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| Table 70. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation and disability status: 2010 |
| (Dollars) |
| Occupation | All full-time employed | With disability | Without disability | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | |
| All occupations | 100,000 | 500 | 98,000 | 2,000 | 100,000 | 500 |
| Science occupations | 90,000 | 500 | 90,000 | 1,000 | 90,000 | 500 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ other life scientists | 84,000 | 1,500 | 87,000 | 4,000 | 83,000 | 1,500 |
| Agricultural/ food scientists | 91,000 | 3,000 | 94,000 | 11,000 | 90,000 | 3,000 |
| Biochemists/ biophysicists | 78,000 | 4,000 | 95,000 | 12,500 | 75,000 | 4,000 |
| Biological scientists | 74,000 | 2,000 | 64,000 | 4,000 | 74,000 | 2,000 |
| Forestry/ conservation scientists | 82,000 | 4,500 | D | D | 81,000 | 6,500 |
| Medical scientists | 96,000 | 2,000 | 92,000 | 8,000 | 96,000 | 2,000 |
| Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/ other natural sciences | 87,000 | 2,500 | 94,000 | 7,500 | 86,000 | 2,500 |
| Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences | 79,000 | 1,500 | 88,000 | 5,500 | 78,000 | 2,000 |
| Other biological/ agricultural/ life scientists | 74,000 | 4,500 | 76,000 | 14,000 | 73,000 | 4,500 |
| Computer/ information scientists | 110,000 | 500 | 99,000 | 6,000 | 110,000 | 500 |
| Computer/ information scientists | 115,000 | 2,000 | 108,000 | 8,000 | 116,000 | 2,000 |
| Postsecondary teachers, computer science | 92,000 | 2,500 | 75,000 | 18,500 | 92,000 | 2,000 |
| Mathematical scientists | 91,000 | 2,500 | 85,000 | 5,000 | 92,000 | 3,000 |
| Mathematical scientists | 110,000 | 2,500 | 112,000 | 6,500 | 110,000 | 2,000 |
| Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/ statistics | 79,000 | 2,000 | 79,000 | 4,000 | 79,000 | 2,500 |
| Physical scientists | 92,000 | 1,500 | 95,000 | 3,500 | 92,000 | 2,000 |
| Chemists, except biochemists | 103,000 | 2,000 | 100,000 | 7,500 | 104,000 | 2,000 |
| Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean scientists | 100,000 | 2,000 | 106,000 | 5,500 | 100,000 | 3,000 |
| Physicists/ astronomers | 109,000 | 1,500 | 121,000 | 12,000 | 108,000 | 2,000 |
| Postsecondary teachers, chemistry | 71,000 | 2,000 | 79,000 | 8,000 | 70,000 | 2,000 |
| Postsecondary teachers, physics | 78,000 | 2,500 | 79,000 | 10,500 | 78,000 | 2,500 |
| Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences | 81,000 | 2,500 | 88,000 | 5,000 | 80,000 | 2,000 |
| Other physical scientists | 101,000 | 9,000 | D | D | 102,000 | 9,500 |
| Psychologists | 83,000 | 1,500 | 84,000 | 2,500 | 82,000 | 1,500 |
| Psychologists | 90,000 | 1,500 | 85,000 | 4,000 | 90,000 | 1,000 |
| Postsecondary teachers, psychology | 73,000 | 2,000 | 81,000 | 5,000 | 72,000 | 2,000 |
| Social scientists | 85,000 | 1,000 | 88,000 | 4,500 | 84,000 | 1,500 |
| Economists | 126,000 | 5,500 | 111,000 | 12,500 | 129,000 | 5,500 |
| Political scientists | 101,000 | 8,500 | D | D | 101,000 | 10,000 |
| Postsecondary teachers, economics | 95,000 | 4,500 | 95,000 | 10,000 | 95,000 | 4,500 |
| Postsecondary teachers, political science | 75,000 | 2,000 | 83,000 | 5,500 | 74,000 | 3,000 |
| Postsecondary teachers, sociology | 72,000 | 2,000 | 69,000 | 7,000 | 72,000 | 2,000 |
| Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences | 71,000 | 2,000 | 84,000 | 4,500 | 70,000 | 1,500 |
| Sociologists/ anthropologists | 80,000 | 4,500 | 82,000 | 5,500 | 80,000 | 5,000 |
| Other social scientists | 96,000 | 3,000 | 107,000 | 22,000 | 96,000 | 2,500 |
| Engineering occupations | 110,000 | 500 | 111,000 | 6,000 | 110,000 | 500 |
| Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineers | 125,000 | 5,000 | 142,000 | 9,500 | 124,000 | 3,000 |
| Chemical engineers | 112,000 | 4,500 | 113,000 | 4,000 | 111,000 | 5,500 |
| Civil/ architectural/ sanitary engineers | 93,000 | 4,000 | D | D | 93,000 | 4,500 |
| Electrical engineers | 120,000 | 1,000 | 119,000 | 10,500 | 120,000 | 1,500 |
| Industrial engineersa | 110,000 | 11,000 | D | D | 112,000 | 12,500 |
| Mechanical engineers | 104,000 | 2,500 | 100,000 | 17,500 | 104,000 | 2,500 |
| Postsecondary teachers, engineering | 100,000 | 1,000 | 103,000 | 6,500 | 100,000 | 1,000 |
| Other engineersa | 109,000 | 2,000 | 107,000 | 8,500 | 109,000 | 2,000 |
| S&E-related occupations | 115,000 | 2,000 | 109,000 | 5,500 | 115,000 | 2,000 |
| Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers | 120,000 | 2,000 | 115,000 | 14,000 | 120,000 | 2,000 |
| Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences | 94,000 | 1,500 | 90,000 | 11,500 | 94,000 | 1,500 |
| S&E managers, including health | 140,000 | 2,500 | 135,000 | 8,500 | 140,000 | 2,500 |
| S&E precollege teachers | 60,000 | 2,500 | 58,000 | 4,000 | 61,000 | 3,000 |
| S&E technicians and technologists | 94,000 | 6,000 | 82,000 | 21,500 | 94,000 | 6,000 |
| Other S&E-related occupations | 118,000 | 10,000 | D | D | 118,000 | 10,000 |
| Non-S&E occupations | 116,000 | 3,000 | 107,000 | 6,500 | 117,000 | 3,500 |
| Arts/ humanities-related occupations | 72,000 | 4,500 | D | D | 74,000 | 4,500 |
| Management-related occupations | 115,000 | 3,000 | 108,000 | 15,000 | 115,000 | 3,000 |
| Non-S&E managers | 149,000 | 500 | 149,000 | 4,000 | 149,000 | 500 |
| Non-S&E postsecondary teachers | 80,000 | 2,000 | 78,000 | 9,500 | 80,000 | 2,000 |
| Non-S&E precollege/ other teachers | 56,000 | 4,500 | D | D | 57,000 | 5,500 |
| Sales/ marketing occupations | 113,000 | 6,500 | 84,000 | 26,500 | 114,000 | 6,500 |
| Social service–related occupations | 62,000 | 3,500 | 64,000 | 9,500 | 61,000 | 3,500 |
| Other non-S&E occupations | 99,000 | 6,500 | 97,000 | 14,000 | 98,000 | 7,500 |
| D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. |
| S&E = science and engineering; SE = standard error. |
| a From 1999 to 2008, data for Industrial engineers were mislabeled as "Materials/metallurgical engineers." For all years, data in this category have included only Industrial engineers. For all years, data on Materials/metallurgical engineers have been included only in Other engineers. |
| 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. Survey asks degree of difficulty—none, slight, moderate, severe, or unable to do—an individual has in seeing (with glasses), hearing (with hearing aid), walking without assistance, lifting 10 pounds, or concentrating, remembering, or making decisions. Those respondents who answered "moderate," "severe," or "unable to do" for any activity were classified as having a disability. |
| 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. |
