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NCSES SDR 2013 DST 73_1 SAS Output
Table 73-1. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation and primary or secondary work activities: 2013
(Dollars)

Occupation            All full-time employed
Computer applications
Management, sales, or administrationa Professional services
Any R&Db Teaching
Other work activityc
Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE
All occupations 100,000 500 111,000 2,500 115,000 500 105,000 1,500 103,000 1,000 81,000 1,500 92,000 2,000
Science occupations 92,000 500 110,000 500 100,000 500 97,000 2,000 95,000 500 78,000 1,000 82,000 2,000
Biological/ agricultural/ other life scientists 85,000 1,000 68,000 5,000 97,000 2,500 113,000 6,500 87,000 1,500 77,000 2,000 76,000 3,500
Agricultural/ food scientists 99,000 2,000 D D 104,000 3,000 D D 99,000 2,500 100,000 5,500 77,000 6,500
Biochemists/ biophysicists 74,000 5,500 54,000 9,000 99,000 6,500 D D 72,000 5,500 S S 73,000 6,500
Biological scientists 77,000 2,000 54,000 5,500 89,000 3,000 98,000 13,500 77,000 2,500 63,000 24,500 62,000 6,000
Forestry/ conservation scientists 80,000 7,500 D D 82,000 11,500 D D 83,000 9,500 D D D D
Medical scientists 98,000 3,500 81,000 9,000 109,000 3,500 131,000 10,500 91,000 3,000 108,000 15,500 85,000 7,500
Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/ other natural sciences 91,000 4,000 D D 97,000 8,000 D D 97,000 3,500 85,000 2,500 76,000 7,000
Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences 82,000 2,000 D D 87,000 3,500 108,000 27,000 90,000 1,500 75,000 1,000 67,000 5,000
Other biological/ agricultural/ life scientists 83,000 2,500 65,000 20,000 96,000 5,000 96,000 5,000 79,000 4,500 65,000 19,000 89,000 10,000
Computer/ information scientists 120,000 2,000 118,000 3,500 124,000 2,000 129,000 12,500 120,000 2,000 94,000 2,000 100,000 6,000
Computer/ information scientists 121,000 3,000 120,000 1,000 125,000 3,500 127,000 12,000 125,000 2,000 116,000 19,500 100,000 9,000
Postsecondary teachers, computer science 96,000 2,500 82,000 3,500 100,000 7,000 D D 99,000 1,500 93,000 2,500 97,000 7,000
Mathematical scientists 93,000 2,500 112,000 5,500 108,000 4,000 109,000 11,000 100,000 1,000 75,000 2,500 80,000 5,500
Mathematical scientists 114,000 3,500 116,000 4,500 120,000 4,500 117,000 6,500 114,000 4,000 D D 109,000 9,500
Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/ statistics 80,000 2,000 86,000 5,000 90,000 5,000 D D 82,000 2,000 75,000 2,500 69,000 5,000
Physical scientists 96,000 2,000 100,000 4,000 105,000 3,000 111,000 14,500 101,000 2,000 76,000 2,000 87,000 4,500
Chemists, except biochemists 109,000 1,500 59,000 17,500 116,000 3,000 106,000 10,500 109,000 1,500 D D 95,000 4,000
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean scientists 105,000 2,000 96,000 11,500 116,000 6,000 89,000 10,000 105,000 2,500 D D 90,000 11,500
Physicists/ astronomers 111,000 2,500 105,000 6,500 130,000 9,500 168,000 9,500 110,000 1,500 D D 101,000 10,000
Postsecondary teachers, chemistry 72,000 2,000 D D 74,000 3,000 D D 80,000 2,500 71,000 2,000 61,000 6,500
Postsecondary teachers, physics 83,000 2,500 D D 89,000 4,500 D D 89,000 3,000 78,000 2,500 67,000 10,000
Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences 86,000 3,000 D D 88,000 5,500 D D 90,000 2,000 83,000 2,500 74,000 10,500
Other physical scientists 114,000 7,000 96,000 32,000 117,000 9,500 D D 113,000 8,000 D D 98,000 7,500
Psychologists 85,000 2,000 67,000 15,500 89,000 2,000 93,000 1,500 84,000 2,500 75,000 2,000 79,000 3,500
Psychologists 93,000 1,500 67,000 15,500 94,000 2,000 93,000 1,500 93,000 3,500 96,000 3,000 90,000 3,500
Postsecondary teachers, psychology 72,000 2,000 D D 78,000 2,500 79,000 2,500 75,000 2,000 70,000 1,500 68,000 3,000
Social scientists 87,000 1,500 107,000 7,000 95,000 2,000 115,000 10,000 90,000 500 80,000 1,000 79,000 3,000
Economists 138,000 5,500 109,000 7,000 154,000 5,500 157,000 11,500 137,000 6,000 D D 127,000 30,500
Political scientists 114,000 14,000 D D 148,000 28,000 D D 113,000 15,500 D D D D
Postsecondary teachers, economics 100,000 1,000 D D 113,000 12,000 D D 101,000 2,500 100,000 4,000 101,000 9,000
