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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Welding Engineering 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 to the design and engineering of welding and joining systems and the implementation of welding processes. Includes instruction in materials science; computer-aided design; welding design; welding processes; welding metallurgy; automation and robotics; and codes, inspections, testing, and quality assurance.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Test the safety of structures, vehicles, or vessels using x-ray, ultrasound, fiber optic or related equipment. Build, install, test, or maintain optical or fiber optic equipment, such as lasers, lenses, or mirrors, using spectrometers, interferometers, or related equipment. Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $58,970
    "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.): 3.6%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,306/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,615/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,094/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,545/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,220/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,805/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: $58,970

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($84,070) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($85,013).

Fairbanks, AK $85,013
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $83,127
$84,070
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($81,587).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,910
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $62,547
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $57,763
Decatur, AL $81,587
Dothan, AL $67,800
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $61,267
Gadsden, AL $49,347
Huntsville, AL $80,453
Mobile, AL $76,727
Montgomery, AL $61,187
Tuscaloosa, AL $68,720
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,683
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,863
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $67,583
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,710
$64,343
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($64,797).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $55,603
Hot Springs, AR $51,210
Jonesboro, AR $60,537
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $60,053
Pine Bluff, AR $64,797
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $57,550
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,370
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,060
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,827
$58,779
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($80,833).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $55,217
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $69,317
Prescott, AZ $57,107
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $80,833
Tucson, AZ $71,620
Yuma, AZ $61,623
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $74,293
$67,144
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($100,847).

Chico, CA $68,360
El Centro, CA $70,790
Fresno, CA $73,933
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $64,637
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $77,293
Madera, CA $66,337
Merced, CA $75,660
Modesto, CA $65,907
Napa, CA $73,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $81,753
Redding, CA $85,767
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $69,733
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $84,167
Salinas, CA $79,913
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $79,377
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $86,127
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $100,847
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $77,297
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $80,877
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $78,937
Santa Rosa, CA $80,640
Stockton-Lodi, CA $74,610
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $81,470
Visalia-Porterville, CA $69,433
Yuba City, CA $80,730
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,050
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $70,080
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,923
$76,105
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($75,547).

Colorado Springs, CO $73,567
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $75,400
Fort Collins, CO $71,553
Grand Junction, CO $56,030
Greeley, CO $70,233
Pueblo, CO $71,923
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,223
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,033
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $75,547
$68,723
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($75,340).

Danbury, CT $70,950
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $75,340
New Haven, CT $72,330
Waterbury, CT $65,980
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,337
$70,587
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($76,240).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $76,240
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $52,050
Gainesville, FL $55,150
Homosassa Springs, FL $64,463
Jacksonville, FL $66,610
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $57,703
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $61,590
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $58,937
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $58,570
Ocala, FL $55,283
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $65,897
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $73,660
Panama City, FL $71,720
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,980
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,240
Punta Gorda, FL $48,753
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $52,577
Sebring, FL $48,533
Tallahassee, FL $54,587
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $61,737
The Villages, FL $75,090
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $64,243
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $56,670
$60,912
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($82,290).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,507
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $67,357
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $78,567
Brunswick, GA $57,697
Columbus, GA-AL $57,593
Dalton, GA $54,190
Gainesville, GA $61,223
Hinesville, GA $76,810
Macon, GA $61,867
Rome, GA $64,343
Savannah, GA $82,290
Valdosta, GA $62,273
Warner Robins, GA $67,810
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,427
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,613
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,517
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,047
$62,792
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($78,243).

Urban Honolulu, HI $78,243
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $71,023
$74,633
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Dubuque, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($67,760).

Cedar Rapids, IA $67,113
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $66,533
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $60,937
Dubuque, IA $67,760
Iowa City, IA $61,810
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $63,347
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $64,960
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,330
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,213
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,503
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,753
$62,569
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($85,647).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $56,017
Idaho Falls, ID $85,647
Lewiston, ID-WA $58,397
Pocatello, ID $61,273
Twin Falls, ID $61,677
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $57,743
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $63,407
$63,451
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Decatur, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($71,650).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $62,087
Champaign-Urbana, IL $62,307
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $69,080
Danville, IL $65,243
Decatur, IL $71,650
Kankakee, IL $71,640
Rockford, IL $65,483
Springfield, IL $64,923
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,313
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,047
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,513
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $65,083
Peoria, IL $44,980
$64,408
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($76,497).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $55,643
Evansville, IN-KY $64,557
Fort Wayne, IN $60,640
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $65,340
Kokomo, IN $76,497
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $68,660
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $59,223
Muncie, IN $54,517
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,943
Terre Haute, IN $61,023
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,957
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,673
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $66,997
Columbus, IN $43,090
$61,878
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($68,870).

Manhattan, KS $68,210
Topeka, KS $55,987
Wichita, KS $68,870
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,303
$62,355
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($62,667).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $61,493
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,573
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,667
Owensboro, KY $61,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,637
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,260
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,160
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,180
$58,680
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($81,333).

