Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Chief Executives

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Chief Executives positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $232,617 versus $216,041 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +7.7%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 45.9% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Other$265,87971.9%
High School$241,50020.5%
Master's$232,61715741.6%
Associate's$218,56341.1%
Bachelor's$216,04117345.9%
Doctorate$215,47230.8%
None$191,183318.2%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Aristocrat Technologies Inc. N/A N/A N/A $222,500
SNAPRAYS LLC N/A N/A N/A $123,107
HJ HEINZ COMPANY N/A N/A N/A $300,000
Pulmuone Foods USA, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $300,000
IMPERIAL PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CNMI N/A N/A N/A $460,000
LUXOTTICA RETAIL NORTH AMERICA INC. N/A N/A N/A $250,000
Finch Paper LLC N/A N/A N/A $185,016
BRYDGE N/A N/A N/A $200,000
Bon Worth, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $126,000
Burger King Corporation Bachelor's 100% 0% $595,000
Peabody Investments Corp. N/A N/A N/A $800,000
Vastek Inc N/A N/A N/A $172,640
Micro Finance Advisors, Inc Master's 0% 100% $357,000
Stella Natural Resources LLC N/A N/A N/A $362,500
FILA U.S.A Inc. N/A N/A N/A $782,500
APPHARBOR INC N/A N/A N/A $206,170
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC N/A N/A N/A $216,549
STRATOSMEDIA INC N/A N/A N/A $250,000
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES N/A N/A N/A $238,701
Stryker Corporation N/A N/A N/A $350,000