Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $91,621 versus $76,021 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +20.5%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 17.9% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$91,62172.8%
Other$86,58131.2%
Bachelor's$76,0214517.9%
None$72,4406726.7%
High School$64,1184417.5%
Associate's$63,2688533.9%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
DC Group Inc High School 0% 0% $55,000
3S Network, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $46,603
Mobilecomm Professionals, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $39,000
Telecom Technology Services, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $45,854
IGATE Solutions LLC N/A N/A N/A $60,000
M.C. Dean, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $63,003
JND INC Associate's 0% 0% $61,235
Applied Materials, Inc Associate's 30% 0% $73,902
WORLDLINK N/A N/A N/A $56,000
SOMA TECHNOLOGY INC N/A N/A N/A $53,000
Apple Inc. N/A N/A N/A $100,000
SILICON INTERFACES AMERICA INCORPORATED N/A N/A N/A $45,000
TRISTAR POWER SYSTEMS LLC N/A N/A N/A $55,000
DEVICE INSIDE INC. Associate's 0% 0% $44,533
Siemens Medical Solutions USA. Inc N/A N/A N/A $78,000
FEI COMPANY Bachelor's 100% 0% $84,670
HYUNDAI POWER TRANSFORMERS USA High School 0% 0% $59,600
Sortac Systems, LLC N/A N/A N/A $57,304
MAXPRO INC N/A N/A N/A $50,000
FOXCONN EMS INC N/A N/A N/A $43,000