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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Wildland & Forest Firefighting and Investigation Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program focusing on the application of fire science, firefighting and investigation to the prevention, control and mitigation of wildland fires and the analysis of causes. Includes instruction in fire science and behavior, wildland environments, meteorology, wildland fire hydraulics and dynamics, water and chemical supply systems, wildland firefighting operations, airborne firefighting, firebreak engineering, communications systems, wildland arson, forensic procedures, wildland fire prevention, investigation techniques, case management and preparation.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk. Duties may include fire prevention, emergency medical service, hazardous material response, search and rescue, and disaster assistance. Enforce fire regulations, inspect forest for fire hazards, and recommend forest fire prevention or control measures. May report forest fires and weather conditions.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $44,986
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 8.4%
    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.):  $9,590/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $3,238/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,078/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,578/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,910/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $3,691/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: $44,986

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($71,712) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($58,230).

Fairbanks, AK $57,410
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $58,230
$57,820
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($49,230).

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $36,665
Dothan, AL $35,960
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $35,480
Gadsden, AL $40,940
Huntsville, AL $42,795
Mobile, AL $34,115
Montgomery, AL $37,150
Tuscaloosa, AL $49,230
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,820
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,340
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,840
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,915
Auburn-Opelika, AL $44,230
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $36,820
Decatur, AL $43,830
$38,496
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($49,090).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $24,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $49,090
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $20,820
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,750
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,600
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,040
$30,533
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($47,660).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $39,110
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $47,660
Prescott, AZ $41,420
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,525
Tucson, AZ $42,575
Yuma, AZ $43,965
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $38,110
$42,052
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($107,260).

Chico, CA $59,810
El Centro, CA $35,260
Fresno, CA $64,510
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $51,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $90,870
Modesto, CA $69,250
Napa, CA $63,060
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $97,480
Redding, CA $60,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $70,480
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $78,790
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $75,640
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $97,530
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $107,260
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $60,100
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $55,780
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $76,540
Santa Rosa, CA $64,410
Stockton-Lodi, CA $68,590
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $103,020
Visalia-Porterville, CA $68,070
Yuba City, CA $57,690
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $53,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,650
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,300
$71,712
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($68,100).

Colorado Springs, CO $47,345
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $62,555
Fort Collins, CO $68,100
Grand Junction, CO $49,145
Greeley, CO $49,895
Pueblo, CO $58,885
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,930
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,810
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,710
$54,264
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($66,950).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $59,710
New Haven, CT $66,055
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $52,310
Waterbury, CT $66,950
Danbury, CT $60,760
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $55,680
$60,649
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($56,090).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $39,065
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $35,990
Gainesville, FL $35,265
Homosassa Springs, FL $38,075
Jacksonville, FL $38,855
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $39,060
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $53,575
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $56,090
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $45,740
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $39,880
Panama City, FL $34,940
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $37,360
Port St. Lucie, FL $48,690
Sebring, FL $41,185
Tallahassee, FL $36,760
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $44,840
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $40,385
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,675
Ocala, FL $38,760
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $46,560
Punta Gorda, FL $47,820
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $41,860
The Villages, FL $37,140
$41,244
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($41,220).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $41,050
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $30,880
Brunswick, GA $30,950
Columbus, GA-AL $39,050
Dalton, GA $38,150
Hinesville, GA $41,220
Macon, GA $28,070
Savannah, GA $33,900
Valdosta, GA $33,680
Warner Robins, GA $38,330
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,055
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,665
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,000
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,910
$34,252
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($60,235).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $60,235
Urban Honolulu, HI $42,760
$54,410
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Dubuque, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($50,960).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $49,060
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $44,365
Iowa City, IA $48,830
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $45,310
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $40,920
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,405
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,605
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,500
Cedar Rapids, IA $48,680
Dubuque, IA $50,960
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,330
$44,840
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($56,065).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $56,065
Idaho Falls, ID $45,570
Twin Falls, ID $39,410
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,525
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,400
Lewiston, ID-WA $46,640
Pocatello, ID $49,420
$42,667
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Decatur, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($65,675).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $52,170
Champaign-Urbana, IL $61,810
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $56,690
Danville, IL $46,115
Decatur, IL $65,675
Kankakee, IL $50,000
Peoria, IL $30,005
Rockford, IL $44,125
Springfield, IL $57,635
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,015
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,850
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,160
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,040
$50,933
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($52,875).

