2026-09-20 01:59 UTC
The people at FAANGS (or whatever they’re calling it now) famously start with wages that would be the absolute peak of someone else’s career. Never mind comparing to an unskilled worker.
I know less about what physical/“real” engineers make in 2026, but I doubt it’s changed that much.
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@Atropos@lemmy.world 2026-09-20 02:09
Real engineer here, mechanical working to design medical devices like plates and screws for trauma cases. We average around $100k across the US, and on the extreme end can top out around $200k, but that’s a rare case. Typical top end is $150k with I’d say at least 12 years if experience. Starting salary typically $70k. This is for places that are average COL, so not San Francisco, and also not Alabama.