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Table 61. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers in 4-year educational institutions, by broad field of doctorate, ethnicity, race, and faculty rank: 2013
(Dollars)

Field, ethnicity, and race              All full-time employed Full professor Associate professor Assistant professor Instructor or lecturer All other faculty Rank not applicable
Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE
All fields 85,000 500 120,000 500 85,000 500 72,000 1,000 59,000 2,000 60,000 9,000 56,000 1,000
Hispanic or Latinoa  76,000 2,000 106,000 5,500 79,000 2,000 70,000 1,000 53,000 4,500 D D 50,000 2,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob                            
American Indian or Alaska Native 78,000 8,000 94,000 7,000 79,000 10,000 D D D D D D D D
Asian 80,000 500 120,000 3,000 89,000 1,500 79,000 1,500 60,000 6,000 S S 50,000 1,000
Black or African American 78,000 3,000 106,000 4,000 79,000 2,000 68,000 4,000 59,000 3,000 D D 61,000 6,000
White 87,000 1,000 120,000 500 84,000 1,000 70,000 1,500 59,000 2,500 59,000 2,000 62,000 2,000
Other racec 81,000 3,000 112,000 13,500 83,000 8,500 75,000 7,000 50,000 4,000 D D 61,000 6,000
Science 82,000 500 116,000 2,500 81,000 1,500 70,000 500 56,000 2,500 60,000 7,500 55,000 500
Hispanic or Latinoa  72,000 2,000 103,000 6,000 76,000 2,000 68,000 2,000 50,000 6,000 D D 49,000 1,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                            
American Indian or Alaska Native 78,000 8,000 94,000 7,000 83,000 8,500 D D D D D D D D
Asian 76,000 2,500 117,000 5,000 85,000 3,000 75,000 2,500 56,000 4,500 D D 50,000 2,000
Black or African American 75,000 1,500 104,000 4,500 78,000 2,500 64,000 3,000 59,000 3,000 D D 58,000 5,000
White 85,000 500 119,000 3,000 80,000 2,000 68,000 1,500 56,000 3,000 58,000 2,500 59,000 1,000
Other racec 79,000 2,500 104,000 13,500 80,000 7,500 69,000 2,500 50,000 8,000 D D 59,000 7,500
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 80,000 500 126,000 3,000 88,000 2,500 74,000 1,500 56,000 3,500 58,000 4,000 50,000 500
Hispanic or Latinoa  71,000 2,500 103,000 11,500 80,000 5,500 75,000 5,500 60,000 3,000 D D 45,000 500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                            
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 68,000 4,500 148,000 9,500 89,000 3,000 80,000 3,500 55,000 3,000 D D 46,000 1,000
Black or African American 62,000 5,500 91,000 19,000 79,000 4,000 63,000 5,500 D D D D 46,000 2,500
White 84,000 1,500 126,000 3,000 89,000 3,000 72,000 2,000 58,000 5,000 D D 50,000 1,500
Other racec 76,000 5,000 105,000 48,500 91,000 6,500 69,000 12,500 D D D D 49,000 6,000
Computer/ information sciences 96,000 2,500 127,000 6,500 90,000 4,000 85,000 4,500 77,000 7,500 D D 85,000 7,500
Hispanic or Latinoa  80,000 8,000 D D D D D D D D D D D D
Not Hispanic or Latinob                            
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 96,000 2,500 121,000 10,000 96,000 2,000 90,000 3,000 D D D D 71,000 5,000
Black or African American 96,000 9,000 D D D D D D D D D D D D
White 95,000 3,500 131,000 6,000 86,000 3,000 81,000 6,000 D D D D 95,000 7,500
Other racec 91,000 3,000 D D D D * * D D D D D D
Mathematics/ statistics 82,000 2,000 104,000 5,000 76,000 4,500 66,000 4,000 55,000 3,000 D D 69,000 2,500
Hispanic or Latinoa  80,000 4,500 86,000 4,500 60,000 8,500 64,000 3,500 D D D D 63,000 3,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob                            
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 80,000 4,000 97,000 7,500 70,000 7,500 70,000 6,500 D D D D 71,000 4,500
Black or African American 72,000 6,500 D D 74,000 6,000 64,000 11,000 D D D D D D
White 84,000 2,000 107,000 6,000 78,000 5,000 62,000 3,500 55,000 3,000 D D 69,000 4,500
