Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Financial Examiners

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Financial Examiners positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $120,213 versus $119,635 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +0.5%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 58.9% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Other$137,96610.9%
Master's$120,2134540.2%
Bachelor's$119,6356658.9%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Bachelor's 66.7% 33.3% $110,000
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP N/A N/A N/A $75,000
HSBC Bank USA N.A Bachelor's 100% 0% $130,000
DB USA Core Corporation Bachelor's 75% 25% $145,000
Bank of China Bachelor's 100% 0% $82,035
Standard Chartered Bank Bachelor's 100% 0% $95,139
JPMorgan Chase & Co N/A N/A N/A $149,850
KPMG LLP Master's 0% 100% $120,099
Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP N/A N/A N/A $88,885
Deloitte Tax LLP N/A N/A N/A $80,000
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $95,000
NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC. N/A N/A N/A $107,578
AML Rightsource LLC N/A N/A N/A $50,440
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO N/A N/A N/A $64,900
Citibank, N.A. Master's 25% 75% $134,649
State Street Bank and Trust Company N/A N/A N/A $93,061
East West Bank Bachelor's 100% 0% $58,000
Barclays Services LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $114,000
Axiom Software Laboratories, Inc. Master's 20% 80% $115,500
RBS SECURITIES INC. N/A N/A N/A $80,000