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/ScreamingMemales]

Thank god I switched from ChemEng to CS. I miss the chemistry but nothing else.

[u/ScreamingMemales → u/[deleted]]

CS, at least the part I'm in, is very chill. I got into data engineering/business analysis stuff using primarily python, sql, and power bi. Surprising amount of excel too.

No calculus ever.

Income is about equal with what I was expecting from oil jobs if I had stuck in chemeng, without the guilt of helping that industry prosper