Purdue University Salary Survey May 2013 Bachelor and Professional Degrees
Number
Reporting
Low
25%
50%
75%
11
60
8
11
17
21
8
18
$40,000
$30,000
$40,000
$32,000
$25,000
$37,000
$29,120
$22,900
$50,000
$38,878
$41,500
$37,750
$30,000
$40,000
$31,200
$39,000
$55,000
$48,000
$47,920
$45,000
$36,000
$47,600
$32,100
$41,000
$57,500
$52,095
$48,500
$53,500
$40,000
$53,000
$34,990
$45,500
$61,000
$55,000
$65,000
$56,000
$48,000
$75,000
$40,000
$60,000
$53,182
$44,820
$47,605
$45,318
$35,888
$48,314
$33,463
$41,151
41
9
12
$24,000
$31,250
$30,000
$31,000
$32,000
$32,750
$34,000
$33,000
$33,050
$35,000
$36,000
$35,496
$40,000
$38,000
$41,000
$32,950
$33,917
$34,202
$35,000
$40,000
$33,000
$44,000
$30,000
$50,000
$33,280
$42,157
$46,000
$36,400
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$49,500
$60,250
$50,000
$64,250
$60,000
$56,000
$60,000
$59,000
$60,000
$58,000
$55,000
$55,000
$65,800
$54,000
$67,750
$63,750
$60,000
$62,000
$62,700
$65,000
$63,520
$57,500
$63,000
$71,750
$57,000
$75,600
$67,800
$65,000
$65,250
$65,000
$65,500
$83,200
$61,000
$92,000
$100,000
$83,000
$115,000
$110,000
$80,000
$69,306
$98,000
$75,000
$57,561
$53,182
$56,808
$65,889
$54,678
$71,308
$64,413
$60,339
$61,682
$62,336
$63,000
High
Average
AGRICULTURE
Ag & Biological/Food Process Engineering
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Systems Mgmt
Agronomy/Nat'l Res. and Environmental Sci.
Animal Sciences
Food Science
Forestry/Fisheries/Natural Resources/Wildlife
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
EDUCATION
Elementary Education
Social Studies Education
Special Education
*For other Education degrees, please refer to the College of Liberal Arts and College of Science
ENGINEERING
Aero/Astro Engineering
Ag & Biological/Food Process Engineering*
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Materials Science Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
48
11
16
66
46
28
42
50
20
111
7
*Ag & Biological Engineering/Food Process Engineering is a major within the College of Agriculture and is represented here solely for reporting purposes.
Purdue University Salary Survey May 2013 Bachelor and Professional Degrees
Number
Reporting
Low
25%
50%
75%
High
Average
HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES
Apparel Design & Technology
Dietetics
Environmental Health Science
Financial Counseling & Planning
Health & Kinesiology
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Human Services
Nursing
Psychology
Retail Management
Selling & Sales Management
8
7
7
15
18
36
15
32
16
14
19
$18,720
$17,000
$27,168
$24,000
$16,030
$16,640
$20,000
$40,000
$12,000
$19,760
$20,000
$24,440
$27,980
$40,000
$34,000
$22,500
$30,000
$26,499
$45,940
$24,750
$30,000
$34,250
$38,056
$31,616
$47,000
$40,000
$27,020
$35,500
$28,000
$50,000
$32,640
$38,720
$43,000
$42,625
$40,000
$82,500
$56,000
$34,475
$40,000
$32,500
$57,200
$35,000
$40,000
$50,000
$47,500
$44,200
$90,000
$75,000
$60,000
$45,000
$70,000
$68,640
$46,000
$55,000
$70,000
$33,700
$32,682
$58,453
$44,933
$29,443
$34,866
$31,397
$52,165
$30,188
$36,737
$42,826
62
13
7
7
10
9
21
13
$21,590
$20,800
$16,000
$24,960
$16,800
$27,040
$20,800
$29,120
$30,000
$31,000
$23,296
$27,060
$25,720
$32,000
$28,000
$33,000
$35,000
$32,000
$26,104
$30,000
$34,000
$40,800
$34,320
$35,000
$46,875
$35,000
$32,220
$30,000
$45,500
$45,000
$40,000
$40,000
$52,000
$38,000
$38,480
$32,000
$55,000
$46,000
$60,000
$50,000
$36,645
$31,888
$27,374
$28,726
$34,777
$38,538
$35,772
$37,083
52
30
11
96
$36,000
$30,000
$42,000
$20,000
$47,500
$40,500
$51,500
$43,000
$52,000
$50,200
$57,000
$50,000
$55,000
$58,750
$60,004
$56,211
$75,000
$101,000
$67,000
$80,000
$50,855
$52,441
$55,655
$49,026
LIBERAL ARTS
Communication
English Education
Film and Video Studies
Interior Design
Political Science
Professional Writing
Sociology
Visual Communication Design
MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Economics
Industrial Management
Management
Purdue University Salary Survey May 2013 Bachelor and Professional Degrees
Number
Reporting
Low
25%
50%
75%
High
Average
PHARMACY
Pharmacy
Residency
73
49
$90,000
$35,000
$107,037
$40,000
$113,360
$41,000
$115,960
$45,000
$130,000
$57,000
$112,160
$43,094
20
16
10
48
7
$15,000
$15,080
$35,000
$46,000
$31,530
$45,570
$29,260
$40,200
$62,000
$32,500
$57,000
$35,000
$44,000
$70,000
$35,000
$60,500
$47,250
$51,021
$90,000
$36,750
$67,000
$60,000
$59,000
$100,000
$38,000
$50,845
$38,258
$45,173
$74,769
$34,719
11
16
48
33
36
38
16
35
23
9
$44,720
$24,960
$33,280
$18,000
$21,000
$40,000
$30,000
$21,600
$15,600
$20,000
$48,500
$35,750
$50,000
$35,000
$55,000
$50,000
$43,750
$50,000
$33,000
$30,000
$55,000
$40,000
$53,000
$45,000
$59,500
$55,000
$49,000
$55,000
$40,000
$32,000
$57,750
$46,250
$55,000
$55,000
$65,000
$62,000
$52,750
$61,600
$50,000
$35,000
$70,000
$55,000
$85,000
$73,000
$100,000
$70,000
$59,000
$68,300
$65,000
$83,200
$54,020
$40,620
$52,339
$45,208
$59,890
$55,746
$46,625
$55,029
$41,169
$37,322
26
$35,000
$60,000
$63,200
$69,500
$77,000
$62,804
SCIENCE
Actuarial Science/Statistics
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Computer Science
Mathematics Education
TECHNOLOGY
Aeronautical Engineering Technology
Aviation Tech/Mfg&Maintenance/Aviation Mgmt
Building Construction Mgmt
Computer Graphics Technology
Computer Information Technology
Electrical Engineering Technology
Industrial Technology/Industrial Distribution
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Organizational Leadership & Supervision
Professional Flight
VETERINARY MEDICINE
Veterinary Medicine Professinonal Prgm
Explanatory Notes for Salary Summary
1. The data are self-reported.
2. This report represents data collection that took place from March 2013 through February 2014.
3. The summary includes only those majors within each respective school in which there were 7 or more graduates reporting salaries.