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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Surgical Technology & Technologist Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling, surgical supplies management, wound exposure and closure, surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring, maintenance of hemostasis, and patient and team scrubbing.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $70,341
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.57%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,549/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,126/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,374/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,013/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,099/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,797/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: $70,341

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($88,155) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($94,290).

Fairbanks, AK $82,020
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $94,290
$88,155
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($57,457).

Mobile, AL $57,457
Montgomery, AL $51,723
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $47,230
Dothan, AL $44,115
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $42,080
Huntsville, AL $50,830
Tuscaloosa, AL $46,040
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $43,650
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,705
Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,400
Decatur, AL $46,460
Gadsden, AL $51,980
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,300
$48,767
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($57,850).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $55,397
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,727
Fort Smith, AR-OK $45,475
Pine Bluff, AR $49,550
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,440
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,320
Hot Springs, AR $51,420
Jonesboro, AR $57,850
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,380
$48,858
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($66,305).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $64,805
Prescott, AZ $62,805
Tucson, AZ $61,730
Yuma, AZ $66,305
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $60,900
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $64,950
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $65,280
$63,610
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($113,600).

Fresno, CA $86,683
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $78,560
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $95,847
Salinas, CA $85,200
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $98,683
Chico, CA $68,235
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $77,935
Modesto, CA $79,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $75,060
Redding, CA $84,355
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $100,705
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $98,685
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $66,705
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $81,500
Santa Rosa, CA $84,995
Stockton-Lodi, CA $74,805
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $93,960
Visalia-Porterville, CA $71,965
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $62,885
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $75,750
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $81,845
El Centro, CA $77,200
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $89,160
Madera, CA $88,950
Merced, CA $89,620
Napa, CA $88,940
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $113,600
Yuba City, CA $104,980
$84,154
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($92,150).

Colorado Springs, CO $66,973
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $92,150
Fort Collins, CO $76,500
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $55,000
Grand Junction, CO $65,450
Pueblo, CO $63,695
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,740
Greeley, CO $69,750
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,600
$70,999
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($102,433).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $102,433
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $70,117
New Haven, CT $75,305
Waterbury, CT $71,485
Danbury, CT $87,810
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$80,628
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Gainesville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($68,250).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $59,957
Jacksonville, FL $57,590
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $64,580
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $61,853
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $62,313
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $48,570
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $56,320
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $53,265
Panama City, FL $50,045
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $50,600
Port St. Lucie, FL $52,905
Punta Gorda, FL $59,450
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $51,385
Tallahassee, FL $47,675
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $57,375
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,590
Gainesville, FL $68,250
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,060
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,960
Ocala, FL $61,130
Sebring, FL $62,420
The Villages, FL $64,890
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,810
$57,131
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($69,190).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $68,723
Savannah, GA $68,160
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,070
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $53,275
Brunswick, GA $41,725
Columbus, GA-AL $48,070
Dalton, GA $52,660
Gainesville, GA $45,940
Macon, GA $54,130
Rome, GA $55,660
Valdosta, GA $49,730
Warner Robins, GA $47,705
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $45,880
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,990
Athens-Clarke County, GA $65,490
Hinesville, GA $69,190
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,210
$53,626
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($85,910).

Urban Honolulu, HI $75,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,910
$78,683
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($59,887).

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $56,053
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,887
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $50,205
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $54,790
Iowa City, IA $57,340
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,715
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,310
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,130
Cedar Rapids, IA $59,610
Dubuque, IA $58,610
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,800
$54,372
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($73,830).

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,660
Coeur d'Alene, ID $64,830
Idaho Falls, ID $53,090
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $59,625
Lewiston, ID-WA $73,830
Pocatello, ID $66,320
Twin Falls, ID $65,770
$63,916
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Danville, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($65,850).

