Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a School Psychology Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply clinical and counseling psychology principles to the diagnosis and treatment of student behavioral problems. Includes instruction in child and/or adolescent development; learning theory; testing, observation and other procedures for assessing educational, personality, intelligence and motor skill development; therapeutic intervention strategies for students and families; identification and classification of disabilities and disorders affecting learning; school psychological services planning; supervised counseling practice; ethical standards; and applicable regulations.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards. Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning. Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $73,051
"Salary Value" is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 9.58%
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: 1-2 years

Education Costs

Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $27,208/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $19,409/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $21,136/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $14,858/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $24,157/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $17,123/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: $73,051

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($103,564) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($84,629).

Fairbanks, AK	$84,629
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$83,852

$84,241

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($102,073).

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$86,483
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$89,769
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$70,935
Decatur, AL	$88,553
Dothan, AL	$79,296
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$74,875
Gadsden, AL	$74,921
Huntsville, AL	$102,073
Mobile, AL	$82,668
Montgomery, AL	$79,301
Tuscaloosa, AL	$81,010
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$74,875
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$78,131
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$72,669
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$75,618

$80,922

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($76,090).

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$65,418
Hot Springs, AR	$61,935
Jonesboro, AR	$65,804
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$76,090
Pine Bluff, AR	$75,079
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$62,216
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$68,791
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$61,354
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$55,965

$66,749

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($92,210).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$68,868
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$92,210
Prescott, AZ	$67,433
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$84,494
Tucson, AZ	$78,993
Yuma, AZ	$71,906
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$71,808

$76,530

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($153,900).

Chico, CA	$82,619
El Centro, CA	$95,566
Fresno, CA	$93,006
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$97,581
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$115,175
Madera, CA	$97,530
Merced, CA	$95,931
Modesto, CA	$93,446
Napa, CA	$112,045
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$104,654
Redding, CA	$82,451
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$98,612
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$102,240
Salinas, CA	$95,215
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$109,150
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$135,039
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$153,900
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$89,431
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$97,936
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$101,260
Santa Rosa, CA	$110,224
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$98,119
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$108,325
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$85,834
Yuba City, CA	$91,458
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$75,416
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$80,256
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$77,415

$99,526

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($112,242).

Colorado Springs, CO	$96,126
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$112,242
Fort Collins, CO	$98,038
Grand Junction, CO	$87,889
Greeley, CO	$95,216
Pueblo, CO	$88,276
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$72,838
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$80,584
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$90,853

$91,772

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($110,283).

Danbury, CT	$107,573
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$110,283
New Haven, CT	$102,839
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$104,281
Waterbury, CT	$96,199
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$89,640

$101,993

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 ($91,066).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$72,904
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$69,876
Gainesville, FL	$74,124
Homosassa Springs, FL	$67,125
Jacksonville, FL	$81,795
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$77,235
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$87,833
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$83,209
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$78,464
Ocala, FL	$71,540
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$81,586
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$91,066
Panama City, FL	$68,508
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$70,109
Port St. Lucie, FL	$76,136
Punta Gorda, FL	$70,313
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$76,820
Sebring, FL	$63,924
Tallahassee, FL	$73,163
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$90,256
The Villages, FL	$84,966
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$71,818
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$65,090

$76,185

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($98,451).

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$77,503
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$98,451
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$82,338
Brunswick, GA	$81,781
Columbus, GA-AL	$80,880
Dalton, GA	$79,105
Gainesville, GA	$70,751
Hinesville, GA	$83,713
Macon, GA	$71,464
Rome, GA	$70,394
Savannah, GA	$78,788
Valdosta, GA	$68,495
Warner Robins, GA	$77,606
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$65,121
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$69,969
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$65,766
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$68,251

$75,777

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($94,514).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$94,514
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$80,890

$87,702

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($92,569).

Cedar Rapids, IA	$92,569
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$87,039
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$91,440
Dubuque, IA	$78,634
Iowa City, IA	$79,398
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$82,736
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$77,390
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$69,608
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$72,370
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$68,901
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$75,228

$79,707

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($74,828).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$61,060
Idaho Falls, ID	$74,828
Lewiston, ID-WA	$61,470
Pocatello, ID	$57,616
Twin Falls, ID	$58,489
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$62,816
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$62,546

$62,689

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($102,426).

