Table 57-2. Median annual salaries of U.S. residing full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and primary 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
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
Median salary
SE
All fields
110,000
500
129,000
2,500
136,000
2,500
115,000
2,000
115,000
500
79,000
1,000
106,000
3,000
Science
104,000
1,000
126,000
3,500
130,000
500
110,000
2,000
110,000
1,000
76,000
1,500
99,000
1,500
Biological, agricultural, and environmental life sciences
100,000
500
105,000
6,000
125,000
2,500
152,000
7,500
100,000
500
75,000
1,000
99,000
2,500
Agricultural and food sciences
106,000
3,000
100,000
16,000
135,000
10,500
120,000
12,500
101,000
3,500
84,000
4,500
88,000
10,500
Biochemistry and biophysics
109,000
2,000
116,000
6,500
135,000
9,500
159,000
28,500
105,000
3,500
69,000
3,000
110,000
7,000
Cell, cellular biology, and molecular biology
101,000
2,500
96,000
16,000
130,000
3,500
200,000
12,000
100,000
4,500
77,000
4,000
90,000
16,500
Microbiological sciences and immunology
105,000
3,000
102,000
40,500
125,000
3,500
170,000
14,500
100,000
1,000
75,000
3,500
106,000
12,000
Natural resources and conservation
91,000
3,000
95,000
28,500
112,000
7,000
137,000
26,500
90,000
3,000
74,000
3,500
70,000
21,500
Zoology
98,000
3,000
D
D
101,000
10,500
77,000
21,500
105,000
4,500
80,000
3,500
78,000
29,000
Other biological sciences
100,000
500
99,000
5,500
124,000
4,500
145,000
7,000
98,000
2,500
72,000
2,000
99,000
4,000
Computer and information sciences
139,000
4,000
140,000
3,000
161,000
3,500
147,000
70,500
149,000
5,000
90,000
3,000
117,000
22,000
Mathematics and statistics
108,000
3,500
129,000
4,000
158,000
3,000
145,000
8,000
120,000
3,000
78,000
2,000
89,000
11,500
Physical sciences, geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
114,000
2,500
125,000
5,000
140,000
4,000
150,000
9,000
117,000
2,500
73,000
1,500
110,000
5,000
Astronomy and astrophysics
104,000
6,000
99,000
11,000
152,000
3,000
D
D
105,000
6,500
73,000
4,000
99,000
28,000
Chemistry, except biochemistry
110,000
2,000
123,000
8,000
140,000
2,500
139,000
16,000
115,000
1,500
70,000
1,500
114,000
4,500
Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
102,000
3,000
105,000
4,000
130,000
5,000
139,000
13,000
108,000
3,500
77,000
3,000
97,000
6,000
Physics
121,000
2,500
129,000
5,500
150,000
2,000
177,000
10,500
124,000
2,000
76,000
3,000
104,000
10,000
Psychology
98,000
1,500
109,000
7,000
113,000
4,000
100,000
500
105,000
2,500
76,000
1,500
87,000
4,500
Social sciences
99,000
1,500
114,000
2,000
130,000
5,500
136,000
14,000
110,000
2,500
79,000
1,500
89,000
7,500
Economics
135,000
5,000
112,000
3,500
169,000
8,000
188,000
13,500
139,000
4,500
96,000
3,000
129,000
3,500
Political science and government
95,000
2,000
D
D
139,000
10,000
100,000
14,500
95,000
4,500
80,000
3,500
119,000
7,500
Sociology, demography, and population studies
87,000
3,000
103,000
18,500
115,000
8,000
64,000
11,500
100,000
7,000
73,000
2,000
112,000
31,500
Other social sciences
85,000
1,000
108,000
13,500
103,000
5,000
101,000
8,500
92,000
2,500
73,000
2,000
75,000
7,000
Engineering
129,000
1,500
129,000
2,000
150,000
1,500
148,000
7,500
125,000
1,500
93,000
2,000
118,000
3,000
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering
