I was a licensed Mechanical PE for 35 years and in the construction business for 45 years. I started at $2.10 per hour for the last 10 years I worked I made $100 - $125K per year with a $25k contribution to an IRA. That was a great salary to live in Indiana
Most software engineers are living in expensive areas like bay area, new York etc. here high salaries are not useful because of high living costs. but mechanical engineering companies are in less expensive places where living costs are low and those salaries are attractive.
Your purchasing power is still triple what people around the nation make. For example, online goods are the same for everyone. And despite the cost of living, your take home is still multiples what an ME makes
@@Android-nv7gu are you sure. Taxes are very high in bay area, new york etc. rent is very high, parking charges are high, groceries are expensive, online goods are not essential FMCG goods which people buy everyday. take home is just slightly more .
@@aminbusiness3139 250k salary comes with stocks and bonuses. In reality it's around 120-130k . then there are huge taxes. 90k salary is mostly without stocks and bonuses. And taxes are less as these states dont tax its citizens heavily. Rents are very low in these states and groceries are cheaper, car parking is cheaper and mostly free. Also working hours are sustainable unlike software engineers.
As a EE I am doing much better than most software guys I know. I was in the Navy's nuclear officer program and got paid to go to school. graduated debt free, with $40k in the bank, and a C7. I ended up getting medically retired really early due to a illness. Now I make over $100k and get VA compensation as well plus other veterans benefits like a VA loan. I'm working as a civilian EE on a air force base designing RF stuff and they are paying for my MSEE. After all expenses I save about $2k minimum. I don't have any student loans which is nice. After a year I go to the next pay grade which pays about $130k/150k. Keep in mind, a big ass 2 story house here is like $500k vs a small 2 bedroom house in silicon valley is $2M. So if you work in tech making $500k you will pay like 4x your salary for a small house built in the 70s. Vs here I pay 3x for a very nice 4 bedroom house.
Don't most people get kinda fucked with by the post grad salary by the military for those programs? Did they make you work before doing your masters? What were you paid post grad when you had to work for the government? I was debating doing the same program, theoretically still could.
Agreed, I feel like software engineers are more exposed to the effects of AI, things will likely be different very soon. Even if they are the ones designing AI, I bet there will be a lot more replaced by it vs being able to create AI
@@3vanis AI actually could replace mechanical engineering easier then software. Software is expected to grow 25% on the next 10 years. I think mechanichal engineering is around 8%.
@scmsean You should search on Google whether ME would get replaced by AI. It isn't that hard to use Google, is it? Edit: ME can instead utilize AI for better innovation.
I think for mechanical engineering to design a physical product for example designing and producing an Iphone there are multiple costs associated like there are labor cost (design engineer, process engineer, assembler, procuring engineer etc..), hardware costs, maintenance cost, machinery cost, material costs, assembly costs, process costs like plating, shipping costs, CAD software subscription cost plus don't forget additional costs due to Engineering change notices if product don't work as intended all those costs adds up in mechanical engineering which eats up from company's profit hence company can't pay much to mechanical engineers meanwhile for software engineer, there are only two costs labor costs and programming software subscription costs and there are no engineering change notices in software that can cost money hence companies can afford to pay more to software engineers due to low costs. Wish i understood this in college i would have never studied mechanical engineering.
I have an interview this month )design and mechanical engineering). You made me scared. Are the salaries that low?☠️🙏🏻 My goal is to save as much money as possible for five years and then return to my home country to invest.
As a computer science student, please don't compare yourselves to us (didn't mean it like that but leaving it because it's funny😂). You guys give most of us careers and computer hardware salaries are very comparable to engineer salaries. My recommendation would be to supplement your resume with some coding projects and find a way to build on your already impressive foundation. I, personally, plan to gain engineering and finance knowledge to get into quant and machine learning. Engineers will always be in demand and I have so much respect for what you guys do.
No hate but lets not mislead people on how much money they can reasonably make without being one out of 5k applicants. The over promise of how lucrative these fields are is misleading.
I know I'm not getting CS money $150k-$200k but I would be thrilled right now to get 100k, hell I'd even settle for $84k cus at least if I negotiate a 20% raise I'll get to $100k on my next job. But more likely I'll get 60k or i'm dreading 40k. I'm seriously wondering if I chose the right degree given that I couldn't overcome my fear of rejection and apply to internships. I will have projects, leadership experience, leadership on an engineering project as the treasurer for rocketry club when our budget was ~$31k a year, and some software experience (Ansys, inventor, solidworks, Python, Matlab, the microsoft and google suites, several 3d printer slicers, and a few other niche softwares). I sold 3d prints out of my dorm too. I'll have A Masters of Engineering in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (heavy on the mechanical side for my masters), A bachelors of Mechanical Engineering, possibly a minor in physics (grade in one class still up in the air) and ~$170,000 in debt.
Funny. I've had Amazon, google, and meta ask me for a job interview just this week. Sorry to disappoint you but very few of those layoffs were developers.
As a mechanic engineering student or a mechanical engineer train, make sure u are skilled in using various tools popular in the industry. You must be adept in using the computer tools used for making engineering drawings, isometric drawings, solid models, simulations.
whats your thoughts on everything saying software engineering/computer science career paths after college is very saturated meaning 90% of jobs will be much lower than average, is this true? im thinking of doing mechanical eng because of this
Software engineering is over saturated. Unless you’re in the top 5-10% in terms of knowledge and skill, good luck getting hired or getting those salaries. Mechanical is all about what industry you work in. Go where the money is and you’ll do fine.
studying at uni side by side with software students and yet not having the luxury of work from home and a smaller paycheck than them makes me really envious of software eng. i would never trade mechanical with software but its unfair.
That $90K he showed is the national average. An engineer right out of college will more than likely make around $55K-$65K right out of college due to being in entry level roles. You also have to look at salaries by state, some pay higher and some pay lower.
I agree with Siri, putting things into perspective, you’re more well off than ppl with other degree or none at all. Doesn’t excuse inflation, but still! Love your videos!
i worked at a failed start up 64k salary then the trash company hype that I was going to get a raise all lies companies dont want to really pay you good pay
First off, do what makes you happy! But I think this is reserved for high cost of living areas, and as long as you budget your expenses, you should be alright. Imo he very well could've found a cheaper place to rent, and a cheaper car to pay off, and that would've given him more money to play with lol
Let's be real, software engineer salaries are likely to decrease significantly in the future as everyone and their mom wants to become a software engineer. Too many people coming out of bootcamps, layoffs, threat of AI etc is not making the long term outlook look good for future software engineers. I think mechanical engineer salaries are likely to stay similar (in line with inflation) in the future and software engineer and mechanical engineer salaries should likely be the same so just choose what you enjoy more I guess.
@@habeebadegbite329man I’m wanting to switch to mechanical engineering. I’m currently majoring in computer science but you’re right. The market is over saturated and is gonna continue to get even more saturated. Not to mention A.I 😭
@@yolo6471More software engineering jobs are being created each year than graduates in comp sci by a long shot. Coming from a Mech E I don’t think you’ll have to worry and comp sci is probably the best undergrad major and all that over saturated talk from people are people who don’t know the job market well enough.
I started regreting doing mechanical engineering. Even in my third world country, having a "technical degree" (the equivalent to a minor degree) make more money than a +5 year experience MecEng. This is not the first time i hear mec eng youtuber says "i want to change majors to Software/IT/systems" or "i wish i studied Soft"
Hands on experience working for auto or aerospace industry along with continued education in electrical or mechanical is more satisfying than just pursuing a degree with no industry in sight.
@@WritersDigest-b8f you can do the same with software, am researching in the ground of thermal engineering, the Project director choosed me because am mec eng student with Python knowledge.
Hello sir, My doubts are what does the job market for computational engineers look like in the U.S after completing masters in the same for Asian(Iam Indian by the way). Also as a mechanical undergraduate myself, Iam looking to pursue a masters in mechanical engineering, according to you which major in mechanical engineering pays you the most and which has the lowest potential of being replaced in the future by technology? Iam asking this because a lot of people around me are asking to pursue a technical field for masters like data science or analytics of some sort. Your reply will be very valuable to me. Thank you.
