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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Secondary Education and Teaching Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the secondary grades, which may include grades seven through twelve, depending on the school system or state regulations. May include preparation to teach a comprehensive curriculum or specific subject matter.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $58,933
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.1%
    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.):  $26,093/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,786/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,401/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,578/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,638/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,548/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: $58,933

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($84,994) in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($66,760).

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $63,400
$64,520
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($61,725).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $60,390
Huntsville, AL $60,450
Mobile, AL $54,615
Montgomery, AL $55,245
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,725
Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,340
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $53,850
Decatur, AL $58,070
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,310
Gadsden, AL $57,260
Tuscaloosa, AL $50,980
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,680
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,490
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,390
$56,327
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($55,870).

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,065
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,415
Fort Smith, AR-OK $52,310
Hot Springs, AR $55,870
Jonesboro, AR $49,770
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $55,180
Pine Bluff, AR $50,390
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,210
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,900
$48,508
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($54,190).

Tucson, AZ $47,365
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $41,340
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $54,190
Prescott, AZ $45,860
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $42,580
Yuma, AZ $41,320
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $48,170
$46,024
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($100,060).

Fresno, CA $98,140
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $100,060
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $70,715
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $71,590
Stockton-Lodi, CA $97,700
Chico, CA $96,330
El Centro, CA $84,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $88,850
Merced, CA $86,930
Modesto, CA $89,410
Napa, CA $99,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $86,330
Salinas, CA $70,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $92,940
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $93,670
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $75,980
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $96,620
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $68,270
Santa Rosa, CA $90,130
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $80,160
Yuba City, CA $85,800
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,560
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $64,570
$84,994
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($57,700).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $57,700
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,685
Colorado Springs, CO $50,190
Grand Junction, CO $50,970
Greeley, CO $50,760
Pueblo, CO $52,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,470
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,020
$51,009
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($80,730).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $80,730
New Haven, CT $73,105
Danbury, CT $74,520
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $78,800
Waterbury, CT $74,410
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $76,610
$76,501
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($67,535).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $66,085
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $67,535
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $58,010
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,730
Jacksonville, FL $62,720
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $48,900
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $61,980
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $45,740
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,440
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $63,410
Tallahassee, FL $49,870
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,530
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $48,950
$57,908
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($63,090).

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,040
Athens-Clarke County, GA $59,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $63,090
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $51,280
Columbus, GA-AL $62,250
Macon, GA $59,530
Savannah, GA $54,790
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,160
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,770
$55,519
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($65,820).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $55,185
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,005
Cedar Rapids, IA $52,120
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,660
Dubuque, IA $61,900
Iowa City, IA $62,410
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $55,720
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $65,820
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,780
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,820
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,290
$57,377
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($58,700).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $58,700
Idaho Falls, ID $52,230
Lewiston, ID-WA $54,900
Pocatello, ID $49,420
Twin Falls, ID $44,120
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $50,530
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,850
$51,250
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($79,910).

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,780
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,275
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,230
Champaign-Urbana, IL $51,840
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $79,910
Danville, IL $48,200
Decatur, IL $49,540
Kankakee, IL $52,020
Peoria, IL $57,030
Rockford, IL $60,910
Springfield, IL $55,600
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,930
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,440
$55,651
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($55,365).

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $46,495
Evansville, IN-KY $48,205
Fort Wayne, IN $47,845
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $50,235
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $55,365
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $46,995
Muncie, IN $51,025
Terre Haute, IN $47,945
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,540
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,865
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,980
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $51,410
$47,817
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($64,300).

Manhattan, KS $64,300
Topeka, KS $49,560
Wichita, KS $55,160
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,980
$54,500
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($60,550).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $59,500
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,280
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $58,680
Lexington-Fayette, KY $58,520
Owensboro, KY $58,920
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,340
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,700
$57,347
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($55,610).

Lafayette, LA $50,250
Monroe, LA $51,310
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $53,430
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $55,610
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,460
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,870
$50,609
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($83,390).

