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Table 50. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate, ethnicity, race, and sex: 2013
(Dollars)

Field            All full-time employed   Not Hispanic or Latinob
Hispanic or Latinoa American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American White Other racec
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
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 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 Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE
All fields 100,000 500 110,000 1,000 88,000 1,000 89,000 1,500 95,000 2,500 77,000 2,500 81,000 6,000 80,000 10,000 80,000 5,000 102,000 2,000 110,000 500 90,000 1,000 85,000 1,000 90,000 2,500 81,000 2,500 102,000 1,500 110,000 500 89,000 1,000 91,000 3,000 98,000 3,500 84,000 3,000
Science 98,000 1,000 104,000 1,500 85,000 500 83,000 2,500 92,000 2,500 72,000 2,500 79,000 6,000 79,000 14,000 78,000 6,500 97,000 2,000 100,000 1,500 85,000 1,500 81,000 3,000 85,000 4,000 79,000 2,000 100,000 500 106,000 1,000 86,000 1,500 89,000 2,500 93,000 4,000 80,000 4,500
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 95,000 1,000 100,000 500 84,000 2,000 80,000 3,000 89,000 3,500 70,000 2,500 97,000 18,500 D D D D 88,000 2,500 93,000 3,500 80,000 2,500 79,000 3,500 79,000 3,000 74,000 3,500 100,000 2,000 105,000 2,000 87,000 2,000 87,000 5,000 90,000 8,000 84,000 7,000
Agricultural/ food sciences 94,000 2,000 99,000 3,000 82,000 5,000 80,000 11,500 92,000 8,500 64,000 9,500 D D D D D D 83,000 5,000 84,000 7,500 83,000 5,500 78,000 4,000 76,000 4,500 79,000 7,500 100,000 2,500 102,000 3,500 85,000 9,000 D D D D D D
Biochemistry/ biophysics 101,000 3,000 106,000 4,500 95,000 5,000 94,000 6,500 101,000 22,000 59,000 10,000 D D D D D D 89,000 6,000 79,000 9,500 95,000 5,500 80,000 19,500 100,000 32,500 68,000 16,500 108,000 3,500 110,000 2,500 98,000 5,000 77,000 3,500 77,000 5,000 D D
Cell/ molecular biology 90,000 2,000 99,000 2,000 81,000 4,000 69,000 7,000 69,000 11,000 66,000 19,500 D D D D D D 83,000 3,000 94,000 8,500 72,000 4,000 64,000 12,500 78,000 18,500 58,000 6,000 98,000 4,500 100,000 3,000 87,000 4,000 98,000 22,000 D D 81,000 19,000
Environmental life sciences 84,000 2,000 86,000 3,000 71,000 4,000 70,000 5,000 69,000 21,500 D D D D D D D D 74,000 6,000 65,000 13,500 89,000 14,500 70,000 14,500 71,000 19,000 D D 85,000 1,500 90,000 3,000 69,000 8,500 D D D D D D
Microbiology 98,000 2,500 107,000 4,000 89,000 4,500 81,000 10,000 88,000 16,000 74,000 11,000 D D D D D D 96,000 5,500 108,000 23,500 65,000 14,000 79,000 10,500 85,000 38,500 73,000 7,500 102,000 4,000 108,000 4,000 91,000 4,500 71,000 11,500 D D D D
Zoology 89,000 4,000 93,000 4,500 76,000 5,000 95,000 14,500 95,000 17,000 D D D D D D D D 82,000 7,500 85,000 23,500 72,000 18,500 72,000 10,000 D D D D 90,000 3,500 93,000 5,000 76,000 9,000 D D D D D D
