Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Sociologists

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Sociologists positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $74,940 versus $68,993 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +8.6%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 18.2% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Doctorate$90,775522.7%
Master's$74,9401359.1%
Bachelor's$68,993418.2%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
University of Michigan N/A N/A N/A $60,000
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD, JR. UNIVERSITY N/A N/A N/A $85,000
NORC Master's 0% 100% $63,200
Results for Development Institute,Inc. Master's 0% 100% $93,000
Human Rights Watch N/A N/A N/A $72,000
Northwestern University N/A N/A N/A $72,572
Johns Hopkins University N/A N/A N/A $85,000
The Trustees of Princeton University N/A N/A N/A $54,000
Columbia University N/A N/A N/A $59,500
Yale University N/A N/A N/A $47,484
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania N/A N/A N/A $50,000
Michigan State University N/A N/A N/A $55,909
Oxfam-America, Inc. Master's 0% 100% $90,979
Arizona State University N/A N/A N/A $51,500
Washington University in St. Louis N/A N/A N/A $53,000
INSIGHT CASE MANAGEMENT INC N/A N/A N/A $72,800
Boston College Master's 0% 100% $67,000
The University of Southern California N/A N/A N/A $43,555
Dartmouth College N/A N/A N/A $53,000
University of California, Berkeley N/A N/A N/A $53,808