Springfield, MA-CT $76,400
Worcester, MA-CT $76,495
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,390
Leominster-Gardner, MA $82,540
New Bedford, MA $82,970
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $78,860
$79,194
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($71,080).

California-Lexington Park, MD $56,020
Cumberland, MD-WV $71,080
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $53,780
Salisbury, MD-DE $66,510
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $63,020
$62,082
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($60,380).

Portland-South Portland, ME $60,380
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $56,580
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $51,000
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,530
$56,408
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($71,980).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $67,945
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $58,230
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $71,980
Battle Creek, MI $60,970
Bay City, MI $66,590
Flint, MI $59,970
Jackson, MI $60,810
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $58,150
Monroe, MI $63,240
Muskegon, MI $62,960
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $59,130
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,490
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,930
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,790
$63,142
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($70,415).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $70,415
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $57,540
Rochester, MN $64,650
St. Cloud, MN $62,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,800
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,620
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,580
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,770
$61,908
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($58,330).

Kansas City, MO-KS $58,330
St. Louis, MO-IL $54,200
Springfield, MO $52,855
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,940
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,220
Columbia, MO $46,830
Jefferson City, MO $44,810
Joplin, MO $39,710
St. Joseph, MO-KS $45,800
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,890
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,310
$49,528
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($45,790).

Hattiesburg, MS $45,790
Jackson, MS $43,810
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,020
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,930
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,720
$44,252
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($53,410).

Great Falls, MT $50,130
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,410
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,260
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,850
$49,913
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($62,420).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $62,420
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $62,070
Greensboro-High Point, NC $60,590
Raleigh, NC $60,500
Wilmington, NC $60,805
Winston-Salem, NC $59,165
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,805
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,565
Burlington, NC $46,120
Fayetteville, NC $47,390
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $52,670
Rocky Mount, NC $45,930
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,420
$56,226
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($61,690).

Fargo, ND-MN $61,690
Grand Forks, ND-MN $53,350
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,190
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,810
$54,760
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($66,660).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,385
Lincoln, NE $66,660
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,110
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,940
$61,737
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($58,320).

Manchester, NH $54,245
Portsmouth, NH-ME $58,320
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,825
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,740
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,810
$54,988
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($69,815).

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $69,815
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $64,700
$63,422
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($59,910).

Farmington, NM $56,755
Las Cruces, NM $59,910
Santa Fe, NM $55,695
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $48,345
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $47,845
$53,710
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($67,080).

Reno, NV $67,080
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $63,550
$65,903
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($89,260).

Binghamton, NY $77,175
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $58,735
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $87,845
Rochester, NY $70,095
Syracuse, NY $76,185
Utica-Rome, NY $88,940
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $65,055
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $53,395
Elmira, NY $56,690
Glens Falls, NY $74,820
Ithaca, NY $64,890
Kingston, NY $89,260
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $69,010
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $69,830
$71,789
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($71,800).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $65,110
Toledo, OH $70,280
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $62,045
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,805
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,825
Canton-Massillon, OH $66,920
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $71,800
Columbus, OH $71,670
Dayton, OH $66,110
Lima, OH $49,690
Mansfield, OH $52,460
Springfield, OH $66,410
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $58,750
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,090
$63,475
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($63,945).

Tulsa, OK $63,945
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,155
Lawton, OK $46,560
Oklahoma City, OK $48,090
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,460
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,950
$52,261
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($81,640).

Salem, OR $73,120
Bend-Redmond, OR $78,640
Eugene, OR $71,820
Medford, OR $59,500
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $81,640
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,760
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $65,040
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $60,950
$68,066
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($76,060).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $62,940
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $67,540
Pittsburgh, PA $76,060
Altoona, PA $58,600
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $62,890
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $69,180
Erie, PA $55,580
Gettysburg, PA $71,890
Johnstown, PA $57,390
Lancaster, PA $63,840
Lebanon, PA $71,630
Reading, PA $69,500
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $69,540
State College, PA $61,310
Williamsport, PA $65,880
York-Hanover, PA $68,960
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $67,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,340
$65,779
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($36,015).

