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| Table 58. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by employer location and broad field of doctorate: 2013 |
| (Dollars) |
| Employer location | All fields | Science | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
Total |
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences |
Computer/ information sciences |
Mathematics/ statistics |
Physical sciences |
Psychology |
Social sciences |
Engineering |
Health |
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| 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 locations | 100,000 | 500 | 98,000 | 1,000 | 95,000 | 1,000 | 120,000 | 500 | 98,000 | 2,500 | 106,000 | 2,000 | 90,000 | 500 | 91,000 | 1,500 | 120,000 | 500 | 97,000 | 2,500 |
| New England | 104,000 | 2,000 | 101,000 | 2,000 | 100,000 | 3,000 | 125,000 | 13,000 | 114,000 | 15,000 | 112,000 | 4,500 | 90,000 | 3,000 | 96,000 | 4,000 | 117,000 | 4,500 | 94,000 | 5,000 |
| Connecticut | 102,000 | 6,000 | 100,000 | 7,000 | 99,000 | 9,000 | D | D | 94,000 | 13,500 | 103,000 | 11,000 | 95,000 | 9,500 | 106,000 | 14,500 | 111,000 | 5,500 | 86,000 | 11,000 |
| Maine | 86,000 | 5,500 | 81,000 | 4,500 | 69,000 | 6,000 | D | D | D | D | 107,000 | 20,000 | 76,000 | 12,500 | 87,000 | 11,000 | D | D | D | D |
| Massachusetts | 110,000 | 1,000 | 109,000 | 3,500 | 105,000 | 4,000 | 139,000 | 17,000 | 116,000 | 13,000 | 117,000 | 3,500 | 95,000 | 4,000 | 96,000 | 6,000 | 118,000 | 3,000 | 100,000 | 9,500 |
| New Hampshire | 99,000 | 7,500 | 90,000 | 8,500 | 77,000 | 17,500 | D | D | D | D | 90,000 | 13,000 | 95,000 | 8,000 | 83,000 | 7,500 | 124,000 | 5,000 | D | D |
| Rhode Island | 90,000 | 3,500 | 89,000 | 8,500 | 74,000 | 18,500 | D | D | D | D | 98,000 | 22,000 | 77,000 | 9,000 | 101,000 | 6,000 | 97,000 | 19,000 | D | D |
| Vermont | 81,000 | 6,500 | 75,000 | 6,000 | 79,000 | 12,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | 78,000 | 7,000 | D | D | D | D |
| Middle Atlantic | 108,000 | 1,500 | 103,000 | 2,000 | 100,000 | 2,500 | 127,000 | 2,500 | 110,000 | 4,500 | 110,000 | 1,500 | 95,000 | 2,500 | 99,000 | 2,500 | 123,000 | 3,500 | 100,000 | 4,000 |
| New Jersey | 119,000 | 1,500 | 118,000 | 2,500 | 120,000 | 5,500 | 129,000 | 4,000 | 118,000 | 11,500 | 117,000 | 3,500 | 100,000 | 6,000 | 107,000 | 6,500 | 128,000 | 7,500 | 118,000 | 8,500 |
| New York | 106,000 | 2,000 | 103,000 | 2,500 | 99,000 | 4,000 | 129,000 | 6,500 | 110,000 | 9,000 | 112,000 | 4,500 | 97,000 | 3,500 | 97,000 | 2,500 | 119,000 | 4,000 | 93,000 | 4,500 |
| Pennsylvania | 100,000 | 500 | 96,000 | 3,000 | 98,000 | 5,000 | 83,000 | 5,000 | 93,000 | 15,000 | 103,000 | 3,000 | 89,000 | 3,000 | 90,000 | 6,500 | 123,000 | 4,500 | 97,000 | 7,000 |
| East North Central | 95,000 | 1,000 | 90,000 | 1,000 | 91,000 | 2,500 | 94,000 | 4,500 | 86,000 | 5,000 | 99,000 | 2,000 | 84,000 | 2,000 | 85,000 | 3,000 | 109,000 | 2,000 | 95,000 | 5,500 |
