Table 70. Median annual salaries of U.S. residing full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation and disability status: 2015

(Dollars)

Occupation All full-time employed With disability Without disability
Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE
All occupations 106,000 1,000 102,000 3,000 107,000 1,000
Science occupations 97,000 1,000 98,000 2,500 97,000 1,000
Biological/agricultural/other life scientists 90,000 500 92,000 2,500 90,000 500
Agricultural/food scientists 100,000 2,500 105,000 3,500 97,000 3,500
Biochemists/biophysicists 90,000 4,000 92,000 6,000 89,000 5,500
Biological scientists 78,000 2,500 82,000 13,000 78,000 2,500
Forestry/conservation scientists 88,000 5,500 95,000 20,000 88,000 5,500
Medical scientists 103,000 3,000 100,000 8,000 103,000 3,000
Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/other natural sciences 91,000 3,000 89,000 12,000 91,000 3,000
Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences 82,000 2,000 87,000 7,000 82,000 2,000
Other biological/agricultural/life scientists 96,000 4,000 91,000 6,500 96,000 4,500
Computer/information scientists 129,000 2,500 122,000 5,000 129,000 2,000
Computer/information scientists 132,000 3,500 128,000 8,000 132,000 3,500
Postsecondary teachers, computer science 103,000 4,500 118,000 9,500 100,000 4,500
Mathematical scientists 100,000 1,500 100,000 4,500 100,000 2,500
Mathematical scientists 125,000 4,000 140,000 14,000 124,000 5,000
Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/statistics 81,000 1,500 85,000 6,000 81,000 1,500
Physical scientists 100,000 1,000 96,000 5,000 100,000 500
Chemists, except biochemists 112,000 4,000 120,000 5,500 110,000 3,500
Earth/atmospheric/ocean scientists 111,000 5,000 105,000 8,500 112,000 5,500
Physicists/astronomers 119,000 1,000 105,000 17,000 119,000 1,000
Postsecondary teachers, chemistry 75,000 1,000 78,000 7,000 75,000 1,500
Postsecondary teachers, physics 88,000 3,000 91,000 8,500 88,000 3,000
Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences 85,000 3,500 84,000 5,000 86,000 4,000
Other physical scientists 108,000 2,000 90,000 20,500 108,000 2,000
Psychologists 90,000 500 90,000 3,000 90,000 500
Psychologists 96,000 2,000 93,000 8,500 96,000 2,000
Postsecondary teachers, psychology 80,000 1,500 81,000 6,500 80,000 1,500
Social scientists 90,000 1,500 95,000 3,000 90,000 1,000
Economists 140,000 3,500 139,000 15,000 140,000 4,000
Political scientists 110,000 9,000 D D 110,000 10,000
Postsecondary teachers, economics 103,000 3,500 95,000 6,500 104,000 3,500
Postsecondary teachers, political science 80,000 4,500 90,000 7,500 78,000 3,000
Postsecondary teachers, sociology 75,000 2,000 80,000 3,500 74,000 1,000
Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences 79,000 2,000 91,000 6,500 78,000 1,500
Sociologists/anthropologists 94,000 9,000 102,000 14,000 86,000 7,500
Other social scientists 99,000 3,000 96,000 16,000 99,000 3,500
Engineering occupations 120,000 500 112,000 6,000 120,000 500
Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineers 137,000 3,000 140,000 8,000 136,000 3,000
Chemical engineers 122,000 3,500 108,000 26,000 122,000 3,500
Civil/architectural/sanitary engineers 104,000 2,000 90,000 2,500 105,000 2,500
Electrical engineers 134,000 3,000 139,000 12,000 133,000 3,000
Industrial engineers 99,000 3,000 D D 99,000 4,000
Mechanical engineers 113,000 3,500 105,000 4,500 114,000 2,500
Postsecondary teachers, engineering 101,000 2,000 99,000 3,000 102,000 2,500
Other engineers 121,000 3,000 133,000 5,500 120,000 1,500
S&E-related occupations 120,000 2,500 114,000 4,500 122,000 3,500
Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers 126,000 4,500 120,000 9,500 127,000 4,500
Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences 98,000 2,500 91,000 5,500 100,000 2,500
S&E managers, including health 152,000 4,000 151,000 15,000 152,000 4,000
S&E precollege teachers 63,000 3,000 65,000 4,000 63,000 3,500
S&E technicians and technologists 112,000 6,500 105,000 27,500 115,000 8,000
Other S&E-related occupations 119,000 14,000 D D 119,000 14,000
Non-S&E occupations 126,000 2,500 119,000 6,500 128,000 3,500
Arts/humanities-related occupations 80,000 4,500 59,000 4,000 80,000 3,000
Management-related occupations 125,000 4,000 111,000 8,000 126,000 4,500
Non-S&E managers 160,000 2,500 155,000 11,000 160,000 2,500
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers 90,000 2,000 94,000 7,500 90,000 2,000
Non-S&E precollege/other teachers 64,000 3,500 58,000 11,500 64,000 4,500
Sales/marketing occupations 128,000 4,500 105,000 15,500 128,000 4,000
Social service–related occupations 63,000 5,000 52,000 15,500 64,000 5,000
Other non-S&E occupations 110,000 7,500 95,000 14,500 110,000 10,000