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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Social Work Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

Any program providing instruction in social work and related services.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers. Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. Provide patients with information and counseling, and make referrals for other services. Teach courses in social work.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $51,328
    "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.): 11.32%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,784/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,972/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,897/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,550/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,080/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,472/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: $51,328

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($66,039) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($67,637).

Fairbanks, AK $67,637
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $65,080
$66,039
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Gadsden, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($56,150).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $51,520
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $50,153
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $49,740
Decatur, AL $51,250
Dothan, AL $48,937
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,593
Huntsville, AL $51,418
Mobile, AL $44,140
Montgomery, AL $49,358
Tuscaloosa, AL $45,073
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,243
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,383
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,780
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,837
Gadsden, AL $56,150
$48,821
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($50,595).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,116
Jonesboro, AR $41,670
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $47,560
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,284
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,892
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,774
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,800
Pine Bluff, AR $41,933
Hot Springs, AR $50,595
$42,424
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($70,540).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,487
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $52,770
Prescott, AZ $53,347
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $49,060
Tucson, AZ $49,785
Yuma, AZ $70,540
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $49,320
$52,881
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($75,428).

Chico, CA $51,055
El Centro, CA $53,573
Fresno, CA $62,303
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $56,937
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $72,108
Madera, CA $65,420
Merced, CA $60,540
Modesto, CA $66,818
Napa, CA $71,385
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $72,795
Redding, CA $57,723
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $63,268
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $60,713
Salinas, CA $72,715
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $64,813
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $75,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $70,843
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $69,755
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $58,790
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $66,565
Santa Rosa, CA $70,493
Stockton-Lodi, CA $58,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $75,428
Visalia-Porterville, CA $63,848
Yuba City, CA $71,190
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $57,173
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,230
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,558
$64,282
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($61,753).

Colorado Springs, CO $55,358
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $59,646
Fort Collins, CO $56,126
Grand Junction, CO $57,290
Greeley, CO $58,898
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,448
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $54,522
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,753
Pueblo, CO $47,505
$54,934
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($69,790).

Danbury, CT $67,813
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $66,613
New Haven, CT $65,353
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $63,905
Waterbury, CT $62,023
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $69,790
$65,654
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Homosassa Springs, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($69,230).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $47,905
Gainesville, FL $54,750
Homosassa Springs, FL $69,230
Jacksonville, FL $48,990
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $46,338
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $51,205
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $49,780
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $48,058
Ocala, FL $49,415
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $52,218
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $52,020
Panama City, FL $50,273
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $50,433
Port St. Lucie, FL $47,953
Punta Gorda, FL $57,637
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,760
Tallahassee, FL $49,460
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,018
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,055
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $45,803
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $49,090
Sebring, FL $53,830
The Villages, FL $54,660
$50,397
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($52,155).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $52,155
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $51,913
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $49,478
Brunswick, GA $51,480
Columbus, GA-AL $45,805
Dalton, GA $50,047
Gainesville, GA $47,668
Macon, GA $42,783
Rome, GA $48,958
Savannah, GA $42,668
Valdosta, GA $47,560
Warner Robins, GA $45,853
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,613
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,630
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,703
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,678
Hinesville, GA $33,140
$46,919
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($63,698).

Urban Honolulu, HI $62,588
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $63,698
$63,143
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($56,353).

Cedar Rapids, IA $51,955
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $51,070
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $54,634
Dubuque, IA $41,783
Iowa City, IA $56,353
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $48,510
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $50,246
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,948
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,652
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,303
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,666
$48,912
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($54,082).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,082
Idaho Falls, ID $44,568
Lewiston, ID-WA $50,140
Pocatello, ID $53,248
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $51,452
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,220
Twin Falls, ID $46,500
$49,767
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Carbondale-Marion, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($65,610).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $65,610
Champaign-Urbana, IL $57,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $59,750
Danville, IL $60,650
Decatur, IL $57,593
Peoria, IL $50,310
Rockford, IL $50,450
Springfield, IL $57,233
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,110
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,613
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,520
Kankakee, IL $54,830
$55,248
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($51,728).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $47,508
Evansville, IN-KY $46,270
Fort Wayne, IN $47,972
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $51,470
Kokomo, IN $43,255
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $51,154
Muncie, IN $51,278
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $51,728
Terre Haute, IN $51,620
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,198
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,048
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,070
Columbus, IN $39,435
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $45,523
$47,678
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($54,953).

Manhattan, KS $54,953
Topeka, KS $51,577
Wichita, KS $49,098
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $45,812
$49,634
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($56,330).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $46,855
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,330
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,560
Owensboro, KY $45,548
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,926
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,660
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,790
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,322
$47,678
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($56,830).

Baton Rouge, LA $54,683
Hammond, LA $53,940
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $51,767
Lafayette, LA $47,798
Lake Charles, LA $53,550
Monroe, LA $53,008
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $54,928
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $46,932
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $46,863
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,070
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,830
$51,540
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($59,860).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $57,090
Leominster-Gardner, MA $54,705
New Bedford, MA $52,213
Pittsfield, MA $51,743
Springfield, MA-CT $51,978
Worcester, MA-CT $54,693
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $59,860
$54,611
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($56,868).

Cumberland, MD-WV $48,784
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $56,868
Salisbury, MD-DE $54,628
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $55,930
California-Lexington Park, MD $48,727
$53,068
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($57,438).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $50,776
Portland-South Portland, ME $57,438
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $54,022
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,256
$54,373
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($62,483).

Battle Creek, MI $60,585
Bay City, MI $56,178
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $61,884
Flint, MI $59,320
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $51,544
Jackson, MI $54,410
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $56,175
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $56,653
Midland, MI $57,605
Monroe, MI $61,790
Muskegon, MI $58,423
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $60,400
Saginaw, MI $56,588
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,838
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,287
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,483
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,368
$58,041
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($66,108).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,108
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $64,275
Rochester, MN $59,053
St. Cloud, MN $61,373
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,638
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,767
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,843
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,550
$60,643
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($50,396).

