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Recruiting Trends 2007-2008 -

Salary Supplemental Data Files:

Salary (Mean, Minimum, Maximum, 70th - 90th percentile selected inflation adjusted trends.)

Caution: Be aware of the small number of employers reporting starting salary for some majors.

Associate starting salariers 2007-2008

Business	Average	$33,674
139 reporting	Minimum	$12,000
	Maximum	$70,000
	70th-90th	$36,000-$45,000
Engineering	Average	$42,701
69 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$70,000
	70th-90th	$50,000-$55,000
Computer Science	Average	$39,550
66 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$70,000
	70th-90th	$45,000-$52,750
Nursing	Average	$37,500
14 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$40,500
	70th-90th	$43,500-$48,000
Health (All positions)	Average	$32,861
31 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$65,000
	70th-90th	$36,000-$43,800

Bachelors Starting Salaries 2007-2008

Bachelors: All Majors	Average	$39,400
157 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$85,000
	70th-90th	$44,000-$50,000
Accounting	Average	$42,622
175 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$75,000
	70th-90th	$45,00-$53,000
Finance	Average	$44,117
124 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$70,000
	70th-90th	$48,000-$55,000
Marketing	Average	$39,179
128 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$80,000
	70th-90th	$41,500-$50,000
Logistics	Average	$42,324
56 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$56,000
	70th-90th	$37,900-$53,300

Business: All Majors	Average	$39,316
154 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$80,000
	70th-90th	$42,750-$52,250
Journalism	Average	$37,375
16 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$54,000
	70th-90th	$40,000-$52,600
Public Relations	Average	$35,070
27 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$60,000
	70th-90th	$39,200-$52,400
Advertising	Average	$35,600
36 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$54,000
	70th-90th	$36,000-$45,000
Communications	Average	$34,300
All Majors	Minimum	$20,000
35 reporting	Maximum	$54,000
	70th-90th	$36,000-$45,000

Computer Science
Information Systems	Average	$47,031
85 reporting	Minimum	$28,119
	Maximum	$65,000
	70th-90th	$50,000-$58,000
Programming	Average	$50,616
73 reporting	Minimum	$29,000
	Maximum	$82,500
	70th-90th	$55,000-$62,800
Computer Science:	Average	$48,697
All Other Majors	Minimum	$16,350
55 reporting	Maximum	$82,500
	70th-90th	$52,100-$58,200

Engineering
Chemical	Average	$54,527
37 reporting	Minimum	$38,000
	Maximum	$75,500
	70th-90th	$58,000-$65,000
Civil	Average	$48,419
69 reporting	Minimum	$30,000
	Maximum	$65,000
	70th-90th	$50,000-$59,000
Computer	Average	$57,413
45 reporting	Minimum	$35,000
	Maximum	$85,500
	70th-90th	$60,000-$67,000
Electrical	Average	$53,595
77 reporting	Minimum	$35,000
	Maximum	$80,000
	70th-90th	$57,600-$63,000

Mechanical	Average	$51,224
97 reporting	Minimum	$33,000
	Maximum	$70,000
	70th-90th	$55,000-$60,000
Engineering All Others:	Average	$47,668
85 reporting	Minimum	$27,000
	Maximum	$72,500
	70th-90th	$54,200-$58,800
Nursing	Average	$44,729
17 reporting	Minimum	$30,000
	Maximum	$56,000
	70th-90th	$48,760-$54,400
Health (All positions)	Average	$39,490
30 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$77,500
	70th-90th	$40,000-$63,600
Liberal Arts	Average	$34,936
39 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$55,000
	70th-90th	$38,000-$45,000

Social Sciences: All	Average	$31,859
23 reporting	Minimum	$16,350
	Maximum	$54,000
	70th-90th	$35,000-$38,800

Sciences
Mathematics	Average	$40,825
20 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$60,000
	70th-90th	$48,500-$53,900
Chemistry	Average	$39,089
19 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$60,000
	70th-90th	$45,000-$55,000
Biology	Average	$35,512
16 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$55,000
	70th-90th	$39,500-$57,300
Molecular Biology	Average	$37,858
12 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$56,100
	70th-90th	$45,900-$55,770

Environmental Sci	Average	$39,727
11 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$54,000
	70th-90th	$50,000-$53,800
Sciences: All Other	Average	$41,845
29 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$60,000
	70th-90th	$46,00-$60,000
Agricultural Sciences	Average	$36,750
16 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$54,000
	70th-90th	$38,700-$50,500
Construction	Average	$42,643
14 reporting	Minimum	$20,000
	Maximum	$60,000
	70th-90th	$50,000-$57,000

Masters of Busness Admin.
MBA	Average	$66,670
90 reporting	Minimum	$25,000
	Maximum	$150,000
	70th-90th	$75,000-$99,000

Masters
Engineering	Average	$60,428
57 reporting	Minimum	$30,000
	Maximum	$87,000
	70th-90th	$65,000-$75,600
Accounting	Average	$54,066
38 reporting	Minimum	$25,000
	Maximum	$120,000
	70th-90th	$56,000-$70,000
Computer Sciences	Average	$62,797
37 reporting	Minimum	$40,000
	Maximum	$90,000
	70th-90th	$65,000-$81,000
Sciences	Average	$53,000
20 reporting	Minimum	$30,000
	Maximum	$92,500
	70th-90th	$60,000-$80,000

Social Sciences	Average	$44,241
22 reporting	Minimum	$30,000
	Maximum	$65,000
	70th-90th	$50,600-$60,000
Labor Ind.Relations(HR)	Average	$58,653
14 reporting	Minimum	$35,000
	Maximum	$98,500
	70th-90th	$67,500-$84,250
Masters: All Other	Average	$55,800
45 reporting	Minimum	$27,000
	Maximum	$110,000
	70th-90th	$61,000-$80,000

Doctoral & Professional Degrees	Average	$73,614
27 reporting	Minimum	$42,000
	Maximum	$100,000
	70th-90th	$85,000-$100,000
Sciences	Average	$58,945
11 reporting	Minimum	$40,000
	Maximum	$85,000
	70th-90th	$60,000-$83,600
Business	Average	$83,100
10 reporting	Minimum	$40,000
	Maximum	$200,000
	70th-90th	$91,000-$194,000
Social Sciences	Average	$50,599
8 reporting	Minimum	$32,000
	Maximum	$80,000
	70th-90th	$53,000-$80,000
Medical	Average	$68,905
7 reporting	Minimum	$50,000
	Maximum	$100,000
	70th-90th	$73,800-$100,000

Feel free contact us with any questions regarding this report. Media requests can be made either to MSU's Public Relations staff or contact Jennifer Leedy at leedyj@msu.edu.

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Publication Prepared by:

Philip D. Gardner, Ph.D.
Research Director, CERI

Collegiate Employment Research Institute
113 Student Services Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 355-2211

Collegiate Employment Research Institute
113 Student Services
Michigan State University Career Services Network
East Lansing, MI 48824

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	Interesting and varied topics are tracked in order to gain insight into our students and the world they will soon enter. Some topics pertain to features of the economy or labor market that will affect new college graduates, such as the slowdown in retirement of the baby boomers or the increase in outsourcing key jobs overseas; others cover generational or social phenomena that influence the behavior of college students and recent graduates, such as the formation of urban tribes, the creative class, or impact of depression. We will continue to update these topics as we obtain new information. We will also be adding topics as we pull information out of our files. If you have information you wish to add to any of these topics or you want to suggest a topic, please contact us.

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