| 排名 | 学校名称 | 学校英文名 | 职业早期薪水 | 职业中期薪水 |
| 1 | 加州大学伯克利分校 | University of California, Berkeley | $54,500 | $115,000 |
| 2 | 加州州立理工大学 | California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly), San Luis Obispo | $55,700 | $109,000 |
| 3 | 圣何塞州立大学 | San Jose State University (SJSU) | $53,000 | $105,000 |
| 4 | 纽约州立大学石溪分校 | Stony Brook University | $42,500 | $100,000 |
| 5 | 加州大学戴维斯分校 | University of California, Davis (UC Davis) | $49,000 | $99,500 |
| 6 | 特拉华大学 | University of Delaware | $49,100 | $98,000 |
| 7 | 马里兰大学学院公园分校 | University of Maryland, College Park | $50,700 | $97,900 |
| 8 | 北卡罗来纳大学威尔明顿分校 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) | $38,500 | $97,300 |
| 9 | 加州大学圣地亚哥分校 | University of California, San Diego (UCSD) | $45,200 | $96,900 |
| 10 | 加州大学洛杉矶分校 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | $48,500 | $96,300 |
| 11 | 康涅狄格大学 | University of Connecticut (UConn), Main Campus | $44,300 | $95,800 |
| 12 | 普渡大学西拉法叶分校 | Purdue University, Main Campus | $45,000 | $94,900 |
| 13 | 圣地亚哥州立大学 | San Diego State University (SDSU), Main Campus | $43,500 | $94,400 |
| 14 | 奥本大学 | Auburn University | $34,600 | $93,800 |
| 15 | 内布拉斯加大学林肯分校 | University of Nebraska, Lincoln | $49,200 | $93,000 |
| 16 | 俄亥俄州立大学 | Ohio State University (OSU), Main Campus | $42,400 | $88,100 |
| 17 | 马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校 | University of Massachusetts (UMass), Amherst Campus | $45,700 | $87,900 |
| 18 | 加州大学尔湾分校 | University of California, Irvine (UCI) | $49,100 | $87,300 |
| 19 | 华盛顿大学 | University of Washington (UW), Main Campus | $46,100 | $87,200 |
| 20 | 密歇根大学安娜堡分校 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | $40,400 | $87,000 |
| 21 | 加州州立大学北岭分校 | California State University, Northridge (CSUN) | $53,400 | $86,700 |
| 22 | 科罗拉多大学博尔德分校 | University of Colorado, Boulder (CU) | $42,100 | $86,500 |
| 23 | 宾州州立大学公园分校 | Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), Main Campus | $50,600 | $86,100 |
| 24 | 纽约州立大学阿尔巴尼分校 | SUNY, Albany | $44,500 | $85,900 |
| 24 | 加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校 | University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) | $47,700 | $85,900 |
| 26 | 罗格斯大学 | Rutgers University, New Brunswick Campus | $49,400 | $85,600 |
| 27 | 加州大学圣克鲁兹分校 | University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) | $46,500 | $84,700 |
| 28 | 俄亥俄大学 | Ohio University, Main Campus | $41,900 | $84,600 |
| 29 | 北卡罗来纳州立大学 | North Carolina State University (NCSU) | $43,000 | $84,500 |
| 30 | 伊利诺伊大学厄本那-香槟分校 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) | $45,900 | $84,200 |
| 31 | 华盛顿州立大学 | Washington State University (WSU) | $40,400 | $83,900 |
| 32 | 德州农工大学 | Texas A&M University, Main Campus | $44,400 | $83,400 |
| 33 | 印第安纳大学伯明顿分校 | Indiana University (IU), Bloomington | $41,800 | $83,200 |
| 34 | 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校 | University of Texas (UT), Austin | $45,500 | $83,100 |
| 35 | 康奈尔大学 | Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | $55,200 | $82,900 |
| 36 | 休斯敦大学 | University of Houston (UH) | $55,100 | $82,800 |
| 37 | 匹兹堡大学 | University of Pittsburgh, Main Campus | $41,200 | $81,800 |
| 38 | 洪堡州立大学 | Humboldt State University | $42,700 | $81,300 |
| 39 | 明尼苏达大学双城分校 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | $46,900 | $80,700 |
| 40 | 亚利桑那大学 | University of Arizona | $49,400 | $78,300 |
| 41 | 伊利诺伊州立大学 | Illinois State University | $41,400 | $78,200 |
| 41 | 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校 | University of Wisconsin (UW), Madison | $45,400 | $78,200 |
| 43 | 新罕布什尔大学 | University of New Hampshire (UNH), Main Campus | $41,200 | $77,900 |
| 44 | 弗吉尼亚理工学院 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | $44,300 | $76,800 |
| 45 | 南伊利诺伊大学卡本代尔分校 | Southern Illinois University (SIU), Carbondale Campus | $34,100 | $76,700 |
| 46 | 伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校 | University of Illinois at Chicago | $49,700 | $75,000 |
| 47 | 亚利桑那州立大学 | Arizona State University (ASU) | $39,500 | $74,900 |
| 48 | 加州州立大学富勒顿分校 | California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) | $53,200 | $74,400 |
| 49 | 乔治梅森大学 | George Mason University | $40,400 | $73,100 |
| 50 | 爱荷华州立大学 | Iowa State University | $41,400 | $70,300 |
| 51 | 爱荷华大学 | University of Iowa (UI) | $40,600 | $70,000 |
| 52 | 西华盛顿大学 | Western Washington University | $43,600 | $69,000 |
| 53 | 科罗拉多州立大学 | Colorado State University (CSU) | $40,500 | $68,100 |
| 53 | 俄勒冈州立大学 | Oregon State University (OSU), Main Campus | $40,300 | $68,100 |
| 55 | 南佛罗里达大学 | University of South Florida, Main Campus | $40,300 | $64,600 |
| 56 | 中密歇根大学 | Central Michigan University | $39,400 | $63,200 |
| 57 | 佛罗里达大学 | University of Florida (UF) | $37,600 | $61,900 |
| 58 | 圣克劳德州立大学 | Saint Cloud State University | $40,400 | $61,300 |
| 59 | 密歇根州立大学 | Michigan State University (MSU) | $44,800 | $61,100 |
| 60 | 南卡罗来纳大学 | University of South Carolina, Main Campus | $37,700 | $49,900 |
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注：本科毕业后0-5年算职业早期，职本科毕业10年以上算职业中期
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参考资料：
(1) 2016-17 PayScale Best Schools by Salary Potential for Physical and Life Science Majors (Full List) PayScale