Average Master’s Degree Salary – 13 U.S. Cities
By HSB
Couple of days back, one of the Happy Schools Blog reader had sent me email asking to explain few steps to find the salary range for the position she’s going to interview next week. That’s an important step in job search – finding the salary range offered for a position before attending the interview. HR person is definitely going to ask what is the your salary requirements. Not being aware of the Salary Negations techniques is a big mistake during the job interview process. Here’s a list of 9 salary negotiation mistakes made by students, as the result, they end up getting paid few thousand dollars less that what they are worth.
Whats your worth?
Getting paid $5000 to $10,000 less that what your worth will have huge impact in your career in future years. I had written about Cost of living calculator in different cities in U.S. from the cost of living article, its clear about the impact of salary in different cities.
Following list will give an average salary for jobs that require Masters Degree, or average salary in 13 different U.S. Cities people get who have Master’s degree.
Someone with Master’s degree in New York City gets $32,000 more when compared to Salt Lake City. So, cost of living factor plays a huge role in deciding how much the position is worth.
Can I save more money working in New York?
Next question will be – does that mean someone working in NY will save more money than someone working in Salt Lake City?
Answer is yes and no. Apartment rent would cost $1500 in NY, where as same apartment will cost $500 per month in Salt Lake City. Companies usually adjust the salary range based on the location where position is being offered. End of the month amount of money saved will be equal and again it depends on the lifestyle too.
Source of above Salary Data is Indeed.com. But, finding high paying job is not easy task, but involving in professional networking and building the contact will help to get information about Salary, job openings. Here’s an guide to use Linkedin for effective and most powerful way to search for jobs.
I plan to write few more article about Average Salary for Software Engineers in different cities in U.S. and how much will be take home pay. Earning $80,000 per year is not an big issue, at the end of the day, how much can a person save per month is the topic to be discussed. To stay informed, subscribe to email updates from this blog. So, what do you think of this article? Leave few words as comments….
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Sir
I am currently persuing my Bsc(H) in biotechnology(III).Please guide me whether i should do my master’s from US or should do in India and then go for PhD in US?
hello sir,
i m persuing biotech engeenering(research and devlopment) in india.i wanted to know wheather there are jobs available after doing your masters in the usa in the feild of biotech??if yes then what is the pay scale??what would u suggest should i come to the us and do my ms or should i stay back in india and persue an mba??
Hemal – WE have answered questions similarot your comments. Search for Biotechnology in the blog and read all the related articles. There are Biotech Graduate Student interviews in the blog.
sir
i heard that 5 yrs degree in bpharmacy is essential in us.is there any course over there which is equivalent to 5yr degree?now im doing my 4yr degree in bpharm.if not are there any oppurtunities for 4yr degree after completion of my masters program in us?
don’t come to the U.S…there are no jobs here
Wonderful topic, asnwering a common Qns. in mind of majority people.
hello,
i would like to know after completing phd in mathematics in US how i can get
job of lecturer or assistant professor in US. Also i would like to know the salary of these posts separately as it would surely be different from salary of an engineer in a company.What about hardship of H1B visa about these academic posts?
Thanking you.
Hi sir,
I am interested to do Masters in Food Sciences or Pharmacology.My GRE scores stands at 1250 and my CGPA is 7.8/10.My 1o th and 12 th % stands at 91 and 96 respectively.Assuming that i get good LOR and SOP which top univ can i target?Moreover which top univ masters degree provides me a good job offer with a very good salary at the end?Specify for both food sciences and pharma.Waiting for your reply.Have to start applying for FALL 2009 based on your reply.Thanks sir.
hi sir,
i am planning to do m.s. and PhD in us in UMKC sir i want to know that after compleating my study how much salary shall i get
hi i want to know will there be job oppurtunites after completion of ms in pharmaceutical sourceswhat will be the salary scale
Another thing to think on is how much it costs to have a car or take the bus. In NYC for example, parking is very costly, I don’t have figures but it may range into the hundreds of dollars per year to park both in your living area and then at work. Opting out of having a car to take public transport in NYC, Boston and other such cities may be considered. However smaller cities or cities not valuing public transport car is necesary, but parking fees may still apply. It also depends if your office is in the city center or in the suburbs of the city. If in the city, often paying for parking is required, even in smaller cities (ie. Rochester, NY) but parking could be free in the suburbs (ie. Webster in Rochester NY suburb homes Xerox.)