| Table 3-22 |
| Salary and benefits of U.S. S&E doctorate holders in postdoc positions: 2006 |
| |
| |
Median salary ($) |
|
Benefits (%) |
| Field of doctorate |
Academic
postdoc |
Nonacademic
postdoc |
Nonpostdocs 1–3
years after degree |
|
Medical |
Retirement |
| |
| All S&E |
40,000 |
48,000 |
60,000 |
|
90.1 |
48.9 |
| Computer/mathematical sciences |
47,000 |
55,000 |
72,000 |
|
93.0 |
69.1 |
| Life sciences |
40,000 |
44,000 |
55,000 |
|
92.9 |
47.7 |
| Physical sciences |
40,000 |
55,000 |
63,000 |
|
92.7 |
54.7 |
| Social sciences |
40,000 |
50,000 |
53,000 |
|
75.0 |
44.8 |
| Engineering |
40,000 |
60,000 |
71,400 |
|
92.4 |
56.2 |
| |
NOTE: Doctorate recipients in health fields included in life sciences.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients (2006), Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT), http://sestat.nsf.gov.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 |
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