Salary by Discipline

[MechGuy]

South Texas Area

BS (ME), 2001

MS, Engineering Managament 2006

EIT, taking the PE (again) in Oct 08

Project Manager for construction projects for Federal Government client

Base Salary: $90K

 

[What!!]

Bachelors Civil Engg (1998)Masters Civil Engg (2002)

4+ yrs Exp.

PE April 2006

Working in small civil consulting firm, so get to do various aspects (design, construction management, inspection)

Salary before PE (mid 40's)

Salary after PE (mid 60's)

Updated: PE June'06 , raised to mid 60's. After that, one raise in '07 & another in '08 for high 70's now. Hopefully, i can cross over to 80s next year with the same employer.

 

[mudpuppy]

This was published in the NSPE Update this week:

Top Engineering Salaries

Petroleum $129,946

Power, Utilities $111,230

Aeronautical, Aerospace, Astronautical $103,155

Mechanical $101,973

Electrical $97,706

Manufacturing $94,134

Environmental $93,310

HVACR $90,905

Structural $89,883

Transportation $89,261

Civil $87,084

Geotechnical $86,995

This was an eye-opener for me. First, all of the salaries were higher than I was expecting. Secondly, I always thought power/utility engineers made less money than EEs generally. I guess I need to go ask for a raise!

 

[SSmith]

Throws shenanigans card.

 

[wilheldp_PE]

Throws shenanigans card.

Alright people...Shenanigans has been called. Everybody get your broom!

 

[chaosiscash]

Secondly, I always thought power/utility engineers made less money than EEs generally.

My guess would be that it would depend on the type of utility. For example, workers in nuke plants generally command a higher salary than coal or other plants due to qualifications and clearance issues.

 

[dastuff]

BSCE - 06

MSCE - 07

PE - Hopefully October 08..

Structural Emphasis..

I am currently earning 65k with a bonus that will hopefully put me around 75k.

 

[Sschell]

^I think there's a thread for that...

 

[WVUengr]

BSCE 03 WVU

EIT 03-WV

1 YR GENERAL CONTRACTOR (DC)

3 YR PRIVATE CONSULTANT (NJ)

1 YR STATE GOVT (NC) (TOOK 10.6% PAY CUT TO GET PENSION)

45K-50K (PLUS BENEFIT, INCL. PENSION (6% OF MY OWN DAMN $$)

PE OCT 08 ????

POSSIBLE 6K RAISE, IF THE STATE WASN'T BROKE, OH WELL MORE PROMISES, LESS CASH

 

[Strickland]

BSEE 2003

EIT 2003

PE April 2008

65K in Consulting

 

[bradtheturtle]

I'm surprised the statistical information you started compiling doesn't exist. I'm from Alberta and our professional association (APEGGA) compiles this information on a yearly basis. The statistics from May 2008 included over 12,000 data points. Similar information is available from some (and maybe all) of the other provincial associations.

The main page for the APEGGA Salary survey is:

APEGGA Salary Survey Main Page

There are two documents. The summary is 2 pages long but the complete document is probably a hundred pages. The summary is found here:

Salary Survey Summary

I've copied below the relevant information from the "Total Compensation - Engineers - All Industries" table. In Alberta a fully qualified P.Eng would generally be rated C-Level or higher.

Level_ Sample_ %Change____ Mean__ 1stDecile__ 1stQuartile_____ Median______ 3rdQuartile_____ 9thDecile

A-____ 447___ 4.4%___ 46,606.00____ 39,376.00____ 42,640.00____ 46,800.00____ 49,647.00____ 53,400.00

A___ 1,278___ 3.4%___ 66,239.00____ 52,109.00____ 58,344.00____ 63,600.00____ 72,400.00____ 81,983.00

B___ 1,478___ 5.9%___ 79,162.00____ 61,512.00____ 67,959.00____ 75,600.00____ 84,775.00____ 95,512.00

C___ 1,829___ 5.1%___ 95,818.00____ 74,184.00____ 83,473.00____ 92,873.00____ 102,544.00___ 117,518.00

D___ 2,331___ 7.7%___ 126,162.00___ 91,200.00____ 104,424.00___ 118,312.00___ 136,034.00___ 172,570.00

E___ 2,006___ 5.7%___ 155,884.00___ 112,170.00___ 128,892.00___ 148,200.00___ 171,520.00___ 197,588.00

F___ 1,185___ 4.7%___ 194,036.00___ 133,510.00___ 153,500.00___ 180,000.00___ 213,479.00___ 266,760.00

F+ _ 471_____ 5.2%___ 281,139.00___ 157,391.00___ 185,000.00___ 216,800.00___ 284,790.00___ 422,750.00

 

[benbo]

I'm surprised the statistical information you started compiling doesn't exist.

Of course the information exists in lots of places. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Salary.com, and most of the professional professional societies (ASME, IEE, NSPE) have their own studies. Somebody just posted this here to see what other people make. If they wanted some table from an organization they would have googled it.

 

[Kuku]

I was told I would make $55k+ right out of school.... over five years later, still haven't gotten there. My question: who here stays at a job/career they don't like just because the money is good? I feel like I am kinda in that boat.

 

[Chucktown PE]

I was told I would make $55k+ right out of school.... over five years later, still haven't gotten there. My question: who here stays at a job/career they don't like just because the money is good? I feel like I am kinda in that boat.

Are you in consulting? I made $55k right out of school with a Master's degree. Almost 5 years later and PE license and I am at $85K plus some major relocation benefits this year on the order of $40k. I don't expect much of a raise this year but I am hoping I'll hit $90k next year.

 

[Kuku]

Are you in consulting?

Pretty much... don't have any other options that I know of. Don't particularly enjoy it... rather boring if you ask me.

 

[Dleg]

Change jobs! I didn't enjoy the lack of personal life my first job gave me, so I quit and moved on. I still haven't made as much as I made those first few years of my career (oil well services), but I enjoy my life, have plenty of time for family and friends, and have no regrets whatsoever (well, I wish I would have saved more money, but hey.....)

 

[Chucktown PE]

Pretty much... don't have any other options that I know of. Don't particularly enjoy it... rather boring if you ask me.

If you don't enjoy it then you're probably not going to be successful at it. I love it and while sometimes the hours suck, I have a very good lifestyle. What kind of consulting are you doing? With my work (wastewater treatment plant design/construction) I am typically on the same project for a few years but there are so many different aspects to the project and different facilities that I work on that it raretly gets boring.

I would start looking for a different job that excites you. Spending 40+ hours a week doing something that bores you is no way to live.

 

[MA_PE]

If you don't enjoy it then you're probably not going to be successful at it. I love it and while sometimes the hours suck, I have a very good lifestyle. What kind of consulting are you doing? With my work (wastewater treatment plant design/construction) I am typically on the same project for a few years but there are so many different aspects to the project and different facilities that I work on that it raretly gets boring.
I would start looking for a different job that excites you. Spending 40+ hours a week doing something that bores you is no way to live.

well put Chuck.

 

[ATL_ENG]

Mech. Eng.

PE (passed in October '08)

ATL, GA

6 years experience

Environmental consulting, now power plant consulting

75K current; am expecting increase in Jan.

[[SIZE=18pt]color="#FF0000]Anyone know of any good sites to get relevant salary data for my review?[/SIZE]

 

[Sschell]

salary.com