Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Speech Communication and Rhetoric Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client. Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. Promote or create an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $65,209
    "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.): 11.97%
    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: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,165/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,972/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,138/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,665/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,057/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,166/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: $65,209

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Washington ($85,260) in the Longview, WA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($64,658).

Fairbanks, AK $63,118
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $64,658
$63,888
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($98,280).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $75,835
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $57,740
Decatur, AL $72,965
Dothan, AL $64,635
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $67,490
Gadsden, AL $80,770
Huntsville, AL $60,752
Mobile, AL $70,860
Montgomery, AL $52,720
Tuscaloosa, AL $67,440
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,163
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $77,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $68,840
$66,374
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($75,100).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,435
Hot Springs, AR $51,020
Jonesboro, AR $70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $58,468
Pine Bluff, AR $75,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,505
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,680
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,130
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,000
$56,303
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($82,020).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $66,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $82,020
Prescott, AZ $59,845
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $73,480
Tucson, AZ $61,162
Yuma, AZ $60,040
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $63,285
$65,419
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($106,405).

Chico, CA $70,350
El Centro, CA $99,090
Fresno, CA $61,490
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $96,265
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $87,555
Modesto, CA $75,170
Napa, CA $91,720
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $67,148
Redding, CA $77,425
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $70,680
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $78,844
Salinas, CA $73,006
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $83,773
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $106,405
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $98,542
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $77,855
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $72,988
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $83,025
Santa Rosa, CA $69,005
Stockton-Lodi, CA $76,655
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $100,455
Visalia-Porterville, CA $74,380
Yuba City, CA $96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $65,790
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,350
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $65,735
$80,859
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($84,520).

Colorado Springs, CO $68,568
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $84,520
Fort Collins, CO $79,907
Grand Junction, CO $83,115
Greeley, CO $82,125
Pueblo, CO $74,510
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,375
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,257
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $82,560
$75,300
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($98,280).

Danbury, CT $89,510
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $85,648
New Haven, CT $81,400
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $80,135
Waterbury, CT $82,525
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $98,280
$84,315
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($74,650).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $65,965
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $60,720
Gainesville, FL $57,400
Homosassa Springs, FL $57,900
Jacksonville, FL $64,170
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $67,855
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $59,076
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $74,515
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,353
Ocala, FL $62,715
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $63,245
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $74,525
Panama City, FL $61,635
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $65,610
Port St. Lucie, FL $53,600
Punta Gorda, FL $60,630
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $66,525
Sebring, FL $66,540
Tallahassee, FL $65,592
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $53,400
The Villages, FL $74,650
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,625
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $68,530
$62,476
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($89,440).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $82,930
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $71,330
Brunswick, GA $89,440
Columbus, GA-AL $71,045
Dalton, GA $85,680
Gainesville, GA $71,895
Hinesville, GA $86,950
Macon, GA $63,815
Rome, GA $75,240
Savannah, GA $64,033
Valdosta, GA $62,555
Warner Robins, GA $75,745
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,895
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,760
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,210
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,165
$68,967
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($82,855).

Urban Honolulu, HI $82,855
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $70,880
$76,868
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($79,320).

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,470
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $79,320
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $67,890
Dubuque, IA $68,405
Iowa City, IA $55,344
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $61,050
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $66,720
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $66,150
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,977
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,153
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,250
$62,136
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($66,127).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $49,827
Idaho Falls, ID $66,127
Lewiston, ID-WA $51,623
Pocatello, ID $56,500
Twin Falls, ID $52,210
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,257
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,110
$53,784
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Danville, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($88,540).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $64,105
Champaign-Urbana, IL $54,017
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $69,680
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $81,500
Kankakee, IL $80,590
Peoria, IL $68,580
Rockford, IL $67,975
Springfield, IL $74,065
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,937
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,598
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,820
$64,248
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($89,650).

Columbus, IN $67,657
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $60,600
Evansville, IN-KY $57,520
Fort Wayne, IN $55,215
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $58,900
Kokomo, IN $89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $61,434
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $65,555
Muncie, IN $59,240
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,798
Terre Haute, IN $56,800
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,270
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,395
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,308
$57,310
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($69,535).

Manhattan, KS $65,015
Topeka, KS $69,535
Wichita, KS $69,130
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,933
$61,573
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($78,895).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $78,895
Lexington-Fayette, KY $74,255
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,198
Owensboro, KY $76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,413
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,695
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,438
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,073
$59,595
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($90,610).

Baton Rouge, LA $87,670
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $90,610
Lafayette, LA $48,930
Lake Charles, LA $71,135
Monroe, LA $76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $59,594
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $67,560
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,370
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $81,620
$65,773
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($99,640).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $99,530
Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $75,610
Pittsfield, MA $69,335
Springfield, MA-CT $71,594
Worcester, MA-CT $74,052
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $70,885
$76,632
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($108,855).

California-Lexington Park, MD $108,855
Cumberland, MD-WV $62,870
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $74,685
Salisbury, MD-DE $74,480
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $68,695
$77,917
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($77,195).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $65,930
Portland-South Portland, ME $77,195
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,555
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,753
$64,291
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Bay City, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($91,200).

Battle Creek, MI $85,260
Bay City, MI $91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $75,086
Flint, MI $72,520
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $55,610
Jackson, MI $76,560
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $80,763
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $64,177
Monroe, MI $64,955
Muskegon, MI $68,085
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $66,460
Saginaw, MI $67,845
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,080
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,370
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,200
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,050
$66,791
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($83,450).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $71,855
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $68,900
Rochester, MN $70,670
St. Cloud, MN $56,260
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,997
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,097
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,853
$63,071
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($68,773).

