[CurtEgerer]

I just hired another structural engineer. He's a P.E. with a Masters and 20 years of solid experience. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to afford him since our engineers start at $75K + vehicle + benefits = about $100K (all of my engineers are experienced P.E.s). I was shocked that he was only making around $65K!

Also, a friend who owns a design-build construction company just hired a new graduate Civil Engineer with basically no experience and no P.E. license yet. Starting salary was $55K + bonus (bonus could potentially double that). Of course, that's a Project Manager's position which is about the most stressful engineering job there is.