DOCUMENT RESUYI ED 224 717 SE 039 813 AUTHOR Babco, Eleanor L. TITLE Salaries of Scientists, Mngineers and Technicians. A Summary of Tenth Edition. INSTITUTION Scientific Manpower Commission, Washington, D.C. PUB DATE Nov 81 NOTE 183p. PUB TYPE Statistical Data (110) Reference Materials - General (130) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Rank (Professional); *College Faculty; *College Science; Degrees (Academic); Employees; Employment Level; Engineering; *Engineers; Government Employees; Higher Education; Industry; *Paraprofessional Personnel; *Salaries; Sciences; *Scientists; Sex Differences; Surveys; Teacher Salaries ABSTRACT Salaries paid to beginning and experienced scientists, engineers, and technicians employed by industry, academic institutions, and all levels of government are detailed in this report. Both published and previously unpublished salary data from 57 smrveys are included to provide a comprehensive picture of current salaries by sex, age, degree level, years since degree, geographic area, type of employer, principal work activity, and other variables. The data, presented in 172 tables and 8 charts, are organized into six sections (starting salaries; salaries of experienced scientific and technical personnel; salaries of engineers; salaries of technicians and technologists; federal salaries; and academic salaries). Each section is preceded by a brief discussion summarizing and highlighting the salary data therein. A detailed table of contents and cross.indez provide quick reference access to the tables. Each table includes its source, and a bibliography of sources provides both address and price of all published reports used in this compilation. Containing principally 1979-1981 data, the report also includes some salary data for earlier years..In every case where data are available by sex, this information has been included in the tables, sone with breakdowns for minority and majority men and women. (Author/M) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the,original document. *********************************************************************** us DEPA11MEN1 ØF EDUC A TON no444ova,4N,T414444 t4 144 4 4 4 . PERMISSION TO REPRODUCETHIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN A GRANTED BY ettVi341166 TO THE E LIU, A 1 h INF ORMA Tint, L ENII H41:1=H4 SCIENTIFI 1778 The Scientific. Manpower Commission, A Participating Organization of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, is a nonprofit corporation whose Commissioners represent iis sponsoring scientific societies. The Commission is charged with the collection, analysis and dissemination of reliable information pertaining to the manpower resources of the United States in the fields of science and technology; promotion of the best possible programs of education and training for potential scientists, engineers and technicians; and development of policies of utilization of scientific and technological manpower by educational institutions, industry and government for optimum benefit to the nation. MEMBER SOCIETIES AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY AMERICAN GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION \ AMERICAN INSTIUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCBS AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY , AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS STAFF Betty M. Vetter - Executive Director Eleanor L. Babco - Associate Diref.tor Susan J. F!sher Research Assistant SALARI OF SCIENTISTS ENGINEERS AND CHNICIANS A Summary of Salary Surveys Tenth Edition repared by ELEANOR L. BABCO SCIENTIFIC MANPOWER COMMISSION 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20036 Telephone:(202) 223-6995 or (202) 467-4325 November 1981 $25 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION . vii STARTING SALARIES . 1 TABLE1 - Number and Average Starting Monthly Salary Offers to Inexperienced Bache !Ws Degree Candidates by Currieulum, July 1980 and July 1981 . 4 TABLE 2 Number and Average Starting Monthly Salary Offers to Bachelor's Degree Candidates by Curriculum and Sex, July 1980 and July 1981 . 5 TABLE3 National Average Monthly Salary Offers to Bachelor's Degree Candidates by Funetional Area and Sex, July 1980 and July 1981 . 6 TABLE 4 Number and AVerage Monthly Starting Salary Offers to Inexperienced MaA:a''s Degree Candidates by Curriculum, July 1980 and July 1981 . 7 TABLE 5 Number and Average Monthly Starting Salary Offers to Doctoral Degree Candidates by Currieulum, July 1980 and July 1981. 8 TABLE6 Number and 1980 Median Monthly Salaries for New Graduates by Field and Degree (Class of 1975) and Employed Ten Years Ago (Class of 1970) . 8 TABLE 7 Number and Average Starting Salaries for New Graduates by Field and Degree, 1980 and 1981 . 