Columbia, MO $60,257
Jefferson City, MO $67,790
Joplin, MO $62,205
Kansas City, MO-KS $68,773
St. Joseph, MO-KS $66,725
St. Louis, MO-IL $61,418
Springfield, MO $57,732
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,653
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,875
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,610
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,345
$59,219
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($58,355).

Hattiesburg, MS $54,880
Jackson, MS $58,355
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,757
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,810
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,480
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,210
$50,516
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($55,594).

Great Falls, MT $45,175
Missoula, MT $46,582
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,594
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,782
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,184
$46,309
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Burlington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($95,030).

Burlington, NC $95,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,014
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $86,674
Fayetteville, NC $60,923
Goldsboro, NC $88,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $64,802
Greenville, NC $77,800
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $70,980
Jacksonville, NC $68,750
New Bern, NC $91,420
Raleigh, NC $65,672
Rocky Mount, NC $92,120
Wilmington, NC $72,550
Winston-Salem, NC $65,540
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,170
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,087
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,245
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,333
$69,306
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($77,575).

Fargo, ND-MN $77,575
Grand Forks, ND-MN $63,027
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,667
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $63,975
$65,118
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($88,510).

Lincoln, NE $88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $60,340
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $51,763
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,150
$60,220
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($78,623).

Manchester, NH $74,933
Portsmouth, NH-ME $78,623
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,820
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $76,385
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,722
$69,602
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($87,408).

Ocean City, NJ $68,240
Trenton, NJ $87,408
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $70,717
$76,650
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($67,383).

Farmington, NM $66,090
Las Cruces, NM $62,890
Santa Fe, NM $67,383
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $64,963
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $53,315
$62,328
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($67,990).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $67,990
Reno, NV $60,574
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,503
$63,668
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Glens Falls, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($97,930).

Binghamton, NY $81,575
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $64,647
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $97,930
Ithaca, NY $79,985
Kingston, NY $72,040
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $88,813
Rochester, NY $64,948
Syracuse, NY $66,036
Utica-Rome, NY $81,335
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $60,010
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $56,995
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $71,580
$72,579
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Mansfield, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($78,640).

Canton-Massillon, OH $52,128
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,872
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $69,564
Columbus, OH $66,485
Dayton, OH $59,953
Lima, OH $74,425
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $76,450
Toledo, OH $63,298
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,695
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $69,335
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $66,290
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,190
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,318
$64,176
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($93,490).

Lawton, OK $82,400
Oklahoma City, OK $93,490
Tulsa, OK $59,480
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,277
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $65,015
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,215
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,920
$61,432
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($86,300).

Bend-Redmond, OR $86,300
Corvallis, OR $81,000
Eugene, OR $57,763
Grants Pass, OR $57,840
Medford, OR $61,298
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $76,510
Salem, OR $85,710
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $68,010
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $68,805
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $69,505
$69,493
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($104,360).

Altoona, PA $75,885
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $104,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $93,980
Erie, PA $67,723
Gettysburg, PA $96,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $73,414
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $57,990
Lebanon, PA $80,660
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $75,098
Pittsburgh, PA $67,383
Reading, PA $80,985
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $69,945
State College, PA $66,075
Williamsport, PA $73,575
York-Hanover, PA $79,425
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $69,225
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,140
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $50,253
$71,202
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($50,620).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $49,140
Arecibo, PR $46,040
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $37,565
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $45,208
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$44,476
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Sumter, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($85,010).

Columbia, SC $64,858
Florence, SC $70,810
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $64,435
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $66,915
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $52,193
Spartanburg, SC $76,525
Sumter, SC $85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,375
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,895
$64,472
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($59,648).

Sioux Falls, SD $59,648
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,018
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,255
$54,973
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($79,690).

Clarksville, TN-KY $76,975
Cleveland, TN $77,140
Jackson, TN $79,690
Johnson City, TN $59,880
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $71,340
Knoxville, TN $54,940
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $64,068
Morristown, TN $71,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $67,602
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,967
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,423
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,170
$61,366
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($84,405).

Amarillo, TX $67,280
Austin-Round Rock, TX $84,405
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $68,380
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $57,945
College Station-Bryan, TX $73,953
Corpus Christi, TX $54,533
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $64,192
El Paso, TX $63,705
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $64,733
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,413
Laredo, TX $64,605
Longview, TX $65,333
Lubbock, TX $54,638
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,424
Midland, TX $83,505
Odessa, TX $77,290
San Angelo, TX $47,450
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $63,040
Sherman-Denison, TX $65,405
Texarkana, TX-AR $68,465
Tyler, TX $58,285
Victoria, TX $68,700
Waco, TX $57,873
Wichita Falls, TX $63,315
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,773
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,945
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,935
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,345
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,890
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,335
$61,849
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($68,413).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $64,085
Provo-Orem, UT $52,345
St. George, UT $58,215
Salt Lake City, UT $68,413
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $52,590
$59,468
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($80,153).

Charlottesville, VA $80,153
Harrisonburg, VA $76,205
Lynchburg, VA $66,063
Richmond, VA $67,692
Roanoke, VA $68,500
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $71,190
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,033
Winchester, VA-WV $72,633
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,617
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,353
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $73,153
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,460
$68,449
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($62,827).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $59,957
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,827
$61,392
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Fond du Lac, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($107,510).