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,153
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,543
Carbondale-Marion, IL $50,545
Champaign-Urbana, IL $56,345
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $62,080
Peoria, IL $54,685
Rockford, IL $57,250
Springfield, IL $55,945
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,735
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,885
Danville, IL $65,850
Decatur, IL $64,010
Kankakee, IL $61,460
$54,694
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($63,570).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $54,600
Evansville, IN-KY $54,055
Fort Wayne, IN $55,165
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,610
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $55,140
Muncie, IN $53,770
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $56,580
Terre Haute, IN $50,945
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,655
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53,185
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,250
Columbus, IN $59,300
Kokomo, IN $63,570
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $62,560
$54,854
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($55,820).

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $53,820
Topeka, KS $52,995
Wichita, KS $49,425
Manhattan, KS $55,820
$52,765
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($59,490).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $51,467
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $52,630
Owensboro, KY $52,930
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,065
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,090
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,110
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $59,490
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$51,267
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($60,080).

Baton Rouge, LA $50,290
Hammond, LA $57,435
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $48,515
Monroe, LA $50,830
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $52,610
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $45,515
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $45,680
Lafayette, LA $53,130
Lake Charles, LA $51,460
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,080
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,720
$51,174
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($106,170).

Worcester, MA-CT $106,170
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $70,755
Pittsfield, MA $65,000
Springfield, MA-CT $66,790
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $68,830
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,150
New Bedford, MA $72,540
$75,065
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($69,340).

Salisbury, MD-DE $68,333
Cumberland, MD-WV $57,935
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $62,195
California-Lexington Park, MD $60,200
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$63,867
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($70,870).

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $56,405
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,390
Portland-South Portland, ME $70,870
$60,562
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($74,290).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $66,060
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $60,017
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $74,290
Flint, MI $59,770
Monroe, MI $59,810
Muskegon, MI $57,810
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,290
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,115
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,300
Battle Creek, MI $64,460
Bay City, MI $67,750
Jackson, MI $68,040
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $71,950
Midland, MI $56,860
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,940
Saginaw, MI $65,980
$61,045
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($71,055).

St. Cloud, MN $64,723
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $71,055
Rochester, MN $68,175
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,900
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,875
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,685
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,750
$64,350
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($67,643).

Kansas City, MO-KS $67,643
Springfield, MO $55,210
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,530
Joplin, MO $43,645
St. Louis, MO-IL $52,915
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,155
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,215
Columbia, MO $60,550
Jefferson City, MO $56,820
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,050
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$54,090
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($93,403).

Jackson, MS $93,403
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,537
Hattiesburg, MS $44,115
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,545
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,145
$56,128
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($66,000).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,710
Great Falls, MT $56,710
Missoula, MT $60,670
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,715
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,000
$61,032
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($85,350).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $59,593
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,515
Greenville, NC $85,350
Rocky Mount, NC $58,375
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,870
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,867
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $56,710
Fayetteville, NC $55,265
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $51,300
New Bern, NC $53,550
Raleigh, NC $57,615
Wilmington, NC $51,140
Winston-Salem, NC $53,230
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,730
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,195
Burlington, NC $56,250
Goldsboro, NC $62,020
Jacksonville, NC $61,530
$57,104
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($80,005).

Fargo, ND-MN $63,330
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $78,717
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,005
$73,269
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($67,603).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $67,603
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $65,600
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,610
Lincoln, NE $64,660
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,270
$63,176
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($94,620).

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,620
Manchester, NH $66,225
Portsmouth, NH-ME $67,490
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,840
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,300
$75,101
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($68,063).

Ocean City, NJ $61,845
Trenton, NJ $68,063
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $63,617
$64,841
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($78,990).

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $61,655
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $54,860
Farmington, NM $72,250
Las Cruces, NM $70,780
Santa Fe, NM $78,990
$65,007
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($87,080).

Reno, NV $87,080
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $83,360
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,590
$83,238
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($94,155).

Binghamton, NY $80,275
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $67,747
Ithaca, NY $94,155
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $93,790
Rochester, NY $84,293
Syracuse, NY $59,273
Utica-Rome, NY $65,083
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $68,950
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,455
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $56,245
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Kingston, NY $71,800
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
$71,442
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($64,387).

