Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Technical Teacher Education Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to teach specific vocational technical education programs at various educational levels.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Teaching takes place in public or private schools whose primary business is academic or vocational education. Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level. Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the secondary school level.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $56,228
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 4-6 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,831/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,640/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,404/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,088/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,076/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,831/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: $56,228

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($77,538) in the Santa Rosa, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $59,493
$62,607
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($61,113).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $56,190
Huntsville, AL $58,510
Mobile, AL $50,633
Montgomery, AL $58,193
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,113
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $46,445
Gadsden, AL $50,795
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,375
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,535
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,300
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,690
Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Decatur, AL $52,690
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
$53,499
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($53,953).

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,950
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,423
Fort Smith, AR-OK $50,417
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $53,953
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,177
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $49,130
Pine Bluff, AR $48,710
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,035
$47,633
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($49,295).

Tucson, AZ $49,295
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $47,415
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $48,240
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Prescott, AZ $48,495
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Yuma, AZ $37,680
$46,364
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Santa Rosa, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($132,320).

Fresno, CA $73,455
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $74,867
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $69,500
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $70,120
Stockton-Lodi, CA $87,043
El Centro, CA $55,990
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $92,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $83,125
Modesto, CA $107,850
Napa, CA $62,300
Salinas, CA $104,190
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $72,305
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $88,800
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $47,620
Santa Rosa, CA $132,320
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $74,790
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $35,570
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $84,320
$77,538
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($58,858).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $58,858
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,037
Fort Collins, CO $53,020
Grand Junction, CO $36,260
Greeley, CO $51,380
Pueblo, CO $55,750
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,685
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,000
$52,689
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($83,510).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $83,510
New Haven, CT $68,187
Waterbury, CT $66,425
Danbury, CT $80,480
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $80,950
$73,984
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($68,777).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $64,243
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $68,777
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $48,210
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $34,750
Jacksonville, FL $59,820
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $60,070
Ocala, FL $37,510
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $43,630
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,947
Tallahassee, FL $52,280
$54,337
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($58,410).

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,533
Athens-Clarke County, GA $43,985
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $55,455
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $58,410
Columbus, GA-AL $44,130
Macon, GA $49,565
Savannah, GA $54,030
Valdosta, GA $47,390
Warner Robins, GA $52,520
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,325
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,760
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,060
$50,276
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($50,070).

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
$49,995
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($70,735).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $60,860
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,850
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $60,110
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $61,935
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $70,735
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,770
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,115
$62,131
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($50,050).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $42,920
Lewiston, ID-WA $43,275
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$42,798
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($69,000).

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,953
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,077
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $50,210
Peoria, IL $54,635
Springfield, IL $50,900
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,870
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,995
Rockford, IL $69,000
$52,131
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($56,070).

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $40,417
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $52,990
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,490
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,953
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $53,660
$46,517
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($53,490).

Manhattan, KS $43,460
Topeka, KS $47,720
Wichita, KS $53,490
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,873
$48,945
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($58,050).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $55,687
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,497
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,050
Lexington-Fayette, KY $48,265
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,335
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,217
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Owensboro, KY $48,290
$52,391
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($57,530).

Lafayette, LA $57,530
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $51,450
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $53,445
Monroe, LA $51,940
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $50,960
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $50,300
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,870
$53,092
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($67,967).

Springfield, MA-CT $67,967
Worcester, MA-CT $67,950
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,705
$67,395
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($63,870).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $39,180
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,870
$51,525
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($53,420).

Portland-South Portland, ME $53,420
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $47,585
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
$46,415
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($66,920).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $63,925
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,783
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $66,920
Flint, MI $60,110
Muskegon, MI $58,685
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,285
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,315
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,807
Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
Jackson, MI $52,450
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,550
Midland, MI $37,640
Monroe, MI $54,990
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,480
Saginaw, MI $54,790
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$55,810
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($73,750).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $73,750
St. Cloud, MN $64,695
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,840
Rochester, MN $57,170
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,620
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,270
$65,848
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($59,303).

Kansas City, MO-KS $58,845
St. Louis, MO-IL $59,303
Springfield, MO $53,390
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,443
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,327
Joplin, MO $45,330
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,250
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,950
$53,322
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($50,450).

