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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology & Technician Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in developing and using water storage, waterpower, and wastewater treatment systems. Includes instruction in water storage, power and/or treatment systems and equipment; testing and inspection procedures; system maintenance procedures; and report preparation.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientists. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices. Perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist. Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $52,248
    "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.): 4.37%
    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 year
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,770/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $3,753/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,903/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,838/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,164/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,096/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: $52,248

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($74,589) in the New Haven, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($66,660).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $58,887
Fairbanks, AK $66,660
$60,830
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($57,390).

Mobile, AL $37,595
Auburn-Opelika, AL $48,080
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $42,810
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $44,270
Decatur, AL $51,550
Dothan, AL $40,800
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,390
Gadsden, AL $43,250
Huntsville, AL $54,770
Montgomery, AL $43,960
Tuscaloosa, AL $43,910
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,570
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,430
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,650
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,840
$44,529
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($39,190).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $33,360
Hot Springs, AR $31,590
Jonesboro, AR $32,100
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $39,190
Pine Bluff, AR $36,800
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,170
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,610
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,450
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,260
$34,059
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($50,280).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $50,280
Tucson, AZ $44,195
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $40,240
Prescott, AZ $44,170
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $34,530
Yuma, AZ $41,780
$43,085
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($87,760).

Fresno, CA $51,747
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $62,067
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $62,393
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $58,737
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $58,497
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $72,400
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $76,350
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $51,870
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $71,637
Santa Rosa, CA $61,057
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $44,407
Merced, CA $47,390
Modesto, CA $51,520
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $58,970
Redding, CA $54,775
Salinas, CA $63,510
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $58,355
Visalia-Porterville, CA $49,685
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,365
Chico, CA $64,850
El Centro, CA $68,160
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $46,560
Madera, CA $61,100
Napa, CA $81,370
Stockton-Lodi, CA $64,540
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $87,760
Yuba City, CA $63,600
$60,606
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Pueblo, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($68,020).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $62,505
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $45,767
Fort Collins, CO $53,550
Greeley, CO $54,945
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,645
Colorado Springs, CO $64,040
Pueblo, CO $68,020
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $31,320
$54,284
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($76,290).

Danbury, CT $74,870
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $76,130
New Haven, CT $76,290
Waterbury, CT $73,350
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $75,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $69,580
$74,589
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($57,190).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $43,747
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $41,413
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $42,933
Gainesville, FL $44,845
Jacksonville, FL $50,505
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $50,845
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $44,155
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $37,080
Port St. Lucie, FL $44,500
Tallahassee, FL $38,730
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $46,290
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $42,330
Ocala, FL $44,890
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $44,200
Panama City, FL $41,020
Punta Gorda, FL $40,230
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $57,190
Sebring, FL $33,070
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,640
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $38,010
$43,651
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($52,600).

Macon, GA $34,320
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $42,165
Warner Robins, GA $52,600
Athens-Clarke County, GA $36,850
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $37,750
Columbus, GA-AL $43,190
Dalton, GA $42,950
Gainesville, GA $38,180
Hinesville, GA $40,660
Rome, GA $40,060
Savannah, GA $43,450
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,190
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,250
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,880
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,580
$39,953
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($61,390).

Urban Honolulu, HI $61,390
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $57,010
$59,200
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($67,710).

Cedar Rapids, IA $67,435
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $67,710
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,360
Dubuque, IA $64,525
Iowa City, IA $63,245
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $60,605
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $64,420
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,705
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,930
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,015
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,625
$61,631
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($109,270).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $56,055
Idaho Falls, ID $109,270
Lewiston, ID-WA $57,480
Pocatello, ID $60,155
Twin Falls, ID $57,055
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,820
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $59,890
$61,552
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($75,980).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $51,980
Champaign-Urbana, IL $57,000
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $64,430
Danville, IL $27,510
Decatur, IL $60,020
Peoria, IL $50,800
Rockford, IL $63,910
Springfield, IL $75,980
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,640
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,290
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,500
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,680
$53,478
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($62,380).

