Salary by Education Level
What the Data Shows
For Accountants and Auditors positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $86,310 versus $88,907 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of -2.9%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 69.5% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.
Education vs Salary
| Education Level | Average Salary | Filings | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctorate | $126,277 | 1 | 0% |
| Other | $97,872 | 34 | 0.4% |
| Bachelor's | $88,907 | 5,281 | 69.5% |
| Master's | $86,310 | 2,158 | 28.4% |
| None | $71,074 | 59 | 0.8% |
| Associate's | $60,549 | 44 | 0.6% |
| High School | $52,809 | 21 | 0.3% |
Education by Top Employer
| Employer | Most Common Minimum | % Bachelor's | % Master's | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $70,200 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Bachelor's | 96.2% | 3.8% | $71,500 |
| Deloitte & Touche LLP | Bachelor's | 98.9% | 0% | $58,893 |
| KPMG LLP | Master's | 37.7% | 62.3% | $65,000 |
| Deloitte Tax LLP | Bachelor's | 86.4% | 12.1% | $65,915 |
| BDO USA LLP | Master's | 30.6% | 69.4% | $72,000 |
| ERNST YOUNG U.S. LLP | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $105,806 |
| DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP | N/A | N/A | N/A | $58,344 |
| Grant Thornton LLP | Bachelor's | 75.9% | 1.9% | $74,750 |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | Bachelor's | 91.7% | 8.3% | $87,800 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | Master's | 12.7% | 87.3% | $86,562 |
| The Siegfried Group LLP | Bachelor's | 92.6% | 7.4% | $97,000 |
| ERNST & YOUNG U.S. LLP | N/A | N/A | N/A | $60,500 |
| DELOITTE TOUCHE LLP | Bachelor's | 99.1% | 0.9% | $75,462 |
| CrossCountry Consulting | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $75,566 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | N/A | N/A | N/A | $78,000 |
| GOOGLE LLC | Master's | 47.9% | 52.1% | $118,500 |
| RSM US LLP | Bachelor's | 76% | 24% | $90,000 |
| Hotta Liesenberg Saito LLP | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $55,765 |
| EOS Accountants LLP | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $56,850 |