How much do computer engineers earn?

Answer 1

==Depends on the type and experience== Starting salaries are pretty impressive. For the major disciplines, Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical, Chemical, and Computer, entry-level salaries range from the high 40s to the high 50s. Civil engineers command less, for some reason: figure the low 40 to 50 thousand. Experienced engineers, especially design engineers, command twice that, but the big money is earned by those who go into engineering management (or who own their own firms). In my experience (large corporations) the answer as of early 2001 was in the neighborhood of $45,000 for a degreed electrical engineer (BSEE) early in his/her career going up to twice that or a bit more for a senior engineer with some truly remakable accomplishments. These are for engineers working as part of a small group or more likely as the senior person with some leadership responsiblity for a small group (half a dozen people). Engineers are not limited to doing engineering, however. Moving into some form of management (engineering department head, sales manager, plant manager, director, or higher)lead to significantly higher earnings than one can expect when working strictly as an "engineer". Please search the web for a more current answer. Chemical engineers made the most in a recent (2006) article I saw, and software engineers were right there at the top too. • Experienced engineers 2001 Average Salary: • Federal Government ,170 • Search and navigation equipment ,020 • Aircraft and parts ,230 • Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts ,830 • Average starting salary in 2001: • bachelor's degree candidates in aerospace engineering received starting offers averaging ,918 a year • master's degree candidates were offered ,955 • Ph.D. candidates were offered ,167
Electrical Engineer right out of college (8 years ago) was about $25/hr ($55K/year). EE with 8 years experience about $95K or $40-$50/hr. EE with 16 years experience around $160K. (Houston, TX)
In my experience (large corporations) the answer as of early 2001 was in the neighborhood of $45,000 for a degreed electrical engineer (BSEE) early in his/her career going up to twice that or a bit more for a senior engineer with some truly remakable accomplishments. These are for engineers working as part of a small group or more likely as the senior person with some leadership responsiblity for a small group (half a dozen people). Engineers are not limited to doing engineering, however. Moving into some form of management (engineering department head, sales manager, plant manager, director, or higher)lead to significantly higher earnings than one can expect when working strictly as an "engineer". Please search the web for a more current answer. Chemical engineers made the most in a recent (2006) article I saw, and software engineers were right there at the top too.

Answer 2

In Eastern Canada engineers can start at $60 to 75 thousand (Canadian) annually, depending on type of engineering and the job market.

However, engineers have been generally slow to advance in salary compared to other business relevant careers.

Answer 3

ANSWER 1: Other job titles for "Architectural Engineer" are, typically, "drafter" or "draftsman" or "draftsperson" or "architectural drafter" or "architectural draftsperson." My point is that architectural engineers are not the same as fully-fledged and licensed architects. It's the engineers and draftspersons who do a lot of the actual drawing, as well as the engineering and building code research which goes into an overall architectural plan.

The drafter, draftsperson, or engineer works under the licensed architect. And so specialized is the job that in large architectural firms there will often be up to three (3) levels of architectural draftspersons or engineers.

The salary for such jobs will always depend on the locale. A drafter in New York or San Francisco, for example, is obviously going to be paid more than one in a smaller midwestern town or city. However, the national average salary (actually, technically, the median) for a drafter, depending on level, tends to range from $35,000(US) to $55,000(US), give or take. Though it can be a lot higher (or even a bit lower), that's at least the national median.

By comparison, architects are so specialized that in really large architectural firms there can be up to five (5) levels of them, with national median salaries ranging from $40,000(US) to $80,000(US). However, do not let those numbers mislead you. If the architect has blossomed-out into his/her own firm (or is one of the top architects in a huge firm where there are five levels of architects); or if s/he was won some serious awards, or has gotten some famous commissions, then there is almost no limit to what s/he may be earning... well into the six figures, no doubt... and maybe even beyond. Licensed architects, once they become kinda' famous, can become fairly wealthy.

Architectural firms on very large, famous building projects often get paid as much as three percent (3%) of the overall cost of the project in architectural fees. That's usually bigmoney. On the new Freedom Tower, at "ground zero" in New York, the agreed-upon architectural fees were only around 1.5%, and that still ended-up totaling over $22 million(US) that the architectural firm (actually, there were two of them) was(were) paid. The owners (usually partners) in an architectural firm paid that kind of money usually take home not-insignificant amounts of such money. A large seven-figure income for a senior partner architect in a hugefirm like that would not be uncommon.

Those kinds of numbers, though, are at the high-end extreme, across the board. A well-respected architect whose firm is medium to large; and who's plenty busy doing all manner of work in a medium-to-large city, could easily make, as a personal income, mid-to-high six-figures or low-seven-figures. Most architects, though, make less... sometimes, much less...

...and architectural engineers far less, even, than that. Many architectural engineers, though, move on to become fully-fledged architects (with some additional schooling, of course). Drafting, researching and engineering for a large architectural firm is an excellent training ground for future licensed architects!

Answer 4

The average salary of an environmental engineer is $80,890. The highest paid environmental engineer can earn up to $122,290 per year.

Answer 5

starting salary- 52,000

average salary- 78,000

Possible salary- 124,000

Answer 6

The median income for a design engineer is 60,675 dollars. The highest paid design engineers make well over 70,000 dollars.

Answer 7

$ 600.000 to $800.000 a year

Answer 8

75,000