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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Zoology & Animal Biology Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the biology of animal species and phyla, with reference to their molecular and cellular systems, anatomy, physiology, and behavior. Includes instruction in molecular and cell biology, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, ecology and behavior, evolutionary biology, and applications to specific species and phyla.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data. May collect and analyze biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water habitats.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $74,316
"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.): 8.97%
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.): $26,535/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $14,882/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $22,733/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $12,183/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $24,807/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $13,655/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: $74,316

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($124,021) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($99,573).

Fairbanks, AK	$99,573
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$82,460

$89,305

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($73,890).

Mobile, AL	$51,190
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$37,760
Huntsville, AL	$35,950
Montgomery, AL	$57,595
Tuscaloosa, AL	$73,890
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$51,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$70,210

$53,780

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($79,710).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$79,710
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$62,430

$76,254

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($96,140).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$88,843
Tucson, AZ	$96,140
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$76,854

$87,765

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($146,326).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$118,302
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$116,330
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$107,373
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$143,055
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$144,192
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$146,326
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$117,270
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$93,130
Santa Rosa, CA	$102,453
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$117,928
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$82,500
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$57,000
Fresno, CA	$34,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$92,325
Salinas, CA	$45,690
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$45,440
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$34,910
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$38,930

$110,676

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($101,646).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$101,646
Fort Collins, CO	$100,868
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$59,315
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$55,703
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$56,455
Colorado Springs, CO	$48,760
Greeley, CO	$48,520

$79,395

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($116,786).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$105,840
New Haven, CT	$116,786
Danbury, CT	$66,720
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$94,770
Waterbury, CT	$75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$65,190

$101,433

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Gainesville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($91,230).

Gainesville, FL	$91,230
Jacksonville, FL	$77,085
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$79,758
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$61,678
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$69,282
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$91,010
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$78,548
Tallahassee, FL	$60,575
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$74,753
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$72,610
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$59,010
Panama City, FL	$45,980
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$57,760
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$43,940
Port St. Lucie, FL	$54,410

$71,842

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($102,545).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$102,545
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$82,242
Savannah, GA	$97,310
Gainesville, GA	$38,830
Warner Robins, GA	$35,490
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$41,050
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$58,510
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$76,250

$80,203

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($86,566).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area

$86,566

$86,566

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($121,430).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$119,658
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$80,792
Iowa City, IA	$82,050
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$83,740
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$121,430
Cedar Rapids, IA	$64,050
Dubuque, IA	$50,130
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,217
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$53,830

$86,315

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($73,662).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$73,662
Idaho Falls, ID	$50,430
Lewiston, ID-WA	$43,535
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$38,210
Twin Falls, ID	$37,900

$57,486

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($85,180).

Peoria, IL	$85,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$53,770
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$69,220

$75,706

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($58,668).

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$58,668
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$49,143
Columbus, IN	$41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$42,580
Evansville, IN-KY	$42,660
Fort Wayne, IN	$43,270
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$43,120
Muncie, IN	$49,530
Terre Haute, IN	$46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$43,400

$48,750

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($91,950).

Manhattan, KS	$84,730
Topeka, KS	$83,130
Wichita, KS	$91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$79,990

$84,950

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($88,084).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$88,084
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$60,210
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$56,480
Owensboro, KY	$41,785
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$56,935
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$58,300

$64,664

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($85,470).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$85,470
Baton Rouge, LA	$64,420
Hammond, LA	$63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$62,800
Lafayette, LA	$65,180
Lake Charles, LA	$62,210
Monroe, LA	$49,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$57,090

$69,708

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($167,568).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$167,568
Springfield, MA-CT	$107,182
Worcester, MA-CT	$115,496
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$76,660

$124,021

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($115,580).

Salisbury, MD-DE	$115,580
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$84,008

$94,532

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($118,490).

Portland-South Portland, ME	$118,490
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$100,340
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$83,660

$98,226

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($96,334).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$96,334
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$79,282
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$84,263
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$76,233
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$57,470
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$49,025
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$64,930
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$38,930

$76,650

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($105,826).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$105,826
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$93,166
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$51,080
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$67,230

$89,565

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($106,178).

