Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $85,647 versus $81,660 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +4.9%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 17.9% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Other$155,01110123.2%
Doctorate$97,63912328.3%
Master's$85,64712528.7%
Bachelor's$81,6607817.9%
None$57,78651.1%
Associate's$52,81330.7%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
General Hospital Corp N/A N/A N/A $51,244
University of Pittsburgh Doctorate 0% 0% $47,846
Washington University in St. Louis Master's 0% 100% $48,046
Brigham and Women's Hospital Master's 0% 100% $51,000
University of Michigan Doctorate 0% 40% $52,000
Yale University Doctorate 0% 0% $50,000
Mayo Clinic N/A N/A N/A $56,576
Children's Hospital N/A N/A N/A $52,140
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Doctorate 0% 0% $58,661
University of California, San Diego N/A N/A N/A $54,228
University of California, Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A $54,192
Emory University Doctorate 0% 0% $49,044
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER N/A N/A N/A $60,083
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Other 0% 25% $50,000
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTE N/A N/A N/A $46,092
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CENTER N/A N/A N/A $68,685
Baylor College of Medicine N/A N/A N/A $47,660
University of Illinois at Chicago Doctorate 0% 0% $45,900
National Institutes of Health, HHS N/A N/A N/A $80,573
The University of Chicago Bachelor's 100% 0% $49,000