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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Science Technologies & Technicians Degree

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

May collect samples of gases, soil, water, and other materials for testing. Assist scientists or engineers in the use of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in laboratory, exploration, and production activities to obtain data indicating resources such as metallic ore, minerals, gas, coal, or petroleum. Collect and organize data concerning the distribution and circulation of ground and surface water, and data on its physical, chemical, and biological properties. Measure and report on flow rates and ground water levels, maintain field equipment, collect water samples, install and collect sampling equipment, and process samples for shipment to testing laboratories. May collect data on behalf of hydrologists, engineers, developers, government agencies, or agriculture.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $56,167
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 7.9%
    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: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,944/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,113/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,167/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,921/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,704/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,772/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: $56,167

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($74,031) in the Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($66,480).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $66,480
Fairbanks, AK $59,555
$63,402
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($72,910).

Mobile, AL $47,250
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 $67,705
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
$58,742
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($92,070).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,450
Hot Springs, AR $54,660
Jonesboro, AR $50,500
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,805
Pine Bluff, AR $92,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,840
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,930
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,240
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,010
$56,595
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($77,640).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $56,003
Tucson, AZ $52,966
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $48,230
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Yuma, AZ $62,640
$56,661
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($88,470).

Fresno, CA $56,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $66,032
Merced, CA $58,240
Modesto, CA $51,567
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $68,006
Redding, CA $44,486
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $63,786
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $58,884
Salinas, CA $71,232
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $68,216
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $76,864
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $73,836
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $66,693
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $64,992
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $67,182
Santa Rosa, CA $60,300
Visalia-Porterville, CA $55,537
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,703
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,397
Chico, CA $67,410
El Centro, CA $73,910
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,470
Madera, CA $70,410
Napa, CA $78,470
Stockton-Lodi, CA $54,635
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $69,620
Yuba City, CA $70,450
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,470
$63,994
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Pueblo, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($72,530).

Fort Collins, CO $54,190
Greeley, CO $54,386
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,400
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,597
Colorado Springs, CO $61,225
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $65,110
Grand Junction, CO $66,140
Pueblo, CO $72,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,080
$58,360
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($94,770).

Danbury, CT $66,720
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,620
New Haven, CT $68,540
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,770
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$74,031
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($72,540).

Gainesville, FL $42,368
Jacksonville, FL $50,184
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $46,482
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $50,760
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $53,637
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $48,440
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $47,540
Port St. Lucie, FL $55,343
Tallahassee, FL $43,890
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,643
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $67,515
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,780
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,520
Ocala, FL $49,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $65,070
Panama City, FL $60,340
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,700
Sebring, FL $48,230
The Villages, FL $72,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,730
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,570
$52,046
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($74,115).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $58,476
Warner Robins, GA $61,863
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,490
Brunswick, GA $53,900
Columbus, GA-AL $62,260
Dalton, GA $52,590
Gainesville, GA $31,610
Hinesville, GA $64,290
Macon, GA $44,240
Rome, GA $63,960
Savannah, GA $74,115
Valdosta, GA $57,970
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,265
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,135
$56,546
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($70,910).

Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $48,560
$56,010
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($78,870).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $54,450
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $78,870
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Iowa City, IA $49,970
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 $45,180
$55,224
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($63,820).

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 $41,245
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,530
$50,033
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($73,800).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $55,095
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $60,580
Danville, IL $66,460
Decatur, IL $46,790
Kankakee, IL $73,800
Peoria, IL $68,120
Rockford, IL $45,980
Springfield, IL $69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,650
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,445
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,255
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,410
$57,807
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($74,940).

Muncie, IN $54,367
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $50,840
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
Terre Haute, IN $63,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,260
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,970
$58,486
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($60,100).

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $59,517
Manhattan, KS $51,310
Topeka, KS $54,120
Wichita, KS $60,100
$56,623
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($64,000).