Columbia, MO $47,167
Jefferson City, MO $43,323
Joplin, MO $41,922
Kansas City, MO-KS $50,396
St. Joseph, MO-KS $46,388
St. Louis, MO-IL $47,730
Springfield, MO $40,546
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,486
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,170
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,284
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,978
$44,158
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($43,664).

Jackson, MS $42,936
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,186
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,576
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,664
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,935
Hattiesburg, MS $40,665
$40,726
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($48,536).

Great Falls, MT $45,820
Missoula, MT $45,400
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,536
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,488
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,265
$45,984
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($63,445).

Burlington, NC $54,503
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $56,713
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $63,445
Fayetteville, NC $52,063
Greensboro-High Point, NC $59,638
Greenville, NC $57,128
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $59,018
Jacksonville, NC $57,820
Raleigh, NC $60,202
Rocky Mount, NC $53,047
Wilmington, NC $57,368
Winston-Salem, NC $57,800
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,502
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,440
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,175
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,606
Goldsboro, NC $49,290
New Bern, NC $41,130
$55,764
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($58,708).

Fargo, ND-MN $54,350
Grand Forks, ND-MN $58,708
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,728
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,060
$55,462
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($51,530).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $51,530
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $44,828
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,575
Lincoln, NE $39,860
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,077
$44,219
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($59,260).

Manchester, NH $59,010
Portsmouth, NH-ME $59,260
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,868
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,978
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,574
$57,720
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($69,436).

Trenton, NJ $69,436
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $61,646
Ocean City, NJ $53,917
$62,858
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($61,674).

Las Cruces, NM $54,480
Santa Fe, NM $61,674
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $51,158
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $51,286
Farmington, NM $48,493
$53,818
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($67,350).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $67,350
Reno, NV $62,520
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $52,476
$59,543
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($74,298).

Binghamton, NY $59,293
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $54,304
Elmira, NY $59,598
Glens Falls, NY $60,130
Ithaca, NY $66,318
Kingston, NY $60,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $74,298
Rochester, NY $63,738
Syracuse, NY $59,778
Utica-Rome, NY $61,517
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $67,430
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $61,760
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,345
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $57,290
$61,573
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($59,910).

Canton-Massillon, OH $50,293
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $52,845
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $59,910
Columbus, OH $58,638
Dayton, OH $54,848
Lima, OH $54,550
Mansfield, OH $50,415
Springfield, OH $51,450
Toledo, OH $52,293
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $46,968
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,145
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $48,253
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $50,550
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,378
$52,073
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($48,770).

Tulsa, OK $48,770
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,803
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,725
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,820
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,955
Lawton, OK $39,080
Oklahoma City, OK $46,125
$45,027
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($71,633).

Bend-Redmond, OR $52,200
Corvallis, OR $60,420
Eugene, OR $56,755
Grants Pass, OR $56,930
Medford, OR $59,678
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $59,290
Salem, OR $71,633
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,290
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $60,797
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,095
$59,790
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($58,347).

Altoona, PA $45,285
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $47,115
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $58,347
East Stroudsburg, PA $43,003
Erie, PA $45,108
Gettysburg, PA $52,290
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $50,253
Johnstown, PA $48,230
Lancaster, PA $47,865
Lebanon, PA $54,150
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $54,835
Pittsburgh, PA $51,270
Reading, PA $48,508
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $48,793
State College, PA $46,943
Williamsport, PA $52,638
York-Hanover, PA $49,935
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,598
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,008
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,448
$48,682
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($32,050).

Ponce, PR $28,943
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $31,378
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $27,925
Arecibo, PR $30,820
Guayama, PR $29,730
Mayaguez, PR $27,615
San German, PR $31,100
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $32,050
$29,808
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($57,718).

Columbia, SC $55,546
Florence, SC $46,940
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $46,464
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $57,718
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $51,523
Spartanburg, SC $53,348
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,825
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,698
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,073
Sumter, SC $45,470
$50,484
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($55,510).

Sioux Falls, SD $55,510
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,470
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,100
$50,271
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($51,270).

Clarksville, TN-KY $46,606
Jackson, TN $49,430
Johnson City, TN $46,208
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $47,134
Knoxville, TN $47,052
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $51,270
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,024
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,704
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,823
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,240
Cleveland, TN $40,517
Morristown, TN $44,007
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,430
$46,590
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Laredo, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($62,123).

Amarillo, TX $49,980
Austin-Round Rock, TX $52,673
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $52,673
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,870
College Station-Bryan, TX $55,110
Corpus Christi, TX $59,155
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $60,562
El Paso, TX $57,990
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $60,662
Killeen-Temple, TX $57,760
Laredo, TX $62,123
Longview, TX $48,230
Lubbock, TX $52,545
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $56,637
Midland, TX $58,960
Odessa, TX $59,860
San Angelo, TX $53,163
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,616
Sherman-Denison, TX $59,840
Tyler, TX $54,970
Waco, TX $50,703
Wichita Falls, TX $53,377
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,740
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,033
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,713
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,015
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,620
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,160
Texarkana, TX-AR $50,093
Victoria, TX $52,425
$54,495
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($58,143).

Provo-Orem, UT $55,495
St. George, UT $51,463
Salt Lake City, UT $58,143
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,680
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,203
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $49,730
$53,126
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($65,355).

Charlottesville, VA $65,355
Lynchburg, VA $50,295
Richmond, VA $58,638
Roanoke, VA $50,315
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $56,463
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $55,965
Winchester, VA-WV $57,793
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,583
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,815
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,308
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,850
Harrisonburg, VA $45,507
$53,761
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($57,048).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,306
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,048
$55,177
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($56,520).

Eau Claire, WI $53,065
Fond du Lac, WI $55,090
Green Bay, WI $54,318
Janesville-Beloit, WI $54,404
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $50,410
Madison, WI $56,006
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $56,520
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $54,130
Racine, WI $51,100
Sheboygan, WI $49,813
Wausau, WI $51,530
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,780
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,394
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,550
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,606
$52,749
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($49,548).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $49,548
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,843
Morgantown, WV $47,967
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $48,560
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $44,458
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,203
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,267
Charleston, WV $47,940
$45,779
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($60,583).

