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Estimated employment130
Mean wage$81.35
Entry wage$36.39
10th percentile wage$33.99
50th percentile wage$75.19
90th percentile wageN/A
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services4027.5%
Professional and Business Services
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services40$97.22
Professional and Business Services$59.89
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$75.19 $38.52  $36.67
2019$72.79+3.3%$37.29 +3.3%$35.50
2018$70.89+2.7%$36.32 +2.7%$34.57
2017$69.26+2.4%$35.48 +2.4%$33.78
2016$68.17+1.6%$34.92 +1.6%$33.24
2015$66.86+2.0%$34.25 +2.0%$32.61
2014$65.61+1.9%$33.61 +1.9%$32.00
2013$64.36+1.9%$32.97 +1.9%$31.39
2012$63.10+2.0%$32.33 +2.0%$30.78
2011$62.12+1.6%$31.83 +1.6%$30.30
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$75.19 $23.93  $51.26
2019$72.79+3.3%$22.96 +4.2%$49.84
2018$70.89+2.7%$22.26 +3.1%$48.63
2017$69.26+2.4%$21.66 +2.8%$47.59
2016$68.17+1.6%$21.17 +2.3%$47.00
2015$66.86+2.0%$20.73 +2.1%$46.13
2014$65.61+1.9%$20.28 +2.2%$45.32
2013$64.36+1.9%$19.87 +2.1%$44.48
2012$63.10+2.0%$19.53 +1.7%$43.57
2011$62.12+1.6%$19.23 +1.6%$42.90

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020

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.
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