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,510
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,265
Owensboro, KY $51,130
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,880
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$56,154
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($68,660).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $54,584
Baton Rouge, LA $56,255
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $58,705
Lake Charles, LA $58,715
Monroe, LA $49,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,575
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$57,178
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Pittsfield, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($77,510).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $72,300
Springfield, MA-CT $60,183
Worcester, MA-CT $54,148
Leominster-Gardner, MA $70,250
New Bedford, MA $70,060
Pittsfield, MA $77,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,990
$65,043
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($88,180).

California-Lexington Park, MD $88,180
Cumberland, MD-WV $74,170
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $61,390
Salisbury, MD-DE $56,760
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $54,880
$65,357
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($71,200).

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 Salary Values for Michigan

Midland, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($86,060).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $50,808
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $49,830
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $62,060
Flint, MI $70,950
Jackson, MI $63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $75,260
Midland, MI $86,060
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 $50,635
$61,255
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($76,950).

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,018
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,344
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $70,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,950
Rochester, MN $70,930
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,130
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,480
$64,597
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($67,650).

St. Louis, MO-IL $48,238
Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $67,390
Joplin, MO $59,280
Kansas City, MO-KS $55,525
St. Joseph, MO-KS $55,760
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
$56,915
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($66,860).

Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Jackson, MS $54,576
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,912
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,860
$55,790
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($59,210).

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 $46,490
$51,632
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($72,120).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $62,813
Greensboro-High Point, NC $47,596
Raleigh, NC $57,996
Winston-Salem, NC $54,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,740
Burlington, NC $61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $58,780
Fayetteville, NC $72,120
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,900
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Rocky Mount, NC $53,370
Wilmington, NC $56,660
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,370
$56,825
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($67,530).

Fargo, ND-MN $53,510
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,882
$57,876
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($59,710).

Lincoln, NE $52,900
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $59,710
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,100
$55,197
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($76,270).

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 Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($71,270).

Trenton, NJ $64,326
Ocean City, NJ $66,070
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $71,270
$66,257
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($65,912).

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $65,912
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $49,090
Farmington, NM $64,710
Las Cruces, NM $63,360
Santa Fe, NM $62,810
$59,798
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($65,010).

Reno, NV $56,430
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,010
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,705
$57,363
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Elmira, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($73,620).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $51,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $64,936
Rochester, NY $49,876
Syracuse, NY $56,994
Binghamton, NY $62,330
Elmira, NY $73,620
Glens Falls, NY $71,250
Ithaca, NY $59,790
Kingston, NY $71,610
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
$60,338
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($67,250).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $55,694
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,354
Columbus, OH $57,764
Dayton, OH $67,250
Toledo, OH $56,497
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $56,390
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,960
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,817
Canton-Massillon, OH $63,690
Lima, OH $59,850
Mansfield, OH $61,030
Springfield, OH $65,790
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $57,050
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,840
$59,163
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Lawton, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($70,410).

Tulsa, OK $56,080
Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,650
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $52,580
$60,232
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($62,690).

Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Corvallis, OR $57,180
Eugene, OR $51,240
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
Medford, OR $52,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $62,625
Salem, OR $57,290
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,900
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $44,345
$53,907
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($75,210).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $60,530
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $63,054
Pittsburgh, PA $46,434
Reading, PA $56,428
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $52,947
State College, PA $59,560
Williamsport, PA $59,153
York-Hanover, PA $52,743
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,387
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
Johnstown, PA $55,080
Lancaster, PA $48,790
Lebanon, PA $75,210
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,850
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,050
$57,252
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($41,530).

Ponce, PR $28,016
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $32,416
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
$34,396
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($69,120).

Columbia, SC $55,976
Florence, SC $57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $53,188
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
$58,763
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($62,640).

Sioux Falls, SD $62,640
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,010
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$54,620
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($68,540).

Knoxville, TN $59,888
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $50,996
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $51,902
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,917
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,653
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
Morristown, TN $61,920
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,120
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
$56,392
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($78,940).

