Earnings
 Because of the diversity of the type of work mathematicians do and their
employers, the range of compensation is extremely broad.
 Starting
Salary
According to the U.S.
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics, median annual earnings of mathematicians is
about $86,930. The middle 50 percent earned between $62,970 and
$106,250. The lowest 10 percent had earnings of less than $43,500, while
the highest 10 percent earned more than $132,190.
In 2007, the average
annual salary for mathematicians employed by the Federal Government in
supervisory, nonsupervisory, and managerial positions was $93,539; for
mathematical statisticians, $96,121; and for cryptanalysts, the average
was $90,435.
Note: Some
resources in this section are provided by the US Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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