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Which Engineering Jobs
Earn More Than $110,000?
Is your engineering job in this list?
When one is choosing a career, an important
consideration is the salary. The higher the salary
of the job, of course, the better. Listed below are the 22 engineering jobs that
pay $110,000 or more according to IEEE, with
their corresponding pay and salary range:
Engineering leads in this aspect. In this
industry, many people enjoy lucrative pays and
commanding salaries. Robotics and automation engineer: $110,000
Salary range: $67,842 – $171,000
And yet there is still a high demand across the
world. That’s because there are indeed lots of
engineers, but they lack technical skills and
qualifications.
In 2015, The Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE), considered the
world’s largest professional organization for
engineers, released the results of a survey
regarding salaries in the engineering industry. It
involved more than 12,000 of its U.S. members
to record their job compensation, which
includes salary and bonuses. It was found that
the median was $130,000.
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Water Leaders • May 2017
Power electronics engineer: $114,500
Salary range: $76,532 – $186,350
Control systems engineer: $115,650
Salary range: $72,000 – $197,026
Energy and power engineer: $116,175
Salary range: $73,226 – $185,000
Instrumentation and
measurement engineer: $120,000
Salary range: $77,000 – $211,650
Industrial applications engineer: $125,000
Salary range: $76,679 – $186,550