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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of speech-language pathologists, to assist in the provision of speech-language pathology services to individuals of all ages, including screenings and assessments, following treatment plans or protocols, documenting and reporting patient performance, performing checks and maintenance of equipment, and providing support in research projects. Includes instruction in speech and language development, phonetics, childhood and adult communication disorders, speech and hearing screening, and clinical procedures in speech-language pathology.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Assist speech-language pathologists in the assessment and treatment of speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. Implement speech and language programs or activities as planned and directed by speech-language pathologists.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $38,055
    "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.): 23.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,553/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,449/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,525/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,538/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,378/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,585/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: $38,055

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($55,270) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($56,590).

Fairbanks, AK $56,590
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $53,950
$55,270
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($50,650).

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $28,710
Huntsville, AL $50,650
Montgomery, AL $46,710
$42,023
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($40,740).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $31,080
Jonesboro, AR $29,520
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $40,740
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $27,990
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,820
$32,630
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($46,700).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $40,080
Prescott, AZ $45,400
Tucson, AZ $44,410
Yuma, AZ $40,310
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $46,700
$43,380
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($65,070).

Chico, CA $47,470
El Centro, CA $38,930
Fresno, CA $45,260
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $38,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $47,640
Madera, CA $44,700
Merced, CA $37,460
Modesto, CA $41,590
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $46,150
Redding, CA $31,210
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $48,700
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $49,100
Salinas, CA $49,500
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $51,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $55,380
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $65,070
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $45,280
Santa Rosa, CA $41,410
Stockton-Lodi, CA $56,320
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $46,100
Visalia-Porterville, CA $42,670
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,050
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $42,970
$46,053
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($38,840).

Colorado Springs, CO $37,820
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $34,460
Fort Collins, CO $29,350
Grand Junction, CO $36,890
Greeley, CO $31,320
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $29,420
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $35,390
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,840
$34,186
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($44,560).

Danbury, CT $44,560
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $42,440
New Haven, CT $38,720
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $38,700
Waterbury, CT $38,670
$40,618
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($48,380).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $48,380
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $24,620
Jacksonville, FL $39,570
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $30,500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $36,120
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $35,650
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $32,770
Ocala, FL $28,790
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $39,650
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $31,830
Panama City, FL $32,550
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $43,000
Port St. Lucie, FL $44,900
Punta Gorda, FL $34,970
Sebring, FL $24,990
Tallahassee, FL $37,920
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $41,910
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $25,350
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $40,850
$35,491
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($46,120).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $42,330
Brunswick, GA $33,560
Columbus, GA-AL $46,120
Rome, GA $23,170
Savannah, GA $30,790
Valdosta, GA $25,210
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,930
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,560
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,250
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,640
$32,456
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($44,400).

Urban Honolulu, HI $44,400
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $38,660
$41,530
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($45,390).

Iowa City, IA $45,390
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $21,240
$33,315
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($44,460).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,460
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,880
$34,670
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($47,900).

Peoria, IL $47,900
$47,900
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($39,450).

Evansville, IN-KY $31,100
Fort Wayne, IN $37,330
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $37,690
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $29,760
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $32,450
Terre Haute, IN $24,220
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,000
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $32,750
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,450
$33,083
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($42,610).

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $42,610
$42,610
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($52,910).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $45,410
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,930
Owensboro, KY $26,920
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,130
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,380
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,290
$37,281
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($30,570).

Baton Rouge, LA $26,290
Hammond, LA $30,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $29,040
Lafayette, LA $26,590
Lake Charles, LA $28,530
Monroe, LA $28,130
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $28,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $23,580
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $23,130
$27,194
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($53,440).

Springfield, MA-CT $50,700
Worcester, MA-CT $53,440
$52,070
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($46,720).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $46,720
Salisbury, MD-DE $35,960
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $29,370
$37,350
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($35,100).

