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Table 65. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation, ethnicity, race, and sex: 2013
(Dollars)

Occupation              All full-time employed   Not Hispanic or Latinob
Total 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 occupations 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 occupations 92,000 500 100,000 1,000 81,000 1,500 80,000 1,500 85,000 3,000 70,000 1,500 76,000 10,500 79,000 15,500 67,000 10,500 95,000 1,500 100,000 500 83,000 2,000 79,000 1,500 81,000 3,500 75,000 2,500 93,000 1,000 100,000 500 82,000 1,000 88,000 4,000 92,000 3,000 79,000 4,000
Biological/ agricultural/ other life scientists 85,000 1,000 90,000 1,500 77,000 2,000 72,000 2,500 79,000 3,500 63,000 3,000 73,000 21,500 D D D D 78,000 2,500 80,000 3,000 72,000 3,500 73,000 3,500 75,000 4,500 70,000 5,000 90,000 1,000 95,000 1,500 80,000 1,000 84,000 6,000 88,000 8,000 79,000 7,000
Agricultural/ food scientists 99,000 2,000 101,000 2,500 92,000 2,500 77,000 3,500 79,000 11,000 59,000 5,500 D D D D D D 83,000 6,000 84,000 5,500 78,000 9,500 98,000 7,500 97,000 12,000 D D 103,000 3,000 108,000 5,000 93,000 3,500 D D D D D D
Biochemists/ biophysicists 74,000 5,500 80,000 6,000 69,000 5,000 52,000 14,000 78,000 12,000 43,000 3,000 D D D D D D 60,000 5,000 56,000 6,500 70,000 13,000 46,000 14,500 D D D D 85,000 6,000 89,000 6,500 72,000 6,500 77,000 23,500 98,000 15,500 D D
Biological scientists 77,000 2,000 82,000 3,500 70,000 3,000 67,000 6,000 71,000 9,500 59,000 6,500 D D D D D D 68,000 7,500 68,000 10,500 66,000 7,500 63,000 7,000 65,000 5,500 53,000 11,500 82,000 3,000 86,000 3,000 75,000 5,000 60,000 10,500 D D 57,000 10,000
Forestry/ conservation scientists 80,000 7,500 83,000 8,500 69,000 14,000 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D 84,000 9,000 88,000 14,000 64,000 15,500 D D D D D D
Medical scientists 98,000 3,500 104,000 4,000 88,000 5,000 82,000 12,000 98,000 13,500 66,000 7,000 D D D D D D 80,000 4,500 81,000 6,000 74,000 8,500 81,000 9,500 101,000 16,500 78,000 8,000 104,000 4,500 111,000 5,000 92,000 4,000 98,000 16,500 S S 101,000 17,000
Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/ other natural sciences 91,000 4,000 95,000 4,000 84,000 5,000 77,000 10,000 85,000 10,000 D D D D D D D D 76,000 15,500 75,000 2,500 D D 73,000 4,000 D D D D 92,000 4,500 97,000 4,500 84,000 6,500 D D D D D D
Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences 82,000 2,000 88,000 2,500 72,000 1,500 75,000 6,000 79,000 6,500 70,000 8,500 D D D D D D 87,000 4,000 94,000 6,500 70,000 4,500 63,000 4,500 63,000 7,000 62,000 6,500 82,000 2,000 89,000 2,500 73,000 1,500 78,000 4,500 78,000 7,500 64,000 19,000
Other biological/ agricultural/ life scientists 83,000 2,500 88,000 3,500 79,000 4,500 62,000 10,000 69,000 12,500 56,000 6,500 D D D D D D 76,000 16,500 87,000 27,500 64,000 12,500 82,000 12,500 83,000 15,000 72,000 17,000 85,000 3,000 88,000 4,000 81,000 4,000 94,000 15,000 D D D D
Computer/ information scientists 120,000 2,000 120,000 500 106,000 4,500 108,000 5,000 111,000 4,500 95,000 7,500 D D D D D D 118,000 4,000 120,000 3,500 108,000 3,500 96,000 7,500 96,000 7,000 84,000 10,500 120,000 1,000 123,000 3,500 104,000 5,000 120,000 5,000 118,000 7,000 137,000 28,500
