how much do comp. engineers make (rough estimate) ?

[JohnCU]

just curious, i just read a thread talking about the major bucks in engineering don't start until you move into management, but i really want to stick to engineering instead of managing.

 

[cressida]

hmm.... ditto

 

[Pepsei]

are you talking about real engineers or 'fake' ones like MCSE?

 

[cressida]

I think he means getting a BS in engineering in CompE

 

[JohnCU]

yeah, BS (but I'm getting my PhD in engineering later on )

 

[Thanatopsis]

Salary reports

 

[Thanatopsis]

also the Occupational Outlook Handbook


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Median annual earnings of computer hardware engineers were $67,300 in 2000. The middle 50 percent earned between $52,960 and $86,280. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $42,620, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $107,360. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of computer hardware engineers in 2000 were:

Computer and office equipment $75,730
Computer and data processing services 69,490
Electronic components and accessories 67,800
Telephone communication 59,160


Starting salaries for computer engineers with a bachelor?s degree can be significantly higher than salaries of bachelor?s degree graduates in many other fields. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, starting salary offers in 2001 for bachelor?s degree candidates in computer engineering averaged $53,924 a year; master?s degree candidates averaged $58,026; and Ph.D. candidates averaged $70,140.
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[notfred]

I know the head of the memory division at AMD (he's an old friend of my dad's). I'm not sure of his salary, but he owns 3 houses and a commercial property in the bay area, and his wife doesn't work, and his 3 kids have college paid for already, even though I think the oldest one is 12.

He graduated from Stanford.

 

[Rudee]

I migrated from I.S in University to Mech Eng. I was able to transfer several courses and one math. I have thermodynamics flashbacks to this day.