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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Veterinary Residency Programs Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

Any residency training program in veterinary medicine.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $93,895
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.8%
    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.):  N/A
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

DOCTORATE Most Required Degree
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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: $93,895

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($108,063) in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($72,130).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $72,130
$72,130
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($99,550).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $83,590
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $92,680
Huntsville, AL $99,550
Mobile, AL $77,840
Montgomery, AL $98,180
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $86,550
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $96,310
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,160
$85,733
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($112,140).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $54,040
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $112,140
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $84,400
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $71,710
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $92,060
$82,870
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($114,910).

Prescott, AZ $79,420
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $114,910
Tucson, AZ $90,590
$94,973
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($137,030).

Chico, CA $110,230
Fresno, CA $90,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $104,400
Merced, CA $97,330
Modesto, CA $135,840
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,810
Redding, CA $99,300
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $124,050
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $119,180
Salinas, CA $92,710
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $108,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $121,620
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $82,220
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $99,510
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $118,750
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $137,030
Santa Rosa, CA $125,120
Stockton-Lodi, CA $108,630
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $106,210
Visalia-Porterville, CA $95,420
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $82,520
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $98,550
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $122,050
$108,063
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Grand Junction, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($101,000).

Colorado Springs, CO $78,160
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $99,920
Fort Collins, CO $95,310
Grand Junction, CO $101,000
Greeley, CO $82,180
Pueblo, CO $85,250
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,480
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $82,490
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $90,030
$85,980
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($102,930).

Danbury, CT $101,540
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $102,930
New Haven, CT $94,850
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,030
$98,338
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

South Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($145,420).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $80,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $114,190
Gainesville, FL $94,700
Homosassa Springs, FL $119,290
Jacksonville, FL $97,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $102,820
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $105,870
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $93,860
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $119,300
Panama City, FL $97,650
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $95,780
Port St. Lucie, FL $95,920
Punta Gorda, FL $53,440
Tallahassee, FL $100,120
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $100,680
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $145,420
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $79,350
$99,798
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($99,460).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $71,110
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $94,940
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $99,460
Columbus, GA-AL $90,180
Gainesville, GA $91,330
Savannah, GA $82,260
Warner Robins, GA $98,720
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $94,740
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $77,310
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $90,080
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $76,650
$87,889
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($110,230).

Urban Honolulu, HI $110,230
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $78,510
$94,370
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($135,000).

Cedar Rapids, IA $92,550
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $96,440
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $94,840
Dubuque, IA $75,830
Iowa City, IA $88,730
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $94,640
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $91,190
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $135,000
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $75,060
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $88,830
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $75,580
$91,699
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($93,000).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $84,760
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $93,000
$88,880
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($98,740).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $98,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $98,230
Rockford, IL $97,230
Springfield, IL $85,460
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $92,450
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $92,070
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $76,910
$91,584
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($104,120).

Evansville, IN-KY $90,730
Fort Wayne, IN $104,120
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $91,970
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $79,280
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $93,130
Terre Haute, IN $99,950
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $93,000
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $94,490
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $78,380
$91,672
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($115,230).

Manhattan, KS $42,080
Topeka, KS $115,230
Wichita, KS $79,590
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $84,950
$80,463
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($91,370).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $89,190
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $91,370
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $79,120
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $82,550
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $86,640
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $86,770
$85,940
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($99,740).

Baton Rouge, LA $78,850
Lafayette, LA $72,750
Lake Charles, LA $97,830
Monroe, LA $63,480
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $84,350
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $81,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $99,740
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $83,770
$82,804
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($126,160).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $104,620
Leominster-Gardner, MA $126,160
Springfield, MA-CT $100,090
Worcester, MA-CT $89,570
$105,110
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($107,300).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $106,410
Salisbury, MD-DE $107,300
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $95,940
$103,217
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($111,370).

