Exactly 110 of the 11,600 engineering professionals employed in Kansas, work in Lawrence. Between 2006 and 2010, in Lawrence, there has been a 35% decline in the number of engineering professionals. As the number of engineering professionals in Lawrence has decreased, overall employment in Lawrence has also decreased.

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In Lawrence, salaries for engineering professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $57,940 per year was earned by engineering professionals in Lawrence. Engineering professionals in Lawrence made a yearly average salary of $57,063, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Lawrence.

Engineering professionals make a median salary of $56,073 per year in Lawrence. The difference in pay between the engineering professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 94%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $40,963 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $79,477 per year.

Engineering professional salaries in Lawrence are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited engineering school in the city. Many of Lawrence's engineering professionals are graduates of this school.

There are a total of 22 degree and certificate programs in engineering offered by Lawrence's engineering schools.

In 2010 approximately 352 students completed engineering courses.