Salary by state
Physicists Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Physicists — median wage by state
- Minnesota: $222,550
- Florida: $209,020
- Pennsylvania: $208,470
- Arizona: $190,960
- Oregon: $183,860
- California: $180,900
- Missouri: $180,450
- New Hampshire: $179,440
- New Mexico: $175,960
- New York: $174,160
- Wisconsin: $174,010
- Tennessee: $173,660
- Connecticut: $171,630
- North Carolina: $170,690
- Texas: $170,450
- Kentucky: $168,660
- New Jersey: $168,610
- Virginia: $164,180
- Maryland: $163,950
- Massachusetts: $153,890
- District of Columbia: $153,340
- Colorado: $144,670
- Ohio: $135,550
- Utah: $133,900
- Idaho: $132,060
- Arkansas: $131,880
- Georgia: $131,500
- Illinois: $131,260
- South Carolina: $131,100
- Iowa: $120,810
- Mississippi: $120,640
- Washington: $120,080
- Nevada: $116,080
- Alabama: $114,690
- Maine: $114,610
- Indiana: $110,410
- Michigan: $107,640
- Oklahoma: $84,570
- Delaware: $82,780
- South Dakota: $78,390
- Alaska: —
- Hawaii: —
- Kansas: —
- Louisiana: —
- Montana: —
- Nebraska: —
- North Dakota: —
- Rhode Island: —
- Vermont: —
- West Virginia: —
- Wyoming: —
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- Minnesota$222,550
- Florida$209,020
- Pennsylvania$208,470
- Arizona$190,960
- Oregon$183,860
- California$180,900
- Missouri$180,450
- New Hampshire$179,440
- New Mexico$175,960
- New York$174,160
- Wisconsin$174,010
- Tennessee$173,660
- Connecticut$171,630
- North Carolina$170,690
- Texas$170,450
- Kentucky$168,660
- New Jersey$168,610
- Virginia$164,180
- Maryland$163,950
- Massachusetts$153,890
- District of Columbia$153,340
- Colorado$144,670
- Ohio$135,550
- Utah$133,900
- Idaho$132,060
- Arkansas$131,880
- Georgia$131,500
- Illinois$131,260
- South Carolina$131,100
- Iowa$120,810
- Mississippi$120,640
- Washington$120,080
- Nevada$116,080
- Alabama$114,690
- Maine$114,610
- Indiana$110,410
- Michigan$107,640
- Oklahoma$84,570
- Delaware$82,780
- South Dakota$78,390
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