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$70,839
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$78,500
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$102,426
Danville, IL	$79,713
Decatur, IL	$72,065
Kankakee, IL	$74,805
Peoria, IL	$89,679
Rockford, IL	$80,514
Springfield, IL	$82,964
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$77,250
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$67,494
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$69,919
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$68,684

$77,889

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($90,746).

Columbus, IN	$90,746
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$81,459
Evansville, IN-KY	$73,422
Fort Wayne, IN	$78,430
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$81,721
Kokomo, IN	$79,028
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$81,190
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$73,333
Muncie, IN	$71,104
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$78,484
Terre Haute, IN	$70,480
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$72,446
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$69,323
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$70,403

$76,505

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($82,903).

Manhattan, KS	$77,696
Topeka, KS	$76,448
Wichita, KS	$82,903
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$73,509

$77,639

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($82,801).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$77,915
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$79,521
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$82,801
Owensboro, KY	$71,103
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$68,122
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$71,092
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$67,458
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$63,876

$72,564

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($86,301).

Baton Rouge, LA	$80,958
Hammond, LA	$77,058
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$82,683
Lafayette, LA	$82,970
Lake Charles, LA	$84,733
Monroe, LA	$70,633
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$86,301
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$77,803
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$70,510
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$76,075
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$75,386

$78,732

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($117,113).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$117,113
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$92,910
New Bedford, MA	$90,828
Pittsfield, MA	$85,843
Springfield, MA-CT	$89,113
Worcester, MA-CT	$92,896
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$83,650

$93,118

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($111,924).

California-Lexington Park, MD	$111,924
Cumberland, MD-WV	$78,441
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$85,860
Salisbury, MD-DE	$89,248
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$80,325

$89,160

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($92,750).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$77,585
Portland-South Portland, ME	$92,750
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$73,605
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$74,282

$79,396

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($98,324).

Battle Creek, MI	$95,623
Bay City, MI	$84,916
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$98,324
Flint, MI	$84,304
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$88,683
Jackson, MI	$90,384
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$90,099
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$93,206
Monroe, MI	$93,906
Muskegon, MI	$80,110
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$80,384
Saginaw, MI	$88,780
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$71,650
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$65,968
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$73,331
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$77,665
Midland, MI	$66,910

$84,578

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($103,947).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$81,720
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$103,947
Rochester, MN	$85,616
St. Cloud, MN	$84,465
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$79,581
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$79,976
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$77,336
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$83,173

$84,826

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($91,137).

Columbia, MO	$80,301
Jefferson City, MO	$72,361
Joplin, MO	$70,630
Kansas City, MO-KS	$91,137
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$82,940
St. Louis, MO-IL	$90,417
Springfield, MO	$72,636
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$65,823
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$65,119
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$65,449
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$66,373

$74,906

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($71,333).

Hattiesburg, MS	$66,241
Jackson, MS	$71,333
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$63,168
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$65,220
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$68,674
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$69,894

$67,377

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($77,641).

Great Falls, MT	$76,633
Missoula, MT	$70,114
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$77,641
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$69,146
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$66,736

$71,950

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($109,181).

Burlington, NC	$85,288
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$101,400
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$109,181
Fayetteville, NC	$87,190
Goldsboro, NC	$80,904
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$92,698
Greenville, NC	$91,385
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$84,031
Jacksonville, NC	$78,000
New Bern, NC	$82,983
Raleigh, NC	$98,773
Rocky Mount, NC	$82,253
Wilmington, NC	$84,297
Winston-Salem, NC	$92,430
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$76,256
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$72,655
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$76,262
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$75,086

$86,181

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($86,915).

Fargo, ND-MN	$86,915
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$86,144
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$81,228
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$76,390

$82,669

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($88,081).

Lincoln, NE	$78,819
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$88,081
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$72,428
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$74,195
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$75,526

$78,000

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($109,574).

Manchester, NH	$101,140
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$109,574
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$69,893
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$86,885
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$89,743

$91,447

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($119,997).

Ocean City, NJ	$92,978
Trenton, NJ	$119,997
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$97,717

$103,564

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($84,351).

Farmington, NM	$83,821
Las Cruces, NM	$75,503
Santa Fe, NM	$80,470
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$84,351
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$79,383

$80,706

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($90,579).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$90,579
Reno, NV	$90,231
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$82,330

$87,699

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 ($131,420).