Jackson, MS $49,685
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,560
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,625
Hattiesburg, MS $49,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,740
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,450
$48,812
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($41,803).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $41,803
Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,570
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($64,080).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $60,953
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $64,080
Greensboro-High Point, NC $56,955
Raleigh, NC $60,293
Wilmington, NC $63,225
Winston-Salem, NC $58,793
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,290
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,205
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,867
Fayetteville, NC $59,660
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $54,637
Jacksonville, NC $57,500
New Bern, NC $52,660
Rocky Mount, NC $54,680
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,720
$57,634
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($58,435).

Grand Forks, ND-MN $58,043
Fargo, ND-MN $58,435
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,215
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,835
$55,011
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($72,595).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $58,978
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $72,595
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,955
$61,376
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($55,635).

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $49,653
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $55,635
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $53,007
$50,463
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($62,427).

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,427
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $60,917
$58,274
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($53,470).

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $50,733
Santa Fe, NM $53,470
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,930
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $49,895
$48,381
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($54,210).

Reno, NV $54,017
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$53,988
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($85,403).

Binghamton, NY $72,975
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $58,698
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $85,403
Rochester, NY $60,995
Syracuse, NY $73,960
Utica-Rome, NY $82,380
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $71,738
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,463
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $60,385
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $58,623
Elmira, NY $62,430
Glens Falls, NY $61,690
Kingston, NY $79,710
$67,672
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($64,473).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $60,118
Toledo, OH $63,150
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $61,480
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,170
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,043
Canton-Massillon, OH $64,227
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $64,473
Columbus, OH $59,173
Dayton, OH $60,483
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $61,490
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,333
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Springfield, OH $63,630
$59,497
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($58,170).

Tulsa, OK $58,170
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,107
Lawton, OK $49,630
Oklahoma City, OK $51,385
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,650
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $52,665
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,585
$54,135
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Medford, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($73,160).

Salem, OR $52,605
Bend-Redmond, OR $59,500
Eugene, OR $45,110
Medford, OR $73,160
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $70,050
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,570
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,760
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $62,800
$57,462
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Johnstown, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($75,740).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $55,983
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $71,943
Pittsburgh, PA $74,603
Erie, PA $67,740
Johnstown, PA $75,740
Reading, PA $55,670
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $62,985
Williamsport, PA $71,440
York-Hanover, PA $55,600
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $53,660
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,670
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,775
Gettysburg, PA $65,840
Lancaster, PA $66,340
$63,584
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($37,590).

Ponce, PR $25,003
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,728
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $29,705
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
San German, PR $31,220
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$31,049
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($55,335).

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $48,455
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,560
Columbia, SC $54,313
Florence, SC $44,530
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $55,335
Sumter, SC $45,540
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,300
$49,160
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($53,833).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,833
Sioux Falls, SD $45,605
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,935
$48,801
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($58,450).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $58,450
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $57,893
Jackson, TN $54,250
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $55,645
Knoxville, TN $52,960
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,010
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,555
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,120
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,345
Johnson City, TN $49,390
$53,897
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($75,007).

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $51,888
College Station-Bryan, TX $75,007
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $57,200
El Paso, TX $60,177
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,650
Killeen-Temple, TX $60,220
Laredo, TX $46,347
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,180
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $53,768
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,058
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,923
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,660
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,583
Amarillo, TX $56,725
Austin-Round Rock, TX $65,965
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $51,570
Corpus Christi, TX $67,005
Lubbock, TX $53,490
Tyler, TX $44,770
Waco, TX $55,675
Wichita Falls, TX $45,205
Longview, TX $53,570
Midland, TX $61,600
San Angelo, TX $51,270
Sherman-Denison, TX $55,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $48,980
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,140
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,880
$54,889
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($55,390).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $43,040
Provo-Orem, UT $46,345
St. George, UT $38,600
Salt Lake City, UT $55,390
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $51,823
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,490
$47,614
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($86,430).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,368
Richmond, VA $54,210
Roanoke, VA $58,390
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $51,820
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,153
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,085
Charlottesville, VA $61,490
Winchester, VA-WV $86,430
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,690
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,080
$60,045
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($55,713).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $54,633
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $55,713
$55,173
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($74,840).

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,360
Madison, WI $74,840
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $67,853
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $64,530
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,730
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,910
Green Bay, WI $70,600
$65,444
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($49,430).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $37,380
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,710
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,493
Charleston, WV $42,820
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
$42,572
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($53,880).