Kansas City, MO-KS	$106,178
St. Louis, MO-IL	$78,195
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$68,876
Springfield, MO	$56,315
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$64,740

$78,646

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($104,580).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$104,580
Jackson, MS	$54,280
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$51,510
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$49,035

$74,854

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($78,946).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$78,946
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$50,985
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$48,670
Missoula, MT	$34,910

$62,895

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($132,760).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$132,760
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$109,818
Raleigh, NC	$106,898
Wilmington, NC	$91,956
Winston-Salem, NC	$132,050
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$49,495
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$35,080
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$69,280
Fayetteville, NC	$60,310
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$59,590
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$61,430

$98,356

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($53,180).

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$53,180
Fargo, ND-MN	$34,770

$47,043

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($80,615).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$80,615
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$49,913

$67,457

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($51,380).

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$50,780
Manchester, NH	$48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$49,540

$48,410

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($106,500).

Ocean City, NJ	$86,802
Trenton, NJ	$106,500
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$93,726

$96,353

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($84,760).

Santa Fe, NM	$84,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$83,533
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$47,560

$79,496

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($120,110).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$120,110
Reno, NV	$91,806
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$67,060

$98,491

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 ($134,317).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$106,714
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$134,317
Rochester, NY	$128,814
Syracuse, NY	$111,096
Ithaca, NY	$85,545
Utica-Rome, NY	$61,955
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$66,025
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$46,200
Binghamton, NY	$78,700

$104,572

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($109,783).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$106,444
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$104,268
Columbus, OH	$91,538
Dayton, OH	$109,783
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$87,255
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$77,064
Canton-Massillon, OH	$49,850
Toledo, OH	$44,300
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$70,170
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$74,850

$90,755

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($114,240).

Tulsa, OK	$100,688
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$114,240

$106,496

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($126,590).

Corvallis, OR	$126,590
Eugene, OR	$83,674
Medford, OR	$78,160
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$100,125
Salem, OR	$94,396
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$77,236
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$81,138
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$82,802

$89,194

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($119,938).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$91,500
Lancaster, PA	$77,230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$119,938
Pittsburgh, PA	$87,858
Reading, PA	$110,460
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$70,505
Erie, PA	$95,700
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$75,290
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$81,530

$93,715

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($74,416).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$74,416
Ponce, PR	$37,190

$68,212

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($86,000).

Columbia, SC	$73,283
Florence, SC	$49,873
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$86,000

$68,238

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($46,450).

Sioux Falls, SD	$46,450
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$40,955
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$44,560

$43,988

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($100,052).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$100,052
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$86,226
Knoxville, TN	$70,897
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$56,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$56,060

$83,801

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($113,560).

College Station-Bryan, TX	$68,943
Corpus Christi, TX	$110,060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$98,903
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$102,515
Killeen-Temple, TX	$96,988
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$81,890
Midland, TX	$113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$88,758
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$102,673
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$33,360
Lubbock, TX	$61,525
Tyler, TX	$47,780
Waco, TX	$42,300
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$30,780
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$49,525
El Paso, TX	$19,380
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$55,910

$82,979

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($99,750).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$99,750
Provo-Orem, UT	$86,270
Salt Lake City, UT	$76,952
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$65,690
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$64,425
St. George, UT	$34,920

$75,007

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($106,020).

Lynchburg, VA	$72,420
Richmond, VA	$106,020
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$88,748
Roanoke, VA	$59,660
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$38,410
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$70,530

$82,084

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($81,580).

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$81,580
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$50,770

$75,418

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($111,703).

Kennewick-Richland, WA	$111,703
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$94,886
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$110,680
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$91,516
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$90,072
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$81,000
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$55,715
Walla Walla, WA	$55,000
Wenatchee, WA	$75,400
Yakima, WA	$62,965
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$67,557

$88,880

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($102,515).

Madison, WI	$102,515
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$80,252
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$81,922
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$83,020
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$57,630

$84,683

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($118,610).

Morgantown, WV	$118,610
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$106,450
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$75,880

$107,294

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($70,477).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$70,477
Cheyenne, WY	$51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$46,860

$65,154

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $76,776

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Massachusetts ($132,073) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($110,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$110,510
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$87,960

$99,235

Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($46,305) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL	$46,305
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$37,760
Huntsville, AL	$35,950
Montgomery, AL	$45,950
Tuscaloosa, AL	N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$41,491

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($79,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$79,710
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$79,710

Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($94,094) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$88,843
Tucson, AZ	$94,094
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$76,854