Binghamton, NY	$95,261
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$92,367
Elmira, NY	$88,499
Glens Falls, NY	$90,033
Ithaca, NY	$110,199
Kingston, NY	$86,285
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$131,420
Rochester, NY	$96,508
Syracuse, NY	$95,413
Utica-Rome, NY	$88,572
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$84,836
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$84,371
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$81,786
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$82,937

$93,462

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($93,169).

Canton-Massillon, OH	$81,318
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$91,058
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$91,459
Columbus, OH	$93,169
Dayton, OH	$90,131
Lima, OH	$79,346
Mansfield, OH	$73,439
Springfield, OH	$79,273
Toledo, OH	$87,750
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$75,408
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$81,597
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$79,614
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$78,148
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$78,604

$83,091

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($84,703).

Lawton, OK	$76,561
Oklahoma City, OK	$84,469
Tulsa, OK	$84,703
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$71,620
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$74,058
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$68,403
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$68,453

$75,466

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($99,279).

Bend-Redmond, OR	$79,826
Corvallis, OR	$88,773
Eugene, OR	$76,180
Grants Pass, OR	$73,449
Medford, OR	$78,326
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$99,279
Salem, OR	$90,371
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$74,624
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$72,729
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$71,284

$80,573

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($110,416).

Altoona, PA	$81,936
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$92,290
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$88,150
East Stroudsburg, PA	$88,395
Erie, PA	$79,413
Gettysburg, PA	$87,263
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$94,496
Johnstown, PA	$75,011
Lancaster, PA	$88,116
Lebanon, PA	$91,170
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$110,416
Pittsburgh, PA	$99,263
Reading, PA	$98,634
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$84,895
State College, PA	$88,471
Williamsport, PA	$81,919
York-Hanover, PA	$95,995
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$77,764
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$83,186
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$79,778

$88,565

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($58,230).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$47,095
Arecibo, PR	$43,088
Guayama, PR	$50,620
Mayaguez, PR	$46,509
Ponce, PR	$47,415
San German, PR	$40,036
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$58,230
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$43,447

$47,113

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 ($87,101).

Columbia, SC	$87,013
Florence, SC	$81,556
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$84,971
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$80,551
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$76,231
Spartanburg, SC	$87,101
Sumter, SC	$77,473
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$72,071
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$74,724
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$74,216

$79,591

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($93,749).

Sioux Falls, SD	$93,749
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$83,441
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$71,979

$83,056

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($83,792).

Clarksville, TN-KY	$76,331
Cleveland, TN	$71,561
Jackson, TN	$72,698
Johnson City, TN	$72,871
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$78,635
Knoxville, TN	$77,666
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$82,861
Morristown, TN	$67,243
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$83,792
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$66,896
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$65,981
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$65,051
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,698

$72,924

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($99,989).

Amarillo, TX	$78,453
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$96,348
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$83,700
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$67,835
College Station-Bryan, TX	$80,990
Corpus Christi, TX	$79,523
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$98,459
El Paso, TX	$78,845
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$97,898
Killeen-Temple, TX	$80,789
Laredo, TX	$74,051
Longview, TX	$84,098
Lubbock, TX	$76,095
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$76,744
Midland, TX	$99,989
Odessa, TX	$88,986
San Angelo, TX	$70,456
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$86,971
Sherman-Denison, TX	$76,971
Texarkana, TX-AR	$72,281
Tyler, TX	$74,031
Victoria, TX	$76,753
Waco, TX	$82,617
Wichita Falls, TX	$73,896
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$77,303
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$69,762
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$71,044
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$72,101
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$83,168
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$76,132

$80,250

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($80,986).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$72,041
Provo-Orem, UT	$79,478
St. George, UT	$57,656
Salt Lake City, UT	$80,986
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$63,803
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$57,358

$68,554

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($100,221).

Charlottesville, VA	$100,120
Harrisonburg, VA	$87,668
Lynchburg, VA	$87,150
Richmond, VA	$100,221
Roanoke, VA	$89,131
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$87,355
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$95,498
Winchester, VA-WV	$100,136
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$74,593
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$76,910
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$89,734
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$82,094

$89,043

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($75,482).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$71,208
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$75,482

$73,345

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($114,263).

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$100,610
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$111,319
Longview, WA	$99,718
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$94,534
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$91,590
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$114,263
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$92,826
Walla Walla, WA	$89,043
Wenatchee, WA	$91,710
Yakima, WA	$95,328
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$89,218
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$83,273

$96,199

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($99,476).

