Table 74. Median annual salaries of full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by employer location and broad occupation: 2013 |
(Dollars) |
Employer location | All full-time employed | Science occupations | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Total |
Total |
Biological/ agricultural/ other life scientists | Computer/ information scientists |
Mathematical scientists |
Physical scientists |
Psychologists |
Social scientists |
Engineering occupations |
S&E-related occupations | Non-S&E occupations | ||||||||||||
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 locations | 100,000 | 500 | 92,000 | 500 | 85,000 | 1,000 | 120,000 | 2,000 | 93,000 | 2,500 | 96,000 | 2,000 | 85,000 | 2,000 | 87,000 | 1,500 | 115,000 | 500 | 119,000 | 3,000 | 120,000 | 500 |
New England | 104,000 | 2,000 | 95,000 | 2,500 | 88,000 | 3,000 | 114,000 | 5,500 | 95,000 | 6,500 | 101,000 | 4,000 | 90,000 | 4,000 | 90,000 | 2,500 | 116,000 | 4,000 | 127,000 | 6,000 | 129,000 | 6,500 |
Connecticut | 102,000 | 6,000 | 97,000 | 3,500 | 87,000 | 9,000 | 94,000 | 8,500 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 99,000 | 7,500 | 89,000 | 9,000 | 102,000 | 11,000 | 101,000 | 8,000 | 113,000 | 13,000 | 138,000 | 13,500 |
Maine | 86,000 | 5,500 | 83,000 | 8,000 | 64,000 | 6,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | 86,000 | 12,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Massachusetts | 110,000 | 1,000 | 99,000 | 1,000 | 91,000 | 5,500 | 119,000 | 2,000 | 96,000 | 6,500 | 105,000 | 5,500 | 93,000 | 4,500 | 90,000 | 3,500 | 118,000 | 3,000 | 136,000 | 12,000 | 147,000 | 12,000 |
New Hampshire | 99,000 | 7,500 | 83,000 | 4,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D | 80,000 | 8,000 | 89,000 | 8,500 | 83,000 | 6,000 | 124,000 | 2,500 | 135,000 | 30,500 | 117,000 | 24,000 |
Rhode Island | 90,000 | 3,500 | 80,000 | 8,000 | 49,000 | 23,500 | D | D | D | D | 81,000 | 20,500 | 77,000 | 5,500 | 88,000 | 13,000 | 105,000 | 19,500 | 103,000 | 16,500 | 96,000 | 14,500 |
Vermont | 81,000 | 6,500 | 74,000 | 7,500 | 69,000 | 17,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | 83,000 | 15,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Middle Atlantic | 108,000 | 1,500 | 100,000 | 500 | 94,000 | 3,000 | 126,000 | 2,500 | 104,000 | 6,500 | 100,000 | 2,500 | 92,000 | 3,500 | 93,000 | 2,500 | 115,000 | 3,500 | 117,000 | 6,000 | 135,000 | 4,500 |
New Jersey | 119,000 | 1,500 | 110,000 | 3,500 | 109,000 | 4,500 | 127,000 | 2,500 | 116,000 | 22,000 | 109,000 | 2,000 | 97,000 | 6,000 | 109,000 | 6,000 | 121,000 | 5,000 | 135,000 | 11,000 | 143,000 | 7,000 |
