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Engineering grads post highest starting salary at $62,891

September 05, 2014

Engineering majors posted the highest starting salary, at $62,891, among graduates of the class of 2014, according to salary survey data released by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Communications grads posted the largest year-over-year increase in starting salary at 10.1 percent.

Overall, the average starting salary for all majors rose 7.5 percent year over year, according to NACE’s September 2014 Salary Survey report.

Average salaries by discipline
Broad category 2014 average salary 2013 average salary percent change
Business $57,229 $55,635 2.9%
Communications $48,253 $43,835 10.1%
Education $40,267 $40,337 -0.2%
Engineering $62,891 $62,062 1.3%
Humanities & Social Sciences $38,049 $37,791 0.7%
Math & Sciences $44,299 $42,731 3.7%
Overall $48,707 $45,327 7.5%

Data in the report comes from employers and are produced through a compilation of data derived from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau and a master set of data developed by research firm Job Search Intelligence.