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Table 58. Median annual salaries of U.S. residing full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by employer location and broad field of doctorate: 2017

(Dollars)

Employer location All fields Science Engineering Health
Total Biological, agricultural and environmental life sciences Computer and information sciences Mathematics and statistics Physical sciences Psychology Social sciences
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 Median salary SE
All locations 110,000 500 104,000 1,000 100,000 500 139,000 4,000 108,000 3,500 114,000 2,500 98,000 1,500 99,000 1,500 129,000 1,500 104,000 1,500
New England 115,000 3,000 110,000 1,000 105,000 4,000 125,000 4,000 118,000 8,000 119,000 5,000 100,000 3,000 104,000 4,000 130,000 1,500 120,000 5,500
Connecticut 115,000 5,000 106,000 5,500 108,000 7,500 125,000 23,000 105,000 25,500 107,000 9,000 110,000 9,500 102,000 6,000 129,000 5,000 119,000 11,000
Maine 99,000 4,000 96,000 7,000 99,000 7,000 D D D D 100,000 31,000 87,000 18,000 75,000 9,500 103,000 30,000 D D
Massachusetts 120,000 500 113,000 3,000 109,000 3,500 126,000 7,500 129,000 8,000 124,000 4,500 99,000 4,500 108,000 5,000 133,000 4,500 131,000 9,000
New Hampshire 96,000 7,500 94,000 4,500 85,000 8,000 D D 78,000 6,000 106,000 8,500 86,000 14,500 95,000 11,500 128,000 17,500 94,000 12,000
Rhode Island 109,000 6,000 103,000 5,500 99,000 6,500 D D 100,000 13,500 105,000 7,500 116,000 20,500 101,000 25,500 132,000 14,500 D D
Vermont 102,000 5,500 100,000 5,000 88,000 8,500 D D S S 90,000 9,500 95,000 24,500 110,000 15,000 101,000 15,000 D D
Middle Atlantic 115,000 1,000 110,000 2,000 106,000 3,500 150,000 1,000 125,000 6,000 116,000 3,500 100,000 1,500 102,000 4,000 125,000 2,500 116,000 5,500
New Jersey 130,000 2,000 129,000 4,500 120,000 9,000 148,000 1,500 134,000 26,000 143,000 8,500 111,000 11,500 106,000 9,000 134,000 7,000 132,000 9,500
New York 115,000 1,000 111,000 3,500 104,000 4,000 150,000 8,500 134,000 8,000 110,000 3,500 100,000 3,000 112,000 5,000 120,000 6,000 116,000 7,500
Pennsylvania 108,000 2,000 100,000 3,000 104,000 5,000 138,000 14,000 109,000 9,000 108,000 3,500 98,000 4,500 93,000 4,000 126,000 3,500 111,000 8,000
East North Central 101,000 2,000 99,000 2,000 95,000 2,500 119,000 6,000 93,000 5,500 105,000 4,500 97,000 3,500 90,000 1,500 120,000 500 93,000 5,500
Illinois 110,000 3,000 100,000 2,500 96,000 5,000 126,000 13,000 93,000 8,500 113,000 7,000 99,000 6,500 97,000 4,000 120,000 3,500 100,000 5,000
Indiana 100,000 500 100,000 4,500 100,000 4,000 90,000 12,000 83,000 2,500 110,000 5,000 94,000 9,000 80,000 6,500 118,000 7,500 84,000 3,000
Michigan 100,000 2,000 96,000 3,000 88,000 2,500 107,000 4,000 90,000 6,000 105,000 7,000 100,000 7,000 84,000 6,000 116,000 4,500 86,000 5,500
Ohio 102,000 2,500 99,000 2,000 99,000 4,000 137,000 19,000 101,000 12,500 102,000 6,500 90,000 9,000 85,000 6,500 125,000 6,000 92,000 11,000
Wisconsin 92,000 3,500 90,000 3,000 82,000 7,500 116,000 26,000 98,000 22,500 89,000 2,500 90,000 7,000 83,000 13,500 99,000 2,000 103,000 13,500
West North Central 97,000 2,000 93,000 2,000 96,000 4,000 107,000 6,500 90,000 7,000 99,000 3,000 94,000 3,500 79,000 3,500 109,000 2,500 95,000 3,500
