State comparison · 2025
Physicists salary: New Hampshire vs South Carolina
Physicists in New Hampshire earn a median of $214,030. In South Carolina, $138,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.1% — not 54.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.6%
New Hampshire vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+39.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
South Carolina
Physicists
- Median
- $138,400
- p25
- $110,600
- p75
- $172,350
- p10
- $106,510
- p90
- $228,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.