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Ph.D. starting salaries vary widely with discipline, employer
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|
|
Education |
|---|
| Median salary, $ thousandsa |
Business/ Industry |
Government |
9- to 10-month contracts |
11- to 12-month contracts |
Postdocs |
| Biochemistryb |
$53.0 |
-- |
$35.8 |
$26.5 |
$25.3 |
| Chemistry |
58.0 |
$45.0 |
35.5 |
34.0 |
25.0 |
| Chemical engineeringb |
61.2 |
-- |
49.5 |
64.0 |
33.0 |
| Computer science |
72.5 |
67.5 |
47.0 |
56.5 |
44.0 |
| Earth & space sciences |
58.6 |
47.5 |
33.0 |
40.0 |
34.0 |
| Economics |
73.5 |
54.8 |
48.0 |
51.0 |
42.8 |
| Engineering |
63.6 |
60.0 |
50.0 |
55.0 |
35.3 |
| Mathematics |
60.0 |
57.3 |
36.0 |
49.7 |
37.5 |
| Microbiology |
44.3 |
47.5 |
33.0 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
| Physics |
62.0 |
63.0 |
33.0 |
45.0 |
36.0 |
| Physiology |
45.0 |
52.4 |
33.5 |
27.3 |
24.0 |
| Political science |
38.9 |
42.7 |
37.2 |
37.0 |
30.0 |
| Psychology |
54.0 |
43.5 |
31.1 |
38.0 |
22.5 |
| Sociology |
-- |
53.5 |
37.0 |
39.8 |
31.7 |
a As of Oct. 13, 1997. b Data for chemists and chemical engineers from ACS starting salary survey. Source:
1997 multisociety survey
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