Technology
Mathematicians
Conduct research in fundamental mathematics or in application of mathematical techniques to science, management, and other fields. Solve problems in various fields using mathematical methods.
Median salary (BLS)
$126,710
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$69k – $195k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $109,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Mathematicians
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Mathematicians Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Mathematicians
Entry / Junior
$69,240
~2 yrs to advance
Mathematicians
Established
$126,710
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Mathematicians
Senior
$160,950
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Mentor others on mathematical techniques.
- •Maintain knowledge in the field by reading professional journals, talking with other mathematicians, and attending professional conferences.
- •Develop new principles and new relationships between existing mathematical principles to advance mathematical science.
- •Disseminate research by writing reports, publishing papers, or presenting at professional conferences.
- •Assemble sets of assumptions, and explore the consequences of each set.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Technology
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- Carnegie Mellon University11% admit · $109,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- Georgia Institute of Technology16% admit · $99,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.