Table 3-15
Median annual salary of recent S&E doctorate recipients 1–5 years after receiving degree, by type of employment: 2003
(Dollars)
 
Doctorate field All sectors Private Tenure track Postdoc Other
education
Nonprofit/
government
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
 

S = insufficient sample size for estimate

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients (2003).

 
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