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $60,040
Corpus Christi, TX $48,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $50,540
El Paso, TX $48,704
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $62,202
Longview, TX $49,898
Lubbock, TX $43,452
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $47,474
Midland, TX $52,818
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $60,138
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,048
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,698
Amarillo, TX $59,530
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,220
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $47,530
College Station-Bryan, TX $45,620
Killeen-Temple, TX $55,985
Laredo, TX $54,740
Odessa, TX $55,740
San Angelo, TX $49,840
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
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
$54,321
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($64,450).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $64,450
Provo-Orem, UT $55,205
St. George, UT $43,250
Salt Lake City, UT $44,950
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,130
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,990
$50,766
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($98,730).

Richmond, VA $55,000
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $62,904
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,200
Charlottesville, VA $65,700
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Lynchburg, VA $65,590
Roanoke, VA $62,910
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,330
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,730
$64,634
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($63,760).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,760
$63,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($74,820).

Madison, WI $61,583
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $60,232
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $60,950
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
Racine, WI $72,020
Sheboygan, WI $58,090
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,225
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,960
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,320
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,340
$55,378
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($63,726).

Charleston, WV $53,240
Morgantown, WV $63,726
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,482
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,428
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
$57,262
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($69,960).

Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$64,840

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $50,213

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Hampshire ($68,412) in the Portsmouth, NH-ME 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 ($62,787) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $62,787
Fairbanks, AK $48,800
$55,793
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($67,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $37,697
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $67,580
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,638
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 ($48,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,830
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,800
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,315
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($49,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $46,050
Tucson, AZ $49,490
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $42,130
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$45,890
California

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

Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($69,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $45,173
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $52,700
Merced, CA $44,540
Modesto, CA $39,200
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $58,623
Redding, CA $32,923
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $54,310
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $45,300
Salinas, CA $65,967
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $59,947
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $59,367
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $64,213
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $47,540
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $56,027
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $60,823
Santa Rosa, CA $44,187
Visalia-Porterville, CA $46,610
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $35,290
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,810
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA $50,420
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $50,750
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,606
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($57,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Collins, CO $47,777
Greeley, CO $49,183
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,640
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $57,110
Colorado Springs, CO $50,150
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $56,860
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,453
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($60,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT $60,640
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,640
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($61,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $36,073
Jacksonville, FL $45,100
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $41,063
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $39,653
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $42,293
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $39,507
Port St. Lucie, FL $37,950
Tallahassee, FL $40,743
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,643
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $61,730
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $59,590
Panama City, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,696
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($84,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $51,907
Warner Robins, GA $57,570
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $56,210
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $45,330
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA $84,220
Valdosta, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,440
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,910
$55,084
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($43,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI N/A
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $43,490
$43,490
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 ($47,323) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $47,323
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA $41,070
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,240
$41,878
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($37,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $37,810
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$37,810
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($67,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL $49,490
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $49,950
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL $67,460
Rockford, IL $34,120
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,970
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,010
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,160
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,737
Indiana

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

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($48,407) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Muncie, IN $45,960
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $48,407
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,183
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($59,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $59,690
Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS N/A
$59,690
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 ($57,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,370
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $57,700
Owensboro, KY N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,035
Louisiana

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

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($55,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $47,500
Baton Rouge, LA $48,090
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA $52,230
Lake Charles, LA $55,220
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,930
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,394
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 ($48,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $48,220
Springfield, MA-CT $41,090
Worcester, MA-CT $42,920
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,077
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($51,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV N/A
Salisbury, MD-DE $51,430
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,430
Maine N/A
Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($52,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $42,487
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $39,697
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $52,940
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,250
$43,843
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 ($76,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,210
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,193
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $70,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,950
Rochester, MN $70,930
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,130
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,480
$64,722
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($45,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $40,077
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $45,520
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,798
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Jackson, MS $56,187
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,893
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,860
$56,510
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($37,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT N/A
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,370
$37,370
North Carolina

