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Salary gains for individual
chemists biggest in industry
|
By degree |
|
|---|
| Median salary increasea |
B.S. |
M.S. |
Ph.D. |
Total |
| TOTAL BY EMPLOYMENT |
| Industry |
5.1% |
4.8% |
5.0% |
5.0% |
| Government |
4.7 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
| Academia |
4.4 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
| BY AGE |
| 20-29 |
8.3 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
7.7 |
| 30-39 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
| 40-49 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
| 50-59 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
| 60-69 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
a Median salary increase between March 1, 1997, and
March 1, 1998, for individual chemists employed full time
by the same employer. Source: ACS membership survey
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