Salary by Discipline

[Dleg]

BSME 1990

EIT 1990

Diverse background - 5 years as well logger in oil field, 3 years Civil/construction management, and now 8 years environmental.

0-5 yrs: Oil field - "wireline" logging: $36k base pay, plus bonus structure amounting to $15k to more than $100k depending on price of oil and location (offshore is best pay, but kiss your free time goodbye)

6-8 yrs: Civil/CM: $41k (island territory - no federal income tax, so add 25% or so to adjust)

8-16 yrs: Environmental regulatory, island territory ("state") government - $52k and stuck there for 6 years. Recently cut by 10% due to government-wide budget cuts.

 

[ferryg]

MS Engineering Management

BS Civil Engineering

AS CAD Systems Management

AS Arch CADD

EIT with 11 years of experience. Civil Engineering Designer (official title)

Only making in the low 50s with HORRIBLE health care benefits.

:violin:

 

[TxKat]

BS Civil Engineering

AAS Drafting & Design

EIT w/ 10 yrs experience

Work for state government at $43k (but a great retirement)

 

[cement]

BSCE 20 yrs out constr management low '70s in CO State Govt. I' finally making what I got in NJ 8 years ago! PE april '06 helped, will get another 10k in 2 yrs.

 

[DVINNY]

Make $4k less then my wife the kindergarten teacher.

My wife beats me by way more than 4k.

I'm OK with that though, I wish she beat me by 200k+

 

[cement]

Make $4k less then my wife the kindergarten teacher.

My wife beats me by way more than 4k.

I'm OK with that though, I wish she beat me by 200k+

same here!

 

[jfusilloPE]

BSAS - Civil Engineering Technology

8 years experience in water/wastewater

EIT (just took October 06 PE)

Associate Engineer for a municipality

$55,000

 

[Bminer]

BS Geological Eng.

ME Mining Eng.

P.G. and E.I.T with 7 years experience

Project Manager

95k

 

[snickerd3]

BS Chemical Eng

4.5 yrs exp

Just took OCT PE

State Government (IL)

60-65 K

 

[frazil]

BE - Civil

5.5 yrs exp hydraulic engineer

PE

fed govt

mid-60's

 

[McEngr]

Isn't it funny how broad the spectrum is on salaries? There are some on here that have 5 years more experience than me, but are making 50K more. I think I need to get out of metal buildings and into a consulting job that offers part ownership. The pay, initially, would be about the same, but the long-term would probably be very, very beneficial and more rewarding.

 

[royal flush]

BS Civil

MS non-engineering

waiting on results from oct 06 PE exam

2 yrs exp

$80K

... but keep in mind that the median home price in SF is $600K (!!)

 

[chaosiscash]

BS EE

MBA (not that it matters)

waiting on Oct. 06 results

4 yrs exp

Tennessee, government subcontractor

75k + OT, this year will probably be around 85k

 

[Dark Knight]

BS EE (01)

18 years Electric Utilities experience - 5 as an engineer

Passed PE April 2006.

Substation Design (Layouts, grounding, trasformer sizing, conduit design,etc.)

Protection & Control (Relaying)

Range - 60 - 65k - South Florida

PE did a squat for me and don't see that changing in a near future.

 

[timmyutah]

In field since 93. (survey rodman, worked way on up)

B.S. Environmental Eng (03)

M.Ed Special Education (07)

EIT - (00)

PE - (06)

85k...arizona

private practice.

Even City govt employees with my experience are making 80k...

Hope this helps.

 

[traffic]

AAS 85

PE OCT. 06

20+ years experince in Transpo.

$ 80 K

 

[gatormech_e]

MS ME - UF, 2001

approx 8 yrs in Aerospace (1 yr in telecom, 1 yr towards PhD ME before regaining sanity!)

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

South Florida

mid 70s

 

[Twee]

BS Chemical Engineering, 1996

PE - April 2006

6 years exp (8 if you count co-ops) plus I took a 4 yr break

A&E design build firm

mid 90's

 

[civilsurvey]

BS Civil Engineering 1998

PLS 2002

PE 2005

Mississippi

Self Employed

gross 400k

net 120k, plus all boats, cars expenses, pretty much paid for.

I am somehow still broke all the time?

 

[MetroRAFB]

BS Civil Engineering 1998PLS 2002

PE 2005

Mississippi

Self Employed

gross 400k

net 120k, plus all boats, cars expenses, pretty much paid for.

I am somehow still broke all the time?

Lmao! Sounds like too many toys? It's human nature to spend whatever you make. 120K in that locations sounds like a lot of money. Good for you!!!

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