demisel

A 19% increase between 2008 and 2018 works out to an annualized growth rate of 1.016% or 1.018%, depending on whether the 2008-2018 interval is inclusive or not. Annual growth of about 1% doesn't seem all that nice (even though not that bad either, considering the current state of the economy). The median wage figure of $104,130 is for ALL political scientists--including those working for the federal government and private sector--not only political science professors, whose median annual wage is a still respectable if lower $78,620, according to this.