nsf.gov - Table 13_2 - NCSES Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 2013

Table 13-2. Median annual salaries of employed U.S. scientists and engineers with a bachelor's as the highest degree, by field of highest degree, sex, ethnicity, and race: 2013

Level and field of highest degree			Sex						Not Hispanic or Latino^b
	Employed scientists and engineers		Male		Female		Hispanic or Latino^a		American Indian or Alaska Native		Asian		Black or African American		White		Other race^c
	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
Bachelor's	58,000	1,500	70,000	500	47,000	1,500	48,000	2,500	44,000	10,500	62,000	3,500	50,000	2,000	60,000	500	57,000	2,500
S&E field	60,000	500	72,000	1,000	43,000	1,500	48,000	1,000	50,000	15,000	62,000	3,000	48,000	3,000	60,000	1,500	53,000	3,500
Science	50,000	500	63,000	1,500	40,000	500	44,000	2,000	38,000	7,000	50,000	2,000	45,000	3,000	52,000	1,500	49,000	2,000
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences	46,000	1,500	52,000	4,000	40,000	1,000	39,000	4,500	42,000	5,500	47,000	4,000	41,000	4,500	48,000	2,000	40,000	14,000
Agricultural/ food sciences	49,000	2,000	55,000	9,500	33,000	4,500	57,000	22,500	*	*	47,000	18,500	S	S	49,000	2,000	S	S
Biological sciences	45,000	1,500	52,000	3,000	40,000	2,000	35,000	3,500	40,000	8,500	45,000	4,000	46,000	6,000	46,000	1,000	35,000	14,500
Environmental life sciences	52,000	4,500	56,000	6,000	44,000	3,000	67,000	10,000	40,000	8,500	83,000	1,000	24,000	9,000	50,000	4,500	S	S
Computer/ mathematical sciences	74,000	3,000	80,000	500	54,000	3,500	54,000	5,000	S	S	76,000	3,000	66,000	8,000	75,000	2,000	74,000	9,500
Computer/ information sciences	80,000	2,000	82,000	3,000	62,000	3,500	57,000	4,500	D	D	80,000	3,500	69,000	2,500	80,000	4,000	75,000	12,500
Mathematics/ statistics	54,000	2,500	65,000	3,000	46,000	2,000	41,000	5,500	*	*	59,000	5,500	48,000	4,500	56,000	4,000	53,000	6,500
Physical/ related sciences	56,000	3,000	68,000	4,500	40,000	1,000	49,000	9,500	S	S	30,000	11,500	54,000	9,500	60,000	3,000	54,000	6,500
Chemistry, except biochemistry	59,000	4,500	67,000	4,500	45,000	7,500	51,000	7,500	S	S	45,000	18,000	57,000	8,000	60,000	5,000	44,000	11,500
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciences	56,000	2,000	70,000	7,000	39,000	4,000	51,000	5,500	*	*	60,000	8,000	*	*	56,000	2,000	59,000	16,500
Physics/ astronomy	62,000	7,000	65,000	8,000	35,000	8,000	36,000	1,000	D	D	22,000	3,000	S	S	70,000	7,000	54,000	20,000
Other physical sciences	49,000	6,500	78,000	28,000	30,000	500	19,000	2,000	D	D	28,000	2,000	S	S	50,000	6,000	D	D
Social/ related sciences	45,000	1,500	56,000	3,000	38,000	1,500	43,000	2,000	S	S	45,000	3,000	40,000	500	48,000	1,000	45,000	5,000
Economics	60,000	3,000	65,000	4,000	50,000	3,500	59,000	1,500	D	D	48,000	1,500	59,000	6,500	65,000	3,000	62,000	25,000
Political/ related sciences	51,000	2,000	58,000	5,500	45,000	1,500	45,000	4,000	S	S	39,000	3,000	50,000	3,000	55,000	3,500	45,000	5,500
