State comparison · 2025
Physicists salary: Ohio vs Pennsylvania
Physicists in Pennsylvania earn a median of $210,990. In Ohio, $162,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 22.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.8%
Ohio vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
-18.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Physicists
- Median
- $162,900
- p25
- $118,060
- p75
- $239,360
- p10
- $64,860
- p90
- $239,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
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.