Salary Information

Engineering Co-op & Internship Average Hourly Salaries
Engineering Average Annual Starting Salaries


Engineering Co-op & Internship Average Hourly Salaries

Average hourly salary information is provided on a voluntary basis by students who have completed their Co-op & Internship Placement Surveys.

MAJOR* 2011-12 AVERAGE (# OF RESPONDENTS) 2010-11 AVERAGE (# OF RESPONDENTS)
Aerospace Engineering (AERSP) $18.00 (33) $17.16 (41)
Architectural Engineering (A E) $16.55 (46) $14.52 (39)
Bioengineering (BIOE) $16.16 (13) $14.06 (16)
Biological Engineering (B E) $14.62 (9) $16.00 (11)
Chemical Engineering (CH E) $19.83 (76) $19.65 (95)
Civil Engineering (C E) $13.39 (68) $14.23 (76)
Computer Engineering (CMPEN) $20.73 (14) $18.97 (21)
Computer Science (CMPSC) $18.89 (23) $17.36 (25)
Electrical Engineering (E E) $18.43 (64) $17.25 (82)
Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology (EMET) $16.60 (10) $16.74 (12)
Energy Business & Finance (EBF) $13.62 (8) $18.16 (12)
Energy Engineering (ENENG) $13.55 (10) $19.42 (6)
Engineering Science (ESC) $15.41 (15) $16.13 (12)
Environmental Systems Engineering (ENVSE) $15.25 (4) $18.35 (6)
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering (I E) $18.81 (95) $17.66 (84)
Materials Science & Engineering (MATSE) $10.40 (5) $19.13 (3)
Mechanical Engineering (M E) $18.44 (129) $17.67 (174)
Mining Engineering (MNGE) $22.22 (5) $19.87 (8)
Nuclear Engineering (NUCE) $15.81 (8) $15.65 (11)
Petroleum Engineering (PNGE) $28.52 (16) $24.04 (12)
Surveying Engineering (SURE) $13.50 (2) $12.56 (5)
Overall Average—Internships $17.89 $16.90
Overall Average—Co-op Experiences $18.21 $18.34
Overall Average—Research $13.30 NA
OVERALL AVERAGE HOURLY SALARY $17.89 $17.35

*Not included: Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering (MNE), and Bioengineering/Mechanical Engineering (BME, dual major).


Engineering Average Annual Starting Salaries

Average annual starting salary information is provided on a voluntary basis by students who have completed their Senior Exit Survey (all figures are rounded to nearest $100).

MAJOR 2011-12 AVERAGE (# OF RESPONDENTS) 2010-11 AVERAGE (# OF RESPONDENTS)
Aerospace Engineering (AERSP) $62,600 (34) $58,000 (23)
Architectural Engineering (A E) $55,100 (58) $55,700 (61)
Bioengineering (BIOE) $63,800 (6) NA (NA)
Biological Engineering (B E) $56,700 (15) $49,000 (4)
Chemical Engineering (CH E) $68,300 (48) $61,800 (39)
Civil Engineering (C E) $52,700 (39) $53,100 (36)
Computer Engineering (CMPEN) $61,500 (17) $59,200 (12)
Computer Science (CMPSC) $62,100 (16) $58,300 (10)
Electrical Engineering (E E) $64,200 (40) $61,800 (48)
Engineering Science (ESC) $61,900 (10) $65,000 (3)
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering (I E) $59,800 (47) $63,100 (38)
Mechanical Engineering (M E) $61,400 (88) $60,700 (82)
Nuclear Engineering (NUCE) $63,100 (17) $62,100 (10)
OVERALL AVERAGE ANNUAL STARTING SALARY $60,700 $59,600

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