Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Education Teachers, Postsecondary

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 Teachers, Postsecondary positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $51,126 versus $110,000 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of -53.5%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 0.5% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Bachelor's$110,00010.5%
Doctorate$65,33618389.7%
Other$58,41762.9%
Master's$51,126146.9%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Teaching House Inc N/A N/A N/A $50,400
Monmouth University N/A N/A N/A $65,000
Michigan State University Doctorate 0% 0% $69,862
The Curators of the University of Missouri Doctorate 0% 0% $67,750
Western Michigan University Doctorate 0% 0% $55,231
Texas Tech University Doctorate 0% 0% $70,000
The University of Alabama N/A N/A N/A $67,000
Kent State University Doctorate 0% 0% $63,000
Arizona State University Doctorate 0% 0% $75,000
Purdue University Doctorate 0% 0% $56,720
Teachers College, Columbia University Master's 0% 100% $71,079
The Pennsylvania State University Doctorate 0% 0% $73,008
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Doctorate 0% 0% $56,700
University of Hawaii N/A N/A N/A $76,008
The University of Georgia N/A N/A N/A $70,000
Western Kentucky University N/A N/A N/A $52,008
California State University, Bakersfield N/A N/A N/A $74,004
Southern Connecticut State University N/A N/A N/A $56,037
The Florida State University N/A N/A N/A $73,000
Saint Louis University Doctorate 0% 0% $58,200