U.S. university graduates median starting salaries 2012, various categories | Statista

This graph shows the median starting salaries, according to different categories, of recent graduates surveyed in 2012 around the United States. In 2012, survey respondents who had done an internship reported starting salaries of 30,000 U.S. dollars.

Median starting salary of recent university graduates, by gender, recession, internship experience, and degree relation United States 2012 (in U.S. dollar)

Characteristic	Median starting salary in U.S. dollar
Did internship	30,000$
Male	30,000$
Pre-recession (2006-2007)	30,000$
First job very/somewhat related to degree	30,000$
Female	28,000$
Recession (2009-2011)	27,000$
First job not very/not at all related to degree	26,000$
No internship	26,000$

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Release date

May 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 21, 2012 to April 2, 2012

Number of respondents

444 respondents

Age group

8-19 years

Special properties

College graduates

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The survey includes college graduates from the class of 2006 through to the class of 2011.

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