Other biological sciences 94,000 2,000 101,000 3,000 84,000 2,500 76,000 4,500 80,000 4,000 67,000 6,000 D D D D D D 89,000 4,000 96,000 4,500 78,000 5,000 79,000 5,000 84,000 10,500 75,000 4,500 98,000 3,000 107,000 2,500 85,000 2,000 91,000 6,000 93,000 8,500 89,000 10,000
Computer/ information sciences 120,000 500 122,000 3,500 107,000 6,500 115,000 10,000 115,000 8,500 90,000 15,500 D D D D D D 120,000 500 120,000 4,500 106,000 8,500 100,000 10,500 106,000 15,500 96,000 13,000 120,000 3,500 124,000 4,500 107,000 11,000 115,000 15,500 116,000 14,000 D D
Mathematics/ statistics 98,000 2,500 100,000 2,000 87,000 5,500 86,000 4,000 86,000 4,000 82,000 8,000 D D D D D D 100,000 3,000 106,000 5,500 91,000 5,000 80,000 8,000 81,000 8,500 70,000 14,500 96,000 3,500 100,000 2,000 83,000 5,500 114,000 29,000 D D * *
Physical sciences 106,000 2,000 110,000 500 90,000 2,500 94,000 4,500 97,000 7,500 87,000 4,500 89,000 8,500 D D D D 100,000 500 103,000 3,000 93,000 4,000 93,000 5,500 95,000 6,000 84,000 9,000 110,000 500 113,000 2,500 90,000 2,500 98,000 8,500 96,000 8,000 105,000 25,500
Astronomy/ astrophysics 93,000 6,000 97,000 5,500 74,000 9,000 66,000 21,000 D D D D D D D D D D 75,000 18,000 86,000 20,000 S S D D D D D D 97,000 6,000 98,000 5,500 80,000 17,000 D D D D D D
Chemistry, except biochemistry 106,000 2,000 110,000 500 94,000 3,000 95,000 5,500 95,000 9,000 88,000 9,000 D D D D D D 100,000 2,000 103,000 3,500 97,000 3,500 92,000 6,500 97,000 6,500 83,000 7,500 110,000 1,500 114,000 3,000 91,000 3,500 103,000 16,500 89,000 9,000 133,000 15,000
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesd 100,000 2,500 104,000 2,500 83,000 6,000 77,000 8,500 82,000 13,000 66,000 6,000 D D D D D D 86,000 8,500 90,000 11,500 75,000 4,500 83,000 12,500 D D D D 103,000 3,000 105,000 3,500 87,000 5,500 D D D D D D
Physics 111,000 3,000 115,000 2,500 95,000 6,000 114,000 13,000 117,000 18,000 D D D D D D D D 105,000 6,000 108,000 4,500 94,000 6,000 94,000 17,000 91,000 17,500 D D 116,000 3,000 118,000 3,000 93,000 10,500 95,000 9,500 97,000 6,000 D D
Psychology 90,000 500 100,000 1,000 83,000 2,000 76,000 5,000 90,000 6,000 70,000 2,000 72,000 13,500 D D 59,000 9,000 78,000 4,000 89,000 5,500 73,000 3,500 80,000 3,500 89,000 6,500 78,000 3,500 92,000 2,000 100,000 1,000 85,000 1,500 82,000 7,000 82,000 16,500 79,000 7,000
Social sciences 91,000 1,500 100,000 1,500 83,000 2,000 80,000 3,500 101,000 9,500 76,000 3,000 68,000 11,500 D D 80,000 3,500 91,000 3,000 96,000 5,000 84,000 3,000 81,000 3,500 82,000 5,000 80,000 3,000 93,000 1,500 100,000 500 84,000 1,500 79,000 8,500 84,000 8,000 70,000 3,500
Economics 120,000 3,500 127,000 4,000 110,000 4,000 117,000 12,000 133,000 15,000 84,000 7,000 D D D D D D 109,000 6,500 109,000 11,000 104,000 7,500 94,000 4,000 91,000 5,000 101,000 9,000 128,000 3,500 130,000 7,500 115,000 6,500 D D D D D D
Political sciences 88,000 2,500 91,000 2,500 82,000 2,500 78,000 6,000 87,000 19,000 73,000 11,000 D D D D D D 89,000 5,000 90,000 7,000 85,000 9,500 79,000 3,500 79,000 12,500 79,000 4,000 89,000 3,000 92,000 3,500 84,000 3,500 68,000 6,000 D D D D
