This salary survey was compiled from full-time job offers reported to the ECRC by recruiters, Michigan Engineering students, faculty, and staff for the 2003-2004 academic year. 360 salaries were reported to the ECRC. The number in parentheses following the salaries is the number of reported salaries for this field and class level.
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Average Annual Salaries
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Department
|
Bachelors
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Masters
|
Doctorate
|
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Aerospace Engineering
|
$ 49,986 (22)
|
$ 65,214 (10)
|
$ 91,453 (3)
|
|
Automotive Engineering
|
-
|
$ 75,000 (2)
|
-
|
|
Biomedical Engineering
|
$ 53,750 (2)
|
$ 54,300 (8)
|
-
|
|
Chemical Engineering
|
$ 51,164 (20)
|
$63,090 (4)
|
$ 71,800 (2)
|
|
Civil and Environmental Engineering
|
$ 42,327 (12)
|
$ 44,333 (3)
|
-
|
|
Computer Engineering
|
$ 52,292 (22)
|
$ 71,500 (4)
|
$112,500 (2)
|
|
Computer Science
|
$ 58,126 (19)
|
$ 65,425 (8)
|
-
|
|
Computer Science and Engineering
|
-
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$69,500 (1)
|
-
|
|
Construction Management
|
-
|
$ 66,000 (2)
|
-
|
|
Electrical Engineering
|
$ 53,208 (26)
|
$ 62,111 (9)
|
$ 73,250 (4)
|
|
Electrical Engineering: Systems
|
-
|
$ 60,000 (1)
|
$ 67,200 (1)
|
|
Engineering Physics
|
$ 52,000 (1)
|
-
|
-
|
|
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
|
-
|
$ 63,500 (2)
|
-
|
|
Financial Engineering
|
-
|
$ 53,000 (7)
|
-
|
|
Industrial and Operations Engineering
|
$ 48,429 (51)
|
$ 60,448 (20)
|
$ 53,500 (1)
|
|
Interdisciplinary Engineering
|
$ 57,000
|
-
|
-
|
|
Manufacturing
|
-
|
$ 81,833 (3)
|
-
|
|
Materials Science and Engineering
|
$ 50,633 (11)
|
-
|
$ 78,000 (1)
|
|
Mechanical Engineering
|
$ 48,736 (38)
|
$ 60,150 (16)
|
$ 76,500 (4)
|
|
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
|
$ 45,380 (4)
|
$ 59,820 (5)
|
$ 56,000 (1)
|
|
Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
|
-
|
$ 76,450 (2)
|
-
|
|
Pharmaceutical Engineering
|
-
|
$ 59,000 (1)
|
-
|
|
Space Systems
|
-
|
$76,667 (3)
|
-
|
Median Annual Salaries
|
Department
|
Bachelors
|
Masters
|
Doctorate
|
|
Aerospace Engineering
|
$51,350 (22)
|
$ 64,524 (10)
|
$ 75,000 (3)
|
|
Automotive Engineering
|
-
|
$ 75,000 (2)
|
-
|
|
Biomedical Engineering
|
$ 53,750 (2)
|
$ 57,750 (8)
|
-
|
|
Chemical Engineering
|
$ 54,000 (20)
|
$63,000 (4)
|
$ 71,800 (2)
|
|
Civil and Environmental Engineering
|
$ 42,500 (12)
|
$ 42,000 (3)
|
-
|
|
Computer Engineering
|
$ 52,500 (22)
|
$ 71,000 (4)
|
$112,500 (2)
|
|
Computer Science
|
$ 55,000 (19)
|
$ 64,850 (8)
|
-
|
|
Computer Science and Engineering
|
-
|
$69,500 (1)
|
-
|
|
Construction Management
|
-
|
$ 66,000 (2)
|
-
|
|
Electrical Engineering
|
$ 53,650(26)
|
$ 63,000 (9)
|
$ 74,000 (4)
|
|
Electrical Engineering: Systems
