Doctorate (PhD), Education Degree Salary

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Updated: 21 May 2013

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Employees with a Doctorate (PhD), Education Degree

Salary Ranges by Job

Job Title	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$100K	$200K
Assistant Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$41,459 - $83,536
Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$45,000 - $164,848
Associate Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$40,268 - $82,414
Executive Director	$55,000 - $165,000
High School Teacher	$45,000 - $84,000
Elementary School Principal	$93,899 - $116,362
President, College/University	$150,000 - $192,500
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 21 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 216

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Key Statistics for Employees with a Doctorate (PhD), Education Jobs

Popular Schools

Salary Range


University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)	$66,412 - $135,000
University of Pennsylvania	$81,951 - $100,498
University of California - Berkeley	$67,138 - $115,500

Popular Cities

Salary Range


Washington, District of Columbia	$60,289 - $162,744
New York, New York	$54,823 - $113,000
Los Angeles, California	$80,000 - $140,000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$58,958 - $101,736
Atlanta, Georgia	$77,000 - $117,096

Gender

	Female 67%			Male 33%
Salary:	$51,932 - $87,876			$60,678 - $102,981

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