Highest Paid Graduate Jobs - You Set Your Bar

Curiosity has its own reason for existence. Sir Albert Einstein said this once! As young enthusiastic graduates, it is always on top of mind to uncover the mystery of salaries and earning potential. There is always a quest to know how and what past graduates are earning.

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It is our learning from facts and reports that service industry, especially technology and professional services, lead the table along with traditional heavy industry like oil and gas. Here is a quick look at some of the highest paid jobs currently:

Company	Employee Title	Annual Salary	Business
SalesForce	Software Engineer	129k	Cloud Service
Hitachi Data Systems	Sales Support	134k	Technology
Cisco	Technical Leader	135k	Technology
EOG Resources	Engineer	138k	Oil Exploration
Devon Energy	Exploration and Production	155k	Oil Exploration
Hilcorp Energy Company	Engineer	159k	Energy
Arnold & Porter LLP	Associate	160k	Law Firm
Perkins Coie	Associate	165k	Law Firm
Alston & Bird	Associate	182k	Law Firm
Bingham McCutchen LLP	Associate	216k	Law Firm

The average is arrived for specific job (role) and not from total number of employees. As we have been saying continuously that we are in talent age - passing stone age, industrial age and information age. Wherever talent is and whoever has got talent, they will be on board and paid well. Above statistics is a proof to underline this once again.  Say it with technology, engineering, law - they all own bright minds just like you.

Fortune magazine has published detailed reports on the above and also several other lists relevant for the Graduate students community. We hope you review these and take advantage in your job search.

As you remember the sacrifices and dedication of lot of brave men and women on memorial day, we hope that their stories inspire you to rededicate to offer the best out of you to your employers or business you are in. 

Graduate Starting Salary and Internship Pay 2013

Graduate Students starting job salaries and Internship pay continue to be steady and in some cases it has bettered in 2013 from 2012 levels - especially for Engineering jobs, as per latest reports available. It is strong indication that services industries are also doing better at this time like retail and other product industries. 

Bachelor’s Degree: The average salary for bachelor’s degree interns indicated up just 0.3 percent to $16.26 per hour from $16.21 per hour last year. Among this group, engineering ($20.36), computer science ($18.96), and mathematics ($18.15) majors have the highest average hourly wages.

Master’s Degree: Surprisingly, the average salary for master’s degree interns plunged from $21.93 per hour last year to $21.90 per hour this year, demonstrating a decrease of 0.1 percent. NACE 2013 Survey reports the details. At $24.43 per hour, engineering majors earned the highest average salary among master’s degree interns, followed by physical sciences ($23.58), mathematics ($23.40), and business ($23.02) majors.

Average Starting Salary:  The starting salary of Graduates in Engineering ranged from $41000 to $72000 for various locations and Universities, as per data provided by PayScale.

We will gather more detailed information in coming weeks and update. It will be relevant to look at the start salaries for 2013 June / July Graduates too.