Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Compensation and Benefits Managers

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Compensation and Benefits Managers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $131,528 versus $128,372 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +2.5%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 51.7% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$131,5281448.3%
Bachelor's$128,3721551.7%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Citibank, N.A. Master's 50% 50% $120,000
Genentech, Inc. Master's 0% 100% $155,189
Cummins Inc. Master's 0% 100% $98,560
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES INC. Bachelor's 100% 0% $144,580
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $184,226
BUCK CONSULTANTS LLC N/A N/A N/A $170,000
ON SEMICONDUCTOR N/A N/A N/A $85,613
TOWERS WATSON DELAWARE INC. N/A N/A N/A $100,000
IMPERIAL PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CNMI N/A N/A N/A $150,000
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $160,603
Salesforce.com, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $118,300
ACE American Insurance Company N/A N/A N/A $162,334
Bar-S Foods N/A N/A N/A $71,482
Mercer (US) LLC N/A N/A N/A $82,300
Intuit Inc. Master's 0% 100% $150,010
THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP Bachelor's 100% 0% $177,500
D. E. SHAW STAFF, LLC N/A N/A N/A $150,000
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation N/A N/A N/A $204,961
GOOGLE LLC N/A N/A N/A $224,000
TRI STATE RESTAURANTS LLC N/A N/A N/A $52,800