Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Writers and Authors

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

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Writers and Authors positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $74,736 versus $62,561 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +19.5%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 63.5% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$74,736917.3%
Bachelor's$62,5613363.5%
High School$57,48147.7%
Associate's$48,62023.8%
None$46,84947.7%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Facebook Inc. N/A N/A N/A $130,000
Droga5 LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $105,000
AKQA, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $60,539
R/GA Media Group, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $110,000
Anomaly Partners LLC N/A N/A N/A $130,000
BBDO N/A N/A N/A $150,000
FCB Worldwide Inc. N/A N/A N/A $58,858
Saatchi & Saatchi North America LLC N/A N/A N/A $67,500
Bartle Bogle Hegarty, LLC N/A N/A N/A $80,000
BuzzFeed, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $75,000
Dentsu McGarry Bowen, LLC N/A N/A N/A $110,000
Takuyo Corporation N/A N/A N/A $43,014
CONILL ADVERTISING, INC. N/A N/A N/A $75,986
Mother Industries LLC N/A N/A N/A $80,000
72andSunny Partners LLC N/A N/A N/A $150,000
CRISPIN PORTER & BOGUSKY, LLC N/A N/A N/A $89,000
Huge LLC N/A N/A N/A $60,000
LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL I BROOKS, APC N/A N/A N/A $44,075
Leo Burnett Company, LLC N/A N/A N/A $80,000
BLUM AND MCCANN N/A N/A N/A $47,466