Engineering Jobs
Engineer Salaries
Earnings for engineers vary significantly by specialty, industry, and education. Even so, as a group, engineers earn some of the highest average starting salaries among those holding bachelor’s degrees. The following tabulation shows average starting salary offers for engineers, according to a 2007 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
| Curriculum | Bachelor's | Master's | Ph.D. |
| Aerospace/ Aeronautical/ Astronautical |
$50,993 |
$62,930 |
$72,529 |
| Agricultural |
$46,172 |
$53,022 |
— |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical |
$48,503 |
$59,667 |
— |
| Chemical |
$59,707 | $57,260 |
$79,591 |
| Civil |
$47,750 | $48,050 |
$59,625 |
| Computer |
$55,946 |
$60,354 |
$69,625 |
| Computer Science |
$52,177 | — |
— |
| Electrical/ Electronics and Communications |
$54,915 | $64,416 |
$80,206 |
| Environmental/ Environmental Health |
$47,384 |
— |
— |
| Industrial/ Manufacturing |
$49,567 |
$56,561 |
$85,000 |
| Liberal Arts |
$31,333 | — |
— |
| Materials |
$50,982 |
— |
— |
| Mechanical |
$54,695 |
$59,880 |
$68,299 |
| Mining & Mineral |
$48,643 |
— |
— |
| Nuclear |
$51,182 |
$58,814 |
— |
| Petroleum | $61,516 | $58,000 | — |