CPST Salaries 21st Edition - Table of Contents

CPST Salaries Of Scientists, Engineers & Technicians - 21st Edition

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 - Starting Salaries Chapter 2 - Salaries of Experienced Scientific and Technical Personnel Chapter 3 - Salaries of Engineers Chapter 4 - Salaries of Technicians Chapter 5 - Salaries of Federal Workers Chapter 6 - Faculty Salaries

INTRODUCTION - xi

Chapter 1 - STARTING SALARIES

Inexperienced Graduates

    Table 1-1:   Baccalaureate Graduates by Academic Major  -  5
    Table 1-2:   Master’s Degree Graduates by Academic Major  -  5
    Table 1-3:   PhD Degree Graduates by Academic Major  -  5
    Table 1-4:   by Curriculum  -  6

Chemists

    Table 1-5:   Inexperienced Graduates by Degree Level, 1995 to 2004  -  6
    Table 1-6:   Postdocs by Type of Employer and Degree  -  7
    Table 1-7:   by Degree Level and Employer Size  -  7
    Table 1-8:   by Degree Level and Type of Employer  -  8
    Table 1-9:   by Degree Level and Length of Work Experience  -  8
    Table 1-10: by Degree Level and Degree Specialty  -  8
    Table 1-11: by Degree Level and Type of Industry  -  9
    Table 1-12: by Degree Level and Geographic Region  -  10
    Table 1-13: by Degree Level and Primary Work Function  -  10
    Table 1-14: by Type of Employer, Degree Level and Sex  -  10

Chemical Engineers

    Table 1-15: by Degree Level and Type of Industry  -  11
    Table 1-16: by Degree Level and Type of Employer  -  11
    Table 1-17: by Degree Level and Geographic Region  -  12
    Table 1-18: by Degree Level and Primary Work Function   -  12
    Table 1-19: by Degree Level and Length of Work Experience  -  12
    Table 1-20: by Degree Level and Employer Size  -  13

Physicists

Table 1-21: by Degree Level and Type of Employer - 13

Computer Scientists/Information Technology Personnel

Table 1-22: by Field of Degree and Degree Level - 13

Mathematicians

Table 1-23: by Type of Employer or Activity - 14
Table 1-23: by Type of Employer or Activity and Sex - 14

Psychologists

Table 1-25: Doctorate Recipients by Position - 15
Table 1-26: New PhD Faculty by Type of Department - 15

Economists

Table 1-27: New PhD Hires by Type of Academic Institution - 15

Teachers

Table 1-28: K-12 Teachers by State - 16

Faculty

Table 1-29: New Assistant Professors by Discipline (Major Field) - 17

All Scientists and Engineers

Table 1-30: by Occupation, Type of Employer and Highest Degree Attained - 18

Chapter 2 - SALARIES OF EXPERIENCED SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL - 19

Full-Time Employed Doctoral Scientists and Engineers

    Table 2-1: by Field of Doctorate and Age  -  28
    Table 2-2: by Field of Doctorate and Sector of Employment  -  29
    Table 2-3: by Field of Doctorate, Sex and Race/Ethnicity  -  30
    Table 2-4: by Field of Doctorate and Years Since Doctorate  -  31
    Table 2-5: by Sector of Employment, Broad Field of Doctorate and Sex  -  32
    Table 2-6: by Sector of Employment, Broad Field of Doctorate and Race/Ethnicity  -  33
    Table 2-7: by Field of Doctorate and Primary or Secondary Work Activity  -  35
    Table 2-8: by Employer Location and Broad Field of Doctorate  -  36
    Table 2-9: by Field of Doctorate and Citizenship Status  -  38
    Table 2-10: by Occupation and Age  -  39
    Table 2-11: by Occupation and Sector of Employment  -  41
    Table 2-12: by Occupation, Sex and Race/Ethnicity  -  43
    Table 2-13: by Occupation and Years Since Doctorate  -  45
    Table 2-14: by Sector of Employment, Broad Occupation and Sex  -  47
    Table 2-15: by Sector of Employment, Broad Occupation and Race/Ethnicity  -  49
    Table 2-16: by Occupation and Primary or Secondary Work Activity  -  51
    Table 2-17: by Employer Location and Broad Occupation  -  53
    Table 2-18: by Occupation and Citizenship Status  -  55

