Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Astronomers

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 0% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$124,392116.7%
Doctorate$80,638583.3%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
AURA/Space Telescope Science Institute N/A N/A N/A $93,306
University of Maryland College Park N/A N/A N/A $70,000
Association of Universities For Research In Astronomy N/A N/A N/A $84,935
University of California, Berkeley N/A N/A N/A $69,250
California Institute of Technology N/A N/A N/A $70,000
University of Colorado N/A N/A N/A $67,717
Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii N/A N/A N/A $65,499
Bay Area Environmental Research Institute N/A N/A N/A $81,355
Southwest Research Institute Doctorate 0% 0% $75,000
The University of Arizona N/A N/A N/A $60,000
National Radio Astronomy Observatory N/A N/A N/A $63,240
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory N/A N/A N/A $82,721
University of Michigan Doctorate 0% 0% $70,250
The Pennsylvania State University N/A N/A N/A $55,692
Arizona State University N/A N/A N/A $62,500
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD, JR. UNIVERSITY N/A N/A N/A $71,000
University of California, Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A $68,900
The University of Chicago N/A N/A N/A $76,632
Harvard University N/A N/A N/A $69,500
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory N/A N/A N/A $117,984