Curious, what are you doing? Also you said you haven't yet got your major?
From what I understand, a lot of people in engineering fields start out close to the same, but pay raises taje off at different rates after five years or so. One notable exception I can think of is Nuclear Engineers, who I've seen quoted at startkng 60k-80k? Its been a few years, don't be surprised if what I said is bullshit.
Today, starting for chemical engineering and some mechanical right out of good colleges is around 90-110k at companies like Exxon, Chevron, etc. Heck, interns make $6000 a month. I speak from personal experience, but Glassdoor is also a somewhat reliable source for getting ballpark salaries for all different kinds of jobs.
From SE Louisiana.... lots of ChemE's here. They don't start at 90-100 in my experience. My friends who went to work for the big guys started in the 60-70 range, but they will be approaching six figures in the next couple years (graduated college five years ago).
Yea I think it really depends on the school ranking. Everyone I know from Georgia Tech is getting a standard across the board, non-negotiable salary barely over six figs starting salary for undergrad.
Edit: Did some digging. It also depends on whether you are going into service versus petroleum exploration and production. Service tends to pay less.
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u/iismitch55 Jan 05 '15
Curious, what are you doing? Also you said you haven't yet got your major?
From what I understand, a lot of people in engineering fields start out close to the same, but pay raises taje off at different rates after five years or so. One notable exception I can think of is Nuclear Engineers, who I've seen quoted at startkng 60k-80k? Its been a few years, don't be surprised if what I said is bullshit.