Table 74. Median annual salaries of U.S. residing full-time employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by employer location and broad occupation: 2017
(Dollars)
Employer location
All full-time employed
Science occupations
Engineering occupations
S&E-related occupations
Non-S&E occupations
Total
Biological/agricultural/other life scientists
Computer/information scientists
Mathematical scientists
Physical scientists
Psychologists
Social scientists
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
Median salary
SE
All locations
110,000
500
100,000
500
94,000
1,500
130,000
2,000
105,000
2,000
100,000
500
93,000
2,000
92,000
1,500
125,000
1,500
121,000
3,000
130,000
1,500
New England
115,000
3,000
104,000
1,500
100,000
2,000
124,000
4,000
114,000
9,500
102,000
4,500
96,000
5,500
102,000
4,000
125,000
6,000
130,000
6,000
149,000
2,500
Connecticut
115,000
5,000
104,000
3,000
100,000
4,000
124,000
21,000
130,000
17,500
106,000
16,500
100,000
12,000
103,000
5,500
119,000
5,500
118,000
6,500
155,000
12,000
Maine
99,000
4,000
93,000
8,000
103,000
13,000
S
S
D
D
92,000
8,000
98,000
14,000
76,000
8,000
142,000
10,500
103,000
6,000
99,000
21,500
Massachusetts
120,000
500
108,000
2,000
100,000
3,500
125,000
4,500
123,000
9,000
106,000
5,500
92,000
8,000
104,000
5,000
128,000
3,500
140,000
9,500
150,000
5,000
New Hampshire
96,000
7,500
85,000
6,000
82,000
11,000
93,000
20,000
83,000
1,500
99,000
13,500
80,000
22,500
80,000
10,500
119,000
15,500
140,000
56,000
95,000
9,500
Rhode Island
109,000
6,000
98,000
7,500
81,000
12,000
D
D
103,000
26,500
101,000
5,000
102,000
19,500
89,000
23,000
128,000
12,000
105,000
8,500
154,000
15,000
Vermont
102,000
5,500
89,000
4,000
81,000
14,500
S
S
S
S
89,000
7,000
88,000
25,000
102,000
8,000
122,000
18,000
S
S
131,000
16,000
Middle Atlantic
115,000
1,000
106,000
1,500
100,000
1,500
135,000
5,500
115,000
6,500
105,000
4,000
97,000
3,000
97,000
4,000
121,000
3,500
120,000
4,000
145,000
5,000
New Jersey
130,000
2,000
121,000
3,500
111,000
5,000
137,000
8,000
119,000
11,000
127,000
3,500
99,000
4,000
111,000
14,500
135,000
13,000
146,000
12,000
156,000
8,000
New York
115,000
1,000
105,000
3,000
91,000
4,500
140,000
6,000
122,000
5,500
100,000
2,500
99,000
1,000
98,000
4,500
119,000
4,500
115,000
5,500
149,000
3,500
Pennsylvania
108,000
2,000
100,000
1,000
100,000
5,500
128,000
3,000
105,000
6,500
91,000
4,500
87,000
4,500
92,000
5,000
124,000
4,000
115,000
8,500
125,000
11,000
East North Central
101,000
2,000
92,000
2,000
90,000
2,000
110,000
3,000
90,000
5,500
90,000
3,000
90,000
4,500
88,000
3,500
120,000
1,000
115,000
6,000
122,000
5,500
Illinois
110,000
3,000
95,000
2,000
90,000
2,500
122,000
10,500
93,000
10,000
81,000
5,500
82,000
8,000
93,000
5,000
120,000
500
130,000
16,500
149,000
7,500
Indiana
100,000
500
94,000
5,500
98,000
5,000
98,000
12,500
82,000
6,500
100,000
14,000
94,000
10,000
80,000
6,500
120,000
10,500
99,000
11,000
100,000
10,000
Michigan
100,000
2,000
93,000
3,500
84,000
3,000
107,000
4,500
94,000
7,000
99,000
2,000
97,000
7,000
88,000
4,000
110,000
5,000
127,000
14,000
112,000
9,000
Ohio
102,000
2,500
92,000
2,500
91,000
3,500
108,000
12,500
90,000
10,000
92,000
4,000
90,000
7,500
86,000
8,000
126,000
4,500
115,000
8,000
115,000
7,500
Wisconsin
92,000
3,500
82,000
4,500
79,000
7,000
102,000
8,500
72,000
17,000
72,000
7,000
92,000
8,000
70,000
4,500
100,000
7,000
100,000
7,500
118,000
14,000
West North Central
97,000
2,000
90,000
2,000
