Salary by Education Level
What the Data Shows
For Sales Managers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $145,489 versus $128,123 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +13.6%.
Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 59.4% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.
Education vs Salary
| Education Level | Average Salary | Filings | % of Total |
|---|
| Doctorate | $154,407 | 5 | 0.4% |
| Other | $146,278 | 9 | 0.8% |
| Master's | $145,489 | 277 | 23.7% |
| Bachelor's | $128,123 | 694 | 59.4% |
| None | $112,320 | 137 | 11.7% |
| High School | $106,300 | 32 | 2.7% |
| Associate's | $106,232 | 15 | 1.3% |
Education by Top Employer
| Employer | Most Common Minimum | % Bachelor's | % Master's | Median Salary |
|---|
| HCL America INC |
Master's |
0% |
100% |
$126,152 |
| Microsoft Corporation |
Bachelor's |
52.4% |
47.6% |
$148,925 |
| GOOGLE LLC |
Master's |
22.2% |
77.8% |
$152,818 |
| IGATE Solutions LLC |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$95,200 |
| Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$121,826 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. |
Master's |
22.2% |
66.7% |
$143,531 |
| Wipro Limited |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$134,597 |
| Capgemini America Inc |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$160,722 |
| Apple Inc. |
Master's |
20% |
80% |
$158,090 |
| IBM Corporation |
Bachelor's |
75% |
25% |
$150,443 |
| Accenture LLP |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$182,300 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
Bachelor's |
60% |
40% |
$154,461 |
| Marlabs LLC |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$134,500 |
| Vivint, Inc |
None |
0% |
0% |
$90,064 |
| EMC Corporation |
Bachelor's |
75% |
25% |
$124,731 |
| ITC INFOTECH (USA), INC. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$110,627 |
| Siemens Energy Inc |
Master's |
25% |
75% |
$116,317 |
| NETENRICH,INC. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$96,960 |
| Valuelabs INC |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$102,000 |
| Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$134,850 |
