Download to excel| Table 13-1. Median annual salaries of employed U.S. scientists and engineers at all degree levels, by field of highest degree, sex, ethnicity, and race: 2013 |
| Field of highest degree | Sex | Not Hispanic or Latinob | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed scientists and engineers | 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 | 65,000 | 500 | 80,000 | 1,500 | 53,000 | 1,500 | 55,000 | 2,000 | 48,000 | 5,000 | 76,000 | 2,500 | 57,000 | 2,500 | 65,000 | 500 | 62,000 | 3,000 |
| S&E field | 65,000 | 1,000 | 78,000 | 1,000 | 46,000 | 1,000 | 50,000 | 2,500 | 56,000 | 14,500 | 76,000 | 2,500 | 50,000 | 2,000 | 65,000 | 500 | 57,000 | 3,500 |
| Science | 56,000 | 1,500 | 70,000 | 500 | 45,000 | 1,000 | 47,000 | 2,000 | 40,000 | 7,500 | 65,000 | 3,000 | 46,000 | 3,000 | 58,000 | 2,000 | 50,000 | 2,500 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 50,000 | 500 | 60,000 | 500 | 45,000 | 1,500 | 40,000 | 3,000 | 43,000 | 3,500 | 53,000 | 3,500 | 45,000 | 4,000 | 52,000 | 2,000 | 46,000 | 4,500 |
| Agricultural/ food sciences | 50,000 | 2,500 | 59,000 | 2,000 | 37,000 | 4,500 | 56,000 | 23,000 | S | S | 48,000 | 9,500 | 40,000 | 19,000 | 50,000 | 6,000 | 49,000 | 2,500 |
| Biological sciences | 50,000 | 500 | 60,000 | 1,000 | 45,000 | 1,500 | 39,000 | 2,500 | 42,000 | 5,500 | 54,000 | 3,500 | 47,000 | 3,500 | 51,000 | 2,500 | 45,000 | 7,500 |
| Environmental life sciences | 58,000 | 4,500 | 60,000 | 4,500 | 51,000 | 4,500 | 66,000 | 7,500 | 40,000 | 9,000 | 78,000 | 13,000 | 30,000 | 10,500 | 59,000 | 5,000 | 76,000 | 38,000 |
| Computer/ mathematical sciences | 80,000 | 500 | 86,000 | 2,500 | 60,000 | 1,500 | 57,000 | 3,500 | S | S | 86,000 | 4,500 | 69,000 | 2,500 | 80,000 | 500 | 75,000 | 8,500 |
| Computer/ information sciences | 85,000 | 2,000 | 90,000 | 1,000 | 70,000 | 1,500 | 62,000 | 5,500 | S | S | 92,000 | 4,000 | 72,000 | 3,500 | 87,000 | 2,500 | 75,000 | 11,500 |
| Mathematics/ statistics | 60,000 | 3,500 | 74,000 | 5,500 | 48,000 | 3,500 | 48,000 | 3,000 | * | * | 70,000 | 4,000 | 49,000 | 6,000 | 62,000 | 3,500 | 61,000 | 19,000 |
| Physical/ related sciences | 66,000 | 3,000 | 78,000 | 4,000 | 50,000 | 2,000 | 53,000 | 4,500 | S | S | 62,000 | 8,000 | 56,000 | 4,500 | 69,000 | 2,500 | 56,000 | 7,000 |
| Chemistry, except biochemistry | 65,000 | 3,500 | 79,000 | 4,500 | 54,000 | 4,000 | 53,000 | 8,500 | S | S | 70,000 | 8,000 | 55,000 | 5,000 | 68,000 | 4,000 | 55,000 | 14,500 |
| Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciences | 62,000 | 4,000 | 75,000 | 3,500 | 48,000 | 8,500 | 52,000 | 6,000 | 65,000 | 4,000 | 60,000 | 6,000 | 61,000 | 20,000 | 64,000 | 3,500 | 60,000 | 19,000 |
| Physics/ astronomy | 76,000 | 5,000 | 80,000 | 7,500 | 48,000 | 8,000 | 59,000 | 15,000 | * | * | 67,000 | 16,000 | 64,000 | 21,500 | 80,000 | 7,000 | 64,000 | 20,500 |
| Other physical sciences | 50,000 | 4,500 | 81,000 | 17,000 | 30,000 | 500 | S | S | D | D | 29,000 | 2,500 | S | S | 53,000 | 10,500 | S | S |
| Social/ related sciences | 48,000 | 2,000 | 60,000 | 500 | 40,000 | 500 | 45,000 | 2,000 | S | S | 45,000 | 2,000 | 40,000 | 1,500 | 50,000 | 500 | 48,000 | 3,000 |
| Economics | 64,000 | 2,000 | 70,000 | 3,000 | 50,000 | 7,000 | 60,000 | 5,500 | S | S | 48,000 | 4,000 | 54,000 | 12,000 | 69,000 | 3,000 | 68,000 | 22,000 |
| Political/ related sciences | 55,000 | 2,500 | 60,000 | 1,000 | 48,000 | 5,500 | 49,000 | 5,000 | S | S | 40,000 | 2,000 | 50,000 | 5,000 | 59,000 | 4,500 | 49,000 | 4,000 |
| Psychology | 42,000 | 2,000 | 50,000 | 2,500 | 40,000 | 1,000 | 43,000 | 1,500 | 18,000 | 500 | 46,000 | 5,000 | 39,000 | 3,500 | 44,000 | 2,500 | 42,000 | 7,500 |
| Sociology/ anthropology | 45,000 | 1,500 | 60,000 | 2,500 | 38,000 | 2,000 | 46,000 | 3,000 | 24,000 | 12,500 | 35,000 | 6,000 | 38,000 | 3,000 | 45,000 | 4,000 | 52,000 | 10,500 |
| Other social sciences | 44,000 | 3,500 | 58,000 | 5,000 | 35,000 | 3,000 | 39,000 | 7,500 | S | S | 30,000 | 8,000 | 44,000 | 4,500 | 46,000 | 4,500 | S | S |
| Engineering | 90,000 | 1,500 | 90,000 | 1,500 | 75,000 | 1,000 | 65,000 | 1,500 | 72,000 | 11,000 | 90,000 | 500 | 80,000 | 3,500 | 92,000 | 2,500 | 85,000 | 2,500 |
| Aerospace/ related engineering | 89,000 | 8,500 | 91,000 | 9,500 | 65,000 | 10,500 | 64,000 | 12,500 | D | D | S | S | 103,000 | 42,500 | 96,000 | 3,500 | 74,000 | 4,500 |
| Chemical engineering | 93,000 | 4,000 | 100,000 | 1,500 | 75,000 | 7,500 | 49,000 | 13,000 | D | D | 85,000 | 8,000 | 83,000 | 10,500 | 100,000 | 1,500 | 90,000 | 32,500 |
| Civil/ architectural engineering | 80,000 | 2,000 | 83,000 | 3,000 | 74,000 | 5,000 | 66,000 | 5,500 | 84,000 | 5,500 | 76,000 | 2,000 | 70,000 | 10,000 | 85,000 | 1,000 | 85,000 | 7,500 |
| Electrical/ computer engineering | 95,000 | 1,500 | 96,000 | 2,000 | 87,000 | 3,500 | 79,000 | 5,500 | D | D | 100,000 | 3,000 | 79,000 | 3,500 | 99,000 | 2,000 | 85,000 | 1,000 |
| Industrial engineering | 79,000 | 2,000 | 80,000 | 2,000 | 70,000 | 9,500 | 53,000 | 12,000 | D | D | 91,000 | 6,000 | 75,000 | 14,500 | 85,000 | 3,000 | 89,000 | 10,000 |
