| Table 3-14 |
| Estimated salary differentials of individuals with S&E degrees, by individual characteristics: 2003 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Variable |
|
Bachelor's |
|
Master's |
|
Doctorate |
| |
| Female vs. male |
|
–34.2 |
|
–31.7 |
|
–18.5 |
| Controlling for age and years since degree |
|
–33.2 |
|
–30.6 |
|
–.1 |
| Plus field of degree |
|
–25.4 |
|
–24.9 |
|
–.9 |
| Plus occupation and employer characteristics |
|
–20.1 |
|
–17.3 |
|
–6.1 |
| Plus family and personal characteristics |
|
–18.2 |
|
–15.2 |
|
–5.0 |
| Plus sex–specific marriage and child effects |
|
–7.8 |
|
–5.8 |
|
NS |
| Black, Hispanic, and other vs. white and Asian/Pacific Islander |
|
–18.8 |
|
–14.2 |
|
–13.2 |
| Controlling for age and years since degree |
|
–17.9 |
|
–12.1 |
|
–6.6 |
| Plus field of degree |
|
–13.6 |
|
–8.9 |
|
–5.2 |
| Plus occupation and employer characteristics |
|
–10.7 |
|
–5.9 |
|
–1.9 |
| Plus family and personal characteristics |
|
–7.6 |
|
–3.4 |
|
–1.4 |
| Foreign born with U.S. degree vs. native born |
|
–2.7 |
|
10.0 |
|
–1.8 |
| Controlling for age and years since degree |
|
NS |
|
9.6 |
|
2.7 |
| Plus field of degree |
|
–6.3 |
|
NS |
|
NS |
| Plus occupation and employer characteristics |
|
–9.7 |
|
–5.8 |
|
–3.8 |
| Plus family and personal characteristics |
|
–6.8 |
|
NS |
|
NS |
| |
NS = not significantly different from zero at p = .05
NOTE: Linear regressions on In (full–time annual salary).
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT), 2003, http://sestat.nsf.gov. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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