Baton Rouge, LA $81,333
Hammond, LA $56,147
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $60,393
Lafayette, LA $59,700
Lake Charles, LA $74,270
Monroe, LA $64,123
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $74,113
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,690
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $68,013
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $58,710
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $65,227
$65,702
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($80,550).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $80,550
Leominster-Gardner, MA $66,910
New Bedford, MA $64,010
Springfield, MA-CT $71,570
Worcester, MA-CT $68,780
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $67,227
Pittsfield, MA $54,820
$69,051
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($109,350).

California-Lexington Park, MD $109,350
Cumberland, MD-WV $71,930
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $60,923
Salisbury, MD-DE $59,080
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $54,810
$68,495
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($70,667).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $62,680
Portland-South Portland, ME $70,667
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $64,040
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,780
$66,075
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($73,973).

Battle Creek, MI $65,113
Bay City, MI $62,973
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $73,973
Flint, MI $62,763
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $64,367
Jackson, MI $70,353
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $63,337
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,133
Monroe, MI $73,643
Muskegon, MI $62,493
Saginaw, MI $67,990
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $55,147
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,377
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,310
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,693
Midland, MI $41,700
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $41,130
$63,209
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($71,660).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $62,510
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $71,660
Rochester, MN $62,800
St. Cloud, MN $59,953
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,057
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,873
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,427
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,477
$62,720
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($70,273).

Columbia, MO $58,143
Jefferson City, MO $62,880
Joplin, MO $58,123
Kansas City, MO-KS $66,550
St. Joseph, MO-KS $62,830
St. Louis, MO-IL $70,273
Springfield, MO $58,913
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,617
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,963
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,933
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,067
$60,481
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($69,867).

Hattiesburg, MS $62,400
Jackson, MS $58,837
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,223
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,447
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $59,643
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,867
$59,903
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($65,370).

Great Falls, MT $58,150
Missoula, MT $52,907
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,903
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $63,480
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $65,370
$59,762
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($68,343).

Burlington, NC $60,667
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $64,727
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $68,343
Fayetteville, NC $65,757
Goldsboro, NC $61,407
Greensboro-High Point, NC $64,220
Greenville, NC $59,647
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $60,430
Jacksonville, NC $61,697
New Bern, NC $67,707
Raleigh, NC $67,387
Rocky Mount, NC $58,837
Wilmington, NC $66,570
Winston-Salem, NC $62,527
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,640
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,517
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,123
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,810
$62,723
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($70,527).

Fargo, ND-MN $63,890
Grand Forks, ND-MN $64,080
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $70,527
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $69,727
$67,056
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($64,650).

Lincoln, NE $64,650
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $63,147
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55,393
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $59,597
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,417
$61,041
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($77,553).

Manchester, NH $67,903
Portsmouth, NH-ME $77,553
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $55,683
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63,200
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,140
$65,896
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($70,210).

Ocean City, NJ $67,650
Trenton, NJ $70,210
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $67,537
$68,466
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($69,713).

Farmington, NM $65,703
Las Cruces, NM $63,580
Santa Fe, NM $59,763
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $69,713
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $50,930
$63,632
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($69,403).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $66,240
Reno, NV $66,103
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $69,403
$67,249
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($82,240).

Binghamton, NY $62,280
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $65,723
Elmira, NY $61,993
Glens Falls, NY $63,737
Ithaca, NY $82,240
Kingston, NY $61,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $75,763
Rochester, NY $67,527
Syracuse, NY $68,447
Utica-Rome, NY $64,437
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $65,600
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $59,577
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $61,023
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $58,497
$65,176
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Lima, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($77,080).

Canton-Massillon, OH $59,530
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,683
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $65,400
Columbus, OH $65,817
Dayton, OH $75,250
Lima, OH $77,080
Mansfield, OH $51,443
Springfield, OH $58,587
Toledo, OH $62,367
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $59,753
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,330
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $62,170
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,023
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,897
$63,666
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($70,827).

Lawton, OK $65,087
Oklahoma City, OK $67,340
Tulsa, OK $68,403
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,053
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $65,617
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $70,827
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,993
$65,760
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($85,760).

Bend-Redmond, OR $65,693
Corvallis, OR $85,760
Eugene, OR $61,660
Grants Pass, OR $49,210
Medford, OR $60,223
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $71,277
Salem, OR $66,300
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $64,743
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $63,220
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,020
$64,192
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($80,810).

Altoona, PA $63,083
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $58,267
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $66,107
East Stroudsburg, PA $80,810
Erie, PA $57,410
Gettysburg, PA $61,350
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $65,547
Johnstown, PA $54,547
Lancaster, PA $64,537
Lebanon, PA $61,607
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,010
Pittsburgh, PA $69,067
Reading, PA $66,717
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $65,273
State College, PA $64,800
Williamsport, PA $58,977
York-Hanover, PA $66,250
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,177
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,827
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,960
$63,121
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($60,400).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $60,400
Arecibo, PR $34,867
Guayama, PR $56,640
Mayaguez, PR $34,593
Ponce, PR $41,917
San German, PR $52,160
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,373
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $46,750
$44,508
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($69,130).

Columbia, SC $61,860
Florence, SC $55,193
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $66,297
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $53,070
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $57,107
Spartanburg, SC $69,130
Sumter, SC $57,587
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,707
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,247
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,763
$59,796
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($59,027).