Columbus, IN $43,180
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $44,515
Evansville, IN-KY $48,425
Fort Wayne, IN $44,110
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $48,960
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $52,875
Muncie, IN $48,900
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $52,590
Terre Haute, IN $45,125
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,630
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,130
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,785
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $35,610
$46,482
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($44,800).

Wichita, KS $38,200
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $32,830
Manhattan, KS $42,470
Topeka, KS $44,800
$38,222
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($41,470).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $34,375
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $34,220
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,585
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $28,790
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,770
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $25,890
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $41,470
Owensboro, KY $26,420
$31,796
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($40,060).

Baton Rouge, LA $31,785
Hammond, LA $25,830
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $28,775
Lafayette, LA $34,130
Lake Charles, LA $30,565
Monroe, LA $23,230
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $32,215
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $40,060
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,560
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $28,955
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,680
$30,873
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($65,670).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $65,670
Leominster-Gardner, MA $60,350
New Bedford, MA $54,890
Pittsfield, MA $41,660
Springfield, MA-CT $57,800
Worcester, MA-CT $60,580
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $50,890
$55,977
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($53,420).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $46,885
Salisbury, MD-DE $48,985
California-Lexington Park, MD $53,370
Cumberland, MD-WV $53,420
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $43,910
$48,920
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($48,795).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $48,795
Portland-South Portland, ME $42,220
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $34,280
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $37,820
$40,779
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Muskegon, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($54,040).

Battle Creek, MI $48,330
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $51,290
Flint, MI $29,435
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $43,335
Jackson, MI $52,295
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $38,420
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $49,080
Monroe, MI $45,305
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $38,180
Saginaw, MI $46,445
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,215
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,980
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,195
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,930
Bay City, MI $52,670
Muskegon, MI $54,040
$44,453
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($58,540).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $41,960
Rochester, MN $35,220
St. Cloud, MN $46,815
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $41,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $32,250
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $41,535
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $58,540
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,240
$41,829
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($54,240).

Columbia, MO $37,695
Joplin, MO $36,630
Kansas City, MO-KS $48,185
St. Joseph, MO-KS $42,530
St. Louis, MO-IL $54,240
Springfield, MO $37,665
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,125
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $27,875
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,590
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $32,825
Jefferson City, MO $32,800
$38,739
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($32,305).

Hattiesburg, MS $28,350
Jackson, MS $28,330
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,240
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $26,850
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $32,305
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $23,860
$28,891
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($51,645).

Great Falls, MT $47,410
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $51,645
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,760
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $47,940
Missoula, MT $51,080
$49,399
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Jacksonville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($41,920).

Burlington, NC $39,925
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $34,320
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $37,030
Fayetteville, NC $34,400
Goldsboro, NC $34,865
Greensboro-High Point, NC $35,315
Greenville, NC $39,810
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $33,320
Jacksonville, NC $41,920
Raleigh, NC $40,010
Rocky Mount, NC $37,195
Wilmington, NC $33,760
Winston-Salem, NC $33,115
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,445
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,585
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,650
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,790
New Bern, NC $40,990
$36,340
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($57,790).

Fargo, ND-MN $47,905
Grand Forks, ND-MN $57,790
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,930
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,185
$50,703
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($53,315).

Lincoln, NE $50,185
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,315
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,535
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,980
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,230
$47,918
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($55,160).

Manchester, NH $55,160
Portsmouth, NH-ME $45,520
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,615
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,675
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,400
$46,474
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($67,935).

Ocean City, NJ $49,735
Trenton, NJ $63,750
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $67,935
$60,473
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($45,270).

Farmington, NM $35,940
Las Cruces, NM $41,820
Santa Fe, NM $41,135
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,990
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $45,270
$40,831
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($57,215).

Reno, NV $57,215
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $47,025
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $37,620
$49,220
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 ($91,570).