Cheyenne, WY $60,583
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $53,134
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $48,796
$53,713

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $54,458

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Nevada ($70,000) in the Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area.

Alaska

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

metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($2) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $68,075
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $68,075
$68,075
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($56,265) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $54,165
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $50,255
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $51,205
Decatur, AL $53,400
Dothan, AL $50,440
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $47,710
Huntsville, AL $51,170
Mobile, AL $51,940
Montgomery, AL $56,265
Tuscaloosa, AL $53,110
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,130
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,090
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,115
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,235
Gadsden, AL N/A
$51,016
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 ($47,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $44,395
Jonesboro, AR $44,225
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $47,180
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,190
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,440
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,285
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,280
Pine Bluff, AR $37,770
Hot Springs, AR N/A
$42,596
Arizona

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

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($64,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $50,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $55,860
Prescott, AZ $53,520
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $51,265
Tucson, AZ $47,540
Yuma, AZ $64,160
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $53,475
$53,777
California

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

Yuba City, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($71,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $51,065
El Centro, CA $68,605
Fresno, CA $56,345
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $70,240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $69,760
Madera, CA $50,135
Merced, CA $61,450
Modesto, CA $58,420
Napa, CA $58,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $68,160
Redding, CA $54,885
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $60,630
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $56,685
Salinas, CA $62,930
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $65,535
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $59,135
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $63,000
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $53,310
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $59,730
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $59,875
Santa Rosa, CA $51,595
Stockton-Lodi, CA $52,730
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $55,530
Visalia-Porterville, CA $54,420
Yuba City, CA $71,190
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $54,320
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $57,235
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,800
$59,038
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($72,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $65,230
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $69,045
Fort Collins, CO $62,410
Grand Junction, CO $67,425
Greeley, CO $67,120
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,170
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,000
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $72,150
Pueblo, CO $41,960
$62,279
Connecticut

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

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($71,215) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $65,340
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $64,205
New Haven, CT $67,560
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $57,210
Waterbury, CT $64,155
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $71,215
$64,948
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Homosassa Springs, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($69,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,830
Gainesville, FL $51,665
Homosassa Springs, FL $69,230
Jacksonville, FL $49,365
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $51,055
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $59,210
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $49,030
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $48,435
Ocala, FL $50,000
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $52,560
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $52,670
Panama City, FL $54,045
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $52,140
Port St. Lucie, FL $50,025
Punta Gorda, FL $56,990
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $52,600
Tallahassee, FL $55,885
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $52,385
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $54,805
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,460
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $43,860
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
$52,535
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 ($52,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $49,515
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $52,740
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $48,060
Brunswick, GA $49,630
Columbus, GA-AL $44,020
Dalton, GA $48,700
Gainesville, GA $47,500
Macon, GA $45,390
Rome, GA $47,730
Savannah, GA $44,090
Valdosta, GA $44,015
Warner Robins, GA $46,535
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,410
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,315
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,360
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,020
Hinesville, GA N/A
$46,502
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($64,125) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $64,125
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $58,405
$61,265
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($62,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,120
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $49,495
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $58,475
Dubuque, IA $38,175
Iowa City, IA $60,290
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $47,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $50,480
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,375
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,095
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,525
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,585
$50,523
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($60,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $60,850
Idaho Falls, ID $49,660
Lewiston, ID-WA $55,485
Pocatello, ID $48,400
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $55,455
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,985
Twin Falls, ID $44,780
$51,945
Illinois

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

Carbondale-Marion, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($65,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $65,610
Champaign-Urbana, IL $57,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $64,110
Danville, IL $60,650
Decatur, IL $56,205
Peoria, IL $54,565
Rockford, IL $54,825
Springfield, IL $59,575
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,605
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,285
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,975
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,525
Kankakee, IL $51,500
$57,103
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 ($54,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $49,795
Evansville, IN-KY $46,810
Fort Wayne, IN $52,665
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $54,770
Kokomo, IN $43,255
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $46,210
Muncie, IN $50,550
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,870
Terre Haute, IN $50,690
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $41,710
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,175
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,090
Columbus, IN $37,670
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $41,280
$47,467
Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($54,535) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $54,535
Topeka, KS $53,980
Wichita, KS $51,690
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $50,165
$52,593
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($59,355) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $44,725
Lexington-Fayette, KY $59,355
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $50,140
Owensboro, KY $46,035
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,865
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,150
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,095
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,035
$48,175
Louisiana

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

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($79,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $79,350
Hammond, LA $69,520
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $64,420
Lafayette, LA $51,610
Lake Charles, LA $76,540
Monroe, LA $72,090
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $63,730
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,985
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,130
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,310
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $71,890
$63,507
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 ($60,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $60,790
Leominster-Gardner, MA $60,535
New Bedford, MA $55,255
Pittsfield, MA $50,555
Springfield, MA-CT $51,835
Worcester, MA-CT $54,515
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $56,450
$55,705
Maryland

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

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($60,085) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cumberland, MD-WV $43,005
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $58,555
Salisbury, MD-DE $55,825
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $60,085
California-Lexington Park, MD $51,740
$53,842
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($61,485) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $57,580
Portland-South Portland, ME $61,485
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,000
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $59,965
$59,258
Michigan

