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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Tourism Promotion Operations Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to perform marketing and sales operations connected with the promotion of tourism in public and private sector settings. Includes instruction in principles of marketing research and advertising, promotional campaign organization, media relations, and applicable technical and administrative skills.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution. May employ search marketing tactics, analyze web metrics, and develop recommendations to increase search engine ranking and visibility to target markets. Employ search marketing tactics to increase visibility and engagement with content, products, or services in Internet-enabled devices or interfaces. Examine search query behaviors on general or specialty search engines or other Internet-based content.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $54,088
    "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.): 8%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,000/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,398/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,823/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,831/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,804/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,970/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: $54,088

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Maine ($64,570) in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($60,410).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $60,410
$60,410
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($59,470).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $48,370
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $59,470
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $47,030
Decatur, AL $56,170
Dothan, AL $49,470
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $55,990
Gadsden, AL $47,550
Huntsville, AL $59,340
Mobile, AL $55,930
Montgomery, AL $54,050
Tuscaloosa, AL $48,370
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,430
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,330
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,050
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,860
$52,427
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($89,340).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $49,700
Hot Springs, AR $48,890
Jonesboro, AR $89,340
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,080
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,800
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,300
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,090
$52,993
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($58,740).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $34,190
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $58,740
Prescott, AZ $44,970
Tucson, AZ $48,420
Yuma, AZ $56,030
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $54,440
$49,465
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($113,020).

Chico, CA $44,400
El Centro, CA $83,200
Fresno, CA $54,800
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $56,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $66,380
Madera, CA $71,160
Merced, CA $68,750
Modesto, CA $52,330
Napa, CA $79,870
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $63,100
Redding, CA $66,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $52,500
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $69,370
Salinas, CA $58,930
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $61,130
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $91,260
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $113,020
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $49,260
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $67,660
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $62,540
Santa Rosa, CA $68,640
Stockton-Lodi, CA $48,620
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $69,500
Visalia-Porterville, CA $51,650
Yuba City, CA $39,350
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,910
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $54,460
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $44,980
$62,911
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($73,880).

Colorado Springs, CO $54,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $73,880
Fort Collins, CO $59,870
Grand Junction, CO $43,010
Greeley, CO $71,300
Pueblo, CO $45,300
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,500
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,590
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,510
$55,803
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($70,180).

Danbury, CT $66,640
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $70,180
New Haven, CT $62,290
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $49,150
Waterbury, CT $57,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $44,450
$58,425
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($59,310).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $42,260
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,080
Gainesville, FL $49,880
Jacksonville, FL $53,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $55,320
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $59,310
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $56,370
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $56,180
Ocala, FL $48,320
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,280
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $51,540
Panama City, FL $53,870
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $48,810
Port St. Lucie, FL $41,320
Punta Gorda, FL $37,400
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $50,050
Tallahassee, FL $51,140
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $55,100
The Villages, FL $51,650
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,330
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,460
$50,438
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($64,610).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $50,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $64,610
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $53,330
Brunswick, GA $54,420
Columbus, GA-AL $55,800
Dalton, GA $58,090
Gainesville, GA $51,170
Hinesville, GA $57,140
Macon, GA $49,700
Rome, GA $46,190
Savannah, GA $47,990
Valdosta, GA $40,980
Warner Robins, GA $52,160
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,280
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,660
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,070
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,650
$52,072
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($55,740).

Urban Honolulu, HI $55,740
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $47,230
$51,485
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($68,470).

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,810
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $53,360
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $68,470
Dubuque, IA $55,850
Iowa City, IA $52,100
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $52,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $53,620
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,200
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,310
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,070
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,530
$54,315
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($60,740).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $48,740
Idaho Falls, ID $51,040
Pocatello, ID $55,450
Twin Falls, ID $49,350
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,400
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $60,740
$52,287
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($83,090).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $35,540
Champaign-Urbana, IL $50,940
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $65,190
Danville, IL $69,220
Decatur, IL $51,610
Kankakee, IL $50,180
Peoria, IL $83,090
Rockford, IL $52,370
Springfield, IL $60,170
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,510
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,970
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,300
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,840
$54,995
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($72,830).

Columbus, IN $72,830
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $54,810
Evansville, IN-KY $57,360
Fort Wayne, IN $52,140
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,050
Kokomo, IN $48,080
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,500
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $57,990
Muncie, IN $49,860
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $48,170
Terre Haute, IN $48,850
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $52,210
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,030
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,730
$53,829
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($55,300).