Ponce, PR $27,600
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $36,015
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $35,480
Arecibo, PR $33,630
Guayama, PR $32,570
Mayaguez, PR $32,950
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,390
$32,806
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($56,900).

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $55,630
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,940
Columbia, SC $54,700
Florence, SC $51,910
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $56,490
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $40,920
Spartanburg, SC $56,900
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,550
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,090
$52,882
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($54,875).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,875
Sioux Falls, SD $47,360
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,120
$50,058
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($69,860).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,970
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $57,905
Clarksville, TN-KY $69,860
Cleveland, TN $54,490
Jackson, TN $51,220
Johnson City, TN $50,640
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $54,970
Knoxville, TN $54,070
Morristown, TN $48,850
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,190
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,910
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,970
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,000
$54,861
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($70,110).

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $50,980
College Station-Bryan, TX $70,110
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $57,525
El Paso, TX $65,210
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $60,870
Killeen-Temple, TX $62,890
Laredo, TX $50,950
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $56,480
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,185
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,595
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,005
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,635
Amarillo, TX $64,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $58,590
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $56,660
Corpus Christi, TX $67,260
Longview, TX $55,880
Lubbock, TX $48,780
Midland, TX $60,220
San Angelo, TX $50,960
Sherman-Denison, TX $56,600
Texarkana, TX-AR $50,870
Tyler, TX $49,620
Victoria, TX $48,730
Waco, TX $50,940
Wichita Falls, TX $49,730
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,970
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,720
$55,118
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($77,110).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $59,490
Provo-Orem, UT $77,110
St. George, UT $42,680
Salt Lake City, UT $58,670
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,080
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $58,990
$58,837
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($79,440).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $66,680
Charlottesville, VA $62,360
Roanoke, VA $79,440
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $57,250
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,150
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,260
$61,580
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($57,485).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $55,870
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,485
$56,678
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($67,040).

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,710
Madison, WI $67,040
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $59,985
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,860
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,060
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,600
Eau Claire, WI $51,950
Fond du Lac, WI $57,210
Green Bay, WI $59,540
Janesville-Beloit, WI $64,910
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $60,610
Racine, WI $66,740
Sheboygan, WI $56,840
Wausau, WI $59,580
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,010
$58,852
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($54,270).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,640
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,865
Morgantown, WV $52,310
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $45,950
Wheeling, WV-OH $54,270
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,450
$44,374
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($54,960).

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,960
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,400
$53,246

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $59,165

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($85,412) in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $64,750
Huntsville, AL $65,350
Mobile, AL $59,370
Montgomery, AL $59,690
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $72,380
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, 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
$64,308
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($43,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,810
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,380
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,095
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($51,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $51,780
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,780
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($110,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $99,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $110,710
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $59,100
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA $102,340
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,412
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($54,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,960
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,510
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,735
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($84,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $84,080
New Haven, CT $69,640
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,860
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($79,600) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $68,270
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $79,600
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,560
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,143
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($24,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,650
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$24,650
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($63,040) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $50,330
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,040
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,685
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($57,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,050
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$55,420
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($66,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,900
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,750
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $66,880
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,510
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($75,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $75,090
Worcester, MA-CT $73,790
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,440
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($59,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $59,340
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,180
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,260
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($84,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,810
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,020
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $84,540
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, 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 N/A
$70,790
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($76,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,090
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,090
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,190) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $67,190
St. Louis, MO-IL $58,830
Springfield, MO $63,140
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,340
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,650
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,430
Mississippi N/A
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,130) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $72,130
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $71,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC $71,460
Raleigh, NC $65,110
Wilmington, NC $67,010
Winston-Salem, NC $67,610
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,500
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,210
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,140
Burlington, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,087
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($63,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,300
Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,300
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($79,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $79,660
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,660
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($108,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $84,130
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $42,860
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $86,070
Rochester, NY $72,160
Syracuse, NY $79,130
Utica-Rome, NY $108,740
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,380
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $43,830
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,913
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($76,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,350
Toledo, OH $76,310
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,610
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,160
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,030
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,692
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($75,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $75,070
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,710
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
$67,890
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($72,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salem, OR $72,880
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,880
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($81,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $61,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $66,020
Pittsburgh, PA $81,530
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,627
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($39,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $23,030
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,750
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$31,390
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($60,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,170
Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,905
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($65,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,200
Sioux Falls, SD N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,200
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,550
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
Knoxville, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,100
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($92,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,400
College Station-Bryan, TX $92,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,030
El Paso, TX $68,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,260
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,040
Laredo, TX $41,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,170
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $39,550
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,950
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,650
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,980
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,220
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Midland, 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
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,655
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($63,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,720
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,720
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($77,130) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,360
Madison, WI $77,130
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $58,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,540
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,890
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,477
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($30,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $30,240
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,560
Morgantown, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$25,400
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $58,701

