Table 60. 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, faculty rank, and years since doctorate: 2015

(Dollars)

Field and sex	All full-time employed				Full professor				Associate professor				Assistant professor				Instructor or lecturer				All other faculty				Rank not applicable
	< 10		≥ 10		< 10		≥ 10		< 10		≥ 10		< 10		≥ 10		< 10		≥ 10		< 10		≥ 10		< 10		≥ 10
	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	Median salary	SE	Median salary	SE	Median salary	SE	Median salary	SE
All fields	66,000	1,000	100,000	500	79,000	5,000	120,000	500	80,000	500	90,000	500	75,000	1,000	83,000	2,000	57,000	1,500	70,000	2,500	86,000	14,000	54,000	26,500	50,000	1,500	84,000	1,500
Male	70,000	1,000	105,000	500	88,000	11,500	123,000	2,500	80,000	2,000	91,000	2,000	78,000	1,000	85,000	3,000	60,000	1,500	77,000	3,500	D	D	S	S	52,000	1,000	89,000	2,500
Female	65,000	1,500	91,000	1,500	78,000	3,000	114,000	2,500	78,000	2,500	87,000	1,500	72,000	1,500	81,000	2,500	53,000	2,000	60,000	1,500	D	D	51,000	5,500	50,000	500	77,000	2,500
Science	63,000	1,000	99,000	1,500	78,000	10,500	120,000	2,000	76,000	2,000	88,000	1,500	72,000	500	83,000	2,500	56,000	2,000	69,000	2,000	87,000	10,500	48,000	14,000	50,000	500	82,000	2,000
Male	65,000	500	102,000	1,500	90,000	12,500	120,000	500	79,000	3,000	90,000	1,000	74,000	1,000	85,000	3,000	59,000	2,500	75,000	4,000	S	S	S	S	50,000	1,000	86,000	4,000
Female	60,000	1,000	90,000	1,000	63,000	8,000	110,000	1,000	74,000	2,000	85,000	500	70,000	1,000	80,000	2,500	52,000	2,000	60,000	1,000	*	*	55,000	21,000	50,000	500	75,000	2,500
Biological/agricultural/environmental life sciences	55,000	1,500	100,000	500	64,000	4,000	130,000	2,500	73,000	5,000	92,000	2,500	75,000	1,000	90,000	2,000	56,000	2,000	64,000	6,500	S	S	S	S	49,000	1,000	70,000	1,500
Male	56,000	1,500	106,000	2,000	69,000	6,000	134,000	4,000	77,000	4,000	95,000	3,000	78,000	2,000	96,000	6,500	58,000	3,500	76,000	4,500	D	D	D	D	50,000	1,000	73,000	4,500
Female	53,000	1,000	88,000	2,500	58,000	8,500	120,000	3,500	65,000	7,500	87,000	3,000	70,000	1,500	85,000	2,000	55,000	2,000	55,000	7,000	D	D	S	S	49,000	1,500	67,000	4,000
Computer/information sciences	86,000	2,500	119,000	500	115,000	7,000	129,000	6,000	95,000	6,000	107,000	6,500	86,000	4,000	92,000	3,000	81,000	9,500	D	D	D	D	D	D	67,000	2,500	89,000	9,000
Male	89,000	4,000	120,000	1,000	114,000	8,000	129,000	6,500	97,000	8,500	106,000	7,500	88,000	5,500	S	S	79,000	13,000	D	D	D	D	D	D	68,000	2,500	89,000	8,500
Female	84,000	3,500	106,000	7,000	D	D	130,000	19,000	90,000	5,500	105,000	12,500	80,000	4,500	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	63,000	21,500	D	D
Mathematics/statistics	67,000	3,500	98,000	3,000	86,000	22,500	110,000	4,000	78,000	6,000	80,000	3,000	68,000	3,500	74,000	3,000	56,000	5,000	59,000	7,500	D	D	D	D	59,000	4,500	83,000	23,500
Male	65,000	3,500	100,000	1,500	D	D	110,000	3,500	77,000	7,000	82,000	4,000	66,000	3,500	74,000	5,000	59,000	3,500	71,000	16,000	D	D	D	D	57,000	5,500	95,000	39,500
