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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Telecommunications Engineering Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development, and maintenance of telecommunications technology, networks, and systems. Includes instruction in telecommunications, computer networking, communications networks and systems, signals, circuits, fiber optics, and wireless systems and technology.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties. Design electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as telecommunications, aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls. Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control. Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices. Research, design, develop, or test robotic applications.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $84,387
    "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.): 6.52%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,604/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,492/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $29,540/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,358/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $28,423/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,704/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: $84,387

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Virginia ($121,207) in the Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($115,120).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $115,120
Fairbanks, AK $66,760
$111,090
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($124,573).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $119,410
Decatur, AL $103,578
Huntsville, AL $124,573
Mobile, AL $111,256
Montgomery, AL $93,258
Tuscaloosa, AL $96,590
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $106,293
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $99,586
Dothan, AL $69,873
Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
$100,460
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($95,810).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $84,838
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $91,633
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $95,810
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $94,187
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $64,490
Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
$77,215
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($98,948).

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $98,948
Tucson, AZ $92,182
Yuma, AZ $71,796
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $60,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $77,416
Prescott, AZ $62,953
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $76,314
$79,036
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($139,246).

Chico, CA $111,978
El Centro, CA $107,164
Fresno, CA $105,452
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $117,328
Modesto, CA $106,227
Napa, CA $101,768
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $124,573
Redding, CA $107,462
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $109,654
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $117,660
Salinas, CA $126,647
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $124,598
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $125,248
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $109,098
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $127,136
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $124,178
Santa Rosa, CA $121,933
Stockton-Lodi, CA $105,665
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $118,797
Visalia-Porterville, CA $104,398
Yuba City, CA $113,682
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $103,136
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $128,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $89,150
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $139,246
$114,469
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($132,530).

Colorado Springs, CO $126,587
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $118,715
Fort Collins, CO $132,530
Greeley, CO $113,070
Pueblo, CO $117,580
$120,203
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($131,670).

Danbury, CT $108,637
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $101,658
New Haven, CT $107,218
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $131,528
Waterbury, CT $131,670
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $118,200
$112,400
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($121,765).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $121,765
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $88,300
Gainesville, FL $87,355
Jacksonville, FL $99,950
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $81,614
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $95,400
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $103,993
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $85,292
Ocala, FL $99,132
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $106,802
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $120,038
Panama City, FL $118,210
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $102,992
Port St. Lucie, FL $81,447
Tallahassee, FL $82,628
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $98,895
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $117,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $78,918
$96,945
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($114,886).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $114,886
Columbus, GA-AL $105,123
Gainesville, GA $91,268
Macon, GA $79,166
Savannah, GA $111,908
Warner Robins, GA $109,067
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $86,341
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $88,575
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $86,915
Athens-Clarke County, GA $74,880
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $93,569
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $79,217
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Dalton, GA $45,980
Hinesville, GA $33,140
Rome, GA $52,520
Valdosta, GA $46,630
$91,807
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($106,665).

Urban Honolulu, HI $106,665
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $101,038
$103,617
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($103,130).

Cedar Rapids, IA $85,414
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $94,294
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $89,432
Dubuque, IA $80,190
Iowa City, IA $79,026
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $103,130
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $88,370
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,312
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $86,433
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $91,727
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $81,108
$85,345
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($109,008).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $88,390
Pocatello, ID $91,930
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $78,330
Idaho Falls, ID $109,008
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
$89,708
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($144,480).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $128,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $108,028
Decatur, IL $144,200
Kankakee, IL $144,480
Rockford, IL $116,366
Springfield, IL $141,740
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $117,470
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $95,042
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $110,050
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $127,840
$114,156
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($113,850).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $62,154
Evansville, IN-KY $73,878
Fort Wayne, IN $100,608
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $87,478
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $113,850
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $82,442
Terre Haute, IN $77,786
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $71,817
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,173
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $75,383
Kokomo, IN $87,710
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $76,170
$78,732
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($102,597).

Manhattan, KS $97,670
Topeka, KS $102,597
Wichita, KS $84,245
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $70,997
$81,682
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($111,094).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $91,120
Lexington-Fayette, KY $106,340
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $86,333
Owensboro, KY $102,125
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $111,094
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $108,028
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $96,296
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$99,209
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($111,475).

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $87,492
Lafayette, LA $91,890
Lake Charles, LA $90,440
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $111,475
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $105,274
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $87,588
Baton Rouge, LA $90,590
Hammond, LA $59,430
Monroe, LA $80,530
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $102,640
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $76,780
$90,651
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($127,690).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $127,502
Leominster-Gardner, MA $127,690
Pittsfield, MA $106,210
Springfield, MA-CT $97,286
Worcester, MA-CT $94,947
$106,325
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($143,534).

California-Lexington Park, MD $143,534
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $107,456
Salisbury, MD-DE $116,727
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $99,677
Cumberland, MD-WV $76,790
$119,016
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($97,773).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $93,730
Portland-South Portland, ME $97,773
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $97,697
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
$93,865
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Bay City, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($146,990).

Battle Creek, MI $139,890
Bay City, MI $146,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $101,583
Flint, MI $97,348
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $82,295
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $89,063
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $89,978
Monroe, MI $139,370
Muskegon, MI $121,100
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $75,861
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $87,602
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,744
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $80,117
Saginaw, MI $90,690
Jackson, MI $80,090
$89,686
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($126,070).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $124,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $112,663
Rochester, MN $126,070
St. Cloud, MN $114,460
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,443
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $82,984
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $94,060
$99,596
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($120,040).

