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What is What is the salary of an electrical engineer with a PhD and 2 yrs experience?
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trying to evaluate a job offer from a seed-stage startup in silicon valley in communications. I have a relevant PhD from a top school and 2 years work experience (before i went back to school). What is the salary range? how about stock options?
Asked by siliconvalleyjob
trying to evaluate a job offer from a seed-stage startup in silicon valley in communications. I have a relevant PhD from a top school and 2 years work experience (before i went back to school). What is the salary range? how about stock options?
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According to the US Dept of Labor: Earnings for engineers vary significantly by specialty, industry, and education. The following shows the average starting salary offers for engineers by specialty and education, according to a 2005 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers: Electrical/electronics and communications: Bachelors: $51,888 Masters: $64,416 PhD: $80,206 Variation in median earnings and in the earnings distributions for engineers in the various branches of engineering also is significant. For engineers in electronics, earnings distributions by percentile in May 2004 are: Electronics, except computer: 10%: $49,120 25%: $60,280 50%: $75,770 75%: $92,870 90%: $112,200 Electrical and electronics engineers info: Internet: http://www.ieeeusa.org Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers–USA, 1828 L St. NW., Suite 1202, Washington, DC 20036. Good luck!
According to the US Dept of Labor: Earnings for engineers vary significantly by specialty, industry, and education. The following shows the average starting salary offers for engineers by specialty and education, according to a 2005 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers: Electrical/electronics and communications: Bachelors: $51,888 Masters: $64,416 PhD: $80,206 Variation in median earnings and in the earnings distributions for engineers in the various branches of engineering also is significant. For engineers in electronics, earnings distributions by percentile in May 2004 are: Electronics, except computer: 10%: $49,120 25%: $60,280 50%: $75,770 75%: $92,870 90%: $112,200 Electrical and electronics engineers info: Internet: http://www.ieeeusa.org Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers–USA, 1828 L St. NW., Suite 1202, Washington, DC 20036. Good luck!
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here in central indiana, you'd probably start out at around $50,000/year with benefits. in california it's probably much higher.
Answered by Jerry K
Answered by Jerry K
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Quants (PhD's in "mathy" type fields) make $125K-$150K to start in finance/NYC. I would expect CA to be less (since it is CA and it is not finance). So I would guess around $100K+options to start?
Answered by sonofagunk
Answered by sonofagunk
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