Due to low numbers of reported salaries, we are able to reliably report starting salary data only for astronomy bachelors employed at colleges or universities or in private sector STEM positions. As seen in the figure, the median starting salary for astronomy bachelors working in private sector STEM positions is notably higher than for those at colleges or universities ($71,000 vs. $38,000).
This concludes our highlights about astronomy bachelor’s degree recipients. Next month (which is also next year!), we will take a quick look at our progress on the Nationwide Survey of High School Physics.
The Statistical Research Center (SRC) at the American Institute of Physics has similar data available for physics bachelor’s degree recipients. You can find all our reports at www.aip.org/statistics. If you have any questions about this data, please reach out to Patrick Mulvey, Research Manager, at the SRC at [email protected]. In addition, feel free...