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| Table 58. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by employer location and broad field of doctorate: 2010 |
| (Dollars) |
| Employer location | All fields | Science | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
Total |
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences |
Computer/ information sciences |
Mathematics/ statistics |
Physical sciences |
Psychology |
Social sciences |
Engineering |
Health |
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| Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | |
| All locations | 100,000 | 500 | 95,000 | 1,000 | 91,000 | 2,000 | 115,000 | 3,500 | 97,000 | 2,500 | 102,000 | 1,500 | 86,000 | 1,500 | 90,000 | 1,000 | 115,000 | 1,000 | 93,000 | 2,000 |
| New England | 100,000 | 500 | 100,000 | 2,500 | 98,000 | 3,500 | 119,000 | 11,000 | 98,000 | 4,500 | 105,000 | 4,000 | 86,000 | 4,500 | 93,000 | 4,000 | 111,000 | 4,000 | 90,000 | 6,500 |
| Connecticut | 100,000 | 4,000 | 100,000 | 4,500 | 102,000 | 8,500 | D | D | 90,000 | 8,500 | 113,000 | 8,500 | 90,000 | 7,500 | 100,000 | 13,500 | 110,000 | 8,500 | 87,000 | 5,000 |
| Maine | 75,000 | 10,500 | 71,000 | 4,500 | 68,000 | 3,000 | D | D | D | D | 92,000 | 13,000 | 71,000 | 5,000 | 77,000 | 22,500 | D | D | D | D |
| Massachusetts | 102,000 | 1,500 | 100,000 | 2,500 | 100,000 | 2,500 | 121,000 | 8,500 | 99,000 | 5,500 | 106,000 | 4,000 | 90,000 | 3,500 | 94,000 | 7,500 | 112,000 | 5,500 | 96,000 | 6,500 |
| New Hampshire | 88,000 | 4,000 | 84,000 | 6,500 | 75,000 | 7,000 | D | D | D | D | 85,000 | 6,500 | 81,000 | 7,500 | 70,000 | 4,500 | 116,000 | 7,500 | D | D |
| Rhode Island | 93,000 | 8,500 | 91,000 | 10,000 | 91,000 | 10,000 | D | D | D | D | 86,000 | 18,000 | 74,000 | 18,000 | 101,000 | 8,500 | 102,000 | 12,500 | D | D |
| Vermont | 82,000 | 6,500 | 75,000 | 6,500 | 78,000 | 18,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D | 67,000 | 7,000 | 82,000 | 11,500 | 115,000 | 16,500 | D | D |
| Middle Atlantic | 104,000 | 1,500 | 101,000 | 2,000 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 122,000 | 3,000 | 110,000 | 6,500 | 106,000 | 2,500 | 96,000 | 3,000 | 98,000 | 3,000 | 118,000 | 3,000 | 99,000 | 2,500 |
| New Jersey | 117,000 | 3,000 | 117,000 | 3,500 | 124,000 | 9,000 | 126,000 | 6,500 | 118,000 | 5,000 | 113,000 | 4,000 | 104,000 | 13,500 | 104,000 | 8,000 | 119,000 | 5,500 | 110,000 | 7,000 |
| New York | 104,000 | 2,000 | 101,000 | 2,500 | 90,000 | 4,500 | 126,000 | 4,500 | 110,000 | 8,000 | 106,000 | 3,500 | 97,000 | 4,000 | 103,000 | 3,000 | 116,000 | 6,500 | 93,000 | 6,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 98,000 | 2,000 | 92,000 | 2,500 | 94,000 | 6,000 | 68,000 | 13,000 | 99,000 | 7,000 | 95,000 | 6,000 | 89,000 | 5,000 | 88,000 | 5,000 | 117,000 | 5,000 | 97,000 | 5,000 |
| East North Central | 91,000 | 2,000 | 87,000 | 2,500 | 89,000 | 2,500 | 92,000 | 6,500 | 86,000 | 5,000 | 96,000 | 3,500 | 80,000 | 3,500 | 82,000 | 3,500 | 102,000 | 3,000 | 94,000 | 3,500 |
