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Table 64. 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 tenure status: 2015

(Dollars)

Field, ethnicity, and race All full-time employed Tenured Not tenured Tenure not applicable
On tenure track Not on tenure track
Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE
All fields 88,000 1,500 102,000 1,500 80,000 1,000 79,000 2,000 65,000 1,000
Hispanic or Latinoa 80,000 500 94,000 1,000 74,000 2,000 69,000 2,500 60,000 2,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native 84,000 5,000 93,000 6,500 84,000 5,500 D D 61,000 11,000
Asian 83,000 1,500 106,000 2,500 85,000 1,500 75,000 2,500 55,000 1,500
Black or African American 83,000 1,500 95,000 4,000 78,000 1,500 79,000 3,500 72,000 4,000
White 90,000 500 103,000 1,500 77,000 1,500 80,000 2,000 70,000 500
Other racec 78,000 4,000 100,000 4,000 75,000 5,000 67,000 5,000 56,000 4,500
Science 85,000 500 100,000 500 76,000 1,000 75,000 1,500 62,000 1,000
Hispanic or Latinoa 78,000 1,500 93,000 2,000 72,000 2,500 70,000 2,000 58,000 3,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native 76,000 5,000 81,000 5,000 78,000 3,500 D D 64,000 11,500
Asian 79,000 2,000 100,000 3,000 80,000 3,000 74,000 3,500 52,000 1,500
Black or African American 81,000 1,500 90,000 3,000 77,000 2,000 72,000 3,500 70,000 4,000
White 88,000 1,500 100,000 500 75,000 500 77,000 2,000 67,000 2,500
Other racec 74,000 2,500 97,000 5,000 74,000 4,000 66,000 4,500 54,000 3,000
Biological/agricultural/environmental life sciences 80,000 1,500 108,000 2,000 84,000 2,500 77,000 2,000 54,000 1,000
Hispanic or Latinoa 71,000 3,500 94,000 3,500 82,000 4,500 74,000 3,500 52,000 1,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native 78,000 7,000 78,000 6,500 D D D D D D
Asian 70,000 3,500 125,000 6,000 95,000 6,500 77,000 3,500 50,000 500
Black or African American 78,000 3,000 105,000 7,500 82,000 4,500 79,000 7,000 53,000 3,500
White 85,000 1,000 106,000 2,000 80,000 2,500 77,000 2,500 56,000 1,500
Other racec 66,000 3,500 91,000 18,500 79,000 5,500 65,000 5,500 48,000 3,000
Computer/information sciences 100,000 3,000 119,000 1,000 87,000 3,500 87,000 7,500 80,000 9,500
Hispanic or Latinoa 83,000 9,000 101,000 8,000 72,000 1,500 D D D D
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 98,000 3,500 119,000 3,500 86,000 6,500 74,000 10,500 67,000 7,000
Black or African American 97,000 10,000 104,000 6,500 80,000 24,500 * * D D
White 105,000 4,000 119,000 500 88,000 4,000 95,000 7,000 86,000 7,500
Other racec 135,000 35,000 D D D D D D D D
Mathematics/statistics 88,000 3,000 97,000 2,500 71,000 2,000 70,000 7,500 68,000 7,000
Hispanic or Latinoa 81,000 3,500 99,000 4,500 69,000 7,500 56,000 6,500 D D
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 88,000 4,500 95,000 4,500 75,000 5,000 65,000 14,500 70,000 11,500
Black or African American 81,000 3,500 81,000 6,500 D D S S D D
White 89,000 3,000 98,000 3,000 70,000 2,000 76,000 10,000 62,000 7,500
Other racec 82,000 16,500 D D S S D D D D
Physical sciences 85,000 1,500 100,000 500 74,000 1,500 72,000 2,500 65,000 3,000
Hispanic or Latinoa 77,000 4,500 90,000 5,500 67,000 2,500 60,000 7,500 61,000 5,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native * * D D D D D D D D
Asian 75,000 3,500 105,000 6,000 74,000 3,000 69,000 4,000 56,000 3,000
Black or African American 80,000 4,000 89,000 4,500 65,000 9,000 76,000 17,500 63,000 15,500
White 89,000 2,000 100,000 500 75,000 2,500 72,000 3,500 75,000 2,000
Other racec 70,000 5,500 81,000 13,000 71,000 4,500 68,000 27,000 53,000 2,000
Psychology 84,000 1,500 93,000 3,000 73,000 2,000 81,000 2,500 80,000 3,000
Hispanic or Latinoa 76,000 3,500 82,000 4,500 73,000 7,500 72,000 4,500 71,000 3,000
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native 68,000 8,500 D D D D D D D D
Asian 74,000 2,000 85,000 10,000 70,000 3,000 72,000 10,000 73,000 3,500
Black or African American 81,000 3,500 89,000 7,500 70,000 7,000 71,000 15,500 85,000 2,000
White 85,000 1,500 95,000 2,500 74,000 1,500 83,000 2,500 81,000 2,500
Other racec 76,000 8,000 105,000 4,000 74,000 4,500 D D 70,000 5,000
Social sciences 89,000 1,500 98,000 1,500 71,000 1,500 69,000 4,000 75,000 1,000
Hispanic or Latinoa 80,000 2,000 94,000 2,500 69,000 2,500 52,000 7,000 68,000 10,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native 80,000 7,000 88,000 6,500 D D D D D D
Asian 84,000 4,500 89,000 2,500 75,000 6,500 66,000 6,500 70,000 12,000
Black or African American 81,000 2,500 89,000 2,500 75,000 1,000 59,000 9,500 67,000 8,500
White 90,000 500 100,000 1,500 70,000 1,000 72,000 4,500 75,000 5,000
Other racec 81,000 7,000 95,000 9,500 71,000 1,500 D D 59,000 5,000
Engineering 100,000 500 120,000 2,000 89,000 1,500 89,000 3,000 72,000 3,000
Hispanic or Latinoa 90,000 3,000 99,000 3,500 87,000 4,000 54,000 16,000 68,000 3,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 95,000 2,500 118,000 4,000 87,000 2,000 76,000 6,000 64,000 6,500
Black or African American 96,000 2,500 117,000 11,500 93,000 9,000 89,000 5,500 77,000 16,000
White 104,000 2,500 120,000 2,500 90,000 1,000 92,000 4,000 80,000 3,000
Other racec 105,000 11,000 131,000 21,000 92,000 7,500 D D 79,000 31,000
Health 90,000 2,500 100,000 4,000 80,000 3,000 93,000 4,500 87,000 3,000
Hispanic or Latinoa 86,000 3,500 94,000 13,500 70,000 5,000 82,000 13,500 100,000 16,500
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native D D D D D D D D D D
Asian 85,000 4,000 93,000 13,500 90,000 6,000 88,000 17,000 66,000 2,500
Black or African American 89,000 5,000 108,000 27,500 87,000 9,500 93,000 6,500 81,000 5,000
White 93,000 3,000 102,000 5,500 75,000 1,500 94,000 5,000 90,000 2,500
Other racec 90,000 9,000 98,000 28,000 72,000 11,000 D D D D
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.
a Hispanic or Latino may be of any race
b American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, and white are single race.
c Other race includes Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and persons reporting more than one race who are not of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
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.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2015.