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NCSES RCG 2010 DST 37 SAS Output
Table 37. Median salary of full-time employed recent graduates with bachelor's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by sex, ethnicity, race, and major field of degree: October 2010
(Dollars)

Major field                      Ethnicity and race
   Sex   Not Hispanic or Latinob
All full-time employed Male Female Hispanic or Latinoa American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American White Other racec
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 fields 42,000 500 45,000 5,000 40,000 500 40,000 1,000 44,000 10,000 48,000 1,500 40,000 1,000 42,000 500 42,000 3,500
Science 36,000 500 40,000 1,000 34,000 500 35,000 1,000 D D 41,000 3,000 34,000 2,500 35,000 3,000 35,000 500
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 35,000 500 36,000 2,000 34,000 1,000 29,000 2,000 D D 36,000 1,000 32,000 3,000 35,000 500 30,000 1,500
Agricultural/ food sciences 37,000 4,000 39,000 2,000 32,000 2,500 * * D D * * * * 38,000 2,500 * *
Biological sciences 35,000 500 36,000 3,000 34,000 2,000 29,000 1,000 D D 36,000 1,000 32,000 3,000 35,000 500 D D
Environmental life sciences 33,000 4,000 35,000 3,500 30,000 2,500 26,000 8,000 D D * * * * 34,000 2,000 * *
Computer/ information sciences 50,000 1,500 50,000 2,000 53,000 7,000 43,000 6,000 D D 68,000 4,000 53,000 5,000 49,000 4,000 50,000 3,000
Mathematics/ statistics 39,000 1,000 39,000 1,000 39,000 4,500 41,000 2,000 D D 63,000 7,000 33,000 7,500 38,000 1,500 * *
Physical and related sciences 38,000 3,500 41,000 3,000 35,000 2,500 35,000 1,000 D D 38,000 5,000 * * 39,000 3,500 35,000 1,000
Chemistry, except biochemistry 36,000 2,500 37,000 2,500 35,000 1,000 * * D D 37,000 500 * * 35,000 1,000 * *
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesd 39,000 4,500 40,000 4,500 35,000 2,500 * * D D * * * * 39,000 2,500 * *
Physics/ astronomy 48,000 2,000 48,000 1,000 38,000 3,500 * * D D * * * * 48,000 2,000 D D
Psychology 30,000 500 30,000 1,500 31,000 2,500 31,000 2,500 D D 32,000 6,500 29,000 1,000 30,000 500 29,000 5,500
Social and related sciences 35,000 500 39,000 2,500 33,000 1,500 35,000 1,000 D D 43,000 7,500 33,000 2,500 35,000 500 34,000 10,500
Economics 45,000 1,000 45,000 9,500 45,000 500 43,000 3,500 D D 48,000 1,500 34,000 1,500 45,000 4,500 D D
Political and related sciences 34,000 1,000 35,000 2,500 33,000 4,500 33,000 3,500 D D 43,000 8,500 30,000 1,000 34,000 2,000 29,000 9,000
Sociology/ anthropology 34,000 2,500 34,000 2,500 32,000 2,500 34,000 500 D D 35,000 3,500 33,000 3,000 32,000 500 D D
Other social sciences 33,000 4,500 37,000 3,000 30,000 1,000 29,000 4,000 D D 32,000 5,000 29,000 6,500 34,000 5,500 31,000 2,500
Engineering 58,000 500 58,000 1,000 58,000 500 55,000 2,500 D D 60,000 1,000 59,000 1,500 58,000 500 56,000 2,000
Chemical engineering 65,000 1,500 62,000 4,500 65,000 500 51,000 6,000 D D 60,000 7,500 * * 65,000 1,000 D D
Civil/ architectural engineering 53,000 1,500 54,000 1,500 52,000 500 54,000 2,500 D D 56,000 6,500 * * 53,000 1,500 45,000 4,500
Electrical/ computer engineering 62,000 1,500 61,000 2,500 62,000 3,500 60,000 3,000 D D 62,000 15,000 59,000 3,500 62,000 3,000 D D
Industrial engineering 58,000 1,500 57,000 4,500 58,000 1,500 50,000 6,000 D D * * * * 58,000 2,000 D D
Mechanical engineering 58,000 500 58,000 1,500 59,000 2,000 53,000 11,000 D D 58,000 1,500 59,000 4,000 58,000 1,000 61,000 4,500
Other engineering 58,000 2,000 59,000 6,000 57,000 2,000 52,000 2,000 D D 46,000 4,500 * * 60,000 2,000 44,000 5,000
Health 49,000 1,500 50,000 4,500 49,000 1,500 51,000 3,500 D D 49,000 4,000 49,000 1,000 49,000 2,000 49,000 7,500

* = value < 500; D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.
SE = standard error.
a Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
b American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, and white are single race.
c Other race includes Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and persons reporting more than one race who are not of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
d Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences includes other physical sciences.
NOTES: Salaries are rounded to the nearest $1,000. Standard errors for salaries are rounded up to the nearest $500. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Estimates are from recent college graduates who received bachelor's or master's degrees in science, engineering, or health fields in the 2008 and 2009 academic years; estimates may differ from degree counts published elsewhere. Salary data are for principal job only. Full-time employed persons are those working at least 35 hours per week at their principal jobs. Self-employed persons and full-time students are excluded from salary data.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Survey of Recent College Graduates, 2010.
Data from survey cycle 2010, as of September 19, 2012.