Binghamton, NY $71,120
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $67,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $91,570
Rochester, NY $74,510
Syracuse, NY $69,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $50,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $55,280
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $57,170
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $65,910
$66,959
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($55,870).

Canton-Massillon, OH $36,235
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,930
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $52,020
Columbus, OH $55,870
Dayton, OH $47,885
Lima, OH $52,030
Mansfield, OH $43,925
Springfield, OH $34,875
Toledo, OH $52,840
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $36,020
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,680
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,055
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,195
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,930
$45,106
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($46,410).

Oklahoma City, OK $46,410
Tulsa, OK $41,820
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,180
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,070
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,595
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,260
Lawton, OK $36,180
$38,065
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($67,605).

Bend-Redmond, OR $57,495
Corvallis, OR $53,590
Eugene, OR $57,700
Grants Pass, OR $45,310
Medford, OR $60,345
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $67,605
Salem, OR $46,495
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $44,860
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,950
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,350
$53,266
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Erie, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($62,225).

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $51,185
Erie, PA $62,225
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $49,320
Lancaster, PA $52,735
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $57,940
Pittsburgh, PA $48,240
Reading, PA $50,805
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $52,315
York-Hanover, PA $53,365
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $50,235
Altoona, PA $35,820
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $41,370
East Stroudsburg, PA $40,660
Gettysburg, PA $56,770
Johnstown, PA $43,140
Lebanon, PA $54,180
State College, PA $48,270
Williamsport, PA $45,170
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,800
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,410
$50,977
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($25,145).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $25,145
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,960
Arecibo, PR $18,990
Mayaguez, PR $21,210
Ponce, PR $20,560
San German, PR $19,610
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,430
$21,131
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 ($42,315).

Columbia, SC $36,605
Florence, SC $28,745
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $35,915
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $42,315
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $36,120
Spartanburg, SC $35,250
Sumter, SC $35,650
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,165
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,420
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,595
$34,978
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($51,925).

Sioux Falls, SD $51,925
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,620
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,210
$44,060
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($46,465).

Clarksville, TN-KY $42,095
Johnson City, TN $37,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $31,330
Knoxville, TN $41,195
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,465
Morristown, TN $36,875
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $41,710
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $32,985
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,540
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,510
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,860
Cleveland, TN $35,680
Jackson, TN $35,400
$38,054
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Waco, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($73,280).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $67,130
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $60,480
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $45,860
Corpus Christi, TX $47,920
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $61,600
El Paso, TX $47,690
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $55,270
Killeen-Temple, TX $48,520
Laredo, TX $54,090
Longview, TX $61,290
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $35,140
San Angelo, TX $54,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,410
Texarkana, TX-AR $53,330
Tyler, TX $61,550
Waco, TX $73,280
Wichita Falls, TX $46,780
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,840
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,620
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,770
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,930
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $31,620
$50,730
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($45,300).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $40,225
Provo-Orem, UT $34,890
St. George, UT $37,035
Salt Lake City, UT $45,300
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $43,590
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $36,595
$39,606
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($51,760).

Charlottesville, VA $35,800
Harrisonburg, VA $40,660
Lynchburg, VA $42,180
Richmond, VA $46,690
Roanoke, VA $40,805
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $38,150
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $49,270
Winchester, VA-WV $51,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,320
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,910
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,220
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,795
$41,963
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($48,970).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,100
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,970
$46,035
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Sheboygan, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($48,780).

Eau Claire, WI $36,010
Fond du Lac, WI $43,490
Green Bay, WI $42,185
Janesville-Beloit, WI $44,875
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $38,920
Madison, WI $46,725
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $44,380
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $46,110
Racine, WI $42,210
Wausau, WI $37,540
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,835
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,800
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,460
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,500
Sheboygan, WI $48,780
$41,754
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($45,280).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $35,725
Wheeling, WV-OH $34,720
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $28,900
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,500
Charleston, WV $31,630
Morgantown, WV $45,280
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $35,100
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $37,680
$35,615
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($49,680).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $49,680
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $45,850
Cheyenne, WY $47,750
$47,762

