How much did you make right out of college?

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: Roger
I never had a chance to go to college, my first job (as a mechanic) was $6.00 an hour (this was when minimum wage was $1.25)

Apparently I am same age as Roger.

Min wage when I came out of college was $2.25
Commission officer in USAF - People that went into the engineering world were making $18K
Came out of the AF and took first job at $26K - others that graduated with me and working for the same company were making $23K.

%10 bonus for serving my country.

 

[DarkManXY2G]

Major: Operations and Information Systems Management
College: Penn State
Occupation: Data/Business Analyst
Salary: $45K

 

[Drakkon]

Major: Mathematics
School: Northern AZ University
Occupation: Application Developer
Annualized Salary: 50K + benefits

I'd kinda like to see where people are working as well..i see a lot of comp sci but are you working with places like IBM or did you get in at a smaller firm?
Thats where i am...only a place with 5-6 people but were developing software for a larger company where the decent salary comes from...

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Graduated in 1999
$39,500 plus excellent benefits and vehicle allowance
Topeka KS
Construction Manager
B.S. fro Kansas State

Making much more now though

 

[Ausm]

Not Much I dropped out an d went serveral years to tech school. My first job out of college I was making 2.50/hour with no health insurance or any other benefits.

Sysadmin

 

[Hector13]

Originally posted by: KlitschBeiExitus

Originally posted by: PMFleXXX

Originally posted by: Hector13
First year out of college I made about 65k... second year was 90k. third put me into the 6 digits.
of course, living in NYC, my rent is about $2k a month, so cost of living is a huge factor.

edit: sorry, I forgot:

occupation: work on wall st.
degree: bs in engineering from cal.

wow

Im not slaming or anything im just curious as to what you do on wall street as an engineer? or does that have nothing to do with it?

i work in an equity portfolio management group (we manage a hedgefund, some mutual funds, and client private accounts). We are very quantitative, so there is plenty of room for engineers or mathematicians and the like.

our can be tough.. but the work is fun and the pay is great.

 

[PatboyX]

i work four hours a day for a school system (tech support) making about 28k. first job out of school.
not too impressive but...eh, its enough until they can hire me full time.

 

[kyparrish]

Major: Music
School: Winthrop University (Rock Hill, SC)
Occupation: Technical rep. for Nielsen Ratings
Salary: ~$35k after a little OT and bonuses...but I get company car/free gas/laptop/other perks...

 

[kalster]

60k right out of school

graduated with Masters in CS

edit: offer was to work in IL, damn companies getting anal about h1 visa :disgust:

 

[BlueWeasel]

Graduated in 2001
BS in Civil Engineering (emphasis on structures)
Starting out: $37,500 in Tupelo, MS

 

[upsciLLion]

I haven't graduated yet, but this is what I anticipate:

Major: Mathematics with a specialization in actuarial science
School: Central Washington University
Occupation: Actuary
Annualized Salary: ~$50k

 

[MoPHo]

Avg salary for the program my sister just graduated from is 80k...business orientated. I plan on doing the same. Congrats on graduatin

 

[Aznbruin]

Double Major : Microbiology and Genetics and Business Econ.
School: UCLA
Just Outta College: 65k
Job: Strategy Consulting

 

[upsciLLion]

Originally posted by: Aznbruin
Double Major : Microbiology and Genetics and Business Econ.
School: UCLA
Just Outta College: 65k
Job: Strategy Consulting

That's three majors, bud.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Maverick

Originally posted by: Ameesh
Major: Computer Science
School: UC San Diego
Occupation: Software Developer
Salary: $75K with Stock Options and $10K Signing Bonus

he wins

Major: Computer Science
School: University of Colorado
Occupation: Software Engineer
Salary: $51,500

my best offer was 84K but i would have to live in Livermore , CA which would really suck.

edit: i was class of 2001

 

[shady123]

havn't graduated yet, but I'm making 20k as a junior is high school

 

[tigerbait]

Major: BS in Electrical Engineering
School: LSU ('02 graduate)
Occupation: Electrical Engineer (Power and Instrumentation)
Annualized Salary: 49K

 

[sillymofo]

Damn... this is gonna piss you all off.

MCSE, A+ (No college degree)
Tech Services
40K + Up to 25% annualized bonus
Great Benefits.

Beat that suckers.

 

[RaiseUp]

How are you making 20k as a HS JUNIOR?

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: RaiseUp
How are you making 20k as a HS JUNIOR?

His @ss must be sore....

 

[Aznbruin]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: Aznbruin
Double Major : Microbiology and Genetics and Business Econ.
School: UCLA
Just Outta College: 65k
Job: Strategy Consulting

That's three majors, bud.

There is a major at UCLA that is called Microbiology and Molecular genetics - Just one major!

I personally don't think dollar amount after college matters all too much. i think the 5 year or 10 year salary after college is what you have to gauge

 

[passivex]

havn't graduated yet, but I'm making 20k as a junior is high school

That's easy. Sign up for an ROC class in Drafting. Get a certificate and start drafting for around $15/hour. Might be harder now but drafting is easy and makes decent money.

 

[RaiseUp]

Does your work require a bed and kneepads if you are a 17 yr old making 20k?

 

[GreasyBurger]

My oldest brother went to Job Corp to trained as a transmission mechanic. He now makes $50,000 as a mechanic, and he doesn't even have a college degree. He own a house, 2 modern cars, a boat, expensive vacations and dinner. :Q

 

[Chadder007]

Started out at 9.50 an hour as Computer tech support. After 4 years of being there im at $13/hr