Doctorate (PhD) Degree Salary

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Updated: 13 Jun 2013

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Employees with a Doctorate (PhD) 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	$80K	$160K
Assistant Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$45,016 - $94,300
Research Scientist	$50,664 - $113,845
Associate Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$50,923 - $106,308
Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$53,423 - $151,817
Physical Therapist (PT)	$53,234 - $78,858
Veterinarian	$50,584 - $103,483
Postdoctoral Research Associate	$36,336 - $62,424
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 13 Jun 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 20,251

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Key Statistics for Employees with a Doctorate (PhD) Jobs

Popular Schools

Salary Range


University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)	$53,087 - $157,421
University of California - Berkeley	$60,901 - $170,878
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	$74,114 - $176,056
Purdue University - Main Campus	$52,483 - $129,997
Stanford University	$65,106 - $181,485

Popular Companies

Salary Range


Intel Corporation	$86,529 - $126,022
International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.	$81,765 - $175,473
CVS / Pharmacy	$79,463 - $126,433
Walgreen's Pharmacy	$80,000 - $124,309
Google, Inc.	$98,272 - $151,119

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Popular Cities

Salary Range


New York, New York	$49,956 - $152,395
Houston, Texas	$59,048 - $170,496
Boston, Massachusetts	$52,819 - $148,423
San Francisco, California	$58,221 - $161,010
Chicago, Illinois	$48,619 - $140,499

Gender

	Female 39%			Male 61%
Salary:	$58,582 - $97,435			$70,285 - $121,366

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