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $50,245
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $53,880
$51,952

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $59,165

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

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

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

Fresno, CA $99,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $110,710
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $59,100
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA $102,340
El Centro, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, 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
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
$85,412
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $68,270
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $79,600
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,560
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
$66,143
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

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

Springfield, MA-CT $75,090
Worcester, MA-CT $73,790
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,440
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,810
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,020
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $84,540
Flint, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Upper 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
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,790
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

Reno, NV $79,660
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,660
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

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

Tulsa, OK $75,070
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,710
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,890
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

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

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,360
Madison, WI $77,130
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $58,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,540
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,890
Green Bay, WI N/A
$59,477
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $54,615

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Wisconsin ($76,867) in the Madison, WI 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 ($73,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $73,090
$73,090
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($63,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $50,530
Huntsville, AL $59,910
Mobile, AL $43,850
Montgomery, AL $63,940
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,030
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $47,220
Gadsden, AL $54,090
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,640
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,230
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,480
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
$54,392
Arkansas

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

Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($54,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,240
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,790
Fort Smith, AR-OK $54,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,490
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,370
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,558
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($57,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $56,080
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $49,210
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $57,140
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$54,143
California

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

Santa Rosa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($132,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $47,160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $56,450
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $60,120
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $80,580
Stockton-Lodi, CA $60,430
El Centro, CA $55,990
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $92,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $87,770
Modesto, CA $107,850
Napa, CA $62,300
Salinas, CA $104,190
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $66,670
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $88,800
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $47,620
Santa Rosa, CA $132,320
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $74,790
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $35,570
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
$74,182
Colorado

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

Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($57,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $56,790
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,940
Fort Collins, CO $54,030
Grand Junction, CO $36,260
Greeley, CO $51,380
Pueblo, CO $55,750
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $57,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,000
$52,263
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($51,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT $51,970
Waterbury, CT $47,300
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
$49,635
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($67,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $59,160
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $67,790
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $40,590
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $34,750
Jacksonville, FL $57,540
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $60,070
Ocala, FL $37,510
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $43,630
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $28,570
Tallahassee, FL N/A
$47,734
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($54,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,790
Athens-Clarke County, GA $30,250
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $49,270
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $54,790
Columbus, GA-AL $44,130
Macon, GA $46,250
Savannah, GA $51,370
Valdosta, GA $47,390
Warner Robins, GA $49,810
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,900
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,900
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,220
$47,006
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($79,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,160
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $60,070
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $66,610
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $79,690
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,770
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,720
$63,670
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($53,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $53,430
Lewiston, ID-WA $47,100
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,265
Illinois

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

South Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($59,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $29,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $50,210
Peoria, IL $47,630
Springfield, IL $36,790
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,090
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,150
Rockford, IL N/A
$46,713
Indiana

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

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($53,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN $34,710
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $42,380
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53,090
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $53,660
$45,960
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $31,130
Topeka, KS $48,670
Wichita, KS $55,130
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $51,240
$46,543
Kentucky

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

East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($56,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $55,630
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,270
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,260
Lexington-Fayette, KY $47,310
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,180
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,800
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
$52,408
Louisiana

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

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($61,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette, LA $61,930
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $47,400
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $52,190
Monroe, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,840
Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($54,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $54,700
Worcester, MA-CT $51,380
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $49,110
$51,730
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($39,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $39,180
Salisbury, MD-DE N/A
$39,180
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($40,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,540
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,540
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 ($72,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $60,200
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $67,910
Flint, MI $68,700
Muskegon, MI $65,540
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $72,980
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $30,590
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $68,230
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,021
Minnesota

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

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($83,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $71,410
St. Cloud, MN $65,350
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,400
Rochester, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,387
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($60,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $50,500
St. Louis, MO-IL $60,770
Springfield, MO $43,640
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,530
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,460
Joplin, MO $45,330
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,520
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,821
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($49,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $49,580
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,140
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,910
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($37,410) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,410
Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$37,410
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($67,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $58,920
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $67,150
Greensboro-High Point, NC $51,250
Raleigh, NC $59,730
Wilmington, NC $59,440
Winston-Salem, NC $56,880
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,130
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,010
Fayetteville, NC $59,660
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $48,440
Jacksonville, NC $57,500
New Bern, NC $52,660
Rocky Mount, NC $54,680
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,720
$55,618
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($64,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Grand Forks, ND-MN $64,920
Fargo, ND-MN N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,920
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 ($77,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $67,590
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $77,010
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $52,470
$65,690
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 ($54,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME $46,200
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,810
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,505
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($63,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ $62,620
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $63,810
$63,215
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($66,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM $36,980
Santa Fe, NM $58,370
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $28,190
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,040
$47,395
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($37,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $37,480
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$37,480
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 ($79,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $49,140
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $63,100
Rochester, NY $46,800
Syracuse, NY $79,910
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $57,920
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $60,600
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $56,990
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
$59,088
Ohio

