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Table 53. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and years since doctorate: 2013
(Dollars)

Field            All full-time employed ≤ 5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 > 25
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 73,000 1,000 88,000 1,500 102,000 1,500 113,000 2,000 119,000 1,500 128,000 2,000
Science 98,000 1,000 65,000 500 80,000 1,500 96,000 1,500 105,000 2,000 110,000 2,000 125,000 2,500
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 95,000 1,000 52,000 1,000 77,000 2,500 95,000 2,500 107,000 2,500 116,000 5,500 133,000 2,500
Agricultural/ food sciences 94,000 2,000 62,000 4,000 76,000 2,500 88,000 2,500 94,000 6,000 100,000 4,500 123,000 6,500
Biochemistry/ biophysics 101,000 3,000 50,000 1,500 82,000 3,500 103,000 7,500 108,000 6,500 126,000 7,500 140,000 6,000
Cell/ molecular biology 90,000 2,000 49,000 2,000 74,000 6,500 92,000 5,000 109,000 4,000 126,000 8,500 156,000 9,000
Environmental life sciences 84,000 2,000 60,000 3,000 72,000 4,000 91,000 3,000 94,000 19,000 101,000 6,000 109,000 10,500
Microbiology 98,000 2,500 52,000 2,500 88,000 6,500 100,000 4,500 98,000 20,000 120,000 7,000 134,000 8,500
Zoology 89,000 4,000 51,000 3,000 66,000 5,500 79,000 2,500 90,000 17,500 94,000 8,500 108,000 6,000
Other biological sciences 94,000 2,000 54,000 1,500 75,000 3,000 100,000 3,000 111,000 4,000 119,000 5,500 139,000 4,000
Computer/ information sciences 120,000 500 104,000 4,500 110,000 5,500 129,000 5,500 129,000 8,000 132,000 6,500 141,000 15,500
Mathematics/ statistics 98,000 2,500 75,000 2,500 90,000 3,500 93,000 4,500 109,000 6,000 99,000 5,000 119,000 3,000
Physical sciences 106,000 2,000 66,000 2,500 85,000 3,000 109,000 3,000 116,000 3,500 119,000 3,500 134,000 3,500
Astronomy/ astrophysics 93,000 6,000 58,000 2,000 69,000 5,500 89,000 4,000 119,000 14,500 D D 135,000 9,000
Chemistry, except biochemistry 106,000 2,000 65,000 4,000 88,000 3,500 111,000 4,000 114,000 3,500 123,000 4,500 130,000 3,000
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesa 100,000 2,500 72,000 5,000 79,000 1,000 99,000 7,500 103,000 5,500 103,000 7,000 134,000 7,500
Physics 111,000 3,000 70,000 4,000 90,000 3,000 110,000 4,000 127,000 3,500 122,000 5,000 140,000 3,500
Psychology 90,000 500 68,000 1,500 75,000 2,000 89,000 2,000 92,000 2,500 99,000 1,000 107,000 1,500
Social sciences 91,000 1,500 70,000 2,000 75,000 2,000 89,000 1,500 94,000 3,500 105,000 3,500 113,000 5,000
Economics 120,000 3,500 94,000 4,500 106,000 6,500 130,000 7,500 130,000 10,000 140,000 14,000 140,000 10,500
Political sciences 88,000 2,500 70,000 4,500 73,000 6,500 88,000 6,500 91,000 8,000 95,000 5,500 108,000 10,500
Sociology 83,000 2,500 64,000 2,000 71,000 2,000 82,000 5,000 78,000 5,500 96,000 9,500 108,000 7,500
Other social sciences 80,000 1,500 63,000 2,000 65,000 2,000 78,000 3,500 86,000 4,500 100,000 4,000 99,000 1,500
Engineering 120,000 500 90,000 500 104,000 1,500 125,000 2,000 139,000 3,000 144,000 5,500 149,000 2,500
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering 129,000 5,500 97,000 5,500 115,000 4,000 120,000 10,500 152,000 9,500 130,000 11,500 148,000 17,500
Chemical engineering 121,000 3,000 88,000 3,000 101,000 2,500 130,000 4,500 141,000 7,000 148,000 3,500 149,000 4,500
Civil engineering 104,000 3,500 77,000 4,000 94,000 5,500 102,000 2,500 125,000 9,500 125,000 6,500 136,000 7,500
Electrical/ computer engineering 128,000 2,500 100,000 2,500 114,000 4,000 136,000 2,500 150,000 2,500 153,000 6,000 155,000 8,500
Materials/ metallurgical engineering 119,000 2,500 93,000 3,000 98,000 5,500 120,000 5,500 122,000 4,500 149,000 9,000 148,000 8,500
Mechanical engineering 110,000 3,000 90,000 1,500 99,000 3,000 116,000 6,000 130,000 10,000 128,000 10,000 149,000 5,500
Other engineering 110,000 1,500 84,000 2,000 102,000 3,000 120,000 4,500 133,000 7,000 126,000 5,000 134,000 9,000
Health 97,000 2,500 80,000 3,000 90,000 5,000 97,000 4,000 103,000 9,500 117,000 7,500 125,000 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 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.