| Mechanical engineering | 87,000 | 3,000 | 90,000 | 1,500 | 72,000 | 4,000 | 75,000 | 4,000 | 64,000 | 3,500 | 83,000 | 4,500 | 89,000 | 10,000 | 90,000 | 500 | 72,000 | 3,000 |
| Other engineering | 89,000 | 3,500 | 95,000 | 2,000 | 70,000 | 3,000 | 59,000 | 2,000 | * | * | 80,000 | 3,500 | 73,000 | 10,500 | 94,000 | 4,000 | 100,000 | 14,000 |
| S&E-related field | 65,000 | 1,500 | 85,000 | 1,500 | 60,000 | 500 | 60,000 | 3,000 | 45,000 | 10,500 | 76,000 | 5,500 | 65,000 | 4,000 | 65,000 | 500 | 71,000 | 7,500 |
| Health | 70,000 | 1,000 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 60,000 | 1,500 | 63,000 | 4,000 | 46,000 | 3,500 | 80,000 | 2,500 | 66,000 | 5,000 | 68,000 | 2,500 | 75,000 | 6,500 |
| Science/ mathematics teacher education | 48,000 | 3,000 | 53,000 | 3,500 | 42,000 | 2,000 | 56,000 | 1,500 | S | S | 36,000 | 3,500 | 63,000 | 7,500 | 48,000 | 3,000 | 62,000 | 500 |
| Technology/ technical fields | 73,000 | 4,500 | 76,000 | 5,000 | 54,000 | 6,000 | 78,000 | 12,000 | D | D | 64,000 | 6,000 | 65,000 | 14,500 | 75,000 | 5,000 | 79,000 | 12,000 |
| Other S&E-related fields | 60,000 | 3,500 | 70,000 | 4,500 | 50,000 | 2,500 | S | S | D | D | 57,000 | 4,000 | 62,000 | 7,000 | 63,000 | 4,000 | 44,000 | 16,000 |
| Non-S&E field | 65,000 | 500 | 77,000 | 2,500 | 54,000 | 2,000 | 58,000 | 500 | 58,000 | 22,000 | 80,000 | 3,500 | 58,000 | 3,500 | 65,000 | 500 | 66,000 | 9,000 |
| Art/ humanities fields | 50,000 | 2,000 | 58,000 | 4,000 | 45,000 | 3,000 | 38,000 | 4,000 | D | D | 58,000 | 8,000 | 50,000 | 3,500 | 52,000 | 2,500 | 85,000 | 30,500 |
| Education, except science/ math teacher education | 50,000 | 500 | 53,000 | 3,000 | 50,000 | 500 | 58,000 | 1,500 | 54,000 | 16,500 | 42,000 | 1,000 | 51,000 | 2,500 | 50,000 | 500 | 59,000 | 500 |
| Management/ administration | 86,000 | 3,000 | 95,000 | 2,000 | 72,000 | 2,500 | 70,000 | 6,500 | 81,000 | 13,000 | 97,000 | 7,000 | 70,000 | 2,000 | 90,000 | 2,000 | 84,000 | 12,500 |
| Sales/ marketing | 82,000 | 8,500 | 104,000 | 9,500 | 69,000 | 6,000 | 78,000 | 19,500 | D | D | 80,000 | 16,000 | 64,000 | 6,000 | 86,000 | 10,000 | * | * |
| Social service/ related | 52,000 | 1,500 | 53,000 | 3,000 | 51,000 | 2,500 | 45,000 | 5,500 | S | S | 44,000 | 13,000 | 56,000 | 6,000 | 53,000 | 2,500 | 46,000 | 11,000 |
| Other non-S&E field | 72,000 | 2,500 | 86,000 | 6,500 | 60,000 | 2,000 | 58,000 | 1,000 | S | S | 79,000 | 7,000 | 58,000 | 6,000 | 77,000 | 5,000 | 71,000 | 13,000 |
| 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 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. |
| 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. |
