State comparison · 2025
Physicists salary: Illinois vs New Hampshire
Physicists in New Hampshire earn a median of $214,030. In Illinois, $137,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.2% — not 35.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.9%
Illinois vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
-33.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Physicists
- Median
- $137,140
- p25
- $82,110
- p75
- $175,510
- p10
- $81,830
- p90
- $221,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
New Hampshire
Physicists
- Median
- $214,030
- p25
- $145,220
- p75
- $267,600
- p10
- $96,760
- p90
- $301,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.