Physicist earnings by seniority

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Physicist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Alabama $99,830
Delaware $80,830
Iowa $79,500
Vermont $79,110
Pennsylvania $201,200
Kansas $193,110
Arizona $172,940
Oklahoma $170,280
New York $167,720
California $164,930
Connecticut $164,000
Missouri $163,980
Colorado $160,450
Texas $159,050
Massachusetts $153,310
New Mexico $148,620
Florida $142,480
Utah $138,100
New Jersey $136,610
Illinois $136,600
Minnesota $136,600
Wisconsin $136,600
Maryland $135,430
District of Columbia $131,870
Rhode Island $131,750
Ohio $130,760
Virginia $129,360
North Carolina $128,420
Louisiana $127,630
Tennessee $125,340
Indiana $119,770
South Carolina $119,770
Washington $110,970
Georgia $106,770
Oregon $106,680
Maine $106,020
Mississippi $104,250
New Hampshire $104,000
Idaho $102,870
Michigan $101,750
Hawaii $100,570
Arkansas $100,110
Kentucky $100,110

How do physicist salaries compare to similar careers?

Physicists earn about the same as related careers in District of Columbia. On average, they make less than mathematicians but more than industrial ecologists.

Career Median Salary
Mathematician salary $135K
Biochemical engineer salary $147K
Nanosystems engineer salary $147K
Nanotechnology engineer salary $147K
Physicist salary $132K
Molecular biologist salary $104K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $104K
Geneticist salary $104K
Industrial ecologist salary $128K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)