Estimated salary differentials of individuals with S&E degrees, by individual characteristics: 1999
(Percent)
Degree
Variable
Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
Female versus male
-35.1
-28.9
-25.8
Controlling for age and years since degree
-27.2
-25.5
-16.7
Plus field of degree
-14.0
-9.6
-10.3
Plus occupation and employer characteristics
-11.0
-8.0
-8.4
Plus family and personal characteristics
-10.2
-7.4
-7.4
Plus sex-specific marriage and child effects
-4.6
NS
-3.1
Black, Hispanic, and other versus white and Asian/Pacific Islander
-21.9
-19.3
-12.7
Controlling for age and years since degree
-13.0
-14.6
-4.7
Plus field of degree
-8.6
-6.7
-2.2
Plus occupation and employer characteristics
-7.3
-4.2
NS
Plus family and personal characteristics
-5.7
-3.3
NS
Foreign born with U.S. degree versus native born
3.7
9.5
NS
Controlling for age and years since degree
6.7
12.4
7.8
Plus field of degree
NS
NS
NS
Plus occupation and employer characteristics
NS
-2.8
-2.8
Plus family and personal characteristics
NS
-3.1
-2.7
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) (1999), http://sestat.nsf.gov.