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $45,987

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is California ($69,685) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($60,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $56,430
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $60,210
$58,320
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($54,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $39,050
Dothan, AL $35,930
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $38,720
Gadsden, AL $42,830
Huntsville, AL $44,260
Mobile, AL $32,390
Montgomery, AL $37,080
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,220
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,420
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,200
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,370
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,510
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
$39,165
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($49,090) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $24,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $49,090
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $20,820
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,750
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,600
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,040
$30,533
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($54,900) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $40,490
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $54,900
Prescott, AZ $36,730
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $30,600
Tucson, AZ $40,680
Yuma, AZ $43,250
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $33,440
$40,013
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 ($130,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $59,810
El Centro, CA $35,260
Fresno, CA $64,510
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $51,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $90,870
Modesto, CA $69,250
Napa, CA $63,060
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $97,480
Redding, CA $60,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $67,290
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $73,470
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $72,250
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $106,880
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $130,280
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $60,100
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $55,780
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $76,540
Santa Rosa, CA $64,410
Stockton-Lodi, CA $68,590
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $103,020
Visalia-Porterville, CA $68,070
Yuba City, CA $57,690
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $53,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,650
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,300
$69,685
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($84,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $52,720
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $76,800
Fort Collins, CO $84,960
Grand Junction, CO $49,270
Greeley, CO $50,600
Pueblo, CO $65,920
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,030
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $54,470
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,050
$58,980
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($76,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $69,910
New Haven, CT $76,640
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $51,790
Waterbury, CT $75,260
Danbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,400
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($67,830) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $40,210
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $35,300
Gainesville, FL $33,330
Homosassa Springs, FL $29,500
Jacksonville, FL $43,910
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $42,000
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $67,830
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $63,300
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $50,720
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $45,600
Panama City, FL $32,550
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $37,690
Port St. Lucie, FL $56,900
Sebring, FL $38,980
Tallahassee, FL $35,550
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $48,300
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,580
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $31,960
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
$43,067
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($41,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $41,050
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $30,880
Brunswick, GA $30,950
Columbus, GA-AL $39,050
Dalton, GA $38,150
Hinesville, GA $41,220
Macon, GA $28,070
Savannah, GA $33,900
Valdosta, GA $33,680
Warner Robins, GA $38,330
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $29,050
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $26,170
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $27,170
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,700
$33,669
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($62,570) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $62,570
Urban Honolulu, HI N/A
$62,570
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($48,760) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,760
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $48,200
Iowa City, IA $44,440
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $48,550
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $39,580
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,330
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $20,280
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,170
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,664
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($57,930) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $57,930
Idaho Falls, ID $37,440
Twin Falls, ID $36,100
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $23,680
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $26,820
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
$36,394
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Decatur, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($71,840) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $50,990
Champaign-Urbana, IL $67,590
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $65,360
Danville, IL $36,940
Decatur, IL $71,840
Kankakee, IL $56,950
Peoria, IL $20,010
Rockford, IL $33,010
Springfield, IL $56,980
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,000
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $19,870
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,776
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($62,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN $51,960
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $46,660
Evansville, IN-KY $58,260
Fort Wayne, IN $43,340
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $58,550
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $62,780
Muncie, IN $50,590
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $57,220
Terre Haute, IN $47,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,380
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,440
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,170
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
$51,912
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($36,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Wichita, KS $36,030
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $26,940
Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
$31,485
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($37,230) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $35,420
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $37,230
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,990
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,850
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,840
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $21,210
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
$30,090
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($40,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $29,280
Hammond, LA $23,640
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $27,200
Lafayette, LA $32,920
Lake Charles, LA $28,690
Monroe, LA $23,230
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $28,770
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $40,370
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $26,270
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $26,470
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $26,370
$28,474
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($65,670) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $65,670
Leominster-Gardner, MA $60,350
New Bedford, MA $54,890
Pittsfield, MA $41,660
Springfield, MA-CT $57,800
Worcester, MA-CT $60,580
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $50,890
$55,977
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($48,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $43,920
Salisbury, MD-DE $48,130
California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,025
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($56,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $56,460
Portland-South Portland, ME $40,360
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $25,690
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $31,120
$38,408
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($58,390) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI $47,900
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $58,390
Flint, MI $27,430
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $49,130
Jackson, MI $47,630
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $33,180
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $48,880
Monroe, MI $39,470
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $40,690
Saginaw, MI $47,730
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $47,180
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,770
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,630
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,780
Bay City, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
$42,271
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($41,590) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $35,410
Rochester, MN $24,480
St. Cloud, MN $41,590
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,690
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $25,090
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,810
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$32,845
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($62,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $40,090
Joplin, MO $35,680
Kansas City, MO-KS $50,560
St. Joseph, MO-KS $48,530
St. Louis, MO-IL $62,690
