When one is choosing a career, an important consideration is the salary. The higher the salary of the job, of course, the better.
Engineering leads in this aspect. In this industry, many people enjoy lucrative pays and commanding salaries.
And yet there is still a high demand across the world. That’s because there are indeed lots of engineers, but they lack technical skills and qualifications.
In 2015, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), considered the world’s largest professional organization for engineers, released the results of a survey regarding salaries in the engineering industry. It involved more than 12,000 of its U.S. members to record their job compensation, which includes salary and bonuses. It was found that the median was $130,000.
Listed below are the 22 engineering jobs that pay $110,000 or more according to IEEE, with their corresponding pay and salary range:
Robotics and automation engineer: $110,000
Salary range: $67,842 – $171,000
Power electronics engineer: $114,500
Salary range: $76,532 – $186,350
Control systems engineer: $115,650
Salary range: $72,000 – $197,026
Energy and power engineer: $116,175
Salary range: $73,226 – $185,000
Instrumentation and measurement engineer: $120,000
Salary range: $77,000 – $211,650
Industrial applications engineer: $125,000
Salary range: $76,679 – $186,550
Automotive/vehicular engineer: $126,500
Salary range: $58,400 – $188,800
Source: Skybirds
Medical/bio engineer: $126,950
Salary range: $60,100 – $249,700
Non-internet software development: $130,000
Salary range: $80,000 – $209,000
Electromagnetics and radiation engineer: $130,368
Salary range: $78,437 – $200,000
Internet software/web development: $135,000
Salary range: $74,920 – $239,932
Computer hardware engineer: $135,000
Salary range: $79,160 – $254,546
Source: System Trader
Non-internet systems analysis: $135,400
Salary range: $82,128 – $232,000
Signal processing engineer: $140,000
Salary range: $80,250 – $214,000
Circuits and electrical-devices engineer: $143,008
Salary range: $85,000 – $230,000
Aerospace and electronic systems engineer: $145,000
Salary range: $76,219 – $219,150
Source: Defence Jobs
Geoscience and remote-sensing engineer: $145,000
Salary range: $92,332 – $221,500
Cybernetics/artificial-intelligence engineer: $147,707
Salary range: $88,200 – $235,593
College professor of engineering: $149,000
Salary range: $95,000 – $250,000
Source: University of Idaho
Engineering manager: $150,000
Salary range: $94,000 – $240,000
Communications technology engineer: $151,203
Salary range: $90,450 – $234,300
Consumer-electronics engineer: $161,250
Salary range: $88,620 – $266,850
Source: IEEE
