Table 53. Median annual salaries of U.S. residing full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and years since doctorate: 2015
(Dollars)
Field
All full-time employed
≤ 5
6–10
11–15
16–20
21–25
> 25
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
All fields
106,000
1,000
76,000
1,000
94,000
1,500
106,000
2,000
120,000
500
125,000
500
133,000
2,500
Science
100,000
500
70,000
1,000
86,000
1,000
100,000
500
110,000
1,000
120,000
500
129,000
2,500
Biological/agricultural/environmental life sciences
100,000
1,500
55,000
1,000
80,000
1,500
104,000
2,000
113,000
4,500
125,000
3,500
134,000
3,000
Agricultural/food sciences
100,000
500
73,000
3,500
85,000
1,500
95,000
4,500
104,000
6,500
110,000
5,000
113,000
6,000
Biochemistry/biophysics
107,000
3,000
54,000
2,500
82,000
4,000
108,000
3,500
125,000
4,500
125,000
8,000
139,000
9,500
Cell/molecular biology
98,000
3,000
52,000
4,000
66,000
3,000
104,000
4,000
129,000
7,000
130,000
9,500
130,000
14,000
Environmental life sciences
90,000
2,500
65,000
2,500
79,000
2,500
92,000
6,500
104,000
5,500
98,000
4,500
144,000
8,000
Microbiology
100,000
2,000
52,000
2,500
75,000
6,500
104,000
4,500
119,000
13,500
123,000
15,000
140,000
13,500
Zoology
90,000
2,000
49,000
6,000
72,000
3,000
85,000
6,500
93,000
8,000
87,000
5,500
111,000
6,500
Other biological sciences
97,000
2,000
55,000
500
84,000
2,500
106,000
4,500
109,000
6,500
131,000
4,500
140,000
3,000
Computer/information sciences
130,000
1,500
116,000
5,000
125,000
7,000
138,000
5,500
140,000
7,000
148,000
9,000
150,000
4,500
Mathematics/statistics
100,000
3,500
81,000
3,500
89,000
3,000
95,000
4,500
119,000
8,500
105,000
4,000
120,000
5,000
Physical sciences
110,000
500
75,000
1,500
90,000
2,500
108,000
3,000
124,000
5,000
127,000
4,000
136,000
3,500
Astronomy/astrophysics
100,000
3,500
65,000
2,500
84,000
5,000
100,000
10,000
108,000
9,500
128,000
9,500
149,000
10,000
Chemistry, except biochemistry
110,000
500
79,000
4,500
90,000
1,000
108,000
4,000
120,000
3,500
125,000
5,500
140,000
1,500
Earth/atmospheric/ocean sciencesa
102,000
2,500
70,000
1,500
85,000
3,500
100,000
2,000
108,000
4,000
119,000
4,500
129,000
5,000
Physics
120,000
1,500
79,000
4,500
100,000
500
110,000
8,000
137,000
4,500
139,000
11,500
132,000
4,000
Psychology
93,000
1,500
71,000
2,000
85,000
1,500
89,000
1,000
98,000
4,500
108,000
2,500
113,000
4,000
Social sciences
97,000
1,500
71,000
2,000
81,000
2,500
90,000
3,500
101,000
3,000
106,000
2,500
120,000
4,000
Economics
129,000
4,000
105,000
7,500
120,000
6,000
119,000
5,000
133,000
8,500
147,000
11,500
149,000
4,500
Political sciences
94,000
3,500
67,000
4,500
75,000
4,500
90,000
7,000
106,000
6,500
102,000
11,000
113,000
6,000
Sociology
87,000
2,500
64,000
1,500
73,000
4,000
79,000
5,000
91,000
5,500
90,000
7,000
124,000
7,000
Other social sciences
83,000
1,500
63,000
2,000
70,000
1,500
81,000
3,500
90,000
2,500
95,000
6,000
112,000
5,000
Engineering
125,000
2,000
96,000
1,500
113,000
2,500
125,000
3,000
143,000
4,000
150,000
1,500
150,000
500
Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering
132,000
4,500
94,000
3,000
112,000
5,500
127,000
7,000
160,000
9,000
147,000
4,500
148,000
1,500
Chemical engineering
125,000
4,000
95,000
3,000
114,000
4,500
135,000
11,500
147,000
5,000
145,000
12,500
149,000
2,500
Civil engineering
110,000
3,000
80,000
2,000
97,000
4,000
111,000
7,500
119,000
8,000
130,000
9,000
140,000
6,000
Electrical/computer engineering
135,000
3,000
108,000
2,000
126,000
4,000
139,000
3,000
150,000
6,000
155,000
5,000
159,000
5,000
Materials and metallurgical engineering
122,000
5,000
99,000
500
114,000
5,500
119,000
5,500
141,000
6,500
144,000
7,500
150,000
6,500
Mechanical engineering
117,000
4,000
93,000
3,000
109,000
4,500
115,000
7,500
133,000
6,000
142,000
16,000
145,000
4,500
Other engineering
120,000
2,000
90,000
1,000
106,000
3,000
121,000
5,000
135,000
5,000
149,000
9,000
140,000
6,000
Health
100,000
2,000
82,000
2,500
93,000
2,500
108,000
4,500
120,000
7,500
128,000
9,000
148,000
11,000