Muncie, IN $42,490
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $40,980
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $47,200
Fort Wayne, IN $49,190
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $46,920
Kokomo, IN $62,380
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $46,520
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $41,000
Terre Haute, IN $36,270
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,350
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,770
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,380
$45,066
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($68,210).

Manhattan, KS $68,210
Topeka, KS $53,090
Wichita, KS $58,430
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $54,043
$56,673
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($50,880).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $47,815
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,590
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,575
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $38,350
Lexington-Fayette, KY $42,740
Owensboro, KY $50,880
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,430
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,490
$42,623
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($48,440).

Lafayette, LA $48,440
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $46,610
Baton Rouge, LA $38,480
Hammond, LA $35,360
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $39,330
Lake Charles, LA $40,900
Monroe, LA $30,620
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $34,460
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,340
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,670
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,290
$40,119
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($58,390).

Worcester, MA-CT $51,023
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $55,070
Springfield, MA-CT $49,015
Leominster-Gardner, MA $56,900
Pittsfield, MA $53,200
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $58,390
$52,973
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($47,090).

Cumberland, MD-WV $39,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $47,090
Salisbury, MD-DE $44,170
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $40,560
$42,925
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($67,775).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $62,680
Portland-South Portland, ME $67,775
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $60,215
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,985
$62,376
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Flint, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($75,600).

Battle Creek, MI $60,395
Bay City, MI $62,020
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $61,937
Flint, MI $75,600
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,517
Jackson, MI $67,775
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $59,255
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $62,670
Monroe, MI $70,935
Muskegon, MI $59,075
Saginaw, MI $63,730
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,765
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,730
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,855
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,070
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $43,820
$61,303
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($64,920).

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,490
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,270
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $58,480
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $63,890
Rochester, MN $64,920
St. Cloud, MN $54,900
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,790
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,380
$54,670
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($51,443).

St. Louis, MO-IL $51,443
Columbia, MO $41,100
Joplin, MO $35,620
Kansas City, MO-KS $46,020
St. Joseph, MO-KS $40,260
Springfield, MO $43,080
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,300
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,160
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,080
$44,048
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($61,370).

Hattiesburg, MS $53,617
Jackson, MS $53,547
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,380
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,417
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,823
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,370
$53,859
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($50,300).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $47,480
Missoula, MT $50,300
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,520
$47,195
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($54,060).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $46,120
Greensboro-High Point, NC $41,035
Raleigh, NC $47,215
Winston-Salem, NC $45,580
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,345
Burlington, NC $41,420
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $42,990
Fayetteville, NC $46,260
Goldsboro, NC $37,530
Greenville, NC $54,060
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $35,500
Jacksonville, NC $46,470
New Bern, NC $49,290
Rocky Mount, NC $39,250
Wilmington, NC $43,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,470
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,640
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,670
$43,220
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($68,055).

Fargo, ND-MN $65,520
Grand Forks, ND-MN $64,433
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,233
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,055
$65,315
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($54,770).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $54,770
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,950
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,550
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,630
$46,975
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($73,420).

Manchester, NH $67,630
Portsmouth, NH-ME $73,420
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,020
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,830
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $62,745
$63,529
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($70,100).

Trenton, NJ $52,660
Ocean City, NJ $50,320
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $70,100
$56,435
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($61,870).

Farmington, NM $49,215
Las Cruces, NM $59,565
Santa Fe, NM $61,870
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $53,033
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $36,875
$52,195
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($57,407).

Reno, NV $57,407
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $48,475
$53,834
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 ($60,520).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $52,307
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $60,520
Syracuse, NY $48,227
Rochester, NY $45,550
Binghamton, NY $51,570
Elmira, NY $58,430
Glens Falls, NY $48,780
Ithaca, NY $55,530
Kingston, NY $47,970
Utica-Rome, NY $45,590
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $47,320
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $45,620
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,420
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $49,210
$51,271
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($53,363).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,027
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $52,377
Columbus, OH $45,680
Dayton, OH $43,677
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $51,873
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,363
Toledo, OH $44,900
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,615
Canton-Massillon, OH $46,460
Lima, OH $50,020
Mansfield, OH $50,510
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $49,540
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $49,330
$48,477
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($46,105).

