101,130
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $87,780
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $101,285
Dubuque, IA $83,600
Iowa City, IA $83,515
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $91,825
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $82,780
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $71,140
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $76,420
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $70,790
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,400
$84,424
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($84,895) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $68,655
Idaho Falls, ID $84,895
Lewiston, ID-WA $64,785
Pocatello, ID $58,260
Twin Falls, ID $63,965
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $66,770
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $66,420
$67,679
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 ($113,705) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $74,715
Champaign-Urbana, IL $83,485
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $113,705
Danville, IL $82,385
Decatur, IL $82,980
Kankakee, IL $76,795
Peoria, IL $91,035
Rockford, IL $86,275
Springfield, IL $87,820
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $79,595
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,355
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,810
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $70,105
$82,312
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($104,235) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $104,235
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $99,905
Evansville, IN-KY $81,200
Fort Wayne, IN $94,115
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $99,120
Kokomo, IN $83,700
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $87,245
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $85,800
Muncie, IN $81,640
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $85,460
Terre Haute, IN $80,375
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $88,060
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $82,870
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $84,215
$88,424
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($90,785) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $78,055
Topeka, KS $75,975
Wichita, KS $90,785
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $78,585
$80,850
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($88,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $72,350
Lexington-Fayette, KY $82,575
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $88,040
Owensboro, KY $73,015
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $68,435
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $71,775
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $71,180
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,100
$73,434
Louisiana

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

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($107,205) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $91,560
Hammond, LA $87,715
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $97,075
Lafayette, LA $96,040
Lake Charles, LA $107,205
Monroe, LA $75,190
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $100,950
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $84,405
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,835
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $93,540
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $90,025
$90,867
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 ($131,135) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $131,135
Leominster-Gardner, MA $103,800
New Bedford, MA $96,805
Pittsfield, MA $86,200
Springfield, MA-CT $95,545
Worcester, MA-CT $104,090
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $90,070
$101,092
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($127,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $127,060
Cumberland, MD-WV $75,260
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $89,985
Salisbury, MD-DE $92,475
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $86,715
$94,299
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($106,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $80,400
Portland-South Portland, ME $106,600
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $75,540
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $80,100
$85,660
Michigan