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($54,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $51,320
Greensboro-High Point, NC $37,847
Raleigh, NC $52,880
Winston-Salem, NC $46,850
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,380
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $54,400
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,113
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($67,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $50,137
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,743
$57,225
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 ($53,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,260
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,260
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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 (Bachelor's)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($44,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $44,630
Ocean City, NJ N/A
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ N/A
$44,630
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($43,023) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $40,847
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,023
Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM N/A
$41,935
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($52,343) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $52,343
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $45,410
$48,877
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 ($55,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $46,647
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $55,840
Rochester, NY $42,213
Syracuse, NY $51,490
Binghamton, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$49,048
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($58,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $50,150
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $54,770
Columbus, OH $51,907
Dayton, OH $58,530
Toledo, OH $38,350
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,630
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,840
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,990
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,470
$47,293
Oklahoma

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

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($51,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $46,447
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,970
$49,208
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 ($56,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR $41,600
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR $46,120
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $56,250
Salem, OR $40,300
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,300
$44,714
Pennsylvania

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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($56,177) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,177
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $52,683
Pittsburgh, PA $38,617
Reading, PA $53,360
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $47,100
State College, PA $47,640
Williamsport, PA $53,240
York-Hanover, PA $36,430
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,860
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,651
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 ($26,433) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $25,120
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $26,433
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$25,777
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $56,187
Florence, SC $57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $50,247
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
$59,047
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 ($62,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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 (Bachelor's)

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($54,893) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN $54,893
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $43,140
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $46,257
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,210
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,480
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,596
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($56,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $40,100
Corpus Christi, TX $41,143
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $39,747
El Paso, TX $42,227
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $56,810
Longview, TX $44,043
Lubbock, TX $39,273
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $39,597
Midland, TX $48,997
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,077
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,327
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,623
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $40,180
College Station-Bryan, TX $44,210
Killeen-Temple, TX $47,960
Laredo, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,421
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($52,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT $52,600
St. George, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT $31,110
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,855
Virginia

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

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($66,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $36,740
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,367
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,080
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,062
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($63,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,760
$63,225
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 ($55,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $55,710
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $55,920
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $40,190
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI $55,590
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,970
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,450
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,700
$43,055
West Virginia

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

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($63,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $52,340
Morgantown, WV $62,177
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,010
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,780
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
$56,615
Wyoming N/A

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $62,122

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is New Jersey ($77,070) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($72,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $72,020
Fairbanks, AK $70,310
$71,165
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mobile, AL $61,580
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
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 (No Degree)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($92,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($77,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $60,980
Tucson, AZ $58,180
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,280
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Yuma, AZ $62,640
$59,993
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($103,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fresno, CA $73,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $86,030
Merced, CA $65,090
Modesto, CA $57,750
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
Visalia-Porterville, CA $60,000
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,690
Chico, CA $67,410
El Centro, CA $73,910
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,470
Madera, CA $70,410
Napa, CA $78,470
Stockton-Lodi, CA $58,850
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $88,490
Yuba City, CA $70,450
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,470
$73,846
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($73,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Collins, CO $63,810
Greeley, CO $62,190
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,340
Colorado Springs, CO $72,300
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $73,360
Grand Junction, CO $66,140
Pueblo, CO $72,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,080
$65,588
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($73,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Gainesville, FL $51,810
Jacksonville, FL $57,810
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $67,420
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,450
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $57,660
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,590
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,040
Tallahassee, FL $48,610
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,780
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,520
Ocala, FL $49,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $70,550
Panama City, FL $60,340
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,700
Sebring, FL $48,230
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 (No Degree)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $68,330
Warner Robins, GA $64,010
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
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 (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,630
$62,270
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($78,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $65,140
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $78,870
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 (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($63,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($73,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Muncie, IN $58,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
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
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 (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($60,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $59,430
Manhattan, KS $51,310
Topeka, KS $54,120
Wichita, KS $60,100
$56,240
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,830
Owensboro, KY $51,130
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 (No Degree)

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($68,660) for jobs which don't require a degree.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $65,210
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
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 (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($84,340) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $84,340
Springfield, MA-CT $69,730
Worcester, MA-CT $70,990
Leominster-Gardner, MA $70,250
New Bedford, MA $70,060
Pittsfield, MA $77,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,990
$72,696
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($88,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $63,290
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $65,030
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $66,620
Flint, MI $70,950
Jackson, MI $63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $75,260
Midland, MI $86,060
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
$66,965
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($76,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,730
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,070
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $70,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,950
Rochester, MN $70,930
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,130
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,480
$65,646
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,650) for jobs which don't require a degree.

