Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Biochemists and Biophysicists

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Biochemists and Biophysicists positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $76,728 versus $77,196 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of -0.6%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 20.2% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Other$96,87350.7%
Doctorate$91,03120529.2%
Bachelor's$77,19614220.2%
Master's$76,72835149.9%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
University of California San Francisco N/A N/A N/A $53,160
National Institutes of Health, HHS N/A N/A N/A $69,000
Duke University and Medical Center N/A N/A N/A $48,464
Baylor College of Medicine N/A N/A N/A $47,484
Yale University N/A N/A N/A $48,565
Mayo Clinic N/A N/A N/A $50,316
Northwestern University Doctorate 0% 33.3% $47,484
University of Michigan Doctorate 0% 14.3% $50,004
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL N/A N/A N/A $48,435
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania N/A N/A N/A $51,000
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL N/A N/A N/A $48,128
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center N/A N/A N/A $53,826
INDIANA UNIV. PURDUE UNIV. INDIANAPOLIS N/A N/A N/A $47,476
University of Maryland Baltimore N/A N/A N/A $47,820
University of Washington Doctorate 0% 0% $47,484
University of California, San Diego N/A N/A N/A $54,600
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD, JR. UNIVERSITY N/A N/A N/A $60,000
The Ohio State University N/A N/A N/A $45,001
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Master's 25% 55% $86,256
University of Florida N/A N/A N/A $46,736