Table 61. Median annual salaries of U.S. residing full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers in 4-year educational institutions, by broad field of doctorate, ethnicity, race, and faculty rank: 2015
(Dollars)
Field, ethnicity, and race
All full-time employed
Full professor
Associate professor
Assistant professor
Instructor or lecturer
All other faculty
Rank not applicable
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
Hispanic or Latinoa
80,000
500
105,000
4,000
87,000
1,500
72,000
2,000
59,000
3,500
D
D
55,000
2,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native
84,000
5,000
99,000
12,000
89,000
8,500
74,000
5,000
D
D
D
D
53,000
16,000
Asian
83,000
1,500
121,000
3,500
90,000
2,500
81,000
1,500
60,000
2,000
50,000
3,000
52,000
1,000
Black or African American
83,000
1,500
123,000
4,000
85,000
3,000
78,000
1,500
63,000
8,500
D
D
65,000
4,500
White
90,000
500
120,000
500
87,000
1,500
76,000
1,500
61,000
2,500
77,000
21,000
63,000
1,500
Other racec
78,000
4,000
109,000
15,000
90,000
6,500
75,000
4,500
59,000
5,000
D
D
54,000
4,000
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
Hispanic or Latinoa
78,000
1,500
107,000
4,000
82,000
2,500
72,000
1,500
60,000
4,500
D
D
54,000
1,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native
76,000
5,000
87,000
7,500
80,000
3,500
71,000
5,500
D
D
D
D
46,000
17,000
Asian
79,000
2,000
119,000
2,000
90,000
1,500
80,000
1,000
60,000
2,500
D
D
50,000
1,500
Black or African American
81,000
1,500
115,000
5,500
81,000
2,000
76,000
2,000
62,000
9,000
D
D
62,000
4,500
White
88,000
1,500
120,000
1,500
85,000
500
74,000
1,500
60,000
1,000
S
S
61,000
1,500
Other racec
74,000
2,500
104,000
8,000
86,000
7,500
74,000
3,500
53,000
6,000
D
D
52,000
4,000
Biological/agricultural/environmental life sciences