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Physicists

Salary benchmarks based on 83 public records across 5 cities.

What do Physicists do?

Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories. Excludes “Biochemists and Biophysicists” (19-1021).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, SOC 2018 (SOC 19-2012)

Avg experience: 5 years

Salary Overview

Weighted average across all cities with available data. Based on 83 data points.

$87K

P25

$94K

Median

$128K

P75

P25 $87K Median $94K P75 $128K

Top Paying Cities

Oak Ridge, TN
$130K n=13 Los Alamos, NM
$106K n=13 New York, NY
$91K n=17 Batavia, IL
$85K n=29 College Park, MD
$67K n=11

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Last updated: 2026-06-08