WASHINGTON
Starting salary offers to new baccalaureate college graduates showed healthy increases in 2005, an indication that the labor market is indeed improving, according to the 21st edition of “Salaries, Scientists, Engineers and Technicians: A Summary of Salary Surveys,” released this month by the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology.
Graduates with computer-related degrees in 2005 found expanding job opportunities for the first time in several years, and their starting salaries reflected this improved labor market. Average starting salary offers for computer science graduates increased 3.3 % between Fall 2004 and Fall 2005, reaching $50,664. For information sciences and systems graduates, a 3.6 % increase raised their average starting salary offer to $43,902. Gains were seen across all science and engineering fields, with the most significant increases in sociology (up 7.5 %), the biological/life sciences (up 7 %), psychology (up 6.5 %) and civil engineering (up 4.1 %).
Salaries of experienced scientists and engineers also showed healthy increases in recent years. For example, the average annual average wage for biomedical engineers increased from $63,330 to $70,800 in the same time period. Other highlights from the report include:
For more highlights from the report and to download the publication, visit www.cpst.org
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