Sioux Falls, SD $59,027
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,800
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,767
$58,198
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($73,030).

Clarksville, TN-KY $64,300
Cleveland, TN $64,630
Jackson, TN $61,637
Johnson City, TN $58,430
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $73,030
Knoxville, TN $66,613
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $64,030
Morristown, TN $50,613
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,317
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,623
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $59,713
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,600
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $59,547
$60,545
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($80,513).

Amarillo, TX $69,230
Austin-Round Rock, TX $69,500
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $80,080
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $52,143
College Station-Bryan, TX $43,630
Corpus Christi, TX $70,443
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $70,643
El Paso, TX $55,450
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $77,333
Killeen-Temple, TX $59,940
Laredo, TX $48,817
Longview, TX $60,997
Lubbock, TX $53,603
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $49,850
Midland, TX $80,513
Odessa, TX $72,997
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $64,043
Sherman-Denison, TX $58,330
Texarkana, TX-AR $55,663
Tyler, TX $54,473
Victoria, TX $77,000
Waco, TX $63,897
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,367
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,230
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,453
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,847
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,570
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,377
San Angelo, TX $48,020
Wichita Falls, TX $42,350
$61,449
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($66,417).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $66,417
Provo-Orem, UT $62,053
St. George, UT $55,153
Salt Lake City, UT $63,773
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,353
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $52,123
$59,812
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($94,373).

Charlottesville, VA $70,003
Harrisonburg, VA $64,347
Lynchburg, VA $67,797
Richmond, VA $70,703
Roanoke, VA $62,027
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,910
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $74,583
Winchester, VA-WV $63,497
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,403
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,103
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $94,373
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $71,547
$68,441
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($65,193).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $65,193
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,623
$61,408
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($67,583).

Eau Claire, WI $60,240
Fond du Lac, WI $59,163
Green Bay, WI $62,110
Janesville-Beloit, WI $64,393
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $64,743
Madison, WI $67,583
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,133
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $63,783
Racine, WI $64,660
Sheboygan, WI $65,857
Wausau, WI $61,180
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,963
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,040
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,677
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,210
$62,649
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($70,283).

Charleston, WV $64,203
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $61,840
Morgantown, WV $66,017
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $64,760
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $70,283
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,333
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,763
Wheeling, WV-OH $62,350
$64,225
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($73,617).

Cheyenne, WY $63,010
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $73,617
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $72,050
$69,559

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $74,442

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is California ($90,895) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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 ($89,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $89,060
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $88,980
$89,020
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($102,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $64,770
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $73,610
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $67,540
Decatur, AL $97,950
Dothan, AL $85,850
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $72,910
Gadsden, AL $56,530
Huntsville, AL $102,060
Mobile, AL $88,330
Montgomery, AL $69,520
Tuscaloosa, AL $78,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,820
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $72,210
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $81,130
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $75,310
$76,458
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($76,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $62,340
Hot Springs, AR $60,580
Jonesboro, AR $72,570
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $71,400
Pine Bluff, AR $76,720
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,870
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,220
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,970
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $74,710
$69,153
Arizona

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

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

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

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($123,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $82,460
El Centro, CA $80,390
Fresno, CA $90,870
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $78,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $95,120
Madera, CA $77,700
Merced, CA $94,760
Modesto, CA $74,630
Napa, CA $86,700
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $99,060
Redding, CA $102,760
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $84,270
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $102,230
Salinas, CA $93,690
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $92,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $101,430
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $123,400
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $94,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $95,520
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $92,930
Santa Rosa, CA $96,880
Stockton-Lodi, CA $88,670
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $95,560
Visalia-Porterville, CA $84,550
Yuba City, CA $99,910
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $80,790
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $78,640
$90,895
Colorado

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

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($88,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $88,910
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $88,000
Fort Collins, CO $83,490
Grand Junction, CO $63,020
Greeley, CO $80,070
Pueblo, CO $85,190
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,510
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,450
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $84,880
$79,724
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($88,220) for an associate'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
$82,182
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($92,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $92,820
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $59,570
Gainesville, FL $64,570
Homosassa Springs, FL $73,530
Jacksonville, FL $79,280
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $72,290
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $69,220
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $66,390
Ocala, FL $64,880
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $78,030
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $91,850
Panama City, FL $86,990
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $69,480
Port St. Lucie, FL $74,390
Punta Gorda, FL $55,560
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,740
Sebring, FL $54,070
Tallahassee, FL $63,120
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $72,680
The Villages, FL $75,090
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $74,990
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $56,670
$70,265
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($97,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $64,010
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $81,090
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $93,790
Brunswick, GA $64,470
Columbus, GA-AL $70,420
Dalton, GA $63,100
Gainesville, GA $73,320
Hinesville, GA $76,810
Macon, GA $72,980
Rome, GA $78,380
Savannah, GA $97,750
Valdosta, GA $72,530
Warner Robins, GA $86,160
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $66,990
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,140
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,360
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,940
$73,720
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($85,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $85,080
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $77,520
$81,300
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 ($80,150) for an associate'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 $71,000
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
$73,064
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($109,270) for an associate'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