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($84,908) in the Napa, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($71,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $71,840
$71,840
Alabama

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

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($58,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $56,030
Huntsville, AL $55,550
Mobile, AL $49,860
Montgomery, AL $50,800
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,070
Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,340
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $53,850
Decatur, AL $58,070
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,310
Gadsden, AL $57,260
Tuscaloosa, AL $50,980
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,680
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,490
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,390
$53,477
Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($55,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,320
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,450
Fort Smith, AR-OK $52,310
Hot Springs, AR $55,870
Jonesboro, AR $49,770
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $55,180
Pine Bluff, AR $50,390
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,210
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,900
$50,156
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($54,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $42,950
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $41,340
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $54,190
Prescott, AZ $45,860
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $42,580
Yuma, AZ $41,320
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $48,170
$45,201
California

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

Napa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($99,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $96,530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $89,410
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $82,330
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $88,020
Stockton-Lodi, CA $93,060
Chico, CA $96,330
El Centro, CA $84,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $88,850
Merced, CA $86,930
Modesto, CA $89,410
Napa, CA $99,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $86,330
Salinas, CA $70,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $92,940
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $93,670
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $75,980
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $96,620
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $68,270
Santa Rosa, CA $90,130
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $80,160
Yuba City, CA $85,800
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,560
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $64,570
$84,908
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($60,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $60,440
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Colorado Springs, CO $50,190
Grand Junction, CO $50,970
Greeley, CO $50,760
Pueblo, CO $52,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,470
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,020
$50,828
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($78,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $77,380
New Haven, CT $76,570
Danbury, CT $74,520
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $78,800
Waterbury, CT $74,410
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $76,610
$76,382
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($65,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $63,900
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $55,470
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $65,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,730
Jacksonville, FL $62,720
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $48,900
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $61,980
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $45,740
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,440
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $63,410
Tallahassee, FL $49,870
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,530
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $48,950
$56,008
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($63,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,430
Athens-Clarke County, GA $59,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $63,090
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $51,280
Columbus, GA-AL $62,250
Macon, GA $59,530
Savannah, GA $54,790
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,160
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,770
$58,606
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $60,040
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,970
Cedar Rapids, IA $52,120
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,660
Dubuque, IA $61,900
Iowa City, IA $62,410
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $55,720
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $65,820
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,780
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,820
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,290
$57,503
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($58,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $58,700
Idaho Falls, ID $52,230
Lewiston, ID-WA $54,900
Pocatello, ID $49,420
Twin Falls, ID $44,120
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $50,530
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,850
$51,250
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($79,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,770
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,500
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,230
Champaign-Urbana, IL $51,840
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $79,910
Danville, IL $48,200
Decatur, IL $49,540
Kankakee, IL $52,020
Peoria, IL $57,030
Rockford, IL $60,910
Springfield, IL $55,600
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,930
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,440
$55,686
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($54,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $50,410
Evansville, IN-KY $53,750
Fort Wayne, IN $52,420
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $53,220
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $54,660
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $50,870
Muncie, IN $52,520
Terre Haute, IN $49,010
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,140
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,370
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $51,410
$51,259
Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($64,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $64,300
Topeka, KS $49,560
Wichita, KS $55,160
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,980
$54,500
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($58,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $56,100
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,810
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,220
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $58,680
Lexington-Fayette, KY $58,520
Owensboro, KY $58,920
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,340
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,700
$56,161
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($55,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette, LA $50,250
Monroe, LA $51,310
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $53,430
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $55,610
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,460
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,870
$50,609
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($83,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $77,710
Worcester, MA-CT $79,200
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,390
Leominster-Gardner, MA $82,540
New Bedford, MA $82,970
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $78,860
$80,778
Maryland