Eau Claire, WI $73,235
Fond du Lac, WI $107,510
Green Bay, WI $63,707
Janesville-Beloit, WI $82,240
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $77,895
Madison, WI $74,063
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $65,654
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $81,170
Racine, WI $83,010
Sheboygan, WI $84,735
Wausau, WI $77,690
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,385
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,876
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $67,113
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $72,270
$71,362
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($83,560).

Charleston, WV $83,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $74,375
Morgantown, WV $73,545
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $71,415
Wheeling, WV-OH $79,930
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,103
$70,519
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($68,900).

Cheyenne, WY $68,900
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,810
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,580
$64,763

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $85,290

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is New Jersey ($120,237) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($71,665) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $69,890
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $71,665
$70,778
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($99,670) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $99,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $77,920
Decatur, AL $96,520
Dothan, AL $84,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $80,440
Gadsden, AL $80,770
Huntsville, AL $83,100
Mobile, AL $94,120
Montgomery, AL $90,570
Tuscaloosa, AL $90,360
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $84,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $77,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,410
$86,834
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($75,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $69,500
Hot Springs, AR $64,060
Jonesboro, AR $70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $64,350
Pine Bluff, AR $75,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $65,300
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $73,480
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,720
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,291
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $75,330
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $104,050
Prescott, AZ $72,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $92,200
Tucson, AZ $70,285
Yuma, AZ $77,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $78,680
$81,541
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($131,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $88,860
El Centro, CA $99,090
Fresno, CA $93,040
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $111,620
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $103,780
Modesto, CA $101,790
Napa, CA $121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $89,365
Redding, CA $91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $85,445
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $91,350
Salinas, CA $91,300
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $93,165
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $125,980
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $131,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $80,900
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,050
Santa Rosa, CA $84,050
Stockton-Lodi, CA $105,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $119,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA $93,470
Yuba City, CA $96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $81,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $83,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,220
$98,513
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($111,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $81,415
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $102,030
Fort Collins, CO $111,360
Grand Junction, CO $97,660
Greeley, CO $108,220
Pueblo, CO $96,060
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $80,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $100,800
$96,354
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($103,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $97,225
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $100,805
New Haven, CT $92,620
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $93,505
Waterbury, CT $103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $98,280
$97,721
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($102,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $76,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $76,930
Gainesville, FL $65,965
Homosassa Springs, FL $73,410
Jacksonville, FL $68,075
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $85,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $76,215
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $89,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $67,185
Ocala, FL $78,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $92,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $102,580
Panama City, FL $72,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $77,320
Port St. Lucie, FL $61,220
Punta Gorda, FL $74,520
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $83,530
Sebring, FL $66,540
Tallahassee, FL $68,470
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $69,170
The Villages, FL $92,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $77,390
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $70,480
$76,773
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($109,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $109,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $90,640
Brunswick, GA $89,440
Columbus, GA-AL $85,650
Dalton, GA $85,680
Gainesville, GA $80,510
Hinesville, GA $86,950
Macon, GA $79,580
Rome, GA $75,240
Savannah, GA $86,680
Valdosta, GA $75,450
Warner Robins, GA $81,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,640
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $75,120
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,390
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$82,462
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $103,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $89,380
$96,450
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($102,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $102,400
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $94,840
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $81,720
Dubuque, IA $88,010
Iowa City, IA $68,350
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $91,600
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $85,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $75,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $83,240
$83,995
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($87,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $70,120
Idaho Falls, ID $87,770
Lewiston, ID-WA $68,710
Pocatello, ID $62,950
Twin Falls, ID $66,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $70,570
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,515
$68,662
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($115,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL $86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $115,400
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $81,500
Kankakee, IL $80,590
Peoria, IL $99,860
Rockford, IL $89,540
Springfield, IL $90,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,010
$85,655
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($112,190) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN $112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $93,850
Evansville, IN-KY $83,080
Fort Wayne, IN $91,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $76,880
Kokomo, IN $89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $72,490
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $87,990
Muncie, IN $80,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $68,140
Terre Haute, IN $80,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $85,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $80,350
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $80,480
$84,486
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($88,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $81,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY $88,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $74,850
Owensboro, KY $76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,030
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $76,480
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,510
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $67,200
$76,556
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($92,810) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $87,670
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $90,610
Lafayette, LA $60,615
Lake Charles, LA $92,810
Monroe, LA $76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $66,495
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $82,220
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $83,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $81,620
$80,102
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($130,600) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $130,600
Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $97,530
Pittsfield, MA $89,560
Springfield, MA-CT $79,475
Worcester, MA-CT $87,130
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $89,400
$96,191
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $124,070
Cumberland, MD-WV $83,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $92,550
Salisbury, MD-DE $96,880
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $86,520
$96,624
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,710) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME $102,710
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,910
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $82,800
$86,933
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($102,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI $101,110
Bay City, MI $91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $87,715
Flint, MI $91,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $74,515
Jackson, MI $101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $99,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $102,910
Monroe, MI $96,080
Muskegon, MI $87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $87,910
Saginaw, MI $96,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $78,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $70,655
$88,433
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($120,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $120,050
Rochester, MN $93,040
St. Cloud, MN $91,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $86,410
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$92,488
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,840) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $83,710
Jefferson City, MO $77,410
Joplin, MO $76,820
Kansas City, MO-KS $104,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS $87,470
St. Louis, MO-IL $80,810
Springfield, MO $65,270
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,400
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,460
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,150
$77,720
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($77,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $71,120
Jackson, MS $77,960
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,260
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,170
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,530
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,020
$72,010
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($66,350) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $58,875
Missoula, MT $58,755
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,350
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,930
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,165
$57,815
North Carolina