St. Louis, MO-IL $60,480
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
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 (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $68,560
Greensboro-High Point, NC $62,220
Raleigh, NC $65,670
Winston-Salem, NC $58,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,920
Burlington, NC $61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,160
Fayetteville, NC $72,120
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,900
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Rocky Mount, NC $53,370
Wilmington, NC $56,660
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 (No Degree)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($67,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,160) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($93,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Trenton, NJ $93,870
Ocean City, NJ $66,070
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $71,270
$77,070
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (No Degree)

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($103,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $103,510
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,190
Farmington, NM $64,710
Las Cruces, NM $63,360
Santa Fe, NM $62,810
$70,516
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($65,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Reno, NV $62,560
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,010
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,000
$63,857
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (No Degree)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($78,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $59,530
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $78,580
Rochester, NY $61,370
Syracuse, NY $65,250
Binghamton, NY $62,330
Elmira, NY $73,620
Glens Falls, NY $71,250
Ithaca, NY $59,790
Kingston, NY $71,610
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 (No Degree)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($80,330) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,010
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $63,730
Columbus, OH $66,550
Dayton, OH $80,330
Toledo, OH $65,570
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,270
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,020
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,730
Canton-Massillon, OH $63,690
Lima, OH $59,850
Mansfield, OH $61,030
Springfield, OH $65,790
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $57,050
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $64,210
$64,988
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tulsa, OK $70,530
Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
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 (No Degree)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($78,610) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,060
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
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
Johnstown, PA $55,080
Lancaster, PA $48,790
Lebanon, PA $75,210
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,300
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,050
$61,407
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (No Degree)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($41,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ponce, PR $32,360
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,390
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
$38,090
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (No Degree)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($62,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Knoxville, TN $67,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,780
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,370
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,270
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,240
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
Morristown, TN $61,920
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,120
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
$59,998
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,010
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
Longview, TX $58,680
Lubbock, TX $49,720
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $59,290
Midland, TX $58,550
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $66,230
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,130
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,810
Amarillo, TX $59,530
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,220
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $54,880
College Station-Bryan, TX $47,030
Killeen-Temple, TX $64,010
Laredo, TX $54,740
Odessa, TX $55,740
San Angelo, TX $49,840
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
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 (No Degree)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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 (No Degree)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Richmond, VA $64,130
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $72,710
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,760
Charlottesville, VA $65,700
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Lynchburg, VA $65,590
Roanoke, VA $62,910
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,330
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,730
$66,769
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($63,760) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,760
$63,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Madison, WI $64,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,330
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
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 (No Degree)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($66,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $54,590
Morgantown, WV $66,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,190
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,900
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
$58,961
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$64,840

5 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $50,213.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $62,122. 

  Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist. May collect samples of gases, soil, water, and other materials for testing.