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

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($123,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $101,280
Bay City, MI $83,010
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $113,655
Flint, MI $90,680
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $100,835
Jackson, MI $102,405
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $95,645
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $106,980
Midland, MI $123,050
Monroe, MI $83,640
Muskegon, MI $82,675
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $84,680
Saginaw, MI $87,245
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $76,090
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $63,725
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,540
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $80,390
$91,207
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 ($116,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $81,385
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $116,720
Rochester, MN $93,010
St. Cloud, MN $88,950
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $84,255
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $80,750
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $81,295
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $87,215
$89,198
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($97,655) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $78,300
Jefferson City, MO $77,220
Joplin, MO $70,585
Kansas City, MO-KS $97,505
St. Joseph, MO-KS $75,200
St. Louis, MO-IL $97,655
Springfield, MO $75,675
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,975
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $65,290
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $65,285
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,770
$75,315
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($79,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $68,200
Jackson, MS $79,010
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,120
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $62,840
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $75,500
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $70,835
$69,918
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($91,975) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $89,100
Missoula, MT $82,545
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $91,975
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $81,210
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $78,725
$84,711
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($125,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $95,840
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $118,920
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $125,870
Fayetteville, NC $103,115
Goldsboro, NC $81,585
Greensboro-High Point, NC $108,850
Greenville, NC $108,430
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $91,940
Jacksonville, NC $85,725
New Bern, NC $93,755
Raleigh, NC $123,895
Rocky Mount, NC $94,770
Wilmington, NC $95,700
Winston-Salem, NC $104,300
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $84,635
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $86,015
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,795
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,000
$98,341
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 ($93,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $93,280
Grand Forks, ND-MN $87,315
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $86,600
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $78,785
$86,495
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 ($95,605) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $87,675
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $95,605
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,540
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $76,410
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $83,335
$84,113
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 ($126,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $111,835
Portsmouth, NH-ME $126,240
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $76,385
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,090
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,110
$100,532
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 ($142,995) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $112,730
Trenton, NJ $142,995
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $114,915
$123,547
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 ($90,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $88,575
Las Cruces, NM $79,170
Santa Fe, NM $90,180
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $84,925
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $89,195
$86,409
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($100,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $99,745
Reno, NV $100,390
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $90,585
$96,907
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 ($153,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $96,900
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $106,635
Elmira, NY $100,180
Glens Falls, NY $94,640
Ithaca, NY $119,060
Kingston, NY $86,715
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $153,360
Rochester, NY $110,715
Syracuse, NY $107,070
Utica-Rome, NY $92,265
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $85,420
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $83,725
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $86,440
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $88,480
$100,829
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($105,475) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $85,265
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $103,305
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $105,475
Columbus, OH $103,865
Dayton, OH $101,350
Lima, OH $86,495
Mansfield, OH $73,715
Springfield, OH $79,050
Toledo, OH $97,810
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $79,875
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $87,440
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $85,335
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $79,610
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $78,515
$89,079
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $75,485
Oklahoma City, OK $93,860
Tulsa, OK $87,180
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $76,560
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $80,600
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,370
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $77,035
$80,299
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($105,305) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $84,045
Corvallis, OR $89,730
Eugene, OR $81,275
Grants Pass, OR $76,165
Medford, OR $81,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $105,305
Salem, OR $94,630
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,235
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $77,545
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,815
$84,567
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 ($131,035) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $86,835
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $93,770
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $94,645
East Stroudsburg, PA $100,155
Erie, PA $83,385
Gettysburg, PA $99,215
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $108,295
Johnstown, PA $83,975
Lancaster, PA $97,715
Lebanon, PA $97,780
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $131,035
Pittsburgh, PA $111,610
Reading, PA $105,445
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $95,725
State College, PA $91,580
Williamsport, PA $90,175
York-Hanover, PA $102,695
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $83,665
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $90,030
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $85,970
$96,685
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 ($64,635) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $59,695
Arecibo, PR $47,000
Guayama, PR $56,220
Mayaguez, PR $45,225
Ponce, PR $56,855
San German, PR $46,110
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $64,635
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $52,265
$53,501
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 ($97,065) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $96,220
Florence, SC $90,110
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $88,475
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $85,435
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $80,540
Spartanburg, SC $97,065
Sumter, SC $81,960
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $73,435
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $68,670
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $75,890
$83,780
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 ($118,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $118,450
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $106,735
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $90,360
$105,182
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 ($102,175) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $78,705
Cleveland, TN $77,425
Jackson, TN $84,410
Johnson City, TN $74,630
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $83,735
Knoxville, TN $87,195
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $95,090
Morristown, TN $68,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $102,175
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $74,120
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,315
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $71,395
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,250
$79,259
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($117,765) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $84,535
Austin-Round Rock, TX $102,475
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $85,430
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $65,070
College Station-Bryan, TX $85,780
Corpus Christi, TX $79,580
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $109,700
El Paso, TX $78,225
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $109,440
Killeen-Temple, TX $83,210
Laredo, TX $72,075
Longview, TX $86,510
Lubbock, TX $84,630
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $73,780
Midland, TX $117,765
Odessa, TX $100,420
San Angelo, TX $75,505
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $106,095
Sherman-Denison, TX $80,905
Texarkana, TX-AR $74,900
Tyler, TX $75,180
Victoria, TX $81,865
Waco, TX $83,865
Wichita Falls, TX $75,315
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,160
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,650
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,090
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $76,915
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $80,700
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $80,575
$85,012
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($82,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $70,185
Provo-Orem, UT $79,775
St. George, UT $57,120
Salt Lake City, UT $82,070
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $64,675
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,090
$68,319
Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($116,855) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $116,855
Harrisonburg, VA $91,110
Lynchburg, VA $91,395
Richmond, VA $112,475
Roanoke, VA $92,125
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $92,130
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $105,275
Winchester, VA-WV $102,995
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $79,410
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,875
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $92,610
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $85,075
$95,444
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($82,185) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $70,875
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $82,185
$76,530
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 ($126,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $100,670
Fond du Lac, WI $110,560
Green Bay, WI $109,105
Janesville-Beloit, WI $106,935
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $96,060
Madison, WI $114,250
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $126,560
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $102,420
Racine, WI $112,940
Sheboygan, WI $108,220
Wausau, WI $107,875
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $93,090
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $96,870
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $100,610
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,840
$105,267
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($88,595) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $83,660
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $75,255
Morgantown, WV $88,595
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $76,320
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $76,950
Wheeling, WV-OH $73,970
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,825
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $64,635
$76,526
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($89,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $89,680
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $85,930
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $82,610
$86,073