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $30,130
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,100
$32,615
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($37,900).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $25,050
Flint, MI $33,960
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $30,820
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $25,100
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $27,120
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,900
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,040
$29,856
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($46,490).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $40,430
Rochester, MN $46,490
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $32,910
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,580
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,320
$38,693
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($49,020).

Kansas City, MO-KS $43,700
St. Louis, MO-IL $39,130
Springfield, MO $38,070
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,020
$42,480
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($40,730).

Jackson, MS $40,730
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,050
$35,890
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($38,400).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,900
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,400
$35,150
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($48,540).

Burlington, NC $28,840
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $32,690
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $33,850
Fayetteville, NC $48,540
Greensboro-High Point, NC $30,380
Greenville, NC $31,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $33,600
Jacksonville, NC $43,080
Raleigh, NC $32,130
Wilmington, NC $31,520
Winston-Salem, NC $32,230
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,710
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,600
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,420
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,580
$34,035
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($47,290).

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,290
$47,290
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($44,840).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $44,840
$44,840
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($40,960).

Portsmouth, NH-ME $38,880
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $30,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,960
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,180
$37,218
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($48,330).

Ocean City, NJ $48,330
Trenton, NJ $35,600
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $47,860
$43,930
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($45,680).

Las Cruces, NM $26,900
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $45,680
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $32,300
$34,960
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($39,240).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $39,240
Reno, NV $36,510
$37,875
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Syracuse, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($48,660).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $39,670
Glens Falls, NY $42,530
Kingston, NY $30,950
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $38,970
Rochester, NY $34,400
Syracuse, NY $48,660
Utica-Rome, NY $36,230
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $48,000
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $36,660
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $28,620
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $45,680
$39,125
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($48,880).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $38,390
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $46,450
Columbus, OH $38,910
Dayton, OH $48,880
Lima, OH $30,930
Toledo, OH $18,470
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $46,360
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $37,480
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $29,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,280
$37,641
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($49,310).

Oklahoma City, OK $30,520
Tulsa, OK $40,740
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,310
$40,190
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($47,120).

Bend-Redmond, OR $42,280
Corvallis, OR $36,940
Eugene, OR $41,670
Medford, OR $41,320
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $47,120
Salem, OR $44,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,740
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,290
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $41,110
$40,743
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($54,680).

Erie, PA $45,410
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $47,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $41,060
Pittsburgh, PA $40,510
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $34,910
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,500
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,680
$43,697
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($24,310).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $24,310
$24,310
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($46,710).

Columbia, SC $46,710
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $46,700
$46,705
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($40,210).

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,210
$40,210
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($44,230).

Clarksville, TN-KY $44,230
Jackson, TN $37,850
Johnson City, TN $38,110
Knoxville, TN $31,320
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $31,810
Morristown, TN $22,490
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $23,950
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $28,550
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $28,010
$31,813
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($56,650).

Amarillo, TX $31,300
Austin-Round Rock, TX $45,580
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $29,250
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $30,600
College Station-Bryan, TX $24,820
Corpus Christi, TX $53,810
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $42,750
El Paso, TX $47,570
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $45,270
Killeen-Temple, TX $45,430
Laredo, TX $51,770
Longview, TX $34,440
Lubbock, TX $42,020
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $32,640
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $51,480
Texarkana, TX-AR $48,500
Tyler, TX $32,680
Waco, TX $44,110
Wichita Falls, TX $25,530
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,500
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,920
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,640
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,770
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $31,440
$38,979
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($44,290).

Provo-Orem, UT $27,260
St. George, UT $32,260
Salt Lake City, UT $44,290
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,000
$35,453
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($48,540).

Roanoke, VA $31,580
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $48,540
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $27,930
$36,017
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($44,230).

Eau Claire, WI $35,130
Green Bay, WI $39,750
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $32,340
Madison, WI $42,930
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $36,890
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $37,580
Sheboygan, WI $35,750
Wausau, WI $32,180
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $33,040
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,850
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,230
$36,515
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($56,840).

