computer engineering salary

computer engineering salary

The average salary of a computer engineer in USA is $89,000 per year (2013), which is 97% higher than the average U.S. salary. A latest research found that new college graduates can earn an average salary range of $56,000 to $71,000 per year.
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Computer Engineering has two major specialties: Computer Software Engineer and Computer Hardware Engineer.
Computer Software Engineer develop, design and test software or construct, maintain computer networks, programs for companies. They create computer interfaces, operating systems, new programs and applications such as desktops, smartphones, tablets.
The highest Computer Software Engineering salary is $134,780, the average salary is $95,740 per year. According to .gov, “computer applications software engineers and computer systems software engineers are projected to be among the fastest growing occupations from 2008 to 2018″
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Computer Hardware Engineer research, develop and test hardware or computer equipment including chip-set, … etc. They ensure that their hardware work properly with the latest software technology.

The highest Computer Hardware Engineering salary is $149,824, the average salary is $102,480 per year. According to the .gov, “employment of computer hardware engineers is expected to increase 9 percent from 2010 to 2020.”
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Factors That Can Affect Computer Engineering Salary:
– Location: The United States is the best country for computer engineering, but the salary is difference, it depends on where you want to work. For e.g. New York/Silicon Alley or San Francisco/Silicon Valley; East Coast or West Coast.
– Experience: More experience = Higher Salary. If you have more than 7 years experience, you will be pay more.
– Performance: If you work with “high-performance” and focus on quality, effective; you can get higher salary.
– Education: Master’s computer engineering or Bachelor’s computer engineering can affect your annual salary. If you don’t have a degree yet, pick your favorite school and sign-up: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, University of California-Berkeley, Stanford University, University of Illinois, …etc
– Employer: There sure is a lot of technology companies looking for computer engineer like Google, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, Apple, Facebook or – No.1 best tech company to work for in 2012, you can find them easily on Google.