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Table 58. Median annual salaries of U.S. residing full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by employer location and broad field of doctorate: 2015

(Dollars)

Employer location All fields Science Engineering Health
Total Biological, agricultural and environmental life sciences Computer and information sciences Mathematics and statistics Physical sciences Psychology Social sciences
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 106,000 1,000 100,000 500 100,000 1,500 130,000 1,500 100,000 3,500 110,000 500 93,000 1,500 97,000 1,500 125,000 2,000 100,000 2,000
New England 110,000 1,000 106,000 2,500 104,000 2,500 140,000 12,500 108,000 4,500 119,000 3,500 97,000 3,500 100,000 1,000 126,000 3,000 102,000 4,000
Connecticut 106,000 4,500 103,000 3,500 108,000 8,500 125,000 15,000 99,000 24,000 121,000 15,500 98,000 13,000 98,000 8,000 123,000 3,500 90,000 8,500
Maine 95,000 7,500 87,000 5,500 90,000 15,000 D D D D 101,000 28,500 86,000 32,000 80,000 11,000 121,000 16,000 D D
Massachusetts 118,000 4,000 110,000 4,000 105,000 3,000 149,000 11,000 118,000 10,000 122,000 3,500 99,000 3,000 103,000 5,000 129,000 4,500 106,000 10,500
New Hampshire 98,000 5,000 89,000 5,000 98,000 9,500 D D 90,000 38,500 117,000 12,000 79,000 4,500 82,000 4,500 119,000 4,500 94,000 30,000
Rhode Island 106,000 3,500 103,000 4,500 97,000 10,000 D D 103,000 9,000 92,000 6,000 115,000 15,000 123,000 11,000 127,000 15,500 D D
Vermont 90,000 5,500 89,000 3,500 89,000 7,500 D D D D 87,000 12,000 87,000 6,500 88,000 12,500 100,000 19,500 D D
Middle Atlantic 115,000 3,000 110,000 500 110,000 4,500 139,000 5,000 122,000 8,000 115,000 2,500 100,000 2,000 105,000 3,500 124,000 4,500 109,000 3,500
New Jersey 129,000 2,500 127,000 4,500 129,000 8,000 140,000 4,500 120,000 23,000 131,000 4,500 108,000 5,500 110,000 12,500 136,000 8,500 125,000 13,000
New York 115,000 3,000 110,000 2,500 105,000 4,500 145,000 14,000 132,000 9,500 108,000 3,500 99,000 3,000 107,000 6,000 129,000 6,500 107,000 5,500
Pennsylvania 105,000 1,500 101,000 3,000 100,000 3,000 98,000 6,500 108,000 7,000 111,000 5,500 97,000 5,000 99,000 2,000 119,000 5,000 99,000 3,000
East North Central 100,000 500 94,000 2,000 90,000 2,000 109,000 7,000 89,000 3,500 100,000 3,000 92,000 3,000 89,000 2,500 112,000 4,500 88,000 5,500
Illinois 107,000 3,000 101,000 3,500 96,000 3,500 121,000 9,500 94,000 6,500 118,000 3,500 93,000 3,500 99,000 4,000 116,000 3,000 92,000 6,500
Indiana 90,000 2,500 89,000 3,500 96,000 8,500 93,000 9,500 84,000 7,500 89,000 5,000 79,000 5,500 81,000 6,000 109,000 6,000 82,000 4,000
Michigan 100,000 500 95,000 3,000 90,000 5,500 111,000 17,500 90,000 9,500 100,000 6,000 94,000 4,500 90,000 6,500 109,000 2,000 92,000 11,500
Ohio 98,000 3,500 90,000 3,000 88,000 4,500 87,000 13,000 98,000 18,000 99,000 3,000 89,000 7,000 83,000 7,500 124,000 4,500 90,000 13,000
Wisconsin 90,000 1,500 85,000 3,000 82,000 4,000 105,000 14,500 80,000 6,000 89,000 2,000 99,000 10,000 70,000 6,500 114,000 9,000 85,000 3,000
West North Central 95,000 1,500 91,000 2,000 95,000 3,000 108,000 11,500 79,000 4,500 95,000 3,500 89,000 1,500 81,000 5,000 113,000 3,500 85,000 3,500
Iowa 90,000 2,000 86,000 4,500 85,000 7,500 D D 85,000 13,000 89,000 6,500 89,000 10,500 78,000 3,500 117,000 16,000 97,000 11,000
Kansas 85,000 2,500 81,000 4,500 84,000 5,000 D D 71,000 14,000 84,000 14,000 76,000 7,500 83,000 10,500 107,000 4,500 82,000 12,500
Minnesota 105,000 3,500 100,000 1,500 97,000 6,500 126,000 9,500 82,000 6,500 115,000 5,000 100,000 6,000 86,000 6,000 131,000 11,500 96,000 20,000
Missouri 95,000 2,000 94,000 3,500 104,000 3,500 110,000 13,000 72,000 7,500 80,000 5,000 87,000 3,500 87,000 12,000 101,000 4,000 77,000 8,500
Nebraska 89,000 3,500 87,000 4,500 94,000 10,000 D D 100,000 22,000 72,000 6,500 81,000 7,000 68,000 5,000 97,000 26,000 89,000 3,000
North Dakota 89,000 4,500 89,000 6,500 90,000 8,000 D D D D 69,000 8,500 S S 89,000 8,000 89,000 6,500 D D
South Dakota 82,000 8,000 86,000 8,000 81,000 12,500 D D D D 86,000 31,500 D D D D S S D D
South Atlantic 106,000 1,500 103,000 1,500 100,000 2,000 114,000 6,500 105,000 4,500 110,000 2,500 91,000 2,000 108,000 3,500 118,000 2,500 109,000 3,500
Delaware 120,000 5,000 119,000 4,500 114,000 17,500 D D D D 129,000 5,500 109,000 17,000 106,000 16,500 124,000 9,000 D D
District of Columbia 129,000 3,000 129,000 2,500 118,000 6,000 139,000 14,000 134,000 12,500 119,000 5,000 126,000 8,500 140,000 5,000 117,000 8,000 135,000 17,000
Florida 95,000 2,000 90,000 2,500 85,000 6,000 109,000 21,500 80,000 10,000 95,000 5,500 85,000 2,500 89,000 5,500 106,000 6,500 107,000 9,500
Georgia 94,000 3,000 90,000 500 95,000 5,000 103,000 15,000 100,000 3,000 90,000 1,500 80,000 2,500 83,000 6,500 106,000 7,000 110,000 6,000
Maryland 115,000 3,500 112,000 3,500 112,000 4,000 119,000 5,000 120,000 9,500 125,000 4,500 97,000 4,500 101,000 5,000 125,000 3,000 119,000 5,000
North Carolina 100,000 1,500 100,000 2,000 99,000 2,000 103,000 9,500 107,000 5,500 108,000 6,000 89,000 4,000 90,000 5,000 101,000 8,000 94,000 3,500
South Carolina 93,000 5,500 87,000 6,000 97,000 10,000 D D 81,000 9,500 100,000 11,000 82,000 4,500 76,000 2,500 99,000 4,000 88,000 25,000
Virginia 110,000 4,000 104,000 3,500 96,000 6,500 122,000 8,500 117,000 13,000 103,000 6,000 105,000 14,000 102,000 5,000 128,000 2,500 100,000 16,500
West Virginia 90,000 3,500 89,000 10,500 74,000 12,500 D D D D 102,000 6,500 86,000 18,500 93,000 27,000 96,000 5,000 93,000 8,500
East South Central 93,000 2,500 89,000 2,000 89,000 3,500 96,000 4,000 78,000 12,500 95,000 5,000 88,000 4,000 86,000 5,500 109,000 7,500 81,000 5,000
Alabama 98,000 5,000 93,000 5,500 92,000 7,000 92,000 8,500 72,000 21,000 102,000 8,500 81,000 11,500 90,000 16,500 119,000 6,500 80,000 6,500
Kentucky 85,000 5,500 80,000 5,000 87,000 10,000 S S 88,000 13,500 76,000 9,000 70,000 3,000 78,000 9,000 94,000 6,000 88,000 15,500
Mississippi 92,000 4,000 91,000 4,000 86,000 4,500 * * S S 119,000 12,500 92,000 8,000 87,000 8,500 118,000 16,000 83,000 13,500
Tennessee 94,000 3,500 89,000 3,500 87,000 7,000 93,000 13,000 117,000 30,000 80,000 9,000 98,000 9,500 86,000 9,000 111,000 7,500 77,000 7,000
West South Central 100,000 3,000 94,000 2,000 89,000 4,000 113,000 11,500 90,000 4,000 115,000 4,500 86,000 4,500 84,000 5,000 125,000 5,000 95,000 3,000
Arkansas 82,000 8,000 78,000 5,000 84,000 11,500 67,000 28,000 66,000 10,500 79,000 12,500 60,000 10,000 81,000 18,000 119,000 15,500 80,000 11,500
Louisiana 88,000 3,500 83,000 4,000 82,000 5,000 D D 94,000 11,500 81,000 7,000 84,000 9,000 62,000 10,000 108,000 4,500 94,000 11,000
Oklahoma 90,000 2,500 84,000 4,000 83,000 5,500 D D 73,000 5,500 87,000 13,000 92,000 15,000 76,000 10,000 111,000 20,500 94,000 11,500
Texas 107,000 2,500 98,000 3,500 93,000 4,500 120,000 7,000 92,000 4,000 122,000 4,000 88,000 4,500 90,000 4,000 127,000 5,000 96,000 4,500
Mountain 100,000 500 93,000 3,000 87,000 2,500 118,000 10,500 95,000 9,000 105,000 4,500 92,000 6,000 80,000 3,500 118,000 3,500 98,000 8,000
Arizona 100,000 500 91,000 5,000 91,000 9,500 D D 80,000 12,500 99,000 3,500 96,000 8,500 83,000 4,000 120,000 4,000 95,000 15,500
Colorado 100,000 1,500 97,000 4,000 87,000 6,500 116,000 10,500 102,000 5,500 105,000 7,500 93,000 8,000 79,000 4,000 120,000 6,000 96,000 18,000
Idaho 90,000 5,500 78,000 6,000 77,000 3,500 D D S S 88,000 20,000 100,000 19,000 74,000 16,500 100,000 4,000 73,000 10,500
Montana 84,000 5,500 80,000 6,500 75,000 4,500 D D D D 87,000 15,500 103,000 10,000 65,000 3,000 106,000 11,000 D D
Nevada 95,000 5,500 93,000 5,500 89,000 6,500 D D S S 109,000 4,500 95,000 9,500 76,000 13,000 99,000 8,500 117,000 20,500
New Mexico 110,000 1,500 104,000 7,000 96,000 10,500 115,000 4,500 98,000 14,000 123,000 10,000 93,000 14,000 85,000 8,500 121,000 6,000 D D
Utah 90,000 4,000 86,000 3,000 87,000 4,000 100,000 6,500 75,000 25,500 87,000 8,000 80,000 1,500 86,000 7,500 108,000 8,500 87,000 28,000
Wyoming 81,000 4,500 78,000 6,500 69,000 8,000 D D D D 78,000 6,500 D D S S D D D D
Pacific 120,000 500 110,000 1,000 100,000 1,000 145,000 4,000 115,000 5,500 120,000 500 99,000 3,000 99,000 1,000 139,000 1,500 112,000 5,000
Alaska 89,000 3,000 88,000 2,500 85,000 3,000 D D D D 90,000 16,000 D D 89,000 5,000 125,000 25,500 D D
California 125,000 500 115,000 3,000 104,000 4,500 149,000 4,000 116,000 3,500 128,000 4,000 99,000 1,500 109,000 3,000 139,000 1,000 122,000 5,500
Hawaii 91,000 8,500 86,000 6,000 91,000 9,500 D D 98,000 38,500 97,000 9,000 84,000 8,000 76,000 7,000 128,000 21,500 D D
Oregon 102,000 3,000 94,000 3,500 89,000 4,000 126,000 4,000 98,000 10,000 107,000 3,500 90,000 3,000 83,000 6,000 118,000 4,500 91,000 6,500
Washington 109,000 3,000 103,000 3,500 96,000 4,500 139,000 7,000 106,000 27,000 104,000 4,500 105,000 7,500 87,000 6,000 144,000 6,000 104,000 7,000
Puerto Rico 81,000 2,500 80,000 2,000 79,000 4,500 S S 103,000 21,000 95,000 24,000 65,000 4,500 72,000 9,000 94,000 14,500 D D
U.S. territories and other areas 90,000 7,500 79,000 8,500 60,000 11,000 D D D D 91,000 12,000 D D 87,000 14,500 108,000 16,000 99,000 28,500
Codes used in data tables: * = suppressed when population estimate < 25. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
SE = standard error.
NOTES: Median annual salaries are for principal job and are rounded to 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. Designation of full-time and part-time employment status is based on principal job only, not on all jobs held in labor force. Residence location is based on reported living location on 1 February 2015.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2015.