Springfield, MO $35,570
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,350
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $23,440
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,820
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,760
Jefferson City, MO N/A
$40,249
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($33,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $28,350
Jackson, MS $28,330
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,240
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $26,850
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,000
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $23,860
$28,438
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($58,190) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $51,230
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,190
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,350
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,410
Missoula, MT N/A
$53,045
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($40,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $35,310
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $31,220
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $32,580
Fayetteville, NC $27,190
Goldsboro, NC $32,070
Greensboro-High Point, NC $32,150
Greenville, NC $33,020
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $28,100
Jacksonville, NC $37,860
Raleigh, NC $40,000
Rocky Mount, NC $35,400
Wilmington, NC $28,050
Winston-Salem, NC $27,570
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,180
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,790
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $28,340
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,360
New Bern, NC N/A
$32,188
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($62,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $46,070
Grand Forks, ND-MN $62,550
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,850
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,040
$51,378
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($57,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $54,240
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $57,800
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $51,660
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $44,120
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,955
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($60,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $60,110
Portsmouth, NH-ME $44,290
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $44,040
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,020
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,550
$45,002
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($76,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $46,790
Trenton, NJ $76,100
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $62,800
$61,897
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($44,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $32,300
Las Cruces, NM $40,060
Santa Fe, NM $39,270
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $40,630
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $44,580
$39,368
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($58,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Reno, NV $58,110
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $40,930
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
$49,520
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($91,570) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $71,120
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $67,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $91,570
Rochester, NY $74,510
Syracuse, NY $69,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $50,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $55,280
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $57,170
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $65,910
$66,959
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($62,830) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $34,070
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,630
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $57,950
Columbus, OH $62,830
Dayton, OH $50,980
Lima, OH $55,280
Mansfield, OH $38,720
Springfield, OH $30,680
Toledo, OH $57,500
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $30,200
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,670
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $43,720
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,120
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $46,740
$45,292
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($49,150) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Oklahoma City, OK $49,150
Tulsa, OK $46,020
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,140
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,850
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $30,740
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,970
Lawton, OK N/A
$39,145
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 ($85,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $54,180
Corvallis, OR $68,210
Eugene, OR $62,080
Grants Pass, OR $38,210
Medford, OR $68,960
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $85,980
Salem, OR $37,520
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,450
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,790
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$55,153
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Erie, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($76,790) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $56,430
Erie, PA $76,790
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $54,880
Lancaster, PA $60,440
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $71,710
Pittsburgh, PA $60,080
Reading, PA $58,380
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $57,200
York-Hanover, PA $60,020
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,540
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,547
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($28,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $28,070
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$28,070
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($44,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $38,350
Florence, SC $24,550
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $37,960
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $44,680
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $34,990
Spartanburg, SC $32,940
Sumter, SC $37,550
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,130
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,380
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,160
$33,969
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($61,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $61,020
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,860
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,440
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($57,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $42,810
Johnson City, TN $36,900
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $25,400
Knoxville, TN $43,810
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $57,200
Morristown, TN $34,510
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $46,660
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $29,710
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,560
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,280
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,130
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
$38,725
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Waco, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($73,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $67,130
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $60,480
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $45,860
Corpus Christi, TX $47,920
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $61,600
El Paso, TX $47,690
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $55,270
Killeen-Temple, TX $48,520
Laredo, TX $54,090
Longview, TX $61,290
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $35,140
San Angelo, TX $54,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,410
Texarkana, TX-AR $53,330
Tyler, TX $61,550
Waco, TX $73,280
Wichita Falls, TX $46,780
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,840
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,620
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,770
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,930
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $31,620
$50,730
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($47,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $37,950
Provo-Orem, UT $34,430
St. George, UT $32,040
Salt Lake City, UT $47,580
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,400
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,780
$37,197
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($54,440) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $33,280
Harrisonburg, VA $38,870
Lynchburg, VA $40,130
Richmond, VA $50,990
Roanoke, VA $42,090
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $37,430
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $52,160
Winchester, VA-WV $54,440
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $26,260
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,300
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,180
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,890
$41,418
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($48,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,100
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,970
$46,035
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($54,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $28,190
Fond du Lac, WI $39,260
Green Bay, WI $44,710
Janesville-Beloit, WI $42,150
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $35,290
Madison, WI $46,590
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $45,350
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $54,730
Racine, WI $38,400
Wausau, WI $32,670
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $32,040
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,800
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $35,920
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $35,960
Sheboygan, WI N/A
$39,433
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($40,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $35,900
Wheeling, WV-OH $29,170
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $25,220
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,800
Charleston, WV N/A
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
$32,773
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($53,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $53,450
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,080
Cheyenne, WY N/A
$50,265

