Program Payoff

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions: what it pays, state by state

50 states teach this at certificate or associate level. The work pays most in Utah, at a median of $168,060 a year.

StateWhat the work paysSchoolsReporting earnings
Utah$168,06020
Arkansas$124,89020
Maryland$108,160250
Vermont$107,50020
Minnesota$79,790270
Connecticut$78,97020
New Jersey$76,280170
Massachusetts$75,570180
Washington$74,480360
New Hampshire$71,010110
Rhode Island$69,87010
California$65,2001030
New York$65,100480
North Dakota$64,56050
Oregon$64,130120
Colorado$63,720120
Maine$63,290130
Illinois$63,220280
Alaska$62,63040
Virginia$61,330320
Nevada$61,08050
West Virginia$60,30080
Idaho$59,84050
North Carolina$59,610710
Wisconsin$59,280220
Michigan$59,270100
Kentucky$59,10070
Montana$56,780120
Florida$56,550220
Wyoming$56,42030
Tennessee$56,31020
New Mexico$56,160110
Texas$55,680510
Hawaii$55,15050
Kansas$54,30070
Iowa$52,25010
South Carolina$51,80010
Ohio$51,520320
South Dakota$51,10050
Pennsylvania$50,820260
Delaware$48,52030
Missouri$48,52050
Nebraska$47,770110
Georgia$47,51020
Alabama$46,66040
Mississippi$46,53020
Arizona$45,640180
Oklahoma$43,95030
Indiana$40,91090
Louisiana$31,44020

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Programs: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10. Occupation wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.