Female	70,000	2,000	86,000	4,500	D	D	100,000	6,000	79,000	11,500	79,000	5,000	70,000	2,500	74,000	9,000	46,000	2,500	D	D	D	D	D	D	59,000	16,500	71,000	20,500
Physical sciences	62,000	2,000	96,000	2,000	47,000	11,000	113,000	3,500	74,000	4,500	85,000	1,500	71,000	2,000	74,000	2,500	55,000	3,000	71,000	4,000	D	D	D	D	52,000	2,000	90,000	3,500
Male	63,000	1,500	100,000	2,000	D	D	115,000	3,500	75,000	5,000	85,000	1,500	72,000	2,000	74,000	3,500	57,000	5,000	74,000	4,500	D	D	D	D	53,000	2,500	95,000	4,000
Female	60,000	1,000	89,000	1,500	S	S	104,000	6,500	69,000	5,500	88,000	3,500	69,000	3,000	75,000	8,000	50,000	2,000	60,000	1,000	D	D	D	D	50,000	2,000	78,000	8,500
Psychology	69,000	1,500	93,000	2,500	82,000	28,000	110,000	2,500	72,000	2,500	82,000	2,000	71,000	2,000	80,000	4,500	56,000	3,000	67,000	4,500	D	D	D	D	61,000	4,000	89,000	4,500
Male	70,000	3,000	100,000	3,500	S	S	111,000	4,000	72,000	6,000	81,000	2,500	73,000	2,000	83,000	6,000	57,000	2,000	64,000	5,500	D	D	D	D	63,000	5,000	89,000	4,500
Female	67,000	1,500	90,000	1,000	D	D	109,000	3,000	70,000	2,500	82,000	3,500	70,000	1,500	79,000	4,000	52,000	3,500	64,000	24,000	D	D	D	D	60,000	4,500	87,000	4,500
Social sciences	68,000	1,500	98,000	1,500	91,000	26,500	115,000	3,000	75,000	2,000	85,000	1,500	69,000	2,000	71,000	3,000	50,000	1,500	72,000	7,500	D	D	D	D	59,000	4,000	90,000	2,500
Male	70,000	2,000	102,000	2,500	D	D	119,000	2,500	75,000	4,500	88,000	2,000	70,000	2,000	67,000	5,000	51,000	4,000	86,000	21,000	D	D	D	D	59,000	4,000	97,000	8,500
Female	67,000	2,000	89,000	1,000	77,000	28,000	107,000	3,500	74,000	2,000	83,000	2,500	68,000	1,500	72,000	2,500	50,000	3,500	62,000	7,000	D	D	D	D	55,000	4,500	82,000	6,000
Engineering	80,000	1,000	117,000	3,000	50,000	13,500	135,000	4,500	93,000	4,500	100,000	1,500	86,000	2,000	89,000	9,000	66,000	4,000	85,000	15,500	D	D	D	D	58,000	4,000	98,000	5,500
Male	80,000	1,500	119,000	3,000	D	D	135,000	5,000	92,000	5,000	100,000	1,500	86,000	2,000	89,000	8,000	64,000	5,000	96,000	13,500	D	D	D	D	59,000	3,000	99,000	7,500
Female	78,000	2,500	109,000	2,500	D	D	139,000	6,500	106,000	16,500	103,000	5,000	85,000	2,000	80,000	8,500	69,000	8,500	69,000	11,000	D	D	D	D	50,000	3,000	80,000	11,500
Health	80,000	1,000	107,000	5,000	80,000	18,500	139,000	6,000	84,000	2,500	94,000	4,500	81,000	2,500	84,000	5,500	65,000	10,000	69,000	6,000	D	D	D	D	60,000	4,500	89,000	5,500
Male	82,000	3,500	119,000	7,500	D	D	156,000	23,000	80,000	10,000	93,000	8,500	84,000	5,500	80,000	6,500	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D	66,000	18,500	89,000	7,500
Female	79,000	1,500	100,000	3,000	79,000	16,000	128,000	14,000	84,000	2,000	95,000	5,000	80,000	2,500	88,000	6,500	74,000	15,500	71,000	14,500	D	D	D	D	57,000	2,500	89,000	8,000

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. Years since doctorate were calculated as academic years since doctorate attainment. 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.