The Fifteen College Majors with the Lowest Starting Salaries
Working with kids is one of the most commendable things you can do for a living. So obviously you get paid nothing for it.
PayScale.com just put out a list of the college majors with the lowest starting salaries. Seven of them have to do with kids.
- Early Childhood Education
Median starting pay: $29,700
Median mid-career pay: $38,000
% change from starting to mid-career: +27.9% - Child and Family Studies
Median starting pay: $31,200
Median mid-career pay: $38,600
% change from starting to mid-career: +23.7% - Culinary Arts
Median starting pay: $31,900
Median mid-career pay: $50,800
% change from starting to mid-career: +59.2% - Child Development
Median starting pay: $32,200
Median mid-career pay: $36,400
% change from starting to mid-career: +13.0% - Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Median starting pay: $32,300
Median mid-career pay: $40,400
% change from starting to mid-career: +25.1% - Social Work
Median starting pay: $32,800
Median mid-career pay: $46,600
% change from starting to mid-career: +42.1% - Music Teacher Education
Median starting pay: $33,300
Median mid-career pay: $57,500
% change from starting to mid-career: +72.7% - Elementary Education
Median starting pay: $33,600
Median mid-career pay: $45,500
% change from starting to mid-career: +35.4% - Broadcast Communication
Median starting pay: $33,600
Median mid-career pay: $61,600
% change from starting to mid-career: +83.3% - Human Services
Median starting pay: $33,800
Median mid-career pay: $41,300
% change from starting to mid-career: +22.2% - Culinary Arts and Culinary Management
Median starting pay: $33,900
Median mid-career pay: $55,300
% change from starting to mid-career: +63.1% - Exercise Science
Median starting pay: $34,400
Median mid-career pay: $53,400
% change from starting to mid-career: +55.2% - Special Education
Median starting pay: $34,500
Median mid-career pay: $46,800
% change from starting to mid-career: +35.7% - Therapeutic Recreation
Median starting pay: $34,500
Median mid-career pay: $46,900
% change from starting to mid-career: +35.9% - Biblical Studies
Median starting pay: $34,900
Median mid-career pay: $48,500
% change from starting to mid-career: +39.0%