Table 3-15 |
Median annual salary of recent S&E doctorate recipients 1–5 years after receiving degree, by type of employment: 2003 |
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Doctorate field |
All sectors |
Private |
Tenure track |
Postdoc |
Other
education |
Nonprofit/
government |
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All S&E fields |
57,000 |
80,000 |
53,000 |
40,000 |
48,500 |
68,000 |
Computer/mathematical sciences |
67,000 |
89,000 |
59,000 |
45,000 |
60,000 |
S |
Engineering |
74,000 |
83,000 |
68,000 |
39,000 |
51,500 |
78,700 |
Life sciences |
42,600 |
70,000 |
50,000 |
39,000 |
44,000 |
65,000 |
Physical sciences |
60,000 |
78,800 |
51,000 |
40,000 |
50,000 |
60,000 |
Social sciences |
52,000 |
70,000 |
50,000 |
37,000 |
48,000 |
63,000 |
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S = insufficient sample size for
estimate
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science
Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients (2003).
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Science and Engineering Indicators 2006 |
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