Manhattan, KS $46,640
Topeka, KS $51,630
Wichita, KS $55,300
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $46,740
$50,078
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($58,070).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $53,720
Lexington-Fayette, KY $48,530
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $58,070
Owensboro, KY $38,100
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,260
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,190
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,030
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,310
$48,401
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Monroe, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($61,470).

Baton Rouge, LA $54,760
Hammond, LA $49,090
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $49,080
Lafayette, LA $46,870
Lake Charles, LA $43,100
Monroe, LA $61,470
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $51,510
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $37,920
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $50,830
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,140
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,800
$49,688
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($68,750).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $68,750
Leominster-Gardner, MA $56,540
New Bedford, MA $63,580
Pittsfield, MA $60,030
Springfield, MA-CT $61,060
Worcester, MA-CT $63,350
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $51,330
$60,663
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($67,260).

California-Lexington Park, MD $50,050
Cumberland, MD-WV $41,950
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $45,390
Salisbury, MD-DE $47,490
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $67,260
$50,428
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($66,550).

Portland-South Portland, ME $66,550
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,340
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,820
$64,570
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($80,400).

Bay City, MI $48,570
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $69,160
Flint, MI $55,920
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $54,580
Jackson, MI $80,400
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $50,370
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $55,120
Midland, MI $54,320
Monroe, MI $62,000
Muskegon, MI $46,740
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $48,850
Saginaw, MI $51,090
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,130
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,360
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,150
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,940
$54,231
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($75,550).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $56,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $75,550
Rochester, MN $50,690
St. Cloud, MN $57,940
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,930
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,810
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,910
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,490
$57,840
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($62,380).

Columbia, MO $49,150
Jefferson City, MO $46,650
Joplin, MO $47,760
Kansas City, MO-KS $62,380
St. Joseph, MO-KS $49,270
St. Louis, MO-IL $59,060
Springfield, MO $48,000
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,560
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,690
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,920
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,070
$48,865
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($61,790).

Hattiesburg, MS $44,250
Jackson, MS $35,470
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,110
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,280
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,920
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,790
$49,303
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($67,110).

Great Falls, MT $52,850
Missoula, MT $54,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,110
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,200
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,110
$57,462
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($74,850).

Burlington, NC $63,850
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $66,970
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $74,850
Fayetteville, NC $52,000
Goldsboro, NC $61,320
Greensboro-High Point, NC $60,780
Greenville, NC $70,600
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $66,060
Jacksonville, NC $34,100
New Bern, NC $73,290
Raleigh, NC $65,790
Rocky Mount, NC $50,630
Wilmington, NC $51,680
Winston-Salem, NC $63,900
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,180
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,760
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,480
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,270
$58,806
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($53,910).

Fargo, ND-MN $53,910
Grand Forks, ND-MN $51,340
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,880
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,170
$50,825
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($53,600).

Lincoln, NE $47,350
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,600
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $51,770
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,820
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $34,850
$47,278
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($70,020).

Manchester, NH $65,910
Portsmouth, NH-ME $70,020
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,950
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,480
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63,150
$61,702
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($80,400).

Ocean City, NJ $59,530
Trenton, NJ $80,400
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,400
$63,777
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($64,110).

Farmington, NM $48,380
Las Cruces, NM $52,340
Santa Fe, NM $64,110
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,350
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,390
$49,914
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($57,550).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $56,190
Reno, NV $54,280
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $57,550
$56,007
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($81,270).

Binghamton, NY $56,420
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $65,000
Elmira, NY $44,630
Glens Falls, NY $52,110
Ithaca, NY $67,390
Kingston, NY $50,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $81,270
Rochester, NY $62,860
Syracuse, NY $60,780
Utica-Rome, NY $55,820
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $47,290
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $50,090
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,210
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $49,900
$57,563
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($66,220).

Canton-Massillon, OH $54,750
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $61,720
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $61,690
Columbus, OH $66,220
Dayton, OH $60,860
Lima, OH $49,890
Mansfield, OH $61,450
Springfield, OH $56,360
Toledo, OH $53,530
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $49,350
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $56,840
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $55,210
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,330
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,780
$55,213
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($66,390).

Lawton, OK $43,080
Oklahoma City, OK $55,990
Tulsa, OK $54,640
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,210
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,700
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,390
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,990
$52,571
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($67,880).

Bend-Redmond, OR $61,990
Corvallis, OR $54,540
Eugene, OR $47,070
Grants Pass, OR $48,860
Medford, OR $49,530
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $67,880
Salem, OR $56,790
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,490
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,570
$53,969
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($72,880).

Altoona, PA $60,720
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $58,230
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $56,780
East Stroudsburg, PA $54,050
Erie, PA $51,460
Gettysburg, PA $45,270
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $62,530
Johnstown, PA $51,350
Lancaster, PA $53,210
Lebanon, PA $56,350
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $72,880
Pittsburgh, PA $65,200
Reading, PA $55,420
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $56,910
State College, PA $70,780
Williamsport, PA $44,210
York-Hanover, PA $49,520
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,760
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,390
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,280
$54,765
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($34,390).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $34,390
Mayaguez, PR $18,970
Ponce, PR $19,200
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $27,540
$25,025
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($66,730).

Columbia, SC $50,420
Florence, SC $56,270
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $55,070
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $55,610
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $55,000
Spartanburg, SC $62,790
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,730
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $66,730
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,520
$55,349
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($59,240).

Sioux Falls, SD $59,240
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,290
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,760
$52,763
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($59,760).

Clarksville, TN-KY $43,130
Cleveland, TN $58,420
Jackson, TN $54,480
Johnson City, TN $47,680
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $53,580
Knoxville, TN $52,340
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $57,430
Morristown, TN $44,270
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $59,760
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,300
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,250
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,360
$50,403
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($77,800).

Amarillo, TX $58,590
Austin-Round Rock, TX $73,210
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $59,390
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $49,310
College Station-Bryan, TX $54,480
Corpus Christi, TX $64,480
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $77,800
El Paso, TX $52,940
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $62,700
Killeen-Temple, TX $68,850
Laredo, TX $46,700
Longview, TX $50,960
Lubbock, TX $50,610
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $58,020
Midland, TX $74,070
Odessa, TX $58,080
San Angelo, TX $30,310
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $61,660
Sherman-Denison, TX $52,210
Texarkana, TX-AR $53,070
Tyler, TX $66,890
Victoria, TX $36,860
Waco, TX $49,140
Wichita Falls, TX $53,800
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,730
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,730
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,750
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,880
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,280
$56,661
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($60,200).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $49,750
Provo-Orem, UT $46,780
St. George, UT $43,600
Salt Lake City, UT $60,200
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,670
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $43,070
$50,178
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($62,970).

Charlottesville, VA $60,180
Harrisonburg, VA $46,370
Lynchburg, VA $48,280
Richmond, VA $62,970
Roanoke, VA $56,430
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $55,990
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $52,590
Winchester, VA-WV $52,350
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,770
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,010
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,320
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,190
$52,871
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($60,200).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,870
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,200
$54,535
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($63,350).

Eau Claire, WI $44,620
Fond du Lac, WI $55,570
Green Bay, WI $53,420
Janesville-Beloit, WI $48,290
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $49,680
Madison, WI $59,690
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $63,350
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $61,150
Racine, WI $59,440
Sheboygan, WI $50,700
Wausau, WI $54,330
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,030
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,450
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,960
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,770
$52,697
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($48,320).

Charleston, WV $48,320
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $46,130
Morgantown, WV $48,130
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $39,500
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $45,110
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,300
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,330
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,320
$44,893
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($52,900).

Cheyenne, WY $52,900
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $48,740
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $51,110
$50,917

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $54,088

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Maine ($64,570) in the Portland-South Portland, ME 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 ($60,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $60,410
$60,410
Alabama

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($59,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $48,370
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $59,470
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $47,030
Decatur, AL $56,170
Dothan, AL $49,470
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $55,990
Gadsden, AL $47,550
Huntsville, AL $59,340
Mobile, AL $55,930
Montgomery, AL $54,050
Tuscaloosa, AL $48,370
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,430
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,330
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,050
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,860
$52,427
Arkansas

