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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary in United States
$100,310median, a year
$111,460mean (average), a year
13,090people employed in this job here
$60,200
median $100,310
$177,850
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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The spread
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $82,750
- AK, Alaska, not published
- AZ, Arizona, median $65,730
- AR, Arkansas, median $64,900
- CA, California, median $139,420
- CO, Colorado, median $99,280
- CT, Connecticut, median $112,410
- DE, Delaware, median $108,810
- DC, District of Columbia, median $85,190
- FL, Florida, median $74,050
- GA, Georgia, median $101,580
- HI, Hawaii, not published
- ID, Idaho, median $106,040
- IL, Illinois, median $94,900
- IN, Indiana, median $102,970
- IA, Iowa, median $104,270
- KS, Kansas, median $97,140
- KY, Kentucky, median $80,270
- LA, Louisiana, median $90,040
- ME, Maine, median $104,270
- MD, Maryland, median $110,980
- MA, Massachusetts, median $111,280
- MI, Michigan, median $109,090
- MN, Minnesota, median $107,240
- MS, Mississippi, median $71,160
- MO, Missouri, median $99,970
- MT, Montana, median $98,050
- NE, Nebraska, median $98,460
- NV, Nevada, median $96,330
- NH, New Hampshire, median $99,050
- NJ, New Jersey, median $98,920
- NM, New Mexico, median $108,850
- NY, New York, median $103,100
- NC, North Carolina, median $87,370
- ND, North Dakota, median $101,700
- OH, Ohio, median $96,310
- OK, Oklahoma, median $91,580
- OR, Oregon, median $104,320
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $98,370
- RI, Rhode Island, not published
- SC, South Carolina, median $81,210
- SD, South Dakota, median $86,010
- TN, Tennessee, median $80,630
- TX, Texas, median $97,760
- UT, Utah, median $99,860
- VT, Vermont, median $98,390
- VA, Virginia, median $104,490
- WA, Washington, median $96,930
- WV, West Virginia, median $98,320
- WI, Wisconsin, median $89,630
- WY, Wyoming, not published
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $83,830
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