Eau Claire, WI	$85,311
Fond du Lac, WI	$96,043
Green Bay, WI	$91,679
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$97,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$86,321
Madison, WI	$95,800
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$99,476
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$92,931
Racine, WI	$99,146
Sheboygan, WI	$91,820
Wausau, WI	$92,533
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$76,021
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$80,537
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$84,143
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$77,108

$89,799

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($84,533).

Charleston, WV	$74,759
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$71,522
Morgantown, WV	$84,533
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$74,766
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$78,310
Wheeling, WV-OH	$75,274
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$63,413
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$67,129

$73,607

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($80,267).

Cheyenne, WY	$80,267
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$78,647
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$74,630

$77,848

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $90,146

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

Alaska

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

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

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

$93,750

Alabama

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

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

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

$89,333

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 ($82,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$70,609

Arizona

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

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

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

$84,091

California

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

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

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

$107,343

Colorado

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

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

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

$103,476

Connecticut

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

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

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

$112,802

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

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

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

$83,056

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 ($109,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$82,462

Hawaii

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

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

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

$96,450

Iowa

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

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

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

$87,772

Idaho

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

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

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

$70,654

Illinois

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

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

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

$85,655

Indiana

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

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

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

$88,718

Kansas

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

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

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

$84,950

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 ($90,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$78,503

Louisiana

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

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

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

$85,508

Massachusetts

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

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

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

$101,150

Maryland

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

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

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

$96,624

Maine

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

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

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

$86,933

Michigan

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

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

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

$92,789

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 ($120,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$92,488

Missouri

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

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

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

$81,295

Mississippi

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

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

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

$72,010

Montana

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

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

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

$83,674

North Carolina

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

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

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

$97,347

North Dakota

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

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

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

$89,930

Nebraska

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

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

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

$85,582

New Hampshire

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

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

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

$101,470

New Jersey

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

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

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

$120,237

New Mexico

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

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

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

$85,836

Nevada

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

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

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

$93,543

New York

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

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

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

$104,380

Ohio

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

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

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

$91,175

Oklahoma

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

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

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

$82,233

Oregon

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

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

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

$87,897

Pennsylvania

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

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

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

$97,829

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 ($65,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$49,444

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

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

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

$88,116

South Dakota

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

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

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

$94,357

Tennessee

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

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

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

$78,683

Texas

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

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

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

$87,952

Utah

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

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

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

$74,052

Virginia

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

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

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

$97,838

Vermont

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

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

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

$81,835

Washington

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

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

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

$106,268

Wisconsin

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

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

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

$101,111

West Virginia

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

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

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

$80,011

Wyoming

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

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

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

$88,610

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $90,146

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

Alaska

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

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

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

$93,750

Alabama

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

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

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

$89,333

Arkansas

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

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

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

$70,609

Arizona

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

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

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

$84,091

California

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

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

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

$107,343

Colorado

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

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

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

$103,476

Connecticut

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

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

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

$112,802

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

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

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

$83,056

Georgia

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

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

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

$82,462

Hawaii

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

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

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

$96,450

Iowa

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

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

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

$87,772

Idaho

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

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

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

$70,654

Illinois

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

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

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

$85,655

Indiana

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

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

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

$88,718

Kansas

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

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

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

$84,950

Kentucky

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

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

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

$78,503

Louisiana

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

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

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

$85,508

Massachusetts

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

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

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

$101,150

Maryland

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

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

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

$96,624

Maine

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

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

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

$86,933

Michigan

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

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

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

$92,789

Minnesota

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

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

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

$92,488

Missouri

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

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

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

$81,295

Mississippi

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

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

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

$72,010

Montana

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

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

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

$83,674

North Carolina

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

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

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

$97,347

North Dakota

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

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

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

$89,930

Nebraska

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

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

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

$85,582

New Hampshire

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

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

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

$101,470

New Jersey

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

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

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

$120,237

New Mexico

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

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

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

$85,836

Nevada

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

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

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

$93,543

New York

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

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

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

$104,380

Ohio

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

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

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

$91,175

Oklahoma

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

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

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

$82,233

Oregon

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

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

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

$87,897

Pennsylvania

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

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

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

$97,829

Puerto Rico

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

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

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

$49,444

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

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

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

$88,116

South Dakota

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

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

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

$94,357

Tennessee

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

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

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

$78,683

Texas

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

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

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

$87,952

Utah

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

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

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

$74,052

Virginia

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

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

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

$97,838

Vermont

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

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

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

$81,835

Washington

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

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

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

$106,268

Wisconsin

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

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

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

$101,111

West Virginia

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

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

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

$80,011

Wyoming

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

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

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

$88,610

Certificate

Average Salary Median: $62,122

The state with the highest average salary median for a certificate is New Jersey ($77,070) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Certificate)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($72,020) with a certificate.

