<p>What type of engineering? How much? And what company?</p>
<p>Of the people I know personally and whose salary I know, the highest was a chemical engineering major working for an oil company. I believe it was near $80k.</p>
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$172,000 Computer Science BS from Cornell in 2000
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<p>But the next highest was $95,000, which is in line with historical. You have to question those outliers (in fact, Cornell did just that in their data). </p>
<p>Also, that median of $75,000 that's not on the table also seems out of line with historical. (edit: oh, that $75,000 is for graduate salaries. Nevermind).</p>
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<p>$172,000 Computer Science BS from Cornell in 2000 ($95000 was second highest)
$100,000 Computer Science BS from Cornell in 2001
$103,000 Computer Science BS from Cornell in 2002
$125,000 Computer Science M.Eng in 2003
$91,000 Computer Science M.Eng in 2004
$110,000 Computer Science M.Eng in 2005
$100,000 Computer Science M.Eng in 2006</p>
<p>2007 median was $75,000 in Computer Science BS.
<a href="http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/engineering-coop-career-services/statistics/upload/CompSci-BS-ONLY-06.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/engineering-coop-career-services/statistics/upload/CompSci-BS-ONLY-06.pdf</a>
<a href="http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/engineering-coop-career-services/statistics/upload/COMPSCI-GRAD_06.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/engineering-coop-career-services/statistics/upload/COMPSCI-GRAD_06.pdf</a></p>
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Also, that median of $75,000 that's not on the table also seems out of line with historical. (edit: oh, that $75,000 is for graduate salaries. Nevermind).
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<p>no, it's not. master's median was $80,000.</p>
<p>i forgot to include the source, here:
<a href="http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/engineering-coop-career-services/statistics/upload/PGS-Inserts-CS-2007-2.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/engineering-coop-career-services/statistics/upload/PGS-Inserts-CS-2007-2.pdf</a></p>
<p>latest data is 2007 because 2008 data not compiled yet.</p>
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You have to question those outliers (in fact, Cornell did just that in their data).
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<p>i'm only answering TC's question asking the highest salary. of course highest salaries are going to be outliers.</p>
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i forgot to include the source, here:
<a href="http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/s...-CS-2007-2.pdf%5B/url%5D%5B/quote%5D">http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/s...-CS-2007-2.pdf
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<p>Interesting. I wonder why there was such a big spike? New employer? </p>
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i'm only answering TC's question asking the highest salary. of course highest salaries are going to be outliers.
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<p>In self-reported data, outliers are often not real.</p>
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In self-reported data, outliers are often not real.
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<p>point taken for the year 2000; i included the second highest number in the figure for that year.</p>