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Table 64. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers in 4-year educational institutions, by broad field of doctorate, ethnicity, race, and tenure status: 2010
(Dollars)

Field, ethnicity, and race              All full-time employed Tenured On tenure track Not on tenure track Tenure not applicable
Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE
All fields 80,000 1,000 98,000 1,500 70,000 1,000 71,000 2,000 57,000 1,500
Hispanic or Latinoa  74,000 2,000 90,000 2,000 70,000 2,000 65,000 5,000 52,000 3,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native 75,000 7,000 94,000 11,000 71,000 14,500 D D D D
Asian 75,000 1,500 100,000 500 78,000 2,500 66,000 4,000 48,000 1,500
Black or African American 74,000 1,500 87,000 3,000 68,000 2,000 71,000 3,500 60,000 1,500
White 84,000 1,000 99,000 1,500 70,000 1,000 72,000 2,000 60,000 2,000
Other racec 76,000 3,500 88,000 7,000 68,000 4,000 60,000 8,000 60,000 7,000
Science 80,000 1,500 95,000 1,000 68,000 1,000 69,000 1,500 55,000 1,500
Hispanic or Latinoa  70,000 2,000 85,000 3,000 65,000 3,000 63,000 5,500 51,000 2,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native 75,000 11,500 94,000 11,000 58,000 20,500 D D D D
Asian 70,000 1,500 96,000 3,000 75,000 3,500 65,000 4,500 46,000 1,500
Black or African American 72,000 1,500 86,000 3,000 64,000 1,500 70,000 4,000 60,000 2,000
White 80,000 1,500 95,000 1,500 66,000 1,500 70,000 1,500 60,000 500
Other racec 74,000 3,500 84,000 3,500 66,000 2,500 58,000 5,000 59,000 8,000
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 76,000 2,000 100,000 3,000 74,000 1,500 69,000 2,000 50,000 500
Hispanic or Latinoa  69,000 1,500 89,000 5,000 75,000 5,000 64,000 9,500 50,000 2,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 61,000 3,500 103,000 7,000 83,000 5,000 68,000 6,000 45,000 1,000
Black or African American 64,000 6,000 84,000 8,000 61,000 7,500 73,000 6,500 46,000 2,500
White 80,000 1,000 103,000 3,500 73,000 2,000 69,000 2,000 52,000 1,500
Other racec 70,000 4,500 84,000 6,000 D D 65,000 8,000 49,000 5,000
Computer/ information sciences 90,000 2,000 99,000 2,500 76,000 2,500 75,000 19,000 82,000 12,000
Hispanic or Latinoa  75,000 12,000 85,000 7,500 D D D D D D
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 90,000 3,500 99,000 3,500 75,000 10,500 D D 57,000 5,500
Black or African American 95,000 4,500 97,000 11,500 D D D D * *
White 90,000 2,500 99,000 4,500 78,000 2,500 D D 89,000 8,500
Other racec D D D D D D D D D D
Mathematics/ statistics 82,000 3,000 90,000 2,000 65,000 2,500 55,000 6,500 58,000 2,500
Hispanic or Latinoa  80,000 7,000 85,000 9,500 63,000 6,500 D D D D
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 79,000 3,500 86,000 5,000 68,000 6,500 D D 56,000 5,000
Black or African American 71,000 2,000 72,000 2,500 D D D D D D
White 83,000 2,000 91,000 3,500 65,000 2,000 54,000 6,500 59,000 3,500
Other racec S S D D D D D D D D
Physical sciences 77,000 1,500 93,000 2,500 65,000 500 64,000 4,000 54,000 2,000
Hispanic or Latinoa  78,000 4,500 90,000 7,000 60,000 6,000 D D 48,000 3,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 65,000 2,000 100,000 4,500 67,000 4,500 64,000 11,000 45,000 1,000
Black or African American 64,000 3,500 76,000 15,000 57,000 4,500 D D 46,000 13,500
White 80,000 1,500 92,000 2,500 64,000 1,500 65,000 6,500 60,000 2,500
Other racec 86,000 23,000 133,000 19,000 D D D D D D
Psychology 75,000 2,000 90,000 2,000 61,000 1,500 74,000 2,500 68,000 2,500
Hispanic or Latinoa  65,000 2,000 72,000 5,500 64,000 2,500 66,000 4,500 55,000 5,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 67,000 2,500 79,000 11,500 58,000 6,500 65,000 2,500 60,000 11,500
Black or African American 75,000 4,000 86,000 7,500 64,000 2,500 77,000 9,000 69,000 4,000
White 79,000 1,500 91,000 2,500 61,000 1,500 74,000 3,000 70,000 2,500
Other racec 73,000 6,000 76,000 10,500 D D D D 66,000 10,500
Social sciences 80,000 2,000 90,000 1,500 63,000 1,000 67,000 3,500 71,000 3,000
Hispanic or Latinoa  72,000 2,500 77,000 5,500 65,000 3,500 48,000 4,500 56,000 19,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native 63,000 10,000 D D D D D D D D
Asian 80,000 4,000 88,000 5,500 68,000 6,000 61,000 18,000 76,000 7,000
Black or African American 74,000 3,000 86,000 2,500 66,000 2,500 67,000 2,500 63,000 5,000
White 83,000 1,500 92,000 2,000 61,000 2,000 67,000 3,500 71,000 4,000
Other racec 65,000 2,000 68,000 8,000 63,000 4,000 D D 78,000 16,500
Engineering 97,000 2,000 116,000 3,000 81,000 1,500 79,000 2,500 60,000 3,500
Hispanic or Latinoa  96,000 4,500 99,000 9,500 85,000 4,000 D D 56,000 9,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 82,000 2,500 110,000 3,500 80,000 1,500 67,000 7,500 49,000 1,500
Black or African American 87,000 5,500 91,000 17,500 95,000 7,500 D D 45,000 7,500
White 103,000 2,000 119,000 1,500 80,000 2,500 82,000 3,500 74,000 11,000
Other racec 108,000 20,000 113,000 9,500 D D D D D D
Health 85,000 1,500 95,000 3,500 79,000 3,500 78,000 2,500 75,000 4,500
Hispanic or Latinoa  85,000 6,000 100,000 15,500 86,000 11,500 74,000 14,000 73,000 17,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 75,000 5,000 79,000 25,000 77,000 10,000 67,000 16,000 59,000 18,500
Black or African American 81,000 5,000 98,000 7,500 81,000 6,000 64,000 12,000 61,000 13,500
White 85,000 3,000 95,000 3,000 78,000 4,500 80,000 4,500 77,000 5,500
Other racec 92,000 6,500 D D D D D D D D

D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
SE = standard error.
a Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
b American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, and white are single race.
c Other race includes Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and persons reporting more than one race who are not of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
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. Four-year educational institutions include 4-year colleges or universities, medical schools (including university-affiliated hospitals or medical centers), and university-affiliated research institutes.
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.