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

Canton-Massillon, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($71,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,290
Toledo, OH $52,760
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $71,690
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $34,350
Canton-Massillon, OH $71,790
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,960
Columbus, OH $45,150
Dayton, OH $54,640
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $52,740
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $37,080
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
$51,345
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($60,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $48,690
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,850
Lawton, OK $49,630
Oklahoma City, OK $60,070
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,740
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,450
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,080
$55,216
Oregon

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

Medford, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($73,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Salem, OR $32,330
Bend-Redmond, OR $59,500
Eugene, OR $45,110
Medford, OR $73,160
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $70,050
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,570
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,760
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $62,800
$55,535
Pennsylvania

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

Johnstown, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($75,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $39,520
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $60,960
Pittsburgh, PA $49,030
Erie, PA $67,740
Johnstown, PA $75,740
Reading, PA $44,610
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $53,090
Williamsport, PA $71,440
York-Hanover, PA $43,880
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,260
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,500
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,130
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
$56,075
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 ($28,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $19,780
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $28,920
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $28,210
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$25,637
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 ($53,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $39,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbia, SC $53,940
Florence, SC $44,620
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,107
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($62,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,280
Sioux Falls, SD N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,280
Tennessee

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

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($57,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $48,970
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $54,740
Jackson, TN $54,250
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $57,770
Knoxville, TN $52,500
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,290
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,520
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,190
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,290
Johnson City, TN N/A
$52,947
Texas

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

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($79,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,120
College Station-Bryan, TX $79,580
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $53,890
El Paso, TX $49,440
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $64,140
Killeen-Temple, TX $55,420
Laredo, TX $38,330
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $42,820
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,670
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,710
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,080
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,310
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,550
Amarillo, TX $46,600
Austin-Round Rock, TX $60,910
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,250
Corpus Christi, TX $64,210
Lubbock, TX $55,670
Tyler, TX $39,970
Waco, TX $58,170
Wichita Falls, TX $41,810
Longview, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,983
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($50,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $50,570
Provo-Orem, UT $42,770
St. George, UT $30,430
Salt Lake City, UT $45,320
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $48,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $48,610
$44,288
Virginia

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

Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($53,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $50,430
Richmond, VA $50,430
Roanoke, VA $50,430
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $51,820
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,800
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,270
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,197
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($84,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $84,090
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $79,580
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $71,840
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $79,660
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $75,430
Green Bay, WI $70,600
$76,867
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($50,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,080
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,240
Charleston, WV N/A
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
$48,660
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($53,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $53,630
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,630

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $54,903

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Connecticut ($82,574) in the Waterbury, CT metro area.

Alaska

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

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

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

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

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,290
Huntsville, AL $50,270
Mobile, AL $48,680
Montgomery, AL $50,950
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,930
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,110
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,690
Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Decatur, AL $52,690
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
$49,888
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 ($53,685) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,875
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,260
Fort Smith, AR-OK $48,175
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $53,685
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,580
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $49,130
Pine Bluff, AR $48,710
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,035
$48,083
Arizona

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

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($48,495) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $44,660
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $43,790
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Prescott, AZ $48,495
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Yuma, AZ $37,680
$42,564
California

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

Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($98,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $57,440
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $89,280
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $74,620
Stockton-Lodi, CA $98,360
El Centro, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $78,480
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $77,940
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $84,320
$80,063
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($61,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $61,840
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,660
Fort Collins, CO $52,010
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $45,420
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,733
Connecticut

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

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($85,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $82,940
New Haven, CT $82,950
Waterbury, CT $85,550
Danbury, CT $80,480
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $80,950
$82,574
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($65,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $65,300
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $58,940
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $53,480
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $62,100
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $56,135
Tallahassee, FL $52,280
$58,039
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($62,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,160
Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,720
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $61,640
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,030
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Macon, GA $52,880
Savannah, GA $56,690
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA $55,230
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $55,750
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,620
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,900
$56,762
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($50,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
$49,995
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($71,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $71,390
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,350
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $60,150
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $57,260
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,780
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,510
$62,407
Idaho