Recent Graduates in Science and Engineering

    Table 2-19: Bachelor’s Degree Recipients by Field of Degree, Sex and Race/Ethnicity  -  57
    Table 2-20: Master’s Degree Recipients by Field of Degree, Sex and Race/Ethnicity  -  58
    Table 2-21: Bachelor’s Degree Recipients by Broad Occupation, Sex and Race/Ethnicity  -  59
    Table 2-22: Master’s Degree Recipients by Broad Occupation, Sex and Race/Ethnicity  -  60
    Table 2-23: Bachelor’s Degree Recipients by Broad Sector of Employment and Field of Degree  -  61
    Table 2-24: Master’s Degree Recipients by Broad Sector of Employment and Field of Degree  -  62
    Table 2-25: Bachelor’s Degree Recipients by Broad Sector of Employment and Broad Occupation  -  63
    Table 2-26: Master’s Degree Recipients by Broad Sector of Employment and Broad Occupation  -  64

Scientists and Engineers in Research and Development

    Table 2-27: by Job Position and Discipline  -  65
    Table 2-28: by Job Position and Type of Employer  -  66
    Table 2-29: by State and Metropolitan Area  -  67
    Table 2-30: by Job Position and Geographic Region  -  68
    Table 2-31: by Job Position and Work Function  -  68
    Table 2-32: by Job Position and Level of Education  -  69
    Table 2-33: by Job Position and Length of Experience  -  69

Chemists

    Table 2-34: and Chemical Engineers by Degree Level  -  70
    Table 2-35: in Industry by Geographic Region and Degree Level  -  70
    Table 2-36: in Industry by Work Specialty and Degree Level  -  71
    Table 2-37: in Industry by Size of Employer and Degree Level  -  71
    Table 2-38: in Industry by Type of Industry and Degree Level  -  72
    Table 2-39: in Industry by Work Function and Degree level  -  73
    Table 2-40: in Industry by Total Number of Subordinates and Degree Level  -  73
    Table 2-41: in Industry by Years Since Baccalaureate, Degree Level and Sex  -  74
    Table 2-42: in Industry by Years Since Baccalaureate and Degree Level  -  74
    Table 2-43: by Type of Employer and Degree Level  -  75
    Table 2-44: in Government by Years Since Baccalaureate and Degree Level  -  75

Physicists

    Table 2-45: PhD Physicists by Type of Employment and Years Since PhD  -  76
    Table 2-46: PhD Research Physicists in Industry by Type of Research and Years Since PhD  -  77
    Table 2-47: Physics Postdoctorates by Type of Employer and Years Since PhD  -  77

Geoscientists

Table 2-48: by Years of Experience - 78
Table 2-49: by Degree Level and Years of Experience - 78

Scientists in Consulting Engineering and Land Surveying Firms

    Table 2-50: by Type of Work Performed/Supervised/Directed and Job Title  -  79
    Table 2-51: by Level of Education and Job Title  -  79
    Table 2-52: by Geographic Region and Job Title  -  80
    Table 2-53: by Length of Experience and Job Title  -  80
    Table 2-54: by State and Job Title  -  81

Computer Scienctists/Information Technology Personnel

    Table 2-55: by Job Title and Geographic Region  -  82
    Table 2-56: by Job Title  -  83
    Table 2-57: by Company Size (Ranked by Revenue) and Job Title  -  84
    Table 2-58: by Industry and Job Title  -  85
    Table 2-59: by Job Title and Geographic Region  -  87
    Table 2-60: Computing Research Staff in Industrial Labs by Years of Post-PhD Experience  -  88

