Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Operations Research Analysts

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Operations Research Analysts positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $99,282 versus $103,657 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of -4.2%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 24.5% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Doctorate$128,465614.9%
Bachelor's$103,65730424.5%
Master's$99,28284568%
Other$89,280241.9%
None$56,69250.4%
Associate's$53,04010.1%
High School$52,66630.2%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Deloitte Consulting LLP Bachelor's 100% 0% $78,478
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP Bachelor's 100% 0% $95,809
AMAZON CORPORATE Master's 0% 57.1% $113,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC Master's 19% 79.3% $113,000
Bank of America N.A. N/A N/A N/A $100,000
ZS Associates Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $92,000
Capital One Services, LLC Master's 5.5% 94.5% $80,000
KFORCE INC. N/A N/A N/A $70,013
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Master's 0% 100% $115,000
KPMG LLP N/A N/A N/A $73,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co N/A N/A N/A $115,000
Sapient Corporation Master's 0% 100% $95,000
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES INC. Bachelor's 100% 0% $96,942
Capital One, National Association Master's 11.5% 88.5% $80,808
PayPal, Inc. Master's 28.6% 71.4% $125,000
American Airlines, Inc. Master's 25% 75% $57,680
Discover Products Inc Master's 0% 100% $72,750
eBay Inc. Master's 0% 100% $125,000
CAPGEMINI FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. N/A N/A N/A $69,682
Amazon Web Services Inc Bachelor's 44.4% 33.3% $78,691