Morgantown, WV $56,840
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,130
$51,485
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($37,860).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $37,860
$37,860

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $38,055

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Alaska ($55,270) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($56,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $56,590
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $53,950
$55,270
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($50,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $28,710
Huntsville, AL $50,650
Montgomery, AL $46,710
$42,023
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($40,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $31,080
Jonesboro, AR $29,520
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $40,740
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $27,990
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,820
$32,630
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($46,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $40,080
Prescott, AZ $45,400
Tucson, AZ $44,410
Yuma, AZ $40,310
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $46,700
$43,380
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($65,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $47,470
El Centro, CA $38,930
Fresno, CA $45,260
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $38,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $47,640
Madera, CA $44,700
Merced, CA $37,460
Modesto, CA $41,590
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $46,150
Redding, CA $31,210
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $48,700
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $49,100
Salinas, CA $49,500
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $51,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $55,380
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $65,070
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $45,280
Santa Rosa, CA $41,410
Stockton-Lodi, CA $56,320
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $46,100
Visalia-Porterville, CA $42,670
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,050
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $42,970
$46,053
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($38,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $37,820
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $34,460
Fort Collins, CO $29,350
Grand Junction, CO $36,890
Greeley, CO $31,320
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $29,420
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $35,390
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,840
$34,186
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($44,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $44,560
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $42,440
New Haven, CT $38,720
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $38,700
Waterbury, CT $38,670
$40,618
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($48,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $48,380
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $24,620
Jacksonville, FL $39,570
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $30,500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $36,120
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $35,650
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $32,770
Ocala, FL $28,790
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $39,650
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $31,830
Panama City, FL $32,550
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $43,000
Port St. Lucie, FL $44,900
Punta Gorda, FL $34,970
Sebring, FL $24,990
Tallahassee, FL $37,920
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $41,910
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $25,350
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $40,850
$35,491
Georgia

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

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($46,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $42,330
Brunswick, GA $33,560
Columbus, GA-AL $46,120
Rome, GA $23,170
Savannah, GA $30,790
Valdosta, GA $25,210
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,930
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,560
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,250
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,640
$32,456
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($44,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $44,400
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $38,660
$41,530
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($45,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Iowa City, IA $45,390
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $21,240
$33,315
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($44,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,460
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,880
$34,670
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($47,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $47,900
$47,900
Indiana

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

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($39,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $31,100
Fort Wayne, IN $37,330
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $37,690
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $29,760
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $32,450
Terre Haute, IN $24,220
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,000
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $32,750
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,450
$33,083
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($42,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $42,610
$42,610
Kentucky

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($52,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $45,410
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,930
Owensboro, KY $26,920
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,130
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,380
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,290
$37,281
Louisiana

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

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($30,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $26,290
Hammond, LA $30,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $29,040
Lafayette, LA $26,590
Lake Charles, LA $28,530
Monroe, LA $28,130
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $28,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $23,580
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $23,130
$27,194
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($53,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $50,700
Worcester, MA-CT $53,440
$52,070
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($46,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $46,720
Salisbury, MD-DE $35,960
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $29,370
$37,350
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($35,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $30,130
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,100
$32,615
Michigan

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

Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($37,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $25,050
Flint, MI $33,960
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $30,820
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $25,100
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $27,120
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,900
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,040
$29,856
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($46,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $40,430
Rochester, MN $46,490
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $32,910
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,580
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,320
$38,693
Missouri

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

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($49,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $43,700
St. Louis, MO-IL $39,130
Springfield, MO $38,070
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,020
$42,480
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($40,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $40,730
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,050
$35,890
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($38,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,900
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,400
$35,150
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($48,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $28,840
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $32,690
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $33,850
Fayetteville, NC $48,540
Greensboro-High Point, NC $30,380
Greenville, NC $31,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $33,600
Jacksonville, NC $43,080
Raleigh, NC $32,130
Wilmington, NC $31,520
Winston-Salem, NC $32,230
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,710
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,600
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,420
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,580
$34,035
North Dakota

