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How much on average do computer engineers make ?

I'm considering becoming a computer engineer and i was just wondering how much they make. #engineering #computer #computer-engineer

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salary.com is a pretty good source for questions around compensation. It's a little tough on that site, as the job descriptions are very specific. They won't have a general "computer engineer", but these were some close ones I pulled up.


Salary can also depend on geography, schooling, degree type, skill level, and company type. For example, a startup company in Chicago wil make less than Google or a more established company in San Francisco.


Also, you can be trained as a developer, and end up drawing up requirements, and designing features around new products. This would be more of a product/project manager position. At Google/Microsoft this will probably be around $90-110K / year, out of college. However, these jobs are very competitive.


For a developer around 60-75K would be reasonable for out of college.


http://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Applications-Programmer-Salary-Details.aspx


http://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Hardware-Engineer-I-Salary-Details.aspx

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, on average. a computer software engineer made $85,430 a year, and on average a computer hardware engineer made $97,400 a year.


Right out of college, starting salary are around $61,000 a year
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Most engineers make about 100k with 1-3 years of experience. Once you reach 3-5 years of experience, you can apply for senior level positions that will pay you upwards of 120k-200k per year. This is astounding, considering many other industries do not provide the ability to make this much money unless you have a graduate degree. Also, Software Engineering positions are in high demand, so they pay well and it is easier to find them then jobs in other fields. A director position in another field would likely take much longer to get because there are less of the positions, even if you are qualified for them. Aslo, director positions in different field are generally internal hires, meaning that you need to be with a company for at least a few years to start moving up the ladder towards those types of senior level positions. Even if you spend that much time at a company, there is no guarantee that you will move up to one of those senior level positions unless you let the management know that is your goal, and the previous manager leaves.
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Hien’s Answer

The starting salary for Computer engineers and Software engineers are pretty good to make a decent living. From the above answers you can find the estimated numbers.


I hope you are considering becoming a computer engineer not just for the money. Nowadays students have more options to try out to see if they like Computer Engineering or Software Engineering. One of those options is to take an online course like Introduction to Computer Science or Fundamentals of Computing from coursera.com or udacity.com
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Spero’s Answer

Tough question to accurately answer since it varies based on your experience, what geo you are located, the company you work for, etc. The best advice I can provide is focus on your interests and passions and the money will follow. If you are passionate about computers suggest you get experience both in Software engineering and Electrical Engineering. This will provide you the flexibility to pursue a multitude of jobs. Hope this helps
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