Computer/ information scientists 121,000 3,000 124,000 1,500 115,000 4,500 112,000 5,500 114,000 6,500 96,000 7,000 D D D D D D 120,000 500 120,000 1,500 115,000 4,500 94,000 17,500 91,000 17,000 D D 125,000 2,000 128,000 3,000 113,000 5,500 130,000 26,000 124,000 21,500 * *
Postsecondary teachers, computer science 96,000 2,500 97,000 2,500 86,000 3,500 86,000 10,000 80,000 13,500 * * D D D D D D 96,000 2,500 99,000 3,000 70,000 7,500 95,000 3,500 D D 84,000 5,000 95,000 4,000 97,000 4,000 88,000 6,500 91,000 3,000 D D D D
Mathematical scientists 93,000 2,500 95,000 3,500 90,000 2,500 81,000 3,000 81,000 4,000 77,000 6,500 D D D D D D 99,000 1,500 99,000 2,500 95,000 3,500 84,000 8,500 83,000 9,500 80,000 15,500 90,000 2,500 92,000 3,500 88,000 4,000 85,000 27,000 D D D D
Mathematical scientists 114,000 3,500 119,000 3,500 104,000 6,000 94,000 3,000 95,000 11,000 75,000 12,500 D D D D D D 110,000 4,000 114,000 4,500 99,000 1,000 107,000 11,000 108,000 33,000 101,000 15,000 119,000 1,500 120,000 1,500 113,000 9,500 D D D D D D
Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/ statistics 80,000 2,000 80,000 2,000 71,000 2,500 80,000 6,000 79,000 7,000 78,000 9,000 D D D D D D 74,000 5,500 77,000 5,500 69,000 11,500 70,000 5,000 75,000 8,000 67,000 3,500 80,000 2,000 82,000 3,000 72,000 3,000 D D D D D D
Physical scientists 96,000 2,000 100,000 500 80,000 2,000 82,000 4,000 90,000 9,000 74,000 10,500 D D D D D D 91,000 2,500 95,000 3,500 84,000 6,000 79,000 7,500 91,000 6,500 60,000 8,500 100,000 1,500 102,000 2,500 79,000 2,500 90,000 7,000 90,000 9,000 90,000 13,500
Chemists, except biochemists 109,000 1,500 110,000 2,000 97,000 3,500 105,000 5,500 109,000 3,500 79,000 24,000 D D D D D D 99,000 3,500 99,000 4,500 96,000 4,000 108,000 8,000 110,000 5,000 89,000 5,000 112,000 2,500 115,000 2,500 100,000 9,500 104,000 21,500 101,000 20,500 D D
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean scientists 105,000 2,000 109,000 3,500 80,000 6,000 81,000 10,000 81,000 11,500 D D D D D D D D 98,000 7,500 100,000 5,000 74,000 12,000 D D D D D D 110,000 4,000 115,000 5,500 83,000 11,500 D D D D D D
Physicists/ astronomers 111,000 2,500 112,000 3,000 98,000 11,000 74,000 19,500 71,000 17,500 D D D D D D D D 92,000 11,500 96,000 13,000 72,000 11,500 D D D D D D 115,000 2,500 115,000 3,000 110,000 11,500 101,000 15,000 S S D D
Postsecondary teachers, chemistry 72,000 2,000 77,000 3,500 62,000 3,500 79,000 4,500 79,000 4,000 64,000 18,000 D D D D D D 65,000 5,500 74,000 7,000 57,000 2,500 60,000 6,000 63,000 4,500 51,000 5,000 73,000 2,500 78,000 4,000 65,000 3,500 72,000 14,500 D D D D
Postsecondary teachers, physics 83,000 2,500 85,000 3,500 74,000 5,500 78,000 7,000 79,000 6,000 D D D D D D D D 83,000 5,000 83,000 5,000 D D 60,000 3,500 D D D D 84,000 4,000 89,000 4,500 75,000 4,500 D D D D D D
Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences 86,000 3,000 90,000 1,000 74,000 4,000 77,000 12,000 D D 66,000 3,500 D D D D D D 76,000 18,500 86,000 28,500 55,000 10,000 D D D D D D 86,000 3,000 89,000 1,000 76,000 4,000 S S D D D D