@@eks_0because a college graduate has to study 5 times more than the average person. Why are you comparing someone who has to take 4 semester of high level math, calculus, statistics, and linear algebra to the average American who doesn’t even have a degree?
My guess is engineers do different things depending on the country? When I look up what Portuguese mechanical engineers do the result is different then what do mechanical engineers do?
Things are completely F-ed up until you run your own show. Until then, you are just a wage slave subject to getting canned at someone else's whim ! ! !
Omg my fiancé works for google and I’m an engineer. This is so accurate 😭😂😂😂 living in the most expensive county in the US doesn’t help. (Loudoun County, VA)
Keep Uploading More Videos! I am sure you’re really helpful to all engineers those who are all trying to get a job! I loved the word “orange” company 😂
Companies usually have enrollment periods for stuff that gets deducted out of your pay. Things like health ins., 401k, life ins., and other things. As far as I know, you can opt out of anything that isn't State or Federally mandated as deduction from income. Right now, you'd probably better off taking that 401k deduction and just buying physical gold with it, storing it in something you can touch with your own hands and no middle person can steal away.
Your 401K comment wasn't very bright. You never plan to retire? Unless you plan to work until you die, you should be maxing out your 401K not putting in 7%.
Because with rising cost of living everywhere, and most fun things costing you money, the idea of having a short term emergency fund, long term emergency fund, and 401k pretty much means having nothing. You truly are locking away a large portion of your earnings for when bad things happen, as well as gambling on not dying before 60. That said, it would still be wise to invest in 401k. Though it is depressing.
@@3vanis From Google "What is UPS top pay 2023? UPS workers hold placards at a rally held by the Teamsters Union on July 19, 2023 in Los Angeles, California,. On Aug. 22, union members ratified a five-year contract with UPS that will see the top-paid drivers earn $170,000 a year in salary and benefits.Aug 22, 2023"
*IF YOU ARE PUTTING MONEY OVER MORALS, WHICH MOST ENGINEERS DO, YOU WOULD BE DOING THE HUMAN RACE A FAVOR IF YOU WOULD TRY ANOTHER FIELD. AND IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO SIRI FOR LIFE ADVICE, YOU ARE IN TROUBLE.*
@@abnormal_titan26 *I DO IT TO ANNOY PEOPLE. GOOD TO SEE IT HAS SUCCEEDED. IT HELPS TO WEED OUT PEOPLE WITH NOTHING TO SAY AND WHO JUST WANT ME TO SHUT UP IS ALL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HOPE I HAVE ANNOYED YOU FURTHER.*
@@abnormal_titan26 ,DID YOU WANT TO INVENT KILLING MACHINES OR SOMETHING? IS THAT WHAT IS BOTHERING YOU? MACHINE GUNS? TANKS? CRUISE MISSILES? CLUSTER BOMBS? ALL NEED ENGINEERING.*
dang you didnt need to get triggered people say stop yelling when someone is using all caps. But congrats on your imaginary scenerio you created in your head lmao.@@dunexapa1016
You can start saying engineers are overpaid when you stop using the devices and transportation they designed. Even your fancy chair needed an engineer.
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Don’t stick to the salaries.
Mechanical engineering has a good potential in business.
You know how to manifacture.
Hell I say that's just the tip of the iceberg
Comparison is the end of joy
A slave's morality
No its to be mindful. Do not live on blue state
I was a licensed Mechanical PE for 35 years and in the construction business for 45 years. I started at $2.10 per hour for the last 10 years I worked I made $100 - $125K per year with a $25k contribution to an IRA. That was a great salary to live in Indiana
Hey I’m a first year Mech E student here at ND ☘️ and would really love to connect with you if I can get your email.
Most software engineers are living in expensive areas like bay area, new York etc. here high salaries are not useful because of high living costs. but mechanical engineering companies are in less expensive places where living costs are low and those salaries are attractive.