| Illinois | 100,000 | 2,000 | 98,000 | 3,500 | 99,000 | 5,000 | 100,000 | 11,500 | 98,000 | 10,500 | 105,000 | 5,500 | 89,000 | 3,500 | 90,000 | 5,500 | 113,000 | 5,000 | 101,000 | 8,000 |
| Indiana | 95,000 | 3,500 | 91,000 | 3,500 | 91,000 | 8,000 | S | S | 76,000 | 8,000 | 94,000 | 7,000 | 88,000 | 17,000 | 93,000 | 2,000 | 106,000 | 4,500 | 79,000 | 10,000 |
| Michigan | 95,000 | 2,000 | 89,000 | 3,500 | 95,000 | 7,000 | 94,000 | 3,000 | 85,000 | 4,500 | 99,000 | 10,500 | 78,000 | 4,000 | 80,000 | 6,000 | 111,000 | 4,000 | 99,000 | 6,500 |
| Ohio | 94,000 | 2,000 | 90,000 | 2,500 | 91,000 | 5,000 | 90,000 | 17,500 | 95,000 | 15,000 | 100,000 | 4,000 | 86,000 | 5,000 | 76,000 | 4,500 | 105,000 | 6,500 | 96,000 | 13,500 |
| Wisconsin | 80,000 | 2,500 | 78,000 | 3,500 | 79,000 | 4,000 | D | D | 67,000 | 13,000 | 80,000 | 11,500 | 71,000 | 8,000 | 72,000 | 7,500 | 93,000 | 5,500 | 78,000 | 13,500 |
| West North Central | 90,000 | 1,500 | 85,000 | 2,000 | 87,000 | 2,500 | 94,000 | 5,000 | 83,000 | 8,000 | 92,000 | 3,500 | 79,000 | 2,000 | 75,000 | 3,500 | 117,000 | 4,500 | 89,000 | 5,500 |
| Iowa | 88,000 | 2,500 | 87,000 | 3,500 | 93,000 | 8,000 | D | D | 87,000 | 6,500 | 79,000 | 5,500 | 74,000 | 16,500 | 75,000 | 6,500 | 96,000 | 4,500 | 69,000 | 12,500 |
| Kansas | 90,000 | 5,500 | 85,000 | 5,000 | 89,000 | 14,000 | D | D | D | D | 90,000 | 14,500 | 85,000 | 13,500 | 64,000 | 3,500 | 107,000 | 7,000 | 90,000 | 19,000 |
| Minnesota | 99,000 | 3,000 | 89,000 | 5,000 | 84,000 | 5,500 | 98,000 | 7,000 | 75,000 | 30,500 | 106,000 | 8,500 | 85,000 | 5,500 | 72,000 | 6,000 | 119,000 | 2,500 | 111,000 | 12,500 |
| Missouri | 84,000 | 4,500 | 80,000 | 3,500 | 84,000 | 7,000 | D | D | 81,000 | 17,000 | 89,000 | 9,500 | 70,000 | 3,000 | 91,000 | 7,500 | 121,000 | 10,000 | 80,000 | 2,500 |
| Nebraska | 90,000 | 7,000 | 83,000 | 9,500 | 91,000 | 9,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D | 73,000 | 19,500 | 74,000 | 9,500 | D | D | D | D |
| North Dakota | 85,000 | 8,500 | 85,000 | 9,000 | 88,000 | 11,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D | 70,000 | 15,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| South Dakota | 74,000 | 7,500 | 72,000 | 9,000 | 72,000 | 12,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| South Atlantic | 100,000 | 1,000 | 100,000 | 500 | 99,000 | 1,500 | 107,000 | 7,000 | 95,000 | 3,500 | 103,000 | 3,000 | 92,000 | 3,000 | 100,000 | 500 | 115,000 | 2,500 | 100,000 | 2,500 |
| Delaware | 107,000 | 3,000 | 104,000 | 4,500 | 130,000 | 11,000 | D | D | D | D | 106,000 | 5,000 | D | D | 98,000 | 14,500 | 152,000 | 14,000 | D | D |
| District of Columbia | 126,000 | 3,000 | 125,000 | 3,000 | 125,000 | 10,000 | 117,000 | 12,500 | 107,000 | 23,500 | 109,000 | 8,500 | 117,000 | 12,500 | 130,000 | 4,500 | 142,000 | 5,500 | 122,000 | 10,500 |
| Florida | 90,000 | 2,000 | 86,000 | 3,500 | 88,000 | 5,500 | 104,000 | 8,500 | 69,000 | 6,500 | 79,000 | 5,500 | 90,000 | 4,000 | 78,000 | 7,500 | 100,000 | 2,000 | 90,000 | 6,500 |
| Georgia | 89,000 | 2,000 | 85,000 | 2,000 | 80,000 | 5,500 | 100,000 | 16,000 | 70,000 | 4,000 | 89,000 | 15,000 | 83,000 | 5,500 | 89,000 | 1,500 | 105,000 | 7,000 | 100,000 | 9,500 |
| Maryland | 107,000 | 3,000 | 105,000 | 2,500 | 108,000 | 3,500 | 121,000 | 17,000 | 114,000 | 8,000 | 117,000 | 5,500 | 94,000 | 4,000 | 93,000 | 5,500 | 117,000 | 4,000 | 107,000 | 4,500 |
| North Carolina | 95,000 | 2,000 | 93,000 | 2,500 | 94,000 | 5,000 | 96,000 | 6,500 | 93,000 | 8,500 | 91,000 | 7,500 | 97,000 | 5,000 | 79,000 | 6,500 | 106,000 | 5,500 | 93,000 | 10,000 |
| South Carolina | 87,000 | 3,500 | 79,000 | 6,000 | 86,000 | 12,000 | S | S | D | D | 75,000 | 12,000 | 83,000 | 9,500 | 71,000 | 2,500 | 107,000 | 9,500 | 93,000 | 8,000 |
| Virginia | 110,000 | 3,500 | 105,000 | 3,500 | 100,000 | 3,500 | 118,000 | 13,500 | 119,000 | 11,500 | 120,000 | 4,500 | 90,000 | 6,000 | 89,000 | 6,000 | 121,000 | 6,500 | 97,000 | 7,000 |
| West Virginia | 81,000 | 8,500 | 74,000 | 5,500 | 84,000 | 6,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D | 58,000 | 20,000 | 61,000 | 5,500 | 110,000 | 17,500 | D | D |
| East South Central | 89,000 | 1,500 | 84,000 | 2,500 | 82,000 | 3,000 | 92,000 | 7,500 | 72,000 | 14,000 | 88,000 | 2,500 | 87,000 | 6,500 | 77,000 | 4,500 | 104,000 | 4,000 | 87,000 | 6,000 |
| Alabama | 90,000 | 4,500 | 88,000 | 3,500 | 88,000 | 4,500 | D | D | 94,000 | 27,500 | 86,000 | 8,000 | 89,000 | 10,000 | 74,000 | 7,500 | 104,000 | 6,000 | 96,000 | 30,000 |
| Kentucky | 83,000 | 3,500 | 80,000 | 4,500 | 80,000 | 7,500 | D | D | 90,000 | 31,000 | 72,000 | 12,500 | 94,000 | 13,500 | 74,000 | 5,500 | 105,000 | 6,000 | 85,000 | 4,000 |
| Mississippi | 85,000 | 5,000 | 80,000 | 3,000 | 84,000 | 5,500 | 91,000 | 16,500 | D | D | 89,000 | 12,500 | 57,000 | 4,000 | 67,000 | 7,500 | 94,000 | 17,000 | D | D |
| Tennessee | 89,000 | 1,500 | 84,000 | 4,000 | 73,000 | 6,000 | D | D | 62,000 | 6,500 | 90,000 | 4,500 | 86,000 | 7,000 | 88,000 | 10,500 | 102,000 | 7,000 | 90,000 | 12,500 |
| West South Central | 99,000 | 2,000 | 90,000 | 1,500 | 84,000 | 3,000 | 97,000 | 2,000 | 98,000 | 6,000 | 110,000 | 3,500 | 83,000 | 4,500 | 84,000 | 3,500 | 120,000 | 3,000 | 86,000 | 4,500 |
| Arkansas | 83,000 | 6,000 | 82,000 | 6,000 | 90,000 | 6,500 | D | D | D | D | 76,000 | 19,500 | D | D | 77,000 | 8,500 | 72,000 | 10,500 | D | D |
| Louisiana | 84,000 | 4,000 | 83,000 | 4,000 | 84,000 | 6,500 | D | D | D | D | 94,000 | 20,000 | 69,000 | 6,500 | 88,000 | 17,000 | 78,000 | 10,500 | D | D |
| Oklahoma | 80,000 | 2,500 | 78,000 | 2,500 | 78,000 | 3,500 | D | D | D | D | 96,000 | 30,000 | 75,000 | 13,000 | 65,000 | 9,000 | 99,000 | 11,000 | 78,000 | 7,000 |
| Texas | 100,000 | 2,000 | 95,000 | 2,500 | 85,000 | 4,500 | 101,000 | 13,000 | 99,000 | 3,500 | 114,000 | 5,000 | 87,000 | 4,000 | 87,000 | 3,000 | 125,000 | 4,000 | 85,000 | 9,500 |
| Mountain | 94,000 | 2,000 | 90,000 | 1,000 | 87,000 | 3,500 | 115,000 | 5,000 | 90,000 | 3,500 | 99,000 | 2,000 | 84,000 | 4,500 | 77,000 | 3,500 | 116,000 | 4,500 | 89,000 | 5,000 |
| Arizona | 94,000 | 4,500 | 89,000 | 2,500 | 88,000 | 5,000 | D | D | D | D | 95,000 | 6,000 | 89,000 | 6,500 | 79,000 | 3,500 | 107,000 | 9,000 | 85,000 | 9,500 |
| Colorado | 95,000 | 4,000 | 92,000 | 3,500 | 94,000 | 6,500 | 123,000 | 13,500 | 89,000 | 9,000 | 101,000 | 4,000 | 78,000 | 3,500 | 79,000 | 10,000 | 106,000 | 4,500 | 86,000 | 8,500 |
| Idaho | 86,000 | 3,500 | 75,000 | 6,000 | 69,000 | 5,500 | D | D | D | D | 78,000 | 17,500 | D | D | D | D | 110,000 | 10,500 | D | D |
| Montana | 80,000 | 5,000 | 83,000 | 8,500 | 76,000 | 9,500 | D | D | D | D | 82,000 | 14,000 | 90,000 | 5,500 | D | D | 80,000 | 8,500 | D | D |
| Nevada | 90,000 | 5,500 | 90,000 | 7,500 | 92,000 | 13,500 | D | D | D | D | 101,000 | 16,500 | D | D | D | D | 92,000 | 17,500 | D | D |
| New Mexico | 112,000 | 5,000 | 98,000 | 8,500 | 80,000 | 21,000 | D | D | D | D | 112,000 | 7,500 | 88,000 | 8,500 | 71,000 | 12,500 | 136,000 | 4,500 | D | D |
| Utah | 88,000 | 3,500 | 83,000 | 3,500 | 85,000 | 6,000 | D | D | 71,000 | 15,000 | 86,000 | 6,000 | 71,000 | 12,500 | 79,000 | 8,500 | 112,000 | 14,000 | 93,000 | 8,500 |
| Wyoming | 80,000 | 11,500 | 80,000 | 14,500 | 67,000 | 4,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Pacific | 112,000 | 3,000 | 105,000 | 1,500 | 98,000 | 4,000 | 139,000 | 10,000 | 113,000 | 8,500 | 116,000 | 4,000 | 96,000 | 3,000 | 95,000 | 4,500 | 130,000 | 500 | 100,000 | 5,000 |
| Alaska | 81,000 | 6,500 | 80,000 | 2,500 | 77,000 | 7,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| California | 120,000 | 1,500 | 110,000 | 1,000 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 149,000 | 1,500 | 118,000 | 7,000 | 120,000 | 1,500 | 99,000 | 2,500 | 99,000 | 2,500 | 134,000 | 4,500 | 104,000 | 6,500 |
| Hawaii | 98,000 | 4,000 | 98,000 | 4,500 | 91,000 | 8,000 | D | D | 93,000 | 15,000 | 104,000 | 10,000 | 100,000 | 17,500 | 85,000 | 13,000 | 103,000 | 10,000 | S | S |
| Oregon | 99,000 | 4,000 | 87,000 | 4,000 | 89,000 | 6,500 | 110,000 | 20,500 | D | D | 108,000 | 8,500 | 71,000 | 9,000 | 84,000 | 4,500 | 115,000 | 4,500 | 92,000 | 9,500 |
| Washington | 103,000 | 3,500 | 97,000 | 3,500 | 90,000 | 7,000 | 120,000 | 4,000 | 108,000 | 18,000 | 105,000 | 6,500 | 93,000 | 8,000 | 89,000 | 6,500 | 122,000 | 6,500 | 89,000 | 13,500 |
| Puerto Rico | 68,000 | 3,000 | 69,000 | 3,500 | 71,000 | 6,000 | D | D | 62,000 | 24,000 | 76,000 | 4,000 | 59,000 | 8,500 | D | D | 62,000 | 11,500 | S | S |
| U.S. territories and other areas | 71,000 | 7,500 | 65,000 | 7,000 | 65,000 | 18,000 | D | D | S | S | S | S | D | D | 66,000 | 8,000 | 77,000 | 13,000 | D | D |
| 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. Because survey sample design does not include geography, reliability of estimates in some states may be poor due to small sample size. |
| 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. |
