Download to excel| Table 16-0. Median annual salaries of employed U.S. scientists and engineers, by all degree levels, level of highest degree, and years since highest degree: 2013 |
| Level of highest degree | Employed scientists and engineers | < 5 | 5–9 | 10–14 | 15–19 | 20–24 | 25–29 | 30–34 | 35+ | |||||||||
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| 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 degree levelsa | 65,000 | 500 | 47,000 | 1,000 | 60,000 | 500 | 70,000 | 500 | 76,000 | 1,500 | 80,000 | 2,500 | 80,000 | 1,500 | 75,000 | 1,000 | 65,000 | 2,500 |
| Bachelor's | 58,000 | 1,500 | 38,000 | 1,500 | 51,000 | 1,500 | 60,000 | 500 | 70,000 | 500 | 70,000 | 1,500 | 75,000 | 3,000 | 65,000 | 1,500 | 60,000 | 1,000 |
| Master's | 70,000 | 1,500 | 55,000 | 500 | 65,000 | 1,000 | 75,000 | 1,000 | 80,000 | 500 | 81,000 | 3,500 | 80,000 | 4,000 | 76,000 | 4,500 | 59,000 | 1,500 |
| Doctorate | 90,000 | 500 | 62,000 | 2,000 | 80,000 | 1,000 | 90,000 | 3,000 | 100,000 | 3,000 | 110,000 | 2,500 | 110,000 | 3,000 | 116,000 | 6,500 | 105,000 | 3,500 |
| 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. |