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

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($105,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $95,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $88,465
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $103,410
Fayetteville, NC $95,950
Goldsboro, NC $88,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $77,165
Greenville, NC $105,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $93,720
Jacksonville, NC $84,400
New Bern, NC $91,420
Raleigh, NC $86,295
Rocky Mount, NC $92,120
Wilmington, NC $96,770
Winston-Salem, NC $76,635
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,610
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $79,770
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,300
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $82,880
$89,352
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (No Degree)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($96,880) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $96,880
Grand Forks, ND-MN $93,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $87,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,420
$89,930
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($88,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $76,305
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $80,440
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $83,240
$81,281
New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($94,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $88,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $93,815
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,020
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,450
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $78,680
$86,125
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($141,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $106,620
Trenton, NJ $141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $112,630
$120,237
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $88,970
Las Cruces, NM $81,350
Santa Fe, NM $86,670
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $85,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $86,740
$85,836
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($94,840) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $94,840
Reno, NV $72,570
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $87,950
$85,120
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($116,865) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $102,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $85,350
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $97,930
Ithaca, NY $90,025
Kingston, NY $91,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $116,865
Rochester, NY $85,880
Syracuse, NY $75,235
Utica-Rome, NY $97,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $92,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $93,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $94,140
$93,604
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($89,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $67,810
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $79,110
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $79,965
Columbus, OH $81,920
Dayton, OH $76,530
Lima, OH $86,190
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $84,920
Toledo, OH $69,170
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $89,100
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $86,960
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $84,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $83,820
$80,683
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,490) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK $82,400
Oklahoma City, OK $93,490
Tulsa, OK $69,175
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,110
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $81,340
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $72,680
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$76,721
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($100,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $86,300
Corvallis, OR $100,370
Eugene, OR $65,275
Grants Pass, OR $77,520
Medford, OR $66,410
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $88,850
Salem, OR $97,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $81,900
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,930
$82,231
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Reading, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($112,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA $91,250
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $104,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $93,980
Erie, PA $77,825
Gettysburg, PA $96,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $84,060
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $74,500
Lebanon, PA $98,720
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $100,160
Pittsburgh, PA $84,155
Reading, PA $112,130
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $94,140
State College, PA $96,700
Williamsport, PA $90,840
York-Hanover, PA $106,640
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $82,280
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $72,050
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $86,950
$91,381
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($53,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $49,140
Arecibo, PR $46,040
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $52,610
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $53,020
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$47,923
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($96,630) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $77,690
Florence, SC $92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $75,975
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $88,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $82,600
Spartanburg, SC $96,630
Sumter, SC $85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,100
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,440
$84,230
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($106,880) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $106,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $96,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,130
$94,357
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($84,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $79,960
Cleveland, TN $77,140
Jackson, TN $79,690
Johnson City, TN $77,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $84,940
Knoxville, TN $68,330
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $79,900
Morristown, TN $71,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $76,195
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,460
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,395
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,530
$73,774
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($113,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX $85,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX $108,710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $89,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $71,130
College Station-Bryan, TX $89,190
Corpus Christi, TX $85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $85,395
El Paso, TX $84,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $83,725
Killeen-Temple, TX $87,720
Laredo, TX $81,730
Longview, TX $75,815
Lubbock, TX $64,835
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $68,980
Midland, TX $113,270
Odessa, TX $99,430
San Angelo, TX $77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $76,930
Sherman-Denison, TX $83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR $76,310
Tyler, TX $80,080
Victoria, TX $82,200
Waco, TX $86,260
Wichita Falls, TX $79,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,900
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $85,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,970
$83,605
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($76,350) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,350
Provo-Orem, UT $60,675
St. George, UT $60,610
Salt Lake City, UT $75,415
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,400
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,030
$66,913
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($112,760) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $112,760
Harrisonburg, VA $96,040
Lynchburg, VA $96,250
Richmond, VA $91,920
Roanoke, VA $97,380
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $96,790
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $86,695
Winchester, VA-WV $106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,000
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,290
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,120
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $90,090
$94,258
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,500) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $79,170
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $84,500
$81,835
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($112,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $93,850
Fond du Lac, WI $107,510
Green Bay, WI $104,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI $107,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $97,540
Madison, WI $112,110
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $84,855
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $103,580
Racine, WI $108,780
Sheboygan, WI $104,340
Wausau, WI $102,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $71,455
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $94,580
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,760
$97,484
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (No Degree)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $83,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $78,820
Morgantown, WV $92,400
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $83,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $79,930
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,310
$80,011
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $91,230
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $89,380
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $85,220
$88,610

Master's

Average Salary Median: $59,217

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($106,473) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

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

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama N/A
Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($51,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,030
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,030
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($72,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $72,330
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,330
California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($133,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $133,120
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $89,680
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $81,730
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $121,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$106,473
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($61,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO $61,260
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,260
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($83,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT $83,560
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,560
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tallahassee, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($78,970) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,380
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $78,970
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,175
Georgia N/A
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($89,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $89,950
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $85,830
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,890
Idaho