| Illinois | 98,000 | 3,000 | 95,000 | 4,000 | 97,000 | 5,000 | 109,000 | 8,500 | 91,000 | 9,500 | 102,000 | 5,000 | 90,000 | 6,000 | 85,000 | 5,000 | 107,000 | 5,500 | 95,000 | 5,500 |
| Indiana | 89,000 | 3,000 | 87,000 | 3,000 | 89,000 | 5,000 | D | D | 80,000 | 10,000 | 87,000 | 8,000 | 85,000 | 15,500 | 83,000 | 6,000 | 93,000 | 5,500 | 71,000 | 27,000 |
| Michigan | 94,000 | 3,000 | 85,000 | 3,000 | 88,000 | 8,000 | 86,000 | 4,500 | 88,000 | 5,500 | 97,000 | 6,500 | 80,000 | 4,000 | 78,000 | 10,500 | 110,000 | 5,000 | 96,000 | 4,500 |
| Ohio | 94,000 | 3,500 | 90,000 | 3,500 | 91,000 | 6,000 | 84,000 | 12,500 | 97,000 | 7,500 | 96,000 | 4,500 | 76,000 | 4,000 | 82,000 | 4,000 | 102,000 | 3,500 | 96,000 | 16,500 |
| Wisconsin | 77,000 | 3,000 | 74,000 | 2,000 | 74,000 | 3,000 | D | D | 71,000 | 8,500 | 76,000 | 7,500 | 70,000 | 6,000 | 73,000 | 7,500 | 84,000 | 7,500 | 73,000 | 13,500 |
| West North Central | 85,000 | 1,500 | 80,000 | 2,500 | 82,000 | 3,000 | 95,000 | 4,000 | 84,000 | 7,500 | 84,000 | 4,000 | 78,000 | 4,000 | 73,000 | 3,500 | 105,000 | 3,000 | 82,000 | 4,500 |
| Iowa | 85,000 | 2,500 | 85,000 | 3,000 | 95,000 | 16,500 | D | D | 81,000 | 6,000 | 73,000 | 4,500 | 70,000 | 2,500 | 80,000 | 11,000 | 96,000 | 6,500 | 64,000 | 9,000 |
| Kansas | 80,000 | 4,500 | 76,000 | 4,000 | 80,000 | 5,500 | D | D | D | D | 84,000 | 3,500 | 70,000 | 11,500 | 59,000 | 3,000 | 107,000 | 9,000 | 97,000 | 28,000 |
| Minnesota | 91,000 | 2,500 | 86,000 | 5,000 | 80,000 | 6,000 | 96,000 | 9,000 | 102,000 | 40,500 | 95,000 | 5,000 | 82,000 | 7,000 | 70,000 | 6,000 | 105,000 | 5,500 | 85,000 | 12,000 |
| Missouri | 80,000 | 2,500 | 75,000 | 2,500 | 75,000 | 3,500 | D | D | 81,000 | 14,000 | 80,000 | 6,000 | 68,000 | 3,500 | 75,000 | 4,500 | 110,000 | 9,500 | 73,000 | 6,000 |
| Nebraska | 80,000 | 4,000 | 79,000 | 2,500 | 83,000 | 6,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D | 64,000 | 16,000 | 79,000 | 6,500 | D | D | D | D |
| North Dakota | 89,000 | 2,500 | 87,000 | 3,500 | 87,000 | 4,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D | 87,000 | 24,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| South Dakota | 72,000 | 9,000 | 72,000 | 9,000 | 72,000 | 10,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| South Atlantic | 100,000 | 500 | 97,000 | 2,000 | 95,000 | 2,000 | 100,000 | 7,000 | 94,000 | 6,000 | 100,000 | 2,500 | 90,000 | 3,000 | 99,000 | 2,500 | 111,000 | 4,000 | 98,000 | 4,500 |
| Delaware | 106,000 | 3,500 | 100,000 | 4,500 | 118,000 | 8,000 | D | D | D | D | 106,000 | 6,000 | 75,000 | 5,500 | 90,000 | 10,500 | 129,000 | 7,000 | D | D |
| District of Columbia | 129,000 | 4,500 | 129,000 | 4,500 | 124,000 | 9,500 | D | D | 112,000 | 12,500 | 121,000 | 11,000 | 119,000 | 7,000 | 138,000 | 7,000 | 133,000 | 11,000 | 115,000 | 17,500 |
| Florida | 85,000 | 2,500 | 81,000 | 3,000 | 85,000 | 4,500 | 104,000 | 8,000 | 68,000 | 3,000 | 74,000 | 6,000 | 85,000 | 8,000 | 72,000 | 5,000 | 100,000 | 2,500 | 84,000 | 8,000 |