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

Decatur, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($85,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $72,670
Champaign-Urbana, IL $74,170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $82,140
Danville, IL $77,690
Decatur, IL $85,150
Kankakee, IL $84,980
Rockford, IL $76,250
Springfield, IL $80,280
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $68,720
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $70,550
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,830
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $77,170
Peoria, IL N/A
$76,800
Indiana

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

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($89,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $64,320
Evansville, IN-KY $75,560
Fort Wayne, IN $71,100
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $76,170
Kokomo, IN $89,810
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $81,370
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $68,330
Muncie, IN $63,060
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $67,700
Terre Haute, IN $71,450
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,390
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $68,880
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $76,560
Columbus, IN N/A
$72,592
Kansas

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

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

Manhattan, KS $68,210
Topeka, KS $63,260
Wichita, KS $80,710
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $67,610
$69,948
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($72,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $66,130
Lexington-Fayette, KY $72,980
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $71,920
Owensboro, KY $72,440
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $69,400
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,140
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $68,090
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,390
$67,061
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($86,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $85,940
Hammond, LA $61,830
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $66,110
Lafayette, LA $65,880
Lake Charles, LA $78,750
Monroe, LA $70,430
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $86,010
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $69,840
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $82,110
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $67,700
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $72,980
$73,416
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 ($94,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $94,210
Leominster-Gardner, MA $71,280
New Bedford, MA $76,000
Springfield, MA-CT $81,380
Worcester, MA-CT $79,980
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $75,920
Pittsfield, MA N/A
$79,795
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($109,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $109,350
Cumberland, MD-WV $85,380
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $69,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $66,690
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $60,780
$78,342
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($81,570) for an associate'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 (Associate's)

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

Battle Creek, MI $77,790
Bay City, MI $74,650
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $89,690
Flint, MI $75,600
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $76,930
Jackson, MI $85,770
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $74,210
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $79,430
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
Midland, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
$76,551
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($82,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $71,970
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $82,200
Rochester, MN $72,870
St. Cloud, MN $66,360
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,590
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,030
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,360
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,480
$71,608
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($83,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $67,510
Jefferson City, MO $75,340
Joplin, MO $68,720
Kansas City, MO-KS $77,780
St. Joseph, MO-KS $71,120
St. Louis, MO-IL $83,090
Springfield, MO $66,670
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,110
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,360
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,070
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $72,140
$70,719
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($85,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $70,780
Jackson, MS $69,770
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $64,780
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $62,510
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $70,430
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $85,680
$70,658
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($73,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $66,690
Missoula, MT $59,220
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,200
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,720
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $73,470
$67,460
North Carolina

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

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($81,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $69,910
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $76,110
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $80,590
Fayetteville, NC $76,010
Goldsboro, NC $71,220
Greensboro-High Point, NC $76,610
Greenville, NC $65,750
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $72,320
Jacksonville, NC $71,410
New Bern, NC $81,310
Raleigh, NC $78,330
Rocky Mount, NC $69,780
Wilmington, NC $76,110
Winston-Salem, NC $74,450
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $66,060
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $73,300
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,020
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,430
$72,873
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($77,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $72,470
Grand Forks, ND-MN $72,890
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $77,830
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $75,020
$74,553
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($74,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $74,130
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $73,100
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,280
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $68,870
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $73,330
$70,742
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 ($88,280) for an associate'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 (Associate's)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($81,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $76,390
Trenton, NJ $81,630
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $78,860
$78,960
New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($80,560) for an associate'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 $77,230
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,530
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($77,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $77,160
Reno, NV $76,740
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $76,810
$76,903
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 ($89,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $74,820
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $76,030
Elmira, NY $73,270
Glens Falls, NY $71,470
Ithaca, NY $82,240
Kingston, NY $71,640
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $89,520
Rochester, NY $79,510
Syracuse, NY $79,860
Utica-Rome, NY $76,610
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $78,940
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,590
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $71,020
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $68,130
$75,689
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($91,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $69,570
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $79,310
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $77,500
Columbus, OH $78,900
Dayton, OH $91,150
Lima, OH $88,220
Mansfield, OH $60,780
Springfield, OH $69,330
Toledo, OH $72,980
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $70,310
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,760
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $71,730
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,080
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $75,670
$74,949
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($82,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $75,210
Oklahoma City, OK $81,070
Tulsa, OK $80,350
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $75,770
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $76,990
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $82,850
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,020
$77,609
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($85,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $73,800
Corvallis, OR $85,760
Eugene, OR $72,590
Grants Pass, OR $57,480
Medford, OR $68,470
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $81,930
Salem, OR $76,260
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $74,110
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $72,100
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,740
$73,424
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($86,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $72,960
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $67,540
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $74,080
East Stroudsburg, PA $80,810
Erie, PA $63,920
Gettysburg, PA $67,470
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $73,790
Johnstown, PA $63,170
Lancaster, PA $74,780
Lebanon, PA $69,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $86,950
Pittsburgh, PA $79,070
Reading, PA $77,790
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $75,260
State College, PA $77,800
Williamsport, PA $68,170
York-Hanover, PA $75,620
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $65,350
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $66,500
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $65,610
$72,289
Puerto Rico