Life Scientists

    Table 2-61: by Main Discipline and Sector of Employment  -  88
    Table 2-62: Non-Academic Life Scientists by Job Title  -  89
    Table 2-63: by Geographic Region  -  89
    Table 2-64: by State/Territory  -  90
    Table 2-65: by Metropolitan Area  -  91
    Table 2-66: by Type of Employer  -  93
    Table 2-67: by Highest Degree Earned and Years Since Highest Degree  -  94
    Table 2-68: by Highest Degree Earned and Total Years of Professional Experience  -  96
    Table 2-69: by Highest Degree Earned and Sex  -  98
    Table 2-70: by Race/Ethnicity  -  99
    Table 2-71: by Primary Job Activity  -  99
    Table 2-72: by Primary Area of Specialization  -  100
    Table 2-73: by Supervisory Responsibility  -  101
    Table 2-74: Non-Academic Life Scientists by Job Title  -  101

Pharmaceutical Scientists

    Table 2-75: by Age, Education, Years of Experience, Sector and Type of Employer  -  102
    Table 2-76: Non-Academic Pharmaceutical Scientists by Years of Experience and Level of Education  -  103
    Table 2-77: Non-Academic Pharmaceutical Scientists by Specialty  -  103

Psychologists

    Table 2-78: PhD Level Psychologists by Employment Setting and Years of Experience  -  104
    Table 2-79: PhD Level Psychologists by Type of Position and Metropolitan Area  -  105
    Table 2-80: PhD Level Psychologists by Type of Position and State  -  106
    Table 2-81: PhD Level Psychologists by Type of Position and Geographic Region  -  107
    Table 2-82: PhD Level Psychologists by Type of Position, Gender, and Years of Experience  -  108
    Table 2-83: PhD Level Psychologists by Years of Experience, Sex and Race/Ethnicity  -  110

Scientists, Engineers and Related Personnel

    Table 2-84: White-Collar Workers by Occupation and Selected Geographic Areas  -  111
    Table 2-85: by Occupation and Sex  -  112
    Table 2-86: for Selected Occupations  -  114

Chapter 3 - SALARIES OF ENGINEERS - 117

Engineers in Industry and Government

    Table 3-1: by Type of Employer  -  124
    Table 3-2: by Highest Degree and Supervisory Status  -  124
    Table 3-3: by Type of Employer and Years Since Baccalaureate  -  125
    Table 3-4: by Highest Degree and Years Since Baccalaureate  -  126
    Table 3-5: by Size of Employer and Years Since Baccalaureate  -  126
    Table 3-6: Discipline and Years Since Baccalaureate  -  127
    Table 3-7: by Geographic Region and Years Since Baccalaureate  -  128
    Table 3-8: by Geographic Region  -  129

Chemical Engineers

    Table 3-9:    by Age  -  129
    Table 3-10: by Highest Degree Earned and Year of Bachelor’s Degree  -  131
    Table 3-11: by Industry  -  131
    Table 3-12: by Job Function  -  131
    Table 3-13: by Company Size  -  132
    Table 3-14: by Geographic Region and State  -  132
    Table 3-15: by Years of Professional Experience and Sex  -  133
    Table 3-16: by Level of Supervisory Responsibility  -  133
    Table 3-17: by Years of Work Experience and Highest Degree Earned  -  133
    Table 3-18: in Industry by Years Since Baccalaureate and Degree Level  -  134

Engineers in Manufacturing

    Table 3-19: by Type of Engineer  -  134
    Table 3-20: by Position Title  -  135
    Table 3-21: by Type of Engineer and Geographic Region  -  136
    Table 3-22: by Type of Engineer and Type of Product Manufactured  -  137
    Table 3-23: by Type of Engineer and Size of Organization  -  139

IEEE Members Employed in Primary Area of Technical Competence

    Table 3-24: by Industry Sector  -  140
    Table 3-25: by Years of Professional/Managerial Experience  -  141
    Table 3-26: by Metropolitan Area  -  141
    Table 3-27: by Primary Area of Technical Competence  -  142
    Table 3-28: by Primary Job Function  -  142
    Table 3-29: by Level of Professional Responsibility  -  143
    Table 3-30: by Type of Employer  -  143