Tulsa, OK $43,873
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,970
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,350
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,105
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,070
$42,054
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Eugene, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($71,580).

Bend-Redmond, OR $55,340
Eugene, OR $71,580
Medford, OR $60,620
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $68,670
Salem, OR $59,550
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,250
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,790
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,340
$58,268
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($64,430).

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $48,253
Pittsburgh, PA $51,980
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $50,435
Reading, PA $45,715
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $50,000
State College, PA $51,605
Williamsport, PA $49,175
York-Hanover, PA $45,205
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,230
Altoona, PA $49,790
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $64,430
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $50,180
Erie, PA $49,410
Gettysburg, PA $59,000
Lancaster, PA $52,860
Lebanon, PA $54,950
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $45,350
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,260
$49,850
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($29,097).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $29,097
Ponce, PR $19,540
$26,708
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 ($59,670).

Columbia, SC $49,290
Florence, SC $49,885
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $50,015
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $59,670
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $54,860
Spartanburg, SC $48,735
Sumter, SC $48,455
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,535
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,885
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,480
$50,581
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($60,937).

Sioux Falls, SD $60,937
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,977
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,240
$56,384
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($51,520).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $42,327
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $40,603
Knoxville, TN $51,520
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,150
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,615
Clarksville, TN-KY $36,840
Cleveland, TN $36,180
Jackson, TN $46,300
Johnson City, TN $36,760
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $44,470
Morristown, TN $41,890
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,020
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,690
$41,876
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($48,767).

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $42,590
Corpus Christi, TX $39,693
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $47,670
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $48,767
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $47,870
El Paso, TX $35,080
Longview, TX $36,260
Lubbock, TX $40,480
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $34,280
Midland, TX $46,565
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,080
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,760
Amarillo, TX $35,100
Austin-Round Rock, TX $41,770
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $34,980
College Station-Bryan, TX $38,940
Killeen-Temple, TX $35,160
San Angelo, TX $37,980
Sherman-Denison, TX $42,280
Texarkana, TX-AR $34,560
Tyler, TX $36,220
Victoria, TX $42,970
Waco, TX $42,160
Wichita Falls, TX $34,770
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,460
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,390
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,050
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,690
$40,628
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($50,060).

Salt Lake City, UT $46,285
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,020
Provo-Orem, UT $44,550
St. George, UT $43,150
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $50,060
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $45,290
$45,377
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($52,510).

Roanoke, VA $37,665
Richmond, VA $42,245
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $48,210
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,510
Charlottesville, VA $45,240
Harrisonburg, VA $41,960
Lynchburg, VA $46,890
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $41,210
Winchester, VA-WV $39,210
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,530
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,900
$43,048
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($62,117).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,117
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,550
$61,333
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($58,747).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $58,747
Madison, WI $56,115
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,935
Eau Claire, WI $53,990
Fond du Lac, WI $48,640
Green Bay, WI $56,800
Janesville-Beloit, WI $56,640
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $54,690
Racine, WI $55,580
Sheboygan, WI $57,500
Wausau, WI $54,540
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,670
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,870
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,420
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,250
$54,102
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($67,245).

Charleston, WV $50,287
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $55,870
Morgantown, WV $67,245
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,045
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $62,555
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,013
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,627
Wheeling, WV-OH $41,440
$53,814
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($47,850).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,850
$47,850

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $56,552

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Connecticut ($82,182) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 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 ($58,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $58,110
Fairbanks, AK N/A
$58,110
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($38,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $38,910
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$38,910
Arkansas N/A
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($46,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $46,050
Tucson, AZ $42,630
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $42,130
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$43,603
California