Fairbanks, AK	$70,310
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$72,020

$71,165

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Certificate)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) with a certificate.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$52,850
Decatur, AL	$68,170
Dothan, AL	$72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$58,890
Gadsden, AL	$66,580
Huntsville, AL	$67,830
Mobile, AL	$61,580
Montgomery, AL	$57,440
Tuscaloosa, AL	$58,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$58,180

$60,257

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Certificate)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($92,070) with a certificate.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$56,450
Hot Springs, AR	$54,660
Jonesboro, AR	$50,500
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$54,780
Pine Bluff, AR	$92,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$52,840
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$55,930
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$54,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$56,010

$58,658

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Certificate)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($77,640) with a certificate.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$53,350
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$60,980
Prescott, AZ	$55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$77,640
Tucson, AZ	$58,180
Yuma, AZ	$62,640
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$51,280

$59,993

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Certificate)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($103,110) with a certificate.

Chico, CA	$67,410
El Centro, CA	$73,910
Fresno, CA	$73,590
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$88,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$86,030
Madera, CA	$70,410
Merced, CA	$65,090
Modesto, CA	$57,750
Napa, CA	$78,470
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$82,080
Redding, CA	$61,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$78,000
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$79,260
Salinas, CA	$79,130
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$80,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$103,110
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$88,270
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$76,270
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$78,440
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$76,720
Santa Rosa, CA	$84,470
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$58,850
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$88,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$60,000
Yuba City, CA	$70,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$58,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$52,690
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$49,470

$73,846

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Certificate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($73,360) with a certificate.

Colorado Springs, CO	$72,300
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$73,360
Fort Collins, CO	$63,810
Grand Junction, CO	$66,140
Greeley, CO	$62,190
Pueblo, CO	$72,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$59,080
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$58,540
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$62,340

$65,588

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Certificate)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,770) with a certificate.

Danbury, CT	$66,720
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$78,620
New Haven, CT	$76,440
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$94,770
Waterbury, CT	$75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$65,190

$76,263

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Certificate)

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($73,300) with a certificate.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$51,780
Gainesville, FL	$51,810
Homosassa Springs, FL	$55,430
Jacksonville, FL	$57,810
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$54,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$67,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$57,520
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$59,450
Ocala, FL	$49,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$57,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$70,550
Panama City, FL	$60,340
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$59,590
Port St. Lucie, FL	$64,040
Punta Gorda, FL	$45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$53,700
Sebring, FL	$48,230
Tallahassee, FL	$48,610
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	N/A
The Villages, FL	$72,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$55,730
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$47,570

$57,353

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Certificate)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,770) with a certificate.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$68,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$68,770
Brunswick, GA	$53,900
Columbus, GA-AL	$62,260
Dalton, GA	$52,590
Gainesville, GA	$31,610
Hinesville, GA	$64,290
Macon, GA	$43,150
Rome, GA	$63,960
Savannah, GA	$64,010
Valdosta, GA	$57,970
Warner Robins, GA	$64,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$51,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$58,360

$57,363

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Certificate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) with a certificate.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$70,910
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$53,630

$62,270

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Certificate)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($78,870) with a certificate.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$64,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$78,870
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$65,140
Dubuque, IA	$50,130
Iowa City, IA	$58,870
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$53,830
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$53,120

$59,223

Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Certificate)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($63,820) with a certificate.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$54,910
Idaho Falls, ID	$63,820
Lewiston, ID-WA	$52,540
Pocatello, ID	$51,910
Twin Falls, ID	$47,060
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$44,680
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$47,530

$51,779

Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Certificate)

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($73,800) with a certificate.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$60,700
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$71,210
Danville, IL	$66,460
Decatur, IL	$46,790
Kankakee, IL	$73,800
Peoria, IL	$68,780
Rockford, IL	$57,840
Springfield, IL	$69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$66,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$55,880
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$56,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$59,410

$62,690

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Certificate)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,940) with a certificate.