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

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($71,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $56,020
Cumberland, MD-WV $71,080
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $53,780
Salisbury, MD-DE $66,510
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $63,020
$62,082
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($61,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $61,420
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,980
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $51,000
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,530
$55,483
Michigan

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

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($69,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $65,080
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $59,440
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $59,420
Battle Creek, MI $60,970
Bay City, MI $66,590
Flint, MI $59,970
Jackson, MI $60,810
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $58,150
Monroe, MI $63,240
Muskegon, MI $62,960
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $59,130
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,490
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,930
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,790
$61,613
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 ($64,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $64,740
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $57,540
Rochester, MN $64,650
St. Cloud, MN $62,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,800
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,620
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,580
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,770
$60,135
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($49,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $49,470
St. Louis, MO-IL $49,570
Springfield, MO $42,570
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,540
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,790
Columbia, MO $46,830
Jefferson City, MO $44,810
Joplin, MO $39,710
St. Joseph, MO-KS $45,800
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,890
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,310
$44,572
Mississippi

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

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($45,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $45,790
Jackson, MS $43,810
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,020
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,930
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,720
$44,252
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($53,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $50,130
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,410
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,260
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,850
$49,913
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($55,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $52,710
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $52,530
Greensboro-High Point, NC $49,720
Raleigh, NC $55,890
Wilmington, NC $54,600
Winston-Salem, NC $50,720
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,110
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,610
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,990
Burlington, NC $46,120
Fayetteville, NC $47,390
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $52,670
Rocky Mount, NC $45,930
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,420
$49,886
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($61,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $61,690
Grand Forks, ND-MN $53,350
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,190
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,810
$54,760
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,470
Lincoln, NE $66,660
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,110
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,940
$61,424
New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($65,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $59,880
Portsmouth, NH-ME $65,260
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,280
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,940
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63,540
$61,780
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 ($77,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ $77,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $69,930
$73,615
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($63,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $63,640
Las Cruces, NM $62,210
Santa Fe, NM $60,370
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $53,890
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$58,438
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($63,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $54,500
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $63,550
$59,025
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 ($89,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $70,220
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $74,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $89,620
Rochester, NY $68,030
Syracuse, NY $73,240
Utica-Rome, NY $69,140
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,730
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,960
Elmira, NY $56,690
Glens Falls, NY $74,820
Ithaca, NY $64,890
Kingston, NY $89,260
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $69,010
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $69,830
$71,146
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($71,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $63,870
Toledo, OH $64,250
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $65,480
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,450
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,620
Canton-Massillon, OH $66,920
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $71,800
Columbus, OH $71,670
Dayton, OH $66,110
Lima, OH $49,690
Mansfield, OH $52,460
Springfield, OH $66,410
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $58,750
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,090
$63,041
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($52,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $52,820
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,600
Lawton, OK $46,560
Oklahoma City, OK $48,090
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,460
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,950
$47,796
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 ($81,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salem, OR $73,360
Bend-Redmond, OR $78,640
Eugene, OR $71,820
Medford, OR $59,500
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $81,640
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,760
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $65,040
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $60,950
$67,464
Pennsylvania

