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