$86,597

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 ($148,276) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$118,302
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$120,150
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$109,370
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$141,508
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$148,276
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$146,326
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$117,270
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$93,130
Santa Rosa, CA	$102,453
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$117,928
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$82,500
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$57,000
Fresno, CA	$34,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$47,000
Salinas, CA	$45,690
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$45,440
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$34,910
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$38,930

$88,950

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($107,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$107,830
Fort Collins, CO	$100,868
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$59,315
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$57,210
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$56,455
Colorado Springs, CO	$48,760
Greeley, CO	$48,520

$68,423

Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($116,786) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$103,718
New Haven, CT	$116,786
Danbury, CT	$66,720
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$94,770
Waterbury, CT	$75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$65,190

$87,171

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Gainesville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($91,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL	$91,230
Jacksonville, FL	$72,394
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$78,356
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$61,678
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$69,688
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$91,010
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$78,548
Tallahassee, FL	$60,575
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$71,738
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$72,610
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$59,010
Panama City, FL	$45,980
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$39,840
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$43,940
Port St. Lucie, FL	$54,410

$66,067

Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($102,545) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$102,545
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$86,160
Savannah, GA	$97,310
Gainesville, GA	$38,830
Warner Robins, GA	$35,490
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$41,050
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$66,898

Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($86,566) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area

$86,566

$86,566

Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($132,668) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$132,668
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$81,460
Iowa City, IA	$82,050
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$86,013
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$121,430
Cedar Rapids, IA	$64,050
Dubuque, IA	$50,130
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$50,345
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$53,830

$76,001

Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($73,662) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$73,662
Idaho Falls, ID	$50,430
Lewiston, ID-WA	$43,535
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$38,210
Twin Falls, ID	$37,900

$48,747

Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($85,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL	$85,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$53,770
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$69,475

Indiana

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

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($65,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$65,360
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$50,090
Columbus, IN	N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Evansville, IN-KY	N/A
Fort Wayne, IN	N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A
Terre Haute, IN	N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$57,725

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$84,730
Topeka, KS	$83,130
Wichita, KS	$91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$79,990

$84,950

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($88,084) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$88,084
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$59,278
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$56,480
Owensboro, KY	$41,785
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$57,270
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$52,910

$59,611

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($88,702) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$88,702
Baton Rouge, LA	$64,420
Hammond, LA	$63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$62,800
Lafayette, LA	$65,180
Lake Charles, LA	$62,210
Monroe, LA	$49,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$57,090

$62,837

Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($167,568) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$167,568
Springfield, MA-CT	$109,673
Worcester, MA-CT	$118,978
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$132,073

Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($115,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE	$115,580
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$80,886

$98,233

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($118,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME	$118,490
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$100,340
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$85,026

$101,285

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($100,585) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$100,585
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$82,558
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$81,420
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$77,112
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$57,470
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$49,025
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$40,370
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$38,930

$65,934

Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($112,613) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$112,613
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$98,913
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$51,080
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$67,230

$82,459

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($106,178) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$106,178
St. Louis, MO-IL	$80,476
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$70,735
Springfield, MO	$50,840
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$77,057

Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($104,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$104,580
Jackson, MS	$54,280
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$51,510
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$41,510

$62,970

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($78,946) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$78,946
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$50,985
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$48,670
Missoula, MT	$34,910

$53,378

North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($132,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$132,760
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$124,720
Raleigh, NC	$110,212
Wilmington, NC	$100,733
Winston-Salem, NC	$132,050
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$36,360
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$35,080
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	N/A
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$95,988

North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($53,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$53,180
Fargo, ND-MN	$34,770

$43,975

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 ($82,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$82,790
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$43,685

$63,238

New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($49,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$49,480
Manchester, NH	N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME	N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$49,480

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($115,334) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$96,483
Trenton, NJ	$115,334
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$102,290

$104,702

New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($84,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM	$84,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$83,533
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$47,560

$71,951

Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($120,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$120,110
Reno, NV	$88,920
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$67,060

$92,030

New York

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

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($141,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$108,795
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$139,122
Rochester, NY	$141,070
Syracuse, NY	$118,250
Ithaca, NY	$43,150
Utica-Rome, NY	$40,260
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$40,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$37,010
Binghamton, NY	N/A

$83,518

Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($114,613) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$114,613
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$104,268
Columbus, OH	$90,640
Dayton, OH	$109,783
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$91,754
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$77,583
Canton-Massillon, OH	$49,850
Toledo, OH	$44,300
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$85,349

Oklahoma

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

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($114,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$112,510
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$114,240

