Structural Engineering Salary
Structural Engineering Salary
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Hello,
I am a licensed SE in San Diego with 8 years experience as a structural engineer. Recently I have been hunting around the internet for salary information. I work for a fairly small company which I have felt does not pay that well, but does have great flexibility, typically 40 hour weeks and average benefits but nothing special. After passing my SE about 2 years ago I received a raise and I'm making around $81.5K or just under $40/hr. Since then I've seen no movement in salary and no bonuses, though my responsibilities have increased quite a bit. I'm wondering if that is a reasonable wage for my area or should I look elsewhere?
I am a licensed SE in San Diego with 8 years experience as a structural engineer. Recently I have been hunting around the internet for salary information. I work for a fairly small company which I have felt does not pay that well, but does have great flexibility, typically 40 hour weeks and average benefits but nothing special. After passing my SE about 2 years ago I received a raise and I'm making around $81.5K or just under $40/hr. Since then I've seen no movement in salary and no bonuses, though my responsibilities have increased quite a bit. I'm wondering if that is a reasonable wage for my area or should I look elsewhere?





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Have you checked sources like payscale.com, salary.com, and glassdoor.com? All of them have salary information for your area based on salaries others have reported. Another thing to consider is does the company have the means to increase your pay, after doing a little research and seeing where you fall in terms of pay for your area it may be worth having a conversation with your management and/or HR depending on your relationship with them.
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Source: Structural engineer 11+ years wage slave.
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I'd start looking for a new job. But if you take it and they counteroffer, you need to stick to your guns. And if you can't get more somewhere else, maybe your pay is right.
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Do you bring anything else to the table? Do you bring work into the company? I remember seeing a graphic someone posted a long time ago from a major engineering company (might have been Thornton Tomasetti) where after some time an engineers responsibility transfers from engineering to management to sales.
I don't believe I was paid well at my last job, but I was able to survive. I was even forced to take a cut during the recession. My company was not managed right and went out of business in 2012. I was forced to go out on my own. It has been a long journey, but I do make much more now than I did than I ever did with my previous company, but then again, building is going crazy here right now.
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