| Georgia | 85,000 | 2,000 | 81,000 | 2,500 | 78,000 | 3,500 | 88,000 | 5,000 | 70,000 | 4,000 | 88,000 | 8,000 | 80,000 | 4,500 | 84,000 | 6,000 | 109,000 | 7,500 | 91,000 | 8,500 |
| Maryland | 107,000 | 3,000 | 103,000 | 2,500 | 102,000 | 3,500 | 101,000 | 22,500 | 115,000 | 8,500 | 113,000 | 3,500 | 95,000 | 5,000 | 90,000 | 8,000 | 116,000 | 4,000 | 109,000 | 7,000 |
| North Carolina | 93,000 | 4,000 | 89,000 | 3,500 | 94,000 | 7,000 | 96,000 | 11,000 | 83,000 | 11,000 | 85,000 | 9,000 | 88,000 | 6,000 | 83,000 | 4,500 | 109,000 | 9,000 | 89,000 | 8,500 |
| South Carolina | 78,000 | 3,500 | 70,000 | 3,000 | 80,000 | 11,000 | D | D | 70,000 | 4,500 | 76,000 | 12,000 | 65,000 | 6,500 | 64,000 | 9,000 | 99,000 | 6,500 | 75,000 | 15,000 |
| Virginia | 104,000 | 2,500 | 99,000 | 2,500 | 95,000 | 4,500 | 119,000 | 34,500 | 108,000 | 10,500 | 106,000 | 4,500 | 88,000 | 7,000 | 101,000 | 15,500 | 119,000 | 4,500 | 93,000 | 6,500 |
| West Virginia | 78,000 | 7,500 | 73,000 | 6,000 | 82,000 | 9,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | 96,000 | 16,500 | D | D |
| East South Central | 86,000 | 2,500 | 80,000 | 3,000 | 79,000 | 4,500 | 87,000 | 10,000 | 71,000 | 13,500 | 86,000 | 3,000 | 75,000 | 5,000 | 79,000 | 5,500 | 110,000 | 6,000 | 84,000 | 3,000 |
| Alabama | 90,000 | 4,500 | 85,000 | 3,500 | 85,000 | 6,000 | D | D | 100,000 | 21,500 | 89,000 | 10,000 | 78,000 | 11,500 | 75,000 | 15,000 | 109,000 | 6,000 | 100,000 | 13,000 |
| Kentucky | 86,000 | 3,500 | 84,000 | 7,000 | 76,000 | 11,500 | D | D | 94,000 | 7,500 | 77,000 | 18,500 | 87,000 | 14,000 | 77,000 | 12,000 | 114,000 | 7,500 | 79,000 | 8,500 |
| Mississippi | 77,000 | 4,000 | 76,000 | 4,000 | 75,000 | 3,500 | D | D | S | S | 83,000 | 7,000 | D | D | 70,000 | 19,000 | 102,000 | 32,000 | D | D |
| Tennessee | 86,000 | 3,500 | 80,000 | 3,000 | 84,000 | 9,000 | D | D | 55,000 | 6,500 | 87,000 | 8,500 | 73,000 | 6,000 | 79,000 | 7,000 | 107,000 | 11,000 | 85,000 | 14,000 |
| West South Central | 95,000 | 1,500 | 90,000 | 1,000 | 83,000 | 3,000 | 95,000 | 5,500 | 90,000 | 4,500 | 108,000 | 4,000 | 79,000 | 2,500 | 81,000 | 4,500 | 115,000 | 4,000 | 79,000 | 3,500 |
| Arkansas | 79,000 | 9,000 | 79,000 | 8,000 | 90,000 | 6,500 | D | D | D | D | 70,000 | 4,500 | D | D | 69,000 | 6,500 | 93,000 | 22,500 | D | D |
| Louisiana | 83,000 | 6,500 | 80,000 | 7,000 | 76,000 | 5,500 | D | D | 85,000 | 11,500 | 100,000 | 19,000 | 69,000 | 5,000 | 96,000 | 11,000 | 89,000 | 1,500 | D | D |
| Oklahoma | 81,000 | 3,500 | 77,000 | 4,500 | 72,000 | 7,500 | S | S | D | D | 92,000 | 9,000 | 78,000 | 11,500 | 74,000 | 10,500 | 94,000 | 6,500 | 76,000 | 18,500 |
| Texas | 100,000 | 1,500 | 91,000 | 2,500 | 86,000 | 4,500 | 98,000 | 6,000 | 92,000 | 4,500 | 110,000 | 4,000 | 82,000 | 3,500 | 84,000 | 5,000 | 120,000 | 2,000 | 79,000 | 6,500 |
| Mountain | 90,000 | 1,500 | 85,000 | 1,000 | 82,000 | 3,000 | 111,000 | 8,500 | 90,000 | 5,500 | 95,000 | 3,000 | 80,000 | 3,500 | 78,000 | 3,500 | 109,000 | 1,000 | 88,000 | 5,000 |
