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Table 67. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation and age: 2010
(Dollars)

Occupation            All full-time employed Under 35 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-75
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 occupations 100,000 500 73,000 1,500 83,000 2,000 99,000 1,500 106,000 2,000 108,000 2,000 110,000 1,500 110,000 2,000 113,000 3,000
Science occupations 90,000 500 64,000 2,000 75,000 1,000 87,000 2,000 96,000 2,000 100,000 2,000 100,000 500 100,000 1,500 106,000 2,500
Biological/ agricultural/ other life scientists 84,000 1,500 48,000 1,000 65,000 2,000 80,000 2,500 98,000 2,000 100,000 2,500 104,000 3,000 103,000 4,000 110,000 5,000
Agricultural/ food scientists 91,000 3,000 79,000 3,000 79,000 4,500 89,000 8,000 97,000 6,500 96,000 3,000 95,000 6,000 118,000 7,500 80,000 9,000
Biochemists/ biophysicists 78,000 4,000 43,000 1,500 68,000 10,500 83,000 5,500 109,000 8,000 109,000 9,000 108,000 17,000 95,000 10,500 117,000 31,000
Biological scientists 74,000 2,000 44,000 1,500 60,000 2,500 75,000 3,500 97,000 5,500 109,000 2,500 113,000 6,500 99,000 5,500 112,000 14,500
Forestry/ conservation scientists 82,000 4,500 D D D D D D 76,000 9,000 D D 95,000 6,000 D D D D
Medical scientists 96,000 2,000 48,000 2,500 72,000 6,500 98,000 3,000 124,000 3,500 119,000 5,500 128,000 7,000 129,000 10,000 136,000 11,500
Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/ other natural sciences 87,000 2,500 67,000 2,500 77,000 9,000 73,000 5,000 85,000 3,000 85,000 4,500 100,000 4,000 94,000 2,000 105,000 9,500
Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences 79,000 1,500 55,000 3,500 60,000 1,500 70,000 1,500 77,000 4,000 81,000 6,000 93,000 3,000 97,000 5,000 98,000 6,000
Other biological/ agricultural/ life scientists 74,000 4,500 54,000 4,500 60,000 10,500 90,000 9,500 76,000 19,500 83,000 27,000 105,000 17,000 99,000 6,500 D D
Computer/ information scientists 110,000 500 97,000 4,000 100,000 3,500 119,000 2,000 117,000 5,000 116,000 8,000 109,000 5,500 110,000 7,500 115,000 7,000
Computer/ information scientists 115,000 2,000 104,000 4,000 109,000 6,000 120,000 1,500 119,000 1,500 120,000 3,500 118,000 4,000 120,000 6,000 113,000 10,000
Postsecondary teachers, computer science 92,000 2,500 86,000 2,000 85,000 5,000 93,000 5,000 92,000 3,000 95,000 5,000 92,000 3,500 93,000 7,500 116,000 12,000
Mathematical scientists 91,000 2,500 78,000 3,500 81,000 3,000 90,000 8,500 98,000 5,500 98,000 9,000 95,000 4,500 105,000 4,500 106,000 7,000
Mathematical scientists 110,000 2,500 90,000 5,000 101,000 6,000 120,000 4,000 118,000 9,000 119,000 4,000 128,000 9,000 111,000 5,500 129,000 3,500
Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/ statistics 79,000 2,000 63,000 4,500 68,000 3,500 69,000 3,500 79,000 3,000 78,000 6,500 85,000 2,500 99,000 8,500 95,000 6,000
Physical scientists 92,000 1,500 63,000 2,000 79,000 2,000 89,000 3,500 99,000 2,000 102,000 3,500 105,000 2,500 117,000 5,000 114,000 5,000
Chemists, except biochemists 103,000 2,000 77,000 2,000 96,000 3,000 106,000 3,000 110,000 4,500 120,000 5,000 109,000 3,500 119,000 4,000 113,000 9,000
