1 In cases where getting paid late puts your business in a bind, and your customer is not willing to negotiate, Heald suggests asking if your customer is willing to enter into a supply-chain-financing agreement. 2  In this process, your send your invoice (say itâs for $100) to a bank-managed portal.
Another great thing about the computer science major is that students can look forward to increasing salaries throughout their career. A computer science student may only start off with $60,000 a year, but they can work their way up to $100,000 or $120,000 a year within four to five years.
The biggest employer of computer scientists in 2011 was the federal government, which hired 18 percent of these professionals and paid an average $102,110 annually, or $49.09 yearly. The highest paying employers were other information services such as Internet publishers and electronic libraries. They paid a mean $124,490, or $59.85. Employers normally require scientists to have a Ph.D. in computer science or a related subject, such as computer engineering.