Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Life Scientists, All Other

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 0% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$73,2473100%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Howard Hughes Medical Institute N/A N/A N/A $48,000
Columbia University N/A N/A N/A $48,000
Children's Hospital N/A N/A N/A $44,304
HistoGenetics N/A N/A N/A $60,000
Brown University N/A N/A N/A $48,776
LEK Consulting LLC N/A N/A N/A $120,000
Health Research Inc. N/A N/A N/A $64,945
Harvard University N/A N/A N/A $47,440
The University of Iowa N/A N/A N/A $47,844
Children's Hospital Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A $50,440
National Institutes of Health, HHS N/A N/A N/A $80,984
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated N/A N/A N/A $87,422
SAIC-FREDERICK, INC. N/A N/A N/A $50,190
Eli Lilly and Company N/A N/A N/A $106,008
California Institute of Technology N/A N/A N/A $40,000
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH N/A N/A N/A $48,250
GenScript USA Inc. N/A N/A N/A $57,500
University of Kentucky N/A N/A N/A $38,029
OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES N/A N/A N/A $52,008
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $58,885