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

Jonesboro, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($89,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $49,700
Hot Springs, AR $48,890
Jonesboro, AR $89,340
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,080
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,800
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,300
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,090
$52,993
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($58,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $34,190
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $58,740
Prescott, AZ $44,970
Tucson, AZ $48,420
Yuma, AZ $56,030
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $54,440
$49,465
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 ($113,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $44,400
El Centro, CA $83,200
Fresno, CA $54,800
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $56,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $66,380
Madera, CA $71,160
Merced, CA $68,750
Modesto, CA $52,330
Napa, CA $79,870
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $63,100
Redding, CA $66,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $52,500
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $69,370
Salinas, CA $58,930
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $61,130
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $91,260
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $113,020
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $49,260
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $67,660
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $62,540
Santa Rosa, CA $68,640
Stockton-Lodi, CA $48,620
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $69,500
Visalia-Porterville, CA $51,650
Yuba City, CA $39,350
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,910
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $54,460
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $44,980
$62,911
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($73,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $54,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $73,880
Fort Collins, CO $59,870
Grand Junction, CO $43,010
Greeley, CO $71,300
Pueblo, CO $45,300
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,500
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,590
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,510
$55,803
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($70,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $66,640
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $70,180
New Haven, CT $62,290
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $49,150
Waterbury, CT $57,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $44,450
$58,425
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($59,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $42,260
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,080
Gainesville, FL $49,880
Jacksonville, FL $53,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $55,320
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $59,310
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $56,370
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $56,180
Ocala, FL $48,320
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,280
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $51,540
Panama City, FL $53,870
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $48,810
Port St. Lucie, FL $41,320
Punta Gorda, FL $37,400
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $50,050
Tallahassee, FL $51,140
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $55,100
The Villages, FL $51,650
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,330
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,460
$50,438
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($64,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $50,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $64,610
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $53,330
Brunswick, GA $54,420
Columbus, GA-AL $55,800
Dalton, GA $58,090
Gainesville, GA $51,170
Hinesville, GA $57,140
Macon, GA $49,700
Rome, GA $46,190
Savannah, GA $47,990
Valdosta, GA $40,980
Warner Robins, GA $52,160
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,280
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,660
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,070
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,650
$52,072
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($55,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $55,740
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $47,230
$51,485
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($68,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,810
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $53,360
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $68,470
Dubuque, IA $55,850
Iowa City, IA $52,100
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $52,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $53,620
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,200
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,310
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,070
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,530
$54,315
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($60,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $48,740
Idaho Falls, ID $51,040
Pocatello, ID $55,450
Twin Falls, ID $49,350
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,400
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $60,740
$52,287
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($83,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $35,540
Champaign-Urbana, IL $50,940
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $65,190
Danville, IL $69,220
Decatur, IL $51,610
Kankakee, IL $50,180
Peoria, IL $83,090
Rockford, IL $52,370
Springfield, IL $60,170
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,510
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,970
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,300
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,840
$54,995
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($72,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $72,830
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $54,810
Evansville, IN-KY $57,360
Fort Wayne, IN $52,140
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,050
Kokomo, IN $48,080
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,500
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $57,990
Muncie, IN $49,860
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $48,170
Terre Haute, IN $48,850
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $52,210
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,030
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,730
$53,829
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $46,640
Topeka, KS $51,630
Wichita, KS $55,300
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $46,740
$50,078
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($58,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $53,720
Lexington-Fayette, KY $48,530
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $58,070
Owensboro, KY $38,100
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,260
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,190
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,030
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,310
$48,401
Louisiana

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

Monroe, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($61,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $54,760
Hammond, LA $49,090
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $49,080
Lafayette, LA $46,870
Lake Charles, LA $43,100
Monroe, LA $61,470
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $51,510
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $37,920
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $50,830
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,140
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,800
$49,688
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($68,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $68,750
Leominster-Gardner, MA $56,540
New Bedford, MA $63,580
Pittsfield, MA $60,030
Springfield, MA-CT $61,060
Worcester, MA-CT $63,350
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $51,330
$60,663
Maryland

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

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($67,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $50,050
Cumberland, MD-WV $41,950
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $45,390
Salisbury, MD-DE $47,490
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $67,260
$50,428
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($66,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $66,550
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,340
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,820
$64,570
Michigan

