Exactly 21,470 of the 37,610 engineering professionals employed in Massachusetts, work in Cambridge. There has been a 40% decline in the number of engineering professionals in Cambridge between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Cambridge has increased.

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Salaries for engineering professionals in Cambridge have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $79,646 per year was earned by engineering professionals in Cambridge. Engineering professionals in Cambridge made a yearly average salary of $74,996, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of engineering professionals in Cambridge is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Engineering professionals make a median salary of $77,269 per year in Cambridge. The difference in pay between the engineering professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 109%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $48,744 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $102,072 per year.

On average engineering professionals in Cambridge earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Cambridge.

There are 2 accredited engineering schools in the city. Many of Cambridge's engineering professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 32 degree and certificate programs in engineering offered by Cambridge's engineering schools.

Approximately 1,196 students completed engineering courses in 2010.