Sociology 83,000 2,500 89,000 2,500 76,000 5,500 72,000 3,000 89,000 31,500 71,000 2,500 D D D D D D 76,000 6,500 83,000 5,000 67,000 10,000 75,000 6,000 90,000 7,000 67,000 5,500 85,000 3,500 89,000 3,500 83,000 5,000 92,000 8,000 D D D D
Other social sciences 80,000 1,500 84,000 2,000 75,000 2,000 73,000 3,000 70,000 3,000 75,000 3,000 80,000 5,000 D D D D 79,000 4,500 85,000 3,500 73,000 5,000 74,000 3,500 70,000 2,000 82,000 7,500 81,000 2,500 85,000 3,000 74,000 2,500 69,000 4,500 80,000 14,500 69,000 5,000
Engineering 120,000 500 120,000 500 102,000 2,500 109,000 2,500 112,000 4,000 91,000 5,000 D D D D D D 115,000 1,500 118,000 2,500 100,000 3,000 99,000 3,000 99,000 5,000 99,000 4,000 124,000 2,000 126,000 2,500 107,000 4,000 117,000 5,500 119,000 4,500 92,000 18,500
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering 129,000 5,500 129,000 5,500 125,000 14,500 133,000 15,500 D D D D D D D D D D 111,000 7,000 111,000 7,000 D D D D D D D D 139,000 6,500 140,000 5,500 115,000 15,500 D D D D D D
Chemical engineering 121,000 3,000 127,000 4,000 100,000 3,500 120,000 8,000 137,000 12,500 92,000 8,000 D D D D D D 118,000 4,000 120,000 5,500 101,000 4,000 111,000 12,500 112,000 16,500 D D 127,000 4,000 130,000 5,000 98,000 6,500 D D D D D D
Civil engineering 104,000 3,500 106,000 3,000 82,000 10,500 108,000 16,500 116,000 15,500 D D D D D D D D 99,000 4,500 99,000 4,500 78,000 13,000 78,000 13,500 76,000 10,500 D D 110,000 5,500 115,000 5,500 87,000 12,000 D D D D D D
Electrical/ computer engineering 128,000 2,500 129,000 1,000 114,000 5,500 109,000 4,000 110,000 3,500 90,000 7,500 D D D D D D 124,000 2,500 125,000 2,500 110,000 5,000 103,000 12,500 105,000 12,500 98,000 18,000 133,000 4,500 135,000 3,500 117,000 4,500 126,000 11,500 125,000 13,000 D D
Materials/ metallurgical engineering 119,000 2,500 119,000 1,500 108,000 8,500 117,000 7,500 118,000 9,000 D D D D D D D D 108,000 3,000 109,000 2,000 94,000 5,000 92,000 14,500 D D D D 123,000 4,000 125,000 5,000 119,000 4,500 D D D D D D
Mechanical engineering 110,000 3,000 114,000 3,500 95,000 4,000 104,000 7,000 107,000 8,000 D D D D D D D D 105,000 4,000 108,000 4,000 94,000 5,500 90,000 13,000 88,000 17,000 D D 120,000 5,000 120,000 3,500 92,000 12,500 D D D D D D
Other engineering 110,000 1,500 114,000 4,500 99,000 3,000 100,000 6,500 101,000 7,000 88,000 16,000 D D D D D D 109,000 2,500 110,000 3,500 99,000 6,500 94,000 2,500 93,000 4,500 95,000 5,500 112,000 4,500 118,000 3,500 98,000 6,000 99,000 16,000 108,000 19,500 D D
Health 97,000 2,500 104,000 3,500 92,000 1,500 89,000 8,500 92,000 8,000 87,000 9,500 D D D D D D 99,000 2,500 102,000 5,500 92,000 5,500 90,000 3,500 96,000 6,500 89,000 3,000 98,000 2,500 105,000 4,000 93,000 2,000 93,000 5,500 D D 94,000 6,000

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.
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.
d Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences includes other physical sciences.
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.
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.