Not if the OP is going to end up going into software engineering (which many ECE grads elect to do). CS and CS-adjacent majors at CMU are typically targeting Big N, where total comp for entry level software devs starts at about 150k for NY/SF/SEA. Some of them aim even higher, and shoot for niche unicorns or top prop shops/hedge funds, where total comp usually hovers around 250k or so for entry-level devs, and can sometimes top 300k (these positions are usually based in Chicago or New York). The most authoritative source for high-end tech compensation (at all levels) is probably levels.fyi. I know it was eye-opening for me (helped prompt me to get a new job that paid much higher).
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