$95,526
Grouped estimate · Medium evidence.
Related subjects at 12 matched peer institutions · doctoral
Historical archive, not a current salary estimate.
Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA
Medium evidenceMatched peers12 institutions · related subjectsSee the evidence
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Related subjects at 12 matched peer institutions · doctoral
Grouped estimate. Middle half of comparison values: $83,173–$98,155.
Historical earnings archive. College Scorecard legacy FOS archive (file dated 2022-01-19; cohorts vary). Do not interpret this as today's graduate salary. Further study and career changes are not modelled by this early-career figure.
| Institution & subject | Reported earnings |
|---|---|
| University of California-DavisCivil Engineering | $70,456 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | $134,287 |
| University of Wisconsin-MadisonElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | $94,408 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusBiomedical/Medical Engineering | $83,546 |
| The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleNuclear Engineering | $75,204 |
| Ohio State University-Main CampusMechanical Engineering | $98,743 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityMechanical Engineering | $97,959 |
| The University of Texas at AustinCivil Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | $90,412 |
| University of California-San DiegoBiomedical/Medical Engineering | $100,075 |
| University of FloridaBiomedical/Medical Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | $82,053 |
| University of Michigan-Ann ArborAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering | $97,071 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | $96,644 |
How matching & uncertainty work
We first look for the same subject code (or exact subject name), qualification, country, currency, source release and earnings horizon. Peer institutions are matched using admissions selectivity, completion rates, undergraduate size and institution type, with a small preference for the same region. These are institutional proxies, not a ranking of programme quality.
If subject-matched peers are sparse, we try related subjects at closely matched universities, related degrees at this university, then an explicitly labelled national reference. We never multiply a salary by a university prestige score.
Peer and national estimates give each reporting institution one vote, after taking the median of its related programmes. Shared branch-campus outcomes count once. The middle-half range describes variation between reporting institutions. It is not an individual salary range or a statistical confidence interval.
Evidence labels describe match quality and coverage, not validated prediction accuracy. Admissions and size are undergraduate institutional measures, so graduate-degree comparisons are especially approximate.
Historical cohort outcomes are not promised salaries or a causal effect of attending this programme. College Scorecard earnings cover eligible federal-aid recipients, not every graduate or international student. Source definitions ↗