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

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($71,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $64,550
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $69,060
Pittsburgh, PA $70,590
Altoona, PA $58,600
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $62,890
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $69,180
Erie, PA $55,580
Gettysburg, PA $71,890
Johnstown, PA $57,390
Lancaster, PA $63,840
Lebanon, PA $71,630
Reading, PA $69,500
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $69,540
State College, PA $61,310
Williamsport, PA $65,880
York-Hanover, PA $68,960
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $67,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,340
$65,172
Puerto Rico

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($35,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $32,170
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $32,280
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $35,480
Arecibo, PR $33,630
Guayama, PR $32,570
Mayaguez, PR $32,950
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,390
$33,210
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($56,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $53,620
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,710
Columbia, SC $54,700
Florence, SC $51,910
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $56,490
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $40,920
Spartanburg, SC $56,900
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,550
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,090
$51,543
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 ($47,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,550
Sioux Falls, SD $47,360
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,120
$45,010
Tennessee

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

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($69,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $55,290
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $50,260
Clarksville, TN-KY $69,860
Cleveland, TN $54,490
Jackson, TN $51,220
Johnson City, TN $50,640
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $54,970
Knoxville, TN $54,070
Morristown, TN $48,850
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,190
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,910
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,970
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,000
$52,978
Texas

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

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($67,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,560
College Station-Bryan, TX $48,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,020
El Paso, TX $61,940
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $60,480
Killeen-Temple, TX $55,740
Laredo, TX $60,280
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $58,790
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $58,820
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,240
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,210
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,030
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,050
Amarillo, TX $64,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $58,590
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $56,660
Corpus Christi, TX $67,260
Longview, TX $55,880
Lubbock, TX $48,780
Midland, TX $60,220
San Angelo, TX $50,960
Sherman-Denison, TX $56,600
Texarkana, TX-AR $50,870
Tyler, TX $49,620
Victoria, TX $48,730
Waco, TX $50,940
Wichita Falls, TX $49,730
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,970
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,720
$55,325
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($77,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $59,490
Provo-Orem, UT $77,110
St. George, UT $42,680
Salt Lake City, UT $58,670
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,080
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $58,990
$58,837
Virginia

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

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($79,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $69,640
Charlottesville, VA $62,360
Roanoke, VA $79,440
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $57,250
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,150
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,260
$61,313
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($61,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,970
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $61,290
$61,130
Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($66,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $59,060
Madison, WI $56,950
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $61,060
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,180
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,090
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,310
Eau Claire, WI $51,950
Fond du Lac, WI $57,210
Green Bay, WI $59,540
Janesville-Beloit, WI $64,910
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $60,610
Racine, WI $66,740
Sheboygan, WI $56,840
Wausau, WI $59,580
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,010
$58,603
West Virginia

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($59,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,040
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,170
Morgantown, WV $52,310
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $45,950
Wheeling, WV-OH $54,270
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,450
$50,698
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($63,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,060
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $57,250
$60,155

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $59,165.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $58,701. 

  Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.27    

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    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Professor
  • Counselor Education Professor
  • Education Faculty Member
  • Education Instructor
  • Education Professor
  • Education Teacher
  • Educational Administration Teacher
  • Educational Teaching Instructor
  • Faculty Member
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Literacy Education Professor
  • Mathematics Education Professor
  • Primary Education Professor
  • Professor
  • Science Education Professor
  • Secondary Education Professor
  • Special Education Professor
  • Visual Education Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $61,249
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.

