Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Biological Technicians

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Biological Technicians positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $64,016 versus $53,046 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +20.7%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 58.7% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Doctorate$111,17010.8%
Master's$64,0164636.5%
Bachelor's$53,0467458.7%
Associate's$52,50021.6%
None$48,47932.4%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute N/A N/A N/A $45,000
Baylor College of Medicine N/A N/A N/A $37,798
University of Pittsburgh Master's 0% 100% $38,000
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER Master's 25% 75% $51,383
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania N/A N/A N/A $37,000
New York University School of Medicine N/A N/A N/A $45,074
Case Western Reserve University Bachelor's 100% 0% $36,834
General Hospital Corp N/A N/A N/A $40,800
University of Michigan N/A N/A N/A $40,000
The Henry M Jackson Foundation N/A N/A N/A $50,962
Washington University in St. Louis N/A N/A N/A $35,938
Johns Hopkins University N/A N/A N/A $36,168
Children's Hospital N/A N/A N/A $39,541
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Bachelor's 100% 0% $40,643
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center N/A N/A N/A $41,444
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Bachelor's 100% 0% $47,112
Emory University N/A N/A N/A $40,042
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL N/A N/A N/A $44,055
The University of Chicago Bachelor's 100% 0% $35,992
University of Colorado N/A N/A N/A $40,000