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NCSES RCG 2010 DST 38 SAS Output
Table 38. Median salary of full-time employed recent graduates with master'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 62,000 1,500 69,000 3,500 58,000 2,500 64,000 5,000 S S 67,000 6,500 55,000 4,000 60,000 2,500 58,000 3,500
Science 54,000 2,000 62,000 1,000 48,000 1,000 54,000 2,500 * * 62,000 4,000 46,000 3,000 52,000 1,000 51,000 5,000
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 50,000 500 50,000 4,500 50,000 500 53,000 500 D D 49,000 2,000 * * 50,000 1,000 D D
Agricultural/ food sciences 49,000 7,000 D D 42,000 5,000 * * D D D D D D 50,000 11,000 D D
Biological sciences 50,000 500 49,000 1,500 50,000 500 53,000 2,500 D D 49,000 2,500 * * 49,000 1,000 D D
Environmental life sciences 51,000 11,000 D D 50,000 6,500 * * D D D D D D 58,000 19,000 D D
Computer/ information sciences 69,000 3,000 70,000 1,000 62,000 1,000 84,000 3,000 D D 64,000 2,500 61,000 11,000 74,000 2,500 D D
Mathematics/ statistics 65,000 2,500 65,000 6,500 61,000 16,000 * * D D 70,000 5,000 * * 58,000 7,500 D D
Physical and related sciences 52,000 3,500 55,000 3,000 47,000 3,000 * * D D 40,000 5,000 * * 52,000 4,000 * *
Chemistry, except biochemistry 41,000 4,500 38,000 4,500 43,000 3,000 * * D D * * * * 44,000 3,500 D D
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesd 54,000 1,500 55,000 3,000 48,000 9,500 * * D D D D * * 53,000 5,500 D D
Physics/ astronomy 56,000 24,500 S S D D * * D D D D D D 54,000 8,500 D D
Psychology 42,000 1,000 45,000 1,500 42,000 1,000 43,000 2,500 D D 40,000 3,500 40,000 3,000 42,000 2,000 45,000 6,500
Social and related sciences 53,000 3,000 59,000 3,000 48,000 1,000 56,000 6,000 D D 55,000 4,500 45,000 3,500 52,000 2,500 55,000 8,000
Economics 62,000 3,500 60,000 4,000 66,000 8,500 * * D D 84,000 2,000 * * 61,000 3,500 D D
Political and related sciences 58,000 4,000 62,000 1,000 53,000 2,000 64,000 14,500 D D 51,000 21,000 48,000 6,500 58,000 5,500 * *
Sociology/ anthropology 42,000 1,500 50,000 2,000 40,000 1,000 * * D D * * * * 41,000 6,500 * *
Other social sciences 47,000 2,500 51,000 9,500 42,000 2,500 59,000 17,000 D D 45,000 4,000 * * 46,000 5,000 * *
Engineering 73,000 3,500 74,000 1,500 70,000 500 72,000 2,500 D D 69,000 1,000 71,000 2,500 77,000 2,500 71,000 11,500
Chemical engineering 72,000 1,000 74,000 2,000 * * * * D D * * * * * * D D
Civil/ architectural engineering 60,000 500 60,000 500 61,000 2,500 * * D D 59,000 2,000 * * 60,000 1,000 * *
Electrical/ computer engineering 78,000 3,000 78,000 4,500 78,000 10,000 72,000 5,000 D D 72,000 6,000 * * 81,000 5,500 D D
Industrial engineering 70,000 500 70,000 500 69,000 1,000 * * D D 64,000 2,000 * * 77,000 2,500 * *
Mechanical engineering 71,000 5,000 70,000 4,500 76,000 2,000 * * D D 60,000 7,500 * * 77,000 2,500 * *
Other engineering 72,000 3,000 77,000 4,000 66,000 15,500 79,000 3,500 D D 69,000 5,500 72,000 4,500 79,000 3,500 70,000 10,000
Health 63,000 6,000 70,000 13,500 63,000 2,500 65,000 3,000 D D 65,000 9,000 63,000 4,500 62,000 3,000 55,000 7,000

* = value < 500; D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
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.