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Engineering Salary Information Terry A. Ring Chemical Engineering University of Utah
Go to College and Get and Education • Why do your parents keep saying that?
What do you want to be when you grow up? • Many possibilities to use your scientific education! • Biologist • Chemist • Physicist • Engineer • YOUR DECISION HAS CONSEQUENCES! • $$$$$$ Financial Consequences!
How Much Does It Cost To Live? • House mortgage/rent • $1000/mo. 2 Bedroom Apartment • $2000/mo. (or more) Mortgage for Nice House • The Housing cost should be no more than 35% of total Income, so • $1000/mo./0.35=$2860/mo. $34,000/yr. • $2000/mo./0.35=$5715/mo. $68,000/yr. • (65% for Car, food, retirement and savings)
Popular Jobs have High Growth Rate • Chemistry Job Growth rate is ~14%/yr
Which Job Pays More? • Computer Engineer? • Biologist? • Chemist? • Chemical Engineer?
Salary Information for Engineering • Median Salary for B.S. Chem. Eng. =$62,000/yr (2000 data) • Starting Salary B.S. Chem. Eng. ~$59,000/yr (2007 data)