Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Epidemiologists

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Epidemiologists positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $89,198 versus $93,036 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of -4.1%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 17.3% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Doctorate$131,4301518.5%
Bachelor's$93,0361417.3%
Other$89,32222.5%
Master's$89,1985061.7%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS N/A N/A N/A $89,629
HealthCore, Inc. Master's 0% 100% $56,035
HEALTH INTEGRITY LLC N/A N/A N/A $64,000
Johns Hopkins University N/A N/A N/A $80,183
AbbVie Inc. Doctorate 0% 0% $123,900
Amgen Inc. N/A N/A N/A $120,000
Qlarant Integrity Solutions, Inc Bachelor's 100% 0% $63,537
Xcenda, LLC Master's 50% 50% $103,900
The Johns Hopkins University N/A N/A N/A $76,500
University of Michigan Master's 0% 100% $61,008
Harvard University N/A N/A N/A $70,000
Incyte Corporation Bachelor's 100% 0% $101,852
MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH N/A N/A N/A $52,375
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey N/A N/A N/A $64,184
Brigham and Women's Hospital N/A N/A N/A $75,000
Henry Ford Health System Master's 0% 100% $65,853
General Hospital Corp N/A N/A N/A $101,920
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation N/A N/A N/A $80,000
ICF Macro, Inc. Master's 0% 100% $82,160
Genentech, Inc. Master's 0% 100% $112,183