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

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($47,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,290
$47,290
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 ($44,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $44,840
$44,840
New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($40,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $38,880
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $30,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,960
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,180
$37,218
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($48,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $48,330
Trenton, NJ $35,600
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $47,860
$43,930
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 ($45,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $26,900
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $45,680
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $32,300
$34,960
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($39,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $39,240
Reno, NV $36,510
$37,875
New York

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

Syracuse, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($48,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $39,670
Glens Falls, NY $42,530
Kingston, NY $30,950
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $38,970
Rochester, NY $34,400
Syracuse, NY $48,660
Utica-Rome, NY $36,230
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $48,000
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $36,660
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $28,620
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $45,680
$39,125
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($48,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $38,390
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $46,450
Columbus, OH $38,910
Dayton, OH $48,880
Lima, OH $30,930
Toledo, OH $18,470
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $46,360
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $37,480
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $29,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,280
$37,641
Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($49,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $30,520
Tulsa, OK $40,740
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,310
$40,190
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($47,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $42,280
Corvallis, OR $36,940
Eugene, OR $41,670
Medford, OR $41,320
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $47,120
Salem, OR $44,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,740
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,290
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $41,110
$40,743
Pennsylvania

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

Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($54,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA $45,410
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $47,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $41,060
Pittsburgh, PA $40,510
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $34,910
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,500
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,680
$43,697
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 ($24,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $24,310
$24,310
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($46,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $46,710
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $46,700
$46,705
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($40,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,210
$40,210
Tennessee

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

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($44,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $44,230
Jackson, TN $37,850
Johnson City, TN $38,110
Knoxville, TN $31,320
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $31,810
Morristown, TN $22,490
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $23,950
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $28,550
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $28,010
$31,813
Texas

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

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($56,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $31,300
Austin-Round Rock, TX $45,580
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $29,250
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $30,600
College Station-Bryan, TX $24,820
Corpus Christi, TX $53,810
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $42,750
El Paso, TX $47,570
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $45,270
Killeen-Temple, TX $45,430
Laredo, TX $51,770
Longview, TX $34,440
Lubbock, TX $42,020
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $32,640
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $51,480
Texarkana, TX-AR $48,500
Tyler, TX $32,680
Waco, TX $44,110
Wichita Falls, TX $25,530
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,500
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,920
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,640
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,770
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $31,440
$38,979
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($44,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $27,260
St. George, UT $32,260
Salt Lake City, UT $44,290
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,000
$35,453
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($48,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA $31,580
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $48,540
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $27,930
$36,017
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

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

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($44,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $35,130
Green Bay, WI $39,750
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $32,340
Madison, WI $42,930
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $36,890
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $37,580
Sheboygan, WI $35,750
Wausau, WI $32,180
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $33,040
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,850
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,230
$36,515
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($56,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $56,840
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,130
$51,485
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($37,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $37,860
$37,860