Canton-Massillon, OH $62,543
Toledo, OH $61,433
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,387
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,110
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $57,385
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,280
Columbus, OH $55,855
Dayton, OH $60,245
Lima, OH $57,175
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $48,685
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $50,860
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $50,630
Mansfield, OH $61,090
Springfield, OH $57,960
$57,990
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($55,710).

Tulsa, OK $52,720
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,747
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,643
Oklahoma City, OK $55,710
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,440
Lawton, OK $55,540
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,420
$52,239
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($92,840).

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $66,717
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $64,030
Medford, OR $68,355
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $77,515
Salem, OR $72,585
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,990
Bend-Redmond, OR $88,270
Corvallis, OR $92,840
Eugene, OR $87,710
Grants Pass, OR $84,170
$72,562
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($76,665).

Erie, PA $68,583
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $76,665
Lancaster, PA $62,397
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $73,993
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $65,483
Johnstown, PA $52,680
Pittsburgh, PA $54,855
Reading, PA $61,295
York-Hanover, PA $60,420
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,355
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $53,520
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,715
Altoona, PA $62,970
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $70,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Lebanon, PA $66,050
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
$62,829
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($39,507).

Mayaguez, PR $24,307
Ponce, PR $32,840
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,507
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Guayama, PR $30,000
San German, PR $28,920
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$30,309
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 ($79,505).

Columbia, SC $79,505
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $51,897
Florence, SC $50,045
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $51,145
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $49,560
Spartanburg, SC $53,790
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,585
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,420
Sumter, SC $59,640
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,360
$54,410
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($58,880).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,880
Sioux Falls, SD $51,635
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,780
$56,115
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($64,813).

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $49,543
Knoxville, TN $53,017
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,203
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $64,813
Jackson, TN $44,080
Johnson City, TN $49,620
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,320
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,870
Clarksville, TN-KY $56,360
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Morristown, TN $48,260
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,330
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,670
$52,004
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($86,043).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $69,323
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $52,247
College Station-Bryan, TX $75,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $85,997
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $86,043
Killeen-Temple, TX $57,357
Lubbock, TX $62,423
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $55,393
Tyler, TX $54,180
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,973
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,347
Amarillo, TX $52,935
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,760
Corpus Christi, TX $53,525
El Paso, TX $53,880
Laredo, TX $48,140
Longview, TX $52,565
Midland, TX $56,985
Odessa, TX $56,190
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $52,175
Sherman-Denison, TX $55,670
Texarkana, TX-AR $52,050
Waco, TX $51,055
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,780
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,615
San Angelo, TX $57,020
Victoria, TX $65,060
Wichita Falls, TX $56,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,620
$58,742
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($88,770).

Provo-Orem, UT $62,150
Salt Lake City, UT $88,770
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $54,360
St. George, UT $57,360
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $51,715
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,590
$64,248
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($78,090).

Harrisonburg, VA $78,090
Roanoke, VA $56,370
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,233
Lynchburg, VA $52,980
Richmond, VA $59,625
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $57,470
Charlottesville, VA $66,040
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,880
Winchester, VA-WV $69,470
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$59,728
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($63,370).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,370
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $61,000
$62,185
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($73,427).

Madison, WI $64,253
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,427
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,237
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,773
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,127
Eau Claire, WI $61,640
Fond du Lac, WI $59,445
Green Bay, WI $59,505
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $59,270
Wausau, WI $59,790
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,545
Janesville-Beloit, WI $70,860
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $70,020
Racine, WI $71,010
Sheboygan, WI $65,690
$63,497
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($56,920).