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

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a master's 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
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois

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

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($61,050) 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 N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $61,050
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,050
Indiana

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

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

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

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,260
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,260
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($61,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $61,420
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,420
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($93,230) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $77,190
Worcester, MA-CT $93,230
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,210
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $80,440
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $51,570
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $86,930
Lansing-East Lansing, 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
$72,980
Minnesota

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

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($70,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $65,380
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,800
$68,090
Missouri

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

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($68,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $65,890
Springfield, MO $67,270
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,880
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,880
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,980
Mississippi N/A
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,000) for a master's 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 (Master's)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($83,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $83,380
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $70,130
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $50,860
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,200
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,840
$64,482
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a master's 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 (Master's)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($87,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $58,180
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 $87,260
Rochester, NY $59,670
Syracuse, NY $83,890
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,050
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $71,600
$69,108
Ohio

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

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($82,280) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,090
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $71,810
Columbus, OH $70,700
Dayton, OH $58,960
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $82,280
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 $79,450
$71,548
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($59,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $59,600
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,600
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($70,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $70,420
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,420
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($73,120) for a master's 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 $70,060
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $73,120
Pittsburgh, PA $72,340
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
$71,840
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
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 ($42,830) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($71,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $71,370
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,210
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,790
Texas

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

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($83,800) for a master's 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 $83,800
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,560
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $67,130
Killeen-Temple, TX $72,640
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 $49,740
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,740
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,420
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,660
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,711
Utah N/A
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($65,180) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $50,380
Roanoke, VA $49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,250
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
$51,755
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a master's 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 (Master's)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($80,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $80,620
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,060
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,840
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

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

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

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

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $51,120

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Washington ($68,387) in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($62,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $54,525
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $62,500
$58,513
Alabama

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

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($55,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $52,000
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $37,560
Decatur, AL $49,410
Dothan, AL $45,220
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,540
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $45,853
Mobile, AL $47,600
Montgomery, AL $33,795
Tuscaloosa, AL $44,520
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,355
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,270
$46,011
Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($53,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $47,370
Hot Springs, AR $37,980
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $52,585
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,710
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,880
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,640
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,000
$42,738
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($59,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $57,910
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $59,990
Prescott, AZ $47,300
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $54,760
Tucson, AZ $51,357
Yuma, AZ $42,230
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $47,890
$51,634
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($86,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $51,840
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $45,715
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $73,743
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA $71,330
Modesto, CA $48,550
Napa, CA $62,140
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $52,337
Redding, CA $63,700
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $54,503
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $64,895
Salinas, CA $60,810
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $64,983
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $86,830
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $76,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $59,500
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $65,075
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $56,000
Santa Rosa, CA $53,960
Stockton-Lodi, CA $47,400
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $81,420
Visalia-Porterville, CA $55,290
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,180
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,460
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $44,250
$60,840
Colorado

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

Grand Junction, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($68,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $55,720
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $67,010
Fort Collins, CO $67,100
Grand Junction, CO $68,570
Greeley, CO $56,030
Pueblo, CO $52,960
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,620
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,130
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $64,320
$58,718
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($74,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $74,080
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $70,490
New Haven, CT $69,100
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $66,765
Waterbury, CT $61,160
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,319
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($66,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $55,470
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $44,510
Gainesville, FL $48,835
Homosassa Springs, FL $42,390
Jacksonville, FL $61,567
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $50,000
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $47,650
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $59,420
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $51,520
Ocala, FL $47,070
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $44,795
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $46,470
Panama City, FL $50,700
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $53,900
Port St. Lucie, FL $45,980
Punta Gorda, FL $46,740
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $49,520
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $56,025
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $42,887
The Villages, FL $57,240
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,860
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,580
$50,779
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($70,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $55,990
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $52,020
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL $56,440
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA $63,280
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $48,050
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA $52,710
Valdosta, GA $49,660
Warner Robins, GA $70,420
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,400
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,030
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,300
$51,204
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($62,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $62,190
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $52,380
$57,285
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($63,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,540
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $63,800
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $51,317
Dubuque, IA $48,800
Iowa City, IA $46,673
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $45,775
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $48,030
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,150
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,390
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,850
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,255
$46,144
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($78,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $46,950
Idaho Falls, ID $78,420
Lewiston, ID-WA $46,710
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $49,220
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,185
$53,097
Illinois

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

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($57,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $50,410
Champaign-Urbana, IL $37,825
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $46,820
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL $52,940
Rockford, IL $46,410
Springfield, IL $57,500
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,255
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,365
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,630
$45,684
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($53,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $49,580
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $45,370
Evansville, IN-KY $46,820
Fort Wayne, IN $42,995
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $50,797
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $53,060
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN $47,760
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $45,903
Terre Haute, IN $43,210
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,890
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $32,915
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,080
$44,532
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $45,300
Topeka, KS $55,940
Wichita, KS $46,310
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $33,405
$45,239
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($76,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $76,720
Lexington-Fayette, KY $60,390
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $50,430
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,605
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,910
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,490
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,010
$49,508
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($52,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA $37,245
Lake Charles, LA $49,460
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $51,780
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $52,900
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,180
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,513
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 ($68,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $68,460
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA $53,690
Pittsfield, MA $49,110
Springfield, MA-CT $60,915
Worcester, MA-CT $58,940
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $52,370
$57,248
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($93,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $93,640
Cumberland, MD-WV $42,640
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $56,820
Salisbury, MD-DE $52,080
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $50,870
$59,210
Maine

