Download to excel| Table 12-0. Median annual salary of employed U.S. scientists and engineers, by all degree levels and primary or secondary work activity: 2013 |
| Level of highest degree | Primary or secondary work activity | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed scientists and engineers | Computer applications | Management, sales, administration | Research and development | Teaching | Other | |||||||
| Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | |
| All degree levelsa | 65,000 | 500 | 85,000 | 500 | 70,000 | 500 | 71,000 | 2,000 | 50,000 | 500 | 60,000 | 500 |
| Bachelor's | 58,000 | 1,500 | 80,000 | 500 | 61,000 | 2,000 | 65,000 | 1,000 | 43,000 | 2,000 | 52,000 | 1,500 |
| Master's | 70,000 | 1,500 | 92,000 | 2,500 | 78,000 | 1,500 | 75,000 | 2,000 | 50,000 | 500 | 61,000 | 1,500 |
| Doctorate | 90,000 | 500 | 101,000 | 4,500 | 103,000 | 2,500 | 93,000 | 2,000 | 74,000 | 2,000 | 82,000 | 4,500 |
| Data codes used in these tables: * = value < 500. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards. |
| Abbreviations used in these tables: S&E = science and engineering; SE = standard error. |
| a Total includes professional degrees not broken out separately. |
| NOTES: Salaries are for principal job and 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. Scientists and engineers are bachelor's and higher degreed individuals living in the United States with an S&E or S&E-related degree or occupation. See appendix for additional details on coverage, eligibility, educational field classification, and occupational classification. |
| SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT): 2013. |
| Data from survey cycle 2013, as of 24 February 2015. |