Kansas City, MO-KS $98,752
St. Louis, MO-IL $93,005
Springfield, MO $120,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $104,686
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $119,360
Columbia, MO $86,850
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $100,680
$100,846
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($104,233).

Jackson, MS $89,776
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $83,328
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $89,807
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $104,233
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $32,214
Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
$68,510
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($87,330).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $87,330
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $83,792
Great Falls, MT $66,690
Missoula, MT $59,220
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $78,336
$79,667
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($109,205).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $97,432
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $107,245
Fayetteville, NC $108,272
Greensboro-High Point, NC $96,130
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $103,702
New Bern, NC $105,315
Raleigh, NC $100,587
Wilmington, NC $109,205
Winston-Salem, NC $107,365
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $80,860
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $97,252
Rocky Mount, NC $83,970
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,470
$99,664
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($95,671).

Fargo, ND-MN $76,623
Grand Forks, ND-MN $93,833
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $95,671
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $70,854
$84,508
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($125,090).

Lincoln, NE $82,794
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $99,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $125,090
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $98,060
$95,748
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($118,483).

Manchester, NH $118,483
Portsmouth, NH-ME $112,200
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $96,793
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $90,371
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
$95,994
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($104,542).

Trenton, NJ $104,542
Ocean City, NJ $66,953
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $72,397
$85,524
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($121,236).

Las Cruces, NM $101,052
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $106,284
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $121,236
Farmington, NM $49,870
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
$105,064
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($102,327).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $102,327
Reno, NV $92,736
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $102,210
$97,975
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Binghamton, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($142,425).

Binghamton, NY $142,425
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $98,420
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $123,872
Rochester, NY $103,240
Syracuse, NY $108,223
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $78,352
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $105,820
Utica-Rome, NY $101,120
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Ithaca, NY $123,350
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $94,270
$105,094
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($122,485).

Canton-Massillon, OH $91,008
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $94,693
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $103,050
Columbus, OH $95,548
Dayton, OH $122,485
Lima, OH $89,452
Mansfield, OH $77,844
Toledo, OH $97,654
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $94,130
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $80,330
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $87,552
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $102,902
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $109,482
$96,102
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($136,630).

Oklahoma City, OK $136,630
Tulsa, OK $80,740
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $118,980
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $97,108
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $88,940
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $77,320
$92,236
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($105,690).

Corvallis, OR $98,150
Eugene, OR $88,945
Medford, OR $85,258
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $100,287
Salem, OR $93,070
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $96,387
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,350
Bend-Redmond, OR $105,690
$94,546
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($144,900).

Altoona, PA $119,000
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $93,472
Erie, PA $81,307
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $100,043
Johnstown, PA $125,940
Lancaster, PA $93,610
Lebanon, PA $121,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $110,165
Pittsburgh, PA $107,267
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $91,708
State College, PA $99,878
Williamsport, PA $144,900
York-Hanover, PA $91,880
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $73,734
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $82,183
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $97,054
East Stroudsburg, PA $94,560
Reading, PA $90,058
$95,353
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($117,530).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $117,530
Ponce, PR $83,410
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $65,580
$73,789
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($109,745).

Columbia, SC $97,458
Florence, SC $103,317
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $109,745
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $92,367
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $108,007
Spartanburg, SC $94,482
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $95,346
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $89,103
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $95,407
Sumter, SC $45,540
$98,669
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($96,570).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $96,570
Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$74,112
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($111,184).

Jackson, TN $111,184
Johnson City, TN $107,665
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $101,508
Knoxville, TN $96,418
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $96,978
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $84,007
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,624
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $101,916
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $66,290
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $83,894
Clarksville, TN-KY $99,388
Morristown, TN $59,970
$90,086
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($159,310).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $113,977
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $131,814
College Station-Bryan, TX $83,918
Corpus Christi, TX $97,258
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $117,621
El Paso, TX $99,917
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $136,099
Killeen-Temple, TX $124,356
Longview, TX $144,390
Midland, TX $126,912
Odessa, TX $159,310
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $117,010
Tyler, TX $150,260
Waco, TX $113,447
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $108,735
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $92,885
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $106,798
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $97,404
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $142,940
Sherman-Denison, TX $110,200
Victoria, TX $107,180
Wichita Falls, TX $114,500
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,220
$112,019
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($106,542).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $106,542
Provo-Orem, UT $87,745
Salt Lake City, UT $95,127
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $74,022
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $90,440
St. George, UT $80,410
$89,338
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($163,260).

Charlottesville, VA $137,660
Harrisonburg, VA $138,150
Lynchburg, VA $130,522
Richmond, VA $111,555
Roanoke, VA $99,440
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $116,140
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $113,419
Winchester, VA-WV $142,680
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $111,190
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $130,230
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $135,098
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $163,260
$121,207
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($83,626).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $83,626
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $82,171
$82,899
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($137,020).