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean scientists 100,000 2,000 61,000 6,000 78,000 6,500 87,000 7,000 109,000 8,500 108,000 12,500 110,000 11,500 139,000 8,500 142,000 8,000
Physicists/ astronomers 109,000 1,500 59,000 4,000 87,000 6,000 115,000 5,500 119,000 1,000 125,000 5,500 129,000 10,000 144,000 16,500 138,000 18,000
Postsecondary teachers, chemistry 71,000 2,000 57,000 3,000 61,000 3,000 62,000 3,500 75,000 4,500 79,000 3,500 80,000 8,500 84,000 10,000 92,000 7,000
Postsecondary teachers, physics 78,000 2,500 57,000 3,000 65,000 3,500 75,000 5,000 74,000 4,500 82,000 14,000 85,000 5,500 89,000 11,000 100,000 11,000
Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences 81,000 2,500 60,000 2,000 66,000 3,000 70,000 5,500 81,000 4,000 84,000 4,500 90,000 2,500 93,000 10,500 132,000 12,500
Other physical scientists 101,000 9,000 75,000 8,000 98,000 11,500 109,000 13,500 D D D D 144,000 11,000 D D 130,000 32,500
Psychologists 83,000 1,500 64,000 1,500 72,000 2,500 80,000 3,000 80,000 3,500 86,000 3,000 90,000 1,000 90,000 4,000 97,000 4,000
Psychologists 90,000 1,500 68,000 3,500 81,000 3,000 88,000 4,500 96,000 3,500 90,000 4,000 95,000 5,500 93,000 5,500 91,000 7,000
Postsecondary teachers, psychology 73,000 2,000 60,000 2,000 61,000 1,500 74,000 2,500 72,000 4,000 78,000 4,000 80,000 5,500 84,000 5,500 99,000 2,500
Social scientists 85,000 1,000 72,000 2,000 71,000 2,500 75,000 3,000 80,000 2,500 89,000 2,500 92,000 3,500 93,000 4,500 103,000 3,500
Economists 126,000 5,500 103,000 8,000 103,000 5,000 144,000 11,500 141,000 19,500 136,000 13,500 144,000 12,000 148,000 19,500 124,000 17,500
Political scientists 101,000 8,500 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Postsecondary teachers, economics 95,000 4,500 91,000 9,000 86,000 4,000 83,000 5,000 93,000 13,000 103,000 11,500 115,000 9,500 89,000 12,000 109,000 6,500
Postsecondary teachers, political science 75,000 2,000 59,000 3,500 61,000 5,500 61,000 3,500 66,000 2,000 83,000 5,000 83,000 5,000 89,000 4,000 103,000 9,500
Postsecondary teachers, sociology 72,000 2,000 55,000 3,500 63,000 1,500 70,000 3,500 74,000 6,000 70,000 4,000 85,000 7,000 80,000 5,500 79,000 7,500
Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences 71,000 2,000 64,000 3,000 59,000 2,500 63,000 1,500 73,000 4,000 75,000 7,000 80,000 6,000 87,000 5,000 100,000 4,500
Sociologists/ anthropologists 80,000 4,500 47,000 12,500 79,000 10,500 72,000 25,000 70,000 4,500 91,000 11,500 78,000 11,000 100,000 6,000 D D
Other social scientists 96,000 3,000 77,000 10,000 77,000 17,500 97,000 6,500 89,000 8,000 108,000 20,500 107,000 19,000 107,000 21,000 127,000 17,000
Engineering occupations 110,000 500 91,000 1,500 98,000 2,500 114,000 4,000 120,000 1,000 125,000 5,500 124,000 3,500 128,000 5,500 128,000 4,000
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineers 125,000 5,000 99,000 4,000 96,000 8,500 126,000 4,500 128,000 6,500 127,000 5,500 125,000 7,500 146,000 8,500 152,000 5,500
Chemical engineers 112,000 4,500 92,000 2,000 100,000 3,000 118,000 3,000 119,000 3,000 128,000 6,500 123,000 9,500 138,000 8,000 124,000 25,000
Civil/ architectural/ sanitary engineers 93,000 4,000 70,000 4,000 79,000 3,000 103,000 4,500 108,000 16,500 92,000 17,500 103,000 16,500 100,000 13,500 105,000 9,000