Portland-South Portland, ME $111,370
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,940
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $98,440
$96,250
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($118,980).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $96,760
Flint, MI $75,640
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $118,980
Jackson, MI $91,260
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $89,560
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $108,310
Saginaw, MI $113,460
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $94,790
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $83,740
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $97,720
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $83,050
$95,752
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($98,970).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $93,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $94,600
Rochester, MN $94,980
St. Cloud, MN $91,170
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,270
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $98,970
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,720
$90,387
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($98,520).

Jefferson City, MO $76,720
Joplin, MO $91,210
Kansas City, MO-KS $85,770
St. Joseph, MO-KS $93,530
St. Louis, MO-IL $98,520
Springfield, MO $78,760
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $82,990
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $76,190
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $92,060
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,610
$84,536
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($104,520).

Hattiesburg, MS $81,850
Jackson, MS $85,420
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $76,600
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $85,160
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $104,520
$86,710
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($88,940).

Missoula, MT $74,920
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $88,940
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $86,310
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $51,210
$75,345
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Jacksonville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($110,620).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $107,030
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $93,120
Fayetteville, NC $108,830
Greensboro-High Point, NC $92,800
Greenville, NC $80,140
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $104,190
Jacksonville, NC $110,620
Raleigh, NC $100,400
Winston-Salem, NC $109,310
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $95,910
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $98,970
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $94,990
$99,693
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($99,660).

Fargo, ND-MN $99,660
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $97,190
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $88,850
$95,233
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($89,700).

Lincoln, NE $80,000
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $85,240
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $89,700
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $78,710
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $81,560
$83,042
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($139,130).

Manchester, NH $139,130
Portsmouth, NH-ME $101,560
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $105,870
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $97,180
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $95,000
$107,748
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($83,050).

Ocean City, NJ $75,610
Trenton, NJ $83,050
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,120
$78,593
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($99,750).

Las Cruces, NM $99,750
Santa Fe, NM $98,930
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $87,950
$95,543
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($100,280).

Reno, NV $100,280
$100,280
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($123,800).

Binghamton, NY $113,540
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $113,100
Ithaca, NY $82,310
Kingston, NY $123,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $115,730
Rochester, NY $114,940
Syracuse, NY $86,460
Utica-Rome, NY $99,740
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $100,220
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $98,370
$104,821
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($114,920).

Canton-Massillon, OH $101,880
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $91,100
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $107,810
Columbus, OH $109,680
Dayton, OH $114,920
Toledo, OH $106,180
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $100,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $90,330
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $96,850
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $72,700
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $94,890
$98,765
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($79,390).

Tulsa, OK $70,220
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $79,390
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $77,700
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,770
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,820
$69,980
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Medford, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($115,340).

Corvallis, OR $92,770
Eugene, OR $91,340
Medford, OR $115,340
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $115,320
Salem, OR $92,740
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $98,340
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $87,430
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $89,110
$97,799
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($119,160).

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $102,080
East Stroudsburg, PA $102,500
Erie, PA $82,800
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $106,010
Lancaster, PA $91,800
Lebanon, PA $93,910
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $117,420
Pittsburgh, PA $119,160
Reading, PA $92,450
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $76,000
State College, PA $88,670
Williamsport, PA $67,800
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $116,290
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $80,180
$95,505
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($69,030).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $69,030
$69,030
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($105,560).

Columbia, SC $95,630
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $99,200
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $105,560
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $88,570
Spartanburg, SC $104,130
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $94,620
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $101,330
$98,434
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($84,630).

Sioux Falls, SD $83,490
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $84,630
$77,503
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($122,890).

Clarksville, TN-KY $89,220
Johnson City, TN $98,350
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $94,560
Knoxville, TN $77,840
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $93,160
Morristown, TN $84,310
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $103,110
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $122,890
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $89,460
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $99,740
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,440
$92,825
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($144,900).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $113,790
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $119,860
College Station-Bryan, TX $64,020
Corpus Christi, TX $110,570
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $102,450
El Paso, TX $99,730
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $144,900
Killeen-Temple, TX $95,490
Longview, TX $117,330
Lubbock, TX $104,220
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $94,150
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $108,420
Tyler, TX $96,680
Waco, TX $82,460
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $74,780
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $84,400
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,080
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $95,910
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $95,170
$99,495
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($128,140).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $128,140
Provo-Orem, UT $86,630
Salt Lake City, UT $85,370
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $89,840
$97,495
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Lynchburg, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($108,900).