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

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

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

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

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($69,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,280
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,850
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Peoria, IL $61,640
Springfield, IL $65,010
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,650
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,840
Rockford, IL $69,000
$56,610
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($61,165) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $61,165
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,265
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,065
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
$47,267
Kansas

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

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

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $52,670
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $47,690
$50,730
Kentucky

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

East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,425) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,530
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,010
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,425
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Owensboro, KY $48,290
$49,454
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($55,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette, LA $53,130
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $55,500
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $54,700
Monroe, LA $51,940
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $50,960
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $50,300
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,870
$52,771
Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($82,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $74,110
Worcester, MA-CT $78,680
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $82,300
$78,363
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($63,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV N/A
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,870
$63,870
Maine

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

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

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

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($57,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $57,040
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $56,955
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,310
Flint, MI $51,520
Muskegon, MI $51,830
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,590
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,040
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,095
Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
Jackson, MI $52,450
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,550
Midland, MI $37,640
Monroe, MI $54,990
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,480
Saginaw, MI $54,790
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$50,466
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($64,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
St. Cloud, MN $64,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,280
Rochester, MN $57,170
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,620
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,270
$59,276
Missouri

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

Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($62,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $58,310
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,460
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,870
Joplin, MO N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,980
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,950
$52,514
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($50,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $49,790
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,110
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,110
Hattiesburg, MS $49,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,740
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,450
$49,263
Montana

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

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

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

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($58,165) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $56,380
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $53,480
Greensboro-High Point, NC $52,555
Raleigh, NC $58,165
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC $55,340
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,265
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,755
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,450
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $57,735
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,569
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($58,435) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Grand Forks, ND-MN $54,605
Fargo, ND-MN $58,435
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,215
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,835
$53,773
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 ($68,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $52,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $68,180
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,440
$59,377
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 ($59,095) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,095
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $53,470
$50,385
New Jersey

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

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

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

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

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

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $44,965
$49,253
Nevada

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

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

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

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($96,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $61,820
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $71,395
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $96,220
Rochester, NY $62,510
Syracuse, NY $68,400
Utica-Rome, NY $56,020
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $81,165
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $60,050
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $60,170
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $59,440
Elmira, NY $62,430
Glens Falls, NY $61,690
Kingston, NY $79,710
$67,771
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($72,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,915
Toledo, OH $61,765
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $57,810
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,180
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,895
Canton-Massillon, OH $60,445
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $72,230
Columbus, OH $66,185
Dayton, OH $63,405
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $65,865
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,460
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Springfield, OH $63,630
$60,669
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($51,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $50,750
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,760
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK $42,700
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,560
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,880
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,090
$48,290
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($83,925) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $61,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $80,395
Pittsburgh, PA $83,925
Erie, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Reading, PA $66,730
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $72,880
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA $67,320
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,060
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,420
Gettysburg, PA $65,840
Lancaster, PA $66,340
$66,935
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($37,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $32,200
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,120
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
San German, PR $31,220
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$32,735
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($55,335) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $48,210
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Columbia, SC $54,500
Florence, SC $44,485
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $55,335
Sumter, SC $45,540
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,300
$47,523
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($45,605) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,925
Sioux Falls, SD $45,605
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,935
$43,822
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($57,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $57,730
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $53,390
Jackson, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $53,520
Knoxville, TN $53,420
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,730
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,590
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,050
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,400
Johnson City, TN $49,390
$51,913
Texas

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

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($71,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $55,515
College Station-Bryan, TX $53,270
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,440
El Paso, TX $62,610
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $60,600
Killeen-Temple, TX $55,200
Laredo, TX $59,090
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $57,865
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $59,425
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,785
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,040
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,175
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,980
Amarillo, TX $66,850
Austin-Round Rock, TX $71,020
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $55,890
Corpus Christi, TX $69,800
Lubbock, TX $51,310
Tyler, TX $49,570
Waco, TX $53,180
Wichita Falls, TX $48,600
Longview, TX $53,570
Midland, TX $61,600
San Angelo, TX $51,270
Sherman-Denison, TX $55,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $48,980
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,140
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,880
$56,657
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($60,425) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $49,920
St. George, UT $46,770
Salt Lake City, UT $60,425
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,720
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$47,786
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($86,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $73,660
Richmond, VA $57,990
Roanoke, VA $66,350
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,900
Charlottesville, VA $61,490
Winchester, VA-WV $86,430
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,690
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,080
$63,824
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($56,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $56,565
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $56,730
$56,648
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($65,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $63,300
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $65,070
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,210
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,500
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,410
Green Bay, WI N/A
$58,898
West Virginia

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

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,120
Charleston, WV $42,820
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
$44,900
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($60,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,210
$60,210

4 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $59,165.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $54,615.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $54,903. 

