<p>Assuming a programming-intensive assistantship and a 6 month internship. I've heard the average starting salary for a bachelor's is 61-63k, but have seen nothing relating to Masters</p>
<p>Master’s itself might get you a small bump - then again it might not</p>
<p>Probably will help more in getting your foot in the door for an interview</p>
<p>but my understanding such that it is about the field is that hiring is ultimately based upon the technical interviews</p>
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<li>of course that understanding comes from ba’s who were looking at Google/Microsoft/VMWare/etc. and a much higher starting salary level -</li>
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<p>I think you can expect around 85k~120k with MS in CS from top school. I personally got 110k base and 10% bonus guaranteed annually right out of grad school.</p>
<p>^What school did you go to?</p>
<p>Those numbers are pretty attainable if you go to Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, CMU, Cornell, etc.</p>
<p>Be aware of regional cost of living, mean, Median, and specific demand. Pay without stating region is meaningless.</p>
<p>^Excellent point. There are online cost-of-living calculators that will compare costs of two cities. For example, Portland, Maine is about 23% more expensive than Plano, Texas! And there is no state income tax in Texas, either.</p>
<p>The master in computer science program is the terminal degree program which prepares students for highly productive careers in industry. The program is designed for students who possess a bachelor’s degree in computer science from an accredited institution. This advanced degree offer students technical, managerial, and policy issues of computer based systems. Hence the salary should be high, depending upon such heavy responsibilities.</p>