Salary by Education Level
What the Data Shows
For Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $111,418 versus $95,029 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +17.2%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 55.6% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.
Education vs Salary
| Education Level | Average Salary | Filings | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | $112,582 | 7 | 2.2% |
| Master's | $111,418 | 35 | 10.9% |
| Doctorate | $108,574 | 3 | 0.9% |
| Bachelor's | $95,029 | 179 | 55.6% |
| None | $70,803 | 61 | 18.9% |
| Associate's | $64,570 | 10 | 3.1% |
| High School | $61,131 | 27 | 8.4% |
Education by Top Employer
| Employer | Most Common Minimum | % Bachelor's | % Master's | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Corporation | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99,019 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Bachelor's | 72.7% | 18.2% | $83,000 |
| NATUREX INC. | Master's | 0% | 100% | $66,000 |
| Wipro Limited | Bachelor's | 81.8% | 0% | $132,038 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | Bachelor's | 71.4% | 14.3% | $106,039 |
| Bloomberg L.P. | Bachelor's | 85.7% | 14.3% | $80,000 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Master's | 0% | 100% | $81,952 |
| BMC Software, Inc. | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $120,000 |
| SAP America, Inc. | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $99,075 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $104,787 |
| Brainlab Inc. | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $75,500 |
| Uber Group, PLLC | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $60,934 |
| Labtest International Inc. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $60,394 |
| QIAGEN LLC | N/A | N/A | N/A | $75,980 |
| Siemens Industry, Inc. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $80,285 |
| Kerry Inc. | Bachelor's | 100% | 0% | $83,799 |
| Rackspace US, Inc. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $67,900 |
| Softchoice Corporation | Bachelor's | 75% | 0% | $84,000 |
| Caterpillar Inc | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73,158 |
| LIFE TECHNOLOGIES | Bachelor's | 66.7% | 33.3% | $91,134 |