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NCSES RCG 2010 DST 5_2 SAS Output
Table 5-2. Median salary of recent graduates with bachelor's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by major field of degree, ethnicity, and race: October 2010
 

Major field, ethnicity, and race              Median salary for full-time
employed ($)a
SE
All fields 42,000 500
Hispanic or Latinob  40,000 1,000
Not Hispanic or Latinoc    
American Indian or Alaska Native 44,000 10,000
Asian 48,000 1,500
Black or African American 40,000 1,000
White 42,000 500
Other raced 42,000 3,500
Science 36,000 500
Hispanic or Latinob  35,000 1,000
Not Hispanic or Latinoc    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D
Asian 41,000 3,000
Black or African American 34,000 2,500
White 35,000 3,000
Other raced 35,000 500
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 35,000 500
Hispanic or Latinob  29,000 2,000
Not Hispanic or Latinoc    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D
Asian 36,000 1,000
Black or African American 32,000 3,000
White 35,000 500
Other raced 30,000 1,500
Computer/ information sciences 50,000 1,500
Hispanic or Latinob  43,000 6,000
Not Hispanic or Latinoc    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D
Asian 68,000 4,000
Black or African American 53,000 5,000
White 49,000 4,000
Other raced 50,000 3,000
Mathematics/ statistics 39,000 1,000
Hispanic or Latinob  41,000 2,000
Not Hispanic or Latinoc    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D
Asian 63,000 7,000
Black or African American 33,000 7,500
White 38,000 1,500
Other raced * *
Physical and related sciences 38,000 3,500
Hispanic or Latinob  35,000 1,000
Not Hispanic or Latinoc    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D
Asian 38,000 5,000
Black or African American * *
White 39,000 3,500
Other raced 35,000 1,000
Psychology 30,000 500
Hispanic or Latinob  31,000 2,500
Not Hispanic or Latinoc    
Asian 32,000 6,500
Black or African American 29,000 1,000
White 30,000 500
Other raced 29,000 5,500
Social and related sciences 35,000 500
Hispanic or Latinob  35,000 1,000
Not Hispanic or Latinoc    
Asian 43,000 7,500
Black or African American 33,000 2,500
White 35,000 500
Other raced 34,000 10,500
Engineering 58,000 500
Hispanic or Latinob  55,000 2,500
Not Hispanic or Latinoc    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D
Asian 60,000 1,000
Black or African American 59,000 1,500
White 58,000 500
Other raced 56,000 2,000
Health 49,000 1,500
Hispanic or Latinob  51,000 3,500
Not Hispanic or Latinoc    
American Indian or Alaska Native D D
Asian 49,000 4,000
Black or African American 49,000 1,000
White 49,000 2,000
Other raced 49,000 7,500

* = value < 500. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.
SE = standard error.
a Salary data are for principal job only. Full-time employed persons are those working at least 35 hours per week at their principal job. Self-employed persons and full-time students are excluded from salary data.
b Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
c American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, and white are single race.
d Other race includes Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and persons reporting more than one race who are not of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
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.
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.