Using the Starting Salary Data from Table 3 $\text { Bachelors Degrees }$

Short Answer

Using the starting salary data from Table 3.3, and assuming an annual increase at the current cost of living index (currently about 2%), calculate what you could expect to receive as a starting salary in your chosen field of study if you graduate three years from now. $\text { Bachelors Degrees }$
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Curriculum } & \begin{array}{c}2013 \\\text { Avg }\end{array} & 2017 & 2018 & 2019 & 2020 \\\hline \text { Aerospace } & 64,400 & 69,709 & 71,103 & 72,525 & 73,975 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Bioengineering \& } \\\text { Biomedical }\end{array} & 47,300 & 51,200 & 52,223 & 54,333&53,267 \\\hline \text { Chemical } & 67,600 & 73,172 & 74,636 &76,129 & 77,651 \\\hline \text { Civil } & 57,300 & 62,023 & 63,263 & 64,528 & 65,819 \\\hline \text { Computer Engr. } & 71,700 & 77,610 & 79,162 & 80,745 & 82,360 \\\hline \text { Computer Sci. } & 64,800 & 70,142 & 71,544 & 72,975 & 74,435 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Electrical \& } \\\text { Electronic }\end{array} & 63,400 & 68,626 & 70,000 & 71,397 & 72,827 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Industrial / } \\\text { Manufacturing }\end{array} & 56,300 & 60,941 & 62,160 & 63,403 & 64,671 \\\hline \text { Mechanical } & 64,000 & 69,276 & 70,661 & 72,047 & 73,516 \\\hline \text { Petroleum } & 93,500 & \begin{array}{c}101,20 \\7\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}103,23 \\1\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}105,29 \\6\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}107,40 \\2\end{array} \\\hline\end{array}$

$\text { Masters Degrees }$
$\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Computer Sci. } & 74,200 & 80,316 & 81,923 & 83,561 & 85,232 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Electrical \& } \\\text { Electronic }\end{array} & 67,200 & 72,739 & 74,194 & 75,678 & 77,192 \\\hline \text { Mechanical } & 67,900 & 73,497 & 74,967 & 76,466 & 77,996 \\\hline\end{array}$