New York | 106,000 | 2,000 | 99,000 | 2,500 | 85,000 | 5,500 | 127,000 | 4,500 | 109,000 | 6,500 | 99,000 | 5,500 | 94,000 | 3,000 | 90,000 | 2,500 | 111,000 | 3,000 | 118,000 | 8,500 | 141,000 | 9,500 |
Pennsylvania | 100,000 | 500 | 94,000 | 4,000 | 93,000 | 6,000 | 119,000 | 9,500 | 89,000 | 6,000 | 94,000 | 5,500 | 86,000 | 6,500 | 94,000 | 6,000 | 110,000 | 7,500 | 105,000 | 6,000 | 112,000 | 11,500 |
East North Central | 95,000 | 1,000 | 86,000 | 2,000 | 85,000 | 3,000 | 98,000 | 5,500 | 84,000 | 4,500 | 89,000 | 3,000 | 79,000 | 2,000 | 83,000 | 4,500 | 107,000 | 2,500 | 109,000 | 4,000 | 115,000 | 6,000 |
Illinois | 100,000 | 2,000 | 90,000 | 3,000 | 93,000 | 8,000 | 101,000 | 5,500 | 87,000 | 7,000 | 97,000 | 7,500 | 84,000 | 3,000 | 87,000 | 4,000 | 109,000 | 2,500 | 122,000 | 8,500 | 120,000 | 3,000 |
Indiana | 95,000 | 3,500 | 87,000 | 4,000 | 94,000 | 7,500 | 81,000 | 12,000 | 72,000 | 10,500 | 84,000 | 7,500 | 70,000 | 8,500 | 91,000 | 5,500 | 104,000 | 5,500 | 84,000 | 16,000 | 123,000 | 6,000 |
Michigan | 95,000 | 2,000 | 84,000 | 3,000 | 82,000 | 4,000 | 98,000 | 6,500 | 85,000 | 6,000 | 86,000 | 6,500 | 79,000 | 6,000 | 78,000 | 6,000 | 110,000 | 5,500 | 115,000 | 5,000 | 104,000 | 9,000 |
Ohio | 94,000 | 2,000 | 89,000 | 2,500 | 86,000 | 4,500 | 104,000 | 12,000 | 93,000 | 6,000 | 91,000 | 3,500 | 79,000 | 5,500 | 85,000 | 9,000 | 106,000 | 6,000 | 108,000 | 9,500 | 103,000 | 7,000 |
Wisconsin | 80,000 | 2,500 | 71,000 | 4,000 | 75,000 | 5,000 | 91,000 | 1,000 | 64,000 | 1,500 | 63,000 | 9,000 | 68,000 | 7,500 | 62,000 | 6,000 | 94,000 | 6,500 | 85,000 | 7,500 | 93,000 | 13,000 |
West North Central | 90,000 | 1,500 | 80,000 | 1,500 | 82,000 | 3,000 | 98,000 | 2,500 | 82,000 | 7,000 | 85,000 | 5,500 | 75,000 | 4,500 | 75,000 | 1,500 | 109,000 | 5,000 | 116,000 | 6,000 | 100,000 | 3,000 |
Iowa | 88,000 | 2,500 | 84,000 | 4,000 | 87,000 | 4,000 | D | D | 87,000 | 5,500 | 78,000 | 12,500 | 67,000 | 4,500 | 82,000 | 9,000 | 94,000 | 6,000 | 111,000 | 16,500 | 79,000 | 19,000 |
Kansas | 90,000 | 5,500 | 83,000 | 6,000 | 81,000 | 8,000 | S | S | D | D | 89,000 | 12,500 | D | D | 65,000 | 2,000 | 106,000 | 10,000 | 78,000 | 11,500 | 99,000 | 17,500 |
Minnesota | 99,000 | 3,000 | 82,000 | 3,000 | 82,000 | 4,000 | 98,000 | 4,000 | 88,000 | 20,000 | 95,000 | 19,000 | 77,000 | 3,000 | 75,000 | 4,500 | 112,000 | 4,000 | 116,000 | 7,500 | 106,000 | 7,500 |