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($60,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $60,400
Arecibo, PR $39,760
Guayama, PR $56,640
Mayaguez, PR $40,220
Ponce, PR $52,590
San German, PR $52,160
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $50,570
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $46,750
$49,886
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($78,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $71,950
Florence, SC $62,740
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $77,470
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $59,890
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $61,660
Spartanburg, SC $78,870
Sumter, SC $66,450
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $75,110
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $66,470
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,350
$68,796
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 ($68,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $68,750
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,140
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,260
$67,717
Tennessee

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

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($88,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $74,680
Cleveland, TN $77,310
Jackson, TN $73,550
Johnson City, TN $68,720
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $88,280
Knoxville, TN $77,900
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $72,200
Morristown, TN $57,000
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $70,960
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $59,840
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,240
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,890
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,500
$70,621
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($93,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $81,030
Austin-Round Rock, TX $82,540
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $92,810
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,620
College Station-Bryan, TX $42,720
Corpus Christi, TX $80,140
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $84,770
El Paso, TX $63,470
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $91,780
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,670
Laredo, TX $56,310
Longview, TX $68,440
Lubbock, TX $62,140
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $57,850
Midland, TX $93,520
Odessa, TX $80,510
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $75,190
Sherman-Denison, TX $70,000
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,790
Tyler, TX $62,630
Victoria, TX $91,760
Waco, TX $76,300
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,820
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,030
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,770
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,190
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,890
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $79,750
San Angelo, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
$71,587
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($78,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $78,820
Provo-Orem, UT $72,980
St. George, UT $63,260
Salt Lake City, UT $71,670
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $66,290
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,520
$68,257
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($117,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $78,360
Harrisonburg, VA $73,640
Lynchburg, VA $80,010
Richmond, VA $82,350
Roanoke, VA $73,230
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $69,730
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $84,820
Winchester, VA-WV $73,670
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,220
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $78,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $117,840
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,430
$80,048
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($75,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $75,800
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $66,100
$70,950
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($78,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $68,600
Fond du Lac, WI $64,850
Green Bay, WI $70,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $73,690
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $73,710
Madison, WI $78,960
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $74,350
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $72,430
Racine, WI $73,500
Sheboygan, WI $75,230
Wausau, WI $68,360
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,200
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $70,530
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $69,880
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $67,890
$71,238
West Virginia

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

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

Charleston, WV $68,920
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $71,240
Morgantown, WV $80,060
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $73,460
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $85,530
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,480
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $77,290
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
$73,997
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($79,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $72,230
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $79,650
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $77,100
$76,327

