Table 49. Median basic annual salary for doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation plans for employment in the United States, by field of study and employment sector: 2015
(Dollars)
| Field of study |
Academe |
Industry or businessa |
Government |
Nonprofit organization |
Other or unknownb |
| All fields |
60,000 |
100,000 |
85,000 |
75,000 |
70,000 |
| Science and engineering |
62,000 |
100,000 |
85,000 |
80,000 |
60,500 |
| Life sciences |
63,000 |
86,200 |
75,000 |
85,000 |
52,000 |
| Agricultural sciences and natural resources |
60,350 |
81,000 |
70,500 |
63,500 |
D |
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
54,300 |
85,000 |
70,000 |
70,000 |
50,000 |
| Health sciences |
68,000 |
97,000 |
88,000 |
97,500 |
72,500 |
| Physical sciences and earth sciences |
52,000 |
97,000 |
75,000 |
77,000 |
49,950 |
| Chemistry |
50,000 |
88,000 |
75,000 |
75,000 |
49,064 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
55,000 |
119,000 |
59,500 |
82,000 |
D |
| Physics and astronomy |
52,750 |
100,000 |
95,000 |
87,000 |
50,000 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences |
65,000 |
120,000 |
100,000 |
101,501 |
68,000 |
| Psychology and social sciences |
60,000 |
90,000 |
85,000 |
70,000 |
75,500 |
| Psychology |
56,000 |
80,000 |
70,000 |
62,000 |
60,000 |
| Economics |
89,500 |
125,000 |
117,000 |
108,000 |
103,000 |
| Social sciencesc |
58,500 |
99,000 |
85,500 |
73,000 |
78,000 |
| Engineering |
75,000 |
100,000 |
90,000 |
100,000 |
D |
| Non-science and engineering |
60,000 |
85,000 |
80,196 |
66,000 |
72,000 |
| Education |
61,000 |
81,000 |
78,500 |
78,000 |
75,000 |
| Humanities and arts |
50,000 |
50,000 |
75,000 |
55,000 |
50,000 |
| Business management and administration |
122,750 |
116,000 |
110,000 |
95,000 |
74,000 |
| Other non-S&E fieldsd |
60,000 |
93,000 |
78,000 |
73,550 |
D |