State comparison · 2025
Physicists salary: Pennsylvania vs Texas
Physicists in Pennsylvania earn a median of $210,990. In Texas, $184,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.1% — not 14.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.6%
Pennsylvania vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+14.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Texas
Physicists
- Median
- $184,040
- p25
- $95,530
- p75
- $253,070
- p10
- $69,960
- p90
- $289,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -39%
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.