Eau Claire, WI $105,190
Green Bay, WI $93,395
Janesville-Beloit, WI $137,020
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $122,860
Madison, WI $93,263
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $89,765
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $115,410
Racine, WI $120,950
Sheboygan, WI $119,400
Wausau, WI $127,170
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $108,148
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $90,345
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $95,246
Fond du Lac, WI $91,382
$101,698
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($115,715).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $77,235
Morgantown, WV $115,715
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $108,783
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $92,003
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $99,875
Wheeling, WV-OH $105,301
Charleston, WV $42,820
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
$97,130
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($94,124).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $94,124
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $91,430
Cheyenne, WY $65,323
$86,442

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $105,427

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Hampshire ($128,350) in the Manchester, NH metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($121,765) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $121,765
Fairbanks, AK N/A
$121,765
Alabama

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($152,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $152,470
Decatur, AL $116,300
Huntsville, AL $131,442
Mobile, AL $126,900
Montgomery, AL $103,835
Tuscaloosa, AL $107,210
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $134,960
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $111,750
Dothan, AL $81,880
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$118,527
Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($121,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $90,066
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $115,580
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $121,970
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $120,230
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,210
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
$103,011
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($106,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $106,310
Tucson, AZ $98,942
Yuma, AZ $76,048
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $63,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $81,390
Prescott, AZ $65,700
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $80,780
$81,819
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($139,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $114,235
El Centro, CA $108,738
Fresno, CA $108,018
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $120,180
Modesto, CA $105,122
Napa, CA $106,418
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $126,080
Redding, CA $109,302
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $113,656
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $120,386
Salinas, CA $129,230
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $126,066
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $128,620
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $111,978
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $129,248
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $125,750
Santa Rosa, CA $123,934
Stockton-Lodi, CA $108,546
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $120,232
Visalia-Porterville, CA $106,040
Yuba City, CA $116,528
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $104,898
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $128,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $90,922
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $139,780
$116,879
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($132,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $127,820
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $122,902
Fort Collins, CO $132,530
Greeley, CO $114,954
Pueblo, CO $117,580
$123,157
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($133,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $109,714
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $103,510
New Haven, CT $109,852
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $133,840
Waterbury, CT $131,670
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $118,200
$117,798
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($121,765) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $121,765
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $89,308
Gainesville, FL $89,034
Jacksonville, FL $101,084
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $83,863
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $97,816
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $107,024
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $87,894
Ocala, FL $101,218
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $109,414
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $120,494
Panama City, FL $118,128
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $104,272
Port St. Lucie, FL $83,912
Tallahassee, FL $84,368
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $100,592
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $117,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $81,048
$99,947
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($127,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $120,264
Columbus, GA-AL $110,300
Gainesville, GA $96,080
Macon, GA $86,370
Savannah, GA $127,520
Warner Robins, GA $115,108
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $91,233
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $94,443
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $91,900
Athens-Clarke County, GA $77,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $98,900
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $83,600
Brunswick, GA N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
$99,399
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($114,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $114,140
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $106,208
$110,174
Iowa

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

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($131,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $93,040
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $99,152
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $94,056
Dubuque, IA $100,000
Iowa City, IA $81,190
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $131,370
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $106,760
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,850
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $109,990
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $116,570
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $85,862
$99,713
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($118,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $116,380
Pocatello, ID $112,870
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $95,920
Idaho Falls, ID $118,610
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$110,945
Illinois

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

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($144,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $128,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $109,973
Decatur, IL $144,200
Kankakee, IL $144,480
Rockford, IL $116,175
Springfield, IL $141,740
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $117,470
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $96,590
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $110,050
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $127,840
$123,699
Indiana

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

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($113,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $65,018
Evansville, IN-KY $76,940
Fort Wayne, IN $101,040
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $88,868
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $113,850
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $85,303
Terre Haute, IN $78,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $74,358
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $71,114
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $78,234
Kokomo, IN $87,710
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $76,170
$83,076
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($130,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $118,610
Topeka, KS $130,510
Wichita, KS $90,600
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $75,942
$103,916
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($134,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $112,080
Lexington-Fayette, KY $134,900
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $90,916
Owensboro, KY $109,070
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $117,948
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $113,905
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $99,028
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$111,121
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($112,964) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $88,475
Lafayette, LA $93,534
Lake Charles, LA $93,020
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $112,964
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $106,513
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $87,795
Baton Rouge, LA $90,590
Hammond, LA $59,430
Monroe, LA $80,530
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $102,640
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $76,780
$90,206
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($129,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $129,650
Leominster-Gardner, MA $127,690
Pittsfield, MA $106,210
Springfield, MA-CT $95,998
Worcester, MA-CT $97,508
$111,411
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($150,532) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $150,532
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $114,293
Salisbury, MD-DE $143,540
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $123,780
Cumberland, MD-WV $86,890
$123,807
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($121,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $120,800
Portland-South Portland, ME $121,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $104,343
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$115,524
Michigan

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

Bay City, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($146,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $139,890
Bay City, MI $146,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $104,202
Flint, MI $98,838
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $83,805
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $88,698
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $90,884
Monroe, MI $139,370
Muskegon, MI $121,100
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,780
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $89,298
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,265
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $81,558
Saginaw, MI $90,690
Jackson, MI $80,090
$100,497
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($126,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $124,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $114,198
Rochester, MN $126,070
St. Cloud, MN $114,460
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,836
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,380
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $96,193
$107,541
Missouri

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

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($120,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $100,915
St. Louis, MO-IL $97,076
Springfield, MO $120,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $105,770
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $119,360
Columbia, MO $86,850
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $100,680
$104,384
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($136,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $101,375
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $93,620
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $114,270
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $136,570
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,220
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
$95,411
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($87,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $87,330
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $84,196
Great Falls, MT $66,690
Missoula, MT $59,220
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,860
$75,059
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($110,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $100,428
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $109,188
Fayetteville, NC $110,060
Greensboro-High Point, NC $98,728
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $104,056
New Bern, NC $105,088
Raleigh, NC $101,600
Wilmington, NC $109,205
Winston-Salem, NC $107,365
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $83,104
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $106,355
Rocky Mount, NC $83,970
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$101,596
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($102,265) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $82,244
Grand Forks, ND-MN $101,650
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $102,265
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $73,920
$90,020
Nebraska