  Education Teachers, Postsecondary

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

Salary Ratio: 0.29    

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

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

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

  Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Teaching takes place in public or private schools whose primary business is academic or vocational education.

Salary Ratio: 1.31    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Accounting Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adult Education Instructor
  • Adult Education Teacher
  • Apparel Machinery Instructor
  • Apparel Manufacture Instructor
  • Architectural Drafting Instructor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Auto Body Repair Teacher
  • Auto Mechanics Teacher
  • Automotive Instructor
  • Automotive Service Management Teacher
  • Automotive Technology Instructor
  • Aviation Maintenance Instructor
  • Barbering Instructor
  • Barbering Teacher
  • Beauty Culture Teacher
  • Bookkeeping Teacher
  • Building Trades Instructor
  • Bus
  • Trolley
  • and Taxi Instructor
  • Business Education Instructor
  • Business Education Teacher
  • Business Machines Teacher
  • CADD Instructor (Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Instructor)
  • Carpentry Instructor
  • Chef Instructor
  • Clinical Instructor
  • Commercial Art Instructor
  • Commercial Baking Teacher
  • Computer Repair Instructor
  • Computer Technology Instructor
  • Corrective Therapy Aide Teacher
  • Correspondence School Instructor
  • Cosmetology Instructor
  • Cosmetology Professor
  • Cosmetology Teacher
  • Costume Design Teacher
  • CPR Instructor (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instructor)
  • Customer Service Representative Instructor (CSR Instructor)
  • Customer Service Representative Teacher (CSR Teacher)
  • Decorating Instructor
  • Dietary Aide Teacher
  • Drafting Instructor
  • Drafting Teacher
  • Driver Retraining Instructor
  • Driver Trainer
  • Dry Cleaning Teacher
  • Electrical Technology Instructor
  • Electronics Teacher
  • Electronics Technology Instructor
  • Faculty Member
  • Flight Instructor
  • Floral Design Teacher
  • Footwear Machinery Instructor
  • Gemology Instructor
  • Green Material Construction Trade Instructor
  • Ground School Instructor
  • Ground Services Instructor
  • HVAC Instructor (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air Conditioning Instructor)
  • HVAC-R Instructor (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • Air Conditioning
  • And Refrigeration Instructor)
  • In-Service Education Teacher
  • Industrial Arts Teacher
  • Industrial Electrical Technology Instructor
  • Industrial Maintenance Instructor
  • Instructor
  • Key Punch Teacher
  • Link Trainer Teacher
  • Machine Shorthand Teacher
  • Machine Tool Technician Instructor
  • Maintenance Instructor
  • Manual Arts Teacher
  • Manual Training Teacher
  • Manufacturing Teacher
  • Marksmanship Instructor
  • Masonry Instructor
  • Massage Therapy Instructor
  • Meat Cutting Teacher
  • Mechanical Maintenance Instructor
  • Metal Crafts Teacher
  • Military Science Teacher
  • Millinery Teacher
  • Modeling Teacher
  • Motor Teacher
  • Navigation Teacher
  • Nutrition Aides Teacher
  • Occupational Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Office Machines Teacher
  • Office Technology Instructor
  • Pathology Laboratory Aides Teacher
  • Physical Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Pipefitting Instructor
  • Police Academy Instructor
  • Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Teacher (Postsecondary CTE Teacher)
  • Prison Teacher
  • Private Branch Exchange Service Advisor
  • Professor
  • Radio Repair Teacher
  • Real Estate Teacher
  • Residential Construction Instructor
  • Sales Teacher
  • Secretarial Teacher
  • Shorthand Teacher
  • Skilled Trades Teacher
  • Skin Care Instructor
  • Stewardesses Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Technical Instructor
  • Technical Training Instructor
  • Technology Instructor
  • Television Repair Teacher
  • Textile Machinery Instructor
  • Truck Driver Instructor
  • Upholstery Instructor
  • Vocational Horticulture Instructor
  • Vocational Instructor
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Teacher
  • Vocational School Teacher
  • Vocational Trainer
  • Vocational Training Instructor
  • Vocational Training Teacher
  • Wastewater Treatment Plant Instructor
  • Watch Assembly Instructor
  • Watchmaking Teacher
  • Weather Teacher
  • Weaving Instructor
  • Weaving Teacher
  • Welding Instructor
  • Welding Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $53,688
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