9 TABLE 8 Number and Mean Annual Starting Salaries of Inexperienced Chemists and Chemical Engineers by Highest Degree Earned and Sex, 1980. 9 TABLE9 Number and Mean Starting Salaries of Chemists by Highest Degree Earned, Type of Employer and Sex, 1980 . 9 TABLE 10 - Number and Mean Starting Salaries of Chembts and Chemical Engineers by Degree Level and Type of Employer, 1980. 10 TABLE 11 - Number and Mean Starting Salaries of Chemists and Chemical Engineers by Highest Degree Earned and Geographic Region, 1980 . 10 TABLE 12 - Median Monthly Starting Salaries for Men and Women Chemists, Bachelor's Level, 1961-1980 . 11 TABLE 13 Number and Mean Annual Starting Salaries of Graduate Chemists by Field of Highest Degree, 1980 . 11 TABLE 14 Number and Median Starting Salaries of Chemical Engineers by Degree, Type of Employer and Sex, 1980. 12 CI1ART 1 Trends in Annual Median Starting Salaries of Inexperienced Chemists by Degree Level, 1970-1980 . 12 TABLE 15 Distribution and Median Monthly Starting Salaries of Physics Bachelor's Degree Recipients by Type of Employer and Sex, 1980 13 TABLE 16 Median Monthly Starting Salaries of Graduate Physicists, 1979-1980 . 13 TABLE 17 Median Beginning Salaries in Mathematics for Ph.D.'s by Type of Employer ,. and Sex, 1979 and 1980. 14 TABLE 18 Median Beginning Salaries in Mathematics for New Ph.D.'s by Type of Employer, 1976-1980 . 14 FABLE 19 Number and Mean Monthly Starting Salaries of Nonsupervisory Employees Engaged in R&D Activities by Field of Degree and Degree Level, 1980 . 15 l'ABLE 20 - Number and Mean Starting Galaries of Nonsupervisory Engineering Bachelor's Degree Employees Engaged in R&D Activities by Working-as-Ompation, 1980 . 15 TABLE 21 - Starting Salaries of Engineering Graduates by Curriculum and Degree Lewl, 1980 . 16 CHART 2 - Trends in Starting Salaries to Engineering Graduates by Degree Level, 1964-1980 . 16 TABLE 22 - Number and Mean Monthly Starting Salaries of Bachelor's Degree Technology Graduates by Curriculum, 1980 17 TABLE 23 - Number and Mean Monthly Sthrting Salaries of Associate Degree Technology Graduates by Curriculum, 1980 17 TABLE 24 - Starting Salaries of Scientists by Field, Type of Employer and Highest Degree Attained, 1978-79 18 TABLE 25 - Average Starting Salary Ranges of Data Processing Personnel by Position and Company Size, 1980 and 1981 . 19 TABLE 26 - Starting Salary Offers to Graduates of Two-Year Colleges by Currkulum, 1978-79 and 1979-80 20 TABLE 27 Starting Salary Offers to Graduates of Two-Year Colleges by Type of Employer, 1978-79 and 1979-80 21 5 Page SALARIES QF EXPERIENCED SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. 22 TABLE 28 - 1978 Median Annual Salaries of Scientists and Engineers Who Were in the Labor Force in 1970 by Field and Years of Professional Experience 28 TABLE 29 1978 Median Annual Salaries of Scientists and Engineers Who Were in the Labor Force in 1970 by Field and Type of Employer. 29 TABLE 30 -'Median Annual Salaries of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers byField and Type of Employer, 1979 30 TABLE 31 Number and Median Annual Salaries of Doctoral Scientists andEngineers Employed in Business and Industry by Field, 1975 . 31 TABLE 32 Median Annual Salaries of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers byField and Primary Work Activity. 1979 32 TABLE 33 - Median Annual Salaries of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers by Field and Geographic Area, 1979 33 TABLE 34 - Median Annual Salaries of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers by Field and Years of Professional Experience, 1979 34 TABLE 35 Median Annual Salaries of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers by Field and Age,1979 35 TABLE 36 - Median Annual Salaries of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers by Field, Sex and Race, 1979 . 36 TABLE 37 Median Salaries of 1978 S/E Graduates in 1980 36 TABLE 38- 1979 Median Annual Salaries of 1977 Science/Engincermg Baccalaureate Graduates by Field of Degree and S/E Employment Status . 37 TABLE 39- 1979 Median Annual Salaries of 1977 Science/Engineering/ Masters' Degree Graduates by Field of Study and S/E Employment Status .1 . 38 / TABLE 40 Number and Mean Monthly Salaries of Bachelor's Degree Nonsupervisory Scientists and Engineers by Working-as-Occupation and Selected Years since Degree, 1980 39 TABLE 41- Number and Mean Monthly Salaries of Master's Degree Nonsupervisory Scientists and Engineers by Working-as-Occupation and Selected Years since Degree, 1980 40 TABLE 42- Number and Mean Monthly Salaries of Doctorate Degree Nonsupervisory Scientists and Engineers by Working-as-Occupation and Selected Years since Degree, .1980 41 TABLE 43- Number and