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

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

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $82,602
    "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.): 9.18%
    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.):  $24,778/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,541/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,258/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,278/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,938/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,453/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: $82,602

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($135,353) 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 $90,246
$94,391
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

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

Mobile, AL $56,965
Montgomery, AL $69,240
Tuscaloosa, AL $73,890
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $70,210
$63,083
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($88,290).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $88,290
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,430
$81,825
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($108,650).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $103,970
Tucson, AZ $108,650
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $86,983
$100,258
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($166,050).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $137,910
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $130,600
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $119,182
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $162,132
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $161,156
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $166,050
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $134,208
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $107,710
Santa Rosa, CA $116,750
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $137,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $93,390
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $57,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $137,650
$133,433
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($116,870).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $116,870
Fort Collins, CO $115,415
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $70,110
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,405
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $70,100
$99,347
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($128,985).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $115,418
New Haven, CT $128,985
Danbury, CT $66,720
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,770
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$107,350
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($107,160).

Gainesville, FL $91,230
Jacksonville, FL $84,630
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $86,010
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $64,880
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $75,214
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $107,160
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $90,750
Tallahassee, FL $60,575
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $82,238
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $79,465
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $59,010
Panama City, FL $45,980
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $75,680
$78,410
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($122,640).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $122,640
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $91,455
Savannah, GA $97,310
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $76,250
$96,703
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($99,208).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $99,208
$99,208
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 $89,760
Iowa City, IA $91,315
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 $62,355
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
$90,784
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($83,348).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $83,348
Idaho Falls, ID $69,970
Lewiston, ID-WA $59,940
$77,217
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

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

Peoria, IL $85,180
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,220
$81,190
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 $50,485
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
$48,893
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 ($100,098).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $100,098
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,470
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Owensboro, KY $51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,935
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,300
$69,229
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($90,774).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $90,774
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
$70,425
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 $121,100
Worcester, MA-CT $132,065
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,660
$135,353
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 $91,718
$100,666
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 $92,168
$102,985
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($109,990).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $109,990
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $87,263
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $93,188
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $83,558
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $72,530
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,430
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $89,490
$90,200
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 $67,240
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,230
$94,119
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($127,060).

Kansas City, MO-KS $127,060
St. Louis, MO-IL $85,010
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $76,740
Springfield, MO $56,315
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,740
$86,037
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 $64,530
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,560
$84,813
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($89,953).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $89,953
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,600
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,130
$81,090
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($163,050).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $163,050
Greensboro-High Point, NC $109,818
Raleigh, NC $119,236
Wilmington, NC $105,578
Winston-Salem, NC $132,050
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,280
Fayetteville, NC $60,310
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,630
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,590
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,430
$110,679
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($71,440).

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $71,440
$71,440
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 $55,670
$72,300
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($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
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($116,116).

Ocean City, NJ $86,802
Trenton, NJ $116,116
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $93,726
$98,881
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($99,740).

Santa Fe, NM $84,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $99,740
$92,250
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 $105,053
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $67,060
$105,950
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($151,220).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $122,188
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $150,046
Rochester, NY $151,220
Syracuse, NY $126,798
Binghamton, NY $78,700
Ithaca, NY $127,940
Utica-Rome, NY $83,650
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $91,560
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$126,740
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($130,420).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $106,444
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $123,120
Columbus, OH $101,702
Dayton, OH $130,420
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $97,368
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $88,168
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,170
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$103,181
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 $93,888
Medford, OR $91,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $111,098
Salem, OR $107,890
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $87,275
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $91,688
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $93,813
$100,232
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($136,993).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $103,373
Lancaster, PA $92,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $136,993
Pittsburgh, PA $98,833
Reading, PA $110,460
Erie, PA $95,700
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $97,110
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,290
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $81,530
$105,201
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($82,785).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $82,785
$82,785
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 $51,660
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $86,000
$70,611
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($62,640).

Sioux Falls, SD $62,640
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,010
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$54,620
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($112,343).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $112,343
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $98,090
Knoxville, TN $84,190
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $56,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,060
$93,587
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

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

College Station-Bryan, TX $78,122
Corpus Christi, TX $110,060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $104,734
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $113,122
Killeen-Temple, TX $96,988
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $93,330
Midland, TX $113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $95,084
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $102,673
El Paso, TX $19,380
Lubbock, TX $85,810
Tyler, TX $65,910
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,910
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,960
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,490
$93,604
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 $84,183
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $73,383
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $64,425
$80,647
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($128,990).

