Table 52. Median annual salaries of U.S. residing full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and age: 2017
(Dollars)
| Field of study |
All full-time employed |
Under 35 |
35–39 |
40–44 |
45–49 |
50–54 |
55–59 |
60–64 |
65–75 |
| 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 |
110,000 |
500 |
85,000 |
500 |
93,000 |
1,500 |
105,000 |
1,000 |
118,000 |
2,000 |
125,000 |
500 |
125,000 |
3,500 |
130,000 |
3,000 |
125,000 |
1,000 |
| Science |
104,000 |
1,000 |
77,000 |
1,500 |
86,000 |
1,500 |
100,000 |
500 |
110,000 |
1,500 |
120,000 |
500 |
120,000 |
1,000 |
125,000 |
2,500 |
120,000 |
1,500 |
| Biological, agricultural, and environmental life sciences |
100,000 |
500 |
63,000 |
1,500 |
80,000 |
1,000 |
100,000 |
500 |
112,000 |
4,000 |
119,000 |
1,500 |
123,000 |
3,500 |
135,000 |
5,500 |
128,000 |
6,000 |
| Agricultural and food sciences |
106,000 |
3,000 |
80,000 |
2,500 |
89,000 |
5,000 |
100,000 |
3,000 |
110,000 |
4,000 |
114,000 |
5,500 |
115,000 |
5,500 |
125,000 |
8,000 |
103,000 |
8,000 |
| Biochemistry and biophysics |
109,000 |
2,000 |
65,000 |
5,500 |
86,000 |
6,500 |
101,000 |
4,500 |
120,000 |
4,000 |
140,000 |
6,500 |
130,000 |
11,000 |
138,000 |
20,000 |
149,000 |
10,000 |
| Cell, cellular biology, and molecular biology |
101,000 |
2,500 |
55,000 |
3,500 |
77,000 |
7,000 |
104,000 |
4,500 |
127,000 |
10,500 |
110,000 |
15,000 |
130,000 |
14,000 |
129,000 |
9,500 |
149,000 |
19,000 |
| Microbiological sciences and immunology |
105,000 |
3,000 |
62,000 |
2,000 |
81,000 |
2,500 |
100,000 |
5,000 |
121,000 |
10,000 |
125,000 |
7,000 |
151,000 |
15,000 |
150,000 |
5,500 |
128,000 |
13,500 |
| Natural resources and conservation |
91,000 |
3,000 |
64,000 |
2,500 |
72,000 |
4,000 |
88,000 |
5,500 |
98,000 |
4,000 |
99,000 |
4,000 |
109,000 |
12,500 |
109,000 |
7,000 |
143,000 |
12,500 |
| Zoology |
98,000 |
3,000 |
60,000 |
5,500 |
65,000 |
3,500 |
79,000 |
6,000 |
94,000 |
6,000 |
81,000 |
6,000 |
114,000 |
8,500 |
139,000 |
27,000 |
100,000 |
9,500 |
| Other biological sciences |
100,000 |
500 |
65,000 |
2,000 |
80,000 |
1,000 |
100,000 |
1,000 |
108,000 |
3,000 |
119,000 |
1,000 |
119,000 |
6,500 |
140,000 |
4,000 |
124,000 |
9,000 |
| Computer and information sciences |
139,000 |
4,000 |
130,000 |
4,000 |
129,000 |
3,500 |
143,000 |
7,000 |
138,000 |
7,000 |
143,000 |
8,000 |
149,000 |
5,500 |
137,000 |
7,500 |
125,000 |
10,500 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
108,000 |
3,500 |
95,000 |
3,500 |
90,000 |
5,000 |
103,000 |
5,500 |
100,000 |
3,500 |
123,000 |
7,500 |
118,000 |
4,000 |
125,000 |
9,500 |
121,000 |
9,000 |
| Physical sciences, geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
114,000 |
2,500 |
81,000 |
2,000 |
91,000 |
2,000 |
109,000 |
3,000 |
121,000 |
3,000 |
128,000 |
3,000 |
135,000 |
3,000 |
130,000 |
5,500 |
139,000 |
2,500 |
| Astronomy and astrophysics |
104,000 |
6,000 |
70,000 |
3,000 |
85,000 |
8,500 |
100,000 |
9,000 |
101,000 |
12,500 |
126,000 |
7,500 |
133,000 |
13,500 |
148,000 |
11,000 |
151,000 |
4,000 |
| Chemistry, except biochemistry |
110,000 |
2,000 |
82,000 |
2,500 |
90,000 |
1,000 |
109,000 |
2,500 |
120,000 |
3,500 |
127,000 |
4,500 |
138,000 |
4,500 |
134,000 |
10,000 |