$113,375

Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($126,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR	$126,590
Eugene, OR	$83,674
Medford, OR	$78,160
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$101,772
Salem, OR	$87,760
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$77,236
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$81,138
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$82,802

$89,892

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($127,463) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$93,473
Lancaster, PA	$77,230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$127,463
Pittsburgh, PA	$89,455
Reading, PA	$110,460
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$43,900
Erie, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$90,330

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 ($74,416) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$74,416
Ponce, PR	$37,190

$55,803

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($86,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$73,283
Florence, SC	$49,873
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$86,000

$69,718

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 ($46,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$46,450
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$40,955
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$44,560

$43,988

Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($108,018) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$108,018
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$89,523
Knoxville, TN	$57,095
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$84,878

Texas

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

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($118,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX	$62,738
Corpus Christi, TX	$110,060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$102,604
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$104,588
Killeen-Temple, TX	$107,810
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$86,568
Midland, TX	$113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$94,310
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$118,110
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$33,360
Lubbock, TX	$37,240
Tyler, TX	$29,650
Waco, TX	$42,300
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$18,600
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$48,560
El Paso, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$74,004

Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($99,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$99,750
Provo-Orem, UT	$86,270
Salt Lake City, UT	$76,952
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$65,690
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$64,425
St. George, UT	$34,920

$71,335

Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($106,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA	$72,420
Richmond, VA	$106,020
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$92,353
Roanoke, VA	$45,890
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$38,410
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$71,019

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($90,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$90,880
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$90,880

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($116,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kennewick-Richland, WA	$111,703
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$94,886
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$116,800
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$91,516
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$90,072
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$81,000
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$55,715
Walla Walla, WA	$55,000
Wenatchee, WA	$75,400
Yakima, WA	$62,965
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$57,615

$81,152

Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($109,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI	$109,370
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$82,285
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$87,898
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$83,020
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$57,630

$84,041

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 ($118,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV	$118,610
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$106,450
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$112,530

Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($75,062) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$75,062
Cheyenne, WY	N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$75,062

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $71,856

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($121,366) in the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$54,960

$60,860

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($73,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL	$60,960
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A
Huntsville, AL	N/A
Montgomery, AL	$69,240
Tuscaloosa, AL	$73,890
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$51,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$70,210

$65,106

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($62,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$62,430

$62,430

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($106,370) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	N/A
Tucson, AZ	$106,370
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$106,370

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($150,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$97,230
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$97,390
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$150,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$123,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Fresno, CA	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$137,650
Salinas, CA	N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$121,366

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($76,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$76,910
Fort Collins, CO	N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$52,690
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Colorado Springs, CO	N/A
Greeley, CO	N/A

$64,800

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($116,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$116,450
New Haven, CT	N/A
Danbury, CT	N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	N/A
Waterbury, CT	N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$116,450

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($100,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL	N/A
Jacksonville, FL	$100,540
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$86,770
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$67,250
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	N/A
Tallahassee, FL	N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$89,830
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Panama City, FL	N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$75,680
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A

$84,014

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($76,250) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$66,570
Savannah, GA	N/A
Gainesville, GA	N/A
Warner Robins, GA	N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$58,510
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$76,250

$67,110

Hawaii

N/A

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($77,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$67,620
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$77,450
Iowa City, IA	N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$74,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA	N/A
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$67,960
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$71,920

Idaho

N/A

Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($69,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL	N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$69,220

$69,220

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$38,590
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$47,250
Columbus, IN	$41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$42,580
Evansville, IN-KY	$42,660
Fort Wayne, IN	$43,270
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$43,120
Muncie, IN	$49,530
Terre Haute, IN	$46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$43,400

$44,374

Kansas

N/A

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$64,870
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY	N/A
Owensboro, KY	N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$56,600
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$63,690

$61,720

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($69,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$69,310
Baton Rouge, LA	N/A
Hammond, LA	N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	N/A
Lafayette, LA	N/A
Lake Charles, LA	N/A
Monroe, LA	N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$69,310

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($101,570) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	$97,220
Worcester, MA-CT	$101,570
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$76,660

$91,817

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($99,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE	N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$99,620

$99,620

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($76,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME	N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$76,830

$76,830

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($98,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$79,330
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$66,180
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$98,480
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$71,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$89,490
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$81,064

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($78,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$78,680
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$70,180
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$74,430

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($66,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL	$66,790
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$61,440
Springfield, MO	$61,790
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$64,740

