Salary by Education Level
What the Data Shows
For Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $91,122 versus $69,889 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +30.4%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 16.7% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.
Education vs Salary
| Education Level | Average Salary | Filings | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | $91,122 | 4 | 2% |
| Bachelor's | $69,889 | 34 | 16.7% |
| Other | $68,957 | 3 | 1.5% |
| None | $65,719 | 68 | 33.5% |
| Associate's | $61,772 | 40 | 19.7% |
| High School | $60,957 | 54 | 26.6% |
Education by Top Employer
| Employer | Most Common Minimum | % Bachelor's | % Master's | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Materials, Inc | Bachelor's | 50% | 0% | $69,432 |
| IGATE Solutions LLC | N/A | N/A | N/A | $60,000 |
| Bobst North America | None | 0% | 0% | $79,473 |
| Siemens Energy Inc | High School | 40% | 0% | $60,683 |
| MOBIS ALABAMA LLC | High School | 0% | 0% | $48,922 |
| ITC INFOTECH (USA), INC. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $59,000 |
| SL Tennessee LLC | None | 0% | 0% | $54,246 |
| MARINE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SMART Alabama LLC | High School | 0% | 0% | $55,619 |
| Seohan Auto USA Corporation | Associate's | 0% | 0% | $47,290 |
| HUMAN RESOURCES UNLIMTED, INC. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $58,240 |
| PROSPERO EQUIPMENT CORPORATION | N/A | N/A | N/A | $55,000 |
| GOSSHAWK UNLIMITED INC | N/A | N/A | N/A | $50,440 |
| 3S Network, Inc. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $51,607 |
| Goken America, LLC | N/A | N/A | N/A | $43,722 |
| AMERICAN INTEGRATED SECURITY GROUP | N/A | N/A | N/A | $41,163 |
| General Motors | N/A | N/A | N/A | $88,512 |
| C&J Tech Alabama, Inc. | High School | 0% | 0% | $52,894 |
| Gyrodata | N/A | N/A | N/A | $69,202 |
| Automated Manufacturing, Inc. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |