Salary by Education Level
What the Data Shows
For Sales Engineers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $122,942 versus $117,309 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +4.8%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 53.1% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.
Education vs Salary
| Education Level | Average Salary | Filings | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctorate | $131,423 | 21 | 0.6% |
| Master's | $122,942 | 1,432 | 43.3% |
| Bachelor's | $117,309 | 1,756 | 53.1% |
| Other | $116,906 | 13 | 0.4% |
| None | $114,638 | 64 | 1.9% |
| High School | $109,691 | 7 | 0.2% |
| Associate's | $99,645 | 15 | 0.5% |
Education by Top Employer
| Employer | Most Common Minimum | % Bachelor's | % Master's | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL America INC | Master's | 14% | 86% | $93,454 |
| GOOGLE LLC | Master's | 13.9% | 86.1% | $140,000 |
| Infosys Limited | Master's | 0% | 100% | $115,939 |
| Oracle America Inc. | Bachelor's | 76.5% | 23.5% | $111,964 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Bachelor's | 69.6% | 30.4% | $129,065 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Bachelor's | 52.1% | 47.9% | $126,037 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | Master's | 30% | 70% | $116,251 |
| Intel Corporation | Master's | 16.9% | 79.7% | $102,606 |
| Wipro Limited | N/A | N/A | N/A | $111,093 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION | N/A | N/A | N/A | $124,654 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Master's | 24% | 76% | $111,509 |
| EMC Corporation | Bachelor's | 61.5% | 38.5% | $111,070 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $113,422 |
| Synopsys, Inc. | Master's | 26.2% | 73.8% | $103,000 |
| Mentor Graphics Corporation | Master's | 24.2% | 75.8% | $102,154 |
| Securonix Inc | Master's | 0% | 100% | $76,315 |
| Amazon Web Services Inc | Master's | 25.5% | 74.5% | $130,000 |
| Intel Americas, Inc | Master's | 27.5% | 70% | $107,430 |
| Saviynt, Inc. | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $85,758 |
| The MathWorks, Inc. | Master's | 0% | 100% | $109,658 |