{"id":236,"date":"2010-04-05T07:38:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T11:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salaryfor.com\/blog\/?p=236"},"modified":"2010-09-23T22:15:18","modified_gmt":"2010-09-24T02:15:18","slug":"salary-for-engineers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/salary-for-engineers\/","title":{"rendered":"Salary for Engineers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Those of you pursuing an engineering career may find comfort in the fact that your engineering salary adds an additional perk to your chosen profession. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), engineers earn some of the highest average starting salaries among those holding a bachelor&#8217;s degree, with a median annual salary range of $52,048 to $83,121.<\/p>\n<p>A 2010 survey from PayScale.com reports that doctoral level engineers earned between $77,112 and $128,006 annually, depending upon experience level, while master&#8217;s degree engineers earned a median annual salary of $68,730 to $108,020.<br \/>\nMedian annual earnings in 2008 for engineers by specialty according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics:<\/p>\n<p>Aerospace engineers: $92,520<br \/>\nAgricultural engineers: $68,730<br \/>\nBiomedical engineers: $77,400<br \/>\nChemical engineers: $84,680<br \/>\nCivil engineers: $74,600<br \/>\nComputer hardware engineers: $97,400<br \/>\nComputer software engineers: $85,430<br \/>\nElectrical engineers: $82,160<br \/>\nEnvironmental engineers: $74,020<br \/>\nHealth and safety engineers: $72,940<br \/>\nIndustrial engineers: $73,820<br \/>\nMarine engineers: $74,140<br \/>\nMaterials engineers: $81,820<br \/>\nMechanical engineers: $74,920<br \/>\nMining and geological engineers: $75,960<br \/>\nNuclear engineers: $97,080<br \/>\nPetroleum engineers: $108,020<\/p>\n<p><em>source:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allengineeringschools.com\/engineering-careers\/article\/engineer-salary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>allengineeringschools<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allengineeringschools.com\/engineering-careers\/article\/engineer-salary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salaryfor.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color: #3399cc;\">click here for more salary information<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those of you pursuing an engineering career may find comfort in the fact that your engineering salary adds an additional perk to your chosen profession. 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