Salary Survey
Brought to you by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). The Salary Survey is collected three to four times per year.
Summer 2009 NACE Salary SurveyCriminal Justice & Corrections 39,503
Law Enforcement 43,078
Military 43,552
National Security 45,027
Communications
Advertising 35,353
Broadcast Journalism 32,140
Brand/Product Management 44,991
Communications 35,113
Design/Graphic Arts 34,090
Journalism 35,328
Market Research 40,941
Media Planning 31,500
Production (Communications) 40,000
Public Relations/Organizational Communication 30,212
Public Relations 30,744
Education
Physical Education Teaching/Coaching 31,170
Secondary Education 36,528
Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Ed 34,639
English Language & Literature/Letters 34,704
Reporting 38,500
Writing/Editing 35,500
Foreign Languages & Literatures 34,834
History 37,861
Liberal Arts & Sciences/General Studies 45,413
Commercial Banking (Consumer) 30,773
Commercial Banking (Lending) 43,049
Consulting 56,793
Healthcare Administrative 42,877
Insurance (Claims) 40,967
Insurance (Underwriting) 43,091
Investment Banking (Corporate Finance) 52,450
Investment Banking (Mergers & Acquis.) 59,167
Investment Banking (Real Estate) 38,429
Investment Banking (Sales & Trading) 57,180
Management Trainee (Entry-Level Mgmt.) 41,229
Portfolio Management/Brokerage 50,898
Political Science/Government 38,096
Psychology 34,284
Counseling 28,628
Social Work 29,326
Sociology 33,280
Paralegal 35,407
Urban/Regional Planning 47,500
Visual & Performing Arts 34,224
Performing Arts/Entertainment 28,559
Other Humanities 2 41,079
Buyer/Merchandising 44,172
Customer Service 35,384
Distribution 50,860
Purchasing 45,300
Sales 42,015
Other Social Sciences 36,333
Administration (Social Services) 32,881
Agricultural/Natural Resources 34,778
Fundraising/Development 32,500
Human Resources/Industrial Relations 42,769
Religious Occupation 34,575
Research (Nontechnical) 43,928
Research (Technical/Scientific) 39,124
*Salary survey compiles data from career planning and placement offices of colleges and universities across the US. The reports consist of starting salary offers made to new graduates by employing organizations in business, industry, government and by nonprofit and educational institutions. The figures reported are for base salaries only and do not include bonuses, fringe benefits, or overtime rates.
The offers reported in salary survey are a representative sample of actual job offers made to new college graduates during the recruiting year and do not imply all job offers made to all college graduates.
Salary survey reports OFFERS and not acceptances.