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $43,499

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Alaska ($74,170) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($76,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $76,920
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $71,420
$74,170
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($53,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $38,190
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $40,420
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $38,210
Decatur, AL $48,860
Dothan, AL $31,700
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $37,980
Gadsden, AL $34,980
Huntsville, AL $37,240
Mobile, AL $53,520
Montgomery, AL $44,520
Tuscaloosa, AL $49,500
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,410
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,170
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,490
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,510
$40,113
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($42,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,130
Hot Springs, AR $32,470
Jonesboro, AR $36,470
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $37,360
Pine Bluff, AR $40,950
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,910
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,670
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,240
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,060
$38,029
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($61,320) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $38,530
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,170
Prescott, AZ $39,920
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $60,420
Tucson, AZ $46,360
Yuma, AZ $41,170
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $61,320
$47,556
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($55,740) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $40,160
El Centro, CA $51,590
Fresno, CA $40,060
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $36,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $41,640
Madera, CA $43,610
Merced, CA $37,460
Modesto, CA $48,460
Napa, CA $46,500
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $47,140
Redding, CA $51,780
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $40,660
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $48,040
Salinas, CA $52,360
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $52,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $55,520
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $55,740
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $42,050
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $51,590
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $50,950
Santa Rosa, CA $48,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA $46,490
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $53,290
Visalia-Porterville, CA $39,200
Yuba City, CA $42,370
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,770
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,660
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,490
$46,525
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($56,880) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $42,880
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $50,200
Fort Collins, CO $47,680
Grand Junction, CO $42,050
Greeley, CO $50,560
Pueblo, CO $45,390
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,650
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,200
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,880
$46,721
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($54,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $42,430
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $49,580
New Haven, CT $48,650
Waterbury, CT $41,380
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $54,950
$47,398
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Homosassa Springs, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($46,330) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $43,080
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $37,010
Gainesville, FL $36,310
Homosassa Springs, FL $46,330
Jacksonville, FL $41,270
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $45,350
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $40,190
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $38,370
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,930
Ocala, FL $36,090
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $41,630
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $37,280
Panama City, FL $41,180
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $40,980
Port St. Lucie, FL $43,940
Punta Gorda, FL $35,140
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $44,250
Sebring, FL $37,460
Tallahassee, FL $37,520
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $39,850
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $42,750
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,424
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($51,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $44,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $39,890
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $48,120
Brunswick, GA $44,150
Columbus, GA-AL $31,940
Dalton, GA $36,370
Gainesville, GA $37,030
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $39,640
Rome, GA $36,270
Savannah, GA $51,370
Valdosta, GA $41,760
Warner Robins, GA $31,110
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,300
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,560
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,830
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,260
$39,569
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($64,570) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $64,570
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $58,030
$61,300
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Dubuque, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($44,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,700
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $39,300
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $40,810
Dubuque, IA $44,220
Iowa City, IA $42,370
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $43,780
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $41,540
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,340
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,710
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,580
$41,580
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($44,230) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $40,070
Idaho Falls, ID $38,400
Lewiston, ID-WA $44,230
Pocatello, ID $38,720
Twin Falls, ID $40,730
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $38,290
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $42,240
$40,383
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($44,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $40,920
Champaign-Urbana, IL $38,580
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $42,960
Danville, IL $40,350
Decatur, IL $44,650
Kankakee, IL $44,960
Rockford, IL $43,950
Springfield, IL $34,210
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,500
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,040
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,880
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,910
Peoria, IL $44,980
$41,530
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($49,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $38,290
Evansville, IN-KY $42,550
Fort Wayne, IN $39,720
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $43,680
Kokomo, IN $49,870
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $43,240
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $41,010
Muncie, IN $37,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $44,430
Terre Haute, IN $40,170
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,090
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,260
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,870
Columbus, IN $43,090
$41,979
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($45,190) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS $41,440
Wichita, KS $45,190
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $39,690
$42,107
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($52,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $52,220
Lexington-Fayette, KY $41,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,160
Owensboro, KY $39,530
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,110
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,500
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,300
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,760
$41,918
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($72,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $72,120
Hammond, LA $44,780
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $48,960
Lafayette, LA $47,340
Lake Charles, LA $65,310
Monroe, LA $51,510
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $50,320
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $42,390
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,820
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $40,730
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $49,720
$50,273
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($58,170) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $53,230
Leominster-Gardner, MA $58,170
New Bedford, MA $40,030
Springfield, MA-CT $51,950
Worcester, MA-CT $46,380
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $49,840
Pittsfield, MA $54,820
$50,631
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($45,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV $45,030
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $43,750
Salisbury, MD-DE $43,860
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $42,870
$43,878
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($55,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME $48,860
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $38,360
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,200
$47,473
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Muskegon, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($47,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI $39,760
Bay City, MI $39,620
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $42,540
Flint, MI $37,090
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $39,240
Jackson, MI $39,520
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $41,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $42,540
Monroe, MI $39,370
Muskegon, MI $47,180
Saginaw, MI $39,170
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,690
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,330
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,900
Midland, MI $41,700
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $41,130
$39,665
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($50,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $43,590
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $50,580
Rochester, MN $42,660
St. Cloud, MN $47,140
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,990
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,560
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $43,560
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,470
$44,944
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($46,250) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $39,410
Jefferson City, MO $37,960
Joplin, MO $36,930
Kansas City, MO-KS $44,090
St. Joseph, MO-KS $46,250
St. Louis, MO-IL $44,640
Springfield, MO $43,400
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,630
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,170
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,660
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,920
$40,005
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($45,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $45,640
Jackson, MS $36,970
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,110
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,320
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,240
$38,392
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($49,170) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $41,070
Missoula, MT $40,280
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,310
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,000
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,170
$44,366
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (No Degree)

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($47,490) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $42,180
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $41,960
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $43,850
Fayetteville, NC $45,250
Goldsboro, NC $41,780
Greensboro-High Point, NC $39,440
Greenville, NC $47,440
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $36,650
Jacksonville, NC $42,270
New Bern, NC $40,500
Raleigh, NC $45,500
Rocky Mount, NC $36,950
Wilmington, NC $47,490
Winston-Salem, NC $38,680
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,800
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,950
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,330
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,570
$42,422
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (No Degree)

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($59,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $46,730
Grand Forks, ND-MN $46,460
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,920
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,140
$52,063
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($45,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $45,690
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $43,240
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,620
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,050
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$41,638
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (No Degree)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($56,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $47,350
Portsmouth, NH-ME $56,100
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,050
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,020
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,020
$48,708
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (No Degree)

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($50,170) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $50,170
Trenton, NJ $47,370
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $44,890
$47,477
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (No Degree)

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($64,570) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $64,570
Las Cruces, NM $29,620
Santa Fe, NM $47,170
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $54,680
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $50,930
$49,394
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,590) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $44,400
Reno, NV $44,830
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,590
$47,940
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (No Degree)