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,143
Charleston, WV $48,450
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $49,960
Morgantown, WV $46,440
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $47,370
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,455
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $56,920
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,760
$48,697
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($76,290).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,260
Cheyenne, WY $76,290
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,010
$64,205

Master's

Average Salary Median: $81,675

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Massachusetts ($130,460) in the Worcester, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($80,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $80,200
Montgomery, AL $72,230
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,215
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($63,310) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $63,310
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,250
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,280
Arizona N/A
California

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

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($135,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $107,310
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $87,010
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $103,330
Salinas, CA $71,860
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $135,670
Chico, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa 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
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
El Centro, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
$101,036
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($141,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $69,670
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $141,950
Fort Collins, CO $98,150
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,280
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$88,513
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($167,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $167,220
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $71,780
New Haven, CT N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Danbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$119,500
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($88,790) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $81,660
Jacksonville, FL $65,980
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $88,790
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $73,590
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $77,400
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
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
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,484
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($101,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $89,250
Savannah, GA $101,540
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,420
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,737
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($80,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $65,960
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $80,260
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
$73,110
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($106,730) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $106,730
Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
$106,730
Illinois

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

South Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($60,860) for a master's degree in this area of study.

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,580
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,860
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 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
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
$59,220
Indiana N/A
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($67,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $67,950
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS N/A
Manhattan, KS N/A
$67,950
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,520) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $51,520
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 N/A
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,520
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($130,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $130,460
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
$130,460
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($90,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $90,960
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV N/A
California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
$90,960
Maine N/A
Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($107,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $82,490
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $74,080
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $107,900
Flint, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, 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
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
$88,157
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($62,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Cloud, MN $62,630
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,630
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($87,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $87,740
Springfield, MO $66,960
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,140
Joplin, MO N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,947
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($176,890) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $176,890
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $60,080
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$118,485
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($77,150) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,150
Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,150
North Carolina

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

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($108,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,750
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,790
Greenville, NC $108,450
Rocky Mount, NC $57,720
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,820
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, 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
Burlington, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
$70,347
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($117,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $76,310
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $117,330
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $98,500
$97,380
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($88,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $86,660
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $88,120
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,390
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($115,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $115,510
Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
$115,510
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 N/A
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($124,010) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $124,010
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$124,010
New York

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

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($143,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $95,140
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $74,940
Ithaca, NY $123,100
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $132,890
Rochester, NY $143,270
Syracuse, NY $63,490
Utica-Rome, NY $80,800
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $84,690
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
$99,790
Ohio

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

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($88,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $81,350
Toledo, OH $73,530
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $88,990
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $78,050
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
$80,480
Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($62,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $57,470
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,170
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,720
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lawton, OK N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,120
Oregon

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

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($61,730) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $58,520
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,730
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA N/A
Salem, OR N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$60,125
Pennsylvania

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

Erie, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($104,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA $104,810
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $82,010
Lancaster, PA $74,100
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $100,010
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $93,310
Johnstown, PA N/A
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
Reading, 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
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
$90,848
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($68,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mayaguez, PR $26,300
Ponce, PR $51,590
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $68,070
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,653
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($96,920) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $96,920
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $48,260
Florence, SC N/A
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,590
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($77,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $77,740
Sioux Falls, SD N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,740
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($83,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $59,310
Knoxville, TN $63,450
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $75,690
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $83,120
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,393
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($136,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $91,680
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $49,550
College Station-Bryan, TX $121,610
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $136,960
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $130,370
Killeen-Temple, TX $61,910
Lubbock, TX $79,750
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $55,820
Tyler, TX $58,050
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,420
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,870
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,620
Amarillo, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Waco, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$81,718
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($153,780) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $83,020
Salt Lake City, UT $153,780
Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
St. George, UT N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$118,400
Virginia

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

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($92,850) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $92,850
Roanoke, VA $67,610
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $63,480
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC N/A
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,647
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)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($86,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $62,860
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $86,720
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,930
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,760
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $77,670
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
$71,388
West Virginia

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

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($54,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,450
Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Morgantown, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
$54,450
Wyoming N/A

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $59,008

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Alaska ($88,155) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($94,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $82,020
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $94,290
$88,155
Alabama

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $46,085
Montgomery, AL $41,470
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $47,230
Dothan, AL $44,115
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $42,080
Huntsville, AL $50,830
Tuscaloosa, AL $46,040
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $43,650
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,705
Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,400
Decatur, AL $46,460
Gadsden, AL $51,980
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,300
$47,487
Arkansas

