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| Table 59. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers in 4-year educational institutions, by broad field of doctorate, sex, and faculty rank: 2013 |
| (Dollars) |
| Field and sex | All full-time employed | Full professor | Associate professor | Assistant professor | Instructor or lecturer | All other faculty | Rank not applicable | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | |
| All fields | 85,000 | 500 | 120,000 | 500 | 85,000 | 500 | 72,000 | 1,000 | 59,000 | 2,000 | 60,000 | 9,000 | 56,000 | 1,000 |
| Male | 90,000 | 500 | 122,000 | 2,500 | 88,000 | 1,500 | 75,000 | 500 | 60,000 | 3,000 | 60,000 | 7,500 | 58,000 | 2,000 |
| Female | 75,000 | 500 | 109,000 | 2,000 | 80,000 | 1,500 | 70,000 | 500 | 58,000 | 2,500 | 60,000 | 13,000 | 54,000 | 1,500 |
| Science | 82,000 | 500 | 116,000 | 2,500 | 81,000 | 1,500 | 70,000 | 500 | 56,000 | 2,500 | 60,000 | 7,500 | 55,000 | 500 |
| Male | 89,000 | 1,500 | 120,000 | 500 | 84,000 | 2,000 | 72,000 | 1,000 | 56,000 | 3,000 | 59,000 | 7,000 | 56,000 | 2,000 |
| Female | 72,000 | 1,000 | 107,000 | 2,500 | 78,000 | 1,500 | 67,000 | 2,000 | 56,000 | 2,500 | 61,000 | 13,500 | 53,000 | 1,500 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 80,000 | 500 | 126,000 | 3,000 | 88,000 | 2,500 | 74,000 | 1,500 | 56,000 | 3,500 | 58,000 | 4,000 | 50,000 | 500 |
| Male | 86,000 | 2,000 | 128,000 | 3,000 | 91,000 | 2,000 | 77,000 | 2,000 | 57,000 | 4,000 | D | D | 50,000 | 500 |
| Female | 70,000 | 2,000 | 122,000 | 4,000 | 85,000 | 2,500 | 69,000 | 2,500 | 55,000 | 4,000 | D | D | 50,000 | 1,000 |
| Computer/ information sciences | 96,000 | 2,500 | 127,000 | 6,500 | 90,000 | 4,000 | 85,000 | 4,500 | 77,000 | 7,500 | D | D | 85,000 | 7,500 |
| Male | 97,000 | 2,000 | 127,000 | 5,500 | 92,000 | 5,500 | 84,000 | 6,000 | D | D | D | D | 87,000 | 7,500 |
| Female | 88,000 | 2,500 | 108,000 | 20,000 | 85,000 | 2,500 | 88,000 | 4,500 | D | D | D | D | 65,000 | 12,000 |
| Mathematics/ statistics | 82,000 | 2,000 | 104,000 | 5,000 | 76,000 | 4,500 | 66,000 | 4,000 | 55,000 | 3,000 | D | D | 69,000 | 2,500 |
| Male | 86,000 | 2,000 | 105,000 | 4,000 | 76,000 | 4,500 | 66,000 | 3,500 | 53,000 | 8,000 | D | D | 70,000 | 2,500 |
| Female | 71,000 | 3,500 | 98,000 | 6,500 | 75,000 | 11,500 | 66,000 | 6,000 | 55,000 | 3,000 | D | D | 62,000 | 4,000 |
| Physical sciences | 80,000 | 2,000 | 115,000 | 4,000 | 78,000 | 2,500 | 68,000 | 2,000 | 55,000 | 2,500 | D | D | 58,000 | 2,000 |
| Male | 86,000 | 2,500 | 119,000 | 4,000 | 78,000 | 2,500 | 69,000 | 2,500 | 55,000 | 3,000 | D | D | 60,000 | 2,500 |
| Female | 70,000 | 2,500 | 100,000 | 5,500 | 75,000 | 4,500 | 65,000 | 2,500 | 53,000 | 6,000 | D | D | 51,000 | 2,000 |
| Psychology | 79,000 | 1,500 | 108,000 | 2,500 | 75,000 | 2,500 | 66,000 | 2,500 | 56,000 | 2,500 | D | D | 66,000 | 2,500 |
| Male | 85,000 | 2,000 | 110,000 | 5,500 | 75,000 | 2,000 | 65,000 | 2,500 | 52,000 | 5,000 | D | D | 80,000 | 6,500 |
| Female | 72,000 | 1,000 | 101,000 | 5,500 | 72,000 | 2,000 | 67,000 | 2,500 | 58,000 | 3,500 | D | D | 64,000 | 3,500 |
| Social sciences | 85,000 | 1,000 | 110,000 | 3,000 | 79,000 | 2,000 | 66,000 | 1,500 | 58,000 | 7,500 | D | D | 79,000 | 3,500 |
| Male | 92,000 | 2,000 | 119,000 | 5,000 | 82,000 | 4,000 | 68,000 | 2,000 | 61,000 | 7,500 | D | D | 87,000 | 7,000 |
| Female | 75,000 | 1,000 | 100,000 | 3,500 | 75,000 | 2,000 | 65,000 | 1,500 | 50,000 | 8,500 | D | D | 68,000 | 6,000 |
| Engineering | 99,000 | 2,000 | 132,000 | 4,000 | 99,000 | 2,000 | 82,000 | 1,500 | 71,000 | 4,500 | D | D | 65,000 | 4,000 |
| Male | 100,000 | 500 | 133,000 | 4,000 | 99,000 | 1,500 | 80,000 | 1,500 | 71,000 | 6,000 | D | D | 65,000 | 4,000 |
| Female | 90,000 | 1,500 | 127,000 | 11,000 | 94,000 | 4,500 | 88,000 | 4,500 | 71,000 | 10,000 | D | D | 49,000 | 5,500 |
| Health | 89,000 | 2,000 | 120,000 | 4,000 | 87,000 | 3,000 | 80,000 | 1,500 | 58,000 | 7,000 | D | D | 72,000 | 5,500 |
| Male | 94,000 | 3,000 | 127,000 | 12,500 | 92,000 | 4,500 | 85,000 | 3,500 | 49,000 | 5,000 | D | D | 64,000 | 10,500 |
| Female | 85,000 | 1,500 | 120,000 | 7,000 | 85,000 | 2,000 | 79,000 | 1,500 | 63,000 | 7,000 | D | D | 75,000 | 6,500 |
| Codes used in data tables: * = suppressed when population estimate < 50. 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. 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, 2013. |
| Data from survey cycle 2013, as of 18 February 2014. |