Other physical scientists 114,000 7,000 114,000 6,000 103,000 14,000 D D D D D D D D D D D D 100,000 12,000 99,000 17,500 96,000 23,000 85,000 6,500 D D D D 119,000 6,500 118,000 8,000 119,000 17,500 D D D D D D
Psychologists 85,000 2,000 91,000 2,500 80,000 1,500 72,000 3,500 80,000 2,000 69,000 2,500 70,000 20,500 D D D D 77,000 4,500 77,000 10,000 77,000 4,500 79,000 2,500 82,000 6,500 77,000 4,000 88,000 2,000 94,000 3,000 82,000 2,500 80,000 10,000 81,000 13,500 78,000 12,500
Psychologists 93,000 1,500 100,000 1,500 90,000 2,500 80,000 5,000 92,000 2,500 70,000 6,500 69,000 25,000 D D D D 81,000 7,000 72,000 31,000 82,000 6,500 85,000 5,500 93,000 8,000 82,000 5,500 95,000 1,500 103,000 4,000 90,000 500 86,000 11,000 81,000 14,000 85,000 19,500
Postsecondary teachers, psychology 72,000 2,000 80,000 2,000 70,000 1,000 67,000 3,500 68,000 5,000 66,000 6,000 D D D D D D 75,000 3,000 81,000 7,500 72,000 7,500 71,000 5,000 74,000 7,000 68,000 5,500 73,000 3,000 80,000 1,500 70,000 1,000 77,000 7,500 D D 77,000 9,000
Social scientists 87,000 1,500 93,000 1,500 79,000 1,000 77,000 3,000 84,000 10,000 73,000 4,000 65,000 11,500 D D D D 85,000 4,500 90,000 4,500 78,000 4,000 79,000 3,000 81,000 3,500 74,000 3,000 90,000 2,000 95,000 3,500 81,000 2,000 70,000 5,500 88,000 12,000 68,000 4,500
Economists 138,000 5,500 147,000 8,000 126,000 8,000 139,000 9,500 136,000 20,500 D D D D D D D D 117,000 4,500 118,000 8,000 114,000 5,000 96,000 3,000 D D D D 149,000 6,500 153,000 7,500 136,000 8,500 D D D D D D
Political scientists 114,000 14,000 121,000 13,500 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D 122,000 16,000 123,000 16,000 D D D D D D D D
Postsecondary teachers, economics 100,000 1,000 105,000 5,500 84,000 3,000 84,000 3,500 95,000 21,000 80,000 4,000 D D D D D D 98,000 4,000 100,000 3,500 83,000 5,000 85,000 5,500 83,000 4,500 D D 104,000 5,500 110,000 4,000 85,000 6,500 * * D D D D
Postsecondary teachers, political science 75,000 2,500 78,000 3,000 70,000 2,500 68,000 6,000 69,000 4,000 62,000 8,500 D D D D D D 74,000 6,500 75,000 14,000 73,000 9,500 79,000 4,000 79,000 8,500 71,000 4,000 77,000 3,500 78,000 3,000 70,000 4,500 D D D D D D
Postsecondary teachers, sociology 72,000 1,500 80,000 4,500 69,000 2,000 69,000 3,000 67,000 7,500 68,000 3,500 D D D D D D 65,000 5,500 74,000 8,000 53,000 7,000 70,000 4,000 78,000 9,500 61,000 4,500 73,000 2,000 81,000 7,000 70,000 1,000 D D D D D D
Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences 75,000 1,500 78,000 3,000 73,000 1,000 71,000 3,000 71,000 7,500 70,000 4,000 67,000 12,500 D D D D 68,000 5,000 65,000 5,000 71,000 7,000 68,000 2,500 67,000 3,500 67,000 3,000 78,000 2,000 79,000 3,500 74,000 3,000 67,000 3,500 D D 65,000 4,500
Sociologists/ anthropologists 90,000 5,500 90,000 12,500 90,000 5,500 72,000 7,500 D D 72,000 14,500 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D 92,000 5,000 91,000 14,500 92,000 5,000 D D D D D D
Other social scientists 89,000 3,500 98,000 6,000 85,000 2,000 85,000 10,000 D D 81,000 10,500 D D D D D D 77,000 7,500 76,000 26,000 73,000 8,000 86,000 10,000 82,000 6,000 100,000 18,500 91,000 4,000 100,000 6,000 85,000 2,000 D D D D D D