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

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($73,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $46,685
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $53,940
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $57,920
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $50,170
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $54,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $56,970
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $68,610
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $42,990
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $73,680
Santa Rosa, CA $52,465
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $36,820
Merced, CA $44,540
Modesto, CA $39,200
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $49,810
Redding, CA $35,290
Salinas, CA $48,100
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $51,360
Visalia-Porterville, CA $46,610
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,810
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
$51,569
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($64,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,520
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $43,760
Fort Collins, CO $48,490
Greeley, CO $55,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $57,110
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,878
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 ($88,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $85,210
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $88,220
New Haven, CT $84,170
Waterbury, CT $78,280
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $75,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
$82,182
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($52,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $40,175
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $37,875
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $43,445
Gainesville, FL $43,660
Jacksonville, FL $37,920
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $52,950
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,010
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $28,780
Port St. Lucie, FL $37,950
Tallahassee, FL $31,050
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$39,582
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($57,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Macon, GA $31,770
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $40,040
Warner Robins, GA $57,570
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$43,127
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($80,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,820
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $80,150
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $67,125
Dubuque, IA $79,530
Iowa City, IA $71,530
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $73,130
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $76,670
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $66,480
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $69,400
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,840
$72,711
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($109,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $63,990
Idaho Falls, ID $109,270
Lewiston, ID-WA $65,480
Pocatello, ID $72,550
Twin Falls, ID $72,150
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $67,470
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $73,990
$74,986
Illinois N/A
Indiana

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

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($45,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Muncie, IN $45,960
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $35,040
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,500
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($80,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $68,210
Topeka, KS $63,260
Wichita, KS $80,710
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $63,650
$68,958
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 ($50,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $50,590
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,680
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,370
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,880
Louisiana

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

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($57,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette, LA $57,610
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $52,480
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$55,045
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 ($48,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $46,275
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $48,220
Springfield, MA-CT $41,090
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,195
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($81,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $62,680
Portland-South Portland, ME $81,570
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $76,880
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $71,070
$73,050
Michigan

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

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($90,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $77,790
Bay City, MI $74,650
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $68,375
Flint, MI $75,600
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $60,620
Jackson, MI $85,770
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $74,210
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $66,185
Monroe, MI $90,780
Muskegon, MI $70,150
Saginaw, MI $82,400
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $63,750
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $63,720
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $72,800
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $70,590
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
$73,159
Minnesota

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

Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($47,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,330
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,440
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,385
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($47,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $47,840
Columbia, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,840
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($76,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $65,225
Jackson, MS $60,965
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,860
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $59,360
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,335
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $76,270
$63,669
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($45,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,790
Missoula, MT N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,790
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 ($51,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $51,320
Greensboro-High Point, NC $39,960
Raleigh, NC $44,580
Winston-Salem, NC $46,850
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,380
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,418
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($72,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $65,520
Grand Forks, ND-MN $69,190
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $72,680
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,055
$68,861
Nebraska N/A
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 ($88,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $78,180
Portsmouth, NH-ME $88,280
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,000
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $70,290
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $74,700
$74,490
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 ($45,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $45,630
Ocean City, NJ N/A
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ N/A
$45,630
New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($80,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $66,270
Las Cruces, NM $80,560
Santa Fe, NM $66,060
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $59,380
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $36,040
$61,662
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($48,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $48,145
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $48,640
$48,393
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 ($52,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $51,235
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $52,840
Syracuse, NY $46,845
Rochester, NY $36,680
Binghamton, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,900
Ohio

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

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($58,455) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $45,400
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $51,230
Columbus, OH $43,320
Dayton, OH $40,115
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,510
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,455
Toledo, OH $38,350
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,630
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
$46,501
Oklahoma

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

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($54,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $47,230
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $52,380
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,750
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,550
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,978
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

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

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($53,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $43,200
Pittsburgh, PA $48,160
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $48,290
Reading, PA $42,500
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $47,100
State College, PA $47,640
Williamsport, PA $53,240
York-Hanover, PA $36,430
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,860
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,047
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($29,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $29,130
Ponce, PR $19,540
$24,335
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $55,660
Florence, SC $57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $69,120
Spartanburg, SC $63,860
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$59,730
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 ($65,695) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $65,695
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,575
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,235
$61,168
Tennessee

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

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($57,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $41,520
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $39,125
Knoxville, TN $57,660
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,210
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,480
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,399
Texas

