Salary by Education Level
What the Data Shows
For Materials Engineers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $94,624 versus $95,012 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of -0.4%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 15.8% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.
Education vs Salary
| Education Level | Average Salary | Filings | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | $115,877 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Doctorate | $99,151 | 1,100 | 43.3% |
| None | $97,332 | 8 | 0.3% |
| Bachelor's | $95,012 | 402 | 15.8% |
| Master's | $94,624 | 1,020 | 40.2% |
| Associate's | $88,895 | 5 | 0.2% |
| High School | $68,000 | 1 | 0% |
Education by Top Employer
| Employer | Most Common Minimum | % Bachelor's | % Master's | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Corporation | Doctorate | 0.5% | 27.1% | $93,038 |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc | Master's | 27.3% | 59.7% | $79,789 |
| Lam Research Corporation | Master's | 16.5% | 61.2% | $110,000 |
| Applied Materials, Inc | Master's | 25.9% | 57.4% | $109,787 |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | Master's | 17.6% | 71.6% | $94,500 |
| The Dow Chemical Company | Doctorate | 0% | 0% | $100,164 |
| Apple Inc. | Master's | 19.2% | 69.2% | $132,850 |
| IM FLASH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | Master's | 26.3% | 73.7% | $86,963 |
| IRISNDT Inc. | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $74,526 |
| IBM Corporation | Master's | 0% | 80% | $88,532 |
| ARCELORMITTAL USA LLC | Bachelor's | 66.7% | 33.3% | $84,531 |
| ASML US | Bachelor's | 46.2% | 46.2% | $104,989 |
| SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR, L.L.C. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $94,000 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | Master's | 20% | 60% | $90,064 |
| KLA-Tencor Corporation | Master's | 30% | 70% | $102,536 |
| Hermes Microvision Inc. | Master's | 12.5% | 62.5% | $94,303 |
| WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY | Bachelor's | 90% | 10% | $50,000 |
| OmniVision Technologies, Inc. | Master's | 28.6% | 71.4% | $109,533 |
| Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC. | Master's | 2.7% | 97.3% | $88,750 |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | Doctorate | 14.3% | 28.6% | $105,000 |