| Table 3-21 |
| Salary and benefits of U.S. S&E doctorate holders in postdoc positions: 2006 |
| |
| |
| |
Median salary ($) |
|
Benefits (%) |
| S&E field |
|
Academic
postdoc |
|
Nonacademic
postdoc |
|
Nonpostdocs 1–3
years after degree |
|
Medical |
|
Retirement |
| |
| All fields |
|
40,000 |
|
48,000 |
|
60,000 |
|
90.1 |
|
48.9 |
| Engineering |
|
40,000 |
|
60,000 |
|
71,400 |
|
92.4 |
|
56.2 |
| Life sciences |
|
40,000 |
|
44,000 |
|
55,000 |
|
92.9 |
|
47.7 |
| Mathematics/computer sciences |
|
47,000 |
|
55,000 |
|
72,000 |
|
93.0 |
|
69.1 |
| Physical sciences |
|
40,000 |
|
55,000 |
|
63,000 |
|
92.7 |
|
54.7 |
| Social sciences |
|
40,000 |
|
50,000 |
|
53,000 |
|
75.0 |
|
44.8 |
| |
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2006 (preliminary data). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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