Table A.17.1
Median earnings (in 2007 constant dollars) of doctoral graduates who were employed full-time, by field of study and gender, Ontario and Canada without Ontario

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Table A.17.1
Median earnings (in 2007 constant dollars) of doctoral graduates who were employed full-time, by field of study and gender, Ontario and Canada without Ontario
Table summary
This table displays the results of median earnings (in 2007 constant dollars) of doctoral graduates who were employed full-time class of 2005, class of 2000 and class of 1995, calculated using dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Class of 2005 Class of 2000 Class of 1995
dollars
Ontario
All fields of study
Both sexes 67,500 64,670 59,204Note 3
Men 68,000 64,670 59,204Note 3
Women 67,000 62,965Note 2 61,670Note 3
Life sciences
Both sexes 58,000 49,283Note 2 47,462Note 3
Men 52,000 47,388 48,525
Women 60,000 50,175Note 2 44,896Note 3
Engineering
Both sexes 73,000 85,855Note 2 67,837
Men 74,194 85,855Note 2 68,454
Women 68,000 90,873 64,137
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences
Both sexes 63,000 65,228 57,970
Men 60,242 66,900 59,204
Women 65,000 55,750 55,503
Psychology and social sciences
Both sexes 71,000 66,900Note 2 61,670Note 3
Men 72,000 62,106Note 2 60,437Note 3
Women 70,000 68,211 62,904Note 3
Humanities
Both sexes 60,000 54,635Note 2 49,336Note 3
Men 61,000 54,635Note 2 49,336Note 3
Women 57,000 54,914 50,570Note 3
Education and other fields of study
Both sexes 80,000 72,475Note 2 76,471
Men 84,000 78,050 77,705Note 3
Women 80,000 66,900Note 2 72,771Note 3
Canada without Ontario
All fields of study
Both sexes 62,000Note 1 61,325 57,970Note 3
Men 65,000Note 1 61,325Note 2 57,970Note 3
Women 60,000Note 1 60,210 55,503Note 3
Life sciences
Both sexes 50,400Note 1 55,750Note 2 49,336
Men 47,000 55,634Note 2 49,336
Women 55,000 57,980 49,336
Engineering
Both sexes 69,000 66,900 61,670Note 3
Men 70,000 68,238 61,670Note 3
Women 62,000 61,325 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences
Both sexes 59,140 64,224Note 2 55,257
Men 61,932 62,329 53,037Note 3
Women 57,000Note 1 68,211Note 2 61,670
Psychology and social sciences
Both sexes 63,000Note 1 61,325 61,670
Men 68,000 61,325 64,137Note 3
Women 60,000Note 1 61,325 60,930
Humanities
Both sexes 61,500 57,980 57,970
Men 65,000Note 1 60,210 57,970Note 3
Women 56,000 56,865 53,283
Education and other fields of study
Both sexes 78,000 66,900Note 2 67,729Note 3
Men 84,000 72,475Note 2 66,604Note 3
Women 75,000Note 1 59,095Note 2 67,729Note 3
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
1. Significantly different between Ontario graduates and graduates from other provinces within the Class of 2005 (p<0.05).
2. Significantly different between the Class of 2005 and the Class of 2000 (p<0.05).
3. Significantly different between the Class of 2005 and the Class of 1995 (p<0.05).
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey (Classes of 2005, 2000 and 1995).
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