|
-
|
$ 60,000 (1)
|
$ 67,200 (1)
|
|
Engineering Physics
|
$ 53,000 (1)
|
-
|
-
|
|
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
|
-
|
$ 63,500 (2)
|
-
|
|
Financial Engineering
|
-
|
$ 58,000 (7)
|
-
|
|
Industrial and Operations Engineering
|
$ 48,000 (51)
|
$ 59,400 (20)
|
$ 53,500 (1)
|
|
Interdisciplinary Engineering
|
$ 57,000
|
-
|
-
|
|
Manufacturing
|
-
|
$ 79,500 (3)
|
-
|
|
Materials Science and Engineering
|
$ 52,800 (11)
|
-
|
$ 78,000 (1)
|
|
Mechanical Engineering
|
$ 51,000 (38)
|
$ 60,300 (16)
|
$ 78,000 (4)
|
|
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
|
$ 45,260 (4)
|
$ 61,600 (5)
|
$ 56,000 (1)
|
|
Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
|
-
|
$ 76,450 (2)
|
-
|
|
Pharmaceutical Engineering
|
-
|
$ 59,000 (1)
|
-
|
|
Space Systems
|
-
|
$71,500 (3)
|
-
|
Internships
|
Department
|
Average Monthly
|
Median Montly
|
|
Aerospace Engineering (32)
|
$2,947
|
$2,978
|
|
Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences (1)
|
$1,250
|
-
|
|
Biomedical Engineering (19)
|
$2,628
|
$2,773
|
|
Chemical Engineering (37)
|
$2,780
|
$2,687
|
|
Civil and Environmental Engineering (28)
|
$2,074
|
$2,051
|
|
Computer Engineering (34)
|
$3,097
|
$3,076
|
|
Computer Science (40)
|
$3,629
|
$3,104
|
|
Construction Management (1)
|
$2,947
|
-
|
|
Electrical Engineering (61)
|
$2,981
|
$2,947
|
|
Electrical Engineering: Systems (3)
|
$3,567
|
$3,700
|
|
Engineering Physics (2)
|
$1,467
|
-
|
|
Engineering: Undeclared (11)
|
$2,244
|
$2,340
|
|
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (1)
|
$2,253
|
-
|
|
Financial Engineering (6)
|
$4,700
|
$4,492
|
|
Industrial and Operations Engineering (79)
|
$2,894
|
$2,730
|
|
Interdisciplinary Program (1)
|
$3,027
|
-
|
|
Macromolecular Science and Engineering (1)
|
$4,333
|
-
|
|
Materials Science and Engineering (17)
|
$2,602
|
$2,600
|
|
Mechanical Engineering (104)
|
$2,600
|
$2,704
|
|
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (12)
|
$3,061
|
$2,513
|
|
Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (8)
|
$3,029
|
$3,033
|
|
Pharmaceutical Engineering (5)
|
$3,613
|
$3,725
|
Cooperative Education
|
Department
|
Average Monthly
|
Median Monthly
|
|
Aerospace Engineering (28)
|
$2,683
|
$2,730
|
|
Chemical Engineering (8)
|
$3,152
|
$3,166
|
|
Civil and Environmental Engineering (10)
|
$2,205
|
$2,107
|
|
Computer Engineering (39)
|
$3,182
|
$3,250
|
|
Computer Science (18)
|
$3,313
|
$3,237
|
|
Electrical Engineering (41)
|
$3,297
|
$3,600
|
|
Engineering Physics (1)
|
$2,115
|
-
|
|
Industrial and Operations Engineering (30)
|
$2,660
|
$2,743
|
|
Materials Science and Engineering (5)
|
$2,624
|
$3,119
|
|
Mechanical Engineering (56)
|
$2,713
|
$2,704
|
|
Naval Architecture and Marine Design (1)
|
$2,427
|
-
|
|
Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (1)
|
$2,057
|
-
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