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $43,985

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($81,846) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($58,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $58,390
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $56,250
$57,320
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($44,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $34,280
Dothan, AL $35,990
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $32,240
Gadsden, AL $39,050
Huntsville, AL $41,330
Mobile, AL $35,840
Montgomery, AL $37,220
Tuscaloosa, AL $44,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,220
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,480
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,310
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,320
Auburn-Opelika, AL $44,230
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $36,820
Decatur, AL $43,830
$37,960
Arkansas N/A
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($52,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $37,730
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $40,420
Prescott, AZ $46,110
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $52,450
Tucson, AZ $44,470
Yuma, AZ $44,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $42,780
$44,091
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($88,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $73,670
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $84,110
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $79,030
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $88,180
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $84,240
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$81,846
Colorado

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

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($53,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $41,970
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $48,310
Fort Collins, CO $51,240
Grand Junction, CO $49,020
Greeley, CO $49,190
Pueblo, CO $51,850
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,830
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,150
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,370
$49,548
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($60,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $49,510
New Haven, CT $55,470
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $52,830
Waterbury, CT $58,640
Danbury, CT $60,760
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $55,680
$55,482
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($48,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $37,920
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,680
Gainesville, FL $37,200
Homosassa Springs, FL $46,650
Jacksonville, FL $33,800
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $36,120
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $39,320
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $48,880
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $40,760
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,160
Panama City, FL $37,330
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $37,030
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,480
Sebring, FL $43,390
Tallahassee, FL $37,970
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $41,380
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,190
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $35,390
Ocala, FL $38,760
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $46,560
Punta Gorda, FL $47,820
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $41,860
The Villages, FL $37,140
$39,817
Georgia

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

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($37,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,060
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,160
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,830
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,120
$36,293
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($57,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $57,900
Urban Honolulu, HI $42,760
$50,330
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($53,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $49,360
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $40,530
Iowa City, IA $53,220
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $42,070
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $42,260
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,480
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,930
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,830
Cedar Rapids, IA $48,680
Dubuque, IA $50,960
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,330
$47,150
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($54,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,200
Idaho Falls, ID $53,700
Twin Falls, ID $42,720
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,370
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $39,980
Lewiston, ID-WA $46,640
Pocatello, ID $49,420
$47,147
Illinois

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

Decatur, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($59,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $53,350
Champaign-Urbana, IL $56,030
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $48,020
Danville, IL $55,290
Decatur, IL $59,510
Kankakee, IL $43,050
Peoria, IL $40,000
Rockford, IL $55,240
Springfield, IL $58,290
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,030
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,830
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,160
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,040
$52,757
Indiana

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

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($47,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $34,400
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,370
Evansville, IN-KY $38,590
Fort Wayne, IN $44,880
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $39,370
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $42,970
Muncie, IN $47,210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $47,960
Terre Haute, IN $42,660
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,820
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $41,400
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $35,610
$41,471
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($44,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $40,370
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $38,720
Manhattan, KS $42,470
Topeka, KS $44,800
$41,590
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($41,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $33,330
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $31,210
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,180
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,730
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,700
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,570
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $41,470
Owensboro, KY $26,420
$33,076
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($39,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $34,290
Hammond, LA $28,020
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $30,350
Lafayette, LA $35,340
Lake Charles, LA $32,440
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,660
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $39,750
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,850
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,440
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $32,990
$33,513
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland

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

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($53,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $49,850
Salisbury, MD-DE $49,840
California-Lexington Park, MD $53,370
Cumberland, MD-WV $53,420
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $43,910
$50,078
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($44,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $41,130
Portland-South Portland, ME $44,080
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,870
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,520
$43,150
Michigan

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

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($56,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $48,760
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $44,190
Flint, MI $31,440
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $37,540
Jackson, MI $56,960
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $43,660
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $49,280
Monroe, MI $51,140
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $35,670
Saginaw, MI $45,160
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,250
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,190
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,760
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $48,080
Bay City, MI $52,670
Muskegon, MI $54,040
$46,362
Minnesota

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

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($58,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $48,510
Rochester, MN $45,960
St. Cloud, MN $52,040
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,570
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,410
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,260
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $58,540
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,240
$48,566
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($45,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $35,300
Joplin, MO $37,580
Kansas City, MO-KS $45,810
St. Joseph, MO-KS $36,530
St. Louis, MO-IL $45,790
Springfield, MO $39,760
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,900
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $32,310
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $32,360
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,890
Jefferson City, MO $32,800
$37,366
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($31,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,610
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$31,610
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($51,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $43,590
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,100
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,170
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,470
Missoula, MT $51,080
$46,482
North Carolina

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

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($46,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $44,540
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,420
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $41,480
Fayetteville, NC $41,610
Goldsboro, NC $37,660
Greensboro-High Point, NC $38,480
Greenville, NC $46,600
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,540
Jacksonville, NC $45,980
Raleigh, NC $40,020
Rocky Mount, NC $38,990
Wilmington, NC $39,470
Winston-Salem, NC $38,660
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,710
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,380
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,960
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,220
New Bern, NC $40,990
$40,262
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($53,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $49,740
Grand Forks, ND-MN $53,030
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,010
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,330
$50,028
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($48,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $46,130
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $48,830
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,410
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,230
$44,688
New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $50,210
Portsmouth, NH-ME $46,750
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,190
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,330
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$47,946
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($73,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $52,680
Trenton, NJ $51,400
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $73,070
$59,050
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($45,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $39,580
Las Cruces, NM $43,580
Santa Fe, NM $43,000
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,350
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $45,960
$42,294
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($56,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $56,320
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $53,120
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $37,620
$49,020
New York N/A
Ohio

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

Mansfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($49,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $38,400
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $43,230
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $46,090
Columbus, OH $48,910
Dayton, OH $44,790
Lima, OH $48,780
Mansfield, OH $49,130
Springfield, OH $39,070
Toledo, OH $48,180
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $41,840
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,690
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $46,390
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,270
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,120
$44,921
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($43,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $43,670
Tulsa, OK $37,620
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,220
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,450
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,550
Lawton, OK $36,180
$37,140
Oregon

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

Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($64,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $60,810
Corvallis, OR $38,970
Eugene, OR $53,320
Grants Pass, OR $52,410
Medford, OR $51,730
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $49,230
Salem, OR $55,470
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,270
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $64,110
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,350
$51,567
Pennsylvania

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

Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($57,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $45,940
Erie, PA $47,660
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $43,760
Lancaster, PA $45,030
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $44,170
Pittsburgh, PA $36,400
Reading, PA $43,230
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $47,430
York-Hanover, PA $46,710
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $50,930
Altoona, PA $35,820
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $41,370
East Stroudsburg, PA $40,660
Gettysburg, PA $56,770
Johnstown, PA $43,140
Lebanon, PA $54,180
State College, PA $48,270
Williamsport, PA $45,170
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,800
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,410
$46,193
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 ($22,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,220
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,960
Arecibo, PR $18,990
Mayaguez, PR $21,210
Ponce, PR $20,560
San German, PR $19,610
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,430
$20,140
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($39,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $34,860
Florence, SC $32,940
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $33,870
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $39,950
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $37,250
Spartanburg, SC $37,560
Sumter, SC $33,750
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,200
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,460
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,030
$35,987
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 ($42,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,380
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,210
$39,807
Tennessee