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

North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($53,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $39,795
Corpus Christi, TX $41,970
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $49,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $50,960
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,925
El Paso, TX $35,840
Longview, TX $36,990
Lubbock, TX $41,520
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $37,550
Midland, TX $45,490
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,500
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,510
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,294
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($52,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $52,390
Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
St. George, UT N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,390
Virginia

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

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($66,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA $37,800
Richmond, VA $36,740
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $50,940
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,080
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,890
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($69,245) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $69,245
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,930
$67,088
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 ($59,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $59,430
Madison, WI $55,710
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $40,190
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,777
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($85,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $58,380
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $71,240
Morgantown, WV $67,245
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $73,460
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $85,530
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,065
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,915
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
$66,405
Wyoming N/A

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $47,945

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is California ($69,617) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $60,440
Fairbanks, AK $66,660
$63,550
Alabama

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

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $36,280
Auburn-Opelika, AL $48,080
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $42,810
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $44,270
Decatur, AL $51,550
Dothan, AL $40,800
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,390
Gadsden, AL $43,250
Huntsville, AL $54,770
Montgomery, AL $43,960
Tuscaloosa, AL $43,910
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,570
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,430
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,650
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,840
$44,904
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($39,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $33,360
Hot Springs, AR $31,590
Jonesboro, AR $32,100
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $39,190
Pine Bluff, AR $36,800
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,170
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,610
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,450
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,260
$34,059
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($54,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $54,510
Tucson, AZ $45,760
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $39,050
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $40,240
Prescott, AZ $44,170
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $34,530
Yuma, AZ $41,780
$42,863
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($103,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $61,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $78,320
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $71,340
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $75,870
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $65,810
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $103,260
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $91,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $69,630
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $67,550
Santa Rosa, CA $78,240
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $59,580
Merced, CA $50,240
Modesto, CA $63,840
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $68,130
Redding, CA $74,260
Salinas, CA $78,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $65,350
Visalia-Porterville, CA $52,760
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $64,920
Chico, CA $64,850
El Centro, CA $68,160
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $46,560
Madera, CA $61,100
Napa, CA $81,370
Stockton-Lodi, CA $64,540
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $87,760
Yuba City, CA $63,600
$69,617
Colorado

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

Pueblo, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($68,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $60,490
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,780
Fort Collins, CO $58,610
Greeley, CO $54,380
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,180
Colorado Springs, CO $64,040
Pueblo, CO $68,020
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $31,320
$55,853
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($69,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $64,530
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $64,040
New Haven, CT $68,410
Waterbury, CT $68,420
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $69,580
$66,996
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($63,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $50,890
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $48,490
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $41,910
Gainesville, FL $46,030
Jacksonville, FL $63,090
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $48,740
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $46,300
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $45,380
Port St. Lucie, FL $51,050
Tallahassee, FL $46,410
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $46,290
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $42,330
Ocala, FL $44,890
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $44,200
Panama City, FL $41,020
Punta Gorda, FL $40,230
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $57,190
Sebring, FL $33,070
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,640
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $38,010
$46,158
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($47,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Macon, GA $36,870
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $44,290
Warner Robins, GA $47,630
Athens-Clarke County, GA $36,850
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $37,750
Columbus, GA-AL $43,190
Dalton, GA $42,950
Gainesville, GA $38,180
Hinesville, GA $40,660
Rome, GA $40,060
Savannah, GA $43,450
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,190
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,250
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,880
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,580
$39,319
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($61,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $61,390
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $57,010
$59,200
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($55,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,270
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $52,830
Dubuque, IA $49,520
Iowa City, IA $54,960
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $48,080
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $52,170
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,930
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,710
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,630
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,410
$50,051
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($49,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $48,120
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA $49,480
Pocatello, ID $47,760
Twin Falls, ID $41,960
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,790
$45,880
Illinois

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

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($75,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $51,980
Champaign-Urbana, IL $57,000
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $64,430
Danville, IL $27,510
Decatur, IL $60,020
Peoria, IL $50,800
Rockford, IL $63,910
Springfield, IL $75,980
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,640
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,290
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,500
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,680
$53,478
Indiana

