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)
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John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (May 10, 2012). Median starting salary of recent university graduates, by gender, recession, internship experience, and degree relation United States 2012 (in U.S. dollar) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235211/median-starting-salaries-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "Median starting salary of recent university graduates, by gender, recession, internship experience, and degree relation United States 2012 (in U.S. dollar)." Chart. May 10, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235211/median-starting-salaries-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (2012). Median starting salary of recent university graduates, by gender, recession, internship experience, and degree relation United States 2012 (in U.S. dollar). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235211/median-starting-salaries-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "Median Starting Salary of Recent University Graduates, by Gender, Recession, Internship Experience, and Degree Relation United States 2012 (in U.S. Dollar)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235211/median-starting-salaries-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
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