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $64,891

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is New Jersey ($85,793) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($70,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $70,260
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $68,095
$69,178
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($79,225) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $67,935
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $70,310
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $60,925
Decatur, AL $63,995
Dothan, AL $60,665
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,420
Gadsden, AL $56,435
Huntsville, AL $79,225
Mobile, AL $66,025
Montgomery, AL $64,530
Tuscaloosa, AL $67,930
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,045
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,885
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,175
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,980
$63,365
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 ($61,515) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $51,985
Hot Springs, AR $51,500
Jonesboro, AR $54,850
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,515
Pine Bluff, AR $52,620
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,600
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,305
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,645
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,030
$51,117
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($71,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $56,685
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $71,970
Prescott, AZ $56,255
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $64,675
Tucson, AZ $63,645
Yuma, AZ $57,970
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $56,710
$61,130
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($108,635) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $66,135
El Centro, CA $69,450
Fresno, CA $68,925
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $68,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $82,830
Madera, CA $71,475
Merced, CA $71,950
Modesto, CA $71,660
Napa, CA $85,540
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $78,770
Redding, CA $65,535
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $74,205
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $79,095
Salinas, CA $73,725
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $84,490
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $101,065
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $108,635
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $67,935
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $74,260
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $76,880
Santa Rosa, CA $78,780
Stockton-Lodi, CA $73,155
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $82,340
Visalia-Porterville, CA $66,885
Yuba City, CA $70,380
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $61,225
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $63,105
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,035
$75,098
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($92,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $77,110
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $92,120
Fort Collins, CO $79,325
Grand Junction, CO $72,770
Greeley, CO $78,550
Pueblo, CO $69,520
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,570
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $64,835
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $75,110
$74,657
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($86,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $86,380
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $86,140
New Haven, CT $83,300
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $78,390
Waterbury, CT $72,805
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $76,075
$80,515
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($72,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $58,425
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $59,855
Gainesville, FL $60,845
Homosassa Springs, FL $56,415
Jacksonville, FL $65,610
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $61,435
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $71,515
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $64,910
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $65,130
Ocala, FL $58,665
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $66,450
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $72,660
Panama City, FL $56,335
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,345
Port St. Lucie, FL $60,555
Punta Gorda, FL $57,040
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $63,735
Sebring, FL $51,000
Tallahassee, FL $62,975
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $71,460
The Villages, FL $65,720
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $56,415
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $53,510
$61,739
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($75,425) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $60,985
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $75,425
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,090
Brunswick, GA $63,320
Columbus, GA-AL $61,395
Dalton, GA $62,445
Gainesville, GA $60,065
Hinesville, GA $59,410
Macon, GA $59,085
Rome, GA $61,585
Savannah, GA $62,825
Valdosta, GA $56,035
Warner Robins, GA $60,605
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,205
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,975
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,185
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,960
$60,388
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($75,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $75,390
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $65,495
$70,443
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($71,435) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $68,640
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $67,015
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $71,435
Dubuque, IA $62,960
Iowa City, IA $60,365
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $64,525
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $60,040
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,435
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,725
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,025
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,075
$61,840
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($67,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $55,770
Idaho Falls, ID $67,790
Lewiston, ID-WA $53,075
Pocatello, ID $47,830
Twin Falls, ID $55,010
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $55,630
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $55,090
$55,742
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 ($78,525) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $57,765
Champaign-Urbana, IL $63,170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $78,525
Danville, IL $60,085
Decatur, IL $56,900
Kankakee, IL $59,490
Peoria, IL $68,640
Rockford, IL $63,380
Springfield, IL $66,540
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,750
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,885
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,370
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,475
$61,537
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($76,005) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $76,005
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $65,990
Evansville, IN-KY $60,925
Fort Wayne, IN $65,800
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $67,310
Kokomo, IN $64,760
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $66,525
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $63,140
Muncie, IN $57,835
