Depends on location + company/role. Other comments point out location is important and I agree. But almost as important is what kind of company you are at--salary at a tech company where you are creating and building new products is different from salary at a cable company where you are maintaining products someone else built. As an engineer, your job is to find ways to improve the business, work your ass off to implement them, and then build the tools so that less skilled people can manage your creations. Keep creating value in this manner and you'll see your salary skyrocket. Though if you are at a company where they would rather have you sit on your ass doing nothing than being a go-getter (as I learned the hard way), get off your ass and look for a better job.