Becoming a Director of Engineering via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Kaplan University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering engineering courses to train individuals to become top-notch engineers, audio engineers, aerospace engineers, automotive engineers, automotive technicians, mechanics, aviators, aviation engineers, aviation mechanics, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 178,110 people employed as engineering managers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $122,810. Colleges and universities like Kaplan University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Director of Engineering Salary Information

Category: Engineering managers

Total # Employed in the US 178,110
Average Hourly Wage: $59.04/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$36.23 $44.73 $56.25 $69.48 $0.0
Average Yearly Salary $122,810
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$75,350 $93,040 $117,000 $144,520 $0
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.8% 4.0% 7.7% 5.5% 45.7% 31.8% 4.5%
Engineering managers — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Colorado $68.33/hr $142,120
Missouri $66.58/hr $138,480
Wyoming $64.47/hr $134,100
North Dakota $64.19/hr $133,520
Oklahoma $64.17/hr $133,460
Connecticut $62.14/hr $129,260
Virginia $61.62/hr $128,170
Florida $60.99/hr $126,850
Ohio $60.77/hr $126,410
Tennessee $60.53/hr $125,890
District of Columbia $60.26/hr $125,350
Mississippi $60.17/hr $125,160
North Carolina $59.56/hr $123,890
Oregon $58.82/hr $122,350
Puerto Rico $57.53/hr $119,670
Delaware $57.38/hr $119,360
Alaska $56.94/hr $118,440
Nebraska $56.87/hr $118,280
Arkansas $56.8/hr $118,140
New York $56.73/hr $117,990
Utah $55.97/hr $116,410
Hawaii $54.58/hr $113,520
Montana $54.51/hr $113,380
Kansas $54.23/hr $112,800
Iowa $54.07/hr $112,460
Massachusetts $53.47/hr $111,210
Alabama $53.23/hr $110,730
Indiana $53.01/hr $110,260
South Carolina $52.52/hr $109,250
Louisiana $52.13/hr $108,420
Idaho $51.89/hr $107,930
Washington $51.66/hr $107,450
Maine $51.28/hr $106,660
New Hampshire $50.97/hr $106,030
Michigan $49.61/hr $103,180
South Dakota $49.36/hr $102,670
Guam $48.68/hr $101,260
New Mexico $48.38/hr $100,620
Kentucky $47.83/hr $99,490
Maryland $47.62/hr $99,050
California $46.27/hr $96,250
West Virginia $46.18/hr $96,050
Nevada $45.74/hr $95,140
New Jersey $45.74/hr $95,150
Pennsylvania $45.36/hr $94,340
Wisconsin $45/hr $93,600


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