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

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($62,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Muncie, IN $39,020
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $46,920
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $47,200
Fort Wayne, IN $49,190
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $46,920
Kokomo, IN $62,380
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $46,520
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $41,000
Terre Haute, IN $36,270
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,350
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,770
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,380
$45,827
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($42,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS $42,920
Wichita, KS $36,150
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $34,830
$37,967
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($50,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $45,040
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,500
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,780
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $38,350
Lexington-Fayette, KY $42,740
Owensboro, KY $50,880
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,430
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,490
$41,026
Louisiana

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

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($40,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette, LA $39,270
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $40,740
Baton Rouge, LA $38,480
Hammond, LA $35,360
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $39,330
Lake Charles, LA $40,900
Monroe, LA $30,620
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $34,460
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,340
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,670
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,290
$37,405
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($61,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $60,520
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $61,920
Springfield, MA-CT $56,940
Leominster-Gardner, MA $56,900
Pittsfield, MA $53,200
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $58,390
$57,978
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($47,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cumberland, MD-WV $39,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $47,090
Salisbury, MD-DE $44,170
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $40,560
$42,925
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($53,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME $53,980
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $43,550
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,900
$48,143
Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($55,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $43,000
Bay City, MI $49,390
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $49,060
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $51,310
Jackson, MI $49,780
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $44,300
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $55,640
Monroe, MI $51,090
Muskegon, MI $48,000
Saginaw, MI $45,060
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,780
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,740
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,910
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,550
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $43,820
$48,695
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($64,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,810
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,100
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $58,480
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $63,890
Rochester, MN $64,920
St. Cloud, MN $54,900
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,790
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,380
$57,409
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($58,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $58,650
Columbia, MO $41,100
Joplin, MO $35,620
Kansas City, MO-KS $46,020
St. Joseph, MO-KS $40,260
Springfield, MO $43,080
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,300
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,160
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,080
$43,290
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($38,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $30,400
Jackson, MS $38,710
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,420
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $32,530
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,800
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,570
$34,238
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($50,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,170
Missoula, MT $50,300
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,520
$47,663
North Carolina

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

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($54,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $40,920
Greensboro-High Point, NC $42,110
Raleigh, NC $49,850
Winston-Salem, NC $44,310
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,310
Burlington, NC $41,420
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $42,990
Fayetteville, NC $46,260
Goldsboro, NC $37,530
Greenville, NC $54,060
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $35,500
Jacksonville, NC $46,470
New Bern, NC $49,290
Rocky Mount, NC $39,250
Wilmington, NC $43,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,470
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,640
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,670
$42,887
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($54,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN N/A
Grand Forks, ND-MN $54,920
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,340
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,130
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($54,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $54,770
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,950
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,550
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,630
$46,975
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($58,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $57,080
Portsmouth, NH-ME $58,560
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,040
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,370
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $50,790
$52,568
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($70,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $59,690
Ocean City, NJ $50,320
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $70,100
$60,037
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $32,160
Las Cruces, NM $38,570
Santa Fe, NM $57,680
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $40,340
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,710
$41,292
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($75,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $75,930
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $48,310
$62,120
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($75,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $54,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $75,880
Syracuse, NY $50,990
Rochester, NY $54,420
Binghamton, NY $51,570
Elmira, NY $58,430
Glens Falls, NY $48,780
Ithaca, NY $55,530
Kingston, NY $47,970
Utica-Rome, NY $45,590
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $47,320
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $45,620
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,420
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $49,210
$52,727
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($54,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $50,280
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $54,670
Columbus, OH $50,400
Dayton, OH $50,800
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $46,600
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $43,180
Toledo, OH $51,450
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $50,600
Canton-Massillon, OH $46,460
Lima, OH $50,020
Mansfield, OH $50,510
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $49,540
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $49,330
$49,526
Oklahoma

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

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($37,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $37,160
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $25,560
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,950
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,660
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,070
$33,080
Oregon

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

Eugene, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($71,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $55,340
Eugene, OR $71,580
Medford, OR $60,620
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $68,670
Salem, OR $59,550
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,250
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,790
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,340
$58,268
Pennsylvania

