Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Mathematicians

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Mathematicians positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $123,160 versus $115,256 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +6.9%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 11.6% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Doctorate$126,5654428.4%
Master's$123,1609360%
Bachelor's$115,2561811.6%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Microsoft Corporation Master's 8.2% 77.6% $132,380
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A Doctorate 0% 27.8% $125,000
BLOOMBERG LP N/A N/A N/A $168,500
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC N/A N/A N/A $80,300
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP N/A N/A N/A $95,722
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA INC. Doctorate 0% 0% $85,000
Facebook Inc. N/A N/A N/A $140,000
Hudson River Trading LLC Doctorate 0% 0% $150,000
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC N/A N/A N/A $156,500
Milliman N/A N/A N/A $80,000
Citibank, N.A. Master's 0% 66.7% $106,500
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. Inc. N/A N/A N/A $72,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute N/A N/A N/A $50,000
New York University N/A N/A N/A $65,000
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) N/A N/A N/A $92,004
Harvard University N/A N/A N/A $55,500
University of Minnesota N/A N/A N/A $55,000
The Clay Mathematics Institute N/A N/A N/A $87,131
The University of Texas at Austin N/A N/A N/A $61,800
BB&T N/A N/A N/A $77,500