Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Archivists

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Archivists positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $55,853 versus $51,499 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +8.5%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 28.6% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$55,853457.1%
Bachelor's$51,499228.6%
None$49,566114.3%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Cai Studio Master's 0% 100% $40,000
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY N/A N/A N/A $55,081
Kalavant Center for Music and Dance, Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $50,253
Andrews University Bachelor's 100% 0% $39,633
Columbia University N/A N/A N/A $65,205
GAVIN BROWN'S ENTERPRISE N/A N/A N/A $41,153
Kansas State University Master's 0% 100% $45,000
The J. Paul Getty Trust N/A N/A N/A $87,000
Access Industries, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $51,000
Art.sy, Inc. N/A N/A N/A N/A
CORP. OF PRES. OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LA N/A N/A N/A $61,000
ELC Management LLC N/A N/A N/A $50,003
The Trustees of Princeton University N/A N/A N/A $69,500
The Independent Institute N/A N/A N/A N/A
Texas Tech University N/A N/A N/A $38,685
Trustees of Amherst College N/A N/A N/A $52,530
ROXY PAINE, LLC N/A N/A N/A $43,680
California Institute of Technology N/A N/A N/A $60,403
FAERBER NEW YORK, INC. N/A N/A N/A $62,000
University of Rochester N/A N/A N/A $54,704