What is a fair salary? How should you approach salary negotiation? Below, are the average salaries for engineering students, by major and degree level.  Download the Evaluating Salary and Job Offers Handout for advice and resources.  All salaries posted are in USD.

 

Engineering Co-op/Intern Salaries for 2022-2023

Engineering Major

Mean Hourly Salary

Aerospace

25.19

Bioengineering

25.42

Chemical

23.39

Civil & Environ.

21.77

Computer

32.63

Electrical

23.77

Fire Protection

25

Materials

26

Mechanical

25.15

All Majors

25.37

 

Engineering Major

Mean Hourly Salary

Aerospace (0 responses)

NA

Bioengineering (1 response)

21

Chemical (1 response)

25

Civil & Environ. (0 responses)

NA

Cybersecurity (72 responses)

36.50

Electrical & Computer (14 responses)

30.48

Fire Protection (4 responses)

28.50

Materials Science (0 responses)

NA

Mechanical (11 responses)

26.70

Project Management (3 responses)

26.33

Reliability (0 responses)

NA

Robotics (80 responses)

29.36

Software (10 responses)

33.48

Systems (1 response)

47.58

Telecommunications (31 responses)

38

 

Engineering Major

Mean Hourly Salary

Aerospace (0 responses)

NA

Bioengineering (0 responses)

NA

Chemical (0 responses)

NA

Civil & Environmental (2 responses)

22.23

Electrical & Computer (14 responses)

45.14

Materials Science (0 responses)

NA

Mechanical (4 responses)

43.09

Reliability (0 responses)

NA

 

 

Engineering Post-Graduation Salaries for 2022-2023

Please note that due to a low number of responses from Master's and PhD level students, we've also included the national averages as reported by the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) Summer 2023 Survey for those degree programs.

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*The majority of Professional Masters Programs salaries reflect individuals who already have full-time industry experience.

Engineering Major

UMD Average Annual Salary

National Average

Aerospace (14 responses)

102,700

90,885

Bioengineering (3 responses)

103,300

75,716

Chemical (1 response)

119,000

82,996

Civil & Environmental (7 responses)

89,000

73,871

Cybersecurity* (32 responses)

121,700

NA

Electrical & Computer (11 responses)

111,100

104,623

Energy Systems* (4 responses)

99,000

NA

Fire Protection (6 responses)

97,700

NA

Materials Science (0 responses)

NA

88,216

Mechanical (14 responses)

94,800

87,909

Product Management* (0 responses)

NA

NA

Project Management* (8 responses)

104,800

NA

Reliability (5 responses)

126,600

NA

Robotics* (14 response)

121,400

103,949
(Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation)

Software* (9 responses)

143,800

107,025

Systems (1 response)

150,000

109,926

Technology Entrepreneurship* (0 responses)

NA

NA

Telecommunications (13 responses)

125,400

122,131

 

Websites for Additional Salary Information

  • Salary.com - provides reports and calculators by profession and location.
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics  - Wage Data by Area and Occupation
  • Glassdoor - includes user-reported information on salaries, interviews, and company reviews. Create a free account with your .edu email address. Note that negotiation information is included under Interviews, not Salaries. If you're new to Glassdoor, you can watch a brief video tutorial about Getting the Most Out of Glassdoor.
GoinGlobal and USA Career Guides are helpful resources for industry and cost of living data for U.S. and international cities. To access, log in to Careers4Engineers or Careers4Terps, then click on the logo. 
 
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