Table 53. Median annual salaries of U.S. residing full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and years since doctorate: 2017
(Dollars)
Field of study
All full-time employed
≤ 5
6–10
11–15
16–20
21–25
> 25
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
81,000
1,500
96,000
1,000
110,000
1,500
125,000
1,500
130,000
500
140,000
1,000
Science
104,000
1,000
74,000
1,500
90,000
500
102,000
1,500
116,000
2,500
123,000
3,000
134,000
2,000
Biological, agricultural, and environmental life sciences
100,000
500
61,000
2,000
85,000
1,000
103,000
2,000
118,000
2,500
130,000
6,000
140,000
1,500
Agricultural and food sciences
106,000
3,000
74,000
3,500
93,000
4,000
102,000
4,000
114,000
6,500
125,000
5,500
121,000
4,500
Biochemistry and biophysics
109,000
2,000
59,000
3,000
86,000
3,000
108,000
5,000
120,000
9,000
138,000
6,500
155,000
8,500
Cell, cellular biology, and molecular biology
101,000
2,500
54,000
2,000
80,000
3,500
109,000
5,500
119,000
8,500
129,000
11,000
140,000
7,500
Microbiological sciences and immunology
105,000
3,000
59,000
2,000
90,000
3,500
109,000
3,500
131,000
11,000
124,000
8,000
158,000
11,000
Natural resources and conservation
91,000
3,000
65,000
4,000
80,000
3,000
90,000
4,500
115,000
7,000
108,000
7,500
120,000
13,000
Zoology
98,000
3,000
58,000
3,000
65,000
2,000
88,000
6,500
99,000
7,500
100,000
10,500
116,000
5,000
Other biological sciences
100,000
500
64,000
2,500
86,000
2,500
100,000
4,500
116,000
4,500
133,000
7,500
142,000
4,000
Computer and information sciences
139,000
4,000
121,000
5,500
130,000
2,500
141,000
6,500
150,000
8,000
150,000
14,500
165,000
13,500
Mathematics and statistics
108,000
3,500
85,000
6,000
95,000
4,000
108,000
6,000
114,000
9,000
120,000
8,000
126,000
5,000
Physical sciences, geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
114,000
2,500
79,000
2,000
95,000
1,000
108,000
2,000
130,000
3,000
130,000
2,500
140,000
2,500
Astronomy and astrophysics
104,000
6,000
68,000
2,500
86,000
3,500
97,000
6,000
122,000
8,500
125,000
8,000
152,000
3,500
Chemistry, except biochemistry
110,000
2,000
80,000
2,500
94,000
3,500
114,000
4,500
129,000
6,500
124,000
2,500
140,000
4,000
Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
102,000
3,000
72,000
1,500
88,000
3,500
99,000
4,000
117,000
2,000
116,000
6,000
133,000
5,000
Physics
121,000
2,500
87,000
5,000
100,000
4,500
108,000
7,500
134,000
6,500
144,000
6,000
142,000
4,000
Psychology
98,000
1,500
78,000
2,000
87,000
2,000
96,000
3,500
100,000
1,500
105,000
3,500
119,000
3,500
Social sciences
99,000
1,500
74,000
1,500
80,000
2,500
93,000
2,500
107,000
4,000
110,000
2,500
129,000
2,000
Economics
135,000
5,000
118,000
6,000
120,000
6,000
125,000
7,500
150,000
8,500
154,000
13,000
150,000
4,000
Political science and government
95,000
2,000
74,000
4,000
77,000
3,500
89,000
4,500
116,000
5,500
110,000
6,500
110,000
9,500
Sociology, demography, and population studies
87,000
3,000
66,000
2,500
79,000
4,000
85,000
4,500
90,000
6,500
98,000
8,000
130,000
14,000
Other social sciences
85,000
1,000
65,000
1,500
74,000
2,500
84,000
3,000
94,000
3,000
98,000
3,500
120,000
7,000
Engineering
129,000
1,500
100,000
1,000
119,000
2,000
127,000
4,000
148,000
3,000
149,000
500
150,000
1,000
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering