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

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($57,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,440
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,465
Fort Smith, AR-OK $45,475
Pine Bluff, AR $49,550
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,440
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,320
Hot Springs, AR $51,420
Jonesboro, AR $57,850
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,380
$48,593
Arizona

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

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($66,305) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $64,805
Prescott, AZ $62,805
Tucson, AZ $61,730
Yuma, AZ $66,305
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $60,900
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $64,950
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $65,280
$63,825
California

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

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($113,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $76,370
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $74,335
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $92,105
Salinas, CA $91,870
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $80,190
Chico, CA $68,235
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $77,935
Modesto, CA $79,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $75,060
Redding, CA $84,355
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $100,705
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $98,685
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $66,705
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $81,500
Santa Rosa, CA $84,995
Stockton-Lodi, CA $74,805
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $93,960
Visalia-Porterville, CA $71,965
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $62,885
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $75,750
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $81,845
El Centro, CA $77,200
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $89,160
Madera, CA $88,950
Merced, CA $89,620
Napa, CA $88,940
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $113,600
Yuba City, CA $104,980
$83,779
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($71,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $65,625
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $67,250
Fort Collins, CO $65,675
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,720
Grand Junction, CO $65,450
Pueblo, CO $63,695
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,740
Greeley, CO $69,750
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,600
$66,167
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($87,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $70,040
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $69,285
New Haven, CT $75,305
Waterbury, CT $71,485
Danbury, CT $87,810
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$73,738
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Gainesville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($68,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $49,105
Jacksonville, FL $53,395
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $52,475
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $55,985
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,770
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $48,570
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $56,320
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $53,265
Panama City, FL $50,045
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $50,600
Port St. Lucie, FL $52,905
Punta Gorda, FL $59,450
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $51,385
Tallahassee, FL $47,675
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $57,375
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,590
Gainesville, FL $68,250
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,060
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,960
Ocala, FL $61,130
Sebring, FL $62,420
The Villages, FL $64,890
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,810
$55,758
Georgia

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

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($69,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $58,460
Savannah, GA $51,470
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,395
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $53,275
Brunswick, GA $41,725
Columbus, GA-AL $48,070
Dalton, GA $52,660
Gainesville, GA $45,940
Macon, GA $54,130
Rome, GA $55,660
Valdosta, GA $49,730
Warner Robins, GA $47,705
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $45,880
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,990
Athens-Clarke County, GA $65,490
Hinesville, GA $69,190
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,210
$52,116
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($85,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $75,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,910
$80,490
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($59,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $51,100
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,700
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $50,205
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $54,790
Iowa City, IA $57,340
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,715
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,310
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,130
Cedar Rapids, IA $59,610
Dubuque, IA $58,610
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,800
$53,301
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($73,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $49,625
Coeur d'Alene, ID $64,830
Idaho Falls, ID $53,090
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $59,625
Lewiston, ID-WA $73,830
Pocatello, ID $66,320
Twin Falls, ID $65,770
$61,870
Illinois

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

Danville, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($65,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,440
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,885
Carbondale-Marion, IL $50,545
Champaign-Urbana, IL $56,345
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $62,080
Peoria, IL $54,685
Rockford, IL $57,250
Springfield, IL $55,945
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,735
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,885
Danville, IL $65,850
Decatur, IL $64,010
Kankakee, IL $61,460
$55,393
Indiana

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

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($63,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $54,600
Evansville, IN-KY $54,055
Fort Wayne, IN $55,165
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,610
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $55,140
Muncie, IN $53,770
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $56,580
Terre Haute, IN $50,945
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,655
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53,185
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,250
Columbus, IN $59,300
Kokomo, IN $63,570
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $62,560
$55,599
Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $46,755
Topeka, KS $52,995
Wichita, KS $49,425
Manhattan, KS $55,820
$51,249
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($59,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $51,440
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $52,630
Owensboro, KY $52,930
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,065
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,090
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,110
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $59,490
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$51,777
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($60,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $50,290
Hammond, LA $57,435
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $48,515
Monroe, LA $50,830
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $52,610
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $45,515
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $45,680
Lafayette, LA $53,130
Lake Charles, LA $51,460
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,080
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,720
$51,842
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($81,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $81,880
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $70,755
Pittsfield, MA $65,000
Springfield, MA-CT $66,790
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $68,830
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,150
New Bedford, MA $72,540
$71,278
Maryland

