Engineers are highly trained professionals who work across a huge range of industries and genres ranging from computer engineers to chemical engineers and everything in between. Highly qualified engineers can earn good salaries. The level of expertise as well as the company and location that they work are all factors affecting salaries for engineers. The specialties of the engineers are the main factor affecting salaries. For engineers working within the US federal government the average salaries range from approximately $75,000 for agricultural engineers up to $107,000 for ceramic engineers. In this article we shall look at some of the different salaries for engineers across different specialties.

Aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical engineers earn an average wage of $87,000 per year, with the highest 10% of them earning $124,550 and the lowest 10% on a salary of $59,610 per year. The average starting salary for aerospace engineers with a bachelors degree is $53,408 per year; for those with a masters degree they can expect to start on an average salary of around $62,549 per year; and those with doctorates start on an average salary of approximately $73,814.

Biomedical engineers earn an average salary of $73,930 per year. The lowest 10% earn approximately $44,930 per year, and the highest 10% earn around $116,330 each year. The starting salary for biomedical engineers with a bachelors degree is an average of $51,356, and for those with masters degrees the average starting salary is around $59,000 per year.

Chemical engineers earn an average salary of approximately $79,000 per year. The highest 10% of chemical engineers earn an average of $119,000 every year, whilst the lowest 10% receive an average salary of $50,000. Chemical engineers with a bachelors degree have an average starting salary of $59,000; those with a masters degree earn approximately $58,600 as their starting salary; and $73,600 average starting salary for chemical engineers with a doctorate degree.

 

 

Civil engineers have an average salary of $78,600 per year, with the highest 10% of them earning a salary of around $104,420 and the lowest 10% of them earning a salary of around $44,810. Civil engineers who have graduated with a bachelors degree can expect to have an average starting salary of around $48,500; civil engineers with a masters degree have an average starting salary of around $49,000; and those with a doctorate can expect a starting salary of approximately $62,200.

Computer engineers earn an average salary of approximately $88,470. The highest 10% of computer engineers earn an average of $135,260, whilst the lowest 10% have an average salary of $53,910. Computer engineers with a bachelors degree can expect a starting salary of approximately $56,200; those with a masters degree have an average starting salary of $60,000; whilst those with a doctorate degree can expect an average starting salary of around $92,500.

Electrical and electronics engineers have an average salary of around $78,000, the highest 10% of those earn approximately $117,000 per year, whilst the lowest 10% of electrical and electronics engineers earn an average of $50,000 per year. Electrical and electronics engineers with a bachelors degree have an average starting salary of approximately $55,200 per year; those with a masters degree have an average starting salary of around $66,000; whilst those with a doctorate degree can expect a starting salary of approximately $75,900 on average.

 

 

 

 

Industrial and manufacturing engineers earn an average salary of approximately $68,620 per year. The highest 10% of earners have an average salary of around $100,980, whilst the lowest 10% earn an average of 44,790. Industrial and manufacturing engineers with a bachelors degree have an average starting salary of around $55,607. Those with a masters degree can expect to start out on a salary of approximately $64,759, and those with a doctorate degree have an average starting salary of around $77,364 per year.

Mechanical engineers earn an average of $69,850 per year in the USA. The highest 10% of these earn approximately $104,900, whilst the lowest 10% earn an average of $45,170. Mechanical engineers with a bachelors degree can expect a starting salary of around $54,128; those with a masters degree have an average starting salary of around $62,978, whilst those with a doctorate degree have an average starting salary of approximately $72,763.