Iowa 92,000 6,000 85,000 5,000 88,000 9,000 D D 70,000 8,500 78,000 6,000 98,000 6,000 78,000 6,000 105,000 8,000 95,000 25,000
Kansas 92,000 4,000 86,000 4,000 92,000 8,500 D D 74,000 14,000 84,000 9,500 85,000 12,500 90,000 7,000 108,000 9,000 97,000 9,000
Minnesota 105,000 4,000 99,000 1,500 94,000 4,000 161,000 33,000 99,000 10,000 108,000 3,000 97,000 5,500 84,000 3,000 129,000 9,000 97,000 10,000
Missouri 100,000 2,000 100,000 3,000 106,000 4,000 113,000 12,000 100,000 15,000 86,000 15,500 96,000 6,500 74,000 3,500 105,000 6,000 90,000 5,500
Nebraska 81,000 5,500 80,000 4,000 90,000 6,500 D D 119,000 32,000 73,000 7,500 84,000 7,500 65,000 7,000 90,000 10,500 78,000 19,500
North Dakota 89,000 3,000 90,000 2,000 86,000 6,500 D D D D 81,000 16,500 D D 79,000 13,000 84,000 24,500 D D
South Dakota 93,000 4,500 95,000 5,500 98,000 21,500 D D S S 62,000 14,000 109,000 11,000 D D D D S S
South Atlantic 109,000 1,500 105,000 2,500 102,000 2,500 123,000 6,000 110,000 4,000 112,000 3,500 95,000 2,000 115,000 4,000 119,000 2,500 105,000 3,500
Delaware 119,000 9,000 103,000 7,000 106,000 9,500 D D S S 119,000 9,000 80,000 8,500 88,000 9,000 127,000 5,500 97,000 5,500
District of Columbia 129,000 1,500 130,000 4,500 115,000 6,000 S S 131,000 14,000 124,000 3,000 120,000 8,500 146,000 4,500 125,000 4,000 110,000 10,000
Florida 97,000 3,000 90,000 2,000 82,000 5,000 116,000 25,000 97,000 10,000 88,000 10,000 92,000 3,000 90,000 8,500 108,000 5,000 93,000 9,000
Georgia 96,000 2,500 93,000 2,500 102,000 4,000 99,000 7,000 98,000 11,500 85,000 6,500 89,000 3,500 89,000 4,500 113,000 5,000 95,000 8,500
Maryland 120,000 1,000 115,000 3,000 113,000 4,000 130,000 14,500 111,000 12,000 126,000 4,500 104,000 5,500 110,000 8,500 134,000 6,500 123,000 7,500
North Carolina 103,000 2,000 102,000 2,500 100,000 3,000 126,000 10,000 111,000 9,500 105,000 9,000 97,000 6,500 96,000 7,000 108,000 5,000 103,000 8,500
South Carolina 90,000 3,000 85,000 5,500 84,000 8,000 95,000 25,500 83,000 31,000 99,000 13,000 88,000 10,500 78,000 4,500 99,000 4,000 75,000 8,500
Virginia 112,000 3,500 108,000 3,000 100,000 3,500 124,000 11,500 122,000 24,000 111,000 4,500 97,000 7,500 119,000 10,000 121,000 4,500 113,000 17,500
West Virginia 82,000 11,500 74,000 6,000 76,000 9,000 D D D D 83,000 24,000 106,000 28,000 69,000 18,000 96,000 5,500 96,000 9,000
East South Central 95,000 2,000 90,000 1,500 90,000 2,500 101,000 8,500 68,000 6,500 90,000 4,500 85,000 6,000 86,000 7,500 119,000 3,500 90,000 4,000
Alabama 99,000 3,500 90,000 2,500 90,000 4,500 106,000 6,000 61,000 7,000 87,000 7,500 98,000 22,000 99,000 10,000 129,000 14,500 87,000 11,500
Kentucky 92,000 5,000 90,000 5,000 100,000 6,500 D D 81,000 15,500 91,000 9,500 85,000 4,000 75,000 9,000 110,000 23,500 91,000 16,500
Mississippi 90,000 2,500 85,000 5,500 88,000 2,500 D D D D 82,000 7,000 64,000 14,000 79,000 15,000 110,000 6,500 91,000 5,500
Tennessee 97,000 3,000 90,000 3,500 88,000 4,000 97,000 17,000 65,000 13,500 98,000 6,500 90,000 8,500 85,000 14,500 115,000 5,000 83,000 10,000
West South Central 101,000 2,000 95,000 1,500 93,000 2,500 114,000 7,000 96,000 3,500 112,000 6,500 88,000 3,500 80,000 4,000 128,000 3,000 94,000 5,500
Arkansas 89,000 2,500 82,000 4,000 84,000 9,000 S S 85,000 17,000 76,000 18,000 74,000 10,500 90,000 8,500 137,000 22,500 88,000 10,500
