r/ChemicalEngineering • u/coguar99 • Dec 20 '23

Salary Update on ChemE Salary Report 2024

Hey everyone, first - thank you to everyone here who has already participated. As of this morning, I have 1,230 responses and my goal is at least 1,500 - so almost there. If you've already completed the data collection form, no need to do it again (the system will flag the entry as a duplicate anyway).

If you've not seen this or are unaware AND you're a chemical engineer, I need your help. I've been updating a salary report, specifically for USA-based Chemical Engineers, for the past 8 years. It started out humbly but has gotten better and better with more and more participants each year. I've had countless people tell me that they've used the data to get themselves more industry competitive offers or in salary negotiation situations. Last year and this year, I've spent the month of December collecting salary data from US-based ChemEs, then I compile and analyze the data and send out the report to anyone who sends me their data. I'm a real person, my LinkedIn URL is below. The form is located on my website and I list a number of commitments there (I won't sell your data, etc). What's in this for me is that hopefully you will remember me when you're a fancy manager or executive somewhere and partner with me to fill a few chemical engineering jobs. That's how I make my money. Anyway - if you've got questions, don't hesitate to message me.

TL;DR: Complete the chemical engineering salary survey to help yourself and your fellow colleagues. Data collection will close on December 31st.

Link to the salary survey: https://www.sunrecruiting.com/salary-survey/ Link to my LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamrkrueger/

Update 12/21: Blew past 1,500 - now at almost 1,700! Thank you ChemE Subreddit!

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u/mysteryman432 Dec 20 '23

Will you ever include options for internship statistics to be collected as well? I am a current Junior and would love to contribute and also see how I compare to my peers

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u/coguar99 Dec 20 '23

Probably not, only because internship comp varies wildly. Also, out of curiosity, did you negotiate the pay for your internship or did the company tell you - "this pays _____."?

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u/mysteryman432 Dec 21 '23

I never attempted to negotiate but I was also very happy with the compensation I’m getting it was a pretty big increase from my internship this last summer. I haven’t met many folks though who try or if they do get a pay increase from negotiating. It seems that most companies have a set rate for interns across the board regardless of the work being done unless you’re returning for a second internship.