Postsecondary teachers, political science 75,000 2,500 D D 80,000 3,000 D D 75,000 3,000 75,000 3,000 71,000 6,000
Postsecondary teachers, sociology 72,000 1,500 D D 76,000 8,000 D D 74,000 1,500 72,000 1,500 70,000 2,500
Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences 75,000 1,500 D D 83,000 3,500 69,000 8,000 78,000 3,000 73,000 2,000 67,000 3,000
Sociologists/ anthropologists 90,000 5,500 D D 95,000 7,500 D D 90,000 4,500 D D 82,000 32,500
Other social scientists 89,000 3,500 D D 91,000 3,500 85,000 3,500 91,000 4,000 D D 86,000 3,500
Engineering occupations 115,000 500 121,000 2,500 120,000 3,000 111,000 6,000 116,000 1,500 99,000 500 110,000 4,000
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineers 128,000 2,500 136,000 17,500 124,000 4,500 D D 129,000 2,500 D D 112,000 23,000
Chemical engineers 118,000 4,000 101,000 5,000 130,000 3,500 D D 115,000 3,500 D D 113,000 7,500
Civil/ architectural/ sanitary engineers 99,000 3,000 92,000 13,000 103,000 6,500 90,000 20,000 100,000 6,000 D D 98,000 2,500
Electrical engineers 130,000 1,000 129,000 1,000 140,000 3,000 132,000 22,000 129,000 1,000 D D 126,000 7,000
Industrial engineersd 104,000 7,000 D D 107,000 5,500 D D 101,000 6,000 D D D D
Mechanical engineers 110,000 2,500 100,000 6,000 117,000 3,500 113,000 8,500 110,000 2,000 D D 95,000 8,000
Postsecondary teachers, engineering 100,000 2,000 88,000 7,500 106,000 4,000 100,000 13,000 102,000 3,000 99,000 1,000 102,000 7,500
Other engineersd 110,000 2,500 103,000 6,500 119,000 3,000 116,000 17,000 110,000 2,500 93,000 8,500 105,000 5,500
S&E-related occupations 119,000 3,000 119,000 5,500 130,000 2,500 135,000 7,500 120,000 3,500 88,000 2,500 102,000 6,500
Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers 119,000 5,000 135,000 43,500 124,000 7,500 128,000 12,000 112,000 7,500 101,000 15,000 102,000 12,500
Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences 100,000 1,500 D D 104,000 4,500 150,000 8,000 100,000 1,500 95,000 2,000 88,000 8,500
S&E managers, including health 144,000 3,500 131,000 9,500 143,000 3,500 133,000 15,500 144,000 3,000 D D 133,000 13,000
S&E precollege teachers 61,000 2,000 D D 58,000 4,500 D D 63,000 9,000 61,000 2,000 56,000 10,500
S&E technicians and technologists 97,000 7,500 101,000 11,500 131,000 25,500 D D 99,000 13,000 D D D D
Other S&E-related occupations 115,000 26,000 D D D D D D D D D D D D
Non-S&E occupations 120,000 500 136,000 11,000 130,000 3,000 119,000 5,000 127,000 3,500 79,000 1,000 101,000 2,500
Arts/ humanities-related occupations 79,000 7,500 D D 81,000 13,500 88,000 19,500 83,000 9,500 D D 70,000 8,000
Management-related occupations 120,000 500 140,000 14,500 119,000 1,000 124,000 6,000 124,000 4,500 79,000 12,500 109,000 6,500
Non-S&E managers 150,000 500 141,000 16,000 150,000 1,500 126,000 8,500 158,000 3,500 99,000 5,500 149,000 7,500
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers 84,000 2,500 D D 86,000 5,500 81,000 10,500 89,000 2,500 80,000 1,500 78,000 7,000
Non-S&E precollege/ other teachers 53,000 2,500 D D 52,000 5,500 D D D D 52,000 4,500 D D
Sales/ marketing occupations 109,000 6,000 137,000 14,500 104,000 7,500 96,000 17,000 133,000 5,500 D D 83,000 5,000
Social service–related occupations 62,000 3,500 D D 61,000 4,000 62,000 2,500 69,000 11,500 62,000 3,500 50,000 5,000
Other non-S&E occupations 99,000 13,000 D D 83,000 19,500 158,000 10,000 99,000 14,000 61,000 18,500 49,000 4,000

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.
S&E = science and engineering; SE = standard error.
a Administration includes accounting, finance, contracts, and human resources.
b R&D includes applied and basic research, design, and development.
c Other work activity includes production, operations, maintenance, and other activities not broken out separately..
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. Primary and secondary work activities were self-defined by respondent in response to the question: "On which two activities...did you work the most hours during a typical week on this job?" If respondent reported more than one category of activity as primary or secondary work activity, respondent's salary appears in both categories.
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.