Missouri | 84,000 | 4,500 | 77,000 | 4,000 | 79,000 | 6,000 | D | D | 78,000 | 15,000 | 77,000 | 10,000 | 69,000 | 8,500 | 79,000 | 15,000 | 104,000 | 9,500 | 120,000 | 20,500 | 88,000 | 9,000 |
Nebraska | 90,000 | 7,000 | 76,000 | 9,500 | 90,000 | 14,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | 68,000 | 3,000 | D | D | D | D | 103,000 | 6,500 |
North Dakota | 85,000 | 8,500 | 82,000 | 7,000 | 84,000 | 9,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
South Dakota | 74,000 | 7,500 | 69,000 | 7,500 | 65,000 | 12,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
South Atlantic | 100,000 | 1,000 | 93,000 | 1,500 | 91,000 | 2,000 | 110,000 | 4,000 | 95,000 | 5,000 | 91,000 | 2,500 | 86,000 | 4,000 | 94,000 | 3,000 | 109,000 | 2,000 | 119,000 | 2,500 | 125,000 | 2,500 |
Delaware | 107,000 | 3,000 | 100,000 | 2,000 | 108,000 | 14,500 | S | S | D | D | 104,000 | 4,500 | D | D | D | D | 137,000 | 9,000 | 116,000 | 20,500 | 138,000 | 13,500 |
District of Columbia | 126,000 | 3,000 | 119,000 | 3,000 | 114,000 | 9,500 | 116,000 | 9,000 | 97,000 | 12,000 | 108,000 | 15,500 | 100,000 | 8,000 | 125,000 | 5,000 | 136,000 | 12,000 | 135,000 | 11,000 | 150,000 | 7,000 |
Florida | 90,000 | 2,000 | 80,000 | 3,000 | 84,000 | 3,500 | 99,000 | 3,000 | 65,000 | 8,500 | 74,000 | 2,500 | 90,000 | 5,000 | 72,000 | 3,500 | 99,000 | 4,500 | 102,000 | 4,000 | 107,000 | 12,000 |
Georgia | 89,000 | 2,000 | 80,000 | 3,000 | 76,000 | 5,500 | 99,000 | 7,500 | 68,000 | 4,000 | 72,000 | 6,000 | 68,000 | 11,000 | 88,000 | 3,000 | 99,000 | 10,500 | 101,000 | 14,000 | 110,000 | 7,500 |
Maryland | 107,000 | 3,000 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 99,000 | 2,500 | 116,000 | 7,500 | 100,000 | 3,500 | 109,000 | 7,000 | 86,000 | 7,000 | 92,000 | 6,000 | 117,000 | 3,000 | 132,000 | 9,500 | 124,000 | 4,500 |
North Carolina | 95,000 | 2,000 | 87,000 | 3,500 | 85,000 | 6,500 | 94,000 | 5,000 | 102,000 | 11,000 | 85,000 | 5,500 | 83,000 | 15,000 | 78,000 | 7,000 | 99,000 | 5,500 | 115,000 | 9,000 | 108,000 | 11,000 |
South Carolina | 87,000 | 3,500 | 75,000 | 3,500 | 71,000 | 9,500 | D | D | 81,000 | 13,500 | 68,000 | 10,500 | 86,000 | 10,000 | 71,000 | 3,500 | 102,000 | 8,500 | 117,000 | 36,000 | 99,000 | 11,000 |
Virginia | 110,000 | 3,500 | 95,000 | 4,000 | 84,000 | 8,000 | 122,000 | 10,000 | 116,000 | 9,000 | 94,000 | 8,500 | 85,000 | 6,000 | 78,000 | 6,500 | 118,000 | 3,500 | 125,000 | 4,500 | 139,000 | 9,000 |
West Virginia | 81,000 | 8,500 | 74,000 | 8,000 | 83,000 | 10,000 | D | D | D | D | 92,000 | 20,000 | D | D | 62,000 | 4,500 | 86,000 | 13,500 | D | D | D | D |
East South Central | 89,000 | 1,500 | 81,000 | 2,000 | 76,000 | 5,500 | 90,000 | 8,000 | 70,000 | 11,500 | 87,000 | 7,500 | 89,000 | 7,000 | 74,000 | 3,500 | 100,000 | 4,000 | 93,000 | 3,500 | 111,000 | 9,000 |
Alabama | 90,000 | 4,500 | 85,000 | 4,500 | 84,000 | 6,000 | 88,000 | 7,000 | 85,000 | 39,500 | 81,000 | 21,500 | 89,000 | 9,500 | 63,000 | 14,500 | 106,000 | 7,500 | 99,000 | 10,500 | 99,000 | 18,500 |
Kentucky | 83,000 | 3,500 | 75,000 | 3,500 | 66,000 | 5,500 | D | D | 88,000 | 26,000 | 71,000 | 12,000 | 100,000 | 11,500 | 71,000 | 5,500 | 96,000 | 15,000 | 85,000 | 3,500 | 116,000 | 8,500 |
Mississippi | 85,000 | 5,000 | 80,000 | 1,500 | 83,000 | 5,500 | 82,000 | 5,500 | D | D | 69,000 | 16,500 | D | D | 72,000 | 8,500 | 106,000 | 14,500 | 111,000 | 14,500 | 91,000 | 37,000 |
Tennessee | 89,000 | 1,500 | 81,000 | 3,000 | 66,000 | 4,000 | 97,000 | 13,000 | 58,000 | 7,500 | 90,000 | 5,500 | 88,000 | 8,500 | 80,000 | 13,500 | 97,000 | 4,000 | 94,000 | 3,000 | 110,000 | 26,000 |
West South Central | 99,000 | 2,000 | 86,000 | 2,000 | 75,000 | 3,500 | 104,000 | 6,500 | 86,000 | 6,000 | 99,000 | 3,000 | 77,000 | 4,500 | 79,000 | 3,000 | 120,000 | 4,000 | 110,000 | 5,500 | 103,000 | 6,000 |
Arkansas | 83,000 | 6,000 | 78,000 | 3,500 | 88,000 | 8,000 | D | D | D | D | 75,000 | 4,000 | D | D | 67,000 | 6,500 | 91,000 | 16,000 | 107,000 | 9,500 | 65,000 | 9,000 |
Louisiana | 84,000 | 4,000 | 77,000 | 6,000 | 74,000 | 8,000 | D | D | D | D | 82,000 | 21,500 | 70,000 | 10,000 | S | S | 76,000 | 6,500 | 107,000 | 13,000 | 99,000 | 7,000 |
Oklahoma | 80,000 | 2,500 | 75,000 | 4,500 | 75,000 | 5,500 | D | D | D | D | 76,000 | 13,000 | 69,000 | 11,000 | 73,000 | 8,500 | 94,000 | 15,500 | 92,000 | 23,000 | 96,000 | 18,500 |
Texas | 100,000 | 2,000 | 90,000 | 1,000 | 74,000 | 3,500 | 116,000 | 11,000 | 90,000 | 9,000 | 105,000 | 7,500 | 80,000 | 6,500 | 80,000 | 3,000 | 125,000 | 5,000 | 111,000 | 8,500 | 109,000 | 7,000 |
Mountain | 94,000 | 2,000 | 85,000 | 1,500 | 77,000 | 3,000 | 114,000 | 8,000 | 91,000 | 7,000 | 92,000 | 3,000 | 80,000 | 3,500 | 72,000 | 4,500 | 114,000 | 4,500 | 108,000 | 4,000 | 100,000 | 3,500 |
Arizona | 94,000 | 4,500 | 85,000 | 4,500 | 87,000 | 3,500 | D | D | D | D | 74,000 | 6,000 | 85,000 | 7,000 | 75,000 | 7,500 | 114,000 | 4,000 | 113,000 | 13,000 | 88,000 | 11,500 |
Colorado | 95,000 | 4,000 | 90,000 | 3,500 | 73,000 | 6,000 | 116,000 | 19,000 | 89,000 | 12,500 | 96,000 | 5,000 | 75,000 | 7,500 | 79,000 | 7,500 | 106,000 | 7,500 | 114,000 | 10,500 | 111,000 | 12,500 |