Your purchasing power is still triple what people around the nation make. For example, online goods are the same for everyone. And despite the cost of living, your take home is still multiples what an ME makes
@@Android-nv7gu are you sure. Taxes are very high in bay area, new york etc. rent is very high, parking charges are high, groceries are expensive, online goods are not essential FMCG goods which people buy everyday. take home is just slightly more .
Even if the Bay Area and NYC are higher COL .
Let’s be real $250K vs $90K is still a massive difference dude 🤷♂️
This is a cope
@@aminbusiness3139 250k salary comes with stocks and bonuses. In reality it's around 120-130k . then there are huge taxes. 90k salary is mostly without stocks and bonuses. And taxes are less as these states dont tax its citizens heavily. Rents are very low in these states and groceries are cheaper, car parking is cheaper and mostly free. Also working hours are sustainable unlike software engineers.
As a EE I am doing much better than most software guys I know. I was in the Navy's nuclear officer program and got paid to go to school. graduated debt free, with $40k in the bank, and a C7. I ended up getting medically retired really early due to a illness. Now I make over $100k and get VA compensation as well plus other veterans benefits like a VA loan.
I'm working as a civilian EE on a air force base designing RF stuff and they are paying for my MSEE.
After all expenses I save about $2k minimum. I don't have any student loans which is nice. After a year I go to the next pay grade which pays about $130k/150k.
Keep in mind, a big ass 2 story house here is like $500k vs a small 2 bedroom house in silicon valley is $2M.
So if you work in tech making $500k you will pay like 4x your salary for a small house built in the 70s. Vs here I pay 3x for a very nice 4 bedroom house.
Where are you located if you don't mind me asking
Don't most people get kinda fucked with by the post grad salary by the military for those programs? Did they make you work before doing your masters? What were you paid post grad when you had to work for the government? I was debating doing the same program, theoretically still could.
I read M-F something else. Definitely not as Monday to Friday.
We can't promise software engineering labor salary can be this high after years.
Everything are changing
Do what you passionate about
exactly , im choosing mechanichal engineering becuz i alzays dreamed of making things
Agreed, I feel like software engineers are more exposed to the effects of AI, things will likely be different very soon. Even if they are the ones designing AI, I bet there will be a lot more replaced by it vs being able to create AI
We never know bro.@@3vanis
@@3vanis AI actually could replace mechanical engineering easier then software. Software is expected to grow 25% on the next 10 years. I think mechanichal engineering is around 8%.
@scmsean You should search on Google whether ME would get replaced by AI. It isn't that hard to use Google, is it?
Edit: ME can instead utilize AI for better innovation.
I think for mechanical engineering to design a physical product for example designing and producing an Iphone there are multiple costs associated like there are labor cost (design engineer, process engineer, assembler, procuring engineer etc..), hardware costs, maintenance cost, machinery cost, material costs, assembly costs, process costs like plating, shipping costs, CAD software subscription cost plus don't forget additional costs due to Engineering change notices if product don't work as intended all those costs adds up in mechanical engineering which eats up from company's profit hence company can't pay much to mechanical engineers meanwhile for software engineer, there are only two costs labor costs and programming software subscription costs and there are no engineering change notices in software that can cost money hence companies can afford to pay more to software engineers due to low costs. Wish i understood this in college i would have never studied mechanical engineering.
In the UK they pay so much less for the same roles it is just depressing.
Sorry to hear that mate! I had a coworker from the UK who said the same exact thing
I have an interview this month )design and mechanical engineering). You made me scared. Are the salaries that low?☠️🙏🏻 My goal is to save as much money as possible for five years and then return to my home country to invest.
As a computer science student, please don't compare yourselves to us (didn't mean it like that but leaving it because it's funny😂). You guys give most of us careers and computer hardware salaries are very comparable to engineer salaries. My recommendation would be to supplement your resume with some coding projects and find a way to build on your already impressive foundation. I, personally, plan to gain engineering and finance knowledge to get into quant and machine learning. Engineers will always be in demand and I have so much respect for what you guys do.
No hate but lets not mislead people on how much money they can reasonably make without being one out of 5k applicants. The over promise of how lucrative these fields are is misleading.
