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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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