as of 2001, the average salary for someone with a bachelor's in computer science was about $55,000. now, it's prolly about $60; probably about $65 here near DC.
as of 2001, the average salary for someone with a bachelor's in computer science was about $55,000. now, it's prolly about $60; probably about $65 here near DC.
Still depends on how you hustle... I know two people with the same job at two different banks (Networking Systems). One is at Bank of America, the other is at Wachovia. The one at Bank of America TALKS a good game (he actually got me a well paying job there and I have yet to finish my degree). While on paper he's got all the experience in the world, I could still rival him in any conversation about computers and networking. But he's making in excess of $60000 a year. The one at Wachovia is only making about $35000 a year. The three of us have about the same experience. The two of them have degrees in Computer Science. I still have to finish my Industrial and Systems Engineering degree.
Here's the breakdown of most of my friends when we came out of school, a couple years back with just a Bachelor's:
Engineering Degrees - low 40s to mid 50s
Teachers - mid 30s to low 40s
Comp Sci - low 40s to mid 40s
Business - low, mid, and high 30s
Gov't - 30s to 40s, depending on where you go
Administrative stuff - high 20s to low 30s
Like every one else says, it depends on a few factors:
- Experience
- What field you're in
- What part of the country you live in
- You academic performance in school (a lot of places will subsitute a high GPA for past work experience)
- How good you can negotiate
So a variety of factors come into play.