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

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($52,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $48,550
Portland-South Portland, ME $51,680
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,200
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $39,230
$47,915
Michigan

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

Battle Creek, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($69,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $69,410
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $59,780
Flint, MI $53,310
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $44,353
Jackson, MI $51,330
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $55,770
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $44,810
Monroe, MI $33,830
Muskegon, MI $48,360
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $45,010
Saginaw, MI $39,180
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,940
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,200
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,750
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,313
$47,956
Minnesota

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

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($54,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $54,440
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $45,085
Rochester, MN $48,300
St. Cloud, MN $38,580
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,790
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,125
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,795
$43,874
Missouri

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

Jefferson City, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($58,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $48,530
Jefferson City, MO $58,170
Joplin, MO $47,590
Kansas City, MO-KS $50,740
St. Joseph, MO-KS $45,980
St. Louis, MO-IL $47,000
Springfield, MO $45,425
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,680
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,520
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,185
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,540
$45,851
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($41,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $38,640
Jackson, MS $38,750
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,505
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $32,450
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $28,455
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,400
$35,533
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($50,635) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $30,800
Missoula, MT $40,165
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $50,635
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,675
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $29,540
$38,163
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 ($71,585) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $56,047
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $71,585
Fayetteville, NC $43,410
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $49,775
Greenville, NC $50,400
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $48,240
Jacksonville, NC $53,100
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $56,860
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC $48,330
Winston-Salem, NC $54,445
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,730
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,245
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,740
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,280
$51,156
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($58,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $58,270
Grand Forks, ND-MN $48,015
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,815
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,530
$49,408
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 ($49,697) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $49,697
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,425
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,105
$41,742
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($63,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $61,205
Portsmouth, NH-ME $63,430
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $42,620
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,320
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,083
$54,532
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($72,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $50,020
Trenton, NJ $72,920
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $40,050
$54,330
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($66,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $59,430
Las Cruces, NM $49,710
Santa Fe, NM $64,460
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,640
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,455
$56,339
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($56,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $55,450
Reno, NV $56,410
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $51,350
$54,403
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 ($70,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $60,560
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $53,000
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY $69,945
Kingston, NY $52,770
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $70,630
Rochester, NY $52,753
Syracuse, NY $47,910
Utica-Rome, NY $65,370
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $43,770
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $40,040
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $49,000
$55,068
Ohio

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

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($67,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $41,673
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $55,025
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,040
Columbus, OH $54,790
Dayton, OH $49,233
Lima, OH $62,660
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH $67,980
Toledo, OH $47,935
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $36,220
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,570
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,620
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,120
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,000
$49,528
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($49,725) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $49,725
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,610
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,690
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,750
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,455
$45,046
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR $61,630
Eugene, OR $50,250
Grants Pass, OR $38,160
Medford, OR $56,185
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $67,215
Salem, OR $74,200
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,120
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $58,080
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $60,080
$57,769
Pennsylvania

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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($64,445) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $60,520
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA $57,620
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $64,445
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $46,983
Lebanon, PA $62,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $59,050
Pittsburgh, PA $54,550
Reading, PA $49,840
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $45,750
State College, PA $35,450
Williamsport, PA $56,310
York-Hanover, PA $52,210
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,170
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $50,230
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $31,905
$52,242
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 ($37,395) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR $22,520
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $37,395
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$29,958
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($56,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $52,025
Florence, SC $49,420
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $52,895
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $45,460
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $36,990
Spartanburg, SC $56,420
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,650
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,240
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,350
$45,494
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 ($44,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $44,440
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,810
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,435
$42,228
Tennessee

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

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($73,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $73,990
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN $41,790
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $57,740
Knoxville, TN $46,013
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $51,080
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,705
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,220
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $28,450
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,810
$50,978
Texas

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

Texarkana, TX-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($60,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $49,230
Austin-Round Rock, TX $60,100
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,240
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $44,760
College Station-Bryan, TX $48,870
Corpus Christi, TX $38,975
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $51,600
El Paso, TX $42,670
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $51,273
Killeen-Temple, TX $50,880
Laredo, TX $47,480
Longview, TX $54,850
Lubbock, TX $44,440
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $44,720
Midland, TX $53,740
Odessa, TX $55,150
San Angelo, TX $32,515
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $55,800
Sherman-Denison, TX $47,770
Texarkana, TX-AR $60,620
Tyler, TX $36,490
Victoria, TX $55,200
Waco, TX $43,680
Wichita Falls, TX $47,280
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,105
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,230
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,940
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,295
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,370
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,700
$47,232
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($61,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $51,820
Provo-Orem, UT $44,015
St. George, UT $55,820
Salt Lake City, UT $61,410
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $51,280
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,150
$51,416
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($79,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $64,420
Harrisonburg, VA $56,370
Lynchburg, VA $52,890
Richmond, VA $57,310
Roanoke, VA $58,220
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $53,520
Winchester, VA-WV $45,960
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,570
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,870
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $79,270
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,860
$57,933
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($50,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $49,930
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,300
$50,115
Wisconsin

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

Sheboygan, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($65,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $52,620
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI $43,410
Janesville-Beloit, WI $57,170
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,250
Madison, WI $51,760
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $52,853
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $58,760
Racine, WI $57,240
Sheboygan, WI $65,130
Wausau, WI $52,780
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,080
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,157
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,700
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,780
$52,978
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 ($69,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $69,930
Morgantown, WV $54,690
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $59,040
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,500
$57,540
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($63,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $63,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $58,190
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $48,970
$57,040

6 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $85,290.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $59,217.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $51,120. 