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,675
Terre Haute, IN $59,480
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $60,750
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,040
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,675
$63,565
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($67,465) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $62,055
Topeka, KS $60,870
Wichita, KS $67,465
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,360
$62,188
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($63,625) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $56,785
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,190
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,625
Owensboro, KY $54,430
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,620
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,915
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,520
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,680
$56,971
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($68,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $62,050
Hammond, LA $63,440
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $63,095
Lafayette, LA $62,910
Lake Charles, LA $63,415
Monroe, LA $54,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $68,530
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $59,000
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,380
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $58,295
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $60,870
$61,067
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($89,875) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $89,875
Leominster-Gardner, MA $72,685
New Bedford, MA $69,105
Pittsfield, MA $67,345
Springfield, MA-CT $71,250
Worcester, MA-CT $73,570
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $66,330
$72,880
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($82,905) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $82,905
Cumberland, MD-WV $60,060
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $65,660
Salisbury, MD-DE $70,915
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $62,840
$68,476
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($72,375) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $64,750
Portland-South Portland, ME $72,375
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $59,695
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,780
$64,650
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($78,265) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $71,985
Bay City, MI $66,005
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $78,265
Flint, MI $62,450
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $70,955
Jackson, MI $70,660
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $70,475
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $71,105
Midland, MI $38,410
Monroe, MI $67,290
Muskegon, MI $64,805
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,960
Saginaw, MI $73,560
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,455
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,510
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,800
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,670
$64,904
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($83,585) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $65,745
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $83,585
Rochester, MN $66,985
St. Cloud, MN $66,950
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,990
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,615
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,105
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,825
$67,475
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($73,175) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $61,220
Jefferson City, MO $57,735
Joplin, MO $57,270
Kansas City, MO-KS $73,175
St. Joseph, MO-KS $66,360
St. Louis, MO-IL $71,140
Springfield, MO $62,115
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,690
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,185
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,255
$60,138
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($59,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $54,715
Jackson, MS $59,320
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,925
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,160
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,050
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,805
$54,829
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($64,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $62,460
Missoula, MT $61,000
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,850
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,390
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,975
$61,735
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($84,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $66,625
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $81,860
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $84,350
Fayetteville, NC $67,910
Goldsboro, NC $64,685
Greensboro-High Point, NC $74,265
Greenville, NC $73,855
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $69,575
Jacksonville, NC $63,165
New Bern, NC $66,385
Raleigh, NC $80,515
Rocky Mount, NC $64,380
Wilmington, NC $67,555
Winston-Salem, NC $72,705
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,195
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,925
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,955
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,560
$69,081
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 ($70,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $70,060
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,955
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,045
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,500
$66,140
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($70,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $63,735
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $70,560
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,790
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,960
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,305
$63,070
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($83,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $80,325
Portsmouth, NH-ME $83,250
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,140
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $69,345
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $70,950
$72,402
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 ($95,195) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $78,915
Trenton, NJ $95,195
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $83,270
$85,793
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($64,915) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $64,915
Las Cruces, NM $59,985
Santa Fe, NM $63,635
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $61,360
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $61,915
$62,362
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($71,275) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $68,425
Reno, NV $71,275
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $63,895
$67,865
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 ($104,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $69,960
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $75,325
Elmira, NY $66,850
Glens Falls, NY $72,645
Ithaca, NY $82,355
Kingston, NY $69,180
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $104,870
Rochester, NY $79,010
Syracuse, NY $74,240
Utica-Rome, NY $69,260
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $64,990
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $65,950
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $66,260