139,000 |
7,000 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
102,000 |
3,000 |
74,000 |
3,500 |
84,000 |
2,000 |
95,000 |
5,000 |
105,000 |
6,500 |
110,000 |
2,500 |
119,000 |
4,000 |
119,000 |
8,500 |
128,000 |
8,000 |
| Physics |
121,000 |
2,500 |
90,000 |
4,500 |
100,000 |
2,000 |
116,000 |
6,000 |
130,000 |
3,500 |
134,000 |
5,000 |
139,000 |
6,000 |
133,000 |
6,500 |
142,000 |
5,500 |
| Psychology |
98,000 |
1,500 |
78,000 |
3,500 |
85,000 |
2,000 |
94,000 |
3,500 |
96,000 |
2,500 |
105,000 |
3,000 |
100,000 |
3,500 |
110,000 |
2,000 |
107,000 |
3,500 |
| Social sciences |
99,000 |
1,500 |
84,000 |
4,000 |
80,000 |
2,000 |
84,000 |
2,000 |
95,000 |
3,000 |
111,000 |
3,000 |
109,000 |
3,500 |
110,000 |
4,500 |
113,000 |
6,500 |
| Economics |
135,000 |
5,000 |
120,000 |
4,000 |
124,000 |
5,500 |
120,000 |
3,000 |
144,000 |
7,000 |
145,000 |
6,000 |
159,000 |
9,500 |
130,000 |
9,000 |
135,000 |
8,500 |
| Political science and government |
95,000 |
2,000 |
73,000 |
4,000 |
78,000 |
7,500 |
76,000 |
5,000 |
100,000 |
3,000 |
116,000 |
4,500 |
101,000 |
10,500 |
120,000 |
9,000 |
95,000 |
3,500 |
| Sociology, demography, and population studies |
87,000 |
3,000 |
58,000 |
2,000 |
69,000 |
1,500 |
82,000 |
4,000 |
84,000 |
3,500 |
94,000 |
7,000 |
90,000 |
7,000 |
118,000 |
11,000 |
127,000 |
14,000 |
| Other social sciences |
85,000 |
1,000 |
70,000 |
2,000 |
71,000 |
1,500 |
72,000 |
2,000 |
80,000 |
4,000 |
95,000 |
4,500 |
95,000 |
3,500 |
97,000 |
4,000 |
103,000 |
5,500 |
| Engineering |
129,000 |
1,500 |
101,000 |
2,000 |
114,000 |
2,000 |
125,000 |
3,000 |
140,000 |
3,000 |
149,000 |
500 |
145,000 |
3,500 |
148,000 |
3,000 |
147,000 |
4,500 |
| Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
135,000 |
7,000 |
101,000 |
3,500 |
119,000 |
11,500 |
110,000 |
7,000 |
153,000 |
7,500 |
158,000 |
6,000 |
131,000 |
14,500 |
149,000 |
1,500 |
150,000 |
2,000 |
| Chemical engineering |
129,000 |
2,000 |
100,000 |
7,000 |
120,000 |
2,000 |
128,000 |
9,500 |
146,000 |
9,500 |
158,000 |
6,500 |
159,000 |
8,000 |
142,000 |
8,500 |
160,000 |
25,000 |
| Civil engineering |
110,000 |
2,000 |
85,000 |
2,000 |
90,000 |
2,500 |
100,000 |
6,000 |
114,000 |
5,000 |
130,000 |
4,000 |
129,000 |
8,000 |
149,000 |
3,500 |
137,000 |
22,000 |
| Electrical and computer engineering |
140,000 |
1,000 |
116,000 |
3,000 |
130,000 |
2,000 |
139,000 |
3,500 |
153,000 |
6,000 |
151,000 |
5,500 |
153,000 |
7,000 |
150,000 |
6,000 |
142,000 |
12,500 |
| Mechanical engineering |
120,000 |
3,000 |
99,000 |
3,000 |
112,000 |
5,000 |
114,000 |
5,000 |
140,000 |
8,000 |
128,000 |
7,500 |
137,000 |
7,000 |
135,000 |
12,500 |
144,000 |
12,500 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
124,000 |
3,500 |
104,000 |
3,500 |
110,000 |
5,500 |
130,000 |
2,500 |
148,000 |
6,000 |
138,000 |
8,000 |
147,000 |
3,500 |
135,000 |
11,000 |
137,000 |
20,500 |
| Other engineering |
123,000 |
3,000 |
95,000 |
4,500 |
109,000 |
1,500 |
120,000 |
4,500 |
135,000 |
4,500 |
151,000 |
7,000 |
130,000 |
6,500 |
142,000 |
6,000 |
129,000 |
9,500 |
| Health |
104,000 |
1,500 |
75,000 |
4,500 |
90,000 |
2,500 |
98,000 |
3,500 |
103,000 |
5,500 |
111,000 |
6,500 |
112,000 |
4,500 |
118,000 |
6,500 |
129,000 |
8,000 |