Salary Ratio: 0.57    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Air Analyst
  • Air Pollution Auditor
  • Air Quality Technician
  • Analytical Lab Technician
  • Asbestos Abatement Technician
  • Asbestos Microscopist
  • Biological Lab Technician
  • Biotechnician
  • Chemical Lab Technician
  • Compliance Analyst
  • Decontamination Technician
  • Emergency Spill Response Technician
  • Energy and Conservation Technician
  • Environmental Analyst
  • Environmental Compliance Technician
  • Environmental Field Technician
  • Environmental Laboratory Technician
  • Environmental Monitoring Technician
  • Environmental Property Assessor
  • Environmental Sampling Technician
  • Environmental Science Technician
  • Environmental Technician
  • Facility Environmental Technician
  • Field Environmental Technician
  • Field Sampling Technician
  • Ground Water Technician
  • Groundwater Monitoring Technician
  • Hazardous Material Technician
  • Hazardous Materials Analyst
  • Hazardous Waste Technician
  • Industrial Ecology Technician
  • Infectious Waste Technician
  • Laboratory Assistant
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Lead-Based Paint Technician
  • Leaking Underground Storage Tank Remover (LUST Remover)
  • Materials Exchange Specialist
  • Microbiological Lab Technician
  • Mobile Lab Technician
  • Monitoring Technician
  • Natural Resource Technician
  • Pollution Control Technician
  • Prep Technician (Preparation Technician)
  • Process Environmental Technician
  • Public Health Sanitarian
  • Public Health Sanitarian Technician
  • Radon Inspector
  • Remediation Technician
  • Sample Prep Technician
  • Sanitarian
  • Smog Technician
  • Smoke Tester
  • Soil Analyst
  • Solid Waste Analyst
  • Solid Waste Landfill Technician
  • Solid Waste Technician
  • Surface Water Technician
  • Treatment
  • Storage
  • and Disposal Facility Technician (TSDF Technician)
  • Waste Minimization Technician
  • Waste Specialist
  • Wastewater Analyst
  • Water Analyst
  • Water Quality Analyst
  • Water Quality Specialist
  • Water Quality Technician
  • Water Treatment Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $48,522
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

Assist scientists or engineers in the use of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in laboratory, exploration, and production activities to obtain data indicating resources such as metallic ore, minerals, gas, coal, or petroleum. Analyze mud and drill cuttings. Chart pressure, temperature, and other characteristics of wells or bore holes.

Salary Ratio: 7.7    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Acid Tester
  • Chalk Tester
  • Construction Material Technician
  • Core Inspector
  • Crude Tester
  • Directional Drill Locator
  • Drilling Fluids Specialist
  • Echometer Engineer
  • Electric Well Logging Operator
  • Electrical Logger
  • Electrical Logging Operator
  • Electrical Prospecting Observer
  • Electrical Prospecting Operator
  • Electrolog Operator
  • Electron Microprobe Operator
  • Environmental Field Services Technician
  • Environmental Sampling Technician
  • Extractions Technologist
  • Field Construction Materials Technician
  • Field Construction Materials Testing Technician
  • Field Evaluator
  • Field Geotechnical Technician
  • Field Observer
  • Field Scout
  • Field Tester
  • Gas Analyst
  • Gas Prover
  • Gas Tester
  • Gasoline Tester
  • Geological Aide
  • Geological E-Logger
  • Geological Sample Tester
  • Geological Technician
  • Geology Associate
  • Geology Technician
  • Geophysical Computer
  • Geophysical E-Logger
  • Geophysical Prospector
  • Geophysical Support Specialist
  • Geoscience Specialist
  • Geoscience Technician
  • Geospatial Technician
  • Geotechnical Properties Technician
  • Geotechnical Technician
  • Geotechnician
  • Gravity Meter Operator
  • Gravity Prospecting Observer
  • Gravity Prospecting Operator
  • Laboratory Assistant
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Laboratory Worker
  • Line Locator
  • Locater
  • Locater Operator
  • Locater Technician
  • Locator
  • Locator Specialist
  • Magnetic Locater
  • Magnetic Observer
  • Magnetic Prospecting Operator
  • Magnetometer Operator
  • Material Handling Technician
  • Material Technician
  • Materials Management Technician
  • Materials Technician
  • Materials Testing Technician
  • Meter Operator
  • Mineral Technologist
  • Mining Technician
  • Mud Analysis Operator
  • Mud Analysis Well-Logging Operator
  • Mud Logger
  • Observer
  • Oil Analyst
  • Oil and Gas Exploration Technician
  • Oil Field Tester
  • Oil Laboratory Analyst
  • Oil Prospecting Observer
  • Oil Scout
  • Oil Tester
  • Oil Well Directional Surveyor
  • Oil Well Logger
  • Ore Tester
  • Petroleum Analyst
  • Petroleum Technician
  • Physical Science Technician
  • Quality Control Technician (QC Technician)
  • Research Associate
  • Scout Leaser
  • Section Plotter Operator
  • Seismic Computer
  • Seismic Interpreter
  • Seismic Observer
  • Seismic Plotter
  • Seismic Prospecting Observer
  • Seismograph Computer
  • Seismograph Observer
  • Seismograph Operator
  • Seismograph Recorder
  • Seismographer
  • Seismometer Operator
  • Sensitometrist
  • Soils Technician
  • Sounding Device Operator
  • Surface Logging Systems Logger (SLS Logger)
  • Technical Operator
  • Temperature Logging Operator
  • Test Engine Evaluator
  • Test Engine Operator
  • Test Evaluator
  • Test Technician
  • Tester
  • Well Logger
  • Well Tester
  • US Salary Median: $63,259
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Hydrologic Technicians