Managers in Consulting Engineering and Land Surveying Firms

    Table 3-31: by Type of Work Performed/Supervised/Directed and Job Title  -  144
    Table 3-32: by Level of Education and Job Title  -  145
    Table 3-33: by Geographic Region and Job Title  -  145
    Table 3-34: by State and Job Title  -  146
    Table 3-35: by Length of Experience and Job Title  -  147

Engineers in Consulting Engineering and Land Surveying Firms

    Table 3-36: by Level of Education and Job Title  -  147
    Table 3-37: by Type of Work Performed/Supervised/Directed and Job Title  -  148
    Table 3-38: by Geographic Region and Job Title  -  149
    Table 3-39: by Length of Experience and Job Title  -  149
    Table 3-40: by State and Job Title  -  150

Petroleum Engineers

Table 3-41: by Years of Experience - 151
Table 3-42: by Years of Experience and Job Description - 151

Engineers in Geotechnical Firms

    Table 3-43: by Job Title  -  152
    Table 3-44: by Job Title and Geographic Region  -  153
    Table 3-45: by Job Title and Type of Work Performed/Supervised/Directed  -  153
    Table 3-46: by Job Title and Level of Education  -  154
    Table 3-47: by Job Title and Length of Experience  -  154

Civil Engineers

Table 3-48: by Years of Experience, Sector of Employment and Sex - 155
Table 3-49: by Position (Title) - 155

Electrical Engineers in the Test and Evaluation Industry

    Table 3-50: by Highest Degree  -  156
    Table 3-51: by Geographic Region  -  156
    Table 3-52: by Job Function  -  157
    Table 3-53: by Years in the Industry  -  157

Mechanical Engineers

    Table 3-54: by Job Title  -  158
    Table 3-55: by Job Title and Highest Degree Earned  -  159
    Table 3-56: by Job Title and Geographic Region  -  159
    Table 3-57: by Job Title and State  -  160
    Table 3-58: by Job Title and Metropolitan Area  -  162
    Table 3-59: by Job Title and Type of Employer  -  165
    Table 3-60: by Job Title and Primary Job Function  -  166
    Table 3-61: by Job Title and Years of Engineering Experience  -  166
    Table 3-62: by Job Title, Sex and Race/Ethnicity  -  167
    Table 3-63: by Job Title and Supervisory Responsibility  -  167
    Table 3-64: by Job Title and Principal Engineering Specialty  -  168

Chapter 4 - SALARIES OF TECHNICIANS - 169

Research and Development (R&D) Technicians

    Table 4-1: by Discipline  -  171
    Table 4-2: by Years of Experience  -  171
    Table 4-3: by Level of Education  -  172
    Table 4-4: by Geographic Region  -  172
    Table 4-5: by Work Function  -  172
    Table 4-6: by Type of Employer  -  173

Engineering Research and Development (R&D) Technicians

    Table 4-7: by Years of Experience  -  173
    Table 4-8: by Level of Education  -  174
    Table 4-9: by Geographic Region  -  174

Technicians in Independent Laboratories

Table 4-10: by Position Title - 174

Technicians in Manufacturing

Table 4-11: by Position Title - 175

Technicians in Consulting Engineering and Land Surveying Firms

Table 4-12: by Job Title - 175

Technicians in Engineering Firms in the Geotechnical Field

Table 4-13: by Position Title - 176

Laboratory Technicians in the Life Sciences

    Table 4-14: by Geographic Region  -  176
    Table 4-15: by Years of Experience  -  177
    Table 4-16: by Level of Education  -  177

Research Technicians in the Life Sciences

    Table 4-17: by Years of Experience  -  177
    Table 4-18: by Level of Education  -  178
    Table 4-19: by Geographic Region  -  178

