From the NSF's Survey of Earned Doctorates, the latest data, which is for the class of graduates during the 2020 calendar year. First, the demographic data (tab 58):
All doctorate recipients (number): 2,763
Sex (%): Male 60.4 / Female 39.5 / Unknown 0.0
Citizenship (%): U.S. citizen or permanent resident 61.4, Temporary visa holder 36.0, Unknown 2.6
Marital status (%): Never married 48.5, Married 31.6, Marriage-like relationship 8.3, Separated, divorced, widowed 1.6, Unknown 10.0
Bachelor's in same field as doctorate (%): 72.8
Master's earned (%): 37.9
Age at doctorate (median years): 29.0
Time to doctorate (median years): From bachelor's 6.3, From graduate school start 5.8, From doctoral program start 5.3
Now, their destinations (tab 59):
Definite postgraduation study: 931 (36% of respondents to this question)
Definite employment: 761 (30% of respondents to this question)
Seeking employment or study: 809 (32% of respondents to this question)
Other: 55 (2% of respondents to this question)
Definite postgraduation study (%): Postdoc fellowship or research associateship 98.3, Other or unknown 1.7
Definite employment (%): Academe 16.4, Government 5.0, Industry or business 74.6, Nonprofit organization 2.5, Other or unknown 1.4
Primary activity (%): R&D 70.3, Teaching 13.3, Management or administration 4.1, Professional services 11.9, Other 0.4
Median starting salaries for those employed (does not count postdoctoral appointments) (tab 49):
Total: $92,000
Academe: $52,000
Industry or business: $100,000
Government: $76,000
Nonprofit organization: $55,000
Other or unknown: $70,000
Last year's data, in case you're interested. I'd say there were no basic changes to the data - salaries were down a touch and also the number of graduates were down slightly, but that's about it.
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