Glens Falls, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($48,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $37,200
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $45,110
Elmira, NY $39,440
Glens Falls, NY $48,270
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY $40,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $48,250
Rochester, NY $43,560
Syracuse, NY $45,620
Utica-Rome, NY $40,090
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $38,920
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $45,550
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $41,030
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $39,230
$42,532
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Lima, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($54,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $39,450
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $41,430
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $41,200
Columbus, OH $39,650
Dayton, OH $43,450
Lima, OH $54,800
Mansfield, OH $32,770
Springfield, OH $37,100
Toledo, OH $41,140
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $38,640
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,470
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $43,050
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,910
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,350
$41,101
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($46,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK $44,840
Oklahoma City, OK $39,880
Tulsa, OK $44,510
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,620
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,870
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,780
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,940
$42,063
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($49,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $49,480
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR $39,800
Grants Pass, OR $32,670
Medford, OR $43,730
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $49,970
Salem, OR $46,380
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,010
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,460
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,580
$43,676
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($50,160) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA $43,330
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $39,720
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $50,160
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA $44,390
Gettysburg, PA $49,110
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $49,060
Johnstown, PA $37,300
Lancaster, PA $44,050
Lebanon, PA $46,560
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $48,130
Pittsburgh, PA $49,060
Reading, PA $44,570
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $45,300
State College, PA $38,800
Williamsport, PA $40,590
York-Hanover, PA $47,510
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,830
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,480
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,660
$43,822
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (No Degree)

Arecibo, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($25,080) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR $25,080
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR $23,340
Ponce, PR $20,570
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,980
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$22,993
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (No Degree)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($49,650) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $41,680
Florence, SC $40,100
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $43,950
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $39,430
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $48,000
Spartanburg, SC $49,650
Sumter, SC $39,860
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,900
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,800
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,590
$41,796
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (No Degree)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($40,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $39,580
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,120
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,780
$39,160
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($47,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $43,540
Cleveland, TN $39,270
Jackson, TN $37,810
Johnson City, TN $37,850
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $42,530
Knoxville, TN $44,040
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $47,690
Morristown, TN $37,840
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $45,030
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,190
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,660
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,020
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,640
$40,393
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($57,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX $45,630
Austin-Round Rock, TX $43,420
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $54,620
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $37,190
College Station-Bryan, TX $45,450
Corpus Christi, TX $51,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $42,390
El Paso, TX $39,410
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $48,440
Killeen-Temple, TX $38,480
Laredo, TX $33,830
Longview, TX $46,110
Lubbock, TX $36,530
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $33,850
Midland, TX $54,500
Odessa, TX $57,970
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $41,750
Sherman-Denison, TX $34,990
Texarkana, TX-AR $37,410
Tyler, TX $38,160
Victoria, TX $47,480
Waco, TX $39,090
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,460
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,630
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,820
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,160
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,930
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,630
San Angelo, TX $48,020
Wichita Falls, TX $42,350
$42,525
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($47,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $41,610
Provo-Orem, UT $40,200
St. George, UT $38,940
Salt Lake City, UT $47,980
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $45,480
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $43,330
$42,923
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($54,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $53,290
Harrisonburg, VA $45,760
Lynchburg, VA $43,370
Richmond, VA $47,410
Roanoke, VA $39,620
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $43,270
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $54,110
Winchester, VA-WV $43,150
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,770
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,770
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,440
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,780
$45,228
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($43,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,980
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $40,670
$42,325
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($49,700) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $43,520
Fond du Lac, WI $47,790
Green Bay, WI $45,550
Janesville-Beloit, WI $45,800
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $46,810
Madison, WI $44,830
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $49,700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $46,490
Racine, WI $46,980
Sheboygan, WI $47,110
Wausau, WI $46,820
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,490
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,060
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,270
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,850
$45,471
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (No Degree)

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($62,350) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $54,770
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $43,040
Morgantown, WV $37,930
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $47,360
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $39,790
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,040
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,710
Wheeling, WV-OH $62,350
$47,124
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($61,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $44,570
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,550
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,950
$56,023

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $74,442.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $43,499. 

  Non-Destructive Testing Specialists

Test the safety of structures, vehicles, or vessels using x-ray, ultrasound, fiber optic or related equipment.

Salary Ratio: 2.78    

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    
  • Corrosion Control Technician
  • Industrial Radiographer
  • NDT Inspector (Non-Destructive Testing Inspector)
  • Non-Destructive Evaluation Specialist (NDE Specialist)
  • Non-Destructive Evaluation Technician (NDE Technician)
  • Non-Destructive Tester
  • Non-Destructive Testing Engineer (NDT Engineer)
  • Non-Destructive Testing Scientist (NDT Scientist)
  • Non-Destructive Testing Specialist (NDT Specialist)
  • Non-Destructive Testing Technical Advisor
  • Non-Destructive Testing Technician (NDT Technician)
  • Penetrant Inspector
  • Predictive Maintenance Specialist
  • Predictive Maintenance Technician
  • Test Technician
  • US Salary Median: $75,306
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Photonics Technicians

Build, install, test, or maintain optical or fiber optic equipment, such as lasers, lenses, or mirrors, using spectrometers, interferometers, or related equipment.

