<p>Wow I've been growing up thinking 50k is a low starting salary but it seems like it's high to everyone else. Engineers average starting salary Is around 50k isn't it?</p>
<p>Ideally?</p>
<p>My disposable income to be more than my discretionary.</p>
<p>Realistically?</p>
<p>"Hi. I just paid off my monthly bills. Let's meet for lunch. I'm in the alley. I live there."</p>
<p>you should try for a job you like with potential for advancement</p>
<p>/I'm doing volunteer work now</p>
<p>Right out of college, I want to make at least 45-50k. I hope to make 60-70k+ 3-4 years after graduation. High hopes haha, but that's who I am. Oh and I'll likely major in Computer Engineering, and hopefully do the 2+2 program at Harvard for an MBA.</p>
<p>haha... best of luck w/ that, guys.... a lot of you seem to be missing the reality of a "starting salary" -- they tend to be low. In most industries, you're going to be building up your salary over a number of years. Just b/c a given profession has a $75k/yr mean doesn't mean you'll be starting there! (Try $40k/yr for the first few yrs and then slowly moving up toward $75k/yr and, if you're lucky, beyond that figure)</p>
<p>I want at least 70K !!!</p>
<p>i joked to someone that i'll probably be making $10/hr which they took quite seriously. then they said they expected 100k after college. haha.</p>
<p>lol...$10/hr may not be far from the truth for some! lol... it's unfortunate, but college only helps you get better-paying jobs; it's most certainly not a guarantee! (Regardless of what you major in)</p>
<p>I don't know how much to expect, really. Probably around $100-150K.</p>
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<p>Americorps?</p>
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<p>I second that. I don't think I could survive in Manhattan on $50k, at least not without living in the projects.
I hope to make at least $75k as a biomedical engineer or software engineer starting out, more realistically is probably $45k - $60k.</p>
<p>But from snooping through IT candidate resume's and recruiter criteria at my internship, it seems the average IT grad, who has 1-2 years experience makes around $50 - $60k. So I don't think I'm too off since I expect to have 3 - 4 years of experience by the time I graduate. Assuming my internship doesn't ditch me.</p>
<p>I guess it depends a lot on your degree. I know many finance graduates would be considering a salary about 70K.</p>
<p>i think id either do aero/biomed engineering with masters (70K start)
or go to med school if i can get in (after 8 years of school and a 3-7 year residency, that $120K starting is deserved)</p>
<p>~500K. Seriously. After 4 years of undergrad and 4 years of dental I will buy a practice from a retiring dentist who nets that much annually. Of course I will be drowning in debt from loans. But I will live on bare bones and devout all my income to paying of that debt and will have it paid off in about 3 years. Then it's clear sailing.</p>
<p>How much does he plan to sell it for? Usually it's 10 years profit.</p>
<p>Chemical Engineering had the highest starting salary of any profession last spring. Something around 60,000 a year. I'm hoping for $50,000 a year out the gate. We shall see. Money isn't everything to me.</p>
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~500K. Seriously. After 4 years of undergrad and 4 years of dental I will buy a practice from a retiring dentist who nets that much annually. Of course I will be drowning in debt from loans. But I will live on bare bones and devout all my income to paying of that debt and will have it paid off in about 3 years. Then it's clear sailing.
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Realize that a lot of the patients from your "retiring dentist" will probably go to another dentist instead because you are totally new and inexperienced....</p>
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<p>yes. vista</p>
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~500K. Seriously. After 4 years of undergrad and 4 years of dental I will buy a practice from a retiring dentist who nets that much annually. Of course I will be drowning in debt from loans. But I will live on bare bones and devout all my income to paying of that debt and will have it paid off in about 3 years. Then it's clear sailing.
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<p>your plan has some problems</p>
<p>After I graduate with my intended major and four years of medical school, I'll go into residency. I'm not sure how much this pays but that will be my annual income most likely for my two-three years in residency/fellowship.</p>
<p>After that, I'm hoping to make around 150k+ (according to the department of labor for average psychiatrists).</p>
<p>I'll most likely continue to do business on the side which has given me a rough income of around 100k a year presently in profit.</p>
<p>entr0py, </p>
<p>How are you going to afford a business after you graduate? You won't be approved for that amount in loans by any bank or private corporation especially since you most likely will be paying off college loan debt.</p>