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $67,530
$73,459
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($73,325) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $62,200
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $73,325
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $72,205
Columbus, OH $73,050
Dayton, OH $70,940
Lima, OH $61,160
Mansfield, OH $58,720
Springfield, OH $63,690
Toledo, OH $68,915
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $59,675
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,735
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $62,210
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,715
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,650
$65,371
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($66,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $60,770
Oklahoma City, OK $66,370
Tulsa, OK $64,565
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,320
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,020
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,545
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,465
$59,008
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($75,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $63,730
Corvallis, OR $71,705
Eugene, OR $60,725
Grants Pass, OR $58,865
Medford, OR $64,065
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $75,180
Salem, OR $69,945
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $60,295
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $62,105
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,295
$64,591
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($87,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $62,990
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $75,495
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $69,940
East Stroudsburg, PA $67,565
Erie, PA $58,610
Gettysburg, PA $69,895
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $75,235
Johnstown, PA $59,270
Lancaster, PA $70,505
Lebanon, PA $70,890
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $87,820
Pittsburgh, PA $77,320
Reading, PA $76,195
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $69,880
State College, PA $67,880
Williamsport, PA $62,460
York-Hanover, PA $72,750
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,905
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,970
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,340
$68,996
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($46,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $35,895
Arecibo, PR $35,405
Guayama, PR $38,065
Mayaguez, PR $37,615
Ponce, PR $38,740
San German, PR $30,125
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $46,210
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,290
$36,918
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 ($67,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $67,730
Florence, SC $65,280
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $66,185
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $63,815
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,485
Spartanburg, SC $67,650
Sumter, SC $61,930
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,150
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,560
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,460
$63,225
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 ($76,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $76,980
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $70,890
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,100
$69,657
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 ($70,175) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $58,195
Cleveland, TN $56,980
Jackson, TN $58,215
Johnson City, TN $59,920
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $62,890
Knoxville, TN $62,515
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $65,405
Morristown, TN $54,030
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $70,175
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,250
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,690
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,325
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,885
$58,960
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($80,815) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $61,410
Austin-Round Rock, TX $74,760
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $64,830
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $54,835
College Station-Bryan, TX $62,475
Corpus Christi, TX $63,505
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $78,305
El Paso, TX $59,635
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $77,940
Killeen-Temple, TX $63,340
Laredo, TX $59,880
Longview, TX $64,040
Lubbock, TX $62,785
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $61,605
Midland, TX $80,815
Odessa, TX $74,880
San Angelo, TX $57,985
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $70,830
Sherman-Denison, TX $60,345
Texarkana, TX-AR $56,035
Tyler, TX $59,825
Victoria, TX $62,015
Waco, TX $63,105
Wichita Falls, TX $58,105
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,570
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,170
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,460
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,670
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,860
$63,705
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,155) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $56,860
Provo-Orem, UT $63,570
St. George, UT $49,210
Salt Lake City, UT $64,155
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,655
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,190
$55,773
Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($80,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $80,850
Harrisonburg, VA $70,695
Lynchburg, VA $66,745
Richmond, VA $77,435
Roanoke, VA $68,800
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $70,100
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $75,380
Winchester, VA-WV $73,795
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,805
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,150
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $63,330
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,285
$69,198
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($63,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $61,115
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,380
$62,248
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,645) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $68,085
Fond du Lac, WI $74,795
Green Bay, WI $74,075
Janesville-Beloit, WI $73,280
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $68,245
Madison, WI $79,450
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $81,645
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $73,875
Racine, WI $73,240
Sheboygan, WI $73,960
Wausau, WI $70,830
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,475
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,680
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $69,050
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,780
$71,431
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($62,375) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $59,425
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $56,870
Morgantown, WV $62,375
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $57,575
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $60,630
Wheeling, WV-OH $59,025
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,610
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,120
$57,204
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($65,235) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $64,405
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $65,235
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,195
$63,278

