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Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the United States
TABLE 15 Median Annual Salaries of Science and Engineering Ph.D.s, by Employment Sector and Gender, 1995
Employment Sector
Total
Male
Female
Total
$60,200
$65,000
$50,000
Educational Institution
52,000
55,000
44,000
2-Year College
45,000
47,000
40,000
4-Year College/University
52,000
55,000
44,000
University-Affiliated Research Institute
56,000
60,200
44,000
Elementary or Secondary School
46,000
48,000
45,000
Private For-Profit Company
75,000
75,000
64,500
Self-Employed
70,000
72,000
61,000
Private Not-for-Profit Organization
60,000
64,000
50,000
Government
61,000
63,000
54,900
NOTE: Median salaries were computed only for Ph.D.s employed full-time (including postdoctoral appointees).
SOURCE: National Research Council/National Science Foundation, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 1995.
