Table 57-1. Median annual salaries of U.S. residing full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and primary or secondary work activity: 2015
(Dollars)
Field
All full-time employed
Computer applications
Management, sales, or administrationa
Professional services
Any R&Db
Teaching
Otherc
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
120,000
500
120,000
500
110,000
500
110,000
1,000
85,000
500
99,000
2,000
Science
100,000
500
119,000
2,000
118,000
2,000
108,000
2,500
102,000
1,000
83,000
1,000
91,000
2,000
Biological/agricultural/environmental life sciences
100,000
1,500
93,000
4,000
112,000
2,500
150,000
2,500
98,000
2,000
80,000
2,000
86,000
3,500
Agricultural/food sciences
100,000
500
101,000
13,000
109,000
1,000
106,000
4,500
100,000
1,000
86,000
2,500
80,000
5,000
Biochemistry/biophysics
107,000
3,000
108,000
16,000
125,000
4,500
156,000
13,500
108,000
3,000
83,000
4,000
93,000
10,000
Cell/molecular biology
98,000
3,000
82,000
18,500
112,000
6,500
171,000
16,500
96,000
3,000
82,000
3,500
98,000
8,500
Environmental life sciences
90,000
2,500
95,000
10,000
100,000
4,000
88,000
18,500
89,000
3,000
73,000
3,000
83,000
7,000
Microbiology
100,000
2,000
69,000
5,000
109,000
3,500
147,000
17,500
99,000
5,500
82,000
4,500
93,000
6,000
Zoology
90,000
2,000
95,000
6,000
95,000
4,500
106,000
27,000
93,000
4,000
78,000
3,000
80,000
2,000
Other biological sciences
97,000
2,000
87,000
5,000
112,000
3,500
149,000
6,000
95,000
1,500
80,000
1,500
85,000
2,500
Computer/information sciences
130,000
1,500
139,000
1,500
150,000
6,500
145,000
7,500
130,000
3,000
100,000
2,000
123,000
5,500
Mathematics/statistics
100,000
3,500
124,000
5,500
120,000
6,500
146,000
11,000
105,000
3,500
81,000
1,500
88,000
5,500
Physical sciences
110,000
500
115,000
4,000
130,000
1,500
139,000
6,000
112,000
3,000
80,000
2,000
100,000
1,500
Astronomy/astrophysics
100,000
3,500
95,000
8,000
129,000
10,500
139,000
4,000
100,000
5,500
83,000
5,000
99,000
11,500
Chemistry, except biochemistry
110,000
500
116,000
5,000
128,000
4,000
129,000
10,000
115,000
2,500
75,000
1,500
100,000
2,000
Earth/atmospheric/ocean sciencesd
102,000
2,500
98,000
5,000
120,000
2,000
104,000
14,000
105,000
2,500
84,000
1,500
94,000
5,500
Physics
120,000
1,500
120,000
3,500
140,000
1,500
164,000
22,000
120,000
3,000
88,000
3,500
102,000
3,500
Psychology
93,000
1,500
109,000
9,000
100,000
2,000
95,000
2,000
95,000
2,000
81,000
2,000
80,000
3,500
Social sciences
97,000
1,500
110,000
8,500
119,000
4,000
120,000
5,000
97,000
1,500
84,000
1,500
90,000
3,000
Economics
129,000
4,000
119,000
10,000
155,000
4,500
163,000
7,500
130,000
4,500
102,000
3,500
116,000
13,500
Political sciences
94,000
3,500
D
D
116,000
6,000
100,000
20,000
90,000
2,500
80,000
4,000
98,000
7,500
Sociology
87,000
2,500
89,000
7,000
109,000
8,500
104,000
10,500
88,000
3,000
75,000
1,000
77,000
3,500
Other social sciences
83,000
1,500
100,000
13,500
95,000
4,000
99,000
9,500
83,000
2,000
76,000
1,500
84,000
2,500
Engineering
125,000
2,000
124,000
3,000
140,000
2,000
148,000
2,000
122,000
2,500
99,000
2,000
115,000
5,000
Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering
132,000
4,500
122,000
7,500
149,000
1,000
S
S
128,000
3,500
100,000
4,000
108,000
10,000
Chemical engineering
125,000
4,000
116,000
3,500
144,000
5,500
147,000
14,000
120,000
4,000
99,000
6,000
123,000
8,500
Civil engineering
110,000
3,000
107,000
10,000
121,000
4,500
124,000
14,000
105,000
2,500
99,000
5,500
104,000
19,000
Electrical/computer engineering
135,000
3,000
134,000
3,000
155,000
6,000
173,000
11,000
134,000
1,500
102,000
3,500
118,000
5,500
Materials and metallurgical engineering
122,000
5,000
126,000
8,000
135,000
3,500
147,000
28,500
120,000
5,000
95,000
2,500
120,000
4,500
Mechanical engineering
117,000
4,000
118,000
5,500
136,000
4,000
142,000
38,000
115,000
3,500
90,000
3,000
107,000
12,500
Other engineering
120,000
2,000
115,000
5,500
132,000
4,000
143,000
13,000
115,000
3,000
100,000
1,500
110,000
3,500
Health
100,000
2,000
92,000
4,500
119,000
3,500
100,000
5,500
102,000
3,000
87,000
2,500
107,000
9,000