Idaho | 86,000 | 3,500 | 67,000 | 3,000 | 64,000 | 6,500 | D | D | D | D | 76,000 | 10,500 | D | D | D | D | 105,000 | 15,500 | 107,000 | 18,000 | 89,000 | 3,000 |
Montana | 80,000 | 5,000 | 75,000 | 4,000 | 68,000 | 5,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D | 90,000 | 5,000 | D | D | D | D | D | D | 102,000 | 8,500 |
Nevada | 90,000 | 5,500 | 90,000 | 10,000 | 95,000 | 15,000 | D | D | D | D | 95,000 | 20,500 | D | D | D | D | 97,000 | 11,500 | 74,000 | 6,500 | 80,000 | 29,000 |
New Mexico | 112,000 | 5,000 | 97,000 | 9,000 | 78,000 | 6,000 | 97,000 | 28,000 | D | D | 109,000 | 4,000 | 84,000 | 12,500 | 64,000 | 11,000 | 121,000 | 4,000 | 141,000 | 20,000 | 130,000 | 13,000 |
Utah | 88,000 | 3,500 | 79,000 | 3,500 | 78,000 | 10,000 | 108,000 | 6,500 | 80,000 | 17,000 | 80,000 | 5,000 | 69,000 | 9,500 | 56,000 | 7,000 | 100,000 | 11,500 | 95,000 | 2,500 | 99,000 | 11,000 |
Wyoming | 80,000 | 11,500 | 77,000 | 17,500 | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | 76,000 | 21,500 |
Pacific | 112,000 | 3,000 | 100,000 | 2,000 | 85,000 | 2,500 | 130,000 | 1,000 | 99,000 | 4,000 | 106,000 | 3,500 | 96,000 | 3,500 | 90,000 | 2,500 | 126,000 | 2,500 | 134,000 | 7,000 | 129,000 | 4,500 |
Alaska | 81,000 | 6,500 | 81,000 | 3,000 | 76,000 | 3,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
California | 120,000 | 1,500 | 106,000 | 2,000 | 88,000 | 3,500 | 137,000 | 6,500 | 102,000 | 9,000 | 110,000 | 2,500 | 98,000 | 3,000 | 95,000 | 5,000 | 129,000 | 2,000 | 139,000 | 7,500 | 135,000 | 5,500 |
Hawaii | 98,000 | 4,000 | 90,000 | 7,000 | 87,000 | 5,500 | D | D | D | D | 98,000 | 11,500 | 82,000 | 21,500 | 81,000 | 3,000 | 112,000 | 17,000 | 92,000 | 29,500 | 106,000 | 8,500 |
Oregon | 99,000 | 4,000 | 84,000 | 3,500 | 79,000 | 7,000 | 111,000 | 5,000 | 75,000 | 11,000 | 80,000 | 12,500 | 69,000 | 11,500 | 84,000 | 4,500 | 111,000 | 2,500 | 119,000 | 19,000 | 89,000 | 13,500 |
Washington | 103,000 | 3,500 | 94,000 | 4,000 | 77,000 | 4,500 | 120,000 | 3,500 | 92,000 | 23,000 | 76,000 | 5,500 | 85,000 | 5,500 | 86,000 | 8,000 | 123,000 | 8,500 | 132,000 | 11,500 | 120,000 | 10,500 |
Puerto Rico | 68,000 | 3,000 | 66,000 | 4,500 | 70,000 | 5,500 | D | D | 62,000 | 24,000 | 70,000 | 8,000 | 52,000 | 7,000 | D | D | 67,000 | 14,500 | 55,000 | 4,000 | 74,000 | 5,500 |
U.S. territories and other areas | 71,000 | 7,500 | 60,000 | 5,500 | 59,000 | 18,000 | D | D | S | S | D | D | D | D | 58,000 | 13,000 | 80,000 | 20,000 | 98,000 | 19,500 | 87,000 | 34,500 |
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. |
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. |