Electrical engineers 120,000 1,000 104,000 2,000 105,000 4,000 128,000 3,000 140,000 3,500 134,000 5,000 141,000 11,000 130,000 8,000 142,000 5,500
Industrial engineersa 110,000 11,000 D D D D S S 112,000 13,500 D D D D D D D D
Mechanical engineers 104,000 2,500 86,000 2,500 94,000 2,500 103,000 8,500 116,000 6,500 119,000 3,500 123,000 8,500 144,000 13,000 120,000 17,000
Postsecondary teachers, engineering 100,000 1,000 83,000 2,000 84,000 4,000 88,000 3,500 104,000 2,500 118,000 4,000 111,000 6,000 111,000 8,000 123,000 14,500
Other engineersa 109,000 2,000 85,000 3,000 103,000 4,000 115,000 5,500 119,000 7,500 119,000 4,000 127,000 5,000 119,000 5,000 116,000 12,000
S&E-related occupations 115,000 2,000 69,000 3,500 95,000 4,000 114,000 4,500 129,000 3,000 122,000 5,000 120,000 3,500 120,000 3,500 134,000 9,500
Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers 120,000 2,000 52,000 2,000 85,000 9,000 128,000 18,000 159,000 15,500 145,000 9,000 129,000 14,000 153,000 20,500 120,000 13,500
Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences 94,000 1,500 77,000 7,500 82,000 7,000 86,000 5,500 96,000 3,000 99,000 5,000 92,000 4,000 99,000 8,500 118,000 11,500
S&E managers, including health 140,000 2,500 90,000 5,500 109,000 3,500 130,000 3,500 140,000 7,500 146,000 7,500 153,000 5,000 150,000 3,500 154,000 4,000
S&E precollege teachers 60,000 2,500 51,000 8,500 53,000 6,500 64,000 4,500 60,000 3,500 61,000 6,000 56,000 7,000 55,000 10,500 D D
S&E technicians and technologists 94,000 6,000 80,000 4,500 83,000 6,500 96,000 10,000 100,000 10,000 99,000 16,000 114,000 16,000 87,000 20,500 D D
Other S&E-related occupations 118,000 10,000 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Non-S&E occupations 116,000 3,000 85,000 2,000 98,000 3,000 110,000 3,000 124,000 6,000 120,000 5,500 125,000 2,500 126,000 3,500 108,000 4,500
Arts/ humanities-related occupations 72,000 4,500 70,000 10,500 77,000 5,000 86,000 16,000 82,000 18,000 101,000 22,000 89,000 30,000 53,000 7,000 S S
Management-related occupations 115,000 3,000 99,000 8,000 110,000 5,500 110,000 5,000 129,000 9,000 118,000 8,000 116,000 5,000 119,000 4,500 107,000 19,500
Non-S&E managers 149,000 500 101,000 9,500 120,000 8,500 140,000 8,000 150,000 5,500 149,000 3,000 155,000 4,000 158,000 6,000 149,000 8,000
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers 80,000 2,000 62,000 6,500 68,000 3,000 75,000 3,000 71,000 4,000 87,000 10,000 82,000 4,000 101,000 5,000 95,000 8,500
Non-S&E precollege/ other teachers 56,000 4,500 D D D D D D D D 39,000 19,000 D D 61,000 14,500 D D
Sales/ marketing occupations 113,000 6,500 109,000 17,500 115,000 11,000 115,000 16,500 132,000 7,500 103,000 27,000 80,000 27,000 67,000 27,500 78,000 16,500
Social service–related occupations 62,000 3,500 55,000 7,500 60,000 9,000 59,000 7,500 45,000 10,000 56,000 12,500 72,000 6,000 68,000 6,500 54,000 10,500
Other non-S&E occupations 99,000 6,500 86,000 7,000 94,000 9,500 113,000 13,500 102,000 31,500 104,000 12,500 93,000 23,500 106,000 34,500 39,000 6,000

D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
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.
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.