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

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($41,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $41,380
Johnson City, TN $38,180
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $37,260
Knoxville, TN $38,580
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,730
Morristown, TN $39,240
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $36,760
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,260
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,520
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,740
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,590
Cleveland, TN $35,680
Jackson, TN $35,400
$37,486
Texas N/A
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($44,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,500
Provo-Orem, UT $35,350
St. George, UT $42,030
Salt Lake City, UT $43,020
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,780
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,410
$42,015
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($49,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $38,320
Harrisonburg, VA $42,450
Lynchburg, VA $44,230
Richmond, VA $42,390
Roanoke, VA $39,520
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $38,870
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $46,380
Winchester, VA-WV $49,080
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,380
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,520
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,260
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,700
$42,508
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($48,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,100
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,970
$46,035
Wisconsin

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

Sheboygan, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($48,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $43,830
Fond du Lac, WI $47,720
Green Bay, WI $39,660
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,600
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $42,550
Madison, WI $46,860
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $43,410
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $37,490
Racine, WI $46,020
Wausau, WI $42,410
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,630
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,800
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,000
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,040
Sheboygan, WI $48,780
$43,920
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($45,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $35,550
Wheeling, WV-OH $40,270
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,580
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,200
Charleston, WV $31,630
Morgantown, WV $45,280
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $35,100
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $37,680
$37,036
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($47,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $45,910
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $44,620
Cheyenne, WY $47,750
$46,093

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $45,987.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $43,985. 

  Firefighters

Control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk. Duties may include fire prevention, emergency medical service, hazardous material response, search and rescue, and disaster assistance.

Salary Ratio: 10.13    

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    
  • Apparatus Operator
  • Fire Alarm Operator
  • Fire Apparatus Engineer
  • Fire Chief's Aide
  • Fire Engine Pump Operator
  • Fire Engineer
  • Fire Equipment Operator
  • Fire Fighter
  • Fire Hydrant Operator
  • Fire Management Specialist
  • Fire Medic
  • Fire Rescue Technician
  • Fire Technician
  • Fireboat Operator
  • Firefighter
  • Fireman
  • Forest Fire Suppression Specialist
  • Forest Firefighter
  • Forestry Fire Technician
  • Hot Shot
  • Ladder Operator
  • Ladderman
  • Marine Fire Fighter
  • Marine Firefighter
  • Municipal Firefighter
  • Oil Fire Specialist
  • On-Scene Supporter
  • Plugman
  • Rescue Worker
  • Safety Officer
  • Smoke Chaser
  • Smoke Eater
  • Smoke Jumper
  • Tail Board Man
  • Tail Board Worker
  • Tiller Man
  • Tiller Worker
  • Volunteer Fire Fighter
  • Volunteer Firefighter
  • Water and Fire Technician
  • Wildland Fire Fighter Specialist
  • Wildland Firefighter
  • US Salary Median: $46,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists

Enforce fire regulations, inspect forest for fire hazards, and recommend forest fire prevention or control measures. May report forest fires and weather conditions.

Salary Ratio: 1.18    

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    
  • District Ranger
  • Environmental Protection Fire Control Officer
  • Fire Management Officer
  • Fire Management Technician
  • Fire Observer
  • Fire Operations Forester
  • Fire Prevention Officer
  • Fire Prevention Technician
  • Fire Range Technician
  • Fire Ranger
  • Fire Technician
  • Fire Tower Keeper
  • Fire Warden
  • Fire Watcher
  • Forest Fire Control Officer
  • Forest Fire Officer
  • Forest Officer
  • Forest Patrolman
  • Forestry Patrolman
  • Look Out Tower Fire Watcher
  • Range Examiner
  • Tower Watchman
  • Towerman
  • Wildfire Mitigation Specialist
  • Wildfire Prevention Specialist
  • Wildland Fire Operations Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $46,140
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $3,238 per year (or $9,589 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $12,952 to earn a bachelor's (or $38,356 if you're out-of-state).

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