$63,690

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($56,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Jackson, MS	N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$56,560

$56,560

Montana

N/A

North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($90,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$65,110
Raleigh, NC	$90,330
Wilmington, NC	$56,850
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$62,630
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$69,280
Fayetteville, NC	$60,310
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$59,590
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$61,430

$65,691

North Dakota

N/A

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($74,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$74,090
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$62,370

$68,230

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$52,080
Manchester, NH	$48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$49,540

$48,196

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($62,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$48,080
Trenton, NJ	$62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$59,470

$56,627

New Mexico

N/A

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($103,350) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	N/A
Reno, NV	$103,350
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$103,350

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($127,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$98,390
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$110,290
Rochester, NY	$79,790
Syracuse, NY	$82,480
Ithaca, NY	$127,940
Utica-Rome, NY	$83,650
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$91,560
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$55,390
Binghamton, NY	$78,700

$89,799

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($96,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$73,770
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	N/A
Columbus, OH	$96,030
Dayton, OH	N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$64,760
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$74,990
Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Toledo, OH	N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$70,170
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$74,850

$75,762

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($65,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$65,220
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$65,220

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($120,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR	N/A
Eugene, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$91,890
Salem, OR	$120,940
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$106,415

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($97,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$83,610
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$89,840
Pittsburgh, PA	$81,470
Reading, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$97,110
Erie, PA	$95,700
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$75,290
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$81,530

$86,364

Puerto Rico

N/A

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

N/A

South Dakota

N/A

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($98,500) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$68,190
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$73,040
Knoxville, TN	$98,500
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$56,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$56,060

$70,532

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($99,970) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX	$99,970
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$80,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$92,150
Killeen-Temple, TX	$64,520
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$63,180
Midland, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$61,000
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$56,360
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	$85,810
Tyler, TX	$65,910
Waco, TX	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$42,960
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$50,490
El Paso, TX	$19,380
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$55,910

$64,465

Utah

N/A

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($74,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Richmond, VA	N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$74,330
Roanoke, VA	$73,430
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$70,530

$72,763

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$53,680
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$50,770

$52,225

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (Doctorate)

Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($87,440) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kennewick-Richland, WA	N/A
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	N/A
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$80,080
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	N/A
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	N/A
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Walla Walla, WA	N/A
Wenatchee, WA	N/A
Yakima, WA	N/A
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$87,440

$83,760

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI	$81,950
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$72,120
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$58,020
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$70,697

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($75,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV	N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$75,880

$75,880

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($51,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$47,550
Cheyenne, WY	$51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$46,860

$48,640

6 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree. For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $76,776. For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $71,856.

Natural Sciences Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 0.93

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

Agricultural Research Director
Agriculture Research Director
Analytical Services Manager
Chemical Engineer Supervisor
Chemical Plant Technical Director
Chemical Process Exploration Manager
Clinical Project Manager
Clinical Trials Manager
Environmental Program Manager
Environmental Research Project Manager
Geochemical Manager
Geological Manager
Geophysical Manager
Gravity Manager
Lab Director (Laboratory Director)
Lab Manager (Laboratory Manager)
Natural Resources Manager
Natural Sciences Manager
Ocean Program Administrator
Quarrying Manager
Research Administrator
Research and Development Director (R and D Director)
Research Coordinator
Research Development Director
Research Development Manager
Research Director
Research Manager
Research Project Coordinator
Water Team Leader
Wild Life Manager

US Salary Median: $112,701
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Clinical Research Coordinators

Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

Salary Ratio: 0.93

Common Job Titles

Clinical Coordinator
Clinical Data Coordinator
Clinical Manager
Clinical Program Coordinator
Clinical Program Manager
Clinical Project Manager
Clinical Research Administrator
Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical Research Director
Clinical Research Manager
Clinical Research Monitor
Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
Clinical Study Manager
Clinical Trial Coordinator
Clinical Trial Manager
Clinical Trials Manager
Research Coordinator

US Salary Median: $112,701
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Water Resource Specialists

Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

Salary Ratio: 0.93

Common Job Titles

Community Resource Consultant
Environmental Resource Specialist
Hydrotechnical Specialist
Hydrotechnician
Power Supply Engineer
Resource Specialist
Water Quality Specialist
Water Resource Agent
Water Resource Consultant
Water Resource Engineering Specialist
Water Resource Specialist
Water Resources Planner
Water Restoration Technician
Water Rights Specialist

US Salary Median: $112,701
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Study the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of animals and wildlife. May specialize in wildlife research and management. May collect and analyze biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water habitats.

