Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Chemical 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 Chemical Technicians positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $78,317 versus $57,037 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +37.3%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 40.7% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$78,317414.8%
Bachelor's$57,0371140.7%
None$52,990622.2%
Associate's$39,745622.2%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
The University of Akron N/A N/A N/A $35,000
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York N/A N/A N/A $33,000
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC N/A N/A N/A $33,010
Sannova Analytical LLC Master's 0% 100% $37,500
Kent State University N/A N/A N/A $38,948
Case Western Reserve University N/A N/A N/A $37,107
THE UNIVERISTY OF SOUTHERN MISSISIPPI N/A N/A N/A $42,099
KVK-Tech, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $35,000
University of California at Santa Barbara N/A N/A N/A $57,006
Aurex Laboratories LLC N/A N/A N/A $37,939
The Fountain Group N/A N/A N/A $56,160
Eminent Inc. N/A N/A N/A $45,000
Intertek USA Inc. N/A N/A N/A $36,338
EMCURE PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC. N/A N/A N/A $32,000
APPCO Pharma LLC N/A N/A N/A $37,014
KAM Consultants N/A N/A N/A $33,873
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC N/A N/A N/A N/A
Texas A&M University N/A N/A N/A $33,281
Michigan Technological University N/A N/A N/A $55,000
University of Pittsburgh N/A N/A N/A $37,750