Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $77,250 versus $60,854 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +26.9%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 27.8% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$77,25015.6%
Bachelor's$60,854527.8%
Associate's$41,756211.1%
None$41,316738.9%
High School$39,739211.1%
Other$38,50015.6%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Virginia Accounting Services Inc. None 0% 0% $32,386
VISWANATH PALEPU CPA PC N/A N/A N/A $31,000
JOHN C CUEVAS, INC P.S N/A N/A N/A $36,660
Apple Inc. Master's 0% 100% $77,250
CloudPay Solutions Inc Bachelor's 100% 0% $57,532
SEIBON INTERNATIONAL INC N/A N/A N/A $60,000
Jang Enterprise, Inc. None 0% 0% $29,931
Waste Connections US, Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $78,445
BILO INTERNATIONAL INC Associate's 0% 0% $37,294
JADE GLOBAL INC. Bachelor's 100% 0% $69,950
NovaCor Consulting Group, LLC Associate's 0% 0% $46,218
Evans Ironton Construction N/A N/A N/A N/A
Alpine Homecare LLC N/A N/A N/A N/A
THE UNIV. OF ALA. AT BIRMINGHAM (UAB) N/A N/A N/A N/A
ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH N/A N/A N/A $38,000
Morgan State University N/A N/A N/A $44,000
ADVANCED DYNAMIC SOLUTIONS, INC N/A N/A N/A N/A
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP RESOURCES, INC. N/A N/A N/A $39,894
HOST HEALTHCARE, INC. N/A N/A N/A $43,680
KOCA INC N/A N/A N/A N/A