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

Battle Creek, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($66,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $66,980
Bay City, MI $56,130
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $64,460
Flint, MI $65,315
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $59,480
Jackson, MI $57,650
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $63,155
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $62,450
Midland, MI $57,605
Monroe, MI $62,805
Muskegon, MI $65,550
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,860
Saginaw, MI $60,270
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,910
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,640
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $66,145
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $65,215
$62,389
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($67,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,110
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $66,575
Rochester, MN $62,810
St. Cloud, MN $67,570
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,650
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,080
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,870
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,045
$61,839
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($52,795) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $45,910
Jefferson City, MO $46,185
Joplin, MO $46,775
Kansas City, MO-KS $52,795
St. Joseph, MO-KS $48,450
St. Louis, MO-IL $51,905
Springfield, MO $42,785
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,605
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,615
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,780
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,090
$45,809
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($41,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $41,970
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,555
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,180
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,100
Hattiesburg, MS $37,640
$38,753
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($52,415) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $51,270
Missoula, MT $52,250
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $51,125
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $52,415
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,705
$50,753
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($63,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $51,655
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $56,680
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $63,310
Fayetteville, NC $54,515
Greensboro-High Point, NC $56,405
Greenville, NC $56,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $61,310
Jacksonville, NC $57,820
Raleigh, NC $62,865
Rocky Mount, NC $53,320
Wilmington, NC $58,455
Winston-Salem, NC $57,105
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,420
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,925
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,710
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,630
Goldsboro, NC $43,990
New Bern, NC $41,130
$54,969
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($69,395) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $62,615
Grand Forks, ND-MN $69,395
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,585
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,270
$62,466
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 ($51,315) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $51,315
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,390
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,805
Lincoln, NE $39,860
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,510
$45,376
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($61,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $61,160
Portsmouth, NH-ME $57,480
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,110
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $60,520
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,540
$57,962
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 ($82,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $82,890
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $64,615
Ocean City, NJ $59,820
$69,108
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($64,815) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $54,020
Santa Fe, NM $64,815
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $56,555
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $52,885
Farmington, NM $44,500
$54,555
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($84,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $84,210
Reno, NV $73,110
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $52,680
$70,000
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 ($74,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $60,570
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $58,800
Elmira, NY $60,235
Glens Falls, NY $63,400
Ithaca, NY $68,400
Kingston, NY $66,510
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $74,910
Rochester, NY $63,045
Syracuse, NY $64,845
Utica-Rome, NY $56,505
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $65,270
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $64,515
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $58,015
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $58,495
$63,108
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($62,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $51,040
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $54,750
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $59,395
Columbus, OH $62,780
Dayton, OH $56,780
Lima, OH $51,615
Mansfield, OH $45,835
Springfield, OH $47,290
Toledo, OH $57,620
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $48,355
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,230
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $50,965
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,565
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $51,470
$52,906
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($52,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $52,030
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,570
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,405
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,535
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,725
Lawton, OK $39,080
Oklahoma City, OK $39,130
$45,354
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($70,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $52,200
Corvallis, OR $54,150
Eugene, OR $60,490
Grants Pass, OR $56,930
Medford, OR $65,300
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $58,740
Salem, OR $70,580
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,630
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $57,855
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,085
$59,696
Pennsylvania

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

Gettysburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($62,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $49,010
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $53,870
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $54,570
East Stroudsburg, PA $49,710
Erie, PA $50,925
Gettysburg, PA $62,870
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,715
Johnstown, PA $48,220
Lancaster, PA $49,410
Lebanon, PA $60,520
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $59,670
Pittsburgh, PA $50,660
Reading, PA $52,680
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $51,030
State College, PA $49,645
Williamsport, PA $55,025
York-Hanover, PA $51,585
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,205
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,065
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,495
$52,044
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 ($34,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $31,505
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $34,150
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $32,700
Arecibo, PR $30,820
Guayama, PR $29,730
Mayaguez, PR $28,500
San German, PR $31,100
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $32,050
$31,319
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($64,405) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $60,545
Florence, SC $51,280
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $43,130
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $64,405
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $56,655
Spartanburg, SC $51,950
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,175
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,500
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,500
Sumter, SC N/A
$52,127
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 ($59,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $59,270
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,880
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,855
$56,335
Tennessee

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

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($54,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $49,475
Jackson, TN $54,230
Johnson City, TN $49,340
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $52,855
Knoxville, TN $52,460
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $49,625
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $53,565
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,760
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,690
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,315
Cleveland, TN $42,370
Morristown, TN $42,570
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,460
$50,055
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($64,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $58,255
Austin-Round Rock, TX $58,725
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $57,320
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $47,435
College Station-Bryan, TX $56,555
Corpus Christi, TX $63,195
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $64,100
El Paso, TX $61,830
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $60,980
Killeen-Temple, TX $60,640
Laredo, TX $63,340
Longview, TX $54,530
Lubbock, TX $55,455
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $60,255
Midland, TX $59,835
Odessa, TX $59,860
San Angelo, TX $53,395
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $63,985
Sherman-Denison, TX $62,340
Tyler, TX $56,580
Waco, TX $57,450
Wichita Falls, TX $54,065
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,355
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,275
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,210
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,820
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,620
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,015
Texarkana, TX-AR $47,480
Victoria, TX $46,260
$57,039
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($59,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $51,575
St. George, UT $44,785
Salt Lake City, UT $59,270
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,190
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,660
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $37,170
$49,275
Virginia

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

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($66,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $65,355
Lynchburg, VA $54,940
Richmond, VA $66,040
Roanoke, VA $56,360
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $59,000
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $66,605
Winchester, VA-WV $65,100
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,160
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,595
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,930
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,850
Harrisonburg, VA $47,270
$59,517
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($62,445) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,785
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,445
$60,615
Wisconsin

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

Eau Claire, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($71,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $71,670
Fond du Lac, WI $56,885
Green Bay, WI $60,025
Janesville-Beloit, WI $55,465
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,690
Madison, WI $60,725
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $61,765
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $58,645
Racine, WI $50,005
Sheboygan, WI $49,590
Wausau, WI $58,115
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,435
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,205
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,405
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,430
$57,404
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 ($49,905) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $49,905
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,505
Morgantown, WV $45,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $41,770
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $46,740
Wheeling, WV-OH $38,330
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,270
Charleston, WV N/A
$42,024
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($59,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $59,810
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $58,495
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,560
$56,955

Master's

Average Salary Median: $51,683

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($69,500) in the Madera, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($67,145) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $67,145
$67,145
Alabama

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

Gadsden, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($56,150) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $46,230
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $49,950
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $46,810
Decatur, AL $46,950
Dothan, AL $45,930
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $53,360
Huntsville, AL $42,005
Mobile, AL $36,340
Montgomery, AL $42,450
Tuscaloosa, AL $37,035
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,470
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,675
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,110
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,040
Gadsden, AL $56,150
$46,434
Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($53,890) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $39,450
Jonesboro, AR $39,500
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $47,320
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,650
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,425
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,405
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,170
Pine Bluff, AR $43,360
Hot Springs, AR $53,890
$41,908
Arizona

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

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($76,920) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $59,220
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $49,680
Prescott, AZ $53,000
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $44,650
Tucson, AZ $52,030
Yuma, AZ $76,920
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $45,165
$54,381
California

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

Madera, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($95,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $51,045
El Centro, CA $38,540
Fresno, CA $68,260
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $30,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $74,455
Madera, CA $95,990
Merced, CA $58,720
Modesto, CA $75,215
Napa, CA $84,410
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $77,430
Redding, CA $60,560
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $65,905
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $64,740
Salinas, CA $82,500
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $64,090
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $91,685
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $78,685
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $86,200
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $57,850
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $73,255
Santa Rosa, CA $89,390
Stockton-Lodi, CA $65,090
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $95,325
Visalia-Porterville, CA $73,275
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,025
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,220
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $53,315
$69,500
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($54,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $50,030
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $53,415
Fort Collins, CO $51,500
Grand Junction, CO $52,100
Greeley, CO $54,280
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,620
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,830
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $54,750
Pueblo, CO $49,780
$50,812
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($72,760) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $72,760
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $69,020
New Haven, CT $63,145
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $70,600
Waterbury, CT $59,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $66,940
$67,059
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($58,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $44,980
Gainesville, FL $57,835
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $48,615
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $41,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $43,200
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $50,530
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $47,680
Ocala, FL $48,830
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $51,875
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $51,370
Panama City, FL $46,500
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $48,725
Port St. Lucie, FL $45,880
Punta Gorda, FL $58,930
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,080
Tallahassee, FL $43,035
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $47,650
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,305
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $44,490
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $54,320
Sebring, FL $53,830
The Villages, FL $54,660
$49,088
Georgia

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

Valdosta, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($55,580) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $52,230
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $51,250
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $54,550
Brunswick, GA $44,610
Columbus, GA-AL $47,620
Dalton, GA $55,460
Gainesville, GA $43,900
Macon, GA $37,270
Rome, GA $47,850
Savannah, GA $37,850
Valdosta, GA $55,580
Warner Robins, GA $48,690
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,640
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,430
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,940
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,910
Hinesville, GA N/A
$46,986
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($68,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $61,050
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $68,990
$65,020
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($55,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,680
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $54,995
Dubuque, IA $50,210
Iowa City, IA $52,415
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $53,110
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $49,340
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,730
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,375
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,120
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,955
$50,793
Idaho

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

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($59,695) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $58,150
Idaho Falls, ID $45,665
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID $59,695
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,685
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,490
Twin Falls, ID $56,300
$52,664
Illinois

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

Decatur, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($60,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $55,390
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL $60,370
Peoria, IL $46,055
Rockford, IL $46,075
Springfield, IL $54,890
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,120
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,330
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,890
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,515
Kankakee, IL $58,160
$52,680
Indiana

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

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($54,920) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $47,860
Evansville, IN-KY $47,535
Fort Wayne, IN $45,630
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $50,280
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $53,640
Muncie, IN $54,480
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $48,585
Terre Haute, IN $54,920
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,815
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,745
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,790
Columbus, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $52,170
$49,371
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($48,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS $48,930
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $44,365
$46,648
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($57,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $48,770
Lexington-Fayette, KY $57,390
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,495
Owensboro, KY $43,690
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,205
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,265
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,375
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,495
$47,211
Louisiana

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

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($57,730) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $46,615
Hammond, LA $48,850
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $47,370
Lafayette, LA $45,970
Lake Charles, LA $46,205
Monroe, LA $48,365
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $49,895
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $45,685
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,715
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,730
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,440
Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($63,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $53,390
Leominster-Gardner, MA $48,875
New Bedford, MA $49,170
Pittsfield, MA $52,930
Springfield, MA-CT $52,120
Worcester, MA-CT $54,870
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $63,270
$53,518
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($55,660) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cumberland, MD-WV $50,660
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $55,660
Salisbury, MD-DE $49,195
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $52,080
California-Lexington Park, MD $40,220
$49,563
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($56,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $49,565
Portland-South Portland, ME $56,880
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $56,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,020
$54,581
Michigan

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

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($59,760) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $54,190
Bay City, MI $56,225
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $52,075
Flint, MI $53,325
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $53,635
Jackson, MI $47,930
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $49,195
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $50,855
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI $59,760
Muskegon, MI $44,170
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $55,480
Saginaw, MI $52,905
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,765
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,580
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $55,160
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,520
$52,361
Minnesota

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

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($66,105) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,105
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $61,975
Rochester, MN $55,295
St. Cloud, MN $48,980
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,625
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,140
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,815
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,055
$58,374
Missouri

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

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($52,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $49,680
Jefferson City, MO $37,870
Joplin, MO $37,375
Kansas City, MO-KS $50,465
St. Joseph, MO-KS $45,510
St. Louis, MO-IL $44,775
Springfield, MO $37,020
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,345
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,250
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,545
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,170
$43,000
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($48,895) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $43,680
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,815
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,445
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,895
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,980
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
$42,563
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($54,140) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $48,590
Missoula, MT $48,880
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,215
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,955
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $54,140
$47,956
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($63,580) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $60,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $56,780
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $63,580
Fayetteville, NC $49,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC $55,830
Greenville, NC $58,055
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $56,725
Jacksonville, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $57,425
Rocky Mount, NC $52,500
Wilmington, NC $56,280
Winston-Salem, NC $59,190
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,450
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,470
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,640
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,160
Goldsboro, NC $51,940
New Bern, NC N/A
$54,802
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($53,865) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $47,650
Grand Forks, ND-MN $52,185
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,865
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,215
$51,729
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($51,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $51,960
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,265
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,345
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,860
$42,608
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($65,110) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $65,110
Portsmouth, NH-ME $64,980
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,880
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $62,155
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63,855
$63,196
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($59,765) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $59,535
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,765
Ocean City, NJ $53,850
$57,717
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($63,860) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $52,270
Santa Fe, NM $63,860
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $49,940
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $53,525
Farmington, NM $51,110
$54,141
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($66,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $64,160
Reno, NV $66,030
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $51,405
$60,532
New York

