Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $85,890 versus $77,228 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +11.2%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 34.8% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$85,8901565.2%
Bachelor's$77,228834.8%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
The Trustees of Princeton University N/A N/A N/A $49,500
Columbia University N/A N/A N/A $72,122
Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Master's 0% 100% $70,000
New York University N/A N/A N/A $61,950
AECOM Technical Services Inc Master's 50% 50% $67,829
University of Michigan N/A N/A N/A $60,000
Harvard University N/A N/A N/A $74,469
University of Virginia N/A N/A N/A $63,200
The University of Texas at Austin N/A N/A N/A $50,215
CDM Smith Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $80,018
Fehr & Peers N/A N/A N/A $64,000
BCC Engineering, LLC N/A N/A N/A $55,000
International Peace Institute N/A N/A N/A $75,000
The University of Southern California N/A N/A N/A $64,929
The Brookings Institution N/A N/A N/A $95,000
T J K M N/A N/A N/A $59,675
University of Minnesota N/A N/A N/A $62,500
Educational Testing Service N/A N/A N/A $81,000
Iteris Inc Bachelor's 100% 0% $72,646
WSP USA Inc Master's 0% 100% $67,818