90,000
3,500
106,000
5,000
86,000
4,500
86,000
5,000
90,000
5,500
78,000
2,500
109,000
2,500
104,000
7,500
114,000
6,500
Iowa
92,000
6,000
82,000
4,000
81,000
5,000
82,000
7,000
94,000
9,500
80,000
8,000
98,000
11,000
70,000
4,000
101,000
7,000
97,000
20,000
110,000
21,500
Kansas
92,000
4,000
84,000
5,000
76,000
5,000
101,000
7,500
77,000
7,000
80,000
10,500
78,000
19,500
92,000
8,500
112,000
15,000
96,000
9,500
140,000
27,000
Minnesota
105,000
4,000
94,000
4,500
97,000
5,000
126,000
14,000
88,000
9,000
99,000
3,500
96,000
7,000
78,000
4,500
123,000
9,000
122,000
11,500
117,000
10,000
Missouri
100,000
2,000
98,000
5,500
100,000
4,000
111,000
9,000
86,000
15,500
85,000
9,500
87,000
2,000
79,000
7,000
107,000
5,500
90,000
10,000
107,000
6,500
Nebraska
81,000
5,500
74,000
2,000
80,000
6,000
S
S
S
S
71,000
9,000
85,000
7,500
70,000
6,500
90,000
4,000
101,000
5,500
88,000
29,500
North Dakota
89,000
3,000
89,000
4,000
89,000
6,000
D
D
D
D
69,000
4,000
S
S
80,000
11,500
62,000
16,000
103,000
23,000
93,000
12,500
South Dakota
93,000
4,500
89,000
4,000
79,000
7,500
D
D
S
S
70,000
14,500
D
D
96,000
12,000
S
S
90,000
38,500
159,000
21,500
South Atlantic
109,000
1,500
100,000
500
95,000
1,500
125,000
3,000
109,000
2,500
100,000
2,000
90,000
1,000
109,000
2,500
115,000
3,000
120,000
2,000
131,000
3,500
Delaware
119,000
9,000
100,000
4,000
95,000
4,500
124,000
3,500
S
S
110,000
14,500
75,000
5,000
88,000
500
132,000
6,500
112,000
15,000
193,000
74,000
District of Columbia
129,000
1,500
125,000
1,500
109,000
5,500
104,000
23,000
120,000
8,000
123,000
2,500
97,000
7,000
140,000
4,500
130,000
7,500
130,000
12,000
150,000
5,500
Florida
97,000
3,000
88,000
3,000
75,000
5,500
129,000
8,000
92,000
7,500
83,000
2,500
92,000
3,500
83,000
7,500
104,000
6,500
105,000
7,000
113,000
15,500
Georgia
96,000
2,500
90,000
2,000
93,000
3,000
109,000
8,000
92,000
10,000
85,000
7,000
89,000
5,000
76,000
9,000
105,000
7,000
119,000
6,500
102,000
8,500
Maryland
120,000
1,000
111,000
3,000
108,000
3,500
128,000
6,000
120,000
3,000
119,000
4,000
100,000
6,500
102,000
6,500
133,000
4,500
131,000
8,000
137,000
7,500
North Carolina
103,000
2,000
98,000
3,000
90,000
4,500
112,000
12,000
111,000
10,000
92,000
6,000
83,000
5,000
85,000
8,000
105,000
7,500
124,000
8,000
147,000
9,500
South Carolina
90,000
3,000
81,000
3,500
74,000
6,500
82,000
18,000
115,000
30,000
98,000
18,500
88,000
12,000
79,000
4,500
99,000
4,500
103,000
14,000
109,000
19,500
Virginia
112,000
3,500
106,000
5,000
85,000
10,500
139,000
3,000
103,000
6,000
100,000
7,500
88,000
5,500
111,000
7,500
119,000
4,500
118,000
12,500
133,000
8,000
West Virginia
82,000
11,500
75,000
6,000
79,000
11,000
D
D
S
S
85,000
20,500
73,000
17,500
70,000
32,500
95,000
4,500
97,000
9,000
69,000
34,000
East South Central
95,000
2,000
85,000
1,500
86,000
3,000
100,000
7,500
72,000
9,500
88,000
4,000
79,000
5,500
75,000
4,500
118,000
5,000
100,000
10,000
109,000
5,000
Alabama
99,000
3,500
89,000
4,500
85,000
5,500
104,000
8,000
69,000
6,000
86,000
9,500
91,000
22,000
87,000
17,500
130,000
18,000
109,000
14,500
103,000
11,000
Kentucky
92,000
5,000
82,000
4,000
96,000
6,000
85,000
18,500
70,000
12,000
80,000
9,500
79,000
11,500
68,000
2,000
122,000
11,500
113,000
33,000
103,000
17,500
Mississippi
90,000
2,500
79,000
4,500
85,000
12,000
86,000
11,000
D
D
80,000
5,500
58,000
14,500
74,000
7,500
112,000
5,000
89,000
10,000
101,000
8,500
Tennessee
97,000
3,000
87,000
4,000
85,000
4,000
96,000
44,000
