Salary by Education Level
What the Data Shows
For Financial and Investment Analysts positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $123,958 versus $123,591 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +0.3%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 46.6% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.
Education vs Salary
| Education Level | Average Salary | Filings | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctorate | $158,867 | 87 | 1.9% |
| Other | $153,098 | 22 | 0.5% |
| Master's | $123,958 | 2,368 | 50.5% |
| Bachelor's | $123,591 | 2,188 | 46.6% |
| High School | $93,990 | 3 | 0.1% |
| None | $89,460 | 22 | 0.5% |
| Associate's | $75,639 | 3 | 0.1% |
Education by Top Employer
| Employer | Most Common Minimum | % Bachelor's | % Master's | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $92,000 |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | Bachelor's | 53.4% | 30.1% | $110,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | N/A | N/A | N/A | $96,000 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | Bachelor's | 96.6% | 3.4% | $99,798 |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | Master's | 45.7% | 54.3% | $100,000 |
| Morgan Stanley & Co LLC | Master's | 27.1% | 60.4% | $115,000 |
| Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | Master's | 20% | 72% | $125,000 |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Bachelor's | 53.4% | 43.8% | $88,213 |
| MERRILL LYNCH | Master's | 44.4% | 51.9% | $125,000 |
| KPMG LLP | Bachelor's | 50% | 50% | $78,790 |
| UBS Securities LLC | Bachelor's | 52.6% | 42.1% | $91,750 |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | Master's | 39.3% | 60.7% | $125,000 |
| Deloitte & Touche LLP | Bachelor's | 93.8% | 6.3% | $67,000 |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | Master's | 29.7% | 67.6% | $125,000 |
| Citibank, N.A. | Bachelor's | 65.2% | 34.8% | $118,050 |
| Bank of America N.A. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $111,500 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $81,653 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Master's | 23.7% | 76.3% | $118,000 |
| GOOGLE LLC | Bachelor's | 55.6% | 44.4% | $115,000 |
| Evercore Partners Services East, LLC | Bachelor's | 88.9% | 11.1% | $130,000 |