Engineering occupations 115,000 500 118,000 1,500 101,000 2,000 109,000 2,500 110,000 3,500 93,000 5,500 D D D D D D 109,000 500 111,000 2,500 100,000 2,000 98,000 3,000 98,000 5,000 100,000 10,000 120,000 500 120,000 1,000 106,000 5,500 108,000 4,500 108,000 6,000 D D
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineers 128,000 2,500 130,000 3,500 116,000 7,000 123,000 20,500 D D D D D D D D D D 123,000 5,000 124,000 5,500 D D 107,000 14,000 D D D D 132,000 7,000 139,000 7,500 116,000 7,500 D D D D D D
Chemical engineers 118,000 4,000 120,000 3,000 99,000 2,500 112,000 8,500 119,000 12,000 D D D D D D D D 109,000 4,500 114,000 6,000 95,000 4,000 103,000 11,500 D D D D 121,000 4,500 124,000 5,500 101,000 7,500 D D D D D D
Civil/ architectural/ sanitary engineers 99,000 3,000 101,000 5,000 75,000 3,000 137,000 35,500 139,000 21,500 D D D D D D D D 94,000 7,500 94,000 8,500 D D D D D D D D 100,000 6,000 105,000 5,000 D D D D D D D D
Electrical engineers 130,000 1,000 130,000 500 113,000 5,500 113,000 10,000 119,000 11,000 D D D D D D D D 128,000 3,000 129,000 1,500 109,000 5,000 100,000 4,500 100,000 6,500 D D 135,000 4,500 139,000 4,500 123,000 7,000 D D D D D D
Industrial engineersd 104,000 7,000 105,000 6,500 98,000 12,500 * * D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D 103,000 10,000 101,000 10,500 S S D D D D D D
Mechanical engineers 110,000 2,500 110,000 3,500 103,000 6,500 D D D D D D D D D D D D 105,000 5,500 107,000 5,000 89,000 6,500 D D D D D D 115,000 2,500 116,000 2,500 107,000 10,500 D D D D D D
Postsecondary teachers, engineering 100,000 2,000 103,000 2,500 93,000 2,500 95,000 6,000 99,000 5,500 90,000 1,500 D D D D D D 98,000 6,500 100,000 3,500 89,000 2,500 89,000 6,000 87,000 11,000 D D 105,000 2,500 106,000 3,000 97,000 5,000 D D D D D D
Other engineersd 110,000 2,500 112,000 3,000 102,000 5,500 109,000 7,000 109,000 11,500 D D D D D D D D 100,000 5,000 103,000 4,000 98,000 4,500 104,000 11,000 99,000 10,500 D D 120,000 1,000 120,000 1,500 108,000 8,000 100,000 22,500 106,000 27,000 D D
S&E-related occupations 119,000 3,000 136,000 3,500 94,000 1,500 102,000 4,000 112,000 5,500 89,000 6,500 95,000 18,500 D D D D 124,000 5,500 134,000 6,500 98,000 6,500 91,000 5,000 99,000 7,500 87,000 3,500 120,000 1,000 139,000 2,500 95,000 1,500 104,000 5,500 135,000 25,500 94,000 10,500
Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers 119,000 5,000 147,000 4,000 95,000 4,000 108,000 8,000 111,000 6,500 100,000 21,500 D D D D D D 118,000 18,500 150,000 15,500 91,000 5,500 102,000 13,500 120,000 25,500 90,000 8,000 119,000 4,000 148,000 7,500 97,000 4,500 92,000 28,500 107,000 48,000 73,000 24,500
Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences 100,000 1,500 116,000 5,000 88,000 3,000 92,000 8,500 106,000 15,500 86,000 5,000 S S D D D D 100,000 5,000 109,000 5,500 85,000 7,500 90,000 4,000 98,000 4,500 83,000 2,500 100,000 2,000 120,000 3,500 88,000 3,000 103,000 8,500 D D 103,000 9,500
S&E managers, including health 144,000 3,500 149,000 1,000 124,000 4,500 114,000 11,000 117,000 9,500 99,000 16,000 D D D D D D 139,000 5,500 139,000 5,000 126,000 11,500 104,000 5,500 97,000 14,500 105,000 6,000 149,000 2,500 154,000 4,500 125,000 6,500 109,000 16,500 133,000 28,000 D D
