Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Computer and Information Systems 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 Computer and Information Systems Managers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $165,012 versus $163,857 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +0.7%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 45.6% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Doctorate$177,142290.4%
High School$170,325130.2%
None$167,189851.2%
Master's$165,0123,74152.1%
Bachelor's$163,8573,27345.6%
Other$153,390280.4%
Associate's$135,218100.1%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Deloitte Consulting LLP Bachelor's 90% 10% $116,244
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC Master's 11.4% 87.9% $148,300
SYNTEL CONSULTING INC N/A N/A N/A $85,904
SYNTEL INC Master's 0% 100% $98,640
AMAZON CORPORATE Master's 7.9% 90.2% $130,000
Facebook Inc. Master's 36% 63.3% $199,778
CAPGEMINI FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. Master's 0% 100% $98,592
Capgemini America Inc Master's 12.9% 87.1% $157,100
Salesforce.com, Inc. Master's 10.4% 84.4% $168,189
HITACHI CONSULTING Master's 0% 100% $112,500
Infosys Limited Master's 0% 100% $149,011
LinkedIn Corporation Master's 41.7% 58.3% $179,958
Accenture LLP Bachelor's 100% 0% $157,000
Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc. N/A N/A N/A $122,159
GOOGLE LLC Master's 17.3% 82.7% $191,000
Virtusa Corporation Bachelor's 100% 0% $130,000
Manhattan Associates, Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $99,736
Apple Inc. Master's 18% 76.4% $175,000
NIIT Technologies Limited Bachelor's 60.5% 39.5% $102,442
Expedia, Inc. Master's 41.3% 58.7% $136,630