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

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($64,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,360
Pittsburgh, PA $59,620
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $52,580
Reading, PA $48,930
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $52,900
State College, PA $55,570
Williamsport, PA $45,110
York-Hanover, PA $53,980
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,600
Altoona, PA $49,790
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $64,430
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $50,180
Erie, PA $49,410
Gettysburg, PA $59,000
Lancaster, PA $52,860
Lebanon, PA $54,950
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $45,350
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,260
$52,216
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($29,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $29,030
Ponce, PR N/A
$29,030
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($56,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $42,920
Florence, SC $42,150
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $42,430
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $56,950
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $40,600
Spartanburg, SC $33,610
Sumter, SC $36,870
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,010
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,820
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,960
$41,432
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($51,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $51,420
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,780
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,250
$46,817
Tennessee

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

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($46,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $43,940
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $43,560
Knoxville, TN $45,380
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,090
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,750
Clarksville, TN-KY $36,840
Cleveland, TN $36,180
Jackson, TN $46,300
Johnson City, TN $36,760
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $44,470
Morristown, TN $41,890
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,020
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,690
$40,375
Texas

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

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($48,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $48,180
Corpus Christi, TX $35,140
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $44,050
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $44,380
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $43,760
El Paso, TX $34,320
Longview, TX $35,530
Lubbock, TX $39,440
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $31,010
Midland, TX $47,640
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,660
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,010
Amarillo, TX $35,100
Austin-Round Rock, TX $41,770
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $34,980
College Station-Bryan, TX $38,940
Killeen-Temple, TX $35,160
San Angelo, TX $37,980
Sherman-Denison, TX $42,280
Texarkana, TX-AR $34,560
Tyler, TX $36,220
Victoria, TX $42,970
Waco, TX $42,160
Wichita Falls, TX $34,770
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,460
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,390
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,050
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,690
$38,021
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($50,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $40,180
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,020
Provo-Orem, UT $44,550
St. George, UT $43,150
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $50,060
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $45,290
$44,208
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($47,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA $37,530
Richmond, VA $47,750
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $45,480
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,940
Charlottesville, VA $45,240
Harrisonburg, VA $41,960
Lynchburg, VA $46,890
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $41,210
Winchester, VA-WV $39,210
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,530
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,900
$41,433
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($51,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,860
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $51,790
$49,825
Wisconsin

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

Sheboygan, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($57,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $57,380
Madison, WI $56,520
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $55,680
Eau Claire, WI $53,990
Fond du Lac, WI $48,640
Green Bay, WI $56,800
Janesville-Beloit, WI $56,640
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $54,690
Racine, WI $55,580
Sheboygan, WI $57,500
Wausau, WI $54,540
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,670
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,870
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,420
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,250
$54,211
West Virginia

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

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($44,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $34,100
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $40,500
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $44,630
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $39,580
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,910
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,050
Wheeling, WV-OH $41,440
$38,459
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($47,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,850
$47,850

3 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 $56,552.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $47,945. 

  Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientists. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices.

Salary Ratio: 1.29    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Air Analysis Engineering Technician
  • Air Analysis Technician
  • Air Analyst
  • Air Moving Technician
  • Air Pollution Specialist
  • Air Quality Instrument Specialist
  • Air Technician
  • Engineer Technician
  • Engineering Technician
  • Environmental Engineering Aide
  • Environmental Engineering Assistant
  • Environmental Engineering Technician
  • Environmental Engineering Technologist
  • Environmental Field Laborer
  • Environmental Field Professional
  • Environmental Field Team Member
  • Environmental Field Technician
  • Environmental Remediation Engineering Technician
  • Environmental Technician
  • Field Technician
  • Haz Tech (Hazardous Technician)
  • Pollution Control Engineering Technician
  • Pollution Control Technician
  • Programs Technician
  • Quality Technician
  • Soil Field Technician
  • Soil Technician
  • Water Pollution Control Technician
  • US Salary Median: $57,582
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist. May collect samples of gases, soil, water, and other materials for testing.