Salary Ratio: 0.68    

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    
  • Accounting Teacher
  • Algebra Teacher
  • Art Educator
  • Art Instructor
  • Art Teacher
  • Arts and Crafts Teacher
  • Athletic Instructor
  • Athletics Teacher
  • Ballet Teacher
  • Band Teacher
  • Bilingual Teacher
  • Biology Teacher
  • Business Teacher
  • Ceramics Teacher
  • Chemical Educator
  • Chemistry Teacher
  • Choir Teacher
  • Choral Teacher
  • Classroom Teacher
  • Computer Science Teacher
  • Computer Technology Instructor
  • Economics Teacher
  • Educator
  • English Instructor
  • English Teacher
  • ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor)
  • ESL Teacher (English as a Second Language Teacher)
  • Exercise Teacher
  • Foreign Language Teacher
  • French Teacher
  • Geometry Teacher
  • Guitar Teacher
  • Gym Teacher
  • Gymnasium Teacher
  • Health and Physical Education Teacher
  • Health Teacher
  • Hebrew Teacher
  • High School Biology Teacher
  • High School Coach
  • High School English Teacher
  • High School French Teacher
  • High School History Teacher
  • High School Mathematics Teacher (High School Math Teacher)
  • High School Physical Education Teacher
  • High School Science Teacher
  • High School Spanish Teacher
  • High School Teacher
  • History Teacher
  • Home Teacher
  • Language Arts Teacher
  • Language Instructor
  • Language Teacher
  • Manual Arts Teacher
  • Manual Training Teacher
  • Mathematics Instructor (Math Instructor)
  • Mathematics Teacher (Math Teacher)
  • Military Science Instructor
  • Montessori Teacher
  • Music Educator
  • Music Instructor
  • Music Teacher
  • Music Theory Teacher
  • Orchestra Teacher
  • Organ Teacher
  • Physical Education Instructor (PE Instructor)
  • Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher)
  • Physical Fitness Teacher
  • Physics Teacher
  • Piano Teacher
  • Public Speaking Teacher
  • Religion Teacher
  • Science Teacher
  • Secondary History Teacher
  • Secondary Teacher
  • Sewing Teacher
  • Singing Teacher
  • Social Science Teacher
  • Social Studies Teacher
  • Spanish Teacher
  • Speech Teacher
  • Sports Teacher
  • Substitute Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Theater Teacher
  • Trigonometry Teacher
  • Typing Teacher
  • Violin Teacher
  • Vocal Teacher
  • Voice Teacher
  • World History Teacher
  • World Language Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $59,341
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $14,578 per year (or $18,401 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $58,312 to earn a doctorate (or $73,604 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($87,140 if you're in-state, $104,368 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($29,156 if you're in-state, $36,802 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $21,785 per year (or $26,092 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $87,140 to earn a bachelor's (or $104,368 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Secondary Education and Teaching Degrees

Sinte Gleska University

E. Highway 18, 101 Antelope Lake Circle - Mission, SD

Out-of-state cost: $3,154/year
In-state cost: $3,154/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University-Hawaii

55-220 Kulanui Street - Laie, HI

Out-of-state cost: $5,890/year
In-state cost: $5,890/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

Out-of-state cost: $5,970/year
In-state cost: $5,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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American College of Education

101 West Ohio Street, Suite 1200 - Indianapolis, IN

Out-of-state cost: $6,240/year
In-state cost: $6,240/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Gods Bible School and College

1810 Young Street - Cincinnati, OH

Out-of-state cost: $7,150/year
In-state cost: $7,150/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies

900 North Benton Avenue - Springfield, MO

Out-of-state cost: $7,924/year
In-state cost: $7,924/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

ENMU Station 2, 1500 S Ave K - Portales, NM

Out-of-state cost: $8,568/year
In-state cost: $6,528/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Park University

8700 NW River Park Dr - Parkville, MO

Out-of-state cost: $8,651/year
In-state cost: $8,651/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Southern Campus

1804 Liberty Ave - Ironton, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

1425 Newark Rd - Zanesville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus

101 University Drive - Chillicothe, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Eastern Campus

45425 National Rd W - Saint Clairsville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Lancaster Campus

1570 Granville Pike - Lancaster, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Granite State College

25 Hall Street - Concord, NH

Out-of-state cost: $9,015/year
In-state cost: $7,791/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate

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Nicholls State University

University Station La Hwy 1 - Thibodaux, LA

Out-of-state cost: $9,039/year
In-state cost: $7,946/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Glenville State College

200 High Street - Glenville, WV

Out-of-state cost: $9,514/year
In-state cost: $7,886/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Phoenix-Arizona

4035 South Riverpoint Parkway - Phoenix, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $9,552/year
In-state cost: $9,552/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Franklin University

201 S Grant Ave - Columbus, OH

Out-of-state cost: $9,577/year
In-state cost: $9,577/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Harris-Stowe State University

3026 Laclede Ave - Saint Louis, MO

Out-of-state cost: $10,116/year
In-state cost: $5,484/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Baker College

1020 S Washington St - Owosso, MI

Out-of-state cost: $10,160/year
In-state cost: $10,160/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Secondary Education and Teaching Degrees

Albright College

1621 N. 13th St. - Reading, PA

Out-of-state cost: $2,375/year
In-state cost: $2,375/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of the People

595 E Colorado Blvd Suite 623 - Pasadena, CA

Out-of-state cost: $2,400/year
In-state cost: $2,400/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of the Cumberlands

6191 College Station Drive - Williamsburg, KY

Out-of-state cost: $4,582/year
In-state cost: $4,582/year
Degrees: Master's

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Mayville State University

330 Third Street NE - Mayville, ND

Out-of-state cost: $6,263/year
In-state cost: $6,263/year
Degrees: Master's

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Dickinson State University

291 Campus Drive - Dickinson, ND

Out-of-state cost: $6,576/year
In-state cost: $6,576/year
Degrees: Master's

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Northwest Missouri State University

800 University Drive - Maryville, MO

Out-of-state cost: $6,673/year
In-state cost: $6,673/year
Degrees: Master's

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Westfield State University

577 Western Ave - Westfield, MA

Out-of-state cost: $6,696/year
In-state cost: $6,696/year
Degrees: Master's

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Alcorn State University

1000 ASU Dr Ste 359 - Alcorn State, MS

Out-of-state cost: $7,290/year
In-state cost: $7,290/year
Degrees: Master's

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Valley City State University

101 College St SW - Valley City, ND

Out-of-state cost: $7,473/year
In-state cost: $7,473/year
Degrees: Master's

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Mississippi University for Women

1100 College Street - Columbus, MS

Out-of-state cost: $7,525/year
In-state cost: $7,525/year
Degrees: Master's

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Charleston Southern University

9200 University Blvd - Charleston, SC

Out-of-state cost: $7,800/year
In-state cost: $7,800/year
Degrees: Master's

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Greenville University

315 E. College Ave. - Greenville, IL

Out-of-state cost: $8,082/year
In-state cost: $8,082/year
Degrees: Master's

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Concordia University-Irvine

1530 Concordia West - Irvine, CA

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

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Delta State University

1003 W Sunflower Road - Cleveland, MS

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

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Liberty University

1971 University Blvd - Lynchburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $8,349/year
In-state cost: $8,349/year
Degrees: Master's

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Black Hills State University

1200 University St - Spearfish, SD

Out-of-state cost: $8,384/year
In-state cost: $8,384/year
Degrees: Master's

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Salem College

601 S Church St - Winston-Salem, NC

Out-of-state cost: $8,400/year
In-state cost: $8,400/year
Degrees: Master's

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Minnesota State University-Mankato

South Rd And Ellis Ave - Mankato, MN

Out-of-state cost: $8,788/year
In-state cost: $8,788/year
Degrees: Master's

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Wilmington University

320 Dupont Hwy - New Castle, DE

Out-of-state cost: $8,834/year
In-state cost: $8,834/year
Degrees: Master's

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Evangel University

1111 N Glenstone - Springfield, MO

Out-of-state cost: $8,838/year
In-state cost: $8,838/year
Degrees: Master's

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