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Physicists Salary

$153,715National Average
$67,710 - $226,750Salary Range
47Metro Areas

Physicists Salaries by Location

LocationMedian Salary
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN$226,750
Cleveland, OHOH$225,930
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMN$215,340
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA$214,520
Richmond, VAVA$212,950
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXTX$212,050
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZAZ$206,070
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTX$202,610
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIWI$196,680
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMI$188,400
St. Louis, MO-ILMO$180,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNY$177,490
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYNY$175,220
Albuquerque, NMNM$175,160
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXTX$170,130
Charlottesville, VAVA$170,040
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVDC$168,280
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYNY$166,400
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDPA$165,730
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD$162,490
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOR$155,560
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMA$153,890
Providence-Warwick, RI-MARI$151,860
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO$151,660
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACA$150,490
Boulder, COCO$144,670
Columbus, OHOH$134,260
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHOH$134,030
Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT$133,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACA$133,070
Memphis, TN-MS-ARTN$132,250
Idaho Falls, IDID$132,060
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGA$131,560
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIL$131,260
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTX$129,380
Madison, WIWI$129,070
Huntsville, ALAL$126,770
Knoxville, TNTN$126,690
Lexington Park, MDMD$126,530
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA$124,710
Cincinnati, OH-KY-INOH$114,900
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCVA$114,630
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA$112,790
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACA$109,540
Champaign-Urbana, ILIL$79,610
Ann Arbor, MIMI$79,060
Lansing-East Lansing, MIMI$67,710