A friend of mine asked me to dig up information on salaries in various fields recently. In the US, salary information is jealously guarded, which makes it more difficult for students to weigh their career options. When data is available, it varies in quality, and often shows median salaries, whereas most people are interested in salary data based on data from their peers. I pulled together data below from personal experience and articles I’ve read. Bear in mind that the peer group in mind is those individuals graduating towards the top of their college class, having gone to an elite university, or otherwise possessing similar talent.
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