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Estimated Employment60
Mean wage$80.60
Entry wage$27.77
10th percentile wage$24.12
50th percentile wage$81.69
90th percentile wageN/A
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Hospitals4058.5%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Hospitals40  $81.72
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  $81.69 $40.42 $41.27
2021$78.85+3.6%$39.02+3.6%$39.84
2020$76.79+2.7%$38.00+2.7%$38.80
2019$75.23+2.1%$37.23+2.1%$38.01
2018$73.51+2.3%$36.37+2.3%$37.14
2017$71.95+2.2%$35.60+2.2%$36.35
2016$70.45+2.1%$34.86+2.1%$35.59
2015$69.11+1.9%$34.20+1.9%$34.92
2014$67.72+2.1%$33.51+2.1%$34.21
2013$66.50+1.8%$32.90+1.8%$33.60
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current  $81.69 $24.37 $57.32
2021$78.85+3.6%$23.42+4.0%$55.43
2020$76.79+2.7%$22.62+3.5%$54.17
2019$75.23+2.1%$21.98+2.9%$53.26
2018$73.51+2.3%$21.34+3.0%$52.17
2017$71.95+2.2%$20.73+2.9%$51.23
2016$70.45+2.1%$20.24+2.4%$50.21
2015$69.11+1.9%$19.73+2.6%$49.38
2014$67.72+2.1%$19.31+2.2%$48.41
2013$66.50+1.8%$18.96+1.9%$47.54

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2022

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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