  Public Relations Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client.

Salary Ratio: 8.11    

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    
  • Business Development Director
  • Campaign Manager
  • Communications Director
  • Communications Manager
  • Community Manager
  • Community Relations Director
  • Customer Service Manager
  • Development Director
  • Information Director
  • Marketing Communications Manager
  • Public Affairs Director
  • Public Information Director
  • Public Information Relations Manager
  • Public Relations Director (PR Director)
  • Public Relations Manager (PR Manager)
  • Public Relations Supervisor (PR Supervisor)
  • Publicity Director
  • Publicity Manager
  • Relationship Manager
  • University Relations Director
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.37    

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 Communications Faculty Member
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Communication Arts Lecturer
  • Communication Arts Professor
  • Communication Instructor
  • Communication Lecturer
  • Communication Professor
  • Communication Skills Instructor
  • Communication Studies Professor
  • Communications Assistant Professor
  • Communications Faculty Member
  • Communications Media Professor
  • Communications Professor
  • Instructor
  • Interpersonal Communications Professor
  • Journalism Instructor
  • Journalism Professor
  • Journalism Teacher
  • Journalist Professor
  • Lecturer
  • Mass Communications Professor
  • Media Arts Professor
  • Professor
  • Public Speaking Professor
  • Public Speaking Teacher
  • Rhetoric Professor
  • Speech Communication Professor
  • Speech Instructor
  • Speech Professor
  • Speech Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $63,498
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. May play and queue music, announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests.

Salary Ratio: 0.41    

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    
  • Anchor
  • Announcer
  • Broadcaster
  • Commercial Announcer
  • DJ (Disc Jockey)
  • Game Show Host
  • Host
  • Hostess
  • Morning News Anchor
  • Morning Show Host
  • News Anchor
  • News Broadcaster
  • Newscaster
  • On-Air Announcer
  • On-Air Personality
  • Program Host
  • Radio Announcer
  • Radio Artist
  • Radio Broadcaster
  • Radio Disc Jockey (Radio DJ)
  • Radio Disk Jockey (Radio DJ)
  • Radio Host
  • Radio Performer
  • Radio Personality
  • Radio Sportscaster
  • Radio Talk Show Host
  • Radio Television Announcer (Radio TV Announcer)
  • Show Host
  • Show Hostess
  • Sports Analyst
  • Sports Anchor
  • Sports Announcer
  • Sports Broadcaster
  • Sports Commentator
  • Sportscaster
  • Talk Show Host
  • Television Announcer (TV Announcer)
  • Television Host (TV Host)
  • Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
  • Television Specialist (TV Specialist)
  • Voice Over Announcer
  • Weather Anchor
  • Weather Reporter
  • US Salary Median: $35,077
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Public Relations Specialists

Promote or create an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media. May specialize in using social media.

Salary Ratio: 0.67    

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    
  • Audience Coordinator
  • Brand Advocate
  • Communication Specialist
  • Communications Associate
  • Communications Specialist
  • Concert Promoter
  • Consumer Advocate
  • Content Specialist
  • Content Strategist
  • Corporate Communications Specialist
  • Customer Specialist
  • Environmental Communications Specialist
  • Event Promoter
  • Image Consultant
  • Information Specialist
  • Lobbyist
  • Marketing Communications Specialist
  • Media Buyer
  • Media Planner
  • Media Relations Specialist
  • Media Specialist
  • Motivational Speaker
  • Music Publicist
  • Political Advisor
  • Political Aide
  • Press Agent
  • Press Secretary
  • Promotion Specialist
  • Public Affairs Officer
  • Public Affairs Specialist
  • Public Information Officer
  • Public Information Specialist
  • Public Relations Consultant
  • Public Relations Coordinator (PR Coordinator)
  • Public Relations Counselor
  • Public Relations Officer
  • Public Relations Representative
  • Public Relations Specialist (PR Specialist)
  • Publicist
  • Publicity Agent
  • Publicity Consultant
  • Publicity Expert
  • Publicity Person
  • Publicity Writer
  • Service Promoter Salesperson
  • Shelter Advocate
  • Speech Writer
  • Sustainability Communicator
  • US Salary Median: $55,860
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Writers and Authors

Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.

Salary Ratio: 3.77    

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    
  • Ad Copy Writer
  • Ad Writer
  • Advertising Associate
  • Advertising Copy Writer
  • Advertising Copywriter
  • Advertising Specialist
  • Advertising Writer
  • Author
  • Biographer
  • Blurb Writer
  • Business Writer
  • Communications Specialist
  • Content Writer
  • Copy Writer
  • Copywriter
  • Freelance Copywriter
  • Freelance Writer
  • Lyricist
  • Novelist
  • Online Content Developer
  • Playwright
  • Poet
  • Program Writer
  • Radio Script Writer
  • Screen Writer
  • Short Story Writer
  • Song Lyricist
  • Television Writer
  • Verse Writer
  • Web Content Writer
  • Writer
  • US Salary Median: $56,716
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.