I know I'm not getting CS money $150k-$200k but I would be thrilled right now to get 100k, hell I'd even settle for $84k cus at least if I negotiate a 20% raise I'll get to $100k on my next job. But more likely I'll get 60k or i'm dreading 40k. I'm seriously wondering if I chose the right degree given that I couldn't overcome my fear of rejection and apply to internships. I will have projects, leadership experience, leadership on an engineering project as the treasurer for rocketry club when our budget was ~$31k a year, and some software experience (Ansys, inventor, solidworks, Python, Matlab, the microsoft and google suites, several 3d printer slicers, and a few other niche softwares). I sold 3d prints out of my dorm too. I'll have A Masters of Engineering in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (heavy on the mechanical side for my masters), A bachelors of Mechanical Engineering, possibly a minor in physics (grade in one class still up in the air) and ~$170,000 in debt.
The catch is that the drive to adopt AI is 40% automation of customer service and 60% FANG wanting to lay off every single programmer.
Funny. I've had Amazon, google, and meta ask me for a job interview just this week. Sorry to disappoint you but very few of those layoffs were developers.
@@scmseanhow did you get those interviews
@ Company recruiters call me. If you apply you never will hear back.
@@scmsean what did you major in and how did you stand out compared to others?
Didn’t get job yet 29 yrs old
is it that hard bro??
Did you get it now?
As a mechanic engineering student or a mechanical engineer train, make sure u are skilled in using various tools popular in the industry. You must be adept in using the computer tools used for making engineering drawings, isometric drawings, solid models, simulations.
That moment when you realize an 80k salary is 60k after taxes
The moment when you realize you life in Germany and need to pay almost 40% taxes
@@HahaHaha-ho9bm at least your taxes mean something unlike usa lmfao
dahmn, "beats me, you are the boss here"😂😂
is HVAC engineering a good career
What about demand of HVAC engineering and salaries ??
whats your thoughts on everything saying software engineering/computer science career paths after college is very saturated meaning 90% of jobs will be much lower than average, is this true? im thinking of doing mechanical eng because of this
Well, there is always Feetfinder.
Software engineering is over saturated. Unless you’re in the top 5-10% in terms of knowledge and skill, good luck getting hired or getting those salaries.
Mechanical is all about what industry you work in. Go where the money is and you’ll do fine.
studying at uni side by side with software students and yet not having the luxury of work from home and a smaller paycheck than them makes me really envious of software eng. i would never trade mechanical with software but its unfair.
I hear software jobs are hard as hell to get compared to mech
haircut looking badass bro
Ain’t no way that’s the starting salary I know so many people with bachelors in mechanical engineering with 55k starting salary
That's where I started. Switching careers for me to 200 tho I miss mech e
That $90K he showed is the national average. An engineer right out of college will more than likely make around $55K-$65K right out of college due to being in entry level roles. You also have to look at salaries by state, some pay higher and some pay lower.
I agree with Siri, putting things into perspective, you’re more well off than ppl with other degree or none at all. Doesn’t excuse inflation, but still! Love your videos!
i worked at a failed start up 64k salary then the trash company hype that I was going to get a raise all lies companies dont want to really pay you good pay
So should i even become a mechanical engineer or is this problem reserved for places with high costs of living like silicon valley.
First off, do what makes you happy! But I think this is reserved for high cost of living areas, and as long as you budget your expenses, you should be alright.
Imo he very well could've found a cheaper place to rent, and a cheaper car to pay off, and that would've given him more money to play with lol
Let's be real, software engineer salaries are likely to decrease significantly in the future as everyone and their mom wants to become a software engineer. Too many people coming out of bootcamps, layoffs, threat of AI etc is not making the long term outlook look good for future software engineers. I think mechanical engineer salaries are likely to stay similar (in line with inflation) in the future and software engineer and mechanical engineer salaries should likely be the same so just choose what you enjoy more I guess.
