Physicists Salary

Salary data across 60 metro areas in the US & Canada

Avg Median Salary

$156,267

Highest Paying City

San Francisco

$217,000

Total Employed

458,700

Physicists Salary by City

CityMedianAverageRange (10th-90th)Employed
San Francisco, CA$217,000$225,000$108,000 - $298,0006,900
San Jose, CA$215,000$237,000$108,000 - $296,0002,700
Seattle, WA$207,000$230,000$104,000 - $285,00019,100
New York, NY$200,000$206,000$100,000 - $275,00021,000
Washington DC, DC$194,000$200,000$97,000 - $267,00010,200
Boston, MA$190,000$211,000$95,000 - $261,00015,300
Los Angeles, CA$181,000$186,000$90,000 - $249,00026,100
Denver, CO$179,000$183,000$90,000 - $246,00015,500
San Diego, CA$178,000$188,000$89,000 - $245,0009,700
Portland, OR$175,000$187,000$88,000 - $241,0008,900
Anchorage, AK$174,000$189,000$87,000 - $239,0003,300
Honolulu, HI$173,000$178,000$86,000 - $238,0001,100
Minneapolis, MN$172,000$178,000$86,000 - $236,0009,500
Austin, TX$171,000$186,000$86,000 - $235,0008,800
Baltimore, MD$169,000$181,000$84,000 - $232,0006,200
Hartford, CT$169,000$176,000$84,000 - $232,0005,800
Philadelphia, PA$165,000$177,000$82,000 - $227,00017,600
Sacramento, CA$165,000$179,000$82,000 - $227,0009,600
Houston, TX$163,000$178,000$82,000 - $224,00021,400
Dallas, TX$162,000$174,000$81,000 - $223,0007,400
Atlanta, GA$162,000$176,000$81,000 - $223,00015,800
Chicago, IL$161,000$168,000$80,000 - $221,0006,800
Raleigh, NC$158,000$161,000$79,000 - $217,0009,600
Phoenix, AZ$156,000$168,000$78,000 - $214,0004,700
Detroit, MI$155,000$165,000$78,000 - $213,0004,300
Pittsburgh, PA$154,000$159,000$77,000 - $212,0007,300
Nashville, TN$153,000$168,000$76,000 - $210,0001,000
Salt Lake City, UT$153,000$166,000$76,000 - $210,0006,100
Columbus, OH$152,000$166,000$76,000 - $209,0009,300
St. Louis, MO$152,000$167,000$76,000 - $209,0001,700
Milwaukee, WI$152,000$163,000$76,000 - $209,0003,900
Cincinnati, OH$151,000$166,000$76,000 - $208,0004,500
Richmond, VA$151,000$163,000$76,000 - $208,0007,300
Charlotte, NC$149,000$162,000$82,000 - $199,0004,300
Las Vegas, NV$149,000$153,000$82,000 - $199,0007,200
San Antonio, TX$149,000$162,000$82,000 - $199,0007,400
Indianapolis, IN$149,000$166,000$82,000 - $199,0001,900
Kansas City, MO$149,000$160,000$82,000 - $199,0001,000
Cleveland, OH$149,000$154,000$82,000 - $199,0001,400
Toronto, ON$149,000$161,000$82,000 - $199,00024,600
Miami, FL$146,000$155,000$80,000 - $195,0007,300
Tampa, FL$146,000$159,000$80,000 - $195,0001,200
Orlando, FL$146,000$157,000$80,000 - $195,0008,100
Jacksonville, FL$145,000$152,000$80,000 - $194,0002,300
Louisville, KY$145,000$162,000$80,000 - $194,0001,100
New Orleans, LA$145,000$154,000$80,000 - $194,0004,000
Buffalo, NY$144,000$153,000$79,000 - $193,0002,400
Oklahoma City, OK$141,000$145,000$78,000 - $189,0001,700
Birmingham, AL$140,000$156,000$77,000 - $187,0002,300
Vancouver, BC$140,000$146,000$77,000 - $187,00016,700
Calgary, AB$139,000$142,000$76,000 - $186,00010,000
Memphis, TN$138,000$147,000$76,000 - $185,0007,800
Tucson, AZ$136,000$147,000$75,000 - $182,0003,200
Ottawa, ON$135,000$138,000$74,000 - $181,0005,800
Edmonton, AB$134,000$145,000$74,000 - $179,0007,000
Montreal, QC$123,000$135,000$68,000 - $165,00012,500
Hamilton, ON$119,000$127,000$65,000 - $159,000700
Winnipeg, MB$116,000$127,000$64,000 - $155,0002,000
Quebec City, QC$113,000$120,000$62,000 - $151,0005,400
Halifax, NS$113,000$120,000$62,000 - $151,0001,000