Salary Ratio: 0.66    

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    
  • Agriscience Technology Instructor (Agriculture Science Technology Instructor)
  • Automotive Education Teacher
  • Business Education Teacher
  • Business Teacher
  • Career and Technology Education Teacher (CTE Teacher)
  • Career Discovery Teacher
  • Career Education Teacher
  • Career Technical Education Instructor
  • Carpentry Teacher
  • Computer Discovery Teacher
  • Computer Science Teacher
  • Computer Teacher
  • Computer Technology Teacher
  • Culinary Technical Education Teacher
  • Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher (FACS Teacher)
  • Home Economics Teacher
  • Industrial Arts Teacher
  • Industrial Technology Teacher
  • Junior High School Business Teacher
  • Middle School Family and Consumer Science Teacher (Middle School FACS Teacher)
  • Middle School Teacher
  • Middle School Technical Education Teacher
  • Middle School Technology Education Teacher (Middle School Tech Ed Teacher)
  • Middle School Vocational Education Teacher
  • School Vocational Educator
  • Secondary School Technical Education Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Technical Business Teacher
  • Technical Education Specialist
  • Technical Education Teacher
  • Technical Industrial Teacher
  • Technology Education Teacher (Tech Ed Teacher)
  • Technology Lab Teacher
  • Technology Teacher
  • Vocational Teacher
  • Vocational Trainer
  • US Salary Median: $58,443
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 3-6 months
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the secondary school level.

Salary Ratio: 0.75    

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    
  • Agricultural Education Instructor
  • Agricultural Education Teacher
  • Agriculture Teacher
  • Agriscience Instructor
  • Allied Health Teacher
  • Auto Body Repair Teacher
  • Auto Mechanics Instructor (Automotive Mechanics Instructor)
  • Auto Mechanics Teacher
  • Automotive Instructor
  • Automotive Teacher
  • Automotive Technology Instructor
  • Bookkeeping Teacher
  • Building Trades Teacher
  • Business and Computer Technology Instructor
  • Business and Marketing Teacher
  • Business Education Teacher
  • Business Machines Teacher
  • Business Teacher
  • Business Technology Teacher
  • Career Education Teacher
  • Career Technology Teacher
  • Carpentry Instructor
  • Carpentry Teacher
  • CDL Driving Instructor (Commercial Driver's License Driving Instructor)
  • Certified Flight Instructor
  • Computer Science Teacher
  • Computer Teacher
  • Construction Technology Instructor
  • Consumer Science Teacher
  • Cooking Teacher
  • Cosmetology Instructor
  • Cosmetology Teacher
  • Culinary Arts Instructor
  • Culinary Arts Teacher
  • Drafting Instructor
  • Drafting Teacher
  • Driver Education Instructor
  • Driving Instructor
  • Dry Cleaning Teacher
  • Education Technology Teacher
  • Electronics Teacher
  • Family and Consumer Science Teacher
  • Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher (FACS Teacher)
  • Floral Design Teacher
  • Health Science Instructor
  • Health Science Technology Education Teacher (HSTE Teacher)
  • High School Auto Repair Teacher
  • High School Vocational Education Teacher
  • Industrial Arts Teacher
  • Industrial Technology Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Job Trainer
  • Key Punch Teacher
  • Link Trainer Teacher
  • Machine Shorthand Teacher
  • Marketing Education Teacher
  • Masonry Teacher
  • Meat Cutting Teacher
  • Office Machines Teacher
  • Radio Repair Teacher
  • Secretarial Teacher
  • Shop Teacher
  • Shorthand Teacher
  • Skilled Trades Teacher
  • Tailoring Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Technical Education Teacher
  • Technology Education Teacher
  • Technology Instructor
  • Television Repair Teacher
  • Vocational Auto Body Instructor (Vocational Automotive Body Instructor)
  • Vocational Childcare Teacher
  • Vocational Education Teacher
  • Vocational Teacher
  • Vocational Trainer
  • Weaving Teacher
  • Welding Instructor
  • Welding Teacher
  • Work Adjustment Instructor
  • US Salary Median: $60,988
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $12,087 per year (or $21,403 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $48,348 to earn a doctorate (or $85,612 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($46,560 if you're in-state, $83,324 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($24,174 if you're in-state, $42,806 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $11,640 per year (or $20,831 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $23,280 to earn an associate's (or $41,662 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $11,640 per year (or $20,831 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $46,560 to earn a bachelor's (or $83,324 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Technical Teacher Education Degrees

