Table 48. Median basic annual salary for doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation plans in the United States, by field of study, type of postgraduation plans, and sex: 2016
(Dollars)
| Field of study |
Employment |
Postdoctoral study |
| Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
| All fields |
87,000 |
67,600 |
45,000 |
44,000 |
| Science and engineering |
92,000 |
74,000 |
45,000 |
43,625 |
| Life sciences |
78,000 |
72,000 |
43,000 |
43,000 |
| Agricultural sciences and natural resources |
75,000 |
68,000 |
44,000 |
45,000 |
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
77,000 |
67,500 |
43,000 |
43,000 |
| Health sciences |
80,000 |
80,000 |
44,000 |
45,000 |
| Physical sciences and earth sciences |
90,000 |
80,000 |
48,500 |
48,000 |
| Chemistry |
86,500 |
83,000 |
42,840 |
43,000 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
71,000 |
65,500 |
53,000 |
50,000 |
| Physics and astronomy |
100,000 |
89,000 |
54,000 |
55,000 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences |
110,000 |
90,000 |
60,000 |
55,000 |
| Psychology and social sciences |
73,725 |
65,000 |
45,000 |
43,000 |
| Psychology |
65,000 |
62,200 |
43,400 |
42,800 |
| Economics |
110,000 |
100,000 |
65,000 |
60,000 |
| Social sciencesa |
65,000 |
62,000 |
49,000 |
50,000 |
| Engineering |
100,000 |
92,000 |
48,000 |
47,128 |
| Non-science and engineering |
68,250 |
61,000 |
48,000 |
48,114 |
| Education |
72,000 |
65,000 |
48,000 |
50,000 |
| Humanities and arts |
53,000 |
51,000 |
45,000 |
45,000 |
| Business management and administration |
125,000 |
111,000 |
62,562 |
65,000 |
| Other non-S&E fieldsb |
63,450 |
63,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |