Salinas area ranks as top ten in the country for best-pay for grad degree holders, study says
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- According to a study conducted by SmartAsset the Salinas metro area ranks as the 9th best place to earn the most pay for those with graduate degrees in the country.
Nationally, a person can earn $16k more a year with a graduate degree but the new study says that the average is much higher in the Salinas metro area.
| Rank | Metro Area | Bachelor'sDegree Pay | Graduate Degree Pay | Income difference |
| 9 | Salinas, CA | $62,104 | $91,160 | $29,056 |
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SmartAsset said that roughly 12% of the adult population in the Salinas area holds a graduate degree.
The metro area ranked above the Salinas area were:
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $102,214 | $150,281 | $48,067 |
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| 2 | Huntsville, AL | $62,477 | $98,616 | $36,139 |
| 3 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $67,321 | $102,967 | $35,646 |
| 4 | St. George, UT | $40,181 | $73,872 | $33,691 |
| 5 | Merced, CA | $61,801 | $94,532 | $32,731 |
| 6 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | $89,031 | $120,480 | $31,449 |
| 7 | Provo-Orem, UT | $51,825 | $82,607 | $30,782 |
| 8 | Visalia, CA | $62,918 | $92,941 | $30,023 |