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

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($125,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $84,915
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $100,984
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $125,090
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $99,348
$102,584
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($153,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $153,420
Portsmouth, NH-ME $142,610
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $120,420
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $96,950
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
$128,350
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 ($115,095) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $115,095
Ocean City, NJ $76,390
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $78,860
$90,115
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($131,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $105,538
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $112,244
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $131,040
Farmington, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM N/A
$116,274
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($126,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $126,650
Reno, NV $98,912
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $106,162
$110,575
New York

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

Binghamton, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($142,425) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $142,425
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $100,606
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $125,654
Rochester, NY $104,372
Syracuse, NY $109,918
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $82,078
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $105,820
Utica-Rome, NY $102,708
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Ithaca, NY $123,350
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $94,270
$105,209
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($122,676) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $93,533
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $96,522
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $104,286
Columbus, OH $97,302
Dayton, OH $122,676
Lima, OH $91,995
Mansfield, OH $80,715
Toledo, OH $99,100
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $96,542
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $82,070
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $89,138
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $104,348
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $110,360
$97,584
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($136,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $136,630
Tulsa, OK $84,190
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $118,980
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $99,522
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $89,740
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $77,320
$101,064
Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($105,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $100,878
Eugene, OR $90,466
Medford, OR $87,025
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $101,674
Salem, OR $95,042
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $97,822
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,350
Bend-Redmond, OR $105,690
$94,243
Pennsylvania

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

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($144,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $119,000
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,170
Erie, PA $83,778
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $101,934
Johnstown, PA $125,940
Lancaster, PA $95,432
Lebanon, PA $121,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $112,764
Pittsburgh, PA $108,976
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $94,076
State College, PA $100,698
Williamsport, PA $144,900
York-Hanover, PA $92,262
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $76,393
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $83,612
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $99,673
East Stroudsburg, PA $94,560
Reading, PA $90,453
$102,383
Puerto Rico

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($117,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $117,530
Ponce, PR $83,410
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $68,536
$89,825
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($141,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $101,488
Florence, SC $133,640
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $117,413
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $115,540
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $141,070
Spartanburg, SC $105,285
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $107,945
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $111,150
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $121,960
Sumter, SC N/A
$117,277
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($123,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $123,660
Sioux Falls, SD N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$123,660
Tennessee

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

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($111,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN $111,090
Johnson City, TN $107,665
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $102,784
Knoxville, TN $98,248
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $98,390
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $85,950
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $74,993
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $103,603
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,640
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $86,860
Clarksville, TN-KY $99,905
Morristown, TN $59,970
$91,425
Texas

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

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($159,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $116,752
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $133,053
College Station-Bryan, TX $79,884
Corpus Christi, TX $100,256
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $121,390
El Paso, TX $100,972
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $140,268
Killeen-Temple, TX $125,295
Longview, TX $144,390
Midland, TX $126,878
Odessa, TX $159,310
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $117,050
Tyler, TX $150,260
Waco, TX $114,302
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $109,516
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $98,404
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $106,906
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $97,185
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $142,940
Sherman-Denison, TX $110,200
Victoria, TX $107,180
Wichita Falls, TX $114,500
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,220
$117,309
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($107,958) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $107,958
Provo-Orem, UT $89,920
Salt Lake City, UT $96,862
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $75,975
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $90,440
St. George, UT $80,410
$90,261
Virginia

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

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($163,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $137,660
Harrisonburg, VA $138,150
Lynchburg, VA $129,882
Richmond, VA $112,460
Roanoke, VA $99,870
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $116,140
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $118,378
Winchester, VA-WV $142,680
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $111,190
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $130,230
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $135,524
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $163,260
$127,952
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($90,095) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $90,095
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $86,300
$88,198
Wisconsin

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

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($137,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $105,190
Green Bay, WI $93,395
Janesville-Beloit, WI $137,020
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $122,860
Madison, WI $94,902
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $90,748
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $115,410
Racine, WI $121,375
Sheboygan, WI $119,400
Wausau, WI $127,170
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $109,570
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $90,345
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $96,678
Fond du Lac, WI $90,165
$108,159
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 ($138,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $83,560
Morgantown, WV $123,998
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $138,460
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $116,760
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $109,408
Wheeling, WV-OH $112,510
Charleston, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
$114,116
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($105,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $105,940
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $102,400
Cheyenne, WY $72,230
$93,523

Master's

Average Salary Median: $91,991

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Maryland ($129,845) in the California-Lexington Park, MD metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($118,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $118,620
Fairbanks, AK N/A
$118,620
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($127,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $127,380
Mobile, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$127,380
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($76,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $76,720
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,210
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
$71,965
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($91,040) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $91,040
Tucson, AZ $84,250
Yuma, AZ $71,850
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $63,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $81,390
Prescott, AZ $65,700
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $80,780
$76,939
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($137,110) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $102,950
El Centro, CA $100,870
Fresno, CA $92,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $103,070
Modesto, CA $111,750
Napa, CA $83,170
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $117,040
Redding, CA $98,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $96,850
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $106,400
Salinas, CA $113,730
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $114,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $113,360
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $94,700
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $118,690
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $116,320
Santa Rosa, CA $111,930
Stockton-Lodi, CA $91,260
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $111,620
Visalia-Porterville, CA $97,830
Yuba City, CA $102,300
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $96,090
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $80,290
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $137,110
$104,705
Colorado