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $77,772

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

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

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

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $61,420
Mobile, AL $106,290
Montgomery, AL $63,810
Tuscaloosa, AL $105,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $93,140
$85,998
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $79,540
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,370
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,530
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,147
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

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

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $63,760
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $101,070
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,415
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

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

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $134,300
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $96,350
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $122,810
Salinas, CA $68,990
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $124,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $80,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA $140,590
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$109,809
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

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

Colorado Springs, CO $68,040
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,020
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,920
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,993
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

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

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $80,520
New Haven, CT $96,050
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT $92,480
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,683
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $57,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $109,440
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,485
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

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

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $88,960
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA $54,840
Savannah, GA $74,370
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $63,380
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $86,950
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,630
$70,188
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

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

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $67,790
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $72,400
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $89,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,647
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

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

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $94,080
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $72,120
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $80,440
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,213
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,910
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $62,100
$63,505
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

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

Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $77,160
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $64,850
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $108,630
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,547
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $94,450
Worcester, MA-CT $103,240
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$98,845
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

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

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME $67,490
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,050
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,640
$63,060
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

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

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $90,150
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,610
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $108,140
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $118,890
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $102,380
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$97,634
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

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

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $76,580
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $81,420
Springfield, MO $90,770
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $81,150
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $90,020
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,988
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

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

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $71,760
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $116,100
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $76,760
Greenville, NC $82,230
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $76,020
Rocky Mount, NC $65,700
Wilmington, NC $76,910
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,740
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,880
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,580
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $94,420
$77,373
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

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

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $72,300
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $65,460
$68,880
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$56,627
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

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

Binghamton, NY $90,270
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $74,450
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $107,470
Rochester, NY $96,490
Syracuse, NY $98,890
Utica-Rome, NY $76,720
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $94,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $70,210
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $67,110
$86,233
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

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

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $103,710
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $108,190
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $87,800
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $79,860
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $113,100
$98,532
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

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

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $69,450
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,460
$66,455
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

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

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $87,280
Salem, OR $136,730
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,100
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$100,703
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

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

Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $81,850
Johnstown, PA $65,530
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $86,480
Pittsburgh, PA $102,920
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $122,590
$91,874
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR $52,120
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR $71,480
Ponce, PR $46,620
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $46,340
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,140
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $59,890
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,230
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,100
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,407
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

Sioux Falls, SD N/A
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,520
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,500
$68,510
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

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

Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN $63,650
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,110
Knoxville, TN N/A
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $78,010
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $76,860
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $64,880
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,502
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

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

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX $105,540
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,350
College Station-Bryan, TX $152,020
Corpus Christi, TX $84,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $71,890
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $88,520
Killeen-Temple, TX $82,900
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX $121,750
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $60,080
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,390
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $97,960
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,390
$85,861
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

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

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $82,790
Madison, WI $100,990
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $86,710
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $83,720
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$88,553
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $82,490
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,060
$64,275
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,640

5 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $88,707.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $64,891.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $77,772. 

  General and Operations Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.