82,000
14,000
97,000
8,000
82,000
12,000
75,000
6,000
114,000
5,000
104,000
17,000
110,000
14,000
West South Central
101,000
2,000
90,000
1,500
84,000
2,500
118,000
4,000
92,000
4,000
100,000
2,000
89,000
2,000
74,000
3,000
125,000
3,500
123,000
7,500
120,000
3,500
Arkansas
89,000
2,500
78,000
5,500
87,000
8,000
119,000
12,000
82,000
22,500
70,000
5,500
68,000
9,000
78,000
12,500
100,000
24,000
90,000
14,500
154,000
23,500
Louisiana
86,000
5,000
82,000
3,500
81,000
5,500
93,000
16,000
137,000
37,000
78,000
5,000
88,000
12,000
68,000
5,500
92,000
15,000
104,000
16,500
100,000
12,000
Oklahoma
92,000
7,000
89,000
6,500
84,000
16,000
104,000
7,500
76,000
8,000
102,000
10,000
94,000
13,500
72,000
12,500
101,000
9,000
97,000
23,000
85,000
17,500
Texas
109,000
1,500
94,000
2,000
84,000
5,000
119,000
4,000
92,000
5,000
110,000
6,500
90,000
5,000
75,000
4,000
129,000
1,500
129,000
6,000
120,000
6,500
Mountain
100,000
1,000
94,000
2,000
81,000
2,000
125,000
6,500
97,000
8,500
100,000
1,500
90,000
4,500
84,000
2,500
119,000
2,000
110,000
11,000
105,000
6,500
Arizona
103,000
4,000
92,000
6,000
84,000
9,000
120,000
10,500
88,000
17,500
86,000
4,500
95,000
9,000
88,000
11,000
124,000
5,500
106,000
9,500
105,000
16,500
Colorado
100,000
1,000
93,000
3,000
80,000
9,500
118,000
10,000
90,000
5,000
99,000
2,500
85,000
4,500
85,000
3,000
117,000
3,000
97,000
12,000
110,000
11,000
Idaho
97,000
4,000
82,000
6,000
80,000
2,500
S
S
D
D
93,000
9,500
D
D
66,000
14,000
109,000
7,500
164,000
56,500
79,000
20,000
Montana
83,000
7,000
78,000
4,500
70,000
6,500
D
D
D
D
96,000
23,000
D
D
66,000
4,000
86,000
7,500
92,000
28,500
78,000
29,500
Nevada
98,000
6,000
99,000
6,500
86,000
9,000
D
D
S
S
93,000
10,000
104,000
13,000
75,000
12,500
78,000
17,500
99,000
13,500
104,000
17,000
New Mexico
123,000
5,500
119,000
7,000
84,000
8,000
170,000
21,500
118,000
17,500
135,000
8,000
71,000
15,500
88,000
11,500
125,000
7,500
158,000
27,500
106,000
15,500
Utah
98,000
2,500
94,000
4,500
79,000
6,500
116,000
5,500
105,000
20,500
90,000
6,500
105,000
9,500
82,000
6,500
107,000
10,500
107,000
10,000
98,000
20,500
Wyoming
75,000
9,500
70,000
3,500
72,000
15,000
D
D
D
D
77,000
12,000
D
D
66,000
7,000
S
S
D
D
93,000
30,500
Pacific
125,000
1,000
114,000
2,500
100,000
500
150,000
500
119,000
5,000
114,000
3,000
100,000
1,000
93,000
2,500
140,000
1,500
145,000
5,500
143,000
5,000
Alaska
93,000
7,500
83,000
4,500
87,000
8,500
D
D
D
D
78,000
20,500
D
D
81,000
2,500
90,000
8,000
155,000
29,500
131,000
30,500
California
130,000
1,000
120,000
500
100,000
2,500
150,000
1,000
128,000
8,000
119,000
2,000
102,000
2,500
99,000
3,000
144,000
3,000
150,000
5,500
148,000
4,000
Hawaii
89,000
6,000
77,000
3,000
75,000
7,500
D
D
113,000
19,000
103,000
17,500
75,000
2,000
70,000
11,000
110,000
27,000
103,000
6,500
100,000
12,000
Oregon
110,000
1,500
93,000
3,500
84,000
8,000
134,000
5,500
93,000
6,000
90,000
11,500
85,000
7,000
86,000
4,000
124,000
5,000
133,000
16,500
108,000
5,000
Washington
119,000
5,000
110,000
3,500
98,000
5,500
149,000
4,000
109,000
12,500
102,000
8,000
100,000
5,000
89,000
6,500
142,000
11,000
132,000
14,000
139,000
23,500
Puerto Rico
80,000
3,500
73,000
7,000
78,000
6,000
S
S
75,000
5,000
73,000
8,000
73,000
14,500
62,000
21,000
78,000
5,500
153,000
40,500
85,000
13,000
U.S. territories and other areas
99,000
7,000
86,000
4,500
78,000
6,000
83,000
36,000
76,000
12,500
96,000
14,000
D
D
89,000
6,500
95,000
8,000
111,000
5,500
121,000
11,000
