Engineering Salaries
In 2000 according to the Engineering Workforce Commission, doctoral level engineers earned on average $110,000 annually, master's level engineers earned $90,000, and bachelor's level engineers earned $75,000 annually.
Median annual earnings in 2000 for engineers by specialty according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
- Aerospace engineers: $67,930
- Agricultural engineers: $55,850
- Biomedical engineers: $57,480
- Chemical engineers: $65,960
- Civil engineers: $55,740
- Computer hardware engineers: $67,300
- Computer software engineers: $67,670
- Environmental engineers: $57,780
- Industrial engineers: $58,580
- Materials engineers: $59,100
- Mechanical engineers: $58,710
- Mining and geological engineers: $60,820
- Nuclear engineers: $79,360
- Petroleum engineers: $78,910