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What is a fair salary? How should you approach salary negotiation? Below, are the average salaries for engineering students, by major and degree level.  Download the Evaluating Salary and Job Offers Handout for advice and resources.  All salaries posted are in USD.

 

Engineering Co-op/Intern Hourly Wages for 2023-2024

The co-op/intern wages were calculated using the Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Summer 2024 wages reported by students.

Engineering Major

Mean Hourly Salary

Aerospace (0 responses)

N/A

Bioengineering (2 responses)

34.80

Chemical 

N/A

Civil & Environmental (1 response)

22.90

Cybersecurity (34 responses)

32.91

Electrical & Computer (2 responses)

44.63
Energy Systems (2 responses) 30

Fire Protection (1 response)

25

Materials Science 

N/A

Mechanical (2 responses)

38
Product Management N/A

Project Management (3 responses)

23.33

Reliability (1 response)

30

Robotics (22 responses)

27.05

Software (15 responses)

38.73

Systems 

N/A

Telecommunications (14 responses)

34.36

Engineering Post-Graduation Salaries for 2023-2024

Please note that due to a low number of responses from Master's and PhD level students, we've also included the national averages as reported by the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) Summer 2023 Survey for those degree programs.

The entry-level salaries were calculated using the Summer 2023, Fall 2023, and Spring 2024 salaries reported by students.

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*The majority of Professional Masters Programs salaries reflect individuals who already have full-time industry experience.

Engineering Major

UMD Average Annual Salary

National Average

Aerospace (14 responses)

98,028

90,885

Bioengineering (3 responses)

90,333

75,716

Chemical 

N/A

82,996

Civil & Environmental (7 responses)

97,786

73,871

Cybersecurity * (12 responses)

112,417

N/A

Electrical & Computer (11 responses)

118,675

104,623
Energy Systems *

N/A

N/A

 

Fire Protection (8 responses)

115,500

N/A

 

Materials Science (1 response)

104,000

 

88,216

Mechanical (11 responses)

101,300

87,909

Product Management * (10 responses)

125,300

 

N/A

 

Project Management * (4 responses)

117,000

N/A

 

Reliability (3 responses)

140,000

N/A

 

Robotics * (14 responses)

114,000

103,949

(Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation)

Software * (1 response)

105,000

107,025

Systems (4 responses)

104,250

109,926

Technology Entrepreneurship *

N/A

 

N/A

 

Telecommunications (3 responses)

127,000

122,131

 

Websites for Additional Salary Information

  • Salary.com - provides reports and calculators by profession and location.
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics  - Wage Data by Area and Occupation
  • Glassdoor - includes user-reported information on salaries, interviews, and company reviews. Create a free account with your .edu email address. Note that negotiation information is included under Interviews, not Salaries. If you're new to Glassdoor, you can watch a brief video tutorial about Getting the Most Out of Glassdoor.
GoinGlobal and USA Career Guides are helpful resources for industry and cost of living data for U.S. and international cities. To access, log in to Careers4Engineers or Careers4Terps, then click on the logo. 
 
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