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MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARIES OF DOCTORAL SCIENTISTS BY FIELD AND SEX, 1989

Volume 5, #16The ScientistAugust 19, 1991 MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARIES OF DOCTORAL SCIENTISTS BY FIELD AND SEX, 1989 Field Total Men Women All Scientists $52,200 $54,500 $44,400 Physical Scientists 56,000 57,100 47,500 Chemists 55,000 55,900 46,900 Physicists/Astro. 58,600 59,100 48,700 Math Scientists 51,600 52,200 45,200 Mathematicians 51,600 52,400 43,800 Statisticians 51,500 51,700 48,300 Computer/Info. Specialists 58,500 60,100 50,000 Environmental Scientists 55,100 55,600 43,

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Field Total Men Women All Scientists $52,200 $54,500 $44,400 Physical Scientists 56,000 57,100 47,500 Chemists 55,000 55,900 46,900 Physicists/Astro. 58,600 59,100 48,700 Math Scientists 51,600 52,200 45,200 Mathematicians 51,600 52,400 43,800 Statisticians 51,500 51,700 48,300 Computer/Info. Specialists 58,500 60,100 50,000 Environmental Scientists 55,100 55,600 43,600 Earth Scientists 55,700 57,000 42,500 Oceanographers 50,600 50,900 45,000 Atmos. Scientists 53,300 53,600 51,100 Life Scientists 50,700 53,200 43,100 Biol. Scientists 50,200 52,000 42,500 Agric. Scientists 48,700 49,800 40,400 Medical Scientists 55,300 60,800 45,000 Psychologists 50,100 51,300 44,300

Source: National Science Foundation

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