National Starting Salary for Mechanical Engineering Graduating Seniors: $64,000

graduation2013Wall Street Journal reporter Lauren Weber writes, “Engineering grads of 2013, will still earn far higher salaries, on average, than the typical new college graduate, according to the latest salary survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, which releases reports on the earnings of new graduates three times a year.”

“The survey is based on data from 400,000 employers, gathered from government and private sources. The data reflects actual starting salaries, not offers,” noted Weber.

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