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 Salaries for 2021-2022

Engineering Major

Mean Hourly Salary

Aerospace

25.50

Bioengineering

24.63

Chemical

25.36

Civil & Environ.

20.80

Computer

27.36

Electrical

25.89

Fire Protection

27.33

Materials

25.33

Mechanical

23.81

All Majors

25.11

 

Engineering Major

Mean Hourly Salary

Aerospace (0 responses)

NA

Bioengineering (2 responses)

21

Chemical (2 responses)

34

Civil & Environ. (5 responses)

25

Cybersecurity (50 responses)

37.67

Electrical & Computer (12 responses)

31.31

Fire Protection (3 responses)

28

Materials Science (0 responses)

NA

Mechanical (7 responses)

27.68

Project Management (2 responses)

20.50

Reliability (0 responses)

NA

Robotics (49 responses)

35.28

Software (5 responses)

47.75

Systems (2 responses)

41.29

Telecommunications (23 responses)

37.68

 

Engineering Major

Mean Hourly Salary

Aerospace (0 responses)

NA

Bioengineering (0 responses)

NA

Chemical (0 responses)

NA

Civil & Environmental (3 responses)

24.82

Electrical & Computer (9 responses)

46.19

Materials Science (0 responses)

NA

Mechanical (3 responses)

55.78

Reliability (0 responses)

NA

 

 

Engineering Post-Graduation Salaries for 2021 - 2022

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) Winter 2022 Survey for those degree programs. Click on each major to see a list of previous employers. 

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

 

Engineering Major

UMD Mean Annual Salary

National Average

Additive Manufacturing* (0 responses)

NA

NA

Aerospace (4 responses)

83,100

88,000

Bioengineering (4 responses)

70,750

78,058

Chemical (1 response)

92,000

84,438

Civil & Environmental (2 responses)

77,000

80,100

Cybersecurity* (3 responses)

138,666

NA

Electrical & Computer (5 responses)

108,125

86,235 (Electrical)
87,548 (Computer)

Energy Systems* (1 response)

85,000

NA

Fire Protection (6 responses)

80,333

NA

Materials Science (0 responses)

NA

78,424

Mechanical (6 responses)

93,666

83,370

Product Management* (0 responses)

NA

NA

Project Management* (0 responses)

NA

NA

Reliability (1 response)

76,000

NA

Robotics* (1 response)

80,000

NA

Software* (0 responses)

NA

86,432

Systems (1 response)

70,000

79,753

Technology Entrepreneurship* (3 responses)

125,000

NA

Telecommunications (5 responses)

108,000

NA

 

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.
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