South Seattle College

6000 16th Ave SW - Seattle, WA

Out-of-state cost: $4,214/year
In-state cost: $4,214/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Bemidji State University

1500 Birchmont Dr - Bemidji, MN

Out-of-state cost: $9,076/year
In-state cost: $9,076/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Wilmington University

320 Dupont Hwy - New Castle, DE

Out-of-state cost: $11,480/year
In-state cost: $11,480/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Valley City State University

101 College St SW - Valley City, ND

Out-of-state cost: $12,532/year
In-state cost: $7,942/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Ferris State University

1201 S State St - Big Rapids, MI

Out-of-state cost: $12,768/year
In-state cost: $12,768/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

William Carey University

710 William Carey Parkway - Hattiesburg, MS

Out-of-state cost: $13,650/year
In-state cost: $13,650/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Athens State University

300 N Beaty St - Athens, AL

Out-of-state cost: $13,890/year
In-state cost: $7,710/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Eastern Illinois University

600 Lincoln Avenue - Charleston, IL

Out-of-state cost: $14,126/year
In-state cost: $11,931/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Western Michigan University

1903 W Michigan Ave - Kalamazoo, MI

Out-of-state cost: $16,041/year
In-state cost: $13,017/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Fitchburg State University

160 Pearl St - Fitchburg, MA

Out-of-state cost: $16,645/year
In-state cost: $10,565/year
Degrees: Certificate

Troy University

University Avenue - Troy, AL

Out-of-state cost: $16,708/year
In-state cost: $8,908/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Northern Arizona University

1900 S Knoles Dr, Babbitt Administrative Center, Room 200 - Flagstaff, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $17,386/year
In-state cost: $11,381/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate

University of Wisconsin-Stout

712 S Broadway St - Menomonie, WI

Out-of-state cost: $17,455/year
In-state cost: $9,488/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Akron Main Campus

302 Buchtel Common - Akron, OH

Out-of-state cost: $17,765/year
In-state cost: $11,861/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate, Certificate

SUNY Buffalo State

1300 Elmwood Ave - Buffalo, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,338/year
In-state cost: $8,428/year
Degrees: Certificate

Murray State University

218 Wells Hall - Murray, KY

Out-of-state cost: $18,348/year
In-state cost: $9,168/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

SUNY College at Oswego

7060 State Route 104 - Oswego, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,561/year
In-state cost: $8,651/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

West Virginia University Institute of Technology

512 South Kanawha Street - Beckley, WV

Out-of-state cost: $18,912/year
In-state cost: $7,560/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Wright State University-Main Campus

3640 Colonel Glenn Highway - Dayton, OH

Out-of-state cost: $18,937/year
In-state cost: $9,519/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

220 McFall Ctr - Bowling Green, OH

Out-of-state cost: $19,562/year
In-state cost: $11,573/year
Degrees: Bachelor's


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Technical Teacher Education Degrees

Concordia University-Nebraska

800 N Columbia Ave - Seward, NE

Out-of-state cost: $8,650/year
In-state cost: $8,650/year
Degrees: Master's

University of North Dakota

264 Centennial Drive, Stop 8193 - Grand Forks, ND

Out-of-state cost: $18,326/year
In-state cost: $12,796/year
Degrees: Master's

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

1700 Lomas Blvd NE - Albuquerque, NM

Out-of-state cost: $19,890/year
In-state cost: $7,321/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Nova Southeastern University

3301 College Ave - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out-of-state cost: $22,242/year
In-state cost: $22,242/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Central Washington University

400 East University Way - Ellensburg, WA

Out-of-state cost: $24,976/year
In-state cost: $11,791/year
Degrees: Master's

University of Georgia

Administration Building - Athens, GA

Out-of-state cost: $27,476/year
In-state cost: $11,168/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Clarkson University

8 Clarkson Ave - Potsdam, NY

Out-of-state cost: $34,232/year
In-state cost: $34,232/year
Degrees: Master's

Drexel University

3141 Chestnut St - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $37,074/year
In-state cost: $37,074/year
Degrees: Master's


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