Communications Technology Engineers Top IEEE Salary Survey - Telecom Careers Insider Episode 20
Description
Jim Jefferies, President of IEEE-USA, joins host Jeff Mucci for a discussion about the 2015 IEEE-USA Annual Salary & Benefits Survey.
Survey highlights:
The total median pre-tax income in the calendar year of 2014 was $133,000, up from $129,000 in 2013, and representing the largest increase since 2008.
Communications technology continues to yield the highest median earnings ($150,000). Energy and Power engineering remains at the bottom.
The typical respondent is a male in his mid-to-late forties, with an advanced degree, and about 22 years of professional experience.
Women’s salaries continue to trail men’s by an average of $13,635, but the gap is down $3,000 from 2013.
Salaries for African-Americans trail Caucasians’ by an average of $15,482, but the gap is down $2,000 from 2013.