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

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($71,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $58,015
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $52,050
Elmira, NY $58,960
Glens Falls, NY $56,860
Ithaca, NY $64,235
Kingston, NY $54,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $63,530
Rochester, NY $52,425
Syracuse, NY $54,710
Utica-Rome, NY $71,540
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $69,590
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $59,005
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $50,675
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $56,085
$58,699
Ohio

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

Lima, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($60,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $49,545
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $50,940
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $50,310
Columbus, OH $54,495
Dayton, OH $52,915
Lima, OH $60,420
Mansfield, OH $54,995
Springfield, OH $59,770
Toledo, OH $46,965
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $45,580
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,060
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,540
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,535
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,285
$50,811
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($53,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $45,510
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,035
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,045
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,105
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,185
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK $53,120
$44,333
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($72,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR $72,960
Eugene, OR $53,020
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR $54,055
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $59,840
Salem, OR $72,685
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $58,950
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $66,680
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,105
$61,162
Pennsylvania

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

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($65,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $41,560
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $40,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $65,900
East Stroudsburg, PA $29,590
Erie, PA $39,290
Gettysburg, PA $47,000
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $43,790
Johnstown, PA $48,240
Lancaster, PA $46,320
Lebanon, PA $47,780
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $50,000
Pittsburgh, PA $46,635
Reading, PA $44,335
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $46,555
State College, PA $44,240
Williamsport, PA $50,250
York-Hanover, PA $48,285
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $42,990
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,400
$45,574
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($28,605) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $23,820
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $28,605
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $23,150
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR $26,730
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$25,576
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($58,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $52,630
Florence, SC $44,735
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $50,305
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $56,040
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $50,900
Spartanburg, SC $58,220
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,000
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,490
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,710
Sumter, SC $45,400
$51,643
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($47,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $47,990
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,590
$41,547
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($54,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $38,665
Jackson, TN $41,640
Johnson City, TN $38,060
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $41,060
Knoxville, TN $40,685
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $54,170
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $44,760
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,470
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,160
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,060
Cleveland, TN $29,910
Morristown, TN $44,690
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,930
$40,558
Texas

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

Laredo, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($59,690) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $41,705
Austin-Round Rock, TX $46,620
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $48,025
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $50,305
College Station-Bryan, TX $52,220
Corpus Christi, TX $55,115
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $53,095
El Paso, TX $54,150
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $55,635
Killeen-Temple, TX $54,880
Laredo, TX $59,690
Longview, TX $41,930
Lubbock, TX $49,635
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $49,400
Midland, TX $57,210
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX $52,700
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $47,165
Sherman-Denison, TX $54,840
Tyler, TX $51,750
Waco, TX $43,955
Wichita Falls, TX $52,000
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,125
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,790
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,215
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,210
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,305
Texarkana, TX-AR $51,400
Victoria, TX $58,590
$50,916
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($66,660) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $59,415
St. George, UT $58,140
Salt Lake City, UT $57,015
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $66,660
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $30,290
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $62,290
$55,635
Virginia

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($53,925) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA $45,650
Richmond, VA $51,235
Roanoke, VA $44,270
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $53,925
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $45,325
Winchester, VA-WV $50,485
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,005
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,035
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,685
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,850
Harrisonburg, VA $44,625
$47,099
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,335) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $49,095
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,335
$51,215
Wisconsin

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

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($56,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $49,175
Fond du Lac, WI $55,530
Green Bay, WI $51,030
Janesville-Beloit, WI $56,680
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $46,885
Madison, WI $54,935
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $54,375
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $52,715
Racine, WI $53,290
Sheboygan, WI $51,120
Wausau, WI $45,755
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,035
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,540
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,670
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,755
$51,033
West Virginia

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

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($61,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $53,860
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,100
Morgantown, WV $54,600
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $61,370
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $40,830
Wheeling, WV-OH $55,650
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,040
Charleston, WV $53,060
$51,314
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($71,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $71,200
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $50,910
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $45,655
$55,922

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $47,841

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Ohio ($80,140) in the Cleveland-Elyria, OH 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)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($70,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $70,740
Mobile, AL N/A
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
Gadsden, AL N/A
$70,740
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($48,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,800
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
$43,910
Arizona N/A
California N/A
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($53,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $46,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $53,310
Fort Collins, CO $52,810
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $47,070
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
Pueblo, CO $48,500
$46,638
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida N/A
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($62,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,920
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $47,240
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Columbus, GA-AL $47,560
Dalton, GA $45,980
Gainesville, GA $51,770
Macon, GA $43,080
Rome, GA $52,520
Savannah, GA $49,460
Valdosta, GA $46,630
Warner Robins, GA $41,650
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,990
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,460
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,150
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,760
Hinesville, GA $33,140
$48,278
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,230
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$43,997
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
$40,664
Illinois N/A
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.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $44,250
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,703
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,530
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,970
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($47,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lafayette, LA $43,830
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $47,390
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$44,358
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($63,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cumberland, MD-WV $56,590
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $54,700
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,100
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $51,470
California-Lexington Park, MD $54,220
$56,016
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,310
$44,188
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($76,350) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $76,350
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $31,490
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, 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 N/A
$53,920
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($45,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO $43,050
Joplin, MO $41,310
Kansas City, MO-KS $45,460
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,140
St. Louis, MO-IL $45,290
Springfield, MO $43,120
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,530
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,120
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,480
$42,427
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($43,690) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
$41,640
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($73,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $73,720
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $60,430
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,770
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,450
Goldsboro, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
$63,593
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska N/A
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.

Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
Ocean City, NJ $48,080
$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.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($94,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $49,820
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $94,610
Rochester, NY $87,750
Syracuse, 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
$77,393
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($80,140) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $80,140
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,140
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($61,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD N/A
Pittsburgh, PA $61,760
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
$61,760
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($51,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,380
Florence, SC $42,670
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,450
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $51,270
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Sumter, SC $45,540
$45,647
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($56,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,750
Jackson, TN $47,620
Johnson City, TN $48,090
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $47,840
Knoxville, TN $48,970
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $48,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $48,470
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,060
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,750
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,270
Cleveland, TN $49,270
Morristown, TN $44,760
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,400
$47,539
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($70,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $68,420
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $70,080
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $60,780
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 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
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
$66,427
Utah N/A
Virginia N/A
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)

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($52,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $42,240
Fond du Lac, WI $50,620
Green Bay, WI $49,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,730
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,900
Madison, WI $48,710
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,320
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,930
Racine, WI $48,910
Sheboygan, WI $48,950
Wausau, WI $49,910
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,960
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,660
$48,027
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($49,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Charleston, WV $42,820
$44,668
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

5 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a master's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $54,458.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $51,683.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $47,841. 

  Social and Community Service Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Oversee the program or organization's budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers.

Salary Ratio: 0.77    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adoption Services Manager
  • Adult Daycare Coordinator
  • Borough Coordinator
  • Case Manager
  • Case Services Manager
  • Casework Department Director
  • Casework Director
  • Casework Services Director
  • Child Welfare Director
  • Child Welfare Services Director
  • Children's Service Supervisor
  • Clinical Services Director
  • Club Manager
  • Community Center Director
  • Community Organization Director
  • Community Outreach Coordinator
  • Community Service Director
  • Community Service Organization Director
  • Community Services Director
  • Contract Sheltered Workshop Supervisor
  • Counseling Services Manager
  • Family Service Center Director
  • Field Coordination Director
  • Field Service Director
  • Group Counseling Program Director
  • Group Home Manager
  • Group Work Program Director
  • Home Service Director
  • Membership Director
  • Multi-Share Program Coordinator
  • Neighborhood Service Center Director
  • Non Profit Director
  • Non-Profit Director
  • Nonprofit Director
  • Nonprofit Manager
  • Offender Workforce Development Program Manager (OWDPM)
  • Outreach Coordinator
  • Parole Director
  • Psychiatric Social Worker Supervisor
  • Public Welfare Director
  • Rehabilitation Center Manager
  • Scout Work Director
  • Services Case Manager
  • Sheltered Workshop Executive Director
  • Social Service Agency Director
  • Social Service Coordinator
  • Social Service Director
  • Social Services Director
  • Social Services Manager
  • Social Welfare Administrator
  • Social Work Administrator
  • Teenage Activities Director
  • Teenage Program Director
  • Transitional Care Director
  • Veterans Affairs Director
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Administrator
  • Volunteer Services Director
  • Volunteer Services Manager
  • Volunteer Services Supervisor
  • Welfare Administrator
  • Welfare Director
  • Welfare Manager
  • Youth Program Director
  • US Salary Median: $64,368
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.

Salary Ratio: 0.56    

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    
  • Adolescent Counselor
  • Adoption Agent
  • Adoption Coordinator
  • Adoption Counselor
  • Adoption Social Worker
  • Adoption Specialist
  • Adoption Worker
  • Case Manager
  • Case Worker
  • Casework Supervisor
  • Caseworker
  • Certified Child
  • Youth
  • and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW)
  • Certified Children
  • Youth
  • and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW)
  • Child Abuse Worker
  • Child Advocate
  • Child and Family Services Worker
  • Child Care Counselor
  • Child Development Consultant
  • Child Protection Specialist
  • Child Protective Services Social Worker (CPS Social Worker)
  • Child Protective Services Specialist
  • Child Welfare Caseworker
  • Child Welfare Consultant
  • Child Welfare Counselor
  • Child Welfare Social Worker
  • Child Welfare Specialist
  • Child Welfare Worker
  • Children's Counselor
  • Community Organization Worker
  • Delinquency Prevention Social Worker
  • Early Intervention Specialist
  • Early Interventionist
  • Family Advocate
  • Family Caseworker
  • Family Intervention Specialist
  • Family Manager
  • Family Preservation Caseworker
  • Family Preservation Worker
  • Family Protection Specialist
  • Family Resource Coordinator
  • Family Service Caseworker
  • Family Service Worker
  • Family Services Specialist
  • Family Support Specialist
  • Family Support Worker
  • Field Representative
  • Field Service Representative
  • Foster Care Social Worker
  • Foster Care Worker
  • Group Worker
  • Juvenile Counselor
  • Juvenile Officer
  • Juvenile Specialist
  • Licensed Social Worker
  • Parent Educator
  • Program Support Specialist
  • Protective Services Social Worker
  • Public Housing Community Relations and Services Advisor
  • School Social Worker
  • School Therapist
  • Social Worker
  • Youth Advocate
  • Youth Development Specialist
  • Youth Services Specialist
  • Youth Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $47,225
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 12.4%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Healthcare Social Workers

Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family caregivers. Provide patients with information and counseling, and make referrals for other services. May also provide case and care management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.

Salary Ratio: 0.48    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • AIDS Social Worker
  • Bereavement Counselor
  • Case Manager
  • Case Worker
  • Certified Health Care Social Worker
  • Certified Social Worker in Health Care (C-SWHC)
  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Disability Advocate
  • Disability Coordinator
  • Disability Specialist
  • Discharge Planner
  • Elder Counselor
  • Family Advocate
  • Family Support Specialist
  • Family Support Worker
  • Geriatric Social Worker
  • Group Social Worker
  • Health Care Social Worker
  • Healthcare Advocate
  • Healthcare Social Worker
  • Home Health Care Social Worker
  • Hospice Home Care Social Worker
  • Hospice Social Worker
  • Hospital Social Worker
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Licensed Social Worker
  • LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker)
  • Long Term Care Social Worker
  • Medical Case Manager
  • Medical Case Worker
  • Medical Social Consultant
  • Medical Social Worker
  • Neonatal Social Worker
  • Nephrology Social Worker
  • Nursing Home Social Worker
  • Older Adult Social Work Specialist
  • Oncology Social Worker
  • Pediatric Social Worker
  • Perinatal Social Worker
  • Psychosocial Coordinator
  • Public Health Social Worker
  • Public Welfare Worker
  • Renal Social Worker
  • Social Work Case Manager
  • Social Worker
  • US Salary Median: $55,164
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 12.4%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.

