| Table 3-23 |
| Median salary of U.S. SEH doctorate holders in postdoc positions: 2008 |
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Median salary ($) |
| Field of doctorate |
Academic postdocs |
Nonacademic postdocs |
Nonpostdocs |
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| All SEH |
42,000 |
50,000 |
75,000 |
| Biological/agricultural/environmental life sciences |
41,000 |
47,000 |
65,000 |
| Computer/information sciences |
46,000 |
S |
90,000 |
| Mathematical sciences |
52,000 |
S |
71,000 |
| Physical sciences |
43,000 |
57,000 |
75,000 |
| Psychology |
42,000 |
48,000 |
60,000 |
| Social sciences |
47,000 |
S |
62,000 |
| Engineering |
43,000 |
57,000 |
90,000 |
| Health |
43,000 |
63,000 |
80,000 |
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S = suppressed for reasons of confidentiality and/or reliability
SEH = science, engineering, and health
NOTE: Salaries are rounded to nearest $1,000.
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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