Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Engineering 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 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $70,986 versus $89,617 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of -20.8%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 0.3% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Other$90,169141.5%
Bachelor's$89,61730.3%
Doctorate$88,41686690%
Master's$70,986798.2%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
The Pennsylvania State University Doctorate 0% 0% $85,032
Purdue University Doctorate 0% 0% $87,110
Texas A&M University Doctorate 0% 0% $102,244
University of Michigan Doctorate 0% 0% $98,000
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO N/A N/A N/A $90,000
University of Minnesota Doctorate 0% 0% $85,000
Georgia Institute of Technology Doctorate 0% 14.3% $96,000
University of Illinois N/A N/A N/A $94,000
Arizona State University Doctorate 0% 16.7% $90,000
Washington State University Doctorate 0% 0% $84,000
Michigan Technological University Doctorate 0% 4.8% $86,000
West Virginia University Doctorate 0% 0% $84,000
The Ohio State University Doctorate 0% 11.1% $90,000
State University of New York at Binghamton Doctorate 0% 0% $85,500
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Master's 0% 100% $92,000
University of Colorado Doctorate 0% 0% $93,000
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA Doctorate 0% 0% $85,000
North Dakota State University Doctorate 0% 0% $79,377
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Doctorate 0% 0% $84,060
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Doctorate 0% 0% $78,000