@@habeebadegbite329man I’m wanting to switch to mechanical engineering. I’m currently majoring in computer science but you’re right. The market is over saturated and is gonna continue to get even more saturated. Not to mention A.I 😭
@@yolo6471You know who makes the AI? Computer scientists, you're overreacting
@@yolo6471More software engineering jobs are being created each year than graduates in comp sci by a long shot. Coming from a Mech E I don’t think you’ll have to worry and comp sci is probably the best undergrad major and all that over saturated talk from people are people who don’t know the job market well enough.
Then you relize you live in a decent cost of living city making 90k while software buddy lives in a hoc so it all evens out
In philippines we make like 6-7k entry level idfk know anymore
mechanical engineer can create tank, guns and other stuff for wars in which it they can earn for million dollars in single
Getting €1000 for savings is very reasonable! Especially if you're paying another €1000 monthly for student loan
The problem with software is actually getting a job
Fuck, I'm desperate...
Tomorrow i start my first mechanical engineer job and my salary is 780$/month =]] (in my country) so you are still big boss compared with me
Starting 120$ per month in india.😅
very good salary bro
@@Brodragon222510k rupees per month is less than what I pay my watchman
Bro in which university we should study for machnatorics
man i'm just tryin to make it to friday
I started regreting doing mechanical engineering. Even in my third world country, having a "technical degree" (the equivalent to a minor degree) make more money than a +5 year experience MecEng.
This is not the first time i hear mec eng youtuber says "i want to change majors to Software/IT/systems" or "i wish i studied Soft"
Hands on experience working for auto or aerospace industry along with continued education in electrical or mechanical is more satisfying than just pursuing a degree with no industry in sight.
@@WritersDigest-b8f you can do the same with software, am researching in the ground of thermal engineering, the Project director choosed me because am mec eng student with Python knowledge.
not, "I wish I studied Soft"😂😂
@@marimoedmond yeah, sorry, english is not my first language
Hello sir,
My doubts are what does the job market for computational engineers look like in the U.S after completing masters in the same for Asian(Iam Indian by the way). Also as a mechanical undergraduate myself, Iam looking to pursue a masters in mechanical engineering, according to you which major in mechanical engineering pays you the most and which has the lowest potential of being replaced in the future by technology? Iam asking this because a lot of people around me are asking to pursue a technical field for masters like data science or analytics of some sort. Your reply will be very valuable to me. Thank you.
As someone going to university for a mechanical engineering degree(no change option) i am sad now
You can still go into CS with ME after anyways if the money matters
You can get literally any job title with the word “engineer” in it if u have a MECE degree. You’re good bro, this video is just a joke 😂
Bro with ME you are still making 2x what the average COLLEGE GRAD makes stop complaining
@@eks_0because a college graduate has to study 5 times more than the average person. Why are you comparing someone who has to take 4 semester of high level math, calculus, statistics, and linear algebra to the average American who doesn’t even have a degree?
THIS IS SO TRUEEE
In Portugal you are lucky if you can be paid 25 000€/year as a Mechanical Engineer...
What do mechanical engineers do in Portugal?
My guess is engineers do different things depending on the country? When I look up what Portuguese mechanical engineers do the result is different then what do mechanical engineers do?
@@Adventure_fuel The same as in other countries. Mechanical Design / Industrialization / Process engineering / Project Managing etc..
@@vibe7416wtf are you on about the UK and the EU have much much higher costs of living than the highest cost of living areas in the USA.
Yes but the Homes close to google are going for $1.5 million.
Things are completely F-ed up until you run your own show.
Until then, you are just a wage slave subject to getting canned at someone else's whim ! ! !
i'm transitioning from mechanical engineering to software or data science role.
You aren’t worried about how oversaturated and competitive it is?
@botchy6047 give me examples
every hey siri set mine off
Omg my fiancé works for google and I’m an engineer. This is so accurate 😭😂😂😂 living in the most expensive county in the US doesn’t help. (Loudoun County, VA)
What does google need with a mechanical engineer
Data center cooling.
For designing the next Google Pixel.
2:10 lol. That’s not true at all.
Funny. Thanks. toronto canada
Hey man......this was a fun content to watch to haha
Civil engineer earns a more less around 60k
Is it possible to work fully remotely as a mechanical engineer?