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $38,055

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Alaska ($55,270) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($56,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $56,590
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $53,950
$55,270
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($50,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $28,710
Huntsville, AL $50,650
Montgomery, AL $46,710
$42,023
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($40,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $31,080
Jonesboro, AR $29,520
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $40,740
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $27,990
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,820
$32,630
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($46,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $40,080
Prescott, AZ $45,400
Tucson, AZ $44,410
Yuma, AZ $40,310
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $46,700
$43,380
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($65,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $47,470
El Centro, CA $38,930
Fresno, CA $45,260
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $38,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $47,640
Madera, CA $44,700
Merced, CA $37,460
Modesto, CA $41,590
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $46,150
Redding, CA $31,210
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $48,700
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $49,100
Salinas, CA $49,500
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $51,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $55,380
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $65,070
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $45,280
Santa Rosa, CA $41,410
Stockton-Lodi, CA $56,320
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $46,100
Visalia-Porterville, CA $42,670
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,050
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $42,970
$46,053
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($38,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $37,820
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $34,460
Fort Collins, CO $29,350
Grand Junction, CO $36,890
Greeley, CO $31,320
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $29,420
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $35,390
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,840
$34,186
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($44,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $44,560
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $42,440
New Haven, CT $38,720
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $38,700
Waterbury, CT $38,670
$40,618
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($48,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $48,380
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $24,620
Jacksonville, FL $39,570
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $30,500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $36,120
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $35,650
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $32,770
Ocala, FL $28,790
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $39,650
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $31,830
Panama City, FL $32,550
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $43,000
Port St. Lucie, FL $44,900
Punta Gorda, FL $34,970
Sebring, FL $24,990
Tallahassee, FL $37,920
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $41,910
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $25,350
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $40,850
$35,491
Georgia

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

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($46,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $42,330
Brunswick, GA $33,560
Columbus, GA-AL $46,120
Rome, GA $23,170
Savannah, GA $30,790
Valdosta, GA $25,210
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,930
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,560
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,250
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,640
$32,456
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($44,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $44,400
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $38,660
$41,530
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($45,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Iowa City, IA $45,390
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $21,240
$33,315
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($44,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,460
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,880
$34,670
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($47,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $47,900
$47,900
Indiana

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

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($39,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $31,100
Fort Wayne, IN $37,330
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $37,690
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $29,760
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $32,450
Terre Haute, IN $24,220
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,000
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $32,750
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,450
$33,083
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($42,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $42,610
$42,610
Kentucky

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($52,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $45,410
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,930
Owensboro, KY $26,920
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,130
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,380
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,290
$37,281
Louisiana

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

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($30,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $26,290
Hammond, LA $30,570
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $29,040
Lafayette, LA $26,590
Lake Charles, LA $28,530
Monroe, LA $28,130
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $28,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $23,580
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $23,130
$27,194
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($53,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $50,700
Worcester, MA-CT $53,440
$52,070
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($46,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $46,720
Salisbury, MD-DE $35,960
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $29,370
$37,350
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($35,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $30,130
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,100
$32,615
Michigan

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

Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($37,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $25,050
Flint, MI $33,960
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $30,820
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $25,100
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $27,120
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,900
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,040
$29,856
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($46,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $40,430
Rochester, MN $46,490
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $32,910
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,580
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,320
$38,693
Missouri

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

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($49,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $43,700
St. Louis, MO-IL $39,130
Springfield, MO $38,070
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,020
$42,480
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($40,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $40,730
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,050
$35,890
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($38,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,900
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,400
$35,150
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($48,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $28,840
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $32,690
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $33,850
Fayetteville, NC $48,540
Greensboro-High Point, NC $30,380
Greenville, NC $31,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $33,600
Jacksonville, NC $43,080
Raleigh, NC $32,130
Wilmington, NC $31,520
Winston-Salem, NC $32,230
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,710
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,600
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,420
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,580
$34,035
North Dakota

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

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($47,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,290
$47,290
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($44,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $44,840
$44,840
New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($40,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $38,880
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $30,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,960
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,180
$37,218
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($48,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $48,330
Trenton, NJ $35,600
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $47,860
$43,930
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($45,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $26,900
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $45,680
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $32,300
$34,960
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($39,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $39,240
Reno, NV $36,510
$37,875
New York

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

Syracuse, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($48,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $39,670
Glens Falls, NY $42,530
Kingston, NY $30,950
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $38,970
Rochester, NY $34,400
Syracuse, NY $48,660
Utica-Rome, NY $36,230
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $48,000
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $36,660
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $28,620
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $45,680
$39,125
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($48,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $38,390
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $46,450
Columbus, OH $38,910
Dayton, OH $48,880
Lima, OH $30,930
Toledo, OH $18,470
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $46,360
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $37,480
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $29,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,280
$37,641
Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($49,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $30,520
Tulsa, OK $40,740
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,310
$40,190
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($47,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $42,280
Corvallis, OR $36,940
Eugene, OR $41,670
Medford, OR $41,320
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $47,120
Salem, OR $44,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,740
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $32,290
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $41,110
$40,743
Pennsylvania

