Welcome to the EE Times' 2001 Salary Survey & College Report. In addition to the print editions of the 2001 Salary & Opinion Survey and the 2001 College Report, The Work Circuit is proud to present a collection of online-only material.

It had to come to an end sometime. After averaging an increase of $3,820 for the past five years, salaries were as flat as the proverbial pancake this year. In sharp contrast to the $7,300 increase of last year, salaries rose a minuscule $100 in 2001. And the only reason salaries were flat is that managers got pretty substantial raises. Staff engineers actually got smaller paychecks than a year ago. More...

• Pay, Raises Fall Flat: Engineering wages wither, but managers top $100,000
  
• Teamwork goes global: In good design, engineers find, borders are optional
  
• Asian relocation: Engineers follow the money
  
• U.K. needs Engineers: Projects delayed, trimmed
  
• Suddenly, layoffs loom: Job security rises rapidly to rank among top concerns
  
• New tech? Show me: EEs review IP cores, the Internet and more
  
• Survey sees about-face: What a difference a year has made in EEs' outlook
  

• Slump doesn't lessen stock options' appeal
  
• British engineers find their profession worth recommending
  
• Low to start, salaries in Asia climb at slower rate
  
• Discontent rampant in EE ranks
  
• Online training awaits strong calling
  
• Career success requires a personal touch
  

Discussion threads -
Poor comms dooms Int'l
I manage my own 'economy'
Managers win, EE's lose
Where are H1-B teachers?
Big audiences are tough
Management is easy!

• Juggling act foreseen: Students rank work/life balance above money
  
• Job jitters held at bay: Despite economic woes, students bullish on employment