| Rank | Job Title | Salary | 2014-2024 Projected Growth |
| 1 | Computer and Information Systems Manager | $135,800 | 14% or higher |
| 2 | Software Developer / Software Engineer | $106,860 | 9-13% |
| 3 | Application Developer | $100,080 | 14% or higher |
| 4 | Information Security Analysts | $92,600 | 14% or higher |
| 5 | Systems Engineer / Systems Architect | $86,510 | 2-4% |
| 6 | Video Game Designer | $86,510 | 2-4% |
| 7 | Network and Computer Systems Administrator | $79,700 | 5-8% |
| 8 | Web Developer / Web Designer | $66,130 | 14% or higher |
One of Highest-Paid Majors
Computer science is near the top of the list of the NACE’s Winter 2017 Salary Survey States that across regions, engineering and computer science graduates are projected to be the highest-paid professionals over the course of their careers.
Payscale’s 2016-2017 College Salary Report listed computer science in the top 15 highest-paying bachelor’s degrees. (Nine of the 15 majors were in engineering.) In the report, mid-career income for computer science majors topped $116,800.
The average starting salary for computer science graduates is high. In a 2015 survey, computer science majors had the highest average starting salaries ($66,161), followed by engineering ($65,000), math and statistics ($60,300), economics ($58,600), and finance ($58,000). And one third of all computer science graduates had a starting salary over $75,000. The survey also showed that computer science students know the value of their degrees. Over 70 percent of them expected a starting salary over $55,000.
Additionally, starting salaries may be on the rise. Payscale’s 2016-2017 salary report shows that the average entry-level computer science income was seventh highest at $70,900
Want to compare salaries for computer science and other majors? The Hamilton Project created a tool that compares earnings for different majors over the course of a career. Try it here.
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