Engineering Salaries on the Rise in New BLS DataEngineering Salaries on the Rise in New BLS Data

Newly released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show growth in compensation for most (but not all ) engineering jobs for those with a bachelor’s degree.

Rob Spiegel

April 21, 2022

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics is back on its spring schedule for releasing salary data. We had a hard time figuring out the organization’s schedule during the COVID-19 years. Now we have fresh data released in April 2022.

For many engineering disciplines, the increase in salary is significant, for others it’s a small blip, while salaries decreased slightly for chemical engineers.

About the Author

Rob Spiegel

Rob Spiegel serves as a senior editor for Design News. He started with Design News in 2002 as a freelancer covering sustainability issues, including the transistion in electronic components to RoHS compliance. Rob was hired by Design News as senior editor in 2011 to cover automation, manufacturing, 3D printing, robotics, AI, and more.

Prior to his work with Design News, Rob worked as a senior editor for Electronic News and Ecommerce Business. He served as contributing editolr to Automation World for eight years, and he has contributed to Supply Chain Management Review, Logistics Management, Ecommerce Times, and many other trade publications. He is the author of six books on small business and internet commerce, inclluding Net Strategy: Charting the Digital Course for Your Company's Growth.

He has been published in magazines that range from Rolling Stone to True Confessions.

Rob has won a number of awards for his technolloghy coverage, including a Maggy Award for a Design News article on the Jeep Cherokee hacking, and a Launch Team award for Ecommerce Business. Rob has also won awards for his leadership postions in the American Marketing Association and SouthWest Writers.

Before covering technology, Rob spent 10 years as publisher and owner of Chile Pepper Magazine, a national consumer food publication. He has published hundreds of poems and scores of short stories in national publications.

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