Salary Ratio: 2.78    

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    
  • Certified Laser Technician
  • Fiber Optic Assembler
  • Fiber Optic Technician
  • Fiber Optics Assembler
  • Fiber Optics Cabling Specialist
  • Fiber Optics Design Technician
  • Fiber Optics Specialist
  • Fiber Optics Technician
  • Healthcare Laser Technician
  • Laser Assembly Technician
  • Laser Scanners Technician
  • Laser Specialist
  • Laser Technician
  • Laser/Electro-Optics Technician (LEOT)
  • Medical Laser Technician
  • Mobile Laser Technician
  • Optical Engineering Technician
  • Optical Fabrication Technician
  • Optical Manufacturing Technician
  • Optics Manufacturing Technician
  • Optics Test Technician
  • Optoelectronic Technician
  • Optomechanical Technician
  • Photonic Laboratory Technician (Photonic Lab Tech)
  • Photonics Engineering Technician
  • Photonics Engineering Technologist
  • Photonics Technician
  • Precision Optics Technician
  • Ruling Technician
  • Service Technician
  • Strain Technician
  • Surgical Laser Technician
  • Test Technician
  • Thin-film Technician
  • US Salary Median: $75,306
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Salary Ratio: 7.8    

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    
  • Acetylene Burner
  • Acetylene Cutter
  • Acetylene Operator
  • Acetylene Torch Burner
  • Acetylene Torch Operator
  • Acetylene Torch Solderer
  • Aluminum Welder
  • Arc Cutter
  • Arc Welder
  • Assembler
  • Assembler Brazer
  • Assembly Line Brazer
  • Atomic Welder
  • Bar Welder
  • Barrel Ribs Solderer
  • Basin Finish Operator
  • Bit Welder
  • Blade Worker
  • Blow Torch Burner
  • Blow Torch Operator
  • Body Welder
  • Boiler Welder
  • Bonder
  • Brazer
  • Brazing Furnace Operator
  • Burner
  • Butt Welder
  • Can Solderer
  • Certified Maintenance Welder
  • Combination Welder
  • Connector
  • Cutting Torch Operator
  • Deicer Finisher
  • Die Welder
  • Dip Brazier
  • Dipper
  • Electric Arc Welder
  • Electric Solderer
  • Electric Spot Welder
  • Electric Welder
  • Electrical Solderer
  • Experimental Welder
  • Fabrication Welder
  • Fabricator
  • Filament Welder
  • Fitter
  • Flame Burner
  • Flame Cutter
  • Flash Welder
  • Frame Welder
  • Gas Brazer
  • Gas Burner Operator
  • Gas Cutter
  • Gas Torch Brazier
  • Gas Torch Solderer
  • Gas Welder
  • Getter Welder
  • Gun Welder
  • Hand Thermal Cutter
  • Heliarc Welder
  • Helium Arc Welder
  • Induction Heating Equipment Setter
  • Industrial Welder
  • Iron Cutter
  • Lap Welder
  • Lead Burner
  • Line Welder
  • Liner Assembler
  • Machine Operator
  • Maintenance Welder
  • Mechanic
  • Metal Fabrication Welder
  • Metal Solderer
  • Metal Welder
  • MIG Welder (Metal Inert Gas Welder)
  • Oxyacetylene Burner
  • Oxyacetylene Cutter
  • Oxyacetylene Torch Operator
  • Oxyacetylene Welder
  • Oxyhydrogen Welder
  • Pipe Welder
  • Production Line Solderer
  • Production Line Welder
  • Production Technician
  • Production Welder
  • Rail Bonder
  • Refrigeration Brazer
  • Refrigeration Solderer
  • Resistance Brazer
  • Retrofit Welder
  • Robotic Welder
  • Scrap Burner
  • Scrap Cutter
  • Scrap Iron Cutter
  • Scrap Metal Burner
  • Service Technician (Service Tech)
  • Set-Up Welder
  • Sheet Metal Welder
  • Shotweld Operator
  • Silver Brazer
  • Silver Solderer
  • Solderer
  • Solderer Dipper
  • Spot Welder
  • Steel Burner
  • Steel Cutter
  • Steel Welder
  • Stitch Welder
  • Structural Welder
  • Sub Arc Operator
  • Tack Welder
  • Tank Truck Mechanic
  • Tank Welder
  • Thermite Welder
  • TIG Welder (Tungsten Inert Gas Welder)
  • Torch Burner
  • Torch Cutter
  • Torch Heater
  • Torch Operator
  • Torch Shearer
  • Torch Solderer
  • Torch Straightener
  • Ultrasonic Hand Solderer
  • Ultrasonic Solderer
  • Underwater Welder
  • Unionmelt Operator
  • Weld Lay Out Worker
  • Welder
  • Welder Fabricator
  • Welder Fitter
  • Welder Operator
  • Welder Technician (Welder Tech)
  • Welding Lead Burner
  • Welding Setter
  • Welding Specialist
  • Welding Technician
  • Welding Tester
  • Wire Welder
  • Wirer
  • US Salary Median: $44,988
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $9,614 per year (or $13,306 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $19,228 to earn an associate's (or $26,612 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Welding Engineering Technology & Technician Degrees

Brigham Young University-Idaho

525 S Center - Rexburg, ID

Out-of-state cost: $4,300/year
In-state cost: $4,300/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Weber State University

3850 Dixon Parkway Dr. Dept. 1031 - Ogden, UT

Out-of-state cost: $16,138/year
In-state cost: $5,956/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Pennsylvania College of Technology

One College Ave - Williamsport, PA

Out-of-state cost: $25,170/year
In-state cost: $17,610/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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LeTourneau University

2100 S Mobberly Ave - Longview, TX

Out-of-state cost: $32,490/year
In-state cost: $32,490/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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