The salary/remuneration for a particular job is the market value for a particular profession and designation at the city/town where the office is located. Job postings at websites like Monster, Yahoo HotJobs and Careerbuilder carry information about salaries. The Govt Dept of Labor, (www.bls.gov) Bureau of statistics has information about median salaries for different professions and details of additional compensation offered. Other online resources are salary.com and payscale. Your salary will also depend on your educational qualification and how you handle your career. More details and links to relevant websites available at http://7ys.info/

How outdated was your information? This link shows starting salaries for different types of engineers as of 2005 (as well as tons of other information):

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm

Hope it’s helpful.

What kind of engineer? Mechanical, electrical, chemical? Train engineer? What?

The absolute lowest amount?

$0

He has to be employed first.