
Earnings
Earnings
for engineers vary significantly by specialty, industry, and education.
Even so, as a group, engineers earn some of the highest average starting
salaries among those holding bachelor's degrees.
Salary
Data
Entry-level salaries vary based on your areas of expertise, experience,
education, supervisory responsibility, accountability for projects, and
the geographic location, size, and industry of the employer.
According the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, the median income for industrial engineers is $68,620.
In terms of
starting salaries, the average starting salary for industrial
engineers who have earned a Bachelor's degree is $55,067, while
those with a Master's were offered $64,759. Ph.D.
industrial
engineers received average starting salaries of $77,364.
Note: Some resources in this section are provided by the US Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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