Salary Ratio: 0.65

Common Job Titles

Animal Behaviorist
Animal Biologist
Aquatic Biologist
Behaviorist
Conservation Resources Management Biologist
Cryptozoologist
Dolphin Researcher
Entomologist
Ethologist
Field Naturalist
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Fish Biologist
Fish Conservationist
Fish Culturist
Fish Technologist
Fisheries Biologist
Fisheries Management Biologist
Fishery Biologist
Habitat Biologist
Herpetologist
Ichthyologist
Lepidopterist
Limnologist
Mammalogist
Marine Biologist
Marine Scientist
Migratory Game Bird Biologist
Naturalist
Nematologist
Ornithologist
Protozoologist
Shark Biologist
Wildlife Biologist
Wildlife Conservationist
Wildlife Specialist
Wildlife Technician
Zoologist

US Salary Median: $65,289
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Biological Technicians

Assist biological and medical scientists. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

Salary Ratio: 0.41

Common Job Titles

Aquatics Technician
Artificial Breeding Laboratory Technician (Artificial Breeding Lab Tech)
Artificial Breeding Technician
Artificial Inseminator
Babcock Tester
Bacteriology Research Assistant
Bacteriology Technician
Biochemistry Technician
Biological Aide
Biological Science Aide
Biological Science Laboratory Technician (Biological Science Lab Tech)
Biological Science Technician
Biological Technician
Biologist Aide
Biology Laboratory Assistant
Biology Research Assistant
Biology Specimen Technician
Biomedical Technician
Biotechnician
Biotechnologist
Botany Laboratory Assistant
Culture Media Laboratory Assistant
Dairy Technologist
Downstream Biomanufacturing Technician
Downstream Technician
Environmental Technician
Feed Research Aide
Fiber Technologist
Fowl Blood Tester
Game Technician
Herbarium Worker
Laboratory Assistant
Laboratory Technician
Laboratory Worker
Marine Fisheries Technician
Medical Lab Assistant
Medical Research Assistant
Microbiology QC Tech (Microbiology Quality Control Technician)
Microbiology Technician
Poultry Inseminator
Research Assistant
Research Associate
Research Specialist
Research Technician
Seed Analyst
Specimen Technician
Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician
Wildlife Biology Technician
Wildlife Technician

US Salary Median: $43,328
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.25

Common Job Titles

Adjunct Biology Instructor
Adjunct Instructor
Algology Teacher
Anatomy Instructor
Anatomy Professor
Apiculture Teacher
Arboriculture Teacher
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Bacteriology Professor
Bacteriology Teacher
Biochemistry Professor
Biochemistry Teacher
Biological Sciences Instructor
Biological Sciences Professor
Biology Adjunct Instructor
Biology Assistant Professor
Biology Faculty Member
Biology Instructor
Biology Lecturer
Biology Professor
Biology Teacher
Biophysics Teacher
Botany Professor
Botany Teacher
Cardiology Teacher
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Cytology Teacher
Ecology Teacher
Embryology Professor
Embryology Teacher
Endocrinology Teacher
Entomology Teacher
Etiology Teacher
Faculty Member
Genetics Teacher
Helminthology Teacher
Herpetology Teacher
Human Anatomy Teacher
Ichthyology Teacher
Instructor
Lab Instructor
Lecturer
Life Sciences Teacher
Limnology Teacher
Mammalogy Teacher
Microbiology Instructor
Microbiology Professor
Microbiology Teacher
Morphology Teacher
Mycology Teacher
Nematology Teacher
Ornithology Teacher
Osteology Teacher
Parasitology Teacher
Physiology Instructor
Phytopathology Teacher
Plant Anatomy Teacher
Plant Physiology Teacher
Plant Taxonomy Teacher
Professor
Protozoology Teacher
Science Instructor
Science Professor
Taxonomy Teacher
University Faculty Member
Zoology Professor
Zoology Teacher

US Salary Median: $75,221
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Doctorate

Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $14,882 per year (or $26,534 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $59,528 to earn a bachelor's (or $106,136 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $12,182 per year (or $22,733 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $48,728 to earn a doctorate (or $90,932 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($59,528 if you're in-state, $106,136 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($24,364 if you're in-state, $45,466 if you're out-of-state).