| Table 3-21 |
| Salary of recent SEH doctorate recipients up to 5 years after receiving degree, by field and percentile: 2008 |
| (Dollars) |
| |
| Field of doctorate |
25th
percentile |
50th
percentile |
75th
percentile |
| |
| All SEH fields |
48,000 |
67,000 |
88,000 |
| Biological, agricultural, and
environmental life
sciences |
41,000 |
50,000 |
68,000 |
| Computer and information
sciences |
72,000 |
88,000 |
107,000 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
52,000 |
65,000 |
90,000 |
| Physical sciences |
50,000 |
68,000 |
85,000 |
| Psychology |
48,000 |
58,000 |
75,000 |
| Social sciences |
50,000 |
62,000 |
82,000 |
| Engineering |
70,000 |
86,000 |
100,000 |
| Health |
60,000 |
76,000 |
95,000 |
| |
SEH = science, engineering, and health
NOTES: Salaries are rounded to nearest $1,000. Includes graduates from 15 to 60 months prior to survey reference date.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients (2008), http://sestat.nsf.gov.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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