Collect and organize data concerning the distribution and circulation of ground and surface water, and data on its physical, chemical, and biological properties. Measure and report on flow rates and ground water levels, maintain field equipment, collect water samples, install and collect sampling equipment, and process samples for shipment to testing laboratories. May collect data on behalf of hydrologists, engineers, developers, government agencies, or agriculture.

Salary Ratio: 7.7    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Groundwater Monitoring Technician
  • Hydrography Technician
  • Hydrologic Aid
  • Hydrologic Technician
  • US Salary Median: $63,259
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Quality Control Analysts

Conduct tests to determine quality of raw materials, bulk intermediate and finished products. May conduct stability sample tests.

Salary Ratio: 0.82    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Chemistry Quality Control Analyst (Chemistry QC Analyst)
  • Chemistry Quality Control Technician (Chemistry QC Technician)
  • Data Quality Analyst
  • Lab Analyst
  • Lab Technician (Lab Tech)
  • Laboratory Analyst
  • Laboratory Technician (Lab Tech)
  • Microbiology Lab Analyst
  • Microbiology Quality Control Technician (Microbiology QC Tech)
  • QA Analyst (Quality Assurance Analyst)
  • QA Associate (Quality Assurance Associate)
  • QA Auditor (Quality Assurance Auditor)
  • QA Lab Tech (Quality Assurance Lab Technician)
  • QA Specialist (Quality Assurance Specialist)
  • QA Tech (Quality Assurance Technician)
  • Quality Analyst
  • Quality Auditor
  • Quality Control Analyst (QC Analyst)
  • Quality Control Associate (QC Associate)
  • Quality Control Auditor (QC Auditor)
  • Quality Control Checker (QC Checker)
  • Quality Control Expert (QC Expert)
  • Quality Control Lab Technician (QC Lab Tech)
  • Quality Control Specialist (QC Specialist)
  • Quality Control Technician (QC Tech)
  • Quality Control Tester (QC Tester)
  • Quality Controller
  • Quality Coordinator
  • Quality Process Auditor
  • Quality Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $50,483
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Remote Sensing Technicians

Apply remote sensing technologies to assist scientists in areas such as natural resources, urban planning, or homeland security. May prepare flight plans or sensor configurations for flight trips.