S&E precollege teachers 61,000 2,000 63,000 3,500 59,000 4,000 D D S S D D D D D D D D 59,000 4,500 D D D D 67,000 5,000 74,000 7,500 D D 60,000 2,000 61,000 4,000 59,000 2,500 D D D D D D
S&E technicians and technologists 97,000 7,500 110,000 15,000 52,000 9,500 S S D D D D D D D D D D 94,000 15,000 114,000 21,500 D D D D D D D D 100,000 13,500 104,000 19,500 D D D D D D D D
Other S&E-related occupations 115,000 26,000 121,000 27,000 S S D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D 80,000 27,500 D D D D D D D D D D
Non-S&E occupations 120,000 500 134,000 4,000 100,000 1,000 109,000 5,000 123,000 5,500 83,000 5,500 62,000 11,500 D D D D 125,000 5,500 139,000 5,000 102,000 4,500 97,000 4,000 99,000 3,500 89,000 6,000 120,000 4,000 134,000 2,500 102,000 2,500 90,000 5,500 102,000 11,500 84,000 4,500
Arts/ humanities-related occupations 79,000 7,500 75,000 6,500 75,000 11,500 D D D D D D D D D D D D 94,000 23,000 D D 94,000 18,000 D D D D D D 76,000 7,500 75,000 7,000 75,000 14,000 D D D D D D
Management-related occupations 120,000 500 126,000 5,000 104,000 3,000 114,000 6,000 123,000 9,000 84,000 6,500 D D D D D D 120,000 4,000 130,000 8,500 104,000 5,000 107,000 12,500 119,000 18,000 87,000 14,500 120,000 1,500 125,000 5,500 105,000 6,000 97,000 6,500 D D D D
Non-S&E managers 150,000 500 160,000 3,500 125,000 3,500 140,000 12,500 162,000 16,000 116,000 12,000 D D D D D D 169,000 8,000 170,000 7,500 152,000 16,500 119,000 9,500 125,000 8,000 108,000 10,000 150,000 1,500 160,000 4,500 127,000 4,500 134,000 26,000 156,000 31,000 106,000 18,000
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers 84,000 2,500 95,000 5,500 74,000 2,500 74,000 3,000 77,000 6,500 72,000 5,000 D D D D D D 81,000 6,500 98,000 9,000 70,000 5,500 78,000 4,500 78,000 6,000 74,000 6,000 85,000 3,000 98,000 3,500 74,000 3,500 81,000 6,500 D D D D
Non-S&E precollege/ other teachers 53,000 2,500 60,000 10,000 45,000 8,000 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D 53,000 2,500 57,000 11,500 49,000 7,500 D D D D D D
Sales/ marketing occupations 109,000 6,000 105,000 7,500 112,000 5,500 99,000 4,500 D D D D D D D D D D 119,000 11,500 110,000 18,000 119,000 12,500 97,000 21,500 S S S S 108,000 6,000 107,000 10,500 110,000 9,500 S S D D D D
Social service–related occupations 62,000 3,500 67,000 4,500 54,000 5,000 59,000 9,500 D D 63,000 11,000 D D D D D D 53,000 9,000 D D D D 62,000 2,500 63,000 3,000 59,000 9,000 62,000 4,000 70,000 5,000 51,000 3,500 D D D D D D
Other non-S&E occupations 99,000 13,000 99,000 16,000 89,000 18,000 56,000 18,000 S S 66,000 31,000 D D D D D D 101,000 19,500 100,000 22,000 95,000 36,000 104,000 33,500 D D D D 98,000 14,500 102,000 19,000 88,000 16,000 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.
S&E = science and engineering; 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 From 1999 to 2008, data for Industrial engineers were mislabeled as "Materials/metallurgical engineers." For all years, data in this category have included only industrial engineers. For all years, data on Materials/metallurgical engineers have been included only in Other engineers.
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.