| Husband, Mechanical Engineer, BS & ME from RPI, 30+ years of experience -- makes $100K working for a big defense contractor.
Me, Civil Engineer, BS from RPI, ME from Texas A&M, AND MBA from U of Chicago, 30+ years of experience -- make $90K for a local consulting firm.
NONE of our engineering colleagues -- and we know literally dozens in many different engineering fields, working in both the public and private sectors -- makes more than $150K, even after 30 - 40 years of experience.
And no one has mentioned the fact that engineers need to continually upgrade their skills and take additional classes/training because technology changes so quickly. Most states require Professional Engineers to show a minimum number of CEUs (Continuing Education Credits) in order to renew their license each year. |