How are you going to create an engine at home
Maybe, depends what your profession is. Most likely not though
If you go into control engineering, yes.
@@DavidRehak-n9b
Plenty of mechanical engineers do not create engines.
the solution is to not live in silicon valley lol perhaps Austin TX is a good substitute? idk man
Just go to finance and make 2 times more with less stress. 😅
Wait till you know about the salaries in India!!
Keep Uploading More Videos!
I am sure you’re really helpful to all engineers those who are all trying to get a job!
I loved the word “orange” company 😂
Is it possible for you to reject your 401K and just tell the company to add it to your salary
not that i know of😂
Companies usually have enrollment periods for stuff that gets deducted out of your pay. Things like health ins., 401k, life ins., and other things. As far as I know, you can opt out of anything that isn't State or Federally mandated as deduction from income. Right now, you'd probably better off taking that 401k deduction and just buying physical gold with it, storing it in something you can touch with your own hands and no middle person can steal away.
Why exactly would you do that? You don't plan to retire?
Your 401K comment wasn't very bright. You never plan to retire? Unless you plan to work until you die, you should be maxing out your 401K not putting in 7%.
Because with rising cost of living everywhere, and most fun things costing you money, the idea of having a short term emergency fund, long term emergency fund, and 401k pretty much means having nothing. You truly are locking away a large portion of your earnings for when bad things happen, as well as gambling on not dying before 60. That said, it would still be wise to invest in 401k. Though it is depressing.
I'm a mechanical engineer and I don't even make 60k :(
You do know that UPS Drivers make 170K a year?
no way
@@snakesevil Search google "ups driver 170k year"
Top earners make $80k/yr, which is a mechanical engineers starting salary
@@3vanis From Google "What is UPS top pay 2023?
UPS workers hold placards at a rally held by the Teamsters Union on July 19, 2023 in Los Angeles, California,. On Aug. 22, union members ratified a five-year contract with UPS that will see the top-paid drivers earn $170,000 a year in salary and benefits.Aug 22, 2023"
@@3vanis Staring salary? How about working 20 years and a bunch of engineering jobs and only peaking at 69K?
This is hilarious
F. This is so true LOL.
LMAOOOOO you think mechanical engineers are rich, poverty mentality, big fish in little pond bro.
make peanuts 😂
This video is really funny and useful! I am going to choose software engineer 😎
I agreed, I saw people starting in mechanical engenering at almost the minimun wage sad 🤦♂
that's me lol this major was a scam
😂😂😂😂😂😂
🤣😂🤣
*IF YOU ARE PUTTING MONEY OVER MORALS, WHICH MOST ENGINEERS DO, YOU WOULD BE DOING THE HUMAN RACE A FAVOR IF YOU WOULD TRY ANOTHER FIELD. AND IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO SIRI FOR LIFE ADVICE, YOU ARE IN TROUBLE.*
STOP YELLING
@@abnormal_titan26 *I DO IT TO ANNOY PEOPLE. GOOD TO SEE IT HAS SUCCEEDED. IT HELPS TO WEED OUT PEOPLE WITH NOTHING TO SAY AND WHO JUST WANT ME TO SHUT UP IS ALL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HOPE I HAVE ANNOYED YOU FURTHER.*
@@abnormal_titan26 ,DID YOU WANT TO INVENT KILLING MACHINES OR SOMETHING? IS THAT WHAT IS BOTHERING YOU? MACHINE GUNS? TANKS? CRUISE MISSILES? CLUSTER BOMBS? ALL NEED ENGINEERING.*
dang you didnt need to get triggered people say stop yelling when someone is using all caps. But congrats on your imaginary scenerio you created in your head lmao.@@dunexapa1016
What? How do most engineers put money over morals? Engineering is one of the most important professions which deserve their high pay.
Meanwhile civil is crying g
Let's just be honest. Engineers are overpaid.
*Software Engineers
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@@roybatty6368 if they made 60k like psychology majors with twice the courseload, it wouldn't be worth it
You can start saying engineers are overpaid when you stop using the devices and transportation they designed.
Even your fancy chair needed an engineer.
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