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Engineering Compensation


Compensation for engineers comes at many levels. Like most professionals, engineers have the respect and positive regard of most of the community. More that some professions, more often engineers may feel good about their work because it’s focus is on the positive, the solving of problems, and the creativity and the management of production and construction that makes the world better. Most engineers are provided the fringe benefits of medical plans, retirement plans, etc. Monetary compensation will vary from job, to field, to location, to risk. The lifetime earnings of a BA degree graduate are double the earnings of a high school only graduate.
 
 
Source: The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta
Source: WAGEWEB View Salary Data Engineering - National Averages (July 1, 2000)