State comparison · 2025
Physicists salary: Alaska vs Pennsylvania
Physicists salary data is not published by BLS for one of these states (small-cell suppression). See the per-state pages below for what coverage exists.
Alaska
Physicists
- Median
- —
- p25
- —
- p75
- —
- p10
- —
- p90
- —
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Pennsylvania
Physicists
- Median
- $210,990
- p25
- $150,950
- p75
- $231,190
- p10
- $88,300
- p90
- $261,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +73%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.