Psychology	40,000	1,500	46,000	4,000	36,000	1,500	40,000	3,000	18,000	1,500	40,000	4,000	35,000	2,500	40,000	1,000	35,000	7,000
Sociology/ anthropology	44,000	3,000	58,000	3,500	37,000	3,000	46,000	3,000	S	S	32,000	6,500	38,000	2,500	44,000	2,500	56,000	10,500
Other social sciences	40,000	3,000	53,000	8,000	34,000	4,500	35,000	6,000	S	S	28,000	3,500	44,000	7,500	42,000	4,500	36,000	9,000
Engineering	85,000	500	86,000	2,500	70,000	2,000	64,000	5,000	72,000	12,000	80,000	3,000	75,000	4,000	89,000	2,000	84,000	1,500
Aerospace/ related engineering	75,000	7,000	78,000	10,500	53,000	20,500	55,000	13,500	D	D	S	S	85,000	32,500	90,000	11,500	S	S
Chemical engineering	90,000	2,500	100,000	5,500	75,000	7,500	49,000	15,000	D	D	67,000	10,000	83,000	9,500	100,000	2,500	72,000	36,000
Civil/ architectural engineering	80,000	1,500	80,000	2,500	74,000	6,000	65,000	5,500	D	D	72,000	7,500	61,000	16,000	84,000	2,500	89,000	9,000
Electrical/ computer engineering	90,000	500	90,000	1,500	75,000	2,500	75,000	3,000	D	D	90,000	2,500	77,000	5,500	93,000	2,500	84,000	500
Industrial engineering	75,000	5,000	78,000	4,000	69,000	5,000	41,000	8,000	D	D	67,000	8,000	S	S	79,000	3,500	S	S
Mechanical engineering	85,000	1,500	86,000	3,500	70,000	4,000	72,000	4,000	S	S	80,000	1,500	90,000	11,000	88,000	3,500	71,000	1,500
Other engineering	79,000	2,500	88,000	4,500	60,000	12,500	40,000	19,000	D	D	53,000	14,000	63,000	16,000	84,000	5,000	97,000	4,000
S&E-related field	58,000	500	67,000	3,500	54,000	1,500	56,000	4,000	S	S	63,000	6,000	60,000	4,000	57,000	2,000	58,000	4,500
Health	58,000	1,000	67,000	4,500	55,000	500	57,000	4,500	S	S	65,000	6,000	58,000	5,000	56,000	2,000	58,000	4,000
Science/ mathematics teacher education	41,000	2,500	51,000	3,500	36,000	1,000	55,000	1,500	D	D	36,000	2,500	S	S	42,000	2,500	S	S
Technology/ technical fields	70,000	2,500	73,000	5,000	51,000	6,500	75,000	18,500	D	D	59,000	11,500	59,000	13,500	70,000	5,000	80,000	9,000
Other S&E-related fields	60,000	2,500	73,000	4,000	45,000	5,500	29,000	10,500	D	D	49,000	5,500	61,000	5,500	63,000	6,500	48,000	11,500
Non-S&E field	54,000	3,000	62,000	4,000	45,000	2,000	48,000	2,500	S	S	55,000	10,000	50,000	4,500	55,000	2,000	69,000	16,000
Art/ humanities fields	50,000	1,500	56,000	4,500	44,000	6,000	38,000	3,000	D	D	74,000	10,000	49,000	1,000	50,000	2,500	S	S
Education, except science/ math teacher education	41,000	2,000	43,000	1,500	40,000	6,000	36,000	6,500	D	D	S	S	29,000	7,500	41,000	3,000	D	D
Management/ administration	70,000	3,000	75,000	1,000	50,000	6,000	57,000	18,000	S	S	70,000	11,000	58,000	18,000	70,000	4,000	66,000	16,000
Sales/ marketing	69,000	5,500	101,000	39,000	66,000	9,000	S	S	D	D	S	S	D	D	69,000	11,500	D	D
Social service/ related	52,000	13,000	43,000	12,000	68,000	9,000	40,000	2,500	D	D	S	S	S	S	63,000	9,500	D	D
Other non-S&E field	49,000	2,000	58,000	2,000	45,000	2,000	48,000	10,000	D	D	34,000	2,000	40,000	17,500	51,000	4,000	41,000	16,500

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 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.