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Median starting salaries for science graduates

There are many factors that may contribute to salary ranges for graduates. These include:
  • Demand in a particular field
  • Government funding for specific projects
  • Salary policy of private companies
  • Negotiable packages commensurate with experience
  • Award rates
  • Industrial allowances
  • Remote location allowances
  • Shift work rates
  • Sales positions with incentives
Median starting salaries for new bachelor degree graduates, 2004
Agriculture $35,000
Biological and Life Sciences $36,000
Chemical Engineering $44,500
Chemistry $37,000
Computer Science $38,000
Environmental Sciences $36,000
Geology and Earth Sciences $40,000
Health Sciences $38,700
Mathematics $40,000
Physics $38,000
Psychology $37,000
Social Science $35,300
Urban and Regional Planning $40,000
(source: http://:www.gradlink.edu.au)
Median salaries at 2004