Lynchburg, VA $72,420
Richmond, VA $128,990
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $101,083
Roanoke, VA $73,430
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $70,530
$96,043
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
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 $89,408
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $81,922
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $94,668
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,630
$89,644
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 ($76,006).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $76,006
Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
$68,343

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $93,347

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New York ($151,676) in the Rochester, NY 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 $99,068
$104,789
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($52,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $52,970
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,970
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 ($88,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $88,290
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$88,290
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($109,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $103,970
Tucson, AZ $109,220
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $86,983
$100,058
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 ($170,503) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $137,910
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $138,943
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $124,630
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $164,968
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $170,503
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $166,050
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $134,208
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $107,710
Santa Rosa, CA $116,750
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $137,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $93,390
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $57,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
$129,109
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($130,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $130,190
Fort Collins, CO $115,415
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $70,110
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $70,120
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $70,100
$91,187
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($128,985) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $115,160
New Haven, CT $128,985
Danbury, CT $66,720
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,770
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$91,111
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($107,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $91,230
Jacksonville, FL $80,653
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $85,820
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $64,880
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $77,205
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $107,160
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $90,750
Tallahassee, FL $60,575
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $80,340
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $79,465
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $59,010
Panama City, FL $45,980
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
$76,922
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 ($122,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $122,640
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $99,750
Savannah, GA $97,310
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$106,567
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($99,208) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $99,208
$99,208
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 $92,838
Iowa City, IA $91,315
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 $56,750
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
$78,460
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($83,348) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $83,348
Idaho Falls, ID $69,970
Lewiston, ID-WA $59,940
$71,086
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
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,180
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 $53,720
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
$59,540
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 ($100,098) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $100,098
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,120
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Owensboro, KY $51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$62,761
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $96,140
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
$63,514
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 $129,060
Worcester, MA-CT $142,230
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$146,286
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 $89,743
$102,661
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 $96,003
$104,944
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($120,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $120,210
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $94,290
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $91,865
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $86,488
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $72,530
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,430
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
$87,469
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 $67,240
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,230
$86,499
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($127,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $127,060
St. Louis, MO-IL $89,565
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $81,840
Springfield, MO $50,840
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,326
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 $64,530
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,463
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($89,953) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $89,953
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,600
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,130
$72,228
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 ($163,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $163,050
Greensboro-High Point, NC $124,720
Raleigh, NC $126,463
Wilmington, NC $121,820
Winston-Salem, NC $132,050
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$133,621
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 ($71,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $71,440
$71,440
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 $48,970
$65,880
New Hampshire N/A
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 ($129,563) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $96,483
Trenton, NJ $129,563
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $102,290
$109,445
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 ($99,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $84,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $99,740
$92,250
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 $105,620
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $67,060
$97,597
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 ($175,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $130,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $159,985
Rochester, NY $175,030
Syracuse, NY $141,570
Binghamton, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$151,676
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($130,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $114,613
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $123,120
Columbus, OH $103,120
Dayton, OH $130,420
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $105,520
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $92,560
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$111,559
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 $93,888
Medford, OR $91,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $115,900
Salem, OR $103,540
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $87,275
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $91,688
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $93,813
$100,492
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 ($152,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $109,960
Lancaster, PA $92,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $152,710
Pittsburgh, PA $104,620
Reading, PA $110,460
Erie, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$113,992
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 ($82,785) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $82,785
$82,785
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 $51,660
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $86,000
$70,314
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 ($62,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $62,640
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,010
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$54,620
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($127,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $127,060
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $106,440
Knoxville, TN $69,880
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$101,127
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($118,365) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $72,660
Corpus Christi, TX $110,060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $110,818
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $118,365
Killeen-Temple, TX $107,810
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $103,380
Midland, TX $113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $103,605
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $118,110
El Paso, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$106,485
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 $84,183
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $73,383
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $64,425
$81,602
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($128,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $72,420
Richmond, VA $128,990
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $110,000
Roanoke, VA N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$103,803
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
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 $95,170
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $87,898
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $94,668
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,630
$88,947
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 ($83,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $83,120
Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,120

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
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
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $137,650
$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
$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
$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
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
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
$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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,280
Fayetteville, NC $60,310
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,630
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.

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$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
Binghamton, NY $78,700
Ithaca, NY $127,940
Utica-Rome, NY $83,650
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $91,560
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$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
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
Erie, PA $95,700
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $97,110
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
El Paso, TX $19,380
Lubbock, TX $85,810
Tyler, TX $65,910
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,910
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,960
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,490
$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
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
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

5 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 $93,347.  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: 0.92    

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: 0.92    

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    
  • 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: 0.92    

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    
  • 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    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Animal 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 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: 0.24    

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    
  • 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 $15,540 per year (or $24,777 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $62,160 to earn a bachelor's (or $99,108 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $9,278 per year (or $25,258 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $37,112 to earn a doctorate (or $101,032 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($62,160 if you're in-state, $99,108 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($18,556 if you're in-state, $50,516 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Zoology & Animal Biology Degrees

Mississippi State University

Lee Boulevard - Mississippi State, MS

Out-of-state cost: $23,950/year
In-state cost: $8,910/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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Beacon College

105 E Main St - Leesburg, FL

Out-of-state cost: $42,900/year
In-state cost: $42,900/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Zoology & Animal Biology Degrees

Boise State University

1910 University Dr - Boise, ID

Out-of-state cost: $26,566/year
In-state cost: $9,646/year
Degrees: Master's

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