As a college graduate, is it reasonable to expect a salary of above $40,000?

Question

As a college graduate, is it reasonable to expect a salary of above $40,000?

Answer 1

It is possible to get it, but I'd be careful about expecting it. It is above the average for most fields.

Answer 2

Some really good advice here so far, but let me take it one step further, because yes - it does depend on where you live and what you want to do when you graduate.

Check out this web site: www.salary.com

It will allow you to input what major you are graduating with, select job titles and compare salaries based on where you live. You'll be able to tell right away if you're expecting too little, too much or just about right for your profession and region.

I work in a NJ-based university and most students can expect to earn a salary somewhere between $35K and $65K, all depending on what they've majored in. I realize salaries in our area are generally higher than the rest of the country, but maybe that will help give you a basis to work from.

Answer 3

No

Generally starting is around $24K to 28K

$40K is usually what a Masters gets scraping on the ceilling.

If someone offers you a 40K job, don't hesitate, unless it's like at the Artic Circle and even then just by four coats from LL BEAN.

You will get $30 K training in Retail as an Assisntant Manager traninee and then go to $35K after you do the training period.

But retail is a lot of work and hours!

Answer 4

life is what you make of it and how hard you try, the paper helps but just like women there's no magic trick, no sure fire way, it's all in how you play it. Plenty of people have PHD's and go nutz workin at the cat shelter or something. So long as you have a major that leads to a specific job you're straight. If you try some kind of humanities like history or philosophy, you will have to work that much harder and also have some kind of dream or goal. Sounds easy but

either degree you may start at 30,000$ lots of places anyway. 40 is certainly reasonable with marketable skills.

Answer 5

I think it depends on where you are located and what profession you are looking to apply for. Many of them I;d have to say, yes, $40,000 is to much to expect.

Answer 6

puzzling to declare... what's your job? the place is the job? I in basic terms ask considering you will locate that $30,000 as a secretary may well be enormously sturdy, yet no longer so super for a actual therapist. often times rural areas have a decrease cost of living, so $30,000 there can stretch extra desirable than $30,000 in the city.

Answer 7

the location and profession play a key role. if u majored in engineering, accounting, some medical professions and maybe business then yes. but if u majored in social work, psychology, humanities/liberal arts probably not then.

Answer 8

It all depends on your profession, location, company, experience, and company. Your question is very vague. Offer up some more info please.

I did find this data for you and hopefully it is what you are looking for.

http://www.studentsreview.com/salary.shtml

Answer 9

in average i would say just about that, however, the location and the profession play a key role....

Answer 10

If you major in engineering, computer science or economics, yes. In other majors, it's less clear.