Entry level salary right after university

[u/Ok-Poem653]

Hi yall, I recently landed an entry level material engineering job and received a salary offer of $63k per year. I graduate with my chemical engineering degree this May. I am wondering if this salary offer is fair or if I am underselling myself.

When I attempted a salary negotiation with the recruiter in HR, they mentioned that the salary system is based on an annual evaluation and that the company has seen an average salary increase of 10% to 12% due to inflation.

I have accepted the offer, but I would appreciate any input or insights from those with more experience in the field. Thank you in advance for your help!

[u/irenena]

I think this would also depends on the industry, COL at the job that you took, and whether or not you are just looking for experience to get a more competitive position in the future.

It is definitely not a very high salary, but I would’ve taken the offer right out of college. I would’ve taken less.

As reference, I started at 70k in pharmaceutical automation in 2021 in a HCOL area and I know some of my coworkers got the same starting salary 2 years before me.