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

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($120,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $120,420
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $110,020
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Greeley, CO $103,650
Pueblo, CO $117,580
$112,918
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($122,280) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $103,250
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $92,400
New Haven, CT $100,510
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $122,280
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$104,610
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Panama City, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($118,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $83,260
Gainesville, FL $78,960
Jacksonville, FL $94,280
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $72,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $83,320
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $88,840
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $72,280
Ocala, FL $90,790
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $97,390
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $117,760
Panama City, FL $118,620
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $96,590
Port St. Lucie, FL $69,120
Tallahassee, FL $75,670
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $90,410
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $70,400
$87,519
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($121,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $121,820
Columbus, GA-AL $108,020
Gainesville, GA $91,770
Macon, GA $61,190
Savannah, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA $112,570
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $84,660
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $83,070
Athens-Clarke County, GA $77,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $98,900
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $83,600
Brunswick, GA N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
$91,465
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($105,060) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $105,060
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $100,750
$102,905
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($94,650) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $76,720
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $94,650
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $87,910
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA $70,370
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $70,550
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $77,270
$79,578
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($118,610) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Idaho Falls, ID $118,610
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$118,610
Illinois

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

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($117,130) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $100,250
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Rockford, IL $117,130
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $88,850
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$102,077
Indiana

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

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($98,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $50,700
Evansville, IN-KY $58,570
Fort Wayne, IN $98,450
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $80,530
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $71,000
Terre Haute, IN $69,180
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,110
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,470
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,130
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $76,170
$68,431
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($78,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS $78,820
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $61,770
$70,295
Kentucky

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

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($114,980) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $82,320
Owensboro, KY $101,260
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $114,980
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $113,800
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $105,280
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$103,528
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($104,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $83,560
Lafayette, LA $83,670
Lake Charles, LA $77,540
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $104,030
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $100,320
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $86,760
Baton Rouge, LA $90,590
Hammond, LA $59,430
Monroe, LA $80,530
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $102,640
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $76,780
$85,986
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($118,910) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $118,910
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $86,770
Worcester, MA-CT $82,140
$95,940
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($153,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $153,200
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $106,490
Salisbury, MD-DE N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
$129,845
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($96,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $96,810
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$96,810
Michigan

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($91,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $88,490
Flint, MI $91,390
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $70,860
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $80,310
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $85,450
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,290
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $80,820
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,660
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $72,910
Saginaw, MI N/A
Jackson, MI $80,090
$77,927
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($104,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $104,990
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $89,480
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,400
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,530
$88,350
Missouri

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

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($100,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $90,100
St. Louis, MO-IL $79,460
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $100,350
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbia, MO N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $100,680
$92,648
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($31,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,220
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
$31,220
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($81,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $81,770
Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $80,240
$81,005
North Carolina

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

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($106,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $89,210
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $97,530
Fayetteville, NC $101,120
Greensboro-High Point, NC $85,530
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $101,930
New Bern, NC $106,450
Raleigh, NC $92,210
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,640
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$92,953
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($93,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $61,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $84,290
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $93,260
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $73,920
$78,173
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($91,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $74,310
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $91,120
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $91,620
$85,683
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($83,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $83,200
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,200
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($131,040) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $100,340
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $107,820
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $131,040
Farmington, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM N/A
$113,067
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($106,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $85,770
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $106,450
$96,110
New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($123,350) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $87,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $115,240
Rochester, NY $96,270
Syracuse, NY $99,750
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $63,450
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Utica-Rome, NY $93,210
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Ithaca, NY $123,350
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $94,270
$96,629
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($121,530) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $80,910
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $85,550
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $96,870
Columbus, OH $86,780
Dayton, OH $121,530
Lima, OH $79,280
Mansfield, OH $66,360
Toledo, OH $94,340
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $82,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $71,630
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $81,210
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $97,120
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $105,970
$88,432
Oklahoma

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

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($85,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $63,490
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $85,040
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $85,740
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,090
Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($105,690) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $87,240
Eugene, OR $81,340
Medford, OR $78,190
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $93,350
Salem, OR $83,210
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $89,210
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR $105,690
$88,319
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($101,760) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $78,680
Erie, PA $68,950
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $90,590
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $84,500
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $101,760
Pittsburgh, PA $98,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $79,870
State College, PA $95,780
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA $89,970
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,100
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,040
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $86,580
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Reading, PA $88,480
$84,771
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($61,580) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $61,580
$61,580
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($111,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $100,350
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $111,220
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
$105,785
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

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

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($111,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN $111,560
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $95,130
Knoxville, TN $87,270
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $89,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $74,290
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $63,150
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $95,170
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $60,890
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,030
Clarksville, TN-KY $97,320
Morristown, TN $59,970
$82,427
Texas

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

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($142,940) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $100,100
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $126,860
College Station-Bryan, TX $71,100
Corpus Christi, TX $82,270
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $109,340
El Paso, TX $94,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $137,090
Killeen-Temple, TX $120,600
Longview, TX N/A
Midland, TX $127,080
Odessa, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $116,810
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX $109,170
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $104,830
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $80,050
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $100,420
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $98,280
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $142,940
Sherman-Denison, TX $110,200
Victoria, TX $107,180
Wichita Falls, TX $114,500
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,220
$106,734
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($100,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $100,880
Provo-Orem, UT $76,870
Salt Lake City, UT $86,450
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $66,210
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
St. George, UT $80,410
$82,164
Virginia

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

Lynchburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($133,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA $133,720
Richmond, VA $107,030
Roanoke, VA $97,290
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $116,120
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $132,970
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$117,426
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($79,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $74,180
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $79,900
$77,040
Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($119,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $85,070
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $84,850
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI $119,250
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $102,460
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $89,520
Fond du Lac, WI $96,250
$96,233
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($118,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $68,290
Morgantown, WV $118,620
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $89,550
Wheeling, WV-OH $112,510
Charleston, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
$97,243
Wyoming N/A