Charlottesville, VA $88,180
Harrisonburg, VA $84,420
Lynchburg, VA $108,900
Richmond, VA $101,570
Roanoke, VA $101,520
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $88,100
Winchester, VA-WV $93,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $82,840
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $108,510
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,090
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $81,140
$91,223
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($114,110).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $114,110
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $98,580
$106,345
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Sheboygan, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($106,910).

Eau Claire, WI $91,230
Green Bay, WI $97,190
Janesville-Beloit, WI $93,090
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $81,860
Madison, WI $78,660
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $103,520
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $78,400
Racine, WI $104,270
Sheboygan, WI $106,910
Wausau, WI $85,270
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $75,010
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $96,090
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $79,800
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,400
$89,693
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($99,330).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $80,700
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $85,170
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $99,330
$88,400
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($92,510).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $92,510
$92,510

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $93,895

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($108,063) in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($72,130) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $72,130
$72,130
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($99,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $83,590
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $92,680
Huntsville, AL $99,550
Mobile, AL $77,840
Montgomery, AL $98,180
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $86,550
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $96,310
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,160
$85,733
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 ($112,140) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $54,040
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $112,140
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $84,400
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $71,710
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $92,060
$82,870
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($114,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Prescott, AZ $79,420
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $114,910
Tucson, AZ $90,590
$94,973
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($137,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $110,230
Fresno, CA $90,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $104,400
Merced, CA $97,330
Modesto, CA $135,840
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,810
Redding, CA $99,300
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $124,050
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $119,180
Salinas, CA $92,710
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $108,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $121,620
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $82,220
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $99,510
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $118,750
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $137,030
Santa Rosa, CA $125,120
Stockton-Lodi, CA $108,630
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $106,210
Visalia-Porterville, CA $95,420
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $82,520
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $98,550
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $122,050
$108,063
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Grand Junction, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($101,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $78,160
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $99,920
Fort Collins, CO $95,310
Grand Junction, CO $101,000
Greeley, CO $82,180
Pueblo, CO $85,250
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,480
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $82,490
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $90,030
$85,980
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($102,930) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $101,540
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $102,930
New Haven, CT $94,850
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,030
$98,338
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

South Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($145,420) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $80,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $114,190
Gainesville, FL $94,700
Homosassa Springs, FL $119,290
Jacksonville, FL $97,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $102,820
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $105,870
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $93,860
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $119,300
Panama City, FL $97,650
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $95,780
Port St. Lucie, FL $95,920
Punta Gorda, FL $53,440
Tallahassee, FL $100,120
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $100,680
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $145,420
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $79,350
$99,798
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($99,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $71,110
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $94,940
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $99,460
Columbus, GA-AL $90,180
Gainesville, GA $91,330
Savannah, GA $82,260
Warner Robins, GA $98,720
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $94,740
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $77,310
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $90,080
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $76,650
$87,889
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($110,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $110,230
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $78,510
$94,370
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($135,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $92,550
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $96,440
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $94,840
Dubuque, IA $75,830
Iowa City, IA $88,730
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $94,640
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $91,190
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $135,000
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $75,060
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $88,830
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $75,580
$91,699
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($93,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $84,760
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $93,000
$88,880
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($98,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $98,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $98,230
Rockford, IL $97,230
Springfield, IL $85,460
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $92,450
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $92,070
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $76,910
$91,584
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($104,120) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $90,730
Fort Wayne, IN $104,120
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $91,970
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $79,280
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $93,130
Terre Haute, IN $99,950
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $93,000
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $94,490
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $78,380
$91,672
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($115,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $42,080
Topeka, KS $115,230
Wichita, KS $79,590
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $84,950
$80,463
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($91,370) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $89,190
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $91,370
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $79,120
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $82,550
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $86,640
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $86,770
$85,940
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($99,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $78,850
Lafayette, LA $72,750
Lake Charles, LA $97,830
Monroe, LA $63,480
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $84,350
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $81,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $99,740
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $83,770
$82,804
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($126,160) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $104,620
Leominster-Gardner, MA $126,160
Springfield, MA-CT $100,090
Worcester, MA-CT $89,570
$105,110
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($107,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $106,410
Salisbury, MD-DE $107,300
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $95,940
$103,217
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($111,370) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $111,370
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,940
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $98,440
$96,250
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($118,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $96,760
Flint, MI $75,640
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $118,980
Jackson, MI $91,260
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $89,560
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $108,310
Saginaw, MI $113,460
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $94,790
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $83,740
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $97,720
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $83,050
$95,752
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($98,970) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $93,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $94,600
Rochester, MN $94,980
St. Cloud, MN $91,170
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,270
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $98,970
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,720
$90,387
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($98,520) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO $76,720
Joplin, MO $91,210
Kansas City, MO-KS $85,770
St. Joseph, MO-KS $93,530
St. Louis, MO-IL $98,520
Springfield, MO $78,760
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $82,990
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $76,190
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $92,060
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,610
$84,536
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($104,520) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $81,850
Jackson, MS $85,420
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $76,600
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $85,160
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $104,520
$86,710
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($88,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $74,920
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $88,940
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $86,310
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $51,210
$75,345
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Jacksonville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($110,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $107,030
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $93,120
Fayetteville, NC $108,830
Greensboro-High Point, NC $92,800
Greenville, NC $80,140
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $104,190
Jacksonville, NC $110,620
Raleigh, NC $100,400
Winston-Salem, NC $109,310
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $95,910
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $98,970
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $94,990
$99,693
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 ($99,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $99,660
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $97,190
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $88,850
$95,233
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($89,700) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $80,000
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $85,240
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $89,700
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $78,710
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $81,560
$83,042
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($139,130) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $139,130
Portsmouth, NH-ME $101,560
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $105,870
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $97,180
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $95,000
$107,748
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($83,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $75,610
Trenton, NJ $83,050
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,120
$78,593
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 ($99,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $99,750
Santa Fe, NM $98,930
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $87,950
$95,543
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($100,280) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $100,280
$100,280
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($123,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $113,540
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $113,100
Ithaca, NY $82,310
Kingston, NY $123,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $115,730
Rochester, NY $114,940
Syracuse, NY $86,460
Utica-Rome, NY $99,740
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $100,220
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $98,370
$104,821
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($114,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $101,880
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $91,100
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $107,810
Columbus, OH $109,680
Dayton, OH $114,920
Toledo, OH $106,180
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $100,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $90,330
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $96,850
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $72,700
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $94,890
$98,765
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($79,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $70,220
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $79,390
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $77,700
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,770
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,820
$69,980
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Medford, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($115,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $92,770
Eugene, OR $91,340
Medford, OR $115,340
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $115,320
Salem, OR $92,740
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $98,340
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $87,430
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $89,110
$97,799
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($119,160) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $102,080
East Stroudsburg, PA $102,500
Erie, PA $82,800
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $106,010
Lancaster, PA $91,800
Lebanon, PA $93,910
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $117,420
Pittsburgh, PA $119,160
Reading, PA $92,450
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $76,000
State College, PA $88,670
Williamsport, PA $67,800
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $116,290
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $80,180
$95,505
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 ($69,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $69,030
$69,030
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($105,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $95,630
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $99,200
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $105,560
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $88,570
Spartanburg, SC $104,130
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $94,620
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $101,330
$98,434
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($84,630) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $83,490
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $84,630
$77,503
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($122,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $89,220
Johnson City, TN $98,350
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $94,560
Knoxville, TN $77,840
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $93,160
Morristown, TN $84,310
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $103,110
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $122,890
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $89,460
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $99,740
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,440
$92,825
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($144,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $113,790
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $119,860
College Station-Bryan, TX $64,020
Corpus Christi, TX $110,570
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $102,450
El Paso, TX $99,730
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $144,900
Killeen-Temple, TX $95,490
Longview, TX $117,330
Lubbock, TX $104,220
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $94,150
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $108,420
Tyler, TX $96,680
Waco, TX $82,460
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $74,780
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $84,400
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,080
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $95,910
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $95,170
$99,495
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($128,140) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $128,140
Provo-Orem, UT $86,630
Salt Lake City, UT $85,370
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $89,840
$97,495
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Lynchburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($108,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $88,180
Harrisonburg, VA $84,420
Lynchburg, VA $108,900
Richmond, VA $101,570
Roanoke, VA $101,520
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $88,100
Winchester, VA-WV $93,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $82,840
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $108,510
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,090
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $81,140
$91,223
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($114,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $114,110
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $98,580
$106,345
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Sheboygan, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($106,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $91,230
Green Bay, WI $97,190
Janesville-Beloit, WI $93,090
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $81,860
Madison, WI $78,660
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $103,520
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $78,400
Racine, WI $104,270
Sheboygan, WI $106,910
Wausau, WI $85,270
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $75,010
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $96,090
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $79,800
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,400
$89,693
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($99,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $80,700
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $85,170
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $99,330
$88,400
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($92,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $92,510
$92,510