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

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($80,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bay City, MI $48,570
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $69,160
Flint, MI $55,920
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $54,580
Jackson, MI $80,400
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $50,370
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $55,120
Midland, MI $54,320
Monroe, MI $62,000
Muskegon, MI $46,740
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $48,850
Saginaw, MI $51,090
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,130
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,360
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,150
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,940
$54,231
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($75,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $56,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $75,550
Rochester, MN $50,690
St. Cloud, MN $57,940
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,930
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,810
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,910
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,490
$57,840
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($62,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $49,150
Jefferson City, MO $46,650
Joplin, MO $47,760
Kansas City, MO-KS $62,380
St. Joseph, MO-KS $49,270
St. Louis, MO-IL $59,060
Springfield, MO $48,000
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,560
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,690
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,920
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,070
$48,865
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($61,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $44,250
Jackson, MS $35,470
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,110
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,280
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,920
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,790
$49,303
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($67,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $52,850
Missoula, MT $54,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,110
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,200
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,110
$57,462
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($74,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $63,850
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $66,970
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $74,850
Fayetteville, NC $52,000
Goldsboro, NC $61,320
Greensboro-High Point, NC $60,780
Greenville, NC $70,600
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $66,060
Jacksonville, NC $34,100
New Bern, NC $73,290
Raleigh, NC $65,790
Rocky Mount, NC $50,630
Wilmington, NC $51,680
Winston-Salem, NC $63,900
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,180
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,760
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,480
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,270
$58,806
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($53,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $53,910
Grand Forks, ND-MN $51,340
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,880
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,170
$50,825
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($53,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $47,350
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,600
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $51,770
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,820
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $34,850
$47,278
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($70,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $65,910
Portsmouth, NH-ME $70,020
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,950
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,480
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63,150
$61,702
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 ($80,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $59,530
Trenton, NJ $80,400
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,400
$63,777
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($64,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $48,380
Las Cruces, NM $52,340
Santa Fe, NM $64,110
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,350
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,390
$49,914
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($57,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $56,190
Reno, NV $54,280
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $57,550
$56,007
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($81,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $56,420
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $65,000
Elmira, NY $44,630
Glens Falls, NY $52,110
Ithaca, NY $67,390
Kingston, NY $50,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $81,270
Rochester, NY $62,860
Syracuse, NY $60,780
Utica-Rome, NY $55,820
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $47,290
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $50,090
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,210
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $49,900
$57,563
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($66,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $54,750
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $61,720
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $61,690
Columbus, OH $66,220
Dayton, OH $60,860
Lima, OH $49,890
Mansfield, OH $61,450
Springfield, OH $56,360
Toledo, OH $53,530
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $49,350
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $56,840
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $55,210
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,330
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,780
$55,213
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($66,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $43,080
Oklahoma City, OK $55,990
Tulsa, OK $54,640
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,210
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,700
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,390
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,990
$52,571
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($67,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $61,990
Corvallis, OR $54,540
Eugene, OR $47,070
Grants Pass, OR $48,860
Medford, OR $49,530
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $67,880
Salem, OR $56,790
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,490
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,570
$53,969
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($72,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $60,720
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $58,230
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $56,780
East Stroudsburg, PA $54,050
Erie, PA $51,460
Gettysburg, PA $45,270
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $62,530
Johnstown, PA $51,350
Lancaster, PA $53,210
Lebanon, PA $56,350
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $72,880
Pittsburgh, PA $65,200
Reading, PA $55,420
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $56,910
State College, PA $70,780
Williamsport, PA $44,210
York-Hanover, PA $49,520
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,760
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,390
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,280
$54,765
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 ($34,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $34,390
Mayaguez, PR $18,970
Ponce, PR $19,200
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $27,540
$25,025
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($66,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $50,420
Florence, SC $56,270
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $55,070
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $55,610
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $55,000
Spartanburg, SC $62,790
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,730
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $66,730
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,520
$55,349
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($59,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $59,240
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,290
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,760
$52,763
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($59,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $43,130
Cleveland, TN $58,420
Jackson, TN $54,480
Johnson City, TN $47,680
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $53,580
Knoxville, TN $52,340
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $57,430
Morristown, TN $44,270
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $59,760
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,300
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,250
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,360
$50,403
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($77,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $58,590
Austin-Round Rock, TX $73,210
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $59,390
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $49,310
College Station-Bryan, TX $54,480
Corpus Christi, TX $64,480
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $77,800
El Paso, TX $52,940
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $62,700
Killeen-Temple, TX $68,850
Laredo, TX $46,700
Longview, TX $50,960
Lubbock, TX $50,610
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $58,020
Midland, TX $74,070
Odessa, TX $58,080
San Angelo, TX $30,310
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $61,660
Sherman-Denison, TX $52,210
Texarkana, TX-AR $53,070
Tyler, TX $66,890
Victoria, TX $36,860
Waco, TX $49,140
Wichita Falls, TX $53,800
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,730
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,730
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,750
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,880
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,280
$56,661
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($60,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $49,750
Provo-Orem, UT $46,780
St. George, UT $43,600
Salt Lake City, UT $60,200
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,670
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $43,070
$50,178
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($62,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $60,180
Harrisonburg, VA $46,370
Lynchburg, VA $48,280
Richmond, VA $62,970
Roanoke, VA $56,430
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $55,990
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $52,590
Winchester, VA-WV $52,350
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,770
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,010
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,320
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,190
$52,871
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($60,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,870
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,200
$54,535
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($63,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $44,620
Fond du Lac, WI $55,570
Green Bay, WI $53,420
Janesville-Beloit, WI $48,290
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $49,680
Madison, WI $59,690
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $63,350
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $61,150
Racine, WI $59,440
Sheboygan, WI $50,700
Wausau, WI $54,330
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,030
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,450
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,960
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,770
$52,697
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($48,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $48,320
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $46,130
Morgantown, WV $48,130
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $39,500
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $45,110
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,300
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,330
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,320
$44,893
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($52,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $52,900
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $48,740
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $51,110
$50,917