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $55,742

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Massachusetts ($131,200) in the Springfield, MA-CT 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.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,290
Decatur, AL $52,690
Huntsville, AL $50,270
Mobile, AL $48,680
Montgomery, AL $50,950
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,110
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,960
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,930
Dothan, AL $45,860
Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
$50,173
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $40,440
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$40,430
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($129,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $95,240
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $112,920
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $129,720
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $115,300
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
$113,295
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($94,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $94,230
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
$94,230
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT $94,300
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$94,300
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 ($99,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $99,510
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$99,510
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($50,070) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($90,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $90,810
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
$90,810
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($131,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $131,200
Worcester, MA-CT N/A
$131,200
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($109,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $93,080
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $109,490
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $107,650
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
$103,407
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($79,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $79,390
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbia, MO N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,390
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($107,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $83,910
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $91,350
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $107,210
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,840
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,470
$82,556
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

Trenton, NJ $62,330
Ocean City, NJ $48,080
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.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($123,320) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $123,320
Rochester, NY $105,860
Syracuse, NY N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Utica-Rome, NY $104,240
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
$111,140
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($89,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $89,820
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,820
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($100,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $100,980
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
$100,980
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 ($44,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $44,020
$44,020
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($42,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($149,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX $149,900
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $96,490
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $92,430
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,360
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $118,480
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$104,132
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 ($58,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $58,430
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,430
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 N/A
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

13 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $105,427.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $91,991.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $55,742. 

  Architectural and Engineering Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 1.08    

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    
  • Architect Manager
  • Architectural Project Manager
  • Civil Engineering Manager
  • Electrical Engineering Director
  • Electrical Engineering Manager
  • Electronics Engineering Manager
  • Engineering Design Manager
  • Engineering Director
  • Engineering Group Manager
  • Engineering Program Manager
  • Engineering Project Manager
  • Engineering Research Manager
  • Engineering Supervisor
  • Environmental Engineering Manager
  • Global Engineering Manager
  • Mechanical Engineering Director
  • Mechanical Engineering Manager
  • Process Engineering Manager
  • Product Development Director
  • Project Coordinator
  • Project Engineering Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Prototype Engineer Manager
  • Research and Development Manager (R&D Manager)
  • Research Development Manager
  • Research Manager
  • Transmitter Engineer-in-Charge
  • US Salary Median: $132,418
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: more than 10 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.

Salary Ratio: 1.08    

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    
  • Analytical Research Program Manager
  • Biodiesel Division Manager
  • Biodiesel Engineering Manager
  • Biodiesel Product Development Manager
  • Biodiesel Product Manager
  • Biodiesel Technology Development Manager
  • Biodiesel Technology Manager
  • Biofuels Engineering Manager
  • Biofuels Manager
  • Biofuels Product Development Manager
  • Biofuels Product Manager
  • Biofuels Technology Development Manager
  • Biofuels Technology Manager
  • Business Development and New Technology Manager
  • Fermentation Manager
  • Laboratory Manager (Lab Manager)
  • Project Development Director
  • Technology Development Owner
  • US Salary Median: $132,418
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties. Design electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as telecommunications, aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls.

Salary Ratio: 0.7    

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    
  • Antenna Engineer
  • Audio Visual Engineer
  • Automation Engineer
  • Automotive Power Electronics Engineer
  • Central Office Equipment Engineer
  • Central Office Facilities Planning Engineer
  • Circuit Design Engineer
  • Circuit Designer
  • Commercial Engineer
  • Communications Engineer
  • Compatibility Test Engineer
  • Control Systems Engineer
  • Customer Equipment Engineer
  • Design Engineer
  • Dial Equipment Engineer
  • Electrical Design Engineer
  • Electrical Electronics Engineers
  • Electronic Design Automation Engineer (EDA Engineer)
  • Electronic Parts Designer
  • Electronic System Engineer
  • Electronics Design Engineer
  • Electronics Research Engineer
  • Electronics Test Engineer
  • Electrophonic Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Equipment Engineer
  • Evaluation Engineer
  • FPGA Engineer (Field Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer)
  • FPGA Engineer (Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer)
  • Guidance and Control System Engineer
  • Integrated Circuit Design Engineer (IC Design Engineer)
  • Microwave Engineer
  • Outside Plant Cable Engineer
  • Outside Plant Engineer
  • Product Engineer
  • Radar Engineer
  • Radio Frequency Design Engineer (RF Design Engineer)
  • Radio Frequency Engineer (RF Engineer)
  • Research and Development Engineer (R and D Engineer)
  • Test Engineer
  • Traffic Circuit Engineer
  • Transmission and Protection Engineer
  • Transmitter Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $95,111
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists

Design and implement radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems used to track shipments or goods.

Salary Ratio: 0.7    

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    
  • Deployment Engineer
  • Device Test Engineer
  • DSP Engineer (Digital Signal Processing Engineer)
  • Electro Magnetic Compatibility Test Engineer
  • RF Design Engineer (Radio Frequency Design Engineer)
  • RF Engineer (Radio Frequency Engineer)
  • RF Systems Engineer (Radio Frequency Systems Engineer)
  • RF Test Engineer (Radio Frequency Test Engineer)
  • RFID Analyst (Radio Frequency Identification Device Analyst)
  • RFID Developer (Radio Frequency Identification Device Developer)
  • RFID Engineer (Radio Frequency Identification Device Engineer)
  • RFID Specialist (Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialist)
  • RFID Strategist (Radio Frequency Identification Device Strategist)
  • RFID Systems Architect (Radio Frequency Identification Device Systems Architect)
  • RFID Systems Engineer (Radio Frequency Identification Device Systems Engineer)
  • RFID Technician (Radio Frequency Identification Device Technician)
  • Signal Engineer
  • Signal Integrity Engineer
  • Signaling Project Engineer
  • Technical Support Engineer
  • Wireless Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $95,111
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar

Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction. May specialize in electrical systems; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; green buildings; lighting; air quality; or energy procurement.