Salary Ratio: 0.47    

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    
  • Article Writer
  • Author
  • Biographer
  • Blog Content Writer
  • Blog Writer
  • Blogger
  • Book Author
  • Business Writer
  • Children's Author
  • Children's Book Author
  • Comic Book Writer
  • Comic Writer
  • Community Blogger
  • Content Writer
  • Continuity Writer
  • Creative Writer
  • Crossword Puzzle Maker
  • Documentary Storyteller
  • Dramatist
  • Editorial Writer
  • Fiction Author
  • Fiction Prose Writer
  • Fiction Writer
  • Film Writer
  • Freelance Writer
  • Gag Writer
  • Game Author
  • Ghost Writer
  • Greeting Card Maker
  • Greeting Card Writer
  • Humorist
  • Librettist
  • Literary Writer
  • Lyricist
  • Magazine Writer
  • Movie Writer
  • Music Critic
  • Nonfiction Prose Writer
  • Novelist
  • Play Writer
  • Playwright
  • Poem Writer
  • Poet
  • Program Writer
  • Publications Writer
  • Radio Script Writer
  • Scenario Writer
  • Screen Writer
  • Screenplay Writer
  • Script Writer
  • Short Story Writer
  • Song Writer
  • Songwriter
  • Speech Writer
  • Speechwriter
  • Sports Writer
  • Story Writer
  • Television Script Writer
  • Television Writer
  • Travel Writer
  • Verse Writer
  • Video Game Script Writer
  • Video Games Storywriter
  • Writer
  • US Salary Median: $56,716
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's



Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $14,665 per year (or $19,137 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $29,330 to earn a master's (or $38,274 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($75,884 if you're in-state, $96,660 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $18,971 per year (or $24,165 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $75,884 to earn a bachelor's (or $96,660 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Speech Communication and Rhetoric Degrees

Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies

411 Central Methodist Square - Fayette, MO

Out-of-state cost: $6,430/year
In-state cost: $6,430/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Chadron State College

1000 Main St - Chadron, NE

Out-of-state cost: $7,188/year
In-state cost: $7,160/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Elizabeth City State University

1704 Weeksville Rd - Elizabeth City, NC

Out-of-state cost: $7,260/year
In-state cost: $3,260/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Mississippi University for Women

1100 College Street - Columbus, MS

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

Minot State University

500 University Ave W - Minot, ND

Out-of-state cost: $7,896/year
In-state cost: $7,896/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Western Carolina University

Highway 107 - Cullowhee, NC

Out-of-state cost: $8,285/year
In-state cost: $4,285/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

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

Out-of-state cost: $8,568/year
In-state cost: $6,528/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Park University

8700 NW River Park Dr - Parkville, MO

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

Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus

101 University Drive - Chillicothe, OH

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

Ohio University-Southern Campus

1804 Liberty Ave - Ironton, OH

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

Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

1425 Newark Rd - Zanesville, OH

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

Ohio University-Lancaster Campus

1570 Granville Pike - Lancaster, OH

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

Ohio University-Eastern Campus

45425 National Rd W - Saint Clairsville, OH

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

Southwest Minnesota State University

1501 State St - Marshall, MN

Out-of-state cost: $9,058/year
In-state cost: $9,058/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of the Cumberlands

6191 College Station Drive - Williamsburg, KY

Out-of-state cost: $9,875/year
In-state cost: $9,875/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

West Texas A & M University

2501 4th Ave - Canyon, TX

Out-of-state cost: $9,903/year
In-state cost: $8,456/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Dickinson State University

291 Campus Drive - Dickinson, ND

Out-of-state cost: $9,942/year
In-state cost: $8,122/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

1 Aerospace Blvd. - Daytona Beach, FL

Out-of-state cost: $10,296/year
In-state cost: $10,296/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Mayville State University

330 Third Street NE - Mayville, ND

Out-of-state cost: $10,394/year
In-state cost: $7,381/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Guam

303 University Drive, UOG Station - Mangilao, GU

Out-of-state cost: $10,886/year
In-state cost: $5,846/year
Degrees: Bachelor's


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Speech Communication and Rhetoric Degrees

Stevenson University

1525 Greenspring Valley Rd - Stevenson, MD

Out-of-state cost: $8,340/year
In-state cost: $8,340/year
Degrees: Master's

Morehead State University

University Blvd - Morehead, KY

Out-of-state cost: $10,512/year
In-state cost: $10,512/year
Degrees: Master's

North Dakota State University-Main Campus

1301 12th Avenue North - Fargo, ND

Out-of-state cost: $11,589/year
In-state cost: $8,083/year
Degrees: Master's

University of Dubuque

2000 University Ave - Dubuque, IA

Out-of-state cost: $13,140/year
In-state cost: $13,140/year
Degrees: Master's

University of Akron Main Campus

302 Buchtel Common - Akron, OH

Out-of-state cost: $15,217/year
In-state cost: $9,711/year
Degrees: Master's

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

220 McFall Ctr - Bowling Green, OH

Out-of-state cost: $15,823/year
In-state cost: $9,831/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

1871 Old Main Drive - Shippensburg, PA

Out-of-state cost: $16,830/year
In-state cost: $11,970/year
Degrees: Master's

University of Louisiana at Monroe

700 University Avenue - Monroe, LA

Out-of-state cost: $21,410/year
In-state cost: $9,310/year
Degrees: Master's

Clemson University

201 Sikes Hall - Clemson, SC

Out-of-state cost: $23,246/year
In-state cost: $11,796/year
Degrees: Doctorate

Washington State University

French Administration Building - Pullman, WA

Out-of-state cost: $27,561/year
In-state cost: $13,463/year
Degrees: Doctorate


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