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $54,088. 

  Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets. Gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution. May employ search marketing tactics, analyze web metrics, and develop recommendations to increase search engine ranking and visibility to target markets.

Salary Ratio: 1.07    

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    
  • Advertising Analyst
  • Business Development Analyst
  • Business Development Associate
  • Business Development Specialist
  • Communications Specialist
  • Demographic Analyst
  • Digital Marketing Specialist
  • Email Marketing Processor
  • Email Marketing Specialist
  • Family Consumer Scientist
  • Government Business Development Specialist
  • International Trade Specialist
  • Market Analyst
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Market Research Consultant
  • Market Research Specialist
  • Market Research Worker
  • Market Researcher
  • Marketer
  • Marketing Analyst
  • Marketing Associate
  • Marketing Consultant
  • Marketing Forecaster
  • Marketing Representative
  • Marketing Research Analyst
  • Marketing Researcher
  • Marketing Specialist
  • Marketing Support Specialist
  • Social Media Specialist
  • Technical Marketing Consultant
  • Technical Marketing Specialist
  • Trade Analyst
  • Trade Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $54,481
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Search Marketing Strategists

Employ search marketing tactics to increase visibility and engagement with content, products, or services in Internet-enabled devices or interfaces. Examine search query behaviors on general or specialty search engines or other Internet-based content. Analyze research, data, or technology to understand user intent and measure outcomes for ongoing optimization.

Salary Ratio: 1.07    

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    
  • Digital Marketer
  • Digital Marketing Strategist
  • Digital Media Planner
  • Digital Strategist
  • E-commerce Strategist
  • Electronic Commerce Specialist (E-Commerce Specialist)
  • Experience Planning Strategist
  • HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer)
  • Interactive Marketing Strategist
  • Interactive Media Marketing Specialist
  • Interactive Media Marketing Strategist
  • Internet Analyst
  • Internet E-Commerce Specialist (Internet Electronic Commerce Specialist)
  • Internet Marketing Specialist
  • Internet Marketing Strategist
  • Internet Media Planner
  • Marketing Communications Specialist
  • Marketing Consultant
  • Marketing Specialist
  • New Media Strategist
  • Online Marketing Consultant
  • Online Marketing Strategist
  • Online User Experience Strategist
  • Paid Search Consultant
  • Paid Search Marketing Strategist
  • Paid Search Specialist
  • Paid Search Strategist
  • PPC Specialist (Pay Per Click Specialist)
  • PPC Specialist (Pay-Per-Click Specialist)
  • PPC Strategist (Pay-Per-Click Strategist)
  • Search Advertising Strategist
  • Search Consultant
  • Search Engine Marketing Specialist (SEM Specialist)
  • Search Engine Marketing Strategist (SEM Strategist)
  • Search Engine Optimization Analyst (SEO Analyst)
  • Search Engine Optimization Consultant (SEO Consultant)
  • Search Engine Optimization Specialist (SEO Specialist)
  • Search Engine Optimizer (SEO)
  • Search Engineer Marketing Specialist
  • Search Marketing Analyst
  • Search Marketing Specialist
  • Search Specialist
  • Search Strategist
  • SEO Strategist (Search Engine Optimization Strategist)
  • Social Media Specialist
  • Social Media Strategist
  • Technical Marketing Specialist
  • Usability Strategist
  • Web Analyst
  • Web Consultant
  • Web Marketing Strategist
  • Web User Experience Strategist
  • Website Optimization Strategist
  • US Salary Median: $54,481
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $6,398 per year (or $11,000 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $25,592 to earn a bachelor's (or $44,000 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Tourism Promotion Operations Degrees

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

220 McFall Ctr - Bowling Green, OH

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

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