Table 57-1. Median annual salaries of U.S. residing full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and primary or secondary work activity: 2017
(Dollars)
Field of study
All full-time employed
Computer applications
Management, sales, or administrationa
Professional services
Any R&Db
Teaching
Otherc
Median salary
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Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
All fields
110,000
500
125,000
500
123,000
2,000
115,000
2,000
112,000
1,000
87,000
500
100,000
500
Science
104,000
1,000
120,000
3,500
119,000
2,000
110,000
2,500
105,000
1,500
85,000
500
90,000
2,500
Biological, agricultural, and environmental life sciences
100,000
500
100,000
2,500
115,000
1,500
140,000
7,500
100,000
500
84,000
1,500
89,000
2,500
Agricultural and food sciences
106,000
3,000
109,000
3,000
115,000
3,500
116,000
12,000
105,000
3,000
95,000
5,000
95,000
8,500
Biochemistry and biophysics
109,000
2,000
107,000
7,000
122,000
4,500
148,000
16,000
109,000
2,500
76,000
3,500
99,000
12,000
Cell, cellular biology, and molecular biology
101,000
2,500
95,000
13,000
120,000
2,000
179,000
16,500
100,000
2,000
85,000
3,500
96,000
10,500
Microbiological sciences and immunology
105,000
3,000
78,000
15,000
114,000
4,500
159,000
11,500
100,000
2,000
89,000
3,000
84,000
9,000
Natural resources and conservation
91,000
3,000
95,000
8,500
99,000
3,500
119,000
21,000
90,000
2,000
79,000
3,000
87,000
6,000
Zoology
98,000
3,000
105,000
18,500
99,000
2,500
78,000
16,000
100,000
2,500
89,000
4,500
80,000
8,500
Other biological sciences
100,000
500
100,000
2,000
111,000
3,000
134,000
8,000
99,000
2,000
82,000
2,500
88,000
4,000
Computer and information sciences
139,000
4,000
142,000
3,500
150,000
6,500
135,000
34,500
140,000
1,500
98,000
3,000
109,000
10,500
Mathematics and statistics
108,000
3,500
129,000
3,500
144,000
8,500
143,000
10,500
110,000
2,000
84,000
2,000
90,000
6,500
Physical sciences, geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
114,000
2,500
120,000
2,500
130,000
500
149,000
8,000
115,000
1,500
82,000
1,500
100,000
4,000
Astronomy and astrophysics
104,000
6,000
99,000
5,500
139,000
9,000
151,000
41,500
107,000
5,000
85,000
4,000
88,000
8,000
Chemistry, except biochemistry
110,000
2,000
120,000
4,500
129,000
3,000
135,000
14,000
115,000
2,000
77,000
2,500
106,000
6,000
Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
102,000
3,000
98,000
4,000
120,000
1,000
139,000
13,500
103,000
3,000
85,000
2,000
98,000
7,500
Physics
121,000
2,500
129,000
2,500
139,000
4,500
178,000
10,000
124,000
3,000
90,000
2,500
99,000
6,000
Psychology
98,000
1,500
100,000
6,000
102,000
2,500
100,000
500
98,000
2,000
85,000
500
84,000
2,000
Social sciences
99,000
1,500
120,000
3,500
116,000
4,500
128,000
7,500
100,000
500
85,000
1,000
85,000
4,000
Economics
135,000
5,000
123,000
8,000
160,000
5,500
172,000
11,500
130,000
4,500
105,000
3,000
128,000
6,000
Political science and government
95,000
2,000
95,000
18,500
115,000
7,000
110,000
17,500
91,000
2,500
85,000
2,000
99,000
8,500
Sociology, demography, and population studies
87,000
3,000
105,000
3,500
102,000
7,500
83,000
8,000
90,000
2,500
75,000
2,500
81,000
5,000
Other social sciences
85,000
1,000
109,000
13,500
97,000
3,000
99,000
9,000
85,000
2,500
77,000
1,500
73,000
2,500
Engineering
129,000
1,500
130,000
500
141,000
3,000
148,000
5,500
129,000
1,500
100,000
500
119,000
1,500
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering
