Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Graphic Designers

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Graphic Designers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $96,780 versus $63,337 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +52.8%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 66.6% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$96,78022720.8%
None$69,707605.5%
Bachelor's$63,33772766.6%
Other$46,12180.7%
Associate's$42,838534.9%
High School$38,575171.6%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
GOOGLE LLC Bachelor's 66.7% 33.3% $124,000
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION N/A N/A N/A $60,000
Facebook Inc. Master's 0% 100% $145,495
Infosys Limited N/A N/A N/A $66,811
Microsoft Corporation Bachelor's 80% 20% $133,565
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC Master's 46.2% 53.8% $122,325
LinkedIn Corporation Master's 44.4% 55.6% $94,500
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP N/A N/A N/A $60,000
AMAZON CORPORATE Bachelor's 100% 0% $102,895
Apple Inc. Bachelor's 42.9% 42.9% $113,796
Blizzard Entertainment Inc. Associate's 0% 0% $78,739
SAP Labs LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $90,247
YAHOO! INC. Bachelor's 100% 0% $86,600
R/GA Media Group, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $75,000
Intuit Inc. Master's 16.7% 83.3% $108,318
Deloitte Consulting LLP Bachelor's 100% 0% $57,096
Salesforce.com, Inc. Master's 50% 50% $84,864
AKQA, Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $63,939
Huge LLC Master's 0% 100% $70,000
Uber Group, PLLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $90,000