| Arizona | 93,000 | 5,000 | 86,000 | 4,000 | 84,000 | 5,500 | D | D | D | D | 84,000 | 10,500 | 89,000 | 6,000 | 87,000 | 12,500 | 108,000 | 4,500 | 91,000 | 13,000 |
| Colorado | 93,000 | 3,500 | 90,000 | 2,000 | 89,000 | 3,500 | 120,000 | 5,500 | 91,000 | 9,000 | 99,000 | 5,500 | 76,000 | 6,000 | 79,000 | 5,500 | 105,000 | 3,000 | 81,000 | 7,000 |
| Idaho | 77,000 | 7,500 | 70,000 | 2,000 | 66,000 | 5,000 | D | D | D | D | 76,000 | 16,000 | 70,000 | 15,500 | D | D | 99,000 | 9,000 | D | D |
| Montana | 75,000 | 4,500 | 78,000 | 6,500 | 69,000 | 16,000 | D | D | D | D | 88,000 | 10,500 | 79,000 | 12,500 | D | D | 68,000 | 7,500 | D | D |
| Nevada | 86,000 | 5,000 | 86,000 | 6,500 | 93,000 | 15,500 | D | D | D | D | 85,000 | 15,000 | 76,000 | 11,000 | D | D | 90,000 | 16,500 | D | D |
| New Mexico | 104,000 | 4,000 | 85,000 | 4,000 | 72,000 | 4,500 | D | D | D | D | 111,000 | 8,500 | 83,000 | 7,500 | 68,000 | 7,000 | 127,000 | 6,500 | 102,000 | 19,000 |
| Utah | 85,000 | 3,000 | 80,000 | 3,500 | 83,000 | 5,000 | D | D | D | D | 80,000 | 6,000 | 76,000 | 5,500 | 67,000 | 11,500 | 106,000 | 7,000 | 86,000 | 7,500 |
| Wyoming | 85,000 | 15,000 | 84,000 | 11,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Pacific | 108,000 | 1,500 | 100,000 | 2,000 | 98,000 | 2,500 | 128,000 | 4,500 | 104,000 | 6,000 | 111,000 | 4,000 | 94,000 | 2,000 | 91,000 | 3,500 | 125,000 | 2,000 | 100,000 | 6,000 |
| Alaska | 89,000 | 9,000 | 89,000 | 12,500 | 95,000 | 7,500 | D | D | D | D | 77,000 | 5,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| California | 113,000 | 2,500 | 106,000 | 2,000 | 99,000 | 2,500 | 134,000 | 4,500 | 105,000 | 7,500 | 119,000 | 1,500 | 99,000 | 2,500 | 100,000 | 3,000 | 130,000 | 3,500 | 104,000 | 7,500 |
| Hawaii | 93,000 | 7,500 | 97,000 | 6,500 | 97,000 | 11,500 | D | D | D | D | 99,000 | 8,000 | 85,000 | 11,500 | 82,000 | 4,500 | D | D | D | D |
| Oregon | 97,000 | 6,000 | 85,000 | 4,500 | 88,000 | 8,000 | 102,000 | 21,000 | D | D | 100,000 | 6,000 | 70,000 | 5,000 | 80,000 | 7,500 | 110,000 | 5,500 | 84,000 | 16,000 |
| Washington | 98,000 | 3,000 | 93,000 | 3,000 | 90,000 | 6,000 | 108,000 | 10,000 | 99,000 | 15,000 | 101,000 | 3,000 | 84,000 | 3,000 | 79,000 | 6,500 | 110,000 | 4,000 | 105,000 | 22,500 |
| Puerto Rico | 69,000 | 2,000 | 69,000 | 1,500 | 70,000 | 4,000 | D | D | 76,000 | 7,000 | 70,000 | 6,000 | 60,000 | 3,500 | D | D | 60,000 | 10,000 | D | D |
| U.S. territories and other areas | 89,000 | 10,500 | 83,000 | 7,500 | 77,000 | 10,000 | D | D | D | D | 111,000 | 13,500 | D | D | 49,000 | 21,500 | 122,000 | 9,500 | D | D |
| D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards. SE = standard error. |
| NOTES: Median annual salaries are for the principal job and are rounded to the nearest $1,000. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest 500. Because survey sample design does not include geography, reliability of estimates in some states may be poor due to small sample size. |
| SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2010. |
| Data from survey cycle 2010, as of August 21, 2013. |
