| california_love8 - I will explain this once again. Those salary reports do not limit you to those salaries, 50k a year out of college is nothing to laugh at either. If you work hard your managers will notice and you will get a raise / promotion. Not every engineer in a firm makes the same paycheck, it is pretty obvious which ones devote more effort into their job and those are the employees who receive the big bonus at the end of the project.
If you truly enjoy engineering you would not at all mind spending a few extra hours a week in the office and believe me that'll reflect on your salary. I know a few engineers in their early 30's (CivE) that work for Bovis Lend Lease (the largest project management firm in the world.) The have extremely nice apartments (which are extremely expensive in NYC looking at 4000+ a month for a decent space) drive BMW, Cadillacs, Acuras ETC ETC. If you work hard it will reflect on your salary. What you get out of your job will be totally dependant on the amount of effort put in. This goes in any field. If your first love is money, YES it will be easier to get a higher paycheck with a business degree. BUT what happens when you are required to work 55 hours a week are you going to have the enthusiasm you do now for the few hundred dollar a week difference you will be earning? |