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Table 64. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers in 4-year educational institutions, by broad field of doctorate, ethnicity, race, and tenure status: 2013
(Dollars)

Field, ethnicity, and race              All full-time employed Tenured On tenure track Not on tenure track Tenure not applicable
Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE
All fields 85,000 500 100,000 500 75,000 500 73,000 2,000 62,000 2,000
Hispanic or Latinoa  76,000 2,000 91,000 2,000 71,000 1,500 66,000 5,500 53,000 1,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native 78,000 8,000 90,000 6,000 D D D D D D
Asian 80,000 500 100,000 2,500 80,000 1,000 75,000 3,500 50,000 1,500
Black or African American 78,000 3,000 88,000 4,000 70,000 4,000 69,000 3,500 62,000 3,000
White 87,000 1,000 100,000 1,500 74,000 1,000 73,000 2,000 68,000 2,500
Other racec 81,000 3,000 92,000 3,000 79,000 6,000 57,000 9,000 65,000 6,000
Science 82,000 500 99,000 1,500 71,000 1,000 70,000 2,000 60,000 500
Hispanic or Latinoa  72,000 2,000 90,000 2,500 69,000 1,500 60,000 4,500 52,000 1,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native 78,000 8,000 90,000 6,500 D D D D D D
Asian 76,000 2,500 100,000 2,000 79,000 3,000 75,000 4,000 50,000 1,500
Black or African American 75,000 1,500 86,000 3,500 64,000 3,000 68,000 5,500 60,000 3,500
White 85,000 500 100,000 500 70,000 1,500 70,000 2,000 64,000 1,000
Other racec 79,000 2,500 89,000 6,000 75,000 7,000 55,000 8,500 59,000 8,000
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 80,000 500 108,000 1,500 79,000 2,000 72,000 2,000 51,000 1,000
Hispanic or Latinoa  71,000 2,500 94,000 2,000 81,000 6,000 75,000 7,000 46,000 2,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 68,000 4,500 108,000 9,000 88,000 4,500 72,000 4,000 48,000 1,500
Black or African American 62,000 5,500 83,000 12,500 60,000 2,000 62,000 10,500 47,000 2,500
White 84,000 1,500 108,000 1,500 76,000 2,500 72,000 2,000 55,000 1,000
Other racec 76,000 5,000 89,000 7,500 79,000 11,000 57,000 13,000 56,000 9,500
Computer/ information sciences 96,000 2,500 100,000 2,500 85,000 3,000 84,000 14,000 85,000 8,000
Hispanic or Latinoa  80,000 8,000 90,000 8,500 * * D D D D
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 96,000 2,500 100,000 3,000 87,000 4,500 D D 70,000 3,000
Black or African American 96,000 9,000 97,000 6,000 D D D D S S
White 95,000 3,500 102,000 6,500 82,000 3,500 D D 93,000 8,500
Other racec 91,000 3,000 S S D D D D D D
Mathematics/ statistics 82,000 2,000 93,000 3,000 66,000 4,000 60,000 4,000 68,000 3,000
Hispanic or Latinoa  80,000 4,500 85,000 4,000 63,000 5,000 D D 62,000 5,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 80,000 4,000 91,000 6,500 71,000 11,000 D D 71,000 5,000
Black or African American 72,000 6,500 79,000 7,500 56,000 7,000 * * D D
White 84,000 2,000 94,000 2,500 63,000 4,000 60,000 3,500 68,000 4,000
Other racec D D D D D D D D D D
Physical sciences 80,000 2,000 100,000 1,500 69,000 2,000 68,000 4,500 59,000 2,000
Hispanic or Latinoa  77,000 4,000 97,000 15,000 60,000 8,000 46,000 6,500 55,000 3,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 71,000 3,000 95,000 9,000 73,000 4,000 75,000 5,500 50,000 3,500
Black or African American 64,000 2,500 90,000 5,500 57,000 3,500 D D 45,000 3,000
White 85,000 3,000 100,000 1,500 68,000 2,000 67,000 5,000 63,000 3,000
Other racec 81,000 5,000 91,000 25,500 D D D D 54,000 11,000
Psychology 79,000 1,500 88,000 2,000 65,000 2,000 71,000 4,500 75,000 3,500
Hispanic or Latinoa  67,000 3,000 75,000 5,000 64,000 3,500 53,000 7,500 52,000 1,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 67,000 4,000 78,000 11,000 67,000 7,000 80,000 16,000 54,000 7,000
Black or African American 78,000 4,000 85,000 9,500 78,000 8,000 57,000 10,500 75,000 9,000
White 80,000 2,500 89,000 1,500 64,000 1,500 72,000 5,000 79,000 2,000
Other racec 76,000 8,500 89,000 12,000 D D D D 56,000 17,500
Social sciences 85,000 1,000 94,000 1,500 68,000 2,000 70,000 5,000 79,000 3,000
Hispanic or Latinoa  75,000 2,500 87,000 7,000 67,000 3,500 45,000 4,500 63,000 16,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native 67,000 11,500 D D D D D D D D
Asian 84,000 2,500 93,000 5,000 69,000 3,500 78,000 14,000 79,000 16,000
Black or African American 79,000 3,500 89,000 6,000 69,000 3,500 72,000 6,500 70,000 12,000
White 86,000 2,000 95,000 1,500 68,000 1,500 70,000 6,000 79,000 3,000
Other racec 70,000 7,500 70,000 3,000 74,000 8,500 D D D D
Engineering 99,000 2,000 120,000 1,500 83,000 1,000 74,000 2,000 68,000 5,000
Hispanic or Latinoa  88,000 2,500 101,000 5,500 82,000 5,500 D D 55,000 3,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 87,000 3,000 119,000 6,000 82,000 2,500 74,000 5,000 50,000 3,000
Black or African American 83,000 5,500 95,000 11,500 87,000 7,500 D D 62,000 8,500
White 104,000 2,000 120,000 5,000 83,000 1,500 74,000 3,500 88,000 4,000
Other racec 86,000 10,000 D D D D D D S S
Health 89,000 2,000 100,000 1,500 81,000 3,500 81,000 3,000 83,000 2,500
Hispanic or Latinoa  84,000 5,500 101,000 12,000 83,000 15,500 79,000 7,500 65,000 15,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob                    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 80,000 7,500 96,000 15,000 76,000 8,500 D D 70,000 12,000
Black or African American 86,000 3,500 91,000 8,000 83,000 3,000 85,000 9,500 84,000 9,000
White 90,000 1,500 100,000 1,500 80,000 4,500 81,000 3,000 84,000 3,000
Other racec 94,000 7,500 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.