Want to know what kind of salary you could expect in your chosen profession? Take a look at the latest average salaries in a range of career sectors, based on national data for the US and UK. These averages provide a rough indication of how much you could expect to earn with your degree in today’s economies.
If you’re still studying or still choosing a degree, it’s likely that salaries will have increased a little by the time you enter the labor market – along with rising living costs – but this list should still provide an indication of how different areas of employment compare.
Accounting & finance
Average accounting & finance salaries in the UK
(data from the Office for National Statistics, 2014)
Brokers
£133,677
Actuaries, economists and statisticians
£61,749
Business and financial project management professionals
£47,795
Taxation experts
£46,551
Finance and investment analysts and advisers
£45,490
Financial and accounting technicians
£44,080
Insurance underwriters
£43,487
Financial accounts managers
£41,389
Chartered and certified accountants
£38,692
Finance officers
£24,418
Average accounting & finance salaries in the US
(data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013)
Actuaries
$107,740
Accountants and auditors
$72,500
Personal financial advisors
$99,920
Financial analysts
$91,620
Financial examiners
$86,980
Financial specialists
$74,270
Credit analysts
$72,590
Insurance underwriters
$70,110
Compliance officers
$66,770
Cost estimators
$63,660
Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents
$56,120
Tax preparers
$43,350
Architecture
Average architecture salaries in the UK
(data from the Office for National Statistics, 2014)
Architects
£43,307
Chartered architectural technologists
£33,651
Architectural and town planning technicians
£29,427
Average architecture salaries in the US
(data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013)
Architectural and engineering managers
$136,540
Marine engineers and naval architects
$94,040
Architects (except naval)
$77,850
Architectural and civil drafters
$51,250
Art & design
Average art & design salaries in the UK
(data from the Office for National Statistics, 2014)
Arts officers, producers and directors
£37,519
Graphic designers
£25,952
Artists
£23,228
Archivists and curators
£22,264
Musicians
£21,414
Average art & design salaries in the US
(data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013)
Agents and managers of artists, performers and athletes
$96,410
Actors, producers and directors
$89,020
Artists and related workers
$75,270
Archivists, curators and museum technicians
$50,770
Designers
$46,250
Business & management
Average business & management salaries in the UK
(data from the Office for National Statistics, 2014)
Chief executives and senior officials
£107,703
Marketing and sales directors
£82,962
Financial managers and directors
£76,320
Human resource managers
£56,315
Purchasing managers and directors
£52,683
Sales accounts and business development managers
£51,576
Business and financial project management professionals
£47,795
Management consultants and business analysts
£43,820
Business, research and administrative professionals
£35,545
Business sales executives
£33,432
Sales administrators
£19,468
Average business & management salaries in the US
(data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013)
Management analysts
$89,990
Logisticians
$76,330
Budget analysts
$72,560
Business operations specialists
$69,030
Market research analysts and marketing specialists
$67,780
Human resources specialists
$61,560
Training and development specialists
$60,780
Computer science & information technology
Average computer science & IT salaries in the UK
(data from the Office for National Statistics, 2014)
Information technology and telecommunications directors
£80,215
IT specialist managers
£49,194
IT project and program managers
£48,144
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
£46,197
IT and telecommunications professionals
£40,957
Programmers and software development professionals
£40,748
Telecommunications engineers
£32,320
Average computer science & IT salaries in the US
(data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013)
Computer and information research scientists
$109,260
Software developers and programmers
$92,820
Information security analysts
$91,210
Computer systems analysts
$85,320
Database and systems administrators and network architects
$82,960
Computer programmers
$80,930
Web developers
$67,540
Computer support specialists
$53,660
Engineering
Average engineering salaries in the UK
(data from the Office for National Statistics, 2014)
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
£90,146
Research and development managers
£52,882
Production managers and directors in manufacturing
£49,690
Electrical engineers
£46,984
Mechanical engineers
£43,029
Electronics engineers
£41,685
Design and development engineers
£40,245
Civil engineers
£40,200
Production and process engineers
£38,223
Quality control and planning engineers
£36,454
Engineering technicians
£34,355
Average engineering salaries in the US
(data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013)
Computer hardware engineers
$106,930
Aerospace engineers
$105,450
Chemical engineers
$104,340
Electronics engineers (except computer)
$97,870
Mining and geological engineers
$96,950
Nuclear engineers
$96,950
Petroleum engineers
$96,950
Marine engineers and naval architects
$94,040
Biomedical engineers
$93,960
Electrical engineers
$93,380
Materials engineers
$89,930
Mechanical engineers
$85,930
Civil engineers
$85,640
Environmental engineers
$85,520
Industrial engineers
$83,390
Agricultural engineers
$78,880
Engineering technicians (except drafters)
$56,080
Drafters
$53,640
Law
Average legal salaries in the UK
(data from the Office for National Statistics, 2014)
Legal professionals
£73,425
Solicitors
£46,576
Barristers and judges
£43,368
Legal associate professionals
£30,911
Average legal salaries in the US
(data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013)
Lawyers
$131,990
Judges, magistrate judges and magistrates
$105,380
Arbitrators, mediators and conciliators
$76,840
Court reporters
$54,760
Judicial law clerks
$53,890
Paralegals and legal assistants
$51,170
Media & communications
Average media & communications salaries in the UK
(data from the Office for National Statistics, 2014)
Advertising and public relations directors
£77,619
Advertising accounts managers and creative directors
£40,510
Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors
£34,639
Public relations professionals
£29,488
Authors, writers and translators
£25,767
Average media & communications salaries in the US
(data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013)
Writers and editors
$66,160
Public relations specialists
$63,020
News analysts, reporters and correspondents
$48,380
Media and communication equipment workers
$48,320
Announcers
$41,190
Medicine & life sciences
Average medical & life sciences salaries in the UK
(data from the Office for National Statistics, 2014)
Medical practitioners
£69,463
Dental practitioners
£40,268
Biological scientists and biochemists
£38,108
Veterinarians
£37,763
Pharmacists
£37,439
Paramedics
£36,771
Psychologists
£36,495
Average medical & life sciences salaries in the US
(data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013)
Physicians and surgeons
$191,880
Dentists
$168,870
Veterinarians
$96,140
Medical scientists
$89,390
Biological scientists
$77,630
Psychologists
$74,310
Conservation scientists and foresters
$61,890
Natural sciences
Average natural sciences salaries in the UK
(data from the Office for National Statistics, 2014)
Physical scientists
£50,763
Natural and social science professionals
£36,594
Chemical scientists
£34,099
Environment professionals
£32,036
Average natural sciences salaries in the US
(data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013)
Physical scientists
$84,300
Environmental scientists and geoscientists
$81,360
Chemists and materials scientists
$78,780
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