Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $71,893 versus $65,487 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +9.8%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 31.1% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Doctorate$98,56875.9%
Master's$71,8937462.2%
Bachelor's$65,4873731.1%
Associate's$49,29610.8%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Trinity Consultants, Inc. Master's 27.3% 72.7% $70,000
Arcadis U.S. Inc. N/A N/A N/A $53,092
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE Master's 33.3% 66.7% $66,076
Brookhaven National Laboratory N/A N/A N/A $65,000
AECOM Technical Services Inc Master's 0% 100% $55,266
ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Master's 0% 100% $69,500
ICF Incorporated, LLC N/A N/A N/A $94,017
ANCHOR QEA LLC N/A N/A N/A $65,992
A & B Environmental Services, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $46,696
Chemtech Consulting Group Inc. N/A N/A N/A $46,550
RAMBOLL ENVIRON US CORPORATION N/A N/A N/A $73,473
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON N/A N/A N/A $56,763
Pegasus Technical Services, Inc Doctorate 0% 0% $48,500
RAMBOLL Master's 0% 100% $77,500
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $56,077
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project N/A N/A N/A $71,000
AMEC ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. Master's 0% 100% $50,127
Research Foundation of CUNY N/A N/A N/A $61,000
ICF Macro, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $87,589
RSB SOLUTIONS LTD CO Master's 0% 100% $48,000