Columbus, IN	$58,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$74,940
Evansville, IN-KY	$72,620
Fort Wayne, IN	$60,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$68,400
Kokomo, IN	$49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$58,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$48,910
Muncie, IN	$58,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$54,490
Terre Haute, IN	$63,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$55,260
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$51,150
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$64,970

$60,013

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Certificate)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($60,100) with a certificate.

Manhattan, KS	$51,310
Topeka, KS	$54,120
Wichita, KS	$60,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$59,430

$56,240

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Certificate)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,000) with a certificate.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$56,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$62,830
Owensboro, KY	$51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$57,270
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$50,880
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$52,910

$56,573

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Certificate)

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($68,660) with a certificate.

Baton Rouge, LA	$64,420
Hammond, LA	$63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$62,800
Lafayette, LA	$65,180
Lake Charles, LA	$62,210
Monroe, LA	$49,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$65,210
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$57,090

$60,702

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Certificate)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($84,340) with a certificate.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$84,340
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$70,250
New Bedford, MA	$70,060
Pittsfield, MA	$77,510
Springfield, MA-CT	$69,730
Worcester, MA-CT	$70,990
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$65,990

$72,696

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Certificate)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($88,180) with a certificate.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$88,180
Cumberland, MD-WV	$74,170
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$61,390
Salisbury, MD-DE	$62,090
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$54,880

$68,142

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Certificate)

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,200) with a certificate.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$71,200
Portland-South Portland, ME	$66,850
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$61,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$58,270

$64,368

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Certificate)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,060) with a certificate.

Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$63,290
Flint, MI	$70,950
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$65,030
Jackson, MI	$63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$75,260
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$66,620
Monroe, MI	$80,860
Muskegon, MI	$55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$62,810
Saginaw, MI	$65,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$60,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$61,020
Midland, MI	$86,060

$66,965

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Certificate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($76,950) with a certificate.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$70,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$76,950
Rochester, MN	$70,930
St. Cloud, MN	$65,730
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$61,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$59,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$64,480

$65,646

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Certificate)

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,650) with a certificate.

Columbia, MO	$59,850
Jefferson City, MO	$67,390
Joplin, MO	$59,280
Kansas City, MO-KS	$65,530
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$55,760
St. Louis, MO-IL	$60,480
Springfield, MO	$52,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$60,770
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$54,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$59,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$67,650

$60,247

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Certificate)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,860) with a certificate.

Hattiesburg, MS	$59,670
Jackson, MS	$52,160
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,940
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$66,860

$56,680

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Certificate)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,210) with a certificate.

Great Falls, MT	$59,210
Missoula, MT	$51,100
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$57,480
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$49,020
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$55,610

$54,484

North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Certificate)

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,120) with a certificate.

Burlington, NC	$61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$63,160
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$68,560
Fayetteville, NC	$72,120
Goldsboro, NC	$63,550
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$62,220
Greenville, NC	$51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$53,900
Jacksonville, NC	$65,250
New Bern, NC	$61,840
Raleigh, NC	$65,670
Rocky Mount, NC	$53,370
Wilmington, NC	$56,660
Winston-Salem, NC	$58,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$54,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$55,370

$59,784

North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Certificate)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($67,530) with a certificate.

Fargo, ND-MN	$58,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$67,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$61,090

$63,170

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Certificate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,160) with a certificate.

Lincoln, NE	$52,900
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$66,160
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$48,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$53,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$57,100

$55,584

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Certificate)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,270) with a certificate.

Manchester, NH	$72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$65,690

$68,412

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Certificate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($93,870) with a certificate.

Ocean City, NJ	$66,070
Trenton, NJ	$93,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$71,270

$77,070

New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Certificate)

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($103,510) with a certificate.

Farmington, NM	$64,710
Las Cruces, NM	$63,360
Santa Fe, NM	$62,810
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$103,510
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$58,190

$70,516

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Certificate)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($65,010) with a certificate.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$65,010
Reno, NV	$62,560
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$64,000

$63,857

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Certificate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($78,580) with a certificate.

Binghamton, NY	$62,330
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$59,530
Elmira, NY	$73,620
Glens Falls, NY	$71,250
Ithaca, NY	$59,790
Kingston, NY	$71,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$78,580
Rochester, NY	$61,370
Syracuse, NY	$65,250
Utica-Rome, NY	$68,430
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$63,440
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$58,510
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$59,000
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$59,770

$65,177

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Certificate)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($80,330) with a certificate.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$63,690
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$64,010
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$63,730
Columbus, OH	$66,550
Dayton, OH	$80,330
Lima, OH	$59,850
Mansfield, OH	$61,030
Springfield, OH	$65,790
Toledo, OH	$65,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$64,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$64,210
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$66,020
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$67,730

$64,988

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Certificate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,530) with a certificate.

