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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$80.75
Entry wage$34.45
10th percentile wage$33.14
50th percentile wage$70.14
90th percentile wageN/A
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services20%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services2096.16
Physicists (19-2012)
Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories. Excludes Biochemists and Biophysicists (19-1021).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$70.14 $37.42  $32.72
2019$67.91+3.3%$36.23 +3.3%$31.68
2018$66.13+2.7%$35.28 +2.7%$30.85
2017$64.60+2.4%$34.47 +2.4%$30.14
2016$63.59+1.6%$33.92 +1.6%$29.66
2015$62.37+2.0%$33.27 +2.0%$29.09
2014$61.20+1.9%$32.65 +1.9%$28.55
2013$60.03+1.9%$32.03 +1.9%$28.01
2012$58.86+2.0%$31.40 +2.0%$27.46
2011$57.95+1.6%$30.92 +1.6%$27.03
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$70.14 $24.96  $45.18
2019$67.91+3.3%$23.95 +4.2%$43.96
2018$66.13+2.7%$23.22 +3.1%$42.91
2017$64.60+2.4%$22.60 +2.8%$42.01
2016$63.59+1.6%$22.08 +2.3%$41.51
2015$62.37+2.0%$21.62 +2.1%$40.75
2014$61.20+1.9%$21.16 +2.2%$40.05
2013$60.03+1.9%$20.73 +2.1%$39.30
2012$58.86+2.0%$20.37 +1.7%$38.49
2011$57.95+1.6%$20.05 +1.6%$37.90
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $70.14 
New Haven $61.5810
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $61.5810
Hartford $70.14 
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