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: 2016
(Dollars)
| Field of study |
Academe |
Industry or businessa |
Government |
Nonprofit organization |
Other or unknownb |
| All fields |
61,000 |
100,000 |
80,000 |
80,000 |
70,000 |
| Science and engineering |
63,000 |
100,000 |
80,336 |
85,000 |
60,000 |
| Life sciences |
64,000 |
90,000 |
74,000 |
80,000 |
57,000 |
| Agricultural sciences and natural resources |
62,500 |
84,000 |
70,000 |
60,000 |
D |
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
53,724 |
90,000 |
69,000 |
71,000 |
53,500 |
| Health sciences |
71,000 |
91,250 |
89,152 |
96,500 |
80,000 |
| Physical sciences and earth sciences |
52,000 |
100,000 |
79,000 |
102,500 |
54,000 |
| Chemistry |
50,000 |
93,000 |
80,000 |
100,000 |
58,000 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
55,000 |
95,000 |
72,000 |
62,000 |
50,000 |
| Physics and astronomy |
55,000 |
105,000 |
87,781 |
107,650 |
60,000 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences |
70,000 |
125,000 |
93,000 |
106,250 |
56,000 |
| Psychology and social sciences |
61,000 |
95,000 |
80,000 |
80,000 |
63,500 |
| Psychology |
57,458 |
80,000 |
68,000 |
75,000 |
60,000 |
| Economics |
90,000 |
125,000 |
102,000 |
120,000 |
110,000 |
| Social sciencesc |
60,000 |
90,000 |
78,000 |
75,000 |
60,000 |
| Engineering |
78,500 |
100,000 |
95,000 |
100,000 |
48,000 |
| Non-science and engineering |
60,000 |
90,000 |
80,000 |
67,250 |
72,000 |
| Education |
61,000 |
80,000 |
75,000 |
79,500 |
77,000 |
| Humanities and arts |
51,080 |
69,000 |
67,000 |
55,000 |
55,000 |
| Business management and administration |
120,000 |
125,000 |
120,236 |
145,000 |
D |
| Other non-S&E fieldsd |
60,000 |
92,500 |
80,000 |
86,000 |
66,000 |