Lawton, OK	$70,410
Oklahoma City, OK	$65,830
Tulsa, OK	$70,530
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$66,650
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$62,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$53,190

$64,366

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Certificate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,280) with a certificate.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$62,690
Corvallis, OR	$57,180
Eugene, OR	$60,880
Grants Pass, OR	$49,020
Medford, OR	$58,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$69,000
Salem, OR	$74,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$56,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$47,900
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$49,390

$58,503

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Certificate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($78,610) with a certificate.

Altoona, PA	$56,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$61,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$56,670
East Stroudsburg, PA	$62,270
Erie, PA	$67,900
Gettysburg, PA	$55,190
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$67,060
Johnstown, PA	$55,080
Lancaster, PA	$48,790
Lebanon, PA	$75,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$78,610
Pittsburgh, PA	$58,160
Reading, PA	$61,030
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$55,870
State College, PA	$65,520
Williamsport, PA	$62,110
York-Hanover, PA	$60,900
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$59,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$60,300
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$61,050

$61,407

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Certificate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($41,530) with a certificate.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$37,860
Arecibo, PR	$36,770
Guayama, PR	N/A
Mayaguez, PR	$41,530
Ponce, PR	$32,360
San German, PR	$35,630
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$41,390
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$41,090

$38,090

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Certificate)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,120) with a certificate.

Columbia, SC	$55,660
Florence, SC	$57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$57,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$69,120
Spartanburg, SC	$63,860
Sumter, SC	$60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,000

$59,730

South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Certificate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($62,640) with a certificate.

Sioux Falls, SD	$62,640
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$47,010
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$54,210

$54,620

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Certificate)

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,540) with a certificate.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$64,300
Cleveland, TN	$53,760
Jackson, TN	$55,450
Johnson City, TN	$68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$64,330
Knoxville, TN	$67,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$62,780
Morristown, TN	$61,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$60,370
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$65,520

$59,998

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Certificate)

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,940) with a certificate.

Amarillo, TX	$59,530
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$61,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$70,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$54,880
College Station-Bryan, TX	$47,030
Corpus Christi, TX	$60,010
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$66,730
El Paso, TX	$58,420
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$70,290
Killeen-Temple, TX	$64,010
Laredo, TX	$54,740
Longview, TX	$58,680
Lubbock, TX	$49,720
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$59,290
Midland, TX	$58,550
Odessa, TX	$55,740
San Angelo, TX	$49,840
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$66,230
Sherman-Denison, TX	$58,910
Texarkana, TX-AR	$64,370
Tyler, TX	$55,100
Victoria, TX	$65,120
Waco, TX	$60,760
Wichita Falls, TX	$59,750
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$66,130
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$61,810
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$55,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$62,840
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$78,940
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$68,610

$60,761

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Certificate)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,450) with a certificate.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$64,450
Provo-Orem, UT	$57,810
St. George, UT	$43,250
Salt Lake City, UT	$58,790
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$53,130
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$44,990

$53,737

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Certificate)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,730) with a certificate.

Charlottesville, VA	$65,700
Harrisonburg, VA	$67,040
Lynchburg, VA	$65,590
Richmond, VA	$64,130
Roanoke, VA	$62,910
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$60,330
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$72,710
Winchester, VA-WV	$60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$65,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$98,730
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$58,760

$66,769

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Certificate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($63,760) with a certificate.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$62,690
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$63,760

$63,225

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (Certificate)

Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($87,700) with a certificate.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$77,140
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$87,700
Longview, WA	$69,610
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$65,950
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$76,900
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$78,130
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$64,020
Walla Walla, WA	$68,780
Wenatchee, WA	$56,380
Yakima, WA	$63,490
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$63,090
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$52,840

$68,669

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Certificate)

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,820) with a certificate.

Eau Claire, WI	$62,820
Fond du Lac, WI	$60,360
Green Bay, WI	$55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$60,980
Madison, WI	$64,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$66,700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$71,330
Racine, WI	$72,020
Sheboygan, WI	$60,590
Wausau, WI	$53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$53,540
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$55,950
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$55,190
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$53,980

$61,437

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Certificate)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($66,050) with a certificate.

