Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Commercial and Industrial Designers

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Commercial and Industrial Designers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $103,182 versus $82,761 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +24.7%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 72.4% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Other$145,00010.2%
Master's$103,18213120.5%
None$91,938223.4%
Bachelor's$82,76146272.4%
Associate's$82,162162.5%
High School$69,25360.9%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
L&T Technology Services LLC Bachelor's 97.1% 2.9% $60,000
LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED N/A N/A N/A $48,660
LARSEN & TOUBRO TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD N/A N/A N/A $54,912
SATYAM-VENTURE ENGINEERING SERVICES PVT. LTD N/A N/A N/A $60,000
General Motors Bachelor's 83.7% 0% $84,500
IDEO LP Master's 37.5% 62.5% $70,000
Hinduja Tech INC Master's 0% 100% $72,000
Detroit Engineered Products, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $62,000
Nike Inc. Bachelor's 66.7% 22.2% $97,620
Technicon Design Corporation Bachelor's 85.7% 0% $98,807
L AND T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC N/A N/A N/A $60,000
KPIT INFOSYSTEMS INC N/A N/A N/A $69,695
DEP AUTOLINE, INC. N/A N/A N/A $59,634
Apple Inc. Bachelor's 53.8% 38.5% $127,700
Facebook Inc. Bachelor's 66.7% 33.3% $150,000
LT Technology Services Limited Bachelor's 100% 0% $73,188
Microsoft Corporation Master's 50% 50% $141,000
IGATE Solutions LLC N/A N/A N/A $60,000
GOOGLE LLC Master's 37.5% 62.5% $136,759
Tata Technologies Inc. N/A N/A N/A $70,608