Earnings
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the median salary for physicists was $155,680 in 2023. The lowest paid 10 percent earned $80,950 or less; the highest 10 percent earned $232,940 or more. Fifty percent of physicists earned between $112,610 and $186,330.
As highly trained and respected scientists, physicists usually receive excellent benefits packages, including health plans, vacation and sick leave, and other benefits.
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