Salary Ratio: 0.35    

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    
  • Addictions Counselor
  • Alcoholism Worker
  • Behavioral Case Manager
  • Behavioral Clinician
  • Behavioral Health Case Manager
  • Behavioral Technician
  • Case Manager
  • Case Therapist
  • Chemical Dependency Counselor
  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Clinical Therapist
  • Clinician
  • Community Mental Health Social Worker
  • Community Mental Health Worker
  • Community Support Worker
  • Counselor
  • Crisis Intervention Counselor
  • Crisis Intervention Specialist
  • Crisis Worker
  • Direct Care Counselor
  • Direct Service Provider
  • Drug Abuse Social Worker
  • Drug Abuse Worker
  • Group Home Counselor
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Licensed Social Worker
  • LTSS Service Coordinator (Long Term Services and Supports Service Coordinator)
  • LTTS Service Clinician (Long Term Services and Supports Service Clinician)
  • Mental Health Case Manager
  • Mental Health Clinician
  • Mental Health Practitioner
  • Mental Health Social Worker
  • Mental Health Therapist
  • Mental Health Worker
  • Outpatient Clinician
  • Outpatient Therapist
  • Psychiatric Social Worker
  • Psychotherapist Social Worker
  • Residential Case Manager
  • Social Worker
  • Substance Abuse Clinician
  • Substance Abuse Counselor
  • Substance Abuse Specialist
  • Therapist
  • Treatment Coordinator
  • US Salary Median: $46,274
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 12.4%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in social work. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.29    

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 Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Clinical Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Faculty Member
  • Family Welfare Social Work Professor
  • Field Education Coordinator
  • Field Instructor
  • Geriatric Social Work Professor
  • Health Social Work Professor
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Professor
  • Social Work Assistant Professor
  • Social Work Associate Professor
  • Social Work Faculty Member
  • Social Work Instructor
  • Social Work Lecturer
  • Social Work Professor
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $58,078
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $15,972 per year (or $22,783 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $63,888 to earn a bachelor's (or $91,132 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $12,549 per year (or $18,896 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $25,098 to earn a master's (or $37,792 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($63,888 if you're in-state, $91,132 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $12,549 per year (or $18,896 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $50,196 to earn a doctorate (or $75,584 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($63,888 if you're in-state, $91,132 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($25,098 if you're in-state, $37,792 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Social Work Degrees

University of Wyoming

Corner Of Ninth And Ivinson - Laramie, WY

Out-of-state cost: $15,913/year
In-state cost: $4,921/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Gallaudet University

800 Florida Ave, NE - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $17,038/year
In-state cost: $17,038/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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SUNY Brockport

350 New Campus Dr - Brockport, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,534/year
In-state cost: $8,624/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Davenport University

6191 Kraft Avenue S.E. - Grand Rapids, MI

Out-of-state cost: $20,260/year
In-state cost: $20,260/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2200 E Kenwood Blvd - Milwaukee, WI

Out-of-state cost: $21,119/year
In-state cost: $9,254/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania

1 South George Street, Lyle Hall - Millersville, PA

Out-of-state cost: $21,635/year
In-state cost: $11,665/year
Degrees: Certificate, Certificate

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University of Nebraska at Omaha

6001 Dodge St - Omaha, NE

Out-of-state cost: $21,718/year
In-state cost: $8,136/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Southern Adventist University

4881 Taylor Cir - Collegedale, TN

Out-of-state cost: $22,930/year
In-state cost: $22,930/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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East Carolina University

East 5th Street - Greenville, NC

Out-of-state cost: $23,516/year
In-state cost: $7,239/year
Degrees: Certificate

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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, Doctorate, Certificate, Certificate

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Georgia State University

33 Gilmer St - Atlanta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $24,517/year
In-state cost: $9,286/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Eastern Washington University

526 5th Street - Cheney, WA

Out-of-state cost: $25,702/year
In-state cost: $7,733/year
Degrees: Certificate

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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: Certificate

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Colorado State University-Fort Collins

102 Administration Building - Fort Collins, CO

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

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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

527 Andy Holt Tower - Knoxville, TN

Out-of-state cost: $30,684/year
In-state cost: $13,264/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of Iowa

101 Jessup Hall - Iowa City, IA

Out-of-state cost: $31,569/year
In-state cost: $9,606/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of St Francis

500 N Wilcox St - Joliet, IL

Out-of-state cost: $35,000/year
In-state cost: $35,000/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Tabor College

400 S Jefferson - Hillsboro, KS

Out-of-state cost: $41,200/year
In-state cost: $41,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Cedar Crest College

100 College Drive - Allentown, PA

Out-of-state cost: $41,567/year
In-state cost: $41,567/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Marquette University

1250 W Wisconsin Avenue - Milwaukee, WI

Out-of-state cost: $45,666/year
In-state cost: $45,666/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Social Work Degrees

Northwest Nazarene University

623 S. University Blvd. - Nampa, ID

Out-of-state cost: $11,121/year
In-state cost: $11,121/year
Degrees: Master's

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Augsburg University

2211 Riverside Ave - Minneapolis, MN

Out-of-state cost: $13,165/year
In-state cost: $13,165/year
Degrees: Master's

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California State University-San Bernardino

5500 University Parkway - San Bernardino, CA

Out-of-state cost: $17,936/year
In-state cost: $8,432/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

1400 NE Campus Parkway - Seattle, WA

Out-of-state cost: $30,294/year
In-state cost: $17,394/year
Degrees: Master's

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