| Table 3-22 |
| Median annual salary of recent SEH doctorate recipients up to 5 years after receiving degree, by field and employment sector: 2008 |
| (Dollars) |
| |
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|
Education |
|
|
| |
|
4-year institution |
|
|
|
| Field of doctorate |
All sectors |
Tenured or tenure-track position |
Postdoc |
Other academic positions |
2-year or precollege institution |
Government |
Business/industry |
| |
| All SEH fields |
67,000 |
65,000 |
42,000 |
55,000 |
60,000 |
71,000 |
85,000 |
| Biological, agricultural, and environmental life sciences |
50,000 |
62,000 |
41,000 |
50,000 |
55,000 |
60,000 |
65,000 |
| Computer and information sciences |
88,000 |
80,000 |
46,000 |
80,000 |
80,000 |
90,000 |
100,000 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
65,000 |
59,000 |
52,000 |
50,000 |
60,000 |
86,000 |
97,000 |
| Physical sciences |
68,000 |
60,000 |
43,000 |
53,000 |
52,000 |
69,000 |
85,000 |
| Psychology |
58,000 |
57,000 |
42,000 |
55,000 |
62,000 |
75,000 |
65,000 |
| Social sciences |
62,000 |
60,000 |
50,000 |
52,000 |
56,000 |
87,000 |
85,000 |
| Engineering |
86,000 |
80,000 |
43,000 |
68,000 |
45,000 |
78,000 |
95,000 |
| Health |
76,000 |
75,000 |
43,000 |
68,000 |
69,000 |
82,000 |
85,000 |
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SEH = science, engineering, and health
NOTES: Salaries are rounded to nearest $1,000. Includes graduates from 15 to 60 months prior to survey reference date.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients (2008), http://sestat.nsf.gov.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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