Starting Salaries in 1997 for PhD and Masters Degrees*
Other tables available include Salaries by Bachelor Degree(1997) and Midcareer Salaries (1993).
PhD DEGREE
| Electrical Engineering | 64158 |
| Physics | 62403 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 61037 |
| Chemical Engineering | 59536 |
| Chemistry | 54671 |
| Mathematics | 53969 |
| Civil Engineering | 49746 |
| Biology | 47031 |
MASTERS DEGREE
| Electrical Engineering | 50166 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 45974 |
| Material Science | 44984 |
| Economics | 44521 |
| Computer Science | 44331 |
| Physics | 42500 |
| Mathematics | 38360 |
| Chemistry | 37050 |
| Accounting | 33636 |
| Humanities | 36020 |
| Education | 30001 |
| Biology | 27414 |
| Psychology | 27588 |
*From ``Salary Survey 1997-1998", published September 1998 by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.