Chapter 5 - SALARIES OF FEDERAL WORKERS - 179

    Table 5-1: by Grade and Step Level, January 2005  -  182
    Table 5-2: for Engineers by Grade and Step Level  -  183
    Table 5-3: for Electrical, Electronic and Nuclear Engineers by Grade and Step Level  -  183
    Table 5-4: for Technology Employees by Geographic Region, Grade and Step Levels  -  184
    Table 5-5: by Occupation, Sex and Minority Status  -  186
    Table 5-6: by Occupation and Race/Ethnicity  -  192
    Table 5-7: by Occupation and Race/Ethnicity as a Percentage of Total Salaries  -  198

Chapter 6 - FACULTY SALARIES - 201

All Faculty in Higher Education

    Table 6-1: by Discipline (Major Field) and Rank  -  210
    Table 6-2: by Broad Discipline/Field, Rank and Type of Institution  -  217
    Table 6-3: Average Salaries by Institutional Category, Affiliation and Academic Rank  -  220
    Table 6-4: Average Compensation by Institutional Category, Affiliation, and Academic Rank  -  221
    Table 6-5: by Institutional Category, Affiliation, Academic Rank and Sex  -  222
    Table 6-6: by Institutional Category, Academic Rank and Geographic Region  -  223
    Table 6-7: Salary, Compensation, Benefits and Percent Tenured by Academic Rank  -  224

Full-time Faculty and Instructional Staff

Table 6-8: by Source of Income, Institution Type and Program Area - 224

Full-time Instructional Faculty in Title IV Degree-Granting Institutions

Table 6-9: on 9/10-Month Contracts by Academic Rank, Sex and Control and Level of Institution - 225
Table 6-10: on 11/12-Month Contracts by Academic Rank, Sex and Control and Level of Institution - 226

Doctoral Scientists and Engineers Employed in Universities and 4-Year Colleges

    Table 6-11: by Broad Field of Doctorate, Sex and Faculty Rank  -  227
    Table 6-12: by Broad Field of Doctorate, Sex and Tenure Status  -  228
    Table 6-13: by Broad Field of Doctorate, Race/Ethnicity and Faculty Rank  -  229
    Table 6-14: by Broad Field of Doctorate, Race/Ethnicity and Tenure Status  -  231
    Table 6-15: by Broad Field of Doctorate, Sex and Years Since Doctorate  -  233

Chemists

    Table 6-16: by Length of Contract and Academic Rank  -  234
    Table 6-17: by Length of Contract, Academic Rank and Sex  -  234
    Table 6-18: by Work Function, Length of Contract and Academic Rank  -  235
    Table 6-19: on 9-10 Month Contracts by Years Since PhD and Academic Rank  -  235
    Table 6-20: on 11-12 Month Contracts by Years Since PhD and Academic Rank  -  236
    Table 6-21: on 11-12 Month Contracts by Work Specialty and Academic Rank  -  236
    Table 6-22: on 9-10 Month Contracts by Work Specialty and Academic Rank  -  237
    Table 6-23: on 9-10 Month Contracts by Geographic Region and Academic Rank  -  237
    Table 6-24: on 11-12 Month Contracts by Geographic Region and Academic Rank  -  238
    Table 6-25: by Length of Contract, Academic Rank and Tenure Status  -  238
    Table 6-26: by Type of Institution, Institutional Control, Length of Contract and Academic Rank  -  239
    Table 6-27: of Postdoctoral Fellows by Institutional Control and Work Specialty  -  239

Physicists

    Table 6-28: PhDs in 4-Year Colleges by Length of Contract and Academic Rank  -  240
    Table 6-29: PhDs in Universities by Length of Contract, Rank and Years Since PhD  -  240
    Table 6-30: PhDs Employed as University Research Faculty by Years Since PhD  -  241

Computer Scientists/Engineers in PhD-Granting Departments

Table 6-31: on 9-10 Month Contracts by Academic Rank - 241
Table 6-32: on 9-10 Month Contracts by Faculty Status/Position - 241

Mathematicians

Table 6-33: by Rank and Type of Institution - 242

Statisticians

Table 6-34: by Institution Type, Rank and Years in Rank - 243
Table 6-35: Biostatisticians by Rank and Years in Rank - 243