Salary Ratio: 1.72    

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    
  • Building Manager
  • Business Manager
  • Chief Administrative Officer
  • Corporate Administrator
  • Corporate Manager
  • Department Store General Manager
  • Department Store Manager
  • District Commercial Superintendent
  • District Manager
  • District Plant Superintendent
  • District Traffic Chief
  • District Wire Chief
  • Division Toll Wire Chief
  • Division Traffic Superintendent
  • Drilling and Production Superintendent
  • Electrical Superintendent
  • Equipment Maintenance Superintendent
  • Field Party Manager
  • Fish and Game Club Manager
  • Fitness Manager
  • General Manager (GM)
  • General Superintendent
  • Golf Course Manager
  • Gym Manager
  • Industrial Organization Manager
  • Installation Superintendent
  • Laundry Superintendent
  • Line Construction Superintendent
  • Mine Administrator Supervisor
  • Mine Superintendent
  • Movie Theater Manager
  • Newspaper Manager
  • Nonprofit Manager
  • Office Manager
  • Offshoring Manager
  • Operational Risk Manager
  • Operations Administrator
  • Operations Coordinator
  • Operations Director
  • Operations Manager
  • Operations Supervisor
  • Operations Vice President (Operations VP)
  • Park Superintendent
  • Parks and Recreation Manager
  • Plant Superintendent
  • Plant Supervisor
  • Print Production Manager
  • Printing Manager
  • Prison Warden
  • Program Manager
  • Public Works Director
  • Publication Director
  • Radio Station Manager
  • Refinery Superintendent
  • Relocation Commissioner
  • Revenue Director
  • Revenue Manager
  • Roads Superintendent
  • Salon Manager
  • Shelter Director
  • Shift Superintendent
  • Shop Superintendent
  • Site Operations Manager
  • Social Insurance Administrator
  • Solid Waste Manager
  • Sports Team Manager
  • Store Director
  • Store Manager
  • Street Commissioner
  • Street Superintendent
  • Substation Superintendent
  • Television Station Manager
  • Theatre Manager
  • Venue Manager
  • Water and Sewer Systems Supervisor
  • Water Control Supervisor
  • Water Superintendent
  • Waterworks Supervisor
  • Zoo Director
  • US Salary Median: $89,530
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Fitness and Wellness Coordinators

Manage or coordinate fitness and wellness programs and services. Manage and train staff of wellness specialists, health educators, or fitness instructors.

Salary Ratio: 1.77    

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    
  • Campus Wellness Coordinator
  • Certified Wellness Program Coordinator
  • Certified Wellness Program Manager
  • City Wellness Coordinator
  • Corporate Fitness Program Coordinator
  • Corporate Wellness Coordinator
  • County Public Health Wellness Coordinator
  • Employee Assistance Program Wellness Coordinator (EAP Wellness Coordinator)
  • Employee Fitness Coordinator
  • Employee Wellness Coordinator
  • Executive Wellness Programs Director
  • Fitness and Wellness Coordinator
  • Fitness and Wellness Director
  • Fitness and Wellness Manager
  • Fitness Coordinator
  • Fitness Director
  • Fitness Manager
  • Fitness Studio Manager
  • Fitness Supervisor
  • Group Fitness Manager (GFM)
  • Health and Wellness Coordinator
  • Health Manager
  • Health Wellness Coordinator
  • Health
  • Wellness
  • and Nutrition Coordinator
  • Hospital Wellness Coordinator
  • Lifestyle Director
  • Sports
  • Fitness
  • and Wellness Director
  • State Public Health Wellness Coordinator
  • Wellness Ambassador
  • Wellness Coach
  • Wellness Coordinator
  • Wellness Director
  • Wellness Manager
  • Wellness Officer
  • Wellness Program Coordinator
  • Worksite Wellness Practitioner
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Spa Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of a spa facility. Coordinate programs, schedule and direct staff, and oversee financial activities.

Salary Ratio: 3.54    

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    
  • Day Spa Manager
  • Health Spa Manager
  • Massage Department Manager
  • Med Spa Manager
  • Salon Leader
  • Salon Manager
  • Salon Supervisor
  • Spa and Guest Experience Director
  • Spa Director
  • Spa Manager
  • Spa Supervisor
  • Wellness Spa Manager
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Business Teachers, Postsecondary

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

Salary Ratio: 0.48    

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    
  • Accountancy Professor
  • Accounting Instructor
  • Accounting Professor
  • Accounting Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Advertising Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Banking Instructor
  • Banking Teacher
  • Bookkeeping Teacher
  • Business Administration Professor
  • Business Administration Teacher
  • Business Analytics Faculty Member
  • Business and Services Instructor
  • Business Education Instructor
  • Business Education Teacher
  • Business Instructor
  • Business Office Technology Instructor
  • Business Professor
  • Business Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Faculty Member
  • Finance Instructor
  • Finance Professor
  • Finance Teacher
  • Foreign Trade Teacher
  • Industrial Education Teacher
  • Industrial Management Teacher
  • Instructor
  • International Trade Teacher
  • Lecturer
  • Management Information Systems Professor (MIS Professor)
  • Management Instructor
  • Management Lecturer
  • Management Professor
  • Marketing Instructor
  • Marketing Professor
  • Marketing Teacher
  • Professor
  • Real Estate Professor
  • Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $80,032
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.