Salary Ratio: 0.9    

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    
  • Alternative Energy Engineer
  • Certified Green Building Engineer
  • Energy Conservation Engineer
  • Energy Efficiency Engineer
  • Energy Engineer
  • Energy Infrastructure Engineer
  • Energy Project Engineer
  • Energy Systems Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Green Building Energy Engineer
  • Green Building Engineer
  • Heating Engineer
  • HVAC Engineer (Heating
  • Ventilation and Air Conditioning Engineer)
  • HVAC Engineer (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air Conditioning Engineer)
  • HVAC Sensor and Digital Control Designer (Heating
  • Ventilation and Air Conditioning Sensor and Digital Control Designer)
  • Hydroelectric Plant Power Generation Engineer
  • Hydrogen Power Plant Engineer
  • Industrial Energy Engineer
  • Measurement And Verification Engineer
  • Photovoltaic Power Systems Engineer
  • Refrigeration Engineer
  • Renewable Energy Engineer
  • Smart Grid Engineer
  • Test and Balance Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $93,558
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Mechatronics Engineers

Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.

Salary Ratio: 0.9    

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    
  • Applications Engineer
  • Automation Application Engineer
  • Automation Engineer
  • Automation Specialist
  • Control Integration Engineer
  • Control Systems Engineer
  • Controls Engineer
  • Design Engineer
  • Development Engineer
  • Electro-Mechanical Engineer
  • Electro-Mechanical System Control Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Equipment Engineer
  • Intelligent Systems Engineer
  • Mechanical Systems Control Engineer
  • Mechatronic Engineer
  • Mechatronics Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • System Development Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Test Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $93,558
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Microsystems Engineers

Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.

Salary Ratio: 0.6    

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    
  • Applications Engineer
  • Arrhythmia Engineer
  • Control Systems Engineer
  • Design Engineer
  • Device Engineer
  • Engineer
  • GaN Device Engineer (Gallium Nitride Device Engineer)
  • Medical Device Engineer
  • MEMS Device Scientist (Microelectromechanical Systems Device Scientist)
  • MEMS Engineer (Microelectromechanical Systems Engineer)
  • MEMS Integration Engineer (Microelectrical Mechanical Integration Engineer)
  • MEMS Process Engineer (Microelectromechanical Systems Process Engineer)
  • Microelectronics Engineer
  • Microsystems Engineer
  • Mobile Device Engineer
  • Mobile Engineer
  • Patent Engineer
  • Process Engineer
  • Product Design Engineer
  • Project Design Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • Radio Frequency Design Engineer (RF Design Engineer)
  • Semiconductor Engineer
  • Semiconductor Radiation Effects Engineer
  • Semiconductor Test Engineer
  • System Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Test Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $93,558
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Photonics Engineers

Design technologies specializing in light information or light energy, such as laser or fiber optics technology.

Salary Ratio: 0.9    

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    
  • Algorithm Developer
  • DWDM Optical Network Engineer (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Optical Network Engineer)
  • Electro-optical Engineer
  • Electro-optics Engineer
  • Fiber Optics Engineer
  • Laser Engineer
  • Laser Systems Engineer
  • Optical Design Engineer
  • Optical Engineer
  • Optical Network Engineer
  • Optical Specialist
  • Optical Systems Engineer
  • Optics Engineer
  • Optoelectronics Engineer
  • Optomechanical Engineer
  • Photonics Engineer
  • Research and Development Engineer (R and D Engineer)
  • Research Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $93,558
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Robotics Engineers

Research, design, develop, or test robotic applications.

Salary Ratio: 0.9    

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    
  • Automation Engineer
  • Autonomous Vehicle Design Engineer
  • Design Engineer
  • Factory Automations Engineer
  • Research Engineer
  • Robotic Systems Engineer
  • Robotics Application Engineer
  • Robotics Controls Engineer
  • Robotics Engineer
  • Robotics Specialist
  • Robotics Systems Engineer
  • RPA Engineer (Robotic Process Automation Engineer)
  • US Salary Median: $93,558
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Nanosystems Engineers

Design, develop, or supervise the production of materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition, applying principles of nanoscale physics and electrical, chemical, or biological engineering.

Salary Ratio: 0.6    

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    
  • Durability Engineer
  • Nanoelectronics Engineer
  • Nanofabrication Engineer
  • Nanofabrication Research Engineer
  • Nanoindentation Applications Engineer
  • Nanomaterials Research Scientist
  • Nanomaterials Synthesis Research Scientist
  • Nanosystems Engineer
  • Nanotechnology Engineer
  • Nanotechnology Materials Scientist
  • Nanotechnology Specialist
  • Quantum Materials Research Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $93,558
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Wind Energy Engineers

Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.

