Seniority Profile · New York

Mid-level Physicists salary in New York

Roles that require qualified independent work on routine tasks. Typically two to five years of relevant experience.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026

BLS percentile range

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P25 to MEDIAN of the New York OES distribution for Physicists.

DOL OFLC offered median

$134,688

Across 14 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

Mid-level Physicists in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $134,688. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

Level	Filings	Median offer
Level II — qualified	14	$134,688

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Mid-level Physicists in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
The Simons Foundation Inc.	Associate Research Scientist	7	$140,005
Brookhaven National Laboratory	Research Staff 3 Physics	3	$125,000
Cornell University	Research Associate	2	$86,255
University of Rochester	Research Assistant Professor	1	$93,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Assistant Attending Physicist	1	$210,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

Research Scientist at The Simons Foundation Inc.
$165,000
New YorkWage Level IIDecided Sep 25, 2025I-200-25261-317668
Research Staff 3 Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory
$129,375
UptonWage Level IIDecided Sep 22, 2025I-200-25258-308101
Research Assistant Professor at University of Rochester
$93,000
RochesterWage Level IIDecided Jul 31, 2025I-200-25205-197749
Assistant Attending Physicist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
$210,000
New YorkWage Level IIDecided Jul 7, 2025I-200-25178-134103
Research Associate at Cornell University
$82,630
IthacaWage Level IIDecided May 29, 2025I-200-25141-002988
Flatiron Research Fellow at The Simons Foundation Inc.
$95,249
New YorkWage Level IIDecided May 6, 2025I-200-25119-917987
Associate Research Scientist at The Simons Foundation Inc.
$140,000
New YorkWage Level IIDecided Apr 29, 2025I-200-25112-890883
Research Associate at Cornell University
$89,880
IthacaWage Level IIDecided Mar 31, 2025I-200-25083-797659

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.