Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Human Resources Managers

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Human Resources Managers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $141,139 versus $137,852 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +2.4%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 57.5% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Other$211,32930.9%
None$153,660123.8%
Doctorate$143,89520.6%
Master's$141,13911435.8%
Bachelor's$137,85218357.5%
High School$102,59930.9%
Associate's$92,33110.3%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Microsoft Corporation Master's 50% 50% $106,500
GOOGLE LLC Master's 50% 50% $182,500
Cummins Inc. Master's 0% 100% $88,587
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC Master's 12.5% 87.5% $114,430
BLOOMBERG LP N/A N/A N/A $160,000
Cisco Systems, Inc. Bachelor's 66.7% 33.3% $101,150
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP Bachelor's 100% 0% $145,430
Facebook Inc. Master's 25% 75% $154,606
Citibank, N.A. Bachelor's 80% 20% $185,000
Salesforce.com, Inc. Bachelor's 66.7% 33.3% $154,606
VDart Inc. Master's 0% 50% $92,355
Apple Inc. Master's 0% 100% $152,285
ELC Management LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $164,452
IMPERIAL PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CNMI N/A N/A N/A $60,000
AMAZON CORPORATE Master's 50% 50% $96,000
General Mills, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $85,000
Mastercard International Incorporated Master's 0% 100% $300,000
AbbVie Inc. Master's 50% 50% $249,500
Barclays Services LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $162,011
Robert Half International, Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $74,700