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $93,895. 

  Veterinarians

Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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    
  • Animal Anatomist
  • Animal Chiropractor
  • Animal Doctor
  • Animal Pathologist
  • Animal Physiologist
  • Animal Surgeon
  • Companion Animal Practitioner
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
  • Emergency Veterinarian (Emergency Vet)
  • Equine Dentist
  • Equine Vet (Equine Veterinarian)
  • Horse Doctor
  • Laboratory Animal Care Veterinarian (Lab Animal Care Vet)
  • Laboratory Veterinarian (Lab Vet)
  • Large Animal Veterinarian (Large Animal Vet)
  • Mixed Animal Veterinarian (Mixed Animal Vet)
  • Poultry Veterinarian (Poultry Vet)
  • Public Health Veterinarian (Public Health Vet)
  • Small Animal Veterinarian (Small Animal Vet)
  • Treatment Coordinator
  • Veterinarian Epidemiologist (Vet Epidemiologist)
  • Veterinary Anatomist (Vet Anatomist)
  • Veterinary Bacteriologist (Vet Bacteriologist)
  • Veterinary Cardiologist
  • Veterinary Dentist (Vet Dentist)
  • Veterinary Epidemiologist (Vet Epidemiologist)
  • Veterinary Inspector (Vet Inspector)
  • Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostician (Vet Lab Diagnostician)
  • Veterinary Livestock Inspector (Vet Livestock Inspector)
  • Veterinary Meat Inspector (Vet Meat Inspector)
  • Veterinary Medicine Doctor (DVM)
  • Veterinary Medicine Scientist (Vet Medicine Scientist)
  • Veterinary Microbiologist (Vet Microbiologist)
  • Veterinary Parasitologist (Vet Parasitologist)
  • Veterinary Pathologist (Vet Pathologist)
  • Veterinary Pharmacologist (Vet Pharmacologist)
  • Veterinary Physiologist (Vet Physiologist)
  • Veterinary Radiologist (Vet Radiologist)
  • Veterinary Surgeon (Vet Surgeon)
  • Veterinary Surgical Specialist (Vet Surgical Specialist)
  • Veterinary Toxicologist (Vet Toxicologist)
  • Veterinary Virus Serum Inspector (Vet Virus Serum Inspector)
  • Wildlife Veterinarian (Wildlife Vet)
  • Zoo Veterinarian (Zoo Vet)
  • US Salary Median: $93,634
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate


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