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Aug. 1, 2005
What Do Engineers Charge per Hour in 2005? Electrical $85 Civil $82 Mechanical $76 Sr. Civil $106 Sr. Electrical $103 Sr. Mechanical $100 They may be disenfranchised over offshoring, but those EEs that have jobs are faring well. Natick, Mass-based ZweigWhite found that electrical and senior electrical engineers are charging more per hour now on average than they were in 2002, and they consistently
What Do Engineers Charge per Hour in 2005?Electrical $85 Civil $82 Mechanical $76 Sr. Civil $106 Sr. Electrical $103 Sr. Mechanical $100

They may be disenfranchised over offshoring, but those EEs that have jobs are faring well. Natick, Mass-based ZweigWhite found that electrical and senior electrical engineers are charging more per hour now on average than they were in 2002, and they consistently rake in good money when compared to other disciplines. Of course as they can attest, financial security doesn't equal job security.

Source: ZweightWhite “2005 Fee & Billing Survey of Architecture, Engineering, Planning & Environmental Consulting Firms”

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