Salary Ratio: 1.51    

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    
  • Art Gallery Director
  • Auto Leasing Manager
  • Auto Parts Manager
  • Auto Rental Supervisor
  • Automobile Leasing Supervisor
  • Bakery Manager
  • Branch Manager
  • Branch Store Manager
  • Car Rental Manager
  • Cashier Manager
  • Cashier Supervisor
  • Concession Manager
  • Convenience Store Manager
  • Dairy Department Manager
  • Dairy Store Manager
  • Delicatessen Department Manager
  • Delicatessen Manager
  • Delicatessen Store Manager
  • Department Manager
  • Department Sales Manager
  • Department Supervisor
  • Division Supervisor
  • Equipment Rental and Leasing Manager
  • Floor Manager
  • Floor Supervisor
  • Floral Manager
  • Florist Manager
  • Flower Shop Manager
  • Food Checkers and Cashiers Supervisor
  • Food Concession Manager
  • Front End Manager
  • Frozen Food Department Manager
  • Grocery Manager
  • Grocery Store Manager
  • Grocery Supervisor
  • Ice Storage
  • Sales
  • and Delivery Supervisor
  • Jewelry Department Supervisor
  • Key Carrier
  • Key Holder
  • Lumber Sales Supervisor
  • Machinery Rental and Leasing Manager
  • Management Shift Supervisor
  • Marina Sales and Service Supervisor
  • Meat Department Manager
  • Merchandise Coordinator
  • Millinery Department Manager
  • Music Store Manager
  • Parts Department Manager
  • Parts Department Supervisor
  • Parts Manager
  • Parts Sales Manager
  • Pawn Shop Keeper
  • Post Exchange Manager (PX Manager)
  • Produce Department Manager
  • Produce Department Supervisor
  • Ready to Wear Department Manager
  • Rental Manager
  • Retail Manager
  • Retail Sales Manager
  • Retail Shift Supervisor
  • Retail Store Manager
  • Retail Supervisor
  • Sales Clerk Supervisor
  • Sales Supervisor
  • Shift Manager
  • Shift Supervisor
  • Shop Manager
  • Showroom Manager
  • Station Manager
  • Stock Manager
  • Store Manager
  • Store Supervisor
  • Supermarket Manager
  • Used Car Sales Supervisor
  • Vending Stand Supervisor
  • US Salary Median: $40,934
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -1.4%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,801 per year (or $11,548 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $23,204 to earn a bachelor's (or $46,192 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,801 per year (or $11,548 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $11,602 to earn an associate's (or $23,096 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $16,160 per year (or $20,690 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $64,640 to earn a doctorate (or $82,760 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($23,204 if you're in-state, $46,192 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($32,320 if you're in-state, $41,380 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Retail Management Degrees

Lindenwood University

209 S Kingshighway - Saint Charles, MO

Out-of-state cost: $18,100/year
In-state cost: $18,100/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

SUNY Morrisville

80 Eaton Street - Morrisville, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,650/year
In-state cost: $8,740/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of North Texas

1501 W.Chestnut Ave. - Denton, TX

Out-of-state cost: $20,906/year
In-state cost: $11,090/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Arkansas

Administration Bldg 425 - Fayetteville, AR

Out-of-state cost: $25,872/year
In-state cost: $9,384/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Columbia College Chicago

600 South Michigan - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $27,786/year
In-state cost: $27,786/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Arizona

1401 E University - Tucson, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $34,667/year
In-state cost: $12,384/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

St. John's University-New York

8000 Utopia Pky - Queens, NY

Out-of-state cost: $44,130/year
In-state cost: $44,130/year
Degrees: Bachelor's


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Retail Management Degrees

LIM College

12 E 53rd St - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $24,640/year
In-state cost: $24,640/year
Degrees: Master's

Drexel University

3141 Chestnut St - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $37,074/year
In-state cost: $37,074/year
Degrees: Master's


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