Louisiana 86,000 5,000 85,000 3,000 82,000 5,000 101,000 18,500 138,000 15,000 87,000 5,500 81,000 9,000 72,000 10,500 102,000 8,500 73,000 29,000
Oklahoma 92,000 7,000 91,000 6,000 92,000 6,500 S S 76,000 18,500 99,000 2,500 82,000 15,500 77,000 7,000 107,000 15,000 72,000 27,500
Texas 109,000 1,500 100,000 500 96,000 5,000 118,000 9,500 95,000 3,500 120,000 3,000 90,000 2,500 80,000 5,500 130,000 2,000 100,000 9,500
Mountain 100,000 1,000 97,000 2,000 90,000 2,000 123,000 8,500 94,000 8,500 107,000 3,500 93,000 4,500 90,000 4,000 120,000 4,500 90,000 4,500
Arizona 103,000 4,000 100,000 500 104,000 5,500 D D 96,000 12,000 100,000 2,000 91,000 9,500 100,000 7,500 120,000 5,500 69,000 22,000
Colorado 100,000 1,000 96,000 2,500 89,000 2,000 129,000 10,500 90,000 11,000 105,000 4,000 91,000 7,000 93,000 6,000 118,000 5,000 90,000 5,000
Idaho 97,000 4,000 82,000 7,500 89,000 8,500 D D D D 95,000 4,000 74,000 16,000 70,000 6,500 124,000 21,500 94,000 7,000
Montana 83,000 7,000 80,000 7,500 75,000 3,000 D D D D 118,000 5,000 88,000 11,500 66,000 4,500 86,000 5,500 51,000 13,500
Nevada 98,000 6,000 96,000 5,500 91,000 8,500 D D S S 94,000 11,000 94,000 8,500 85,000 9,500 89,000 17,500 115,000 15,000
New Mexico 123,000 5,500 116,000 5,500 99,000 11,500 145,000 35,000 114,000 14,500 143,000 11,000 76,000 12,500 95,000 3,500 136,000 5,000 112,000 13,000
Utah 98,000 2,500 94,000 4,500 85,000 4,500 117,000 4,500 109,000 32,000 94,000 8,000 103,000 9,000 87,000 6,500 119,000 9,000 93,000 13,000
Wyoming 75,000 9,500 72,000 6,500 75,000 12,500 D D D D 73,000 17,500 D D 67,000 9,500 S S D D
Pacific 125,000 1,000 118,000 2,000 110,000 500 157,000 5,000 125,000 6,000 125,000 1,500 102,000 2,500 100,000 1,500 145,000 1,000 114,000 5,500
Alaska 93,000 7,500 90,000 6,500 87,000 11,500 D D D D 101,000 20,500 88,000 11,500 82,000 7,500 108,000 49,000 * *
California 130,000 1,000 120,000 2,000 115,000 5,000 157,000 5,500 134,000 10,500 130,000 2,000 107,000 3,500 107,000 4,000 149,000 1,500 120,000 9,500
Hawaii 89,000 6,000 89,000 7,500 94,000 11,000 D D 103,000 44,500 92,000 6,000 76,000 5,500 68,000 8,000 110,000 48,000 73,000 25,500
Oregon 110,000 1,500 97,000 3,500 96,000 6,000 140,000 22,500 88,000 13,000 109,000 2,500 87,000 5,500 90,000 4,500 124,000 4,000 91,000 19,000
Washington 119,000 5,000 110,000 3,000 109,000 5,500 158,000 7,000 124,000 21,000 108,000 4,000 100,000 11,000 90,000 6,500 148,000 4,000 98,000 9,000
Puerto Rico 80,000 3,500 75,000 6,000 83,000 9,500 S S D D 76,000 8,000 56,000 7,500 85,000 6,500 82,000 6,000 D D
U.S. territories and other areas 99,000 7,000 89,000 5,500 81,000 4,500 S S 70,000 21,000 111,000 11,500 86,000 41,500 89,000 4,000 111,000 10,000 D D
Codes used in data tables: * = suppressed when population estimate < 25. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. na = not applicable. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
SE = standard error.
NOTES: Median annual salaries are for principal job and are rounded to nearest $1,000. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest $500. Because survey sample design does not include geography, reliability of estimates in some states may be poor due to small sample size. Residence location is based on reported living location on 1 February 2017.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients: 2017.