Table 59. Median annual salaries of U.S. residing full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers in 4-year educational institutions, by broad field of doctorate, sex, and faculty rank: 2015

(Dollars)

Field and sex	All full-time employed		Full professor		Associate professor		Assistant professor		Instructor or lecturer		All other faculty		Rank not applicable
Field and sex	Median salary	SE	Median salary	SE	Median salary	SE	Median salary	SE	Median salary	SE	Median salary	SE	Median salary	SE
All fields	88,000	1,500	120,000	500	88,000	1,000	77,000	1,500	60,000	2,000	76,000	22,000	60,000	1,500
Male	94,000	1,000	122,000	2,500	90,000	500	80,000	500	65,000	4,000	80,000	23,500	61,000	1,500
Female	80,000	1,000	112,000	3,000	85,000	500	75,000	500	57,000	2,500	53,000	16,000	56,000	1,500
Science	85,000	500	119,000	2,000	85,000	1,000	75,000	500	60,000	500	63,000	22,000	57,000	1,500
Male	91,000	1,500	120,000	500	88,000	1,500	76,000	2,000	65,000	2,500	S	S	60,000	500
Female	76,000	1,000	109,000	500	82,000	1,500	72,000	1,000	55,000	1,500	56,000	18,500	55,000	1,000
Biological/agricultural/environmental life sciences	80,000	1,500	130,000	3,000	90,000	1,000	80,000	1,500	60,000	1,000	S	S	51,000	1,500
Male	90,000	500	134,000	4,500	93,000	2,000	84,000	3,500	64,000	3,500	S	S	51,000	1,000
Female	70,000	1,000	119,000	2,500	84,000	2,500	76,000	2,500	55,000	3,000	D	D	50,000	2,000
Computer/information sciences	100,000	3,000	128,000	4,500	100,000	4,500	87,000	3,500	77,000	6,500	D	D	70,000	8,500
Male	105,000	4,500	128,000	5,000	103,000	5,000	89,000	5,500	77,000	6,500	D	D	70,000	8,000
Female	91,000	2,000	131,000	16,500	95,000	6,000	80,000	4,500	D	D	D	D	65,000	22,000
Mathematics/statistics	88,000	3,000	110,000	4,500	80,000	2,500	70,000	1,500	57,000	4,000	D	D	60,000	7,000
Male	90,000	2,500	110,000	3,500	80,000	3,000	70,000	2,000	60,000	1,500	D	D	60,000	7,000
Female	77,000	2,500	100,000	4,000	79,000	5,000	71,000	2,500	47,000	3,500	D	D	64,000	16,500
Physical sciences	85,000	1,500	112,000	4,000	84,000	1,000	72,000	2,000	63,000	3,500	D	D	65,000	1,500
Male	88,000	2,500	115,000	3,000	84,000	1,500	72,000	2,500	65,000	3,500	S	S	67,000	3,500
Female	75,000	2,000	104,000	6,500	85,000	3,000	70,000	3,000	59,000	3,000	D	D	58,000	1,500
Psychology	84,000	1,500	110,000	2,500	80,000	1,500	73,000	1,500	60,000	3,000	D	D	75,000	2,500
Male	90,000	1,500	111,000	4,000	80,000	2,000	75,000	2,000	66,000	5,500	D	D	79,000	7,000
Female	80,000	500	109,000	3,500	79,000	1,500	73,000	1,500	55,000	4,000	D	D	74,000	3,000
Social sciences	89,000	1,500	115,000	2,500	83,000	2,000	70,000	2,000	58,000	2,500	90,000	25,500	74,000	1,500
Male	95,000	2,000	119,000	2,500	86,000	2,000	70,000	2,500	67,000	9,500	D	D	85,000	9,000
Female	80,000	1,000	107,000	3,500	80,000	1,500	70,000	2,500	54,000	3,000	S	S	70,000	4,000
Engineering	100,000	500	135,000	4,500	100,000	500	86,000	2,000	75,000	6,000	D	D	68,000	3,500
Male	100,000	1,000	135,000	5,000	100,000	500	87,000	2,500	75,000	9,000	D	D	70,000	4,000
Female	90,000	2,500	138,000	8,000	104,000	5,000	85,000	2,000	69,000	6,500	D	D	60,000	3,000
Health	90,000	2,500	136,000	6,500	90,000	2,500	82,000	2,500	70,000	7,000	D	D	74,000	6,500
Male	99,000	4,000	156,000	23,000	89,000	6,500	84,000	4,500	65,000	2,000	D	D	83,000	10,500
Female	89,000	1,500	121,000	15,000	90,000	2,500	81,000	2,500	72,000	8,000	D	D	69,000	7,000

NOTES: Median annual salaries are for principal job and are rounded to nearest $1,000. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest $500. Four-year educational institutions include 4-year colleges or universities, medical schools (including university-affiliated hospitals or medical centers), and university-affiliated research institutes. 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.