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[FusionWhite]

Depending on how big the bonus is this year I have a good chance of topping 80K.

Pffffft! 80k? You may as well be digging ditches. How are you ever going to afford your own plane making that?

Well this Nigerian prince has promised me a bunch of money for helping him out. I figure the money I get from him should be plenty for a plane.

[Supe]

Good luck! I just won all the money Nigeria had in the lotto! I didn't even know that I entered, but I won! I've got about $10k being wired to an account right now to cover the paperwork, but they promised I'd get it all back along with my millions.

[jv21]

Good luck! I just won all the money Nigeria had in the lotto! I didn't even know that I entered, but I won! I've got about $10k being wired to an account right now to cover the paperwork, but they promised I'd get it all back along with my millions.

lucky..... gosh....

[Bob Engineer]

BE - Civil
5.5 yrs exp hydraulic engineer
PE
fed govt
mid-60's

hollecow...

why u all get high pay...

my friend from malaysia just get about 30k

[ironman]

BE - Civil
5.5 yrs exp hydraulic engineer
PE
fed govt
mid-60's

hollecow...

why u all get high pay...

my friend from malaysia just get about 30k

30k is like gas station worker wages where I am, I make like 85k a year. It just all depends on the cost of living in your area, if you can get a 6 pack of beer for 50 cents you dont need to make 100k a year to live well. OF course there is always the technology issue, no matter where you live a lap top or other technology will cost you a fortune when compared to your income, so all things are not equal.

[dontlikebeinganeng]

Pardon the from the dead.

82k base
9k Education Reimbursement
12.3k Bonus

Total: 103k

3.5 years exp
B.S. ChemE
P.E. Civil
Oil Industry

Edited by dontlikebeinganeng, 21 December 2011 - 07:42 PM.

[Machiavelli999]

^ ^ ^ Wow, chemical is where it's at I guess!

Almost 5 years experience.
Electrical Engineer
Consulting

Base + Bonus = 79.5k

[Dexman PE]

Civil Construction Management
9yrs experience

$85k straight salary.

[Jordan S]

BS EE '01
5 years engineering experience (5 years Army before that)
PE last week
Consulting firm, Ohio
$65K

[IlPadrino]

BS CSYS '94
MS ITM '04
17 years of engineering experience (with a few wars thrown in for good measure)
$93k/year + housing

reward of serving our nation: priceless!

I can't imagine what I'll do when I retire at age 51... but it won't be for the money!

[benbo]

BSEE
MS - Information Systems (more of a business degree)
.
About $120 K
I work in gvt now for 8 years but previously in private industry for about 16 years.
I live in CA so make the proper adjustments. I think it's like 70 K in Kentucky or something like that.
Plus it's certainly possible to make substantially more, and some people on this site do but they probably won't post.
I'm old and I've been working a long time.

[TrussGuy85]

Does anyone know how much salaries dipped since the recession hit? I know there is a big surplus of Civil grads out there, so one could safely assume that the going rate is lower than when I started 4.5 years ago. Before long, we'll have a ton of highly educated (Master's degrees), low experience engineers.

[richardw0000]

BSEE, MSIE
PE (Passed Oct. '11)
FL
7 years experience
Controls engineering - federal gov't.
$87278

[Freon]

BSChE, MSEE
PE (Passed Oct. '05)
Houston, TX
Petroleum Engineering
$?? (no one would believe me, but well I am lapping six digits)

PS - benbo; I have socks older than you

[mudpuppy]

BSEE - 2000
MSEE - 2001
Six years experience including five in System Protection/Relaying
~$70 000

4.5 years later, same stats and job, $94k. I think I'll plateau just over 6 figures in the next few years. But the nice thing is cost of living here is fairly low.

[benbo]

$?? (no one would believe me, but well I am lapping six digits)

I would believe it. Especially because of this-

Petroleum Engineering

Petroleum engineering is probably the best bet, but I think anything to do with energy is a good bet for the future (generally speakuing). Not everyone will make pay like this, but I think the job security will be pretty good.

[Blak]

Looking through these posts of salaries for engineers makes my stomach turn. The reason why engineer's salaries are low is because of the industry exemption. Companies use this to de-value their engineers pay. Today anybody can call themselves an engineer, this is not right. If the industry exemption did not exist, engineers will be paid what they are worth. Today we are paid peanuts.

[dray]

It makes my stomach turn too.

EE
6 yrs experience. (2 in manufacturing, 4 in consulting)
Take the PE in April
53k when i left manufacturing. 51K when I started consulting. 48K this year.

It's been going down since my first gig. Started consulting so I could get my PE. Hopefully it will lead me to greener pastures.

[Dexman PE]

I took a paycut when I left my first job (heavy highway contractor) to get into the consulting world. It allowed me to get my PE, and ultimately allowed me to get back into construction (and a big pay raise), although this time I work for the owner as a construction manager.

[Coastal Engineer]

Good money in petrochemicals and oil industry (all disciplines) for those with experience and just starting out.

[dontlikebeinganeng]

5 years experience

B.S. ChemE

Civil and Mechanical PE

Was a New Face of Engineering

 

Moved from downstream oil processing to upstream processing with big oil.

 

110k base

22k bonus

15k car allowance

10k misc relocation allowance + relocation 

5k sign on bonus

 

 

Total: 162k.

 

Will be attending Haas part time mba later this year, so didn't add tuition reimbursement. 

[power62]

MSEE 88 Electric Power PE April 13 (???) 20+ Years Experince mostly in the Nuclear Industry Working as contractor (consultant) at a nuclear plant Avg annual salary for last five years $160-170K + Per Diem(living expenses since living away from home) + Overtime. But no Benefits. Permanent (regular) employees with my kind of background $100-120 plus benefits & bonus.