Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Electrical Engineers

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 Engineers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $102,472 versus $99,352 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +3.1%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 47.9% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Doctorate$115,005721.5%
High School$105,26840.1%
None$104,961300.6%
Master's$102,4722,37849.3%
Bachelor's$99,3522,31347.9%
Other$96,216120.2%
Associate's$88,967160.3%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Apple Inc. Master's 13.9% 84.2% $129,605
Cummins Inc. Master's 8.7% 87.5% $70,200
General Motors Master's 42.1% 54.8% $95,790
Black & Veatch Corporation Bachelor's 61.1% 38.9% $76,378
Texas Instruments Incorporated Master's 13.2% 75.5% $103,208
Broadcom Corporation Master's 33.3% 66.7% $113,191
KLA-Tencor Corporation N/A N/A N/A $97,386
L&T Technology Services LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $71,480
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Master's 40% 60% $105,000
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Master's 10.5% 86.8% $74,506
Micron Technology, Inc. Master's 43.5% 52.2% $92,213
Telecom Technology Services, Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $76,336
ABB Inc. Bachelor's 76.9% 19.2% $83,458
Amdocs, Inc. Master's 4.1% 95.9% $95,243
Caterpillar Inc Master's 8.7% 91.3% $90,414
Global Technology Group Ltd. Bachelor's 50% 47.6% $93,500
SEL Engineering Services, Inc. Master's 4.5% 95.5% $83,134
Siemens Industry, Inc. Bachelor's 53.1% 46.9% $83,200
Tesla, Inc. Bachelor's 71.4% 28.6% $114,000
Sprint Corporation Bachelor's 58.6% 37.9% $94,760