Doctorate (PhD), Engineering Degree Salary

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Updated: 15 May 2013

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Employees with a Doctorate (PhD), Engineering Degree

Salary Ranges by Job

Job Title	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$90K	$180K
Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$65,436 - $173,826
Mechanical Engineer	$68,163 - $129,610
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 15 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 177

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Key Statistics for Employees with a Doctorate (PhD), Engineering Jobs

Popular Schools

Salary Range


Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	$103,177 - $203,473
Stanford University	$116,653 - $176,400

Popular Cities

Salary Range


Houston, Texas	$90,000 - $180,000
Sunnyvale, California	$110,000 - $176,187
Boston, Massachusetts	$65,000 - $133,332
Washington, District of Columbia	$90,000 - $170,500
San Jose, California	$99,497 - $165,000

Gender

	Female 12%			Male 88%
Salary:	$87,721 - $131,240			$85,726 - $146,590

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