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Doctoral Fellow Salary

Doctoral Fellow Salary

Average Yearly Salary
Updated May 19, 2020
$48,000
$39,000
Min 10%
$48,000
Median 50%
$60,000
Max 90%
Best Paying Company
Exxon Mobil
Highest Paying City
San Francisco, CA
Highest Paying State
Nevada
Average Experience Level
2.9 years
How much does a doctoral fellow make?
As a Doctoral Fellow in the USA, you can expect to earn on average $48,843 per year or $23.48 per hour. There is a huge gap between the top 10 percent earners and the bottom 10 percent earners -- about 21,000. The top 10 percent earn over $60,000, while the bottom 10 percent make less than $39,000 annually. Education companies and Health Care companies are the best when it comes to the number of employment opportunities. The top 5 states when it comes to Doctoral Fellow salaries are Nevada, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, and Alaska. The typical employment for a Doctoral Fellow is 2.9 years.
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Average Doctoral Fellow Salary By Location

Doctoral Fellows in the US makes an average salary of $48,843 per year or $23.48 per hour. The city with the highest Doctoral Fellow salary is San Francisco, CA at $64,639 per year. Even an entry-level Doctoral Fellow makes $45,000 per year in San Francisco, CA. Some of the states with the best Doctoral Fellow salaries are Nevada, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, Alaska, Wyoming, and Arizona. Ohio, Mississippi, and Nebraska have the lowest Doctoral Fellow salaries.
City
Average Salary
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
$64,639
$65k
New Haven, CT
New Haven, CT
$63,545
$64k
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
$57,013
$57k
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
$54,006
$54k
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
$53,464
$53k
Ardmore, OK
Ardmore, OK
$52,489
$52k
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
$51,817
$52k
Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, NM
$50,897
$51k
Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA
$48,962
$49k
Portland, OR
Portland, OR
$48,909
$49k
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$32k
$79k

Map of Doctoral Fellow Salaries

The darker areas on the map show where Doctoral Fellows earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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Average Doctoral Fellow Salary By Company

Like every industry, there is a range of salaries a Doctoral Fellow makes. Most Doctoral Fellow jobs are in Education companies and Education companies. Exxon Mobil and Los Alamos National Security are the best paying companies for Doctoral Fellows. In addition, companies like IBM and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory report highly competitive salaries for Doctoral Fellows.
Company
Average Salary
Exxon Mobil
Exxon Mobil
$100,091
$100k
Los Alamos National Security
Los Alamos National Security
$92,140
$92k
IBM
IBM
$76,557
$77k
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
$66,448
$66k
AbbVie
AbbVie
$65,810
$66k
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
$65,803
$66k
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
$64,683
$65k
Celgene
Celgene
$64,343
$64k
Amgen
Amgen
$64,283
$64k
Biogen
Biogen
$63,764
$64k
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$55k
$129k

Average Doctoral Fellow Pay By Industry

Wages for Doctoral Fellows can differ based on the industry they work in. By looking at our data, we can see that Health Care companies, Technology companies, and Non Profits companies pay their Doctoral Fellows well. Health Care companies pay their Doctoral Fellows the highest wages, averaging $54,111 per year. Technology companies and Non Profits companies pay well too, at $50,821 and $47,127, respectively. The types of companies that pay Doctoral Fellows the least are in the Education industry, where the average annual salary is $46,677.
Industry
Average Salary
Health Care
Health Care
$54,111
$54k
Technology
Technology
$50,821
$51k
Non Profits
Non Profits
$47,127
$47k
Education
Education
$46,677
$47k
$41k
$59k

Doctoral Fellow Salary History

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

National Average
Ashburn, VA

Doctoral Fellow Salary By Experience Level

The salary for a Doctoral Fellow can range from $36,993 to $63,781 depending on the amount of work experience that the person has. Data on how experience level affects salary is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.
Junior LevelSenior Level

Amount of Experience

Recently Added Doctoral Fellow Salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate AddedSalary
State of Louisiana
State of Louisiana
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow
Shreveport, LA
Shreveport, LA
04/27/2020
04/27/2020
$51,036
$51,036
Colorado State University
Colorado State University
MIP Postdoctoral Fellow-Open Pool
MIP Postdoctoral Fellow-Open Pool
Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins, CO
04/02/2020
04/02/2020
$45,000
$45,000
City of Hope
City of Hope
Postdoctoral Fellow-Car T/NK Cells and Oncolytic Virus
Postdoctoral Fellow-Car T/NK Cells and Oncolytic Virus
Duarte, CA
Duarte, CA
03/24/2020
03/24/2020
$54,000
$54,000
Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow
New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick, NJ
03/21/2020
03/21/2020
$50,004
$50,004
Binghamton University
Binghamton University
Charles E. Scheidt Postdoctoral Fellow In Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention
Charles E. Scheidt Postdoctoral Fellow In Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention
Binghamton, NY
Binghamton, NY
03/11/2020
03/11/2020
$48,000
$48,000
University of Texas Medical Branch
University of Texas Medical Branch
Postdoctoral Fellow-Dept of Ophthalmology
Postdoctoral Fellow-Dept of Ophthalmology
Galveston, TX
Galveston, TX
03/09/2020
03/09/2020
$50,004
$50,004
Virginia State Government
Virginia State Government
Postdoctoral Fellowship (Forensic Psychology) (Restricted Position)
Postdoctoral Fellowship (Forensic Psychology) (Restricted Position)
Williamsburg, VA
Williamsburg, VA
03/09/2020
03/09/2020
$45,000
$45,000
Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Environmental Statistician-Postdoctoral Fellow
Environmental Statistician-Postdoctoral Fellow
Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins, CO
03/08/2020
03/08/2020
$65,070
$65,070
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow
Austin, TX
Austin, TX
03/07/2020
03/07/2020
$47,484
$47,484
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow
Austin, TX
Austin, TX
03/07/2020
03/07/2020
$47,762
$47,762
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Updated May 19, 2020