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| Table 55. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by sector of employment, broad field of doctorate, and sex: 2010 |
| (Dollars) |
| Employment sector and field | All full-time employed | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | |
| All sectors | 100,000 | 500 | 105,000 | 500 | 83,000 | 1,000 |
| Science | 95,000 | 1,000 | 100,000 | 500 | 80,000 | 500 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 91,000 | 2,000 | 99,000 | 1,500 | 80,000 | 500 |
| Computer/ information sciences | 115,000 | 3,500 | 120,000 | 2,500 | 99,000 | 5,500 |
| Mathematics/ statistics | 97,000 | 2,500 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 82,000 | 3,000 |
| Physical sciences | 102,000 | 1,500 | 106,000 | 1,500 | 89,000 | 2,500 |
| Psychology | 86,000 | 1,500 | 98,000 | 2,500 | 80,000 | 1,500 |
| Social sciences | 90,000 | 1,000 | 96,000 | 2,000 | 80,000 | 1,500 |
| Engineering | 115,000 | 1,000 | 118,000 | 2,000 | 98,000 | 2,500 |
| Health | 93,000 | 2,000 | 103,000 | 3,000 | 87,000 | 2,500 |
| 4-year educational institutiona | 80,000 | 1,000 | 86,000 | 1,500 | 72,000 | 500 |
| Science | 80,000 | 1,500 | 85,000 | 1,000 | 70,000 | 500 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 76,000 | 2,000 | 82,000 | 1,500 | 68,000 | 2,000 |
| Computer/ information sciences | 90,000 | 2,000 | 90,000 | 3,000 | 89,000 | 2,000 |
| Mathematics/ statistics | 82,000 | 3,000 | 84,000 | 1,500 | 73,000 | 4,000 |
| Physical sciences | 77,000 | 1,500 | 81,000 | 2,500 | 65,000 | 2,000 |
| Psychology | 75,000 | 2,000 | 84,000 | 2,000 | 70,000 | 1,000 |
| Social sciences | 80,000 | 2,000 | 87,000 | 2,500 | 73,000 | 1,500 |
| Engineering | 97,000 | 2,000 | 100,000 | 500 | 80,000 | 1,500 |
| Health | 85,000 | 1,500 | 90,000 | 2,000 | 81,000 | 3,000 |
| Other educational institutionb | 70,000 | 1,000 | 72,000 | 2,500 | 66,000 | 2,500 |
| Science | 70,000 | 1,500 | 73,000 | 2,500 | 65,000 | 2,000 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 60,000 | 2,500 | 62,000 | 3,000 | 57,000 | 3,500 |
| Computer/ information sciences | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Mathematics/ statistics | 70,000 | 4,000 | 73,000 | 4,500 | 48,000 | 8,000 |
| Physical sciences | 67,000 | 3,500 | 69,000 | 2,500 | 58,000 | 4,500 |
| Psychology | 78,000 | 2,500 | 80,000 | 3,500 | 72,000 | 4,500 |
| Social sciences | 73,000 | 4,000 | 73,000 | 7,000 | 73,000 | 4,500 |
| Engineering | 59,000 | 6,000 | 60,000 | 5,500 | 41,000 | 12,000 |
| Health | 72,000 | 4,500 | 64,000 | 4,000 | 75,000 | 3,500 |
| Private, for-profitc | 120,000 | 500 | 125,000 | 1,000 | 107,000 | 1,500 |
| Science | 120,000 | 500 | 125,000 | 500 | 105,000 | 2,500 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 120,000 | 500 | 125,000 | 2,000 | 107,000 | 3,000 |
| Computer/ information sciences | 128,000 | 3,000 | 131,000 | 3,000 | 112,000 | 5,500 |
| Mathematics/ statistics | 124,000 | 2,000 | 125,000 | 2,000 | 118,000 | 8,000 |
| Physical sciences | 120,000 | 500 | 121,000 | 3,000 | 111,000 | 4,000 |
| Psychology | 100,000 | 1,500 | 118,000 | 5,000 | 82,000 | 6,000 |
| Social sciences | 125,000 | 6,500 | 133,000 | 9,000 | 118,000 | 8,000 |
| Engineering | 120,000 | 500 | 122,000 | 2,500 | 108,000 | 2,500 |
| Health | 129,000 | 5,500 | 144,000 | 5,500 | 108,000 | 5,500 |
| Private, nonprofit | 104,000 | 2,000 | 116,000 | 3,500 | 90,000 | 2,500 |
| Science | 101,000 | 3,000 | 112,000 | 6,000 | 89,000 | 2,500 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 100,000 | 6,000 | 110,000 | 10,500 | 78,000 | 6,000 |
| Computer/ information sciences | 117,000 | 15,000 | 104,000 | 11,500 | D | D |
| Mathematics/ statistics | 109,000 | 7,000 | 109,000 | 10,000 | 97,000 | 31,000 |
| Physical sciences | 120,000 | 3,500 | 124,000 | 4,000 | 89,000 | 6,000 |