Charleston, WV	$54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$59,470
Morgantown, WV	$66,050
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$59,480
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH	$63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$57,190
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$52,900

$58,961

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Certificate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,960) with a certificate.

Cheyenne, WY	$69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$63,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$61,530

$64,840

Master's

Average Salary Median: $55,826

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is New Jersey ($76,957) in the Ocean City, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($64,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$63,110
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$64,170

$63,640

Alabama

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

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($61,130) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$52,870
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$58,580
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$47,110
Decatur, AL	$61,130
Dothan, AL	$57,160
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$57,470
Gadsden, AL	$48,170
Huntsville, AL	$53,020
Mobile, AL	$49,620
Montgomery, AL	$49,660
Tuscaloosa, AL	$47,680
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$54,520
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$58,610
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$56,140
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$52,300

$53,603

Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($57,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$49,890
Hot Springs, AR	$56,460
Jonesboro, AR	$51,010
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$56,600
Pine Bluff, AR	$57,960
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$53,090
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$53,520
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$53,830
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$55,920

$54,253

Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($52,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$45,610
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$52,400
Prescott, AZ	$49,240
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$45,110
Tucson, AZ	$44,920
Yuma, AZ	$45,510
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$51,100

$47,699

California

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

El Centro, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($96,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	$60,380
El Centro, CA	$96,080
Fresno, CA	$87,500
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$85,250
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	$79,680
Modesto, CA	$79,080
Napa, CA	$90,090
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$73,910
Redding, CA	$50,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$90,260
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$77,370
Salinas, CA	$49,710
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$66,680
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$73,140
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$87,050
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$61,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$79,370
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$73,060
Santa Rosa, CA	$64,370
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$90,640
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$61,170
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$65,850
Yuba City, CA	$84,850
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$56,520
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$89,920
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$46,530

$73,895

Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($59,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$51,440
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$54,870
Fort Collins, CO	$50,660
Grand Junction, CO	$51,010
Greeley, CO	$50,220
Pueblo, CO	$57,320
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$42,840
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$49,070
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$59,680

$51,901

Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($71,640) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$71,640
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$67,140
New Haven, CT	$71,070
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$58,300
Waterbury, CT	$70,410
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$62,250

$66,802

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($70,490) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$51,170
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$45,650
Gainesville, FL	$45,880
Homosassa Springs, FL	$41,110
Jacksonville, FL	$50,910
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$49,010
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$49,940
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$70,490
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$51,240
Ocala, FL	$53,150
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$48,500
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$42,500
Panama City, FL	$52,300
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$37,360
Port St. Lucie, FL	$55,210
Punta Gorda, FL	N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$59,680
Sebring, FL	N/A
Tallahassee, FL	$45,230
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$53,040
The Villages, FL	$54,830
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$54,470
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$50,270

$50,569

Georgia

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

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($70,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$45,060
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$60,060
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$46,090
Brunswick, GA	$63,710
Columbus, GA-AL	$70,880
Dalton, GA	$66,170
Gainesville, GA	$51,340
Hinesville, GA	N/A
Macon, GA	$51,080
Rome, GA	$47,750
Savannah, GA	$56,880
Valdosta, GA	$37,290
Warner Robins, GA	$70,420
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$54,820
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$47,680
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$39,700
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$49,470

$53,650

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($64,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$64,080
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$57,210

$60,645

Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($62,980) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$62,100
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$48,400
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$62,980
Dubuque, IA	$50,880
Iowa City, IA	$56,290
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$53,150
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$51,760
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$47,290
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$53,410
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$48,820
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$49,260

$53,122

Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($61,470) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$41,500
Idaho Falls, ID	$50,820
Lewiston, ID-WA	$48,980
Pocatello, ID	$38,880
Twin Falls, ID	$44,920
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$48,260
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$61,470

$47,833

Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($55,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$38,000
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$48,900
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$55,800
Danville, IL	$40,000
Decatur, IL	$40,730
Kankakee, IL	$41,100
Peoria, IL	$49,490
Rockford, IL	$49,030
Springfield, IL	$50,420
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$51,630
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$44,400
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$50,070
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$46,000

$46,582

Indiana

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

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($52,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN	$43,610
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$52,510
Evansville, IN-KY	$47,040
Fort Wayne, IN	$52,350
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$50,860
Kokomo, IN	$45,030
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$50,080
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$40,030
Muncie, IN	$49,260
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$47,780
Terre Haute, IN	$41,990
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$46,650
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