Salary Ratio: 0.9    

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    
  • Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • SCADA Engineer (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
  • Turbine Engineer
  • Turbine Measurements Engineer
  • Utility Engineer
  • Wind Energy Consultant
  • Wind Energy Engineer
  • Wind Farm Designer
  • Wind Farm Electrical Systems Designer
  • Wind Farm Engineer
  • Wind Farm Siting and Development Consultant
  • Wind Power Specialist
  • Wind Turbine Controls Engineer
  • Wind Turbine Design Engineer
  • Wind Turbine Electrical Engineer
  • Wind Turbine Engineer
  • Wind Turbine Mechanical Engineer
  • Wind Turbine Performance Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $93,558
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 8-10 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Solar Energy Systems Engineers

Perform site-specific engineering analysis or evaluation of energy efficiency and solar projects involving residential, commercial, or industrial customers. Design solar domestic hot water and space heating systems for new and existing structures, applying knowledge of structural energy requirements, local climates, solar technology, and thermodynamics.

Salary Ratio: 0.9    

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    
  • Applications Engineer
  • Consulting Engineer
  • Distributed Energy Systems Consultant
  • Engineer
  • Field Engineer
  • Power Systems Engineer
  • Renewable Energy Specialist
  • Research Engineer
  • Solar Applications Development Engineer
  • Solar Array Engineer
  • Solar Design Engineer
  • Solar Designer
  • Solar Development Engineer
  • Solar Energy Advisor
  • Solar Energy Contractor
  • Solar Energy Engineer
  • Solar Energy Systems Designer
  • Solar Energy Systems Engineer
  • Solar Engineer
  • Solar Mechanical Engineer
  • Solar Performance Engineer
  • Solar Photovoltaic Designer
  • Solar Photovoltaic Engineer
  • Solar Photovoltaic Product Development Engineer
  • Solar Photovoltaic Systems Engineer
  • Solar Process Engineer
  • Solar Professional Engineer
  • Solar Project Engineer
  • Solar Site Assessor
  • Solar Systems Designer
  • Utility Scale Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $93,558
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.21    

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
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Aeronautical Engineering Professor
  • Aeronautical Engineering Teacher
  • Aeronautics Teacher
  • Agricultural Engineering Teacher
  • Applied Mechanics Teacher
  • Architectural Engineering Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Automotive Engineering Teacher
  • Ceramic Engineering Professor
  • Chemical Engineering Professor
  • Chemical Engineering Teacher
  • Circuits and Robotics Instructor
  • Civil Engineering Professor
  • Civil Engineering Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Design Teacher
  • Drafting Teacher
  • Drawing Instructor
  • Electrical Engineering Professor
  • Electrical Engineering Teacher
  • Electronic Science Teacher
  • Electronics Engineering Professor
  • Electronics Teacher
  • Engineering Faculty Member
  • Engineering Fundamentals Instructor
  • Engineering Instructor
  • Engineering Professor
  • Engineering Teacher
  • Environmental Engineering Professor
  • Geological Engineering Teacher
  • Heat Engineering Teacher
  • Highway Engineering Teacher
  • Hydraulics Teacher
  • Industrial Engineering Professor
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Machine Design Teacher
  • Manufacturing Engineering Professor
  • Marine Engineering Professor
  • Marine Engineering Teacher
  • Mechanical Drawing Teacher
  • Mechanical Engineering Professor
  • Mechanical Engineering Teacher
  • Metallography Teacher
  • Metallurgical Engineering Teacher
  • Metallurgy Teacher
  • Mining Teacher
  • Motion and Time Study Teacher
  • Petroleum Engineering Professor
  • Petroleum Engineering Teacher
  • Plastics Engineering Teacher
  • Professor
  • Radar Engineering Teacher
  • Radio Engineering Teacher
  • Refrigeration Engineering Teacher
  • Research Professor
  • Robotics Instructor
  • Sanitary Engineering Teacher
  • Ship Construction Teacher
  • Ship Design Teacher
  • Surveying Teacher
  • Technical Professor
  • Television Engineering Teacher
  • Theoretical Mechanics Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $74,982
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $14,491 per year (or $27,603 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $57,964 to earn a bachelor's (or $110,412 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $17,358 per year (or $29,539 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $34,716 to earn a master's (or $59,078 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($57,964 if you're in-state, $110,412 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $17,358 per year (or $29,539 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $69,432 to earn a doctorate (or $118,156 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($57,964 if you're in-state, $110,412 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($34,716 if you're in-state, $59,078 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Telecommunication... Engineering Degrees

Louisiana Tech University

1310 West Railroad Avenue - Ruston, LA

Out-of-state cost: $16,807/year
In-state cost: $10,065/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Stony Brook University

310 Administration Building - Stony Brook, NY

Out-of-state cost: $27,761/year
In-state cost: $10,091/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Purdue University-Main Campus

Hovde Hall Of Administration - West Lafayette, IN

Out-of-state cost: $28,794/year
In-state cost: $9,992/year
Degrees: Certificate

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George Mason University

4400 University Dr - Fairfax, VA

Out-of-state cost: $36,474/year
In-state cost: $13,014/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of Maryland-College Park

Out-of-state cost: $36,891/year
In-state cost: $10,779/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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The University of Texas at Dallas

800 West Campbell Road - Richardson, TX

Out-of-state cost: $38,970/year
In-state cost: $13,992/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Telecommunication... Engineering Degrees

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

660 Parrington Oval - Norman, OK

Out-of-state cost: $23,236/year
In-state cost: $8,577/year
Degrees: Master's

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Florida International University

11200 S. W. 8 Street - Miami, FL

Out-of-state cost: $24,211/year
In-state cost: $11,106/year
Degrees: Master's

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George Washington University

1918 F Street, NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $31,824/year
In-state cost: $31,824/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Colorado Boulder

Regent Drive At Broadway - Boulder, CO

Out-of-state cost: $32,980/year
In-state cost: $13,522/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Southern California

University Park - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $48,715/year
In-state cost: $48,715/year
Degrees: Master's

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