| Psychology | 90,000 | 2,000 | 90,000 | 3,000 | 89,000 | 3,500 |
| Social sciences | 117,000 | 11,000 | 122,000 | 19,000 | 102,000 | 9,000 |
| Engineering | 121,000 | 6,000 | 126,000 | 7,500 | 93,000 | 12,500 |
| Health | 105,000 | 7,000 | 107,000 | 12,500 | 100,000 | 8,000 |
| Federal government | 112,000 | 2,000 | 117,000 | 2,000 | 103,000 | 2,500 |
| Science | 110,000 | 500 | 114,000 | 2,000 | 101,000 | 2,000 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 105,000 | 2,000 | 108,000 | 2,500 | 100,000 | 2,000 |
| Computer/ information sciences | 126,000 | 9,000 | 127,000 | 8,500 | D | D |
| Mathematics/ statistics | 120,000 | 7,500 | 129,000 | 5,500 | 96,000 | 7,000 |
| Physical sciences | 117,000 | 3,500 | 120,000 | 2,000 | 95,000 | 6,000 |
| Psychology | 102,000 | 3,000 | 106,000 | 2,500 | 94,000 | 2,500 |
| Social sciences | 123,000 | 3,500 | 122,000 | 7,000 | 123,000 | 3,500 |
| Engineering | 119,000 | 1,000 | 120,000 | 3,500 | 107,000 | 4,500 |
| Health | 110,000 | 7,500 | 110,000 | 9,000 | 110,000 | 10,500 |
| State or local goverment | 84,000 | 1,500 | 85,000 | 2,000 | 79,000 | 1,500 |
| Science | 84,000 | 1,500 | 85,000 | 1,500 | 79,000 | 2,000 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 82,000 | 6,500 | 86,000 | 4,500 | 72,000 | 5,500 |
| Computer/ information sciences | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Mathematics/ statistics | 82,000 | 12,500 | D | D | D | D |
| Physical sciences | 75,000 | 3,000 | 76,000 | 4,500 | 66,000 | 8,000 |
| Psychology | 85,000 | 2,000 | 86,000 | 3,500 | 85,000 | 4,500 |
| Social sciences | 84,000 | 5,500 | 84,000 | 8,500 | 80,000 | 5,500 |
| Engineering | 87,000 | 4,500 | 88,000 | 5,000 | 75,000 | 9,500 |
| Health | 79,000 | 5,000 | 76,000 | 4,500 | 78,000 | 9,000 |
| Self-employedd | 90,000 | 3,000 | 98,000 | 1,500 | 79,000 | 3,500 |
| Science | 90,000 | 5,000 | 99,000 | 1,000 | 80,000 | 4,000 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 73,000 | 12,000 | 74,000 | 22,500 | 70,000 | 11,000 |
| Computer/ information sciences | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Mathematics/ statistics | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Physical sciences | 84,000 | 12,000 | 81,000 | 15,500 | D | D |
| Psychology | 95,000 | 4,000 | 108,000 | 9,000 | 80,000 | 5,000 |
| Social sciences | 91,000 | 15,500 | 98,000 | 14,500 | 68,000 | 9,500 |
| Engineering | 70,000 | 17,000 | 70,000 | 17,000 | D | D |
| Health | 96,000 | 12,000 | 138,000 | 16,500 | 76,000 | 5,000 |
| Other sectore | 147,000 | 19,000 | 182,000 | 12,500 | 98,000 | 15,500 |
| Science | 151,000 | 30,500 | 194,000 | 12,000 | 95,000 | 20,500 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 58,000 | 8,000 | D | D | 54,000 | 5,500 |
| Computer/ information sciences | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Mathematics/ statistics | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Physical sciences | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Psychology | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Social sciences | 193,000 | 12,000 | 198,000 | 9,000 | 146,000 | 10,500 |
| Engineering | 124,000 | 18,500 | 135,000 | 21,000 | D | D |
| Health | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. SE = standard error. |
| a Includes 4-year colleges or universities, medical schools (including university-affiliated hospitals or medical centers), and university-affiliated research institutes. b Includes 2-year colleges, community colleges, technical institutes, precollege institutions, and other educational institutions. c Includes those self-employed in an incorporated business. d Self-employed or business owner in a nonincorporated business. e Includes employers not broken out separately. |
| NOTE: 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. |
| 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. |