Other racec D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Physical sciences 80,000 2,000 115,000 4,000 78,000 2,500 68,000 2,000 55,000 2,500 D D 58,000 2,000
Hispanic or Latinoa  77,000 4,000 118,000 13,000 73,000 4,000 58,000 4,000 D D D D 52,000 3,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                            
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 71,000 3,000 118,000 8,000 80,000 3,000 74,000 3,000 45,000 6,000 D D 49,000 2,000
Black or African American 64,000 2,500 128,000 11,000 74,000 7,000 57,000 5,500 D D D D 45,000 3,500
White 85,000 3,000 114,000 4,500 78,000 3,500 67,000 2,500 55,000 2,500 D D 62,000 3,000
Other racec 81,000 5,000 D D D D D D D D D D D D
Psychology 79,000 1,500 108,000 2,500 75,000 2,500 66,000 2,500 56,000 2,500 D D 66,000 2,500
Hispanic or Latinoa  67,000 3,000 93,000 8,000 69,000 3,000 63,000 4,000 D D D D 51,000 2,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob                            
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 67,000 4,000 100,000 4,000 69,000 5,000 61,000 7,500 S S D D 48,000 6,000
Black or African American 78,000 4,000 100,000 17,000 79,000 4,500 73,000 11,000 D D D D 71,000 4,000
White 80,000 2,500 108,000 2,500 75,000 2,000 67,000 2,500 55,000 2,000 D D 71,000 6,000
Other racec 76,000 8,500 D D 76,000 12,000 D D D D D D 51,000 17,000
Social sciences 85,000 1,000 110,000 3,000 79,000 2,000 66,000 1,500 58,000 7,500 D D 79,000 3,500
Hispanic or Latinoa  75,000 2,500 111,000 12,000 77,000 5,000 68,000 3,500 40,000 2,500 D D 58,000 6,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob                            
American Indian or Alaska Native 67,000 11,500 D D D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 84,000 2,500 99,000 5,000 86,000 3,500 65,000 5,000 67,000 15,000 D D 62,000 15,500
Black or African American 79,000 3,500 102,000 4,500 73,000 5,000 64,000 4,000 D D D D 92,000 11,500
White 86,000 2,000 113,000 3,500 78,000 3,000 66,000 2,000 52,000 9,500 D D 79,000 3,000
Other racec 70,000 7,500 D D 70,000 2,000 68,000 8,500 D D D D D D
Engineering 99,000 2,000 132,000 4,000 99,000 2,000 82,000 1,500 71,000 4,500 D D 65,000 4,000
Hispanic or Latinoa  88,000 2,500 110,000 7,500 99,000 4,500 80,000 3,500 D D D D 53,000 8,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob                            
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 87,000 3,000 126,000 6,500 94,000 5,000 80,000 1,000 74,000 3,500 D D 49,000 1,500
Black or African American 83,000 5,500 125,000 15,500 86,000 6,500 78,000 5,500 D D D D 63,000 15,000
White 104,000 2,000 137,000 3,500 99,000 1,500 82,000 1,500 71,000 6,000 D D 79,000 8,000
Other racec 86,000 10,000 D D D D S S D D D D D D
Health 89,000 2,000 120,000 4,000 87,000 3,000 80,000 1,500 58,000 7,000 D D 72,000 5,500
Hispanic or Latinoa  84,000 5,500 D D 102,000 9,000 80,000 2,000 D D D D 61,000 20,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                            
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 80,000 7,500 D D 99,000 6,500 80,000 6,500 D D D D 54,000 12,000
Black or African American 86,000 3,500 88,000 10,500 96,000 13,500 83,000 4,000 D D D D D D
White 90,000 1,500 120,000 2,500 85,000 2,500 79,000 2,500 59,000 8,000 D D 77,000 6,000
Other racec 94,000 7,500 D D D D D D D D D D 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.
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.
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. Four-year educational institutions include 4-year colleges or universities, medical schools (including university-affiliated hospitals or medical centers), and university-affiliated research institutes.
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.