Engineers

    Table 6-36: in All Institutions by Academic Rank and Years Since Baccalaureate  -  244
    Table 6-37: in Engineering Schools by Rank, Type of Institution and Years Since Baccalaureate  -  245
    Table 6-38: in Engineering Schools by Discipline and Years Since Baccalaureate  -  246
    Table 6-39: by Academic Rank, Type of Institution and Length of Contract  -  247

Life Scientists

    Table 6-40: by Type of Appointment, Academic Rank, Tenure Status and Geographic Region  -  248
    Table 6-41: by Type of Appointment, Academic Rank, Tenure Status and Years of Experience  -  249
    Table 6-42: by Type of Appointment, Academic Rank, Tenure Status, Sex and Race/Ethnicity  -  250
    Table 6-43: by Type of Appointment, Academic Rank and Primary Area of Specialization  -  251
    Table 6-44: Department Heads by Type of Appointment, Tenure Status and Geographic Region  -  252
    Table 6-45: Department Heads by Type of Appointment, Tenure Status and Type of Institution  -  252
    Table 6-46: Department Heads by Type of Appointment, Tenure Status and Years of Experience  -  253
    Table 6-47: Department Heads by Type of Appointment, Tenure Status, Sex, Race/Ethnicity & Citizenship  -  253
    Table 6-48: Department Heads by Type of Appointment, Tenure Status and Area of Specialization  -  254
    Table 6-49: by Rank  -  254

Pharmaceutical Scientists

    Table 6-50: by Rank  -  255
    Table 6-51: by Discipline, Sex and Type of Appointment  -  255
    Table 6-52: by Type of Appointment, Rank, Years in Rank and Sex  -  256
    Table 6-53: by Type of Institution, Type of Appointment, Rank and Sex  -  257
    Table 6-54: by Rank, Type of Institution and Type of Appointment  -  258
    Table 6-55: by Type of Appointment, Discipline, Academic Rank and Sex  -  259
    Table 6-56: by Type of Appointment, Highest Degree Earned and Sex  -  260

Faculty in Colleges of Nursing

    Table 6-57: by Academic Rank, Level of Highest Degree and Geographic Region  -  260
    Table 6-58: by Academic Rank, Level of Highest Degree and Title  -  261
    Table 6-59: Deans of Nursing by Geographic Region and Type of Institution  -  261

Medical Faculty

    Table 6-60: M.D. Faculty by Department and Rank  -  262
    Table 6-61: PhD Faculty by Department and Rank  -  265
    Table 6-62: M.D. Faculty by Rank, Type of School and Geographic Region  -  268
    Table 6-63: PhD Faculty by Rank, Type of School and Geographic Region  -  269

Psychologists

    Table 6-64: in Doctoral Departments by Sex, Rank and Years in Rank  -  270
    Table 6-65: in Master’s Departments by Sex, Rank and Years in Rank  -  270
    Table 6-66: in Doctoral Departments by Department, Rank and Years in Rank  -  271
    Table 6-67: Administrative Positions by Academic Rank  -  271
    Table 6-68: Doctoral Departments by Geographic Region, Rank, and Years in Rank  -  272
    Table 6-69: in Master’s Departments by Geographic Region, Rank, and Years in Rank  -  273
    Table 6-70: by Type of Department, Rank and Years in Rank  -  274
    Table 6-71: by Employment Setting and Academic Rank  -  275

Sociologists

Table 6-72: by Rank - 275

Economists

Table 6-73: Average Salary Offers for Senior Level Economists by RankRank and Type of Institution - 276

Business Faculty

Table 6-74: by Administrative Position - 277
Table 6-75: by Field/Discipline and Rank - 278

Teachers

Table 6-76: Elementary and Secondary Teachers by State and Geographic Region - 279
Table 6-77: K-12 Teachers by State - 280

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOURCES - 281

DATA SOURCES - 287

INDEX - 296

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