Doctorate (PhD), Electrical Engineering (EE) Degree Salary

Updated: 25 May 2012
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Senior Electrical Engineer$71,607 - $146,575  
  
Electrical Engineer$60,000 - $126,224  
Research Scientist$54,631 - $122,502  
Senior Systems Engineer$85,635 - $134,649  
Research and Development Engineer$76,876 - $127,266  
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer$70,000 - $150,000  
Senior Integrated Circuits (IC) Design Engineer$98,136 - $133,154  
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Key Statistics for Employees with a Doctorate (PhD), Electrical Engineering (EE) Degree

Popular Schools

Salary Range

Stanford University$89,396 - $198,668
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)$92,738 - $178,109
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)$97,289 - $154,563
Georgia Institute of Technology$75,000 - $164,848
Purdue University$76,754 - $193,916
Popular Companies

Salary Range

Qualcomm Inc$99,557 - $113,986
Intel Corporation$86,000 - $114,968
The Boeing Company$92,000 - $157,500
International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.Not enough data
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.Not enough data
Popular Cities

Salary Range

San Jose, California$94,846 - $178,676
Santa Clara, California$94,600 - $165,000
San Diego, California$90,306 - $170,551
Boston, Massachusetts$58,723 - $148,994
Austin, Texas$84,169 - $136,392
Gender
Female
8%
female alumni
 
Male
92%
male alumni
Salary:$79,806 - $118,669 $89,816 - $131,333

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