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

Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($54,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA $45,410
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $47,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $41,060
Pittsburgh, PA $40,510
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $34,910
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,500
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,680
$43,697
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($24,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $24,310
$24,310
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($46,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $46,710
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $46,700
$46,705
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($40,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,210
$40,210
Tennessee

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

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($44,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $44,230
Jackson, TN $37,850
Johnson City, TN $38,110
Knoxville, TN $31,320
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $31,810
Morristown, TN $22,490
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $23,950
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $28,550
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $28,010
$31,813
Texas

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

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($56,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $31,300
Austin-Round Rock, TX $45,580
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $29,250
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $30,600
College Station-Bryan, TX $24,820
Corpus Christi, TX $53,810
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $42,750
El Paso, TX $47,570
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $45,270
Killeen-Temple, TX $45,430
Laredo, TX $51,770
Longview, TX $34,440
Lubbock, TX $42,020
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $32,640
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $51,480
Texarkana, TX-AR $48,500
Tyler, TX $32,680
Waco, TX $44,110
Wichita Falls, TX $25,530
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,500
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,920
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,640
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,770
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $31,440
$38,979
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($44,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $27,260
St. George, UT $32,260
Salt Lake City, UT $44,290
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,000
$35,453
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($48,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA $31,580
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $48,540
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $27,930
$36,017
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

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

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($44,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $35,130
Green Bay, WI $39,750
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $32,340
Madison, WI $42,930
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $36,890
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $37,580
Sheboygan, WI $35,750
Wausau, WI $32,180
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $33,040
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,850
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,230
$36,515
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($56,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $56,840
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,130
$51,485
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($37,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $37,860
$37,860

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $38,055.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $38,055. 

  Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

Assist speech-language pathologists in the assessment and treatment of speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. Implement speech and language programs or activities as planned and directed by speech-language pathologists. Monitor the use of alternative communication devices and systems.

Salary Ratio: 0.82    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Anatomic Pathology Assistant
  • Certified Pathology Assistant
  • Communication Assistant
  • Hearing and Speech Assistant
  • Language Assistant
  • Pathology Assistant
  • SLPA (Speech and Language Pathology Assistant)
  • Speech and Language Assistant
  • Speech and Language Tutor
  • Speech Assistant
  • Speech Correction Assistant
  • Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
  • Speech Language Pathology Assistant
  • Speech Pathologist Assistant
  • Speech Pathology Assistant
  • Speech Therapy Assistant
  • Speech-Language Assistant
  • Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA)
  • Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA)
  • US Salary Median: $39,026
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 23.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Endoscopy Technicians

Maintain a sterile field to provide support for physicians and nurses during endoscopy procedures. Prepare and maintain instruments and equipment. May obtain specimens.

Salary Ratio: 1.63    

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    
  • Certified Endoscopy Technician
  • Certified Flex Endoscope Reprocessor
  • Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER)
  • Certified Flexible Endoscopy Reprocessor
  • Endoscope Technician
  • Endoscopic Technician (Endo Technician)
  • Endoscopy Specialty Technician
  • Endoscopy Technician (Endo Technician)
  • Gastroenterology Technician
  • Gastrointestinal Technician (GI Technician)
  • US Salary Median: $39,026
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 23.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $7,449 per year (or $11,552 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $29,796 to earn a bachelor's (or $46,208 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $7,449 per year (or $11,552 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $14,898 to earn an associate's (or $23,104 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Speech-Language... Pathology Assistant Degrees

Nova Southeastern University

3301 College Ave - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out-of-state cost: $33,430/year
In-state cost: $33,430/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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