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

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($69,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $57,020
Cumberland, MD-WV $57,935
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $62,195
California-Lexington Park, MD $60,200
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$61,338
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($70,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $56,405
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,390
Portland-South Portland, ME $70,870
$62,579
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($71,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $57,845
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $52,985
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,485
Flint, MI $59,770
Monroe, MI $59,810
Muskegon, MI $57,810
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,290
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,115
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,300
Battle Creek, MI $64,460
Bay City, MI $67,750
Jackson, MI $68,040
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $71,950
Midland, MI $56,860
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,940
Saginaw, MI $65,980
$59,525
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($71,055) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Cloud, MN $65,770
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $71,055
Rochester, MN $68,175
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,900
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,875
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,685
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,750
$64,233
Missouri

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

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($60,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $57,595
Springfield, MO $49,335
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,225
Joplin, MO $43,645
St. Louis, MO-IL $52,915
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,155
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,215
Columbia, MO $60,550
Jefferson City, MO $56,820
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,050
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$51,815
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($51,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $51,660
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,765
Hattiesburg, MS $44,115
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,545
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,145
$45,735
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 ($66,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,490
Great Falls, MT $56,710
Missoula, MT $60,670
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,715
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,000
$59,917
North Carolina

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($63,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $54,515
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,240
Greenville, NC $62,250
Rocky Mount, NC $59,030
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,530
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,890
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $56,710
Fayetteville, NC $55,265
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $51,300
New Bern, NC $53,550
Raleigh, NC $57,615
Wilmington, NC $51,140
Winston-Salem, NC $53,230
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,730
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,195
Burlington, NC $56,250
Goldsboro, NC $62,020
Jacksonville, NC $61,530
$55,499
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 ($61,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $56,840
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,410
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,510
$59,253
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($64,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $58,075
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,610
Lincoln, NE $64,660
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,270
$58,191
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 ($75,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $73,730
Manchester, NH $66,225
Portsmouth, NH-ME $67,490
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,840
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,300
$70,317
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 ($75,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $75,610
Trenton, NJ $70,930
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $65,690
$70,743
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($78,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $61,655
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $54,860
Farmington, NM $72,250
Las Cruces, NM $70,780
Santa Fe, NM $78,990
$67,707
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 ($83,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $68,615
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $83,360
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,590
$74,522
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($74,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $65,410
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $64,150
Ithaca, NY $65,210
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $74,240
Rochester, NY $54,805
Syracuse, NY $57,165
Utica-Rome, NY $57,225
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $61,080
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,455
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $56,245
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Kingston, NY $71,800
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
$61,970
Ohio

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

Mansfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($61,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $53,140
Toledo, OH $55,385
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $52,085
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,640
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $57,385
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,280
Columbus, OH $55,855
Dayton, OH $60,245
Lima, OH $57,175
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $48,685
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $50,860
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $50,630
Mansfield, OH $61,090
Springfield, OH $57,960
$54,887
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($55,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $50,345
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,535
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,105
Oklahoma City, OK $55,710
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,440
Lawton, OK $55,540
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,420
$50,871
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($92,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $70,815
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $65,180
Medford, OR $68,355
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $77,515
Salem, OR $72,585
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,990
Bend-Redmond, OR $88,270
Corvallis, OR $92,840
Eugene, OR $87,710
Grants Pass, OR $84,170
$76,943
Pennsylvania

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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($71,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA $50,470
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $71,320
Lancaster, PA $56,545
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $60,985
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $51,570
Johnstown, PA $52,680
Pittsburgh, PA $54,855
Reading, PA $61,295
York-Hanover, PA $60,420
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,355
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $53,520
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,715
Altoona, PA $62,970
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $70,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Lebanon, PA $66,050
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
$60,060
Puerto Rico

