Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $57,562 versus $47,597 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +20.9%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 65.4% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$57,5621019.2%
Bachelor's$47,5973465.4%
Associate's$40,00023.8%
None$36,93259.6%
High School$36,48311.9%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
LOVING CARE DAY NURSERY N/A N/A N/A $45,510
LITTLE FOOTPRINTS PRESCHOOL N/A N/A N/A $45,074
LAMORINDA SPANISH INC. N/A N/A N/A $41,600
PEH, INC. N/A N/A N/A $32,781
Instituto Mexico en Texas LLC N/A N/A N/A $35,336
Preston ABC Day School, Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $35,204
Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $41,361
ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER N/A N/A N/A $29,848
XCITE STEPS N/A N/A N/A $70,000
ROCA PRESCHOOLS LLC N/A N/A N/A $48,006
Guidepost A LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $45,552
DUPAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL LP N/A N/A N/A $38,400
ALASKA CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS N/A N/A N/A $53,526
STARKIDS PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN N/A N/A N/A $47,674
LVAM inc Bachelor's 100% 0% $34,050
BEVERLY HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NURSERY SCHOOL N/A N/A N/A $61,939
THISTLEWAITHE LEARNING CENTER N/A N/A N/A $60,732
MONTESSORI GIFTED PREP LLC N/A N/A N/A $50,253
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CARE AND LEARNING N/A N/A N/A $38,792
Higher Ground Education Inc. N/A N/A N/A $55,000