Academic/Education Sector
| Average national salary levels for scientists (by experience) |
| Field |
Starting |
Asst. Professor |
Assoc. Professor |
| Biochemistry |
$65,019 |
$68,937 |
$105,519 |
| Engineering |
|
|
|
|
$60,278 |
$82,129 |
$118,813 |
|
$77,286 |
$88,075 |
$111,827 |
|
$73,813 |
$83,679 |
$113,228 |
|
$67,286 |
$80,143 |
$107,796 |
| Molecular Biology |
$58,000 |
$68,135 |
$103,680 |
| Microbiology |
$57,861 |
$69,042 |
$106,198 |
| Marine Biology |
$52,525 |
$68,403 |
$94,008 |
| Applied Math |
$60,750 |
$65,540 |
$98,320 |
| Chemistry |
$57,238 |
$66,556 |
$101,839 |
| Geology/Geoscience |
$55,266 |
$65,160 |
$91,345 |
Chemical or Physical
Oceanography |
$59,181 |
$67,718 |
$95,185 |
| Physics |
$58,673 |
$68,075 |
$97,570 |
| Source: Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology, Salaries of Scientists, Engineers, and Technicians, A Summary of Salary Surveys, 21st edition, November, 2005. (www.cpst.org) |
| Full-time instructional faculty in sciences at the assistant professor level (by institution/contract length)
|
| Institution Type |
9-Month Contract |
12-Month Contract |
| Public |
|
|
|
$79,857 |
$72,250 |
|
$54,516 |
$57,287 |
| Private, not for profit |
|
|
|
$52,098 |
$66,557 |
|
$36,686 |
38,230 |
| Private, for profit |
|
|
|
44,977 |
51,537 |
|
33,427 |
41,386 |
| Source: Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology, Salaries of Scientists, Engineers, and Technicians, A Summary of Salary Surveys, 21st edition, November, 2005. (www.cpst.org) |
| Administrative, Non-faculty Salaries at Academic Institutions, 1999 - 2000 |
| Field |
Annual Salary |
| Sciences, all |
$53,200
|
| Biological, Environmental, Life Science |
$58,000 |
| Computer Science |
$72,000 |
| Math and Statistics |
$51,000
|
| Physical Sciences |
$53,000
|
| Engineering |
$70,000
|
| Source: Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology, Salaries of Scientists, Engineers, and Technicians, A Summary of Salary Surveys, 21st edition, November, 2005. (www.cpst.org) |
| Full-time, Ph.D. scientists with 12-month contracts at 4-year degree-granting institutions (by region) |
| Chemists: |
| U.S. Region |
Mean Salary |
Median Salary |
| Pacific |
$71,541 |
$67,000 |
| West North Central |
$55,270 |
$53,000 |
| West South Central |
$57,804 |
$55,000 |
| East North Central |
$58,313 |
$56,000 |
| East South Central |
$52,568 |
$53,000 |
| Middle Atlantic |
$64,889 |
$65,000 |
| South Atlantic |
$59,150 |
$57,000 |
| New England |
$66,185 |
$64,444 |
| |
| Life Scientists: |
| U.S. Region |
Mean Salary |
Median Salary |
| Pacific |
$82,247 |
$82,659 |
| Mountain |
$74,114 |
$74,320 |
| Southwest |
$77,299 |
$74,650 |
| North Central |
$75,569 |
$72,250 |
| Midwest |
$75,256 |
$75,000 |
| Southern |
$73,550 |
$71,500 |
| Northeastern |
$80,660 |
$80,000 |
Source: Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology, Salaries of Scientists, Engineers, and Technicians, A Summary of Salary Surveys, 21st edition, November, 2005. ( www.cpst.org) |
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