nsf.gov - Table 13_3 - NCSES Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 2013

Table 13-3. Median annual salaries of employed U.S. scientists and engineers with a master'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
Master's	70,000	1,500	84,000	1,500	58,000	1,000	62,000	4,000	62,000	13,000	85,000	1,500	60,000	2,000	68,000	2,000	70,000	6,000
S&E field	75,000	1,000	89,000	2,000	55,000	1,000	60,000	1,000	S	S	90,000	2,000	55,000	3,000	73,000	2,000	69,000	12,000
Science	65,000	1,000	80,000	500	51,000	3,000	55,000	4,000	S	S	84,000	2,500	51,000	2,500	63,000	1,500	51,000	5,500
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences	52,000	3,500	65,000	1,500	50,000	3,000	43,000	9,500	*	*	49,000	3,000	50,000	3,000	56,000	4,500	46,000	6,500
Agricultural/ food sciences	58,000	10,500	74,000	6,000	38,000	5,000	S	S	D	D	37,000	500	S	S	68,000	8,500	S	S
Biological sciences	51,000	3,000	56,000	9,000	50,000	4,000	44,000	8,000	*	*	50,000	4,500	48,000	6,000	52,000	2,000	45,000	6,000
Environmental life sciences	68,000	7,000	78,000	5,000	55,000	8,000	57,000	2,000	D	D	44,000	10,500	39,000	10,500	75,000	10,000	D	D
Computer/ mathematical sciences	90,000	1,500	100,000	2,000	75,000	3,500	74,000	6,500	*	*	98,000	4,500	78,000	6,000	90,000	3,500	85,000	24,000
Computer/ information sciences	96,000	2,000	100,000	4,000	82,000	3,000	74,000	4,000	D	D	100,000	1,500	82,000	3,000	100,000	4,500	S	S
Mathematics/ statistics	74,000	7,000	80,000	2,500	59,000	5,500	60,000	16,000	D	D	75,000	10,000	39,000	14,500	78,000	8,500	101,000	19,000
Physical/ related sciences	65,000	3,500	75,000	4,000	58,000	5,000	69,000	19,000	*	*	63,000	10,000	43,000	15,000	66,000	5,000	33,000	8,000
Chemistry, except biochemistry	63,000	3,000	67,000	8,000	60,000	2,500	56,000	16,000	D	D	67,000	12,000	40,000	17,500	64,000	3,000	D	D
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciences	68,000	6,000	73,000	10,000	60,000	7,500	S	S	D	D	34,000	10,500	58,000	15,000	69,000	6,000	*	*
Physics/ astronomy	73,000	13,500	94,000	12,000	26,000	9,000	97,000	14,500	D	D	S	S	*	*	71,000	17,500	S	S
Other physical sciences	71,000	18,000	88,000	21,000	51,000	5,000	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	58,000	8,000	D	D
Social/ related sciences	53,000	2,000	65,000	3,000	45,000	2,000	53,000	4,500	S	S	54,000	7,000	40,000	6,000	54,000	2,000	51,000	8,500
Economics	74,000	9,000	80,000	4,500	64,000	2,500	64,000	500	D	D	53,000	14,500	28,000	13,500	82,000	4,000	S	S
Political/ related sciences	65,000	5,500	69,000	2,000	57,000	5,000	68,000	21,500	D	D	68,000	13,500	55,000	1,000	68,000	8,500	78,000	5,500
Psychology	48,000	3,000	55,000	2,500	44,000	2,500	52,000	4,000	*	*	54,000	6,500	40,000	6,000	48,000	3,500	53,000	4,000
Sociology/ anthropology	54,000	7,000	64,000	6,000	43,000	5,000	57,000	17,500	D	D	S	S	37,000	7,000	56,000	8,000	S	S
Other social sciences	49,000	4,000	63,000	15,000	37,000	7,500	50,000	9,500	D	D	40,000	6,000	50,000	21,000	50,000	5,500	S	S
Engineering	99,000	2,000	100,000	500	87,000	3,000	78,000	7,000	*	*	95,000	1,500	86,000	3,000	102,000	4,000	94,000	7,000
Aerospace/ related engineering	107,000	13,500	112,000	14,000	90,000	7,000	90,000	1,000	D	D	31,000	14,000	120,000	14,000	125,000	10,000	S	S
Chemical engineering	89,000	7,500	99,000	7,000	S	S	S	S	D	D	85,000	8,000	S	S	99,000	10,000	*	*
Civil/ architectural engineering	85,000	4,500	87,000	3,000	72,000	7,500	75,000	10,500	D	D	79,000	10,000	79,000	15,000	87,000	2,500	77,000	6,000
Electrical/ computer engineering	104,000	2,000	107,000	4,000	98,000	2,000	95,000	7,000	D	D	102,000	4,500	88,000	6,000	108,000	5,000	94,000	9,500
Industrial engineering	100,000	6,000	108,000	7,500	85,000	14,500	70,000	4,000	D	D	96,000	4,500	85,000	36,000	109,000	8,000	S	S
Mechanical engineering	91,000	5,000	95,000	4,500	75,000	7,500	83,000	8,500	D	D	83,000	5,500	S	S	100,000	3,000	76,000	1,000
Other engineering	96,000	3,000	100,000	3,000	85,000	6,500	76,000	16,500	D	D	86,000	6,000	80,000	12,000	100,000	3,500	112,000	10,500
S&E-related field	65,000	500	75,000	500	62,000	1,000	64,000	2,500	S	S	68,000	3,000	69,000	2,000	65,000	500	79,000	6,500
Health	70,000	500	83,000	5,000	65,000	2,000	65,000	4,500	75,000	8,000	67,000	4,500	69,000	2,000	70,000	500	89,000	4,500
Science/ mathematics teacher education	51,000	2,000	56,000	6,500	50,000	2,500	57,000	10,000	D	D	63,000	10,000	64,000	10,000	51,000	2,000	62,000	3,500
Technology/ technical fields	87,000	7,500	90,000	4,000	64,000	8,500	88,000	8,500	D	D	72,000	10,000	81,000	3,000	99,000	4,500	D	D
Other S&E-related fields	64,000	4,500	68,000	5,500	53,000	5,500	60,000	9,500	D	D	70,000	10,500	69,000	27,000	63,000	4,500	S	S
Non-S&E field	65,000	500	80,000	1,500	55,000	1,500	64,000	6,000	83,000	11,000	84,000	2,000	60,000	2,500	65,000	1,500	64,000	10,000
Art/ humanities fields	51,000	2,000	59,000	3,000	45,000	7,000	77,000	7,000	D	D	S	S	55,000	3,000	50,000	3,500	58,000	14,000
Education, except science/ math teacher education	51,000	2,000	54,000	3,500	50,000	1,000	58,000	1,500	38,000	18,000	46,000	5,000	51,000	1,500	50,000	1,500	58,000	6,000
Management/ administration	100,000	2,000	103,000	3,000	84,000	7,000	75,000	15,500	94,000	28,000	100,000	2,500	72,000	5,500	101,000	2,500	103,000	8,500
Sales/ marketing	90,000	4,000	109,000	9,500	79,000	20,000	98,000	17,500	D	D	79,000	10,500	S	S	96,000	12,000	D	D
Social service/ related	51,000	2,000	54,000	3,500	50,000	500	52,000	8,500	D	D	48,000	3,500	56,000	6,000	51,000	2,000	48,000	14,000
Other non-S&E field	56,000	3,000	68,000	5,000	52,000	1,500	53,000	2,500	D	D	60,000	11,000	56,000	6,000	56,000	4,000	39,000	11,000

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.