Salary Information

What Does a Job Pay?

While money is just one factor in a satisfying career, it is an important consideration.  When considering money as a factor in major and degree choice, it is helpful to take the following into account:

• What is the career outlook, both short and long term?
• What impact could technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other factors have on the job market in long term?
• What are the advancement opportunities?
• What is the salary as a new hire, mid-career, and earning potential over a lifetime?
• What are the earning potentials for Bachelors degree only vs. Masters or Doctoral graduate degrees?  Some undergraduate majors in pre-professional, or pre-graduate degree programs have lower earning potential on their own, though they lead to high income jobs after graduate school.
• Where you go to college can sometimes make you more or less money, even with the same major or degree.  Check out the College Scorecard to compare earning potential by degree and school.
• The Occupational Outlook Handbook provides salary data by career.
• Payscale.com lists salary information for careers from entry level to senior positions.
• Salary.com lists salary information for careers from entry level to senior positions.
• US Census has charts that list salary information by college major and other factors.