Chem Eng tops UK salary league
15 Jan 2000
If you want to make money in engineering, make sure you're in the process sector. Chemical engineers are the highest paid members of the engineering profession, according to the biennial salary survey carried out by the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Median salary for a chemical engineer is some £40000 per annum, according to the survey; by contrast, electrical engineers earn £36000. Salaries have increased by 9.6 per cent since the last survey; well ahead of inflation.
The survey shows the highest salaries yet for women chemical engineers, but they still earn less than their male counterparts.
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