Salary Ratio: 1.03    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Air Analyst
  • Air Pollution Auditor
  • Air Quality Technician
  • Analytical Lab Technician
  • Asbestos Abatement Technician
  • Asbestos Microscopist
  • Biological Lab Technician
  • Biotechnician
  • Chemical Lab Technician
  • Compliance Analyst
  • Decontamination Technician
  • Emergency Spill Response Technician
  • Energy and Conservation Technician
  • Environmental Analyst
  • Environmental Compliance Technician
  • Environmental Field Technician
  • Environmental Laboratory Technician
  • Environmental Monitoring Technician
  • Environmental Property Assessor
  • Environmental Sampling Technician
  • Environmental Science Technician
  • Environmental Technician
  • Facility Environmental Technician
  • Field Environmental Technician
  • Field Sampling Technician
  • Ground Water Technician
  • Groundwater Monitoring Technician
  • Hazardous Material Technician
  • Hazardous Materials Analyst
  • Hazardous Waste Technician
  • Industrial Ecology Technician
  • Infectious Waste Technician
  • Laboratory Assistant
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Lead-Based Paint Technician
  • Leaking Underground Storage Tank Remover (LUST Remover)
  • Materials Exchange Specialist
  • Microbiological Lab Technician
  • Mobile Lab Technician
  • Monitoring Technician
  • Natural Resource Technician
  • Pollution Control Technician
  • Prep Technician (Preparation Technician)
  • Process Environmental Technician
  • Public Health Sanitarian
  • Public Health Sanitarian Technician
  • Radon Inspector
  • Remediation Technician
  • Sample Prep Technician
  • Sanitarian
  • Smog Technician
  • Smoke Tester
  • Soil Analyst
  • Solid Waste Analyst
  • Solid Waste Landfill Technician
  • Solid Waste Technician
  • Surface Water Technician
  • Treatment
  • Storage
  • and Disposal Facility Technician (TSDF Technician)
  • Waste Minimization Technician
  • Waste Specialist
  • Wastewater Analyst
  • Water Analyst
  • Water Quality Analyst
  • Water Quality Specialist
  • Water Quality Technician
  • Water Treatment Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $48,522
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.

Salary Ratio: 2.64    

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    
  • Basin Tender
  • Biosolids Management Technician
  • Clarifying Plant Operator
  • Disposal Operator
  • Disposal Plant Operator
  • Drinking Water Technician
  • Filter Tender
  • Filterer
  • Filtration Operator
  • Filtration Plant Operator
  • Industrial Waste Treatment Technician
  • Lead Sewage Plant Operator
  • Liquid Waste Treatment Plant Operator
  • On-Site Wastewater Systems Technician
  • Plant Operator
  • Process Operator (Process Op)
  • Purification Operator
  • Radioactive Waste Disposal Dispatcher
  • Relief Operator
  • SCADA Operator (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Operator)
  • Sewage Plant Operator
  • Sewage Treatment Plant Operator
  • Treatment Specialist
  • Waste Disposal Plant Operator
  • Waste Treatment Operator
  • Waste Water Operator
  • Waste Water Technician
  • Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator (WWTP Operator)
  • Wastewater Operator (WW Operator)
  • Wastewater Plant Operator
  • Wastewater Technician
  • Wastewater Treatment Operator
  • Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
  • Water Control Dispatcher
  • Water Filterer
  • Water Filtration Technician
  • Water Operator
  • Water Plant Operator
  • Water Pump Operator
  • Water Pumper
  • Water Purifier Operator
  • Water Quality Technician
  • Water Reclamation Systems Operator
  • Water Supply Technician
  • Water System Operator
  • Water Systems Operator
  • Water Technician
  • Water Treatment Operator
  • Water Treatment Plant Operator
  • Water Treatment Specialist
  • Water Treatment Technician
  • Watershed Tender
  • Waterworks Employee
  • Waterworks Operator
  • Waterworks Pump Station Operator
  • US Salary Median: $48,851
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $3,753 per year (or $8,770 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $15,012 to earn a bachelor's (or $35,080 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $3,753 per year (or $8,770 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $7,506 to earn an associate's (or $17,540 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology & Technician Degrees

Red Rocks Community College

13300 W Sixth Ave - Lakewood, CO

Out-of-state cost: $15,801/year
In-state cost: $4,379/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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