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Physicists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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
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.
This job is more common here than nationally: 0.5 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 3.69).
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 $139,330
- AK, Alaska, not published
- AZ, Arizona, median $130,500
- AR, Arkansas, median $135,820
- CA, California, median $207,490
- CO, Colorado, median $104,580
- CT, Connecticut, median $180,300
- DE, Delaware, median $82,590
- DC, District of Columbia, median $157,040
- FL, Florida, median $225,390
- GA, Georgia, median $144,870
- HI, Hawaii, median $117,190
- ID, Idaho, median $135,150
- IL, Illinois, median $137,140
- IN, Indiana, median $105,940
- IA, Iowa, median $178,110
- KS, Kansas, not published
- KY, Kentucky, median $180,910
- LA, Louisiana, median $166,240
- ME, Maine, not published
- MD, Maryland, median $174,390
- MA, Massachusetts, median $106,410
- MI, Michigan, median $94,520
- MN, Minnesota, median $171,220
- MS, Mississippi, median $129,970
- MO, Missouri, median $140,460
- MT, Montana, median $103,800
- NE, Nebraska, not published
- NV, Nevada, median $154,030
- NH, New Hampshire, median $214,030
- NJ, New Jersey, median $163,270
- NM, New Mexico, median $165,340
- NY, New York, median $181,970
- NC, North Carolina, median $174,180
- ND, North Dakota, not published
- OH, Ohio, median $162,900
- OK, Oklahoma, median $200,050
- OR, Oregon, median $200,320
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $210,990
- RI, Rhode Island, median $155,150
- SC, South Carolina, median $138,400
- SD, South Dakota, median $83,050
- TN, Tennessee, median $165,010
- TX, Texas, median $184,040
- UT, Utah, median $156,760
- VT, Vermont, not published
- VA, Virginia, median $145,040
- WA, Washington, median $134,790
- WV, West Virginia, not published
- WI, Wisconsin, median $173,120
- WY, Wyoming, not published
- PR, Puerto Rico, not published
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