Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Genetic Counselors

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Genetic Counselors positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $82,820 versus $68,500 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +20.9%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 5.6% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$82,8201794.4%
Bachelor's$68,50015.6%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc Master's 0% 100% $83,732
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Master's 0% 100% $73,536
Wentworth-Douglass Physician Corporation Master's 0% 100% $80,000
ST VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER N/A N/A N/A $39,801
INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE N/A N/A N/A $74,430
Providence Health & Services - Washington N/A N/A N/A $72,800
University of Michigan Master's 0% 100% $76,018
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI Master's 0% 100% $74,770
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Master's 0% 100% $66,726
Yale University N/A N/A N/A $69,430
Weill Cornell Medical College N/A N/A N/A $120,000
Mount Sinai Genomics Inc. N/A N/A N/A $78,500
Baylor College of Medicine N/A N/A N/A $72,750
READING HEALTH SYSTEM N/A N/A N/A $106,392
Swedish Health Services N/A N/A N/A $71,396
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai N/A N/A N/A $65,847
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Master's 0% 100% $55,000
UCSF Medical Center N/A N/A N/A $94,578
Ambry Genetics N/A N/A N/A $82,000
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated N/A N/A N/A $61,300