Salary Ratio: 0.82    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Commercial Drone Operator
  • Commercial Drone Pilot
  • Commercial Drone Technician
  • Digital Cartographic Technician
  • Document Image Technician
  • Drone Operator
  • Drone Pilot
  • Drone Technician
  • Geospatial Extractor
  • LIDAR Technician (Light Detection and Ranging Technician)
  • Meteorologist Liaison
  • Remote Monitor
  • Remote Pilot
  • Remote Sensing Field Technician
  • Remote Sensing Monitoring Technician
  • Remote Sensing Technician
  • Remote Sensing Technologist
  • Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Controller (RPAS Controller)
  • Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Operator (RPAS Operator)
  • Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Pilot (RPAS Pilot)
  • Remotely Piloted Aircraft Technician (RPA Technician)
  • Research Associate
  • Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technician (sUAS Technician)
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems Operator (UAS Operator)
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems Pilot (UAS Pilot)
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems Technician (UAS Technician)
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Operator (UAV Operator)
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Pilot (UAV Pilot)
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Technician (UAV Technician)
  • Unmanned Aircraft Operator (UA Operator)
  • Unmanned Aircraft Pilot (UA Pilot)
  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operator (UAS Operator)
  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems Pilot (UAS Pilot)
  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technician (UAS Technician)
  • Unmanned Aircraft Technician (UA Technician)
  • Unmanned Systems Technician
  • Verification Technician
  • US Salary Median: $50,483
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $9,113 per year (or $14,943 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $36,452 to earn a bachelor's (or $59,772 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Science Technologies & Technicians Degrees

Delta State University

1003 W Sunflower Road - Cleveland, MS

Out-of-state cost: $8,121/year
In-state cost: $8,121/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Arizona State University Digital Immersion

1475 N Scottsdale Rd - Scottsdale, AZ

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

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Northern Arizona University

1900 S Knoles Dr, Babbitt Administrative Center, Room 200 - Flagstaff, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $17,386/year
In-state cost: $11,381/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Wisconsin-Stout

712 S Broadway St - Menomonie, WI

Out-of-state cost: $17,455/year
In-state cost: $9,488/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Kean University

1000 Morris Avenue - Union, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $19,621/year
In-state cost: $12,445/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Salisbury University

1101 Camden Ave - Salisbury, MD

Out-of-state cost: $20,110/year
In-state cost: $10,044/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Montclair State University

1 Normal Avenue - Montclair, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $21,033/year
In-state cost: $13,073/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Plymouth State University

17 High Street - Plymouth, NH

Out-of-state cost: $23,902/year
In-state cost: $14,492/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Madonna University

36600 Schoolcraft Rd - Livonia, MI

Out-of-state cost: $24,000/year
In-state cost: $24,000/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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University of Nevada-Las Vegas

4505 S Maryland Pky - Las Vegas, NV

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

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University of Alaska Anchorage

3211 Providence Drive - Anchorage, AK

Out-of-state cost: $25,228/year
In-state cost: $8,750/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Charleston Southern University

9200 University Blvd - Charleston, SC

Out-of-state cost: $27,840/year
In-state cost: $27,840/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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North Carolina State University at Raleigh

2101 Hillsborough Street - Raleigh, NC

Out-of-state cost: $29,220/year
In-state cost: $9,101/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Arizona State University Campus Immersion

University Drive And Mill Avenue - Tempe, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $29,428/year
In-state cost: $11,338/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Arizona-Sierra Vista

1140 North Colombo Avenue - Sierra Vista, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $33,845/year
In-state cost: $9,291/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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William Jewell College

500 College Hill - Liberty, MO

Out-of-state cost: $34,450/year
In-state cost: $34,450/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Arizona

1401 E University - Tucson, AZ

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

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Campbell University

143 Main Street - Buies Creek, NC

Out-of-state cost: $36,740/year
In-state cost: $36,740/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Adrian College

110 S Madison St - Adrian, MI

Out-of-state cost: $38,730/year
In-state cost: $38,730/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Duke University

103 Allen Bldg - Durham, NC

Out-of-state cost: $57,633/year
In-state cost: $57,633/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Science Technologies & Technicians Degrees

Fort Hays State University

600 Park St - Hays, KS

Out-of-state cost: $11,376/year
In-state cost: $4,500/year
Degrees: Master's

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania

1 South George Street, Lyle Hall - Millersville, PA

Out-of-state cost: $16,350/year
In-state cost: $11,490/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

100 Church Street SE - Minneapolis, MN

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

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