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

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($30,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mayaguez, PR $23,310
Ponce, PR $23,465
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $25,225
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Guayama, PR $30,000
San German, PR $28,920
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$25,796
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 ($62,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $62,090
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $53,715
Florence, SC $50,045
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $51,145
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $49,560
Spartanburg, SC $53,790
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,585
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,420
Sumter, SC $59,640
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,360
$53,135
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 ($56,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,450
Sioux Falls, SD $51,635
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,780
$52,622
Tennessee

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

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($56,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $44,660
Knoxville, TN $47,800
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $53,960
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $55,660
Jackson, TN $44,080
Johnson City, TN $49,620
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,320
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,870
Clarksville, TN-KY $56,360
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Morristown, TN $48,260
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,330
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,670
$48,967
Texas

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

Victoria, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($65,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $58,145
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $53,595
College Station-Bryan, TX $52,895
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $60,515
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $63,880
Killeen-Temple, TX $55,080
Lubbock, TX $53,760
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $55,180
Tyler, TX $52,245
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,185
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,525
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,210
Amarillo, TX $52,935
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,760
Corpus Christi, TX $53,525
El Paso, TX $53,880
Laredo, TX $48,140
Longview, TX $52,565
Midland, TX $56,985
Odessa, TX $56,190
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $52,175
Sherman-Denison, TX $55,670
Texarkana, TX-AR $52,050
Waco, TX $51,055
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,780
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,615
San Angelo, TX $57,020
Victoria, TX $65,060
Wichita Falls, TX $56,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,620
$54,044
Utah

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

St. George, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($57,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $51,715
Salt Lake City, UT $56,265
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $54,360
St. George, UT $57,360
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $51,715
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,590
$54,501
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($69,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $63,330
Roanoke, VA $50,750
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,610
Lynchburg, VA $52,980
Richmond, VA $59,625
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $57,470
Charlottesville, VA $66,040
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,880
Winchester, VA-WV $69,470
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$58,598
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($69,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,660
$67,165
Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($71,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $64,950
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,780
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,390
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,280
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,355
Eau Claire, WI $61,640
Fond du Lac, WI $59,445
Green Bay, WI $59,505
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $59,270
Wausau, WI $59,790
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,545
Janesville-Beloit, WI $70,860
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $70,020
Racine, WI $71,010
Sheboygan, WI $65,690
$62,969
West Virginia

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

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($56,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,490
Charleston, WV $48,450
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $49,960
Morgantown, WV $46,440
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $47,370
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,455
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $56,920
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,760
$49,356
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($76,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,260
Cheyenne, WY $76,290
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,010
$66,853

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $81,675.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $59,008. 

  Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

Salary Ratio: 1.05    

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    
  • Activity Therapy Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Anatomy Teacher
  • Anesthesiology Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Childbirth Teacher
  • Chiropractic Teacher
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Clinical Instructor
  • Clinical Laboratory Aides Teacher
  • Clinical Laboratory Science Professor
  • Clinical Laboratory Service Teacher
  • Clinical Professor
  • Clinical Sciences Professor
  • Coding Educator
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Correctional Therapy Teacher
  • Corrective Therapy Aide Teacher
  • Dental Assistant Teacher
  • Dental Hygiene Teacher
  • Dental Laboratory Technology Teacher
  • Dentistry Professor
  • Dentistry Teacher
  • Dermatology Teacher
  • Dietary Aide Teacher
  • Dietetics Teacher
  • Dietitian Teacher
  • Educational Therapy Teacher
  • Faculty Member
  • First Aid Teacher
  • Gastroenterology Professor
  • Gastroenterology Teacher
  • Gericare Aide Teacher
  • Gynecology Teacher
  • Health and Safety Instructor
  • Health Assessment and Treatment Teacher
  • Health Diagnostics Teacher
  • Health Education Teacher
  • Health Records Technology Teacher
  • Health Teacher
  • Hearing Therapy Teacher
  • Histology Teacher
  • Home Care and Home Health Aides Teacher
  • Hospital Aides and Assistants Teacher
  • Hygiene Teacher
  • Immunology Teacher
  • Infant Care Teacher
  • Inhalation Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Inhalation Therapy Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Laboratory Technology Teacher
  • Lecturer
  • Manual Arts Therapy Teacher
  • Medical Aides Teacher
  • Medical Assistant Instructor
  • Medical Pathology Teacher
  • Medicine Teacher
  • Mental Health Aides Teacher
  • Music Therapy Teacher
  • Neurological Surgery Teacher
  • Neurology Professor
  • Neurology Teacher
  • Nutrition Aides Teacher
  • Nutrition Educator
  • Nutrition Professor
  • Nutrition Teacher
  • Obstetrics Teacher
  • Occupational Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Occupational Therapy Professor
  • Occupational Therapy Teacher
  • Opticianry Teacher
  • Optometry Professor
  • Optometry Teacher
  • Orthopedics Teacher
  • Osteopathic Medicine Teacher
  • Otolaryngology Teacher
  • Oxygen Therapy Teacher
  • Pathology Laboratory Aides Teacher
  • Pathology Teacher
  • Pediatrics Teacher
  • Pharmacology Professor
  • Pharmacology Teacher
  • Pharmacy Teacher
  • Physical Medicine Teacher
  • Physical Therapy Professor
  • Physical Therapy Teacher
  • Physiology Teacher
  • Podiatric Medicine Professor
  • Podiatry Professor
  • Podiatry Teacher
  • Professor
  • Prosthetic Aides Teacher
  • Psychiatric Aides Teacher
  • Psychiatry Teacher
  • Public Health Aides Teacher
  • Public Health Professor
  • Public Health Teacher
  • Radiologic Technology Teacher
  • Radiology Teacher
  • Recreation Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Recreation Therapy Teacher
  • Roentgenology Teacher
  • Serology Teacher
  • Speech Pathology Teacher
  • Speech Therapy Teacher
  • Surgery Teacher
  • Surgical Aides Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Therapy Teacher
  • Toxicology Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Urology Teacher
  • Veterinary Medicine Teacher
  • Veterinary Science Teacher
  • Virology Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $84,916
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Surgical Technologists

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

Salary Ratio: 2.03    

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 Surgical Technician
  • Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
  • Operating Room Surgical Technician (OR St)
  • Operating Room Surgical Technologist
  • Operating Room Technician (OR Tech)
  • Operating Room Technologist (OR Tech)
  • Scrub Technician
  • Surgery Technician (Surgery Tech)
  • Surgical Orderly
  • Surgical Scrub Technician
  • Surgical Scrub Technologist (Surgical Scrub Tech)
  • Surgical Technician
  • Surgical Technologist (Surgical Tech)
  • US Salary Median: $49,305
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Surgical Assistants

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.

Salary Ratio: 3.17    

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 First Assistant (CFA)
  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
  • Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA)
  • Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA)
  • Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA)
  • Certified Surgical Technician
  • Clinical Assistant
  • First Assistant
  • Gastrointestinal Technician (GI Technician)
  • Operating Room Assistant
  • Operating Room Technician
  • Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA)
  • Surgery Assistant
  • Surgery Technician
  • Surgical Assistant
  • Surgical Assistant-Certified (SA-C)
  • Surgical First Assistant
  • Surgical Medical Assistant
  • Surgical Scrub Technician (Surgical Scrub Tech)
  • Surgical Services Assistant
  • Surgical Technician (Surgical Tech)
  • US Salary Median: $66,277
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $13,012 per year (or $15,373 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $26,024 to earn a master's (or $30,746 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($28,500 if you're in-state, $42,192 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $7,125 per year (or $10,548 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $14,250 to earn an associate's (or $21,096 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Surgical Technology & Technologist Degrees

Pennsylvania College of Technology

One College Ave - Williamsport, PA

Out-of-state cost: $25,170/year
In-state cost: $17,610/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Siena Heights University

1247 E. Siena Heights Dr. - Adrian, MI

Out-of-state cost: $27,642/year
In-state cost: $27,642/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Alderson Broaddus University

101 College Hill Drive - Philippi, WV

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

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