Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Hydrologists

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Hydrologists positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $72,993 versus $72,509 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +0.7%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 6.3% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$72,9931381.3%
Bachelor's$72,50916.3%
Doctorate$69,805212.5%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research N/A N/A N/A $74,750
The Water Institute of the Gulf Doctorate 0% 0% $65,004
The Trustees of Princeton University N/A N/A N/A $57,000
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska N/A N/A N/A $72,275
University of Maryland College Park N/A N/A N/A $80,000
University of Alaska N/A N/A N/A $79,872
GEOSCIENCE SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. Master's 0% 100% $87,651
Texas A&M AgriLife Research N/A N/A N/A $53,955
University of California, San Diego N/A N/A N/A $70,100
Massachusetts Institute of Technology N/A N/A N/A $55,349
University of California, Santa Cruz N/A N/A N/A $77,150
SRK Consulting U.S., Inc. N/A N/A N/A $88,047
University of Michigan N/A N/A N/A $55,345
AIR Worldwide Master's 0% 100% $91,250
University of Nevada Reno N/A N/A N/A $57,616
University of Oklahoma N/A N/A N/A $54,945
INTERA Incorporated Master's 0% 100% $66,002
Wood Rodgers, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $83,200
University of Southern Mississippi N/A N/A N/A $54,000
University of Florida N/A N/A N/A $51,119