| Amount of Increase |
|---|
| Working in a software job 1 | $8900 |
| Job responsibilities include hiring bachelors level employees | $5200 |
| Having a master's degree in engineering or other sciences 2 | $4300 |
| Having a master's degree in physics 2 | $3900 |
| Working in a job that is professionally challenging | $3800 |
| Being male | $2600 |
| Physics bachelors was helpful in getting a first career-path job | $2100 |
| Each year of experience | $ 800 |
1 Compared to mean salary of all respondents with bachelor's and master's degrees.
2 Compared to having a bachelor's degree in physics.
AIP Statistical Research Center, 1998-99 Bachelors Plus Five Study.
