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
Median annual
earnings of wage-and-salary computer applications software
engineers were $79,780. The middle 50 percent earned between
$62,830 and $98,470. The lowest 10 percent earned less than
$49,350, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $119,770.
Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest
numbers of computer applications software engineers are as
follows:
|
Software publishers |
$84,560 |
|
Computer systems design
and related services |
$78,850 |
|
Management, scientific,
and technical consulting services |
$78,850 |
|
Management of companies
and enterprises |
$78,580 |
|
Insurance carriers |
$74,230 |
Median annual earnings of
wage-and-salary computer systems software engineers were $85,370. The
middle 50 percent earned between $67,620 and $105,330. The lowest 10
percent earned less than $53,580, and the highest 10 percent earned more
than $125,750. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the
largest numbers of computer systems software engineers are as follows:
|
Research and
development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences |
$97,220 |
|
Scientific research and
development services |
$97,180 |
|
Computer and peripheral
equipment manufacturing |
$93,240 |
|
Software publishers |
$87,450 |
|
Computer systems design
and related services |
$84,660 |
|
Data processing,
hosting, and related services |
$78,270 |
According to Robert Half
Technology, starting salaries for software engineers in software
development ranged from $66,500 to $99,750 in 2007. For network
engineers, starting salaries ranged from $65,750 to $90,250.
Note: Some resources in this section are provided by the
US Department
of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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