The Russian meteor is the largest reported to hit Earth since the meteor that hit the Tunguska region in Siberia in 1908. Asteroid 2012 DA14, which peacefully passed Earth Friday, hours after the Russian meteor explosion, had a slightly different trajectory and was about three times larger in size. Related Stories.
Across the nation, architectural engineers earn on average $74,000 a year for those with at nine to 10 years of experience in the field, according to Career Cornerstone using data from the Engineering Workforce Commission.
They averaged $27.52 per hour or $57,240 per year, with a low of $16.38 per hour or $34,080 per year, and a high of $41.73 per hour or $86,790 per year. They found the most jobs with architectural and engineering services, where mean wages ran $27.21 per hour or $56,590 per year.hose working for architectural and engineering services